iPhone 17 Pro's Metal Battery Allegedly Revealed [Updated]

Update — August 2: Majin Bu present says that this artillery is actually for the iPhone 17 Pro, alternatively of the iPhone 17 Air arsenic they primitively claimed. There volition seemingly beryllium 2 variants, for models with and without a carnal SIM paper tray.


"Due to a miscommunication with my source, the accusation I reported yesterday is incorrect," said Majin Bu.

Original communicative follows.

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A leaker known arsenic Majin Bu contiguous shared images of an alleged artillery pack for Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Air model, which is expected to motorboat successful September.

The artillery seemingly has a metallic cover, conscionable like the iPhone 16 Pro's battery. This screen would assistance to dissipate vigor generated by the artillery wrong the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to measure conscionable 5.5mm astatine its thinnest point.

A root told Majin Bu that the L-shaped artillery battalion volition person a capableness of astir 2,900 mAh. That tracks with erstwhile rumors indicating that the iPhone 17 Air's artillery capableness volition beryllium in the 2,800 mAh to 3,000 mAh range.

The batteries successful the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus usage a benignant of adhesive that tin beryllium loosened with low-voltage electrical current, from a 9V artillery oregon different powerfulness source. Majin Bu expects the iPhone 17 Air's artillery volition besides beryllium removable successful this way.


Majin Bu has a mixed way grounds with Apple rumors. They were astir precocious close astir iPadOS 26 adding a Mac-like paper barroom to iPads.

If the 2,900 mAh fig is accurate, the iPhone 17 Air could person the shortest artillery beingness of immoderate iPhone exemplary since the iPhone 13 series, but the little capableness could beryllium offset by the A19 chip's improved powerfulness efficiency. In addition, iOS 26's caller Adaptive Power Mode would assistance the iPhone 17 Air to execute astatine slightest somewhat longer artillery life.

Earlier this year, The Information's Wayne Ma reported that the iPhone 17 Air would person "worse" artillery life compared to erstwhile iPhone models, owed to the device's rumored ultra-thin plan limiting interior abstraction for a battery.

In interior testing, Apple determined that the percent of users who volition beryllium capable to usage the iPhone 17 Air for a afloat time without needing to recharge the instrumentality passim the time volition beryllium betwixt 60% and 70%, according to that report. For different iPhone models, the study said that metric is seemingly betwixt 80% and 90%.

To mitigate this problem, the study said that Apple is readying to merchandise a artillery lawsuit arsenic an optional accessory for the iPhone 17 Air.

Apple past released artillery cases for the iPhone 11 lineup, followed by the since-discontinued MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12 models and newer.
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