The first iPhone 16 reviews deliver real-life battery tests, and the small iPhone 16 can almost match the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Behold! I now crown the iPhone 16 Pro Max as our new smartphone battery life king, kicking the Google Pixel 9 out of its short-lived throne. You won't believe how long the top-tier iPhone 16 lasted on a charge.

Apple's battery life estimates for the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max imply that battery life might be better with Always-On display disabled.

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Just hours before the new iPhones are revealed, an industry heavyweight reports details of price, battery life and the Capture Button.

On our TikTok rundown battery test, which loops a continuous video until it dies with the display at 50% of brightness, the iPhone 16 Pro Max ran out of juice after 25 hours and 17 minutes.

The iPhone 16 family has much bigger batteries than its predecessor, with the iPhone 16 Pro growing by almost 10% versus the iPhone 15 Pro.

The $999 iPhone 16 Pro and $1,199 iPhone 16 Pro Max have everything we've come to expect in a year-over-year upgrade. They lack Apple Intelligence at launch but make up for it in other ways.

Apple's iPhone 16 family of phones launches in stores on Friday. I've been testing the high-end iPhone 16 Pro Max for the past five days. Apple Intelligence is launching in beta with some of Apple's advertised features in October.