Leaked iPhone 16 Professional battery reveals new steel shell

Just a few weeks in the past, a report revealed that Apple has been growing new battery applied sciences to extend the battery lifetime of its merchandise. Nevertheless, this expertise just isn’t anticipated to be prepared any time quickly. Within the meantime, evidently Apple will undertake a brand new battery design with a steel shell for the iPhone 16 Professional.

Apple engaged on new battery design for iPhone 16 Professional

In a photograph shared by Kosutami on X (previously Twitter), we get a primary take a look at the part rumored to be a part of subsequent yr’s iPhones. In keeping with Kosutami, the leaked battery is an “early stage” prototype designed for the iPhone 16 Professional. It has a capability of three,355mAh, not way more than the three,274mAh battery within the iPhone 15 Professional.

The leaked battery has the identical L-shaped design that Apple makes use of in its iPhone batteries. Nevertheless, in contrast to every other iPhone battery, this one is roofed by a steel shell as a substitute of the normal foil overlaying.

Since we’re a yr away from the announcement of the iPhone 16, Apple could scrap its plans and reuse the identical battery design as the present iPhone generations. Nevertheless, if the prototype is actual and the brand new battery passes the checks, we might even see vital enhancements in relation to warmth dissipation.

A steel shell would assist higher distribute the warmth slightly than concentrating it. With the iPhone 15 Professional, Apple confronted many complaints about units overheating for no purpose, so the corporate is probably going engaged on improved thermals for the following iPhone.

It’s price noting that Kosutami has a very good monitor document of leaking Apple-related stuff. In September, Kosutami shared images of the brand new Apple Watch FineWoven band forward of Apple’s occasion. The leaker additionally confirmed pictures of a prototype HomePod with an LCD display screen, which was later corroborated by 9to5Mac’s sources.

Extra about iPhone 16 Professional

iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max are rumored to return in bigger display screen sizes than the present fashions. There are additionally rumors about each telephones getting a greater ultra-wide lens, quicker 5G, and Wi-Fi 7. The common iPhone 16 Professional is predicted to characteristic the tetraprism lens for higher optical zoom from the iPhone 15 Professional Max.