How Many Watts of Electricity does a Iphone 5 Charger use?

Real power-use measurements from a iphone 5 charger.

By Rob Cockerham |

How Much Power does a Iphone 5 Charger use

Iphone 5 Charger: 4 Watts

Description

  • The iphone has a small rechargable battery. The iphone v.5 probably has a similarly-sized battery, but uses energy at a lower rate.
  • This test was done with a Griffin charger. It used four watts

Power Use

  • Watts: 4
  • Kilowatts: 0.004 Kw.

Operation Cost

  • cost per minute: 0 hundredths of one cent (0 ¢)
  • cost per hour: 5 hundredths of one cent (0¢)
  • cost per day: 0¢
  • cost per month: 7¢

Back to the Complete List of Power use tests >

Power use of these items was actually tested. Individual items will vary, but these are the actual measurements.