2019.8 Update: Added the new card Apple Card: 15g.
Most credit cards are made of plastic of approximately 5 grams (g) of plastic, but some are made of metal. Not all metal cards have the same weight, which begs the question… which card is heaviest?
Contents
- #1: JP Morgan Reserve: 27g
- #2: Luxury Card MasterCard Gold Card: 22g
- #3: AmEx Platinum: 18g
- #3: Citi Prestige: 18g
- #3: Citi AAdvantage Executive: 18g
- #6: HSBC Premier World Elite: 17g
- #7: US Bank Altitude Reserve: 16g
- #7: Capital One Venture: 16g
- #9: Apple Card: 15g
- #9: AmEx Gold: 15g
- #9: AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant: 15g
- #12: AmEx Centurion: 14g
- #12: CNB Crystal: 14g
- #14: Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR): 13g
- #14: Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP): 13g
- #14: Chase IHG Premier: 13g
- #14: Chase Amazon Prime: 13g
- #18: Chase UA Club: 12g
- #19: Wells Fargo Propel AmEx: 10g
- Usual Plastic cards: 5g
- Appendix: Discontinued Cards
#1: JP Morgan Reserve: 27g
Annual fee: $450. You need to be a client of JP Morgan Private Bank in order to be eligible for this card (requires $10M investable assets).
#2: Luxury Card MasterCard Gold Card: 22g
Annual fee: $995
#3: AmEx Platinum: 18g
Annual fee: $550
#3: Citi Prestige: 18g
Annual fee: $495. HT: reader Ray.
#3: Citi AAdvantage Executive: 18g
Annual fee: $450
#6: HSBC Premier World Elite: 17g
Annual fee: $395. You need to have a HSBC Premier account in order to be eligible for this card.
#7: US Bank Altitude Reserve: 16g
Annual fee: $400
#7: Capital One Venture: 16g
Annuel fee: $95
#9: Apple Card: 15g
Annual fee: $0
#9: AmEx Gold: 15g
Annual fee: $250
#9: AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant: 15g
Annual fee: $450
#12: AmEx Centurion: 14g
Annual fee: $2,500. You have to be invited to apply for this card, there is no public application link.
#12: CNB Crystal: 14g
Annual fee: $400
#14: Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR): 13g
Annual fee: $450
#14: Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP): 13g
Annual fee: $95
#14: Chase IHG Premier: 13g
Annual fee: $89
#14: Chase Amazon Prime: 13g
Annual fee: $0
#18: Chase UA Club: 12g
Annual fee: $450
#19: Wells Fargo Propel AmEx: 10g
Annual fee: $0
Usual Plastic cards: 5g
Appendix: Discontinued Cards
Chase Ritz-Carlton: 28g! Annual fee: $450
Note: after Chase stopped taking application for the Ritz-Carlton card the metal cards seem to have been replaced with plastic cards. Note you can still product change to this card.
