2018 iPhone X Successor Could Feature Up to 10% More Powerful Battery With New 1-Cell Design

[thekeyring]

Translation: Next year's iPhones will be thinner yet, with same battery life.

But they can't yet make the camera any thinner?

Plus, given recent history (iPhone 7, 8, X) they haven't got any thinner, and instead battery life has increased.

 

[coolfactor]

Maybe my reading comprehension is a bit off tonight, but don't those first two paragraphs contradict each other?

"...10 percent more battery power if Apple and LG Chem are able to deploy a one-cell design for the device's L-shaped battery, as opposed to the two-cell battery used in the iPhone X..."

"...the more space efficient two-cell design would allow Apple to boost battery capacity from 2716 mAh in the iPhone X to somewhere between 2900 and 3000 mAh for next year's 5.8-inch iPhone"

Yes I saw the same thing.. I think it was a typo.... second paragraph should be "more space-efficient one-cell design".

 

[riverfreak]

Translation: Next year's iPhones will be thinner yet, with same battery life.

Weird. I have a 6+, a 6s+, and a 7 on my desk right now. The 6+ is the thinnest of the three.

 

[I7guy]

Consumer Reports rags on iPhones X's battery life:

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/12/05/iphone-x-consumer-reports-ranking-below-iphone-8/

Ming-Chi Kuo suddenly claims the next one will be better; coincidence or damage control?

Neither. It’s serendipity.

 

[riverfreak]

The essence of this article is that Apple would be listening to customer complaints (via its chinese sensor testicle Ming) which would be astonishingly good news.
So happy hiking to the hardliners here: keep up the good work.
We're Steve's longer arm !

Precisely why the deafening chorus of “iPhone X+” has already been heard from the Foxconn assembly factories on the shores of Lake Mendota all the way over to Cupertino. It won’t be long now. 11 months and counting before we all get the iPhone X we really wanted.

 

[MrGuder]

I wouldn't bet on this coming because there is always some new feature added that steals away any battery advantages. They can't have both and battery is always the first thing they cut. Example:3D Taptic bar cutting away room for extended battery size etc...we see this all the time.

 

[Tunster]

Please give us an iPhone 5/5S sized iPhone X! I don't want larger phones. The 6S is barely tolerable as it is size wise (excluding the iPSE).

 

[bedsidetrash]

There is SO much wrong with this article.

1.) Not 10% more powerful. It would be 10% more energy.
2.) Apple can already make non rectangular batteries. They advertised it well with the 'terraced battery'.
3.) Apple does not need LG to do squat. They get most of their cells from revolving smaller Chinese suppliers.

The issue isn't a technological one. It's cost. Non-rectangular cells mean that the electrodes cannot be 'wound'. This requires stacking electrodes which produces a lot more waste and requires a lot more automation.

1.) Power = Energy per second. So "powerful" is also correct.

2.) A "terrace" is a stack of rectangular batteries, so no, Apple can't make non-rectangular batteries.

3.) Nah, Apple wants LG, not revolving smaller Chinese suppliers.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/21/lg-supplier-of-iphone-9-batteries/

 

[MacWorld78]

Apple should be using this type of batteries: silicon nanowire I'm sure this will last for a month along with intelligent power management chipset.

 

[DNichter]

what are you talking about? so how the essential phone exist then?

Essential phone has a chin.

 

[RightMACatU]

More powerrrrrr -Jeremy Clarkson

 

[ZipZilla]

These predictions are fake news.

The notch is a failure and will not be repeated. The bezel will be restored to its rightful place at the top of the phone because people want a square screen.

 

[Starfyre]

So all those 'in-display TouchID integration challenges' to be fixed before launch rumors were really about 'under-display battery design challenges'.

 

[wigby]

I wish phone batteries would last for days or even weeks instead of a few hours. I even bring a battery pack with me with the amount of times I have to charge my phone per day.

#Batteries4LastLonger

Life is full of tradeoffs. Just use a flip phone and you'll get your weeks of battery life.

 

[Lesser Evets]

I'm pretty sure the next iPhone will be better than the current one. Call me psychic, but I just know it.

The battery is just one of several engineering improvements Apple still has to enact. Depending on what they do with/to the battery, it could become a huge leap in aiding the consumer. However, I agree with others: they'll use that improvement to cut back battery size and thin out the phone more (a feature no one really wants at this time).

The iPhone X version might be the general design of the iPhone for a few years, until they can do foldable-screen phones and make your iPhone into an iPad.

 

[jujufreeze]

Batteries are the final frontier in innovation. Imagine a phone that advertised week long battery life- I'd buy it in a heartbeat. but I suspect Ive will March on in his quest for thinness above all less.

 

[sledgehammer89]

I want a new 1Q2018 iPhone X Plus: same height as current X, wide as current Plus. More battery of course.

This year, Apple cheated every Plus owner: too narrow = no Plus App layout, no landscape Desktop, lower battery life.

 

[jmarttu24]

I can hold out one more year with my crappy iPhone 6. Glad I skipped the beta iphone x

 

[techwhiz]

BREAKING NEWS! Better battery on newer version!

I bet they come with a faster processor too.

I know, right?

Stupid, speculative article.

 

[spyker3292]

Translation: Next year's iPhones will be thinner yet, with same battery life.

Doesn't have anything to do with thickness....
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There is SO much wrong with this article.

1.) Not 10% more powerful. It would be 10% more energy.
2.) Apple can already make non rectangular batteries. They advertised it well with the 'terraced battery'.
3.) Apple does not need LG to do squat. They get most of their cells from revolving smaller Chinese suppliers.

The issue isn't a technological one. It's cost. Non-rectangular cells mean that the electrodes cannot be 'wound'. This requires stacking electrodes which produces a lot more waste and requires a lot more automation.

The terraced battery wouldn't have existed without working with LG.

The iPhone X wouldn't have an OLED screen without working with Samsung.

Sometimes Apple can't rely on smaller Chinese companies.

 

[Sefstah]

Thicker phone with a bigger battery to get rid of the camera bump. Plus, I see lots of room for a headphone jack

 

[calzon65]

Certainly, improved battery capacity is a welcome addition by any consumer, but Apple needs to also resolve the inefficiencies within IOS. Improving IOS power efficiency should also be a priority.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Consumer Reports rags on iPhones X's battery life:

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/12/05/iphone-x-consumer-reports-ranking-below-iphone-8/

Ming-Chi Kuo suddenly claims the next one will be better; coincidence or damage control?

Evolution.

 

[unobtainium]

BREAKING NEWS! Better battery on newer version!

I bet they come with a faster processor too.

Just curious, why do you come to MacRumors if you’re not interested in rumors about new developments? Sure, the phones improve every year and we don’t need to read detailed speculation/leaks about every little thing, but that’s why a site like this exists. For those who are interested.

 

[rishic89]

Apple getting closer to a port-less iPhone. Can't wait to laugh at all the haters when they do this