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I'm sure the modem contributes, but IMO the battery life is probably mostly from just having a bigger battery due to the new internal design (and maybe chemistr
by enragedcacti 2y ago
I'm sure the modem contributes, but IMO the battery life is probably mostly from just having a bigger battery due to the new internal design (and maybe chemistry changes). The new design moves the frame's structure into the middle of the sandwich, making it more rigid and allowing them to make the frame thinner to pack in more battery.
Lots of people are mad about losing magsafe but in magsafe phones the magnets sit flush with the frame in a huge circular cutout just below the back glass. The hole weakens the frame so the frame has to be thicker because of it.
I don't think there is really a world where this phone gets 6 more hours of battery life while still having magsafe and fitting into the existing shape of the iPhone 14.
https://youtu.be/mFuyX1XgJFg?t=227 https://youtu.be/mFuyX1XgJFg?t=227
- snailmailstare 2y agoSounds reasonable, but why can't we just compare it, the mAh of this phone's battery is a secret or something?
- selcuka 2y ago> the mAh of this phone's battery is a secret or something It can easily be measured from the time required to fully charge the phone (when turned off), and continuously monitoring the power it draws from the charger.
- cirrus3 2y agoI'm pretty sure it isn't even that complicated. Reviewers just open it up and just look at the battery. The exact mAh is only secret until the first non-Apple person who wants to know gets one.
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- enragedcacti 2y agoApple generally doesn't publish their battery specs so we'll have to wait for it to get into reviewers hands
- arijun 2y agoI don’t understand—if the frame is in the middle why can’t the MagSafe go on the outside?
- Reason077 2y agoIt can. You can get a case that simply adds the MagSafe(/Qi2) alignment magnets and then you've got a MagSafe device (albeit limited to 7.5W charging)
- enragedcacti 2y agoIt could, but as it is all the components are directly against the back glass. The magnets have thickness so the phone would have to be thicker or the battery would have to be thinner for everything to fit.
- Reason077 2y ago> "I'm sure the modem contributes, but IMO the battery life is probably mostly from just having a bigger battery" According to reports, the 16e has a slightly smaller battery than the iPhone 16. 3279 mAh in the 16e vs. 3561 mAh in the 16.
- HnUser12 2y agoThough, the youtube commercial states new internal design “optimized for new battery”.
- enragedcacti 2y agoIMO somebody just made that up based on it sharing the outer dimensions of the iPhone 14 which also happens to have exactly 3279 mAh. I can't really figure out what "larger battery" could mean in their release video if it isn't larger than at least the 14 if not the 16.
- xattt 2y agoI can’t understand how someone can say with certainty the capacity down to a single digit (3279). There would be manufacturing differences that would induce at least some variation from phone-to-phone.
- selcuka 2y agoIt is the capacity published by Apple. Apparently some regulatory bodies [1] require that information. [1] https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/mobiles/mobiles-news/apple-iphone-15-series-battery-capacity-wattage-support-revealed-by-chinese-regulatory-database/ https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/mobiles/mobiles-news/apple...
- hnaccount_rng 2y agoBut it is an interesting question: What is the manufacturing tolerance? Naively I had assumed that it's much smaller than a watt-hour. But that's based on ~no knowledge :D
- whyenot 2y agoWith almost everyone using a case, magsafe doesn’t really need to be in the phone, it would probably be fine if it’s just in the case.
- amazingman 2y agoA lot of cases pass through the MagSafe. I personally charge almost exclusively via MagSafe desk and night stands. My phone is in a case.
- hombre_fatal 2y agoI found that this heats up the battery thus shortening its lifespan for no good reason if a cable is available.