GoKawiilApple has just announced the new flagship iPhone lineup, featuring iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo. One of the biggest improvements is battery life.
In fact, Apple says this generation represents the biggest jump in battery life iPhone history ever. So let’s break down what’s changed …
Apple says the boosts to battery life on the new iPhones is achieved through a combination of new physical internal battery designs, improved efficiency due to the new A20 Pro chip, and system software optimizations.
Obviously, real-world battery life will be put to the test when reviewers get their hands on the new iPhones. For now, we can go off the spec sheets which we can demonstrate the relative increases.
Apple provides battery life stats in terms of hours of streaming video playback to compare with earlier models.
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro battery life
For reference, iPhone 17 Pro touts up to 30 hours streaming video playback and iPhone 17 Pro Max gets up to 35 hours streaming video playback.
With iPhone 18 Pro, the claimed longevity is 33 hours streaming video playback. That’s a 10% improvement compared to iPhone 17 Pro.
For the Max size, battery life goes from 35 hours to a claimed 40 hours streaming video playback on iPhone 18 Pro Max. That’s an increase of about 14%.
Apple also provided a new battery life metric for the 18 series that attempts to more closely represent real-world usage, than just video playback. This includes a variety of activities like messaging, taking photos, playing games, web browsing, and more, based on what it knows people actually use their iPhones for.
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