Phone battery
54 kJ - Energy; defined energy model.
A phone battery stores electrical energy to power a mobile phone.
A defined 15 Wh stored-energy battery. Actual devices and usable energy vary.
Defined examples — our methodologyPhone battery vs Laptop battery: energy comparison
The energy of a laptop battery is about 4 times the energy of a phone battery. Selected basis: approximate values.
- Phone battery
- Energy
- Laptop battery
- Energy
ENERGY STORED OR TRANSFERRED
Phone battery
54 kJEnergy
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Laptop battery
216 kJEnergy
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Bar length represents energy. Equal energy does not imply the same temperature, power or usefulness.
In perspective4 times
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Laptop battery
216 kJ - Energy; defined energy model.
A laptop battery supplies electrical energy to a portable computer.
A defined 60 Wh battery. This is stored energy, not device power.
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EnergyPhone battery54 kJA phone battery stores electrical energy to power a mobile phone.
EnergyLaptop battery216 kJA laptop battery supplies electrical energy to a portable computer.
EnergyFood kilocalorie4.184 kJA food kilocalorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius, used to express food energy.
EnergyElectric car battery216 MJAn electric car battery stores energy to power an electric vehicle.
EnergyOne second of sunlight3.828 × 10¹¹ PJThe total energy emitted by the Sun in all directions over one second.Side by side
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