David Bridges
Based on Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, there’s a risk we may get an extended battery life on the upcoming iPhone 16 Professional Max, which will probably be anticipated to launch later this yr.
Kuo hyperlinks his declare to his just lately launched provide chain survey (by way of MacRumors), the place he predicts that the iPhone 16 Professional Max will seemingly function battery cells with elevated power density (basically Wh/kg). There are two possible situations this might result in. We’ll both get an extended battery life with the identical battery measurement or the identical battery life however a smaller battery on the iPhone 16 Professional Max.
Kuo additionally predicts a chrome steel battery case for the telephone itself as an alternative of aluminum. He explains {that a} battery with elevated power density may also warmth up significantly extra. The battery case wants a chrome steel enclosure as a thermal answer to deal with this. Kuo explains that whereas stainless-steel will not be as environment friendly at warmth dissipation as the present aluminum getting used, it’s “extra sturdy and fewer prone to corrosion,” so it can maintain up in opposition to the elevated warmth pretty nicely.
One more reason why Apple would possibly flip to stainless-steel battery circumstances for the iPhone 16 Professional Max is as a result of it makes eradicating the battery simpler. Battery replaceability is at the moment a ache on the iPhone, and the European Union isn’t pleased about it. After the demand to begin utilizing USB-C ports, the EU now requires Apple to make their iPhone batteries simpler to switch.
Kuo believes that if the elevated battery power density and stainless-steel case are adopted and are a hit, Apple would possibly embrace that in all fashions of the iPhone 17 subsequent yr.
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