How does the battery life of the iPhone 16 Pro compare to previous models?

Question

Has the iPhone 16 Pro only come with the expected aesthetic upgrades or is there a significant enhancement in battery life with the iPhone 16 Pro?

Answer 1

Indeed, there is a noticeable enhancement in the battery life of the iPhone 16 Pro. It lasts for close to an hour more than the previous model while the 16 Pro Max outlasts the 15 Pro Max by more than 2 hours. The new second-generation 3nm A18 Pro chip plays a role in this efficacy and the devices also come with enhanced cooling which also aids in the battery performance.

Comments

I went from a 14 Pro Max to a 16 Pro, the difference in battery life is a culture shock. It's not bad per se, it's just not what I'm used to coming from the bigger phones.

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i love my 16 pro max so much, upgraded from the 13 and its a huge jump.

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The wired charging has actually got significantly faster as well. I tested it out with a 45 watt adapter and it charges almost at 36-38 watts, which is significant and at the same level as Samsung and Google.

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If you use a third party software like iMazing, it will give you the battery capacity of an iPhone.  It says the design capacity for the 16 Pro Max is 4630 ma. Some sources claim it is 4685 ma.   Apple always seems to give you a little more battery capacity than stated so that it shows 100% battery health for a longer time as it degrades.  My new 16 Pro Max is showing an effective total capacity of 4837 ma, which is 104.5% of the rated design capacity.    Same thing happened with my 14 Pro Max and the battery health was still at 100% after 2 years and careful charging to about 80%.   So its not surprising why people are getting really long battery life with the 16 Pro Max.

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Loving the battery life on my 16 Pro Max.. have the same feeling about the camera control button… meh… but I really like how you can disable it completely or set it to double click as yes, even I accidentally triggered it a few times!! BTW.. awesome content

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I think the biggest upgrade is the cooling because the display doesn’t dim as fast like the 15 Pro and other Androids

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If you're upgrading because of the slightly better battery do yourself a favor and get a powerbank instead.

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The heck ...alreday had unnecessary clicks on that capture button ...what was apple thinking putting a button exactly where people hold their phone .battery has jus been average for me ,dont know what exactly was the battery boost they were talking abt .such a disappointment

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My battery on my 16 Pro Max is a beast, I’ve had every pro max phone for last 5 years and this 16 Pro Max battery beats them all easily. Very happy

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I’ll be with my 13PM this year as well. It’s still working fine on iOS 18 and don’t find any reason to upgrade.