Apple reportedly wants to surround the iPhone battery with a metal shell, but to what end? Designed to meet new EU rules, the process could also improve the smartphone’s battery life.
A few months before a probable launch in September, the iPhone 16 is starting to reveal some of its secrets. But among the new rumors, the one that comes to us from analyst Ming Chi Kuo and which concerns the future battery of the smartphone is particularly surprising. Apple has not only decided to replace the battery of its iPhone, but also to use new technology in order to improve the accumulator in two aspects, its repairability and its density.
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According to Ming Chi Kuo, Apple is therefore working on a new battery on its iPhone, but also a new way to integrate it. The idea in Cupertino would be to use a new metal chassis to surround the battery. Objective of the maneuver: facilitate access and handling of the “battery” and thus comply with the new requirements of the European Union which requires, from 2025, that repairs be facilitated on technological products. Certainly such a process would meet the new rules set by the institution. But that would not be the only consequence of such a process.
Need to find a new way to remove the battery
Indeed, this new metal shell could also improve the autonomy of the next iPhones. As explained by the specialized media The Information, this new process could also improve the density of the battery by around 5% to 10%, which would also extend the life of the accumulator.
Apple must also implement a simplified battery removal procedure. Currently, the one that equips the iPhone 15 and previous cannot be removed without specific tools and without moving adhesive strips. The use of metal also meets this requirement for simplification. The process that Apple would like to implement would automatically dislodge the battery when a low voltage is applied to one of the areas of the battery. A procedure that is obviously safe but which would be within the reach of DIY enthusiasts and which would not cause damage during extraction.
This new battery should be used in at least one version of the upcoming iPhone 16. According to Ming Chi Kuo, Apple could gradually extend the process to other versions of its smartphone during the year. The final goal: that all iPhone 17s, in two years, will be equipped with it.
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