A new, as-yet-unknown feature that Apple is reportedly planning for the iPhone 16 — or at least some models — is currently making its way via rumor in Asia: Apple is apparently planning to enhance the charging performance of its next generation of smartphones. Both wired power supplies and inductive charging via MagSafe are affected.
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Why does more charging power matter?
As the Chinese-language medium ITHome writes, there will be a new wired fast charging mode 40 watts for the first time Create. At the moment, the iPhone 15 (including Pro) only has an output of 27 watts, provided a suitable charger including a USB-C charging cable is connected. However, what this means in practice for loading speed is still unclear. ITHome claims that this is also related to the fact that Apple wants to increase the battery capacity of the new models and does not want to accept a shorter charging time with increased wattage.
The paper writes that the iPhone 16 Pro will have a 3355 mAh battery and the iPhone 16 Pro Max will have a 4676 mAh model. The iPhone 15 Pro currently has a 3290 mAh battery, the 15 Pro Max model has a 4441 mAh battery. With these values, under ideal conditions you can charge 50 percent of the battery in half an hour if the power supply is at least 20 watts. However, this was already the case with the predecessors 13 and 14.
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With MagSafe, Apple is said to be looking to make the jump to 20 watts. That would be 5 watts more than the currently available Qi2. Whether this means Apple will once again distance itself from the standard remains to be seen – and the first step is to find a suitable charger.
Apple is clearly planning a more radical transformation of its battery in the iPhone 16. It will now work with stacked cells and will also be housed in a new metal case. This will also have the advantage of making exchange easier (and safer) – a basic requirement for the European market. The iPhone 16 is expected to launch in September. Again four variants are expected, i.e. iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
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