„The battery is said to be designed for an early stage iPhone 16 Pro prototype with a 3,355 mAh capacity. The iPhone 15 Pro contains a 3,274 mAh battery, meaning that prototype iPhone 16 Pro models currently feature a battery that is just 2.5% larger.“
The last time we had a massive battery gain was with the iPhone 13 lineup. That’s 2 years ago.
The last one before that was the iPhone 11 and it was 4 years ago.
I was hoping Apple would stick to a pattern, but I guess given the slow pace of innovation in the smartphone category, these updates have to be spaced out.
I’d expect the 16 series will improve on battery life and thermals in general, but honestly anyone holding out hope for something radically different is almost certain to be disappointed for a very long time.
Smartphone batteries are more than sufficient for the vast majority people’s uses. The 15 Pro has a battery which is apparently nearly the worst out of the 14/15 series line up…and I’m still hovering around 40-50% after 5 hours of use, depending on exactly what I was doing that day. That’s around 8-10 hours of battery life total.
If I’m spending enough time on my phone for this to be a problem, even after 3 years of degradation, I probably have larger issues with my life than phone battery.
Meanwhile, even a battery that triples this battery life is going to still just get charged daily because it’s too short to charge on a regular, easily remembered schedule.
There’s a reason why Apple has, and will continue to, favor focusing their battery improvements on fueling new features first before allowing them to trickle down to actual battery life. We’re at a point where battery life isn’t realistically a concern for the average user, and is a more niche feature that most of the stuff they might want to spend that extra battery life on.
It’s going to take a small revolution in battery technology for us to see major leaps in how long these devices last.
Well put. If people want to improve their battery life, addressing software issues (keep it up to date, erase and set up as new, etc) and usage habits (connect to WiFi, dim screen, turn off background app refresh, etc) would make a much bigger daily impact.
Of course. I’m saying that instead of waiting for a new phone or battery technology to come along, people can vastly improve their average battery life right now by simply following some best practices. So many people don’t update their devices or have other software problems that cause them battery issues but all they consider is the physical battery itself.
The metal shell is also said to be part of a better thermal system in the 16, and it’s actually the battery and the OLED that are the temperature limiting components in a smartphone rather than the SoC.
„The battery is said to be designed for an early stage iPhone 16 Pro prototype with a 3,355 mAh capacity. The iPhone 15 Pro contains a 3,274 mAh battery, meaning that prototype iPhone 16 Pro models currently feature a battery that is just 2.5% larger.“
Groundbreaking.
Can’t innovate my ass
The last time we had a massive battery gain was with the iPhone 13 lineup. That’s 2 years ago.
The last one before that was the iPhone 11 and it was 4 years ago.
I was hoping Apple would stick to a pattern, but I guess given the slow pace of innovation in the smartphone category, these updates have to be spaced out.
I’d expect the 16 series will improve on battery life and thermals in general, but honestly anyone holding out hope for something radically different is almost certain to be disappointed for a very long time.
Smartphone batteries are more than sufficient for the vast majority people’s uses. The 15 Pro has a battery which is apparently nearly the worst out of the 14/15 series line up…and I’m still hovering around 40-50% after 5 hours of use, depending on exactly what I was doing that day. That’s around 8-10 hours of battery life total.
If I’m spending enough time on my phone for this to be a problem, even after 3 years of degradation, I probably have larger issues with my life than phone battery.
Meanwhile, even a battery that triples this battery life is going to still just get charged daily because it’s too short to charge on a regular, easily remembered schedule.
There’s a reason why Apple has, and will continue to, favor focusing their battery improvements on fueling new features first before allowing them to trickle down to actual battery life. We’re at a point where battery life isn’t realistically a concern for the average user, and is a more niche feature that most of the stuff they might want to spend that extra battery life on.
It’s going to take a small revolution in battery technology for us to see major leaps in how long these devices last.
Why do you want more than 60hz, you know human eyes can’t even notice it.
Why do you need more than 2gb of ram, you know iPhones does ram management?
Why do you need more than 64gb storage, don’t you use cloud?
Why do you need more battery life, don’t you charge your phone?
Well put. If people want to improve their battery life, addressing software issues (keep it up to date, erase and set up as new, etc) and usage habits (connect to WiFi, dim screen, turn off background app refresh, etc) would make a much bigger daily impact.
You know you can do those with a better battery too, right?
It’s like saying, why do you need more than 4gb of ram, just close your programs and don’t open too many tabs.
Of course. I’m saying that instead of waiting for a new phone or battery technology to come along, people can vastly improve their average battery life right now by simply following some best practices. So many people don’t update their devices or have other software problems that cause them battery issues but all they consider is the physical battery itself.
The metal shell is also said to be part of a better thermal system in the 16, and it’s actually the battery and the OLED that are the temperature limiting components in a smartphone rather than the SoC.
Consider my ground broken by 2.5%
“The best battery life in an iPhone - ever. And we think you’re gonna love it”
we hope you’ll like it
Who’s claiming it to be groundbreaking?
Not all information needs to be editorialized, and a lot of times it’s just information without an agenda attached to it.