iPhone 16/Plus Official battery specs: iPhone 16 Plus still has largest battery

[JPack]

Official battery capacity figures as listed by Apple/CHEMTREC:

A3084 iPhone 16 Pro Max 17.955 Whr
A3294 iPhone 16 Pro 13.942 Whr

A3290 iPhone 16 Plus 18.112 Whr
A3287 iPhone 16 13.839 Whr

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[4sallypat]

Coming from a 14 Plus for 2 years - I agree.

Battery life on my 14+ is 2x more than my 14PM.

This year, I am getting the 16 Pro to replace the 14+ for the AOD.
Need AOD for my new EV car that uses phone as a key.

 

[Yuuuki]

So what exactly does this really say about battery performance? Ofc I don't mean by this that a Pro lasts longer than a Max but I mean... can the battery life still be better overall? I remember Pro had always an awful battery life for people who use their phone a lot during the day.

 

[JPack]

Apple says Pro Max still lasts longer with their testing scheme, but I suspect that's due to the LTPO display going down to 30Hz for video and 1Hz idle.

 

[russell_314]

Coming from a 14 Plus for 2 years - I agree.

Battery life on my 14+ is 2x more than my 14PM.

Should not be twice the 14 Pro Max

This year, I am getting the 16 Pro to replace the 14+ for the AOD.
Need AOD for my new EV car that uses phone as a key.

Congratulations. I absolutely love mine!

 

[Apple_Robert]

The 15 Pro has a capacity of 12.7 Whr. Good to see such an increase with the 16 Pro.

 

[Yuuuki]

The 15 Pro has a capacity of 12.7 Whr. Good to see such an increase with the 16 Pro.

Not much on an increase imo .. Only by pure numbers at least the battery life is still not the best. But I'm waiting for actual tests to see.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Not much on an increase imo .. Only by pure numbers at least the battery life is still not the best. But I'm waiting for actual tests to see.

I will take the increase, whatever it happens to be for my use case. I am not like many here who can’t be bothered to charge the phone when needed.

 

[4sallypat]

Not much on an increase imo .. Only by pure numbers at least the battery life is still not the best. But I'm waiting for actual tests to see.

Remember, the new A18 Pro, iOS and 3nm process makes the battery last even longer in the 16 Pro lineup.

Actual testing will reveal that.

 

[Yuuuki]

Remember, the new A18 Pro, iOS and 3nm process makes the battery last even longer in the 16 Pro lineup.

Actual testing will reveal that.

Let's hope you are right with that. Looking forward to have a smaller phone again. 😊

 

[4sallypat]

Let's hope you are right with that. Looking forward to have a smaller phone again. 😊

Yes, hoping the new 16 Pro will have a battery life that rivals that of my 14+.

 

[David1986H]

If pro motion is turned off is the display stuck at 60hz or does it ramp up and down between 1 and 60hz ?

 

[winxmac]

What are the equivalent values in mAh?

I'm still okay with my iPhone 13 Pro, I just want to know...

 

[one more]

Need AOD for my new EV car that uses phone as a key.

Why would you need AOD for that?

 

[4sallypat]

Why would you need AOD for that?

My EV app uses BT/NFC to connect for locking/unlocking and other functions.

The Pro line that has AOD is needed to "awaken" my EV without touching the phone.

14/14+ does not have AOD and I have to unlock the phone, then open the app to connect to my EV.

14Pro/PM has AOD (work phone) and don't need to touch the phone - just walk up and unlocks.

 

[one more]

My EV app uses BT/NFC to connect for locking/unlocking and other functions.

The Pro line that has AOD is needed to "awaken" my EV without touching the phone.

14/14+ does not have AOD and I have to unlock the phone, then open the app to connect to my EV.

14Pro/PM has AOD (work phone) and don't need to touch the phone - just walk up and unlocks.

This is a strange implementation and a possible security risk, as it means that anyone with your AOD-ed iPhone could just walk up to your car and unlock it? 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[JPack]

One thing not noticed by anyone is that the 16 Plus has the largest battery ever in any iPhone.

At 18.1 Whr, it’s nearly the capacity of iPad mini 4/5/6.

 

[jz0309]

Need AOD for my new EV car that uses phone as a key.

a new EV? which one?

 

[NotApplicable]

a possible security risk, as it means that anyone with your AOD-ed iPhone could just walk up to your car and unlock it

You mean exactly like with a key fob?

 

[one more]

You mean exactly like with a key fob?

Yes, except that we don’t usually walk holding key fobs in our hands, whereas iPhones…

 

[Smittywerben]

That means 9.7% increase for Pro and 4.9% for Pro Max over 15 Pro/Pro Max.
Hopefully this time battery life on Pro is not worse than base model.

 

[klasma]

Remember, the new A18 Pro, iOS and 3nm process makes the battery last even longer in the 16 Pro lineup.

Actual testing will reveal that.

From the numbers in the keynote, it seems like the performance improvements and the efficiency improvements (which were specified at same performance, which conversely means they would go down at higher performance) would roughly balance each other out. Meaning, if you actually take advantage of the performance improvements proportionally, battery life would not improve. So it will depend on how you use your phone.

 

[klasma]

What are the equivalent values in mAh?

Depends on the voltage.

Usually it’s 3.88 V, so that would be:

A3084 iPhone 16 Pro Max 4627 mAh
A3294 iPhone 16 Pro 3593 mAh

A3290 iPhone 16 Plus 4668 mAh
A3287 iPhone 16 3567 mAh

 

[thatJohann]

Didn’t Apple reduce the battery size of the 16 Plus dramatically compared to the 15 Plus? I read that somewhere.

 

[JPack]

Didn’t Apple reduce the battery size of the 16 Plus dramatically compared to the 15 Plus? I read that somewhere.

No, it has been dramatically increased.