New Images from Chinese site Digi.tech.qq.com spotted by MacRumors reveal what is believed to be a larger iPhone 7 battery. The print on the pictured battery cell lists 7.04 watt-hours, which is larger than the iPhone 6s at 6.61 watt-hours. This means the iPhone 7 may have a nearly identical battery to the iPhone 6. Earlier this year, MyDrivers reported the iPhone 7’s battery would be 12 percent larger than the iPhone 6s. Check out the leaked images via Digi.tech.qq.com of the iPhone 7 and its battery cell here.
The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are expected to be even thinner than the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, so how will Apple fit the larger battery? If Apple decides to axe the headphone jack and go with a single lightning port, that could free up a little hardware space. While the rumored dual-lens camera seems more probable, previous rumors also predicted the iPhone 7 could get a smaller, spherical lens camera.
Thinner is the trend for every smartphone manufacturer. Each year Apple makes it a point to release a phone sleeker than the year before. A smaller and more efficient camera system could free up space for of the biggest customer complaints: larger storage capacity and longer battery life. However, with photo-sharing social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, the demand for high quality cameras is high. Even with no headphone jack alone, Apple may be able to amp up storage capacity to the rumored 256 GB, increase the battery life, and adapt the dual-lens camera system.
The specifics of Apple’s wireless charging technology are unknown, but if adapted, juicing the battery would be more convenient than ever before, giving customers the ability to charge their phones anywhere, not just near a power outlet. This could relieve a significant amount of battery-life woes.
The iPhone 7 is also rumored to get a stereo speaker, faster A10 chip, no rear antenna bands, and hybrid magnetic wireless EarPods to make up for the lack of headphone jack. Even though renowned KGI Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will not adapt OLED technology until the 2018, MyDrivers reported earlier this month that a brand-new iPhone Pro could get a wraparound OLED screen with ‘virtual’ side-screen buttons.
Apple isn’t expected to announce any details until Fall 2016. Stay tuned as we learn more in the months ahead.
