This year, the battery life of the high-end iPhone 16 Pro Max smartphone is a big upgrade.
This year, battery life is the most prominent upgrade for the iPhone 16 series, especially the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Apple claims this is the iPhone with the longest battery life ever. Technology site Phone Arena has conducted in-depth tests to give the most objective results.
iPhone 16 Pro Max.
At PhoneArena, every phone goes through three separate battery tests. In each test, the smartphone is used until the battery is completely drained:
1. Check web browsing
2. Test YouTube video streaming
3. Test 3D gaming
It is easy to see that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max can operate for quite a long time. This is clearly shown when comparing the product with the iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro Max and Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24 Plus, Pixel 9 Pro XL and OnePlus 12.
Interestingly, despite the significant increase in battery capacity, the iPhone 16 Pro Max's battery is still not as large as an Android phone.
Battery capacities of high-end smartphones are as follows:
- iPhone 16 Pro Max – 4685 mAh
- iPhone 16 Plus – 4674 mAh
- iPhone 15 Pro Max – 4441 mAh
- Galaxy S24 Ultra – 5000 mAh
- Galaxy S24 Plus – 4900 mAh
- Google Pixel 9 Pro XL – 5060 mAh
- OnePlus 12 – 5400 mAh
1. Web Browsing Test
This is the lightest test, showing that the iPhone 16 Pro Max has improved significantly compared to its predecessor, "beating" Android competitors.
Compared to last year's iPhone 15 Pro Max, the new iPhone lasts up to 3 hours longer, which is a very significant improvement.
2. Stream YouTube videos
In this test, the OnePlus 12 dominates, but the iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Plus also follow closely with pretty good results.
Galaxy phones often perform poorly and drain batteries faster than other phones.
3. Play 3D games
The Galaxy S24 Ultra won the gaming test thanks to its optimized GPU usage. However, the iPhone 16 Pro Max came in second.
Conclusion
Overall, the iPhone 16 Pro Max is one of the iPhones with a significant battery upgrade after many years. Along with Apple Intelligence features, users are very willing to "upgrade" this super product. In Vietnam, the official price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max is from 34.99 million VND (256GB version).
