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> eSIM-only models deliver up to 36 hours of video playback on iPhone 18 Pro and up to 45 hours of video playback on iPhone 18 Pro Max. That might convince me
by Merad 26d ago
> eSIM-only models deliver up to 36 hours of video playback on iPhone 18 Pro and up to 45 hours of video playback on iPhone 18 Pro Max.
That might convince me to upgrade. Not because I care about watching video for two days straight, but hopefully it means the battery is large enough that it'll last 5+ years before battery degradation becomes annoying.
- rafaelmn 26d agoMeh I just replaced a battery in my 14 pro (and the charging port) for ~200 EUR. I didn't want to upgrade yet and I would not even be considering upgrading if the device had USB-C
- eastbound 26d agoDon't. Large iPhones are the deadweight of a ball and chain, and fits in no pockets. Next one will be the SE, and even if I buy an external battery, it's still lighter than the ingot Pro Max. Also you can buy one every 1.5 years.
- Insanity 26d agoI'm on the iPhone 13 pro max since launch and my phone comfortable gets through an entire day of usage. (Given my usage is pretty light). If the battery fubars in one of the next years I wouldn't be upset, 5+ years of battery life is enough. But I also don't see it failing me any time soon on battery. I think local AI models in a future iPhone could be an actual reason to upgrade.
- jmuguy 26d agoI have a 12 Pro Max purchased at release, battery is now at 83% capacity. Still lasts all day and then some, rarely think how much I've got left on a charge.
- Scoundreller 26d agoI set up a shortcut to put me into low-battery mode once I hit 95%. Works a treat.
- Merad 26d agoMy three year old 15 Pro is already down to 85% capacity.
- LUmBULtERA 26d agoMy 15 pro bought on release is at 91% and 607 cycles, for more reference.
- arealaccount 25d agoI have the same phone, also lasts about a day and a half. How do you see the capacity?
- JK-Swizzle 26d agoI doubt any phone battery is lasting 5+ years. But I can say modern iPhones are pretty easy to swap the battery on. They designed it so the back plate gets removed to open the phone rather than the screen. No more risk of cracking the display.
- moduspol 26d agoOh that's nice. I'd always see guides talking about glue with the screen and kinda spooked me out of it.
- stevenwoo 26d agoI took an iPhone SE generation three to Apple Store to replace battery and they broke the NFC functionality in a way that passed their simple diagnostic tool but failed to work in the real world. I had to go back and reset the phone and upgrade my IOS so they could troubleshoot it (the phone menu for setting appointments does not allow you to pick repair broke NFC funny enough) and they were nice enough to give me a new iPhone SE to replace we proved it was broken. But that was kind of worrisome and put me off any kind of Apple self repair for something they still make.
- JK-Swizzle 26d agoI think anything after the 16 regular or 17 pro becomes easy to repair. I feel you though, my first battery swap turned into a screen swap too. The SE versions have a history of board level issues so I have been afraid to touch any of them.
- JK-Swizzle 26d agoWith reason. That glue is a nightmare to deal with. I would not advise anyone start with iPhone repair. I damaged my first iPhone repair even after multiple years of active hardware modification on other consumer devices. The older models really only go smooth if you have the Apple tools. A nice $149 of tool rental to swap the $50 part at home, rather than paying the $199 to get Apple to swap it for you. Odd how that math works out.
- tencentshill 25d agoYou'll just get used to charging it once every few days, and charging it once a day will seem annoying once it degrades.