The news potential iPhone 16 buyers wanted to hear leaked in patent filing
- A patent filing leak for the new iPhone 16 lineup revealed some good news
- It involves your overworked smartphone battery
- The news concerns the entire iPhone 16 lineup
Published on Mar 27, 2024 at 8:10 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Apr 02, 2024 at 6:58 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A patent filing leak for the new iPhone 16 lineup has revealed good news for your overworked smartphone battery.
From contactless payments to cameras and calendars, our ever-growing reliance on smartphones means we depend on battery life more than ever, too.
However, a recent patent filing leak suggests the iPhone 16 lineup may have a significantly longer battery life than its predecessor
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The good news is this – the alleged upgrade won’t sacrifice the sleek design that draws many of us to the Apple iPhone.
A former Apple employee recently went viral as he revealed that there’s only one real way to save your iPhone’s battery.
The patent filed earlier this month was titled: ‘Battery Cells with Tabs at Right Angles’.
It outlines a clever design that could revolutionize iPhone battery capacity without increasing its size physically.
It involves a strategic placement of the battery’s connector tabs.

Previously they laid flat on the battery surface, however, the patent filing proposes a 90-degree angle.
This would create more space within the existing battery footprint.
The perpendicular tab arrangement might have the added benefit of improving battery efficiency.
Reducing resistance across the battery cell would allow the iPhone to get more power out of every charge.
Battery anxiety is a hot topic currently, as the new Nothing budget phone boasts a two-day battery life that’s set to rival Apple.

What’s more, Energizer has unveiled a phone with a battery that can ‘last for a whole week’ on a single charge.
It’s a bold claim, and massive if true.
Still, getting that into the iPhone 16 lineup before its expected September launch might be tight.
However, it’s a sign of the tech giant’s commitment to tackling problems around battery life.
Apple is yet to officially confirm the leak, but it’s got potential buyers of the iPhone 16 lineup excited.
Say goodbye to battery anxiety.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”