iPhone 17 Thinner iPhone But Less Battery Life or Thicker iPhone But Better Battery Life

[zenmacx]

And with the soon to be rise of silicon-carbon high density batteries we won't even need to have this discussion anyway.

It’s disappointing that Apples focus on maximizing profits causes them to stubbornly continue to use old tech batteries.

Yet the Cupertino company has a long history of lagging behind Android makers. My original iPhone in 2007 failed to include the ability to copy and paste, when Android phones had it.

Fast forward to now when brands like OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Honor, and others have adopted this technology to enhance performance while maintaining slim designs. I have a few of these and enjoy incredible battery life.

Apples old and often repeated excuse is they wait till the technology is perfect, then do it better than others. Only the uninformed buyers actually believe that.

Yet in defense of Apple, their greed keeps my fellow shareholders happy as we get to enjoy robust dividends. The Cupertino company is a revenue generating behemoth. Thanks Apple!

 

[joshwithachance]

It’s disappointing that Apples focus on maximizing profits causes them to stubbornly continue to use old tech batteries.

Yet the Cupertino company has a long history of lagging behind Android makers. My original iPhone in 2007 failed to include the ability to copy and paste, when Android phones had it.

Fast forward to now when brands like OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Honor, and others have adopted this technology to enhance performance while maintaining slim designs. I have a few of these and enjoy incredible battery life.

Apples old and often repeated excuse is they wait till the technology is perfect, then do it better than others. Only the uninformed buyers actually believe that.

Yet in defense of Apple, their greed keeps my fellow shareholders happy as we get to enjoy robust dividends. The Cupertino company is a revenue generating behemoth. Thanks Apple!

I really hope they don't wait TOO long to adopt this incredible battery tech...

 

[TroyBoy30]

Let me reword that for you: tech influencers made everyone want thicker devices in general (see Macbook Pro). That forced Apple to make thicker and thicker devices. This is true across the board and not just with the iPhone.

In reality, before these thicker phones, literally every single Apple user was okay with a thinner phone. Thicker phones is not a problem with people. It's a problem with how "influencers" are pressuring everyone into thinking they need more cameras and more battery life.

Apple has tried to "correct the course" of course. The OLED iPads are thinner for one. The iPhone Air is thinner for one. Unfortunately, people are too addicted to their phones now to "accept" less battery life, so this problem will continue with the iPhone. Funnily enough, people do not seem to be too addicted to their iPads so they are absolutely okay with the "loss" of battery life.

totally disagree. it has nothing to do with influencers. people always want more battery life.

 

[rachelsgoldens]

Are the people complaining actual Air owners? There seems to be a lot of hate all over in this forum from people that don't own it. I love mine. I have a 17 Pro too and I always pick up the Air.

 

[bill-p]

totally disagree. it has nothing to do with influencers. people always want more battery life.

And yet did you know that iPhone 17 Pro Max lasts basically the same as Air when both are on cellular?

Yes, Apple's C1X is that much more efficient.

 

[Apple_Robert]

The iPhone Air battery works well for my usage. I can easily go 1-1.5 days on a single charge. I like the thinness of the phone.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

I just charge my phone when it needs to be charged. It's not that deep.

 

[emeka09]

totally disagree. it has nothing to do with influencers. people always want more battery life.

I think it’s a bit of both. If more of the ‘famous’ YouTubers picked the Air as their daily device, I’m pretty sure more people would have too. Just how it goes. But I do agree that overall, most people use the pro and max because they’re just better overall