alt Hacker NewsI'm sure the modem contributes, but IMO the battery life is probably mostly from just having a bigger battery due to the new internal design (and maybe chemistry changes). The new design moves the frame's structure into the middle of the sandwich, making it more rigid and allowing them to make the frame thinner to pack in more battery.
Lots of people are mad about losing magsafe but in magsafe phones the magnets sit flush with the frame in a huge circular cutout just below the back glass. The hole weakens the frame so the frame has to be thicker because of it.
I don't think there is really a world where this phone gets 6 more hours of battery life while still having magsafe and fitting into the existing shape of the iPhone 14.
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Sounds reasonable, but why can't we just compare it, the mAh of this phone's battery is a secret or something?
With almost everyone using a case, magsafe doesn’t really need to be in the phone, it would probably be fine if it’s just in the case.
I don’t understand—if the frame is in the middle why can’t the MagSafe go on the outside?
> "I'm sure the modem contributes, but IMO the battery life is probably mostly from just having a bigger battery"
According to reports, the 16e has a slightly smaller battery than the iPhone 16. 3279 mAh in the 16e vs. 3561 mAh in the 16.