YouTube channel REWA Technology has shared a teardown video of the iPhone 16 Pro, giving us a first look at the inside of the device after its launch.
The video reveals that the iPhone 16 Pro is equipped with a metal battery, confirming a rumor heard from last year. The battery has a capacity of 3,582 mAh while, for comparison, the iPhone 15 Pro has 3,274 mAh.
According to Apple, some iPhone 16 batteries use an adhesive that can be easily loosened by low-voltage electricity, such as from a 9V battery.
TechCrunch pointed out that this change applies to the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, but not the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
In this teardown video, they didn’t test the low-voltage removal process on the iPhone 16 Pro, but it was revealed that the device’s battery still has adhesive tabs, which suggests that the new process may indeed be limited to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus.
A different teardown video appears to show that the iPhone 16 Pro Max still has a battery encased in black foil instead of metal.
Apple has announced that all four iPhone 16 models feature internal design changes for improved heat dissipation. In the teardown video, the iPhone 16 Pro chassis appears to have a larger thermal sheet compared to the iPhone 15 Pro. Metal-covered batteries could also help improve heat dissipation.
Finally, the video reveals that the iPhone 16 Pro has a slightly more compact motherboard compared to the iPhone 15 Pro.
Source: techblog.gr
