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iPhone 15 Battery Sizes Similar to iPhone 14; Apple Touts Same Battery Life Despite No Major Increases

  • iPhone 15 battery sizes revealed in Chinese regulatory filing - 15 is 3,349 mAh, 15 Plus is 4,383 mAh, 15 Pro is 3,274 mAh, 15 Pro Max is 4,422 mAh.

  • Battery capacities very similar to iPhone 14 models - no major increases.

  • Apple claims same battery life as iPhone 14 models - 20 hrs (15), 26 hrs (15 Plus), 23 hrs (15 Pro), 29 hrs (15 Pro Max).

  • Efficiency improvements may still allow better real-world battery.

  • iPhone 15 lineup announced by Apple this week, available for pre-order Friday, launching September 22nd.

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The upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will have the same storage capacity options as the iPhone 14 Pro models, with increased RAM for improved performance and a potential price increase for the Pro Max model.
Apple's newly launched iPhone 15 series does not come with improved battery life compared to the previous iPhone 14 series, suggesting that the battery capacities may have remained the same or potentially even decreased.
Apple has launched its iPhone 15 lineup, which includes the high-end iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models, but rival phones from Samsung, Google, and OnePlus offer similar or better specifications.
The iPhone 15 series includes four models - iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max - with varying colors, design, camera features, and processors, while all models now use USB-C for charging.
The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models have a new battery health setting that limits charging to 80% at all times, separate from the Optimized Battery Charging feature, in order to improve battery lifespan.
The iPhone 15 Pro has been reported to have overheating issues and a swollen battery, potentially posing a fire hazard and hindering its status as the best phone of 2023.
Apple may be using cheaper batteries with lower charge cycle counts in the iPhone 14 and 15 series, which could explain the reported lower battery capacity in these devices after less than a year of ownership.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max and Pixel 8 Pro have notable differences in their camera systems, with the iPhone producing more natural landscape images and better background blur in portrait mode, while the Pixel excels in lower light situations and offers fun AI features like Best Take and Magic Editor.