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iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Rumored to Feature Easier Battery Removal

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The batteries inside the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus use an innovative type of adhesive that can be loosened with low-voltage electrical current from a 9V battery, USB-C charger, or another power source. While this change does not apply to iPhone 16 Pro models, it has now been rumored for iPhone 17 Pro models next year.

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iPhone 16 Pro battery​

According to a blog post today from the leaker known as Majin Bu, who has a hit-or-miss track record with Apple rumors, the electrical battery removal process will be extended to all four iPhone 17 models launching next year, including the iPhone 17, tentatively-named iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

The leaker shared a photo of the new adhesive in four different sizes, which may correspond with the four iPhone 17 models.

In the meantime, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max batteries still have stretch-release adhesive pull tabs, like many previous iPhone models.

While no other sources have corroborated this rumor yet, the electrical battery removal process expanding to all four iPhone 17 models at least sounds like a reasonable possibility. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 series in September.

Majin Bu accurately revealed the "Desert Titanium" color name for iPhone 16 Pro models seven months before the devices launched, but some of his information has been wrong, including a rumor about an iPad 11 being imminent last year.



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The batteries inside the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus use an innovative type of adhesive that can be loosened with low-voltage electrical current from a 9V battery, USB-C charger, or another power source. While this change does not apply to iPhone 16 Pro models, it has now been rumored for iPhone 17 Pro models next year.
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Does that mean iPhone 17 Pro batteries will be 20% less expensive than iPhone 16 Pro batteries since they'll be as easy to replace as iPhone 16 and 16 Plus batteries?
 
MrENGLISH said:
It didn't take a rocket scientist to make this prediction...
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Have you realized that the 16 and 16 plus have one mechanism, the 16 pro and pro max have another mechanism and that the 16 pro battery has a metal enclosure that the 16 pro max doesn't? Or are you just guessing? Apple can do anything.
 
- Can't innovate anymore, my glue!

> Nobody cares about battery removal
A likely gesture toward EU to show Apple does something in this respect, hence avoiding a fine.

> Shrink that goddam notch
What a pleasant trip this has been:
- the nothing: $
- the notch: $$
- the island: $$$
- the nothing again: $$$$

reposting this old pic:
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This is a bit of a decent Segway to ask..does anyone know of a iPhone 16 pro tear down/circuit phone case with clear bumpers? 🥹
 
well, WW5 or the sun enlargement will probably come sooner... (Apple doesn't have that level of courage yet)
 
Until it's as easy as it was to remove the battery in my Blackberry, it's not an easier to remove battery.
 
It suggests the 17 Slim battery is only about the size of the 6.1-inch model, maybe even smaller. Given it'll have a 6.6-inch display, this means battery life won't be great.

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Mother Nature said:
Have you realized that the 16 and 16 plus have one mechanism, the 16 pro and pro max have another mechanism and that the 16 pro battery has a metal enclosure that the 16 pro max doesn't? Or are you just guessing? Apple can do anything.
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I'm fully aware. Are you aware of Apple making the iPhone 14's easier to repair than the iPhone 14 Pro's? And what did they do the following year? They implemented those same changes to all 15 models. Why would it be so hard to guess that Apple would take the changes made to the iPhone 16's battery removal process and implement that across all future iPhone models? Especially when this new method has garnered very high praise from the repair community. Seems like a given if you ask me.
 
ELman said:
Until it's as easy as it was to remove the battery in my Blackberry, it's not an easier to remove battery.
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Yet the build quality of Apple products is vastly superior to Blackberry etc. and they most certainly weren't water resistant IP67. I certainly don't want the back of my phone coming off. It is funny how people want Apple (and others) to cater to the <1% of users who would actually need more than the iPhone offers. I NEVER run out of battery and use my phone all day.
 
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