iPhone 15 Offers Longer Battery Lifespan Than Previous Models, Apple Says

Apple has revealed that the iPhone 15 sequence have an extended battery cycle lifespan than the corporate’s earlier smartphone fashions. The firm’s documentation for its batteries has been up to date to state that the iPhone 15 sequence can retain 80 p.c of its battery capability at twice as many cost cycles as its predecessors. With the upcoming iOS 17.4 replace, the corporate’s newest smartphone fashions may even have the ability to show the cellphone’s battery “health” within the Settings app along with cost cycles.

The firm on Tuesday up to date its battery and efficiency help doc (through MacRumors) with up to date battery cycle lifespan figures for the iPhone 15 sequence. “Batteries of iPhone 15 models are designed to retain 80 percent of their original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles under ideal conditions,” the doc states. On the opposite hand, the iPhone 14 and earlier fashions will retain 80 p.c of its cost capability at 500 cost cycles, in accordance with Apple.

Apple advised the publication that thew new figures have been from the agency’s newest testing for the iPhone 15 lineup, involving charging and discharging the battery “under specific conditions”, including that it additionally continues to make enhancements to the battery parts and energy administration system on the iPhone.

If you personal an iPhone 15 sequence smartphone, you’ll be able to open the Settings app and faucet on General > About to see detailed statistics associated to the cellphone’s battery equivalent to manufacture date, first use date, and the charging cycle rely. These statistics are not any obtainable on the iPhone 14 and older fashions. When iOS 17.4 arrives within the coming days, it is possible for you to to seek out these battery statistics in a unique location within the Settings app.

With the arrival of the iPhone 15 sequence final 12 months, Apple added new battery statistics to the Settings app — these are solely obtainable for the most recent iPhone fashions. With the upcoming iOS 17.4 replace, homeowners of the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max will have the ability to view these statistics together with the well being of their cellphone’s battery by visiting Settings > Battery > Battery Health.