The Information published a story that Apple had developed new “electrically induced adhesive debonding” technology to secure the battery in the latest iPhone, replacing adhesive strips. Apple has now confirmed that is the case, according to Engadget.

The newly released iPhone 16 series boasts a lot of impressive features, but none are quite as impressive as the improved battery life.

On our TikTok rundown battery test, which loops a continuous video until it dies with the display at 50% of brightness, the iPhone 16 Pro Max ran out of juice after 25 hours and 17 minutes.

iOS 18 delivers an extra hour of battery life to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, bringing last year’s flagship closer to the iPhone 16 Pro Max in terms of power consumption.

As you can see, most iPhone 16s have had around 6% more battery capacity compared to last year. The only exception being the iPhone 16 Pro, which has an additional 9.4% power reserves. Considering our testing found the iPhone 15 Pro had the worst battery life of the 2023 iPhones, that extra capacity is definitely welcomed.

Apple was able to add an extra hour of battery life to the iPhone 15 Pro Max thanks to iOS 18 and the A17 Pro AP.

Apple's battery life estimates for the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max imply that battery life might be better with Always-On display disabled.

Apple was able to introduce significant gains in battery life across the entire iPhone 16 lineup, and new regulatory information from

Regulatory documents reveal the iPhone 16 battery capacities. The batteries are bigger than the iPhone 15 models - here's how they compare.

Apple has outfitted the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus with a new kind of adhesive that makes it faster and safer to swap out the battery.