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Reportedly putting ridiculously large batteries in its flagship phones
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Quick SummaryRealme’s next phone will have a 7,000mAh battery and there’s an even bigger one coming.But Apple and even Samsung are unlikely to see this as an upgrade worth adding.
Realme’s next phone will have a 7,000mAh battery and there’s an even bigger one coming.But Apple and even Samsung are unlikely to see this as an upgrade worth adding.
Realme’s next phone will have a 7,000mAh battery and there’s an even bigger one coming.But Apple and even Samsung are unlikely to see this as an upgrade worth adding.
Realme’s next phone will have a 7,000mAh battery and there’s an even bigger one coming.
But Apple and even Samsung are unlikely to see this as an upgrade worth adding.
Realme’s launching two new phones that could make evenApple’s bestiPhonelook underserved – in the battery department, at least. Even theSamsung Galaxy S25could struggle in comparison.
Both the imminent Realme Neo7 and a currently unnamed handset for 2025 are said to be coming with batteries that make the even theiPhone 16 Pro and Pro Maxlook seriously short on stamina.
Even if Realme decides not to do the 8K one, the Neo7’s battery is much bigger than that in Apple’s biggest iPhone, the iPhone 16 Pro Max. It runs on a 4,685mAh battery.
However, Apple and its closest rival,Samsung, are highly unlikely to care.
If we were talking about theSamsung Galaxy S25then Apple might be concerned.
But Realme isn’t competing in the same market – literally, in some cases. The Chinese brand rarely sells its phones in the UK, US or Australian markets, so the firm could be offering every one of its customers a free horse for all that Apple or other global rivals care.
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There’s another reason why it won’t bother Apple though, and that’s the fact that while Realme’s battery size is impressive, having that much more capacity means trade-offs in portability, weight and overall design.
For example, I’ve just bought a power pack (even tech writers aren’t immune toBlack Friday) that’s double the capacity of my previous one, and while it’s from the same manufacturer with the same basic design it’s much heavier. It also takes much longer to fully charge.
I don’t mind the bulk when I’m travelling, but I don’t want to be lugging around such a heavy lump every day.
That’s a trade-off you can be sure Apple thinks about. For years it’s talked about battery life in terms of “all-day” rather than milliamps. And with Apple apparently focused on making ever slimmer phones such as theiPhone 17 Air, aka iPhone 17 Slim, you can be confident that for the foreseeable future, it will prioritise lightness over battery life.
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