The extended iPhone 16e battery life is about more than the efficiency of the new Apple C1 modem, it has emerged.
Apple promised the efficiency gains from the modem had helped to create the longest battery life ever from an iPhone with a 6.1-inch display. The iPhone 16e has an advertised battery life of 26 hours, compared to the iPhone 16’s 22 hours.
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However, that device is getting a leg up from a larger battery than both the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Pro. The iPhone 16e has a 3,961mAh battery, while the standard model has a 3,561mAh battery and the iPhone 16 Pro is every slightly larger at 3,582mAh.
That’s according to David Lee who reviewed the iPhone 16e on his YouTube channel (via MacRumors). Apple, of course, doesn’t advertise this publicly.
Lee conducted some real world tests of the iPhone 16e battery (basically loading the Reddit website over and over again) and found the new £600 handset does outlast the standard £800 handset by 1 hour and 37 minutes.
We’re still conducting our in-depth review of the iPhone 16e and will have a verdict in short order. Essentially, it’ll come down to whether a device with a single camera, minus MagSafe represents good value for money.
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So how much is about the C1?
Apple placing a much larger battery in the iPhone 16e will certainly help with battery life, but it also makes you wonder just how much of the heavy lifting that C1 modem is doing in terms of improving battery life. There will be some efficiency gains thanks to the closer integration with Apple’s chipsets, but maybe it’s not as much of a battery life extending marvel as we’ve been led to believe.
And is this larger battery the real reason why the iPhone 16e missed out on MagSafe?
