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Apple striving for better iPhone fold battery life
The thinner casing of the expected iPhone Fold means a smaller battery, but a new leak claims that Apple plans to mitigate this by improving power efficiency.Render of a possible iPhone FoldIt's previously been reported that Apple — and Samsung — are having difficulties making thinner batteries. In November 2024, leaker yeux1122 claimed that it hadn't been possible to make the substrate, the base material of the battery, as thin as anticipated.That meant, said the leaker, that the battery in an iPhone fold or an iPhone 17 Slim could be no less than 6mm. Since then, other rumors have claimed that the iPhone 17 Slim will be just 5.5mm, and now leaker yeux1122 is saying that Apple's focus has moved on to maximizing battery life. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
The thinner casing of the expected iPhone Fold means a smaller battery, but a new leak claims that Apple plans to mitigate this by improving power efficiency.
Render of a possible iPhone Fold
It's previously been reported that Apple — and Samsung — are having difficulties making thinner batteries. In November 2024, leaker yeux1122 claimed that it hadn't been possible to make the substrate, the base material of the battery, as thin as anticipated.
That meant, said the leaker, that the battery in an iPhone fold or an iPhone 17 Slim could be no less than 6mm. Since then, other rumors have claimed that the iPhone 17 Slim will be just 5.5mm, and now leaker yeux1122 is saying that Apple's focus has moved on to maximizing battery life.
Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Render of a possible iPhone Fold
It's previously been reported that Apple — and Samsung — are having difficulties making thinner batteries. In November 2024, leaker yeux1122 claimed that it hadn't been possible to make the substrate, the base material of the battery, as thin as anticipated.
That meant, said the leaker, that the battery in an iPhone fold or an iPhone 17 Slim could be no less than 6mm. Since then, other rumors have claimed that the iPhone 17 Slim will be just 5.5mm, and now leaker yeux1122 is saying that Apple's focus has moved on to maximizing battery life.
Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
