The iPhone 16s are about to come out of the oven. It will be at the Apple event on September 9. In the meantime, leaks and more leaks that allow us know its characteristics in advance. Among the most notable are its design, its price and… yes, its battery.
These are particularly complex, given that Apple never reveals the exact capacity of its batteries. However, this is something that specialists discover during disassembly. In this case We have already seen this with leaks from the supply chain. and, even if in the end the data may vary a little, they already help us to get an idea.
The bad news: a small increase and even a reduction
They say that after bad news, the good news that follows makes the first one less bad and the second one even better. Therefore, let us follow this path by first talking about the Expected battery capacities for iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. As we said at the beginning, there are various leaks that change the data a little, but not too much. And all of them coincide within these ranges.
|
ABILITY |
DIFFERENCE WITH THE PREVIOUS |
|
|---|---|---|
|
IPHONE 16 |
3,561 mAh |
+6.3% (212 mAh more) |
|
IPHONE 16 PLUS |
4,006 mAh |
-9.4% (377 mAh less) |
|
IPHONE 16 PRO |
3,557 mAh |
+8.5% (303 mAh more) |
|
IPHONE 16 PRO MAX |
4,676 mAh |
+5.3% (235 mAh more) |
The bad news, which is actually two, is that iPhone 16 Plus will lose capacity compared to what the iPhone 15 Plus had. It was the iPhone with the best capacity of its generation, but for this year it will give way to an iPhone 16 Pro Max that will get closer (a little) to those 5,000 mAh so standardized in other manufacturers and that Apple seems to have a hard time reaching.
The other bad news is that, as you will see, the increase in capacity in the rest is quite brief. However, it is remembered that Apple can boast of a good battery optimization, even if it comes at the cost of killing iOS processes, because in the end it ends up being equal to or more efficient than its competitors that have greater capacities.
The good news: A18 and new ‘Pro’ technology
Completely in line with the above, and now entering fully into the positive side, we find efficiency. The usual key of iPhones and which, as we have indicated, takes advantage of a priori lower capacities. To do this, it feeds on two pillars that will continue in these iPhone 16: processor and operating system.
Both are custom-designed by Apple and everything indicates that this time they will once again play a fundamental role in ensuring that battery performance is the best possible. More when all four will have the “same” chip as the A18.
The quotes are no coincidence and the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max will have an A18 Pro version of the chip, the specific details of which are unknown, but it should have more GPU and CPU cores to provide higher performance peaks. Even more so when Apple Intelligence demands it. The 16 and 16 Plus, although with fewer cores, will not end up having a chip from the same family, already moving to 3 nanometers and thus leaving behind two generations in which these models carried a chip from the previous year.
New plate to cover the battery of the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max (Image obtained by MacRumors)
The big news is that technology that the batteries will include in the “Pro” models. It has been possible that the battery of these terminals has between 5% and 10% more density in its cells. This means that with lower capacities, more efficient batteries will be obtained and therefore offer greater autonomy. If we also consider that both will increase their capacity, however minimal, things look good.
There is another advantage and this will be available a priori for all four models in order to comply with European laws. This is better repairability which allows the part to be replaced more easily.
The cherry on the cake, and here again we only include the “Pro” and “Pro Max” models, is a increased fast charging which aims to reach 40W per cable. This is not a big deal given the atrocities of some other manufacturers, but we already know that Apple, like Google and Samsung, does not have this function among its priorities.
In any case, we will have to wait for real data. And no, not those guidelines proposed by Apple with phrases like “up to 20 hours of music playback”. It rather depends on the data that the trade press and users obtain once we are already testing the iPhone 16.
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