How does the battery life of the iPhone 16 Pro Max compare to the iPhone 15 Pro Max

Battery Life Comparison: iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPhone 15 Pro Max

The iPhone 16 Pro Max has significantly improved battery life compared to its predecessor, the iPhone 15 Pro Max:

- In PhoneArena's extensive battery testing, the iPhone 16 Pro Max lasted 11 hours and 22 minutes, a nearly 2 hour improvement over the iPhone 15 Pro Max's 9 hours and 35 minutes[1].

- The iPhone 16 Pro Max achieved this impressive result despite having a slightly smaller 4685 mAh battery compared to the iPhone 15 Pro Max's 4441 mAh[1].

- Tom's Guide's battery test, which involves continuous web surfing over 5G at 150 nits, the iPhone 16 Pro Max lasted an epic 18 hours and 6 minutes - nearly 4 hours longer than the iPhone 15 Pro Max[3].

- One YouTuber's real-world testing saw the iPhone 16 Pro Max achieve over 11 hours of screen-on time, with 20% battery remaining, compared to the iPhone 15 Pro Max which struggled to last a full day[4].

So in summary, the iPhone 16 Pro Max delivers significantly better battery life than its predecessor across multiple tests, lasting well over 10 hours in real-world usage. The combination of a more efficient A18 chip and iOS 18 optimizations have enabled this major leap in battery endurance for Apple's latest flagship.