There are various options available to charge the battery of an iPhone 16. Apple has also improved the performance of the battery.
Charge iPhone 16 – you have these options
Apple has provided the iPhone 16 with multiple charging options so that you are prepared when the battery needs to be charged depending on the situation. In addition, iOS 18 introduced some helpful additional functions for managing the charging process:
- Wired charging: For wired charging, connect iPhone 16 to a compatible power adapter using a USB-C cable. Both the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus are equipped with a USB 2 interface. The maximum supported power for wired charging on the iPhone 16 Pro is up to 45 watts. Both the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max support USB 3 for up to 20x faster transfers. This enables significantly faster charging than previous models with a Lightning port.
- In contrast to wired charging, the two wireless charging options for the iPhone 16 are perhaps a little more convenient, but they are also significantly slower – although slow battery charging is by no means a bad thing, provided you're not in a particular hurry. MagSafe and Qi2 are available for wireless charging of the iPhone.
- MagSafe: With the MagSafe charger you can charge the iPhone 16 wirelessly with a power of up to a maximum of 25 watts. The MagSafe charger features magnetic alignment that ensures the iPhone is optimally placed on the charger.
- Qi2: The second option for charging the iPhone 16 wirelessly is using Qi. The advantage is that this method of wireless charging works with many third-party chargers. However, in this case only a maximum power of 15 watts is possible.
- With the introduction of iOS 18, you also have the option of setting the charging limit in advance. You have the choice of only charging the iPhone 16 to 80 percent, 85 percent, 90 percent and 95 percent.
iPhone 16: battery performance
Compared to the previous versions, the iPhone 16 also scores with an improved battery capacity:
- iPhone 16 with approx. 3,561 mAh: Video playback: up to 22 hours Streaming: up to 18 hours Audio playback: up to 80 hours
- iPhone 16 Plus with approx. 4,006 mAh: Video playback: up to 27 hours Streaming: up to 24 hours Audio playback: up to 100 hours
- iPhone 16 Pro with approx. 3,577 mAh: Video playback: up to 27 hours Streaming: up to 22 hours Audio playback: up to 85 hours
- iPhone 16 Pro Max with approx. 4,676 mAh: Video playback: up to 33 hours Streaming: up to 29 hours Audio playback: up to 105 hours