Oliver Haslam on September 9, 2024, 10:40 pm

iPhone 16 Pro Max Battery Life: How Long Does It Really Last?

Here are the details on iPhone 16 Pro Max battery life, and how long it will really last for you.

Apple’s new iPhone 16 Pro Max is the biggest and best iPhone that Apple has ever sold, and that means that it also has the best battery life of any iPhone as well. So, how good is it, really?

We won’t know for sure until we start to see people put the iPhone 16 Pro Max through its paces in real-world tests, and that’s going to be a week or so away. But right now we have Apple’s spec sheet and battery life figures to go off.

So with that in mind, how long should the typical iPhone 16 Pro Max last when people are putting it through a normal day in their lives?

Apple says that the iPhone 16 Pro Max is good for 33 hours of video playback on a single charge, while that drops to 29 hours when the video is streamed from the internet — like watching Apple TV+ or Netflix, for example. Those who use their iPhone as a glorified iPod should get around 105 hours of music playback from a full battery, too.

Charging the new iPhone is faster than ever thanks to support for 25W wireless MagSafe charging while a 30W USB-C charger will be required to make that happen.

When wired, Apple says that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will fast charge up to 50% battery capacity in just 35 minutes, while the charging speed will then slow down to protect the battery. You’ll need a 20W or higher USB-C power adapter to enjoy such a speed, though.