iPhone 16: Pro models with faster charging modes?
Is Apple ramping up fast charging? There is new speculation that the company could install higher charging capacities in the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
iPhone battery, here in the iPhone 15 Pro.
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A new, as yet unknown feature that Apple is allegedly planning for the iPhone 16 – or at least some models – is currently circulating through the rumor mill in Asia: Apple is supposedly planning to turn up the charging power on its next generation of smartphones. This affects both the wired power supply and inductive charging via MagSafe.
Why more charging power makes sense
As the Chinese-language medium ITHome writes, a new wired fast-charging mode is set to achieve 40 watts for the first time. At the moment, the iPhone 15 (including Pro) only delivers 27 watts, provided a suitable charger and USB-C charging cable are connected. However, it is still unclear what this means in practical terms for the charging speed. ITHome claims that this also has to do with the fact that Apple wants to increase the battery capacity of the new models and therefore does not have to accept a shorter charging time with the increased wattage.
The paper writes that the iPhone 16 Pro will have a 3355 mAh battery and the iPhone 16 Pro Max a 4676 mAh model. The iPhone 15 Pro currently has a 3290 mAh battery, while the 15 Pro Max model has 4441 mAh. With these values, you can charge 50 percent of the battery in half an hour under ideal conditions if the power supply has at least 20 watts. However, this was also the case with the predecessors 13 and 14.
MagSafe much faster?
As for MagSafe, it is said that Apple wants to make the leap to 20 watts. That would be 5 watts more than Qi2 currently provides. It remains to be seen whether this means that Apple will once again break away from the standard - in addition, suitable chargers would first have to be produced.
Apple is apparently planning a more fundamental redesign of its battery for the iPhone 16, which will now work with stacked cells and be housed in a new metal casing. This would also have the advantage of being easier (and safer) to replace – a basic requirement for the European market. The iPhone 16 is expected to be launched on the market in September. Once again, four variants are expected, i.e. iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
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