What does ‘breakthrough’ iPhone 16e battery life mean for the iPhone 17 Air?

I've been telling you how amazing the iPhone 16e will be for months, but battery life never made the list of potential highlights. Back then, we thought the handset would be called the iPhone SE 4. The design upgrade to a notch display, the iPhone 16 specs, and a starting price of around $500 were the main reasons that would make me recommend this iPhone.

Now that Apple unveiled the iPhone 16e, we know the iPhone 14 design rumors were real, as were the iPhone 16-grade hardware specs. The price was a little surprising, as Apple went for the $599 price point, which is more expensive than the $499-to-$549 segment we were expecting.

But Apple also delivered a surprising upgrade with the iPhone 16e. The phone features "breakthrough" battery life, which means it will last almost as long as the iPhone 16 Pro. That's great news to anyone upgrading from an iPhone 12 model or an even older device. All iPhone 16 handsets feature terrific battery life.

As for this longtime iPhone user, I'm also interpreting the iPhone 16e battery life from a different perspective. I'm hoping the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air will have surprisingly good battery life thanks to similar innovations.

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