iPhone 16 Battery Comparison: At Least 1+ Hour More for All Models

With the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple has increased battery life for all models compared to the prior-generation iPhone 15 models. Battery life is up at least an hour for each device for video playback, with bigger increases for the ‌iPhone 16‌ and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

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Streaming video can be played for two to four hours longer depending on device, and the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ models also support longer audio playback. Note that in the comparison below, Apple lists the battery life as "up to" because the time the battery lasts will vary based on different usage habits.

  • iPhone 16 - 22 hours video playback, 18 hours streaming video, 80 hours audio.
  • iPhone 16 Plus - 27 hours video playback, 24 hours streaming video, 100 hours audio.
  • iPhone 16 Pro - 27 hours video playback, 22 hours streaming video, 85 hours audio.
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max - 33 hours video playback, 29 hours streaming video, 105 hours audio.
  • iPhone 15 - 20 hours video playback, 16 hours streaming video, 80 hours audio.
  • iPhone 15 Plus - 26 hours video playback, 20 hours streaming video, 100 hours audio.
  • iPhone 15 Pro - 23 hours video playback, 20 hours streaming video, 75 hours audio.
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max - 29 hours video playback, 25 hours streaming video, 95 hours audio.

Apple is emphasizing battery life gains this year, and product pages for the new devices have a menu for seeing how much more battery life the ‌iPhone 16‌ models have compared to older devices. Upgrading from an iPhone 12 mini, for example, will get you a seven hour increase in battery life.

The ‌iPhone 16‌ models support faster 25W MagSafe charging with one of Apple's new ‌MagSafe‌ chargers and a 30W power adapter or higher. It is the first time that fast charging has been available when charging wirelessly, and ‌iPhone 16‌ users can expect to see a 50 percent charge in 30 minutes.

Qi2 charging is also supported, but that is limited to 15W, the same as the prior-generation ‌MagSafe‌ charging.

Related Roundups: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro

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Top Rated Comments

dadiy Avatar
7 months ago
So an extra 15 minutes of YouTube if we are lucky. :(
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Jashar7 Avatar
7 months ago
This battery test shows nothing no one is just watching straight video all day or playing audio playback, they should start doing real world day-to-day use tests like all people use their iPhone every day scrolling social media, watching videos, having Bluetooth on with AirPods connected, playing video games, texting, video calling etc this test they doing by just playing audio and video is telling nothing.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ctg7w6 Avatar
7 months ago
I would really love to know what settings result in these battery life quotes. I lean toward settings that promote better battery performance on my 14 Pro Max. I start the day at 100 and end around 10-20% with 6-8 hours of usage.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
foobarbaz Avatar
7 months ago
"At least +1 hour more" is a misleading headline, IMO.

One extra hour in a 20 hour synthetic video paycheck benchmark is far from an extra hour in the normal use 8-10 hours battery life, which I doubt we’re getting (and Apple isn’t promising). So there’s no minimum improvement of 1h.

Better say something like: "Up to 1 or 2 hours extra"
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TMRJIJ Avatar
7 months ago
I can't wait to see everyone posting their iPhone's Battery Health on Twitter in a few months
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mattw6789 Avatar
7 months ago
My 15 PM from day one, now a year in, is at 88% health and gets about 5.5 hrs of screen on time from full to empty. So disappointing. I was planning on skipping this year, the only way I'd upgrade was if the battery truly lived up to the improvement
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)