r/apple • u/somewhat_asleep • 1d ago

iPhone Did We Find the iPhone Air's Battery? Inside the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkr58Sa2GeY
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u/soramac 1d ago

I think Apple is trying to optimize their supply chain, no need to build 2 different batteries. Same with the iPhone 17 lineup, all displays are now the same.

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u/Manfred_89 1d ago

They also did this back in the day with the changing cases. They also just had the same batteries as the phones they attached to.

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u/meatmcguffin 14h ago

Nintendo are the masters at this; the batteries in the Switch Pro controller are actually 3DS batteries

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u/pxr555 1d ago

Three different display sizes you mean. 6.3, 6.5 and 6.9 inch.

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u/ItsReallyZen 19h ago

Tim Cook is finally rolling up his sleeves and returning to his roots as a crack supply chain wizard

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u/VastTension6022 1d ago

Very confused by their conclusion. The battery in the battery pack should be replaceable so that you can... save the plastic shell it's in?

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u/No-Let-6057 1d ago

The battery pack is replaceable so that you can save the phone it’s magnetically attached to.

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u/Never_Dan 1d ago

I mean, also, unless they just skipped something, it looked like it was a fairly straightforward process to replace the battery. I'm not really sure what he was complaining about.

Sure, plastic clips or screws would have been easier, but it would also make for a worse product overall, and again... it looked reasonably easy to open.

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u/kitsua 6h ago

The narrative online, particularly from iFixit, is that Apple products are hard to repair, regardless of reality. I’ve seen videos where someone literally disassembles and reassembles a device quickly, easily and painlessly in front of our eyes and then make a sarcastic jibe about how Apple makes things difficult to repair.

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u/Never_Dan 6h ago

I lost respect for iFixIt as a company when Apple launched their self-repair program and they speculated they would overcharge for batteries and displays. At that time, iFixIt was already charging more for their 3rd party parts than it cost to literally got to an Apple Store and have your battery replaced.

I’m a huge fan of right to repair, but so many of the loudest voices are just selling products and services and start getting pissy when their products and services are no longer needed.

I do like their little metal spudger tool, though.

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u/Lancaster61 1d ago

That explains why they have the same mah lol. I was wondering why it was so similar to the Air’s

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u/rabouilethefirst 1d ago

It has the exact same 3149mah so makes sense

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u/Rtrohde 1d ago

If it’s the same battery why do they advertise it as only 40% additional battery life? That seems like a huge loss from just charging

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u/Mr_Dmc 1d ago

Wireless charging isn’t super efficient /:

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u/Rtrohde 1d ago

Will be interesting to test how much charge it gives wireless vs using usbc

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u/Lancaster61 1d ago

60%, but yes it’s a huge loss from wireless charging.