According to the latest rumors, the iPhone 16 "family" will be announced a few days earlier than last year's generation.
From battery capacity to the design of the iPhone 16 series, everything about the new iPhone generation has been revealed as we enter August. As scheduled, September is the time when Apple announces new iPhone models.
Recently, according to CNMO Technology News (China), the iPhone 16 series will be announced on September 10. This is quite reasonable because Apple usually holds iPhone announcement events on Tuesday. For example, last year, the iPhone 15 series launch event was held on September 12, which also fell on a Tuesday.
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One exception is the iPhone 14 launch event, which is set for Wednesday 2022.
The iPhone 16 is shaping up to be one of Apple's most exciting iPhones in years. That's because of the emphasis on AI features - Artificial Intelligence, which is gaining traction among many users.
In terms of hardware, the iPhone 16 Pro pair will have larger screens measuring 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches respectively. On the other hand, the standard iPhone models will have a new rear camera design, a new shutter button for controlling photo capture, and a faster 3nm chip.
iPhone 16 will have vertical rear camera.
The Action Button — which was exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro models last year — will be standard across the 2024 iPhone lineup. Additionally, the iPhone 16 Pro will feature the iPhone 15 Pro Max's 5x Tetraprism optical zoom lens. The iPhone 16 Pro models will also get a new 48MP ultra-wide camera.
Except for the iPhone 16 Plus, all iPhone 16 models will have larger batteries than their predecessors, and the new iPhone lineup will also support faster wired and wireless charging.
While only last year's iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max were eligible for Apple Intelligence, this year all four iPhone 16 models will have AI, which could help them stand out and outperform other high-end phones in 2024.
But the question many users are asking is whether they should upgrade to iOS 17.6 right now, especially if they are concerned about battery life. YouTuber @iAppleBytes has now conducted a battery life test of iOS 17.6 and found that there is real concern about the reduced battery life of many iPhone models.
Before diving into the analysis, let’s find out what benefits iOS 17.6 brings to iPhone users. Accordingly, in iOS 17.6, Apple News+ will add support for Live Activity, add various sports activity tracking features, record real-time matches in progress, and other real-time news on the home screen and lock screen.
iOS 17.6 adds a message identification system that allows users to filter out unknown messages from different countries. This is a very practical feature for users who frequently receive spam or harassing messages from abroad, and can effectively improve user experience and security.
Moving on to the battery life test, YouTube channel iAppleBytes used 6 iPhone SE 2020, iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 15 models to test when the battery is fully charged and the battery status reaches about 90% or more, using the Geekbench tool to test. The test process until the phone drops to 0%, thereby evaluating battery usage in iOS version 17.6.
The test showed that the battery life of 5 iPhone models decreased, including: iPhone SE 2020 (reduced by 6 minutes), iPhone 11 (reduced by 23 minutes), iPhone 12 (reduced by 8 minutes), iPhone 13 (reduced by 25 minutes), iPhone 15 (reduced by 19 minutes). Meanwhile, only the battery life of iPhone XR increased by 19 minutes.
Many users will feel that iOS 17.6 will reduce the battery life of the iPhone, so it is better not to upgrade. However, that is not the case. Although iOS 17.6 will affect battery life, it fixes up to 30 security flaws at once. Apple also emphasized that these flaws can be exploited, so users should update to iOS 17.6 as soon as possible to avoid hackers taking advantage of this vulnerability and invading the iPhone.
