iPhone 16 Pro: Apple’s Next Step to Keep the Trend Going!
It’s quite early to talk about the iPhone 16 series, considering the iPhone 15 models launched just a couple of months ago in September, but leaks about Apple’s next flagship product – the iPhone 16 Pro – are already starting to circulate.
The latest information comes from the battery cell possibly supplied with the iPhone 16 Pro. As leaker @KosutamiSan posted on the X, Apple may be planning to add a higher capacity cell to the iPhone 16 Pro compared to the outgoing iPhone 15 Pro. The leaked images show a J-shaped 3,355 mAh battery, which is slightly larger than the iPhone 15 Pro’s 3,274 mAh battery unit.
Battery of early stage iPhone 16 Pro ProtoFeatures glossy metal shell, 3355mAh Capacity(13.02Wh), LCV 4.48V(Limited Charge Voltage)Current stage prototype has changed some design: from glossy surface to frosted metal shell, and with a redesigned connector#Apple #appleinternal pic.twitter.com/QvguZ7CrtL— Kosutami (@KosutamiSan) November 20, 2023
The leaker also notes that the battery unit has a limited charging voltage of 4.48V, but they mention that Apple has already made some changes to the prototype and it may come with a redesigned connector. Therefore, there is currently no way to confirm whether these changes will make it to the final product, as Apple will likely go through several prototypes before the final production version is ready.
It should be noted that over the past few iPhone generations, Apple has made incremental changes to battery capacity. The iPhone 14 Pro had a 3,200 mAh battery, and the battery of the current flagship, the iPhone 15 Pro, increased by only 74 mAh. Looking back, the iPhone 13 Pro had a 3095mAh unit. As such, it is clear that Apple has not increased the battery capacity of the iPhone, especially in the standard Pro and vanilla models. And that seems to be the case in the future if KosutamiSan’s information is correct.
In related news, Apple may be planning to keep 60Hz displays for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus in 2023. This could mean that high refresh rate displays won’t be a feature of Apple’s non-Pro iPhones for the foreseeable future.
