All batteries are aging. Not a surprise here, the most popular today’s lithium-ion batteries, used in iPhone does not escape this dilemma. They fade and after sometime they do not hold the charge as they used to when they were new. The battery of the iPhone like any other lithium polymer battery quickly depletes after few years of usage and can only hold 70-80% of the original charge.
If this happens you do not have to make another purchase of an iPhone brand new again. At least you can always replace the battery, though at a comparatively much cheaper price, of course. Naturally, depending on the model, you can gain in autonomy but also and above all in performance, especially since iOS regulates the power of the processor when the battery is worn out.
Still, battery replacement is actually possible albeit not as simple as it is made out to be. Apple is right now, using a highly rigid adhesive, to ‘bolt’ the battery, in the iPhone. To remove it, several small pieces that can be broken easily need to be pulled, and thus the process can be more complicated than it is supposed to be. The battery itself is rather delicate and requires that you disconnect and reconnect it to very slim cables. However, it is not very difficult to replace this battery of Nokia 9300 by yourself, although the best way is to take it to a repairer.
If these new rumors are indeed accurate, the process could be brought down to barebones with the iPhone 16.
This is where the iPhone 16 could come with an easy to remove battery related specification from a competitor.
From an article by The Information, it was understood that Apple is considering an all-new battery plan for the iPhone 16. This may mean the Cupertino company could include the battery as a component of a metal body; a completely different process of removal. Instead of having to pull on paws to peel off the adhesive on the battery, you would simply discharge a small current that would den-lite the case and pull it off the iPhone. This has the advantage of being substantially safer and easier than is presently the case.
Apple isn’t doing this out of the goodness of its soul. The move is a response to a new EU law that requires smartphones to have “replaceable batteries” by 2025. Europe has had a relatively significant influence on Apple’s decisions for some time, requiring the company to open up some of these closed platforms, allowing for example third-party app stores and browsers on iOS.
Despite this pressure, only the battery will be easy to replace. There are no rumors about other elements of the iPhone that would become easier to replace. In other words, the iPhone 16 should still have strong adhesive that will have to be heated and removed/cut to open the device.
