Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 may finally address an issue that iPhone users have been clamoring about for years – mediocre battery life. According to a new report from the Chinese-language website MyDrivers, Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus model may feature a 3100 mAh battery, a marked increase from the company’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models which come with 1715 mAh and 2750 mAh batteries, respectively.
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While this is undoubtedly encouraging, it’s important to point out that a bigger battery doesn’t necessarily result in improved battery life. On the whole, battery life can be affected by any number of factors, and it’s entirely possible that the larger battery may simply be necessary to account for more power-hungry hardware.
Nonetheless, if there is any inkling of truth to this rumor, it perhaps demonstrates that Apple isn’t oblivious to the bevy of user complaints surrounding iPhone battery life issues. Despite Jony Ive’s seeming obsession with creating thinner devices, iPhone users, for years on end, have all shouted in unison that they'd rather have a device with more robust battery life than a thinner form factor.
