The battery capability of Apple’s rumored iPhone 17 Air will likely be under the three,000 mAh mark, in response to a recent post from Prompt Digital, an account with greater than 1.4 million followers on Chinese language social media platform Weibo.
Because of iOS 26’s new Adaptive Power Mode, although, the account stated that the iPhone 17 Air ought to obtain full-day battery life.
A earlier rumor pegged the iPhone 17 Air’s battery capability at around 2,800 mAh, which might certainly be under the three,000 mAh mark.
Among the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 fashions have been the final with battery capacities at or under the three,000 mAh mark. After all, you’ll be able to solely immediately examine mAh values when the batteries have the identical voltage, with Wh a most popular unit of measurement. iPhone batteries usually do have the identical voltage, permitting for mAh comparisons.
Prompt Digital has precisely leaked Apple info earlier than, such because the Yellow finish for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, and the Apple Watch Ultra 2’s Titanium Milanese Loop. Nonetheless, the account doesn’t have an ideal monitor report.
A couple of months in the past, The Info‘s Wayne Ma reported that the iPhone 17 Air would have “worse” battery life in comparison with earlier iPhone fashions, because of the gadget’s rumored ultra-thin 5.5mm design limiting inside area for a battery.
In inside testing, Apple decided that the share of customers who will have the ability to use the iPhone 17 Air for a full day while not having to recharge the gadget all through the day will likely be between 60% and 70%, in response to that report. For different iPhone fashions, the report stated that metric is seemingly between 80% and 90%.
To mitigate this drawback, the report stated that Apple is planning to launch a battery case as an non-obligatory accent for the iPhone 17 Air.
Apple final launched battery instances for the iPhone 11 lineup, adopted by the since-discontinued MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12 fashions and newer. A battery case each protects an iPhone and offers extra battery life as vital.