Apple says iPhone 15 has longer battery life than previous models

Apple has revealed that the iPhone 15 series has a longer battery cycle life than the company’s previous smartphone models. The company’s battery documentation has been updated to note that the iPhone 15 series can retain 80% of its battery capacity with twice as many charge cycles as its predecessor. With the upcoming iOS 17.4 update, the company’s latest smartphone models will be able to display the phone’s battery “health” in the Settings app, in addition to charging cycles.

The company updated its Battery and performance support documentation (pass MacRumors) updated the battery cycle life data of the iPhone 15 series. “The battery in iPhone 15 models is designed to retain 80% of its original capacity after 1,000 full charge cycles under ideal conditions,” the document states. On the other hand, Apple said that iPhone 14 and earlier models have a battery life of 500 80% of charging capacity will be retained after the first charging cycle.

Apple told the publication that the new data comes from the company’s latest testing of the iPhone 15 series, which involves charging and discharging batteries “under specific conditions,” adding that the company will also continue to improve the iPhone 15’s battery components and power sources. management system. iPhone.

If you own an iPhone 15 series smartphone, you can open the Settings app and tap General > About to view detailed statistics related to your phone’s battery, such as date of manufacture, date of first use, and charge cycle count. These statistics are not available on iPhone 14 and earlier models. When iOS 17.4 arrives in the next few days, you’ll be able to find these battery stats in a different place in the Settings app.

With the arrival of last year’s iPhone 15 series, Apple added new battery statistics to the Settings app—these figures only apply to the latest iPhone models.With the upcoming iOS 17.4 update, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max users will be able to view these statistics, as well as the health of their phone’s battery, by visiting set up > Battery > Battery health.