New iPhone Battery Should Be Up to 10% Denser for Longer Life

Sunday June 30, 2024 11:48 am PDT by Hartley Charlton

A new iPhone battery with a metal casing should allow for higher energy density to deliver longer battery life, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims.

Alleged iPhone 16 Pro battery with new metal casing.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kuo said that Apple's adoption of a stainless steel casing for the iPhone's battery will allow for five to 10 percent higher cell density while remaining within safety limits, as well as meeting the requirements of new EU regulations. Alleged images of an iPhone 16 Pro battery with a metal casing leaked in late 2023 and The Information has since detailed Apple's work to simplify iPhone battery replacement starting with the iPhone 16.

New EU law requires smartphone manufacturers to ensure batteries can be replaced by owners using easily accessible tools by 2025. Apple plans to achieve this with the use of electrically induced adhesive debonding technology, allowing users to apply a low voltage of electricity to quickly dislodge the battery instead of finicky adhesive strips. This new battery replacement method is anticipated to debut in at least one ‌iPhone 16‌ model later this year and could extend to all versions of the iPhone 17 next year.

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Top Rated Comments

dredlew

31 months ago

Can we please stop reminding people the X was formerly Twitter. Anyone who cares already knows

Just call it Twitter, because everyone already knows what it is. X as name is ridiculous anyway.

Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)

azentropy

31 months ago

Good, then make a smaller iPhone again.

Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)

brofkand

31 months ago

Isn’t it more likely Apple will do this just to maintain the current battery life expectations even with such a change? Especially with Apple Intelligence looming?

The extra RAM and AI processing they're going to put in the phone is going to eat up the extra capacity for sure. That's why they're making the screens bigger - bigger screen means bigger phone means more room for battery.

Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)

ifxf

31 months ago

Stainless steel casing means more weight.

Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

coffeemilktea

31 months ago

Does this mean the rumored iPhone 17 Slim ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/17/slimmer-iphone-17-major-redesign-rumor/') won't have hilariously bad battery life? We can only hope so. 😩

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Wagbh

31 months ago

New EU law requires smartphone manufacturers to ensure batteries can be replaced by owners using easily accessible tools by 2025. Apple plans to achieve this with the use of electrically induced adhesive debonding technology, allowing users to apply a low voltage of electricity to quickly dislodge the battery instead of finicky adhesive strips. This new battery replacement method is anticipated to debut in at least one iPhone 16 model later this year and could extend to all versions of the iPhone 17 next year.

At least the EU doing something useful for the Rest of the World again...

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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