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Apple iPhone users who aren’t bothered by slow battery life may want to make the switch later this year.
We all love brighter screens, faster performance, and better cameras on our smartphones, but one of the biggest items on most wish lists is better battery life. Anyone who owned a phone in the ‘90s will remember going for days or even weeks without having to charge it, and while it’s unlikely we’ll ever see that kind of power again, there may be good news for iPhone fans.
Rumors are swirling that a new iPhone 16 series will be unveiled in September and that along with all the usual improvements, extra performance and improved photography, it could also feature much longer battery life.
That’s according to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who says Apple could increase power by as much as 10% this year. That could mean more hours of use and less chance of everything going down.
Kuo says the upgrade is part of changes being made to the device to comply with new EU regulations that require smartphones to have easily replaceable batteries.
“The EU is requiring all smartphones to have replaceable batteries from 2027,” Kuo explained in a post on X (formerly Twitter)
“By making the battery housing of the new iPhone from stainless steel, it not only makes it less difficult to remove the battery to comply with EU regulations, but it also allows Apple to increase the cell density of the battery by 5-10% while meeting safety requirements. This achieves two goals at once.”
We’ll have to wait and see whether the iPhone 16 gets any better battery life, but one feature we know for sure is coming to the next-generation devices is something called Apple Intelligence.
This generative AI platform promises to change the way we use our gadgets thanks to smart updates and an all-new personal assistant, Siri.
This smart AI-powered system solves users’ problems, responds to prompts, and can even create new unique images using a description typed by the user. If you want a picture of a cat and dog in space, just ask and it will create a photo for you in seconds. It can also rewrite your emails in an instant to make them more personal or professional.
Apple has said the system can also pull information from various apps, such as Maps, Mail and Messages, to help with planning and scheduling. In addition, the system can create any emoji you want via a feature called Genmoji.
If that all sounds scary, Apple promises that the system will be based on privacy, with most processes running on the device itself, without the need for external computers or servers.
Speaking about the changes, Apple software chief Craig Federighi said: “This is AI for the rest of us. Personal intelligence you can rely on at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
“This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter of personal intelligence. Intelligence built for your most personal products: your iPhone, iPad and Mac.
“Intelligence grounded in the things that make you, you and intelligence available system-wide, so you can do things in a way that works for you. We’re just getting started, and I hope you’re as excited as I am about the road ahead.”
Expect the new iPhones to hit stores later in September, and Apple Intelligence to launch.
