As part of the new changes promised by Apple with the arrival of iOS 18 is also a positive impact on power management even in last year’s models iPhone 15 Pro και iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Mirroring the findings of other testers, the iPhone 16 Pro Max set a new record for battery longevity, easily hitting 10 hours of life in its test. But what’s perhaps more interesting is that the 15 Pro Max actually gained an extra hour of battery life with iOS 18, compared to when the test was run on the same phones with iOS 17 installed. The 15 Pro also saw similar improvements .
Obviously, all battery tests are if you want complex situations and are not necessarily the most accurate figures given compared to using a device in the real world. However, it’s worth noting that this particular test isn’t just something trivial like playing streaming video on repeat.
The test he performed From blogger @Geekerwan, includes using WeChat for texting, voice and video calling, browsing the web, using Douyin (TikTok), and playing the Genshin Impact game. These activities are repeated, sequentially, until the battery is exhausted.
Under these circumstances, iOS 18 helped extend the runtime of older phones. The iPhone 15 Pro previously lasted 6 hours and 22 minutes. With iOS 18, it lasted 6 hours and 55 minutes. Likewise, the iPhone 15 Pro Max went from 7 hours and 56 minutes to 9 hours and 2 minutes.
On the 15 Pro model it was estimated at about half an hour of extra battery life, based on these findings. On the 15 Pro Max, that’s an increase of more than an hour. These gains are achieved for free, just by updating your operating system.
As for the explanation for the dramatic improvement, Geekerwan points to changes in the way the iOS 18 task scheduler takes advantage of its performance and power cores chipset A17 Pro.
In short, it looks like iOS 18 is waiting longer before boosting the processor’s core frequencies. This means that for shorter tasks, the system consumes less power and results in less battery drain.
But if you want the best battery life, you should consider upgrading to the iPhone 16 Pro Max. This phone tops the battery life test chart 10 hours and 23 minutes, almost an hour and a half more than the iPhone Pro Max with iOS 18. The 16 Plus also has 10 hours of battery life, while the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 only manage 8.5 hours, still easily eclipsing their previous generation competition .
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Source: myphone.gr
