Casey Liss

This is a real bummer of a downgrade and a compromise that I hope was only made for that thinner fitment comfort rather than to save a buck or to artificially segment the lineup.

Wow. John, do you want to tell us about discoveries with regard to the A18 and A18 Pro, please?

Wow. John, do you want to tell us about discoveries with regard to the A18 and A18 Pro, please?

And in the same spirit, it turns out there is a tiny hardware difference between the two, these AirPods. So John, what's going on here?

And in the same spirit, it turns out there is a tiny hardware difference between the two, these AirPods. So John, what's going on here?

And then additionally from iFixit, if we take a look at the x-rays of the ANC version of the case, we can again see the exact same PCB, but with a speaker inside the housing. This is another component that contributes to the extra $50 you'd pay for the ANC version. As far as I can tell, those are the only two differences.

And then additionally from iFixit, if we take a look at the x-rays of the ANC version of the case, we can again see the exact same PCB, but with a speaker inside the housing. This is another component that contributes to the extra $50 you'd pay for the ANC version. As far as I can tell, those are the only two differences.

All right. And then Tom's Hardware or Tom's Guide, whatever they're calling themselves these days, did a large test of the iPhone's 16 battery life. And they have a summary table that John has been kind enough to put in the show notes for me.

All right. And then Tom's Hardware or Tom's Guide, whatever they're calling themselves these days, did a large test of the iPhone's 16 battery life. And they have a summary table that John has been kind enough to put in the show notes for me.

Here it was. I was trying to credit you, and apparently I did not give you sufficient credit. So I apologize.

Here it was. I was trying to credit you, and apparently I did not give you sufficient credit. So I apologize.

Follow-up, copyright 2011, John Syracuse. So anyway, battery size for the iPhone 16. It's up 6.3%. Battery life up almost 15%. Battery size for the 16 Plus up almost 7%. Battery life up almost 16%. 16 Pro gets about 9%, and 30% increased battery life. 16 Pro Max, 6% battery size increase, and again, about 30% battery life increase. That is quite impressive. Yeah.

Follow-up, copyright 2011, John Syracuse. So anyway, battery size for the iPhone 16. It's up 6.3%. Battery life up almost 15%. Battery size for the 16 Plus up almost 7%. Battery life up almost 16%. 16 Pro gets about 9%, and 30% increased battery life. 16 Pro Max, 6% battery size increase, and again, about 30% battery life increase. That is quite impressive. Yeah.

Can you crank it to 90 or 100? I thought it was either 80 or nothing.

Can you crank it to 90 or 100? I thought it was either 80 or nothing.

Well, for some reason, I thought it was the same. I think the laptops are 80 or 100, and I thought it was the same on the phones. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm wrong. I just didn't realize.

Well, for some reason, I thought it was the same. I think the laptops are 80 or 100, and I thought it was the same on the phones. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm wrong. I just didn't realize.

Al Dente is the one that I think most people recommend. A-L-D-E-N-T-E. I will put it in the show notes. David Schaub has some input or correction, really. We were talking last episode or the episode before about the glue that becomes not so sticky when you apply a voltage to it. Um, and remind me what exactly we said would happen if we, if you reverse the polarity.

Al Dente is the one that I think most people recommend. A-L-D-E-N-T-E. I will put it in the show notes. David Schaub has some input or correction, really. We were talking last episode or the episode before about the glue that becomes not so sticky when you apply a voltage to it. Um, and remind me what exactly we said would happen if we, if you reverse the polarity.

So David writes, when making the positive and negative electrical connections to release an iPhone 16 battery, the polarity determines which side the glue residue is left on when it unsticks. If you mistakenly reverse the positive and negative connections, the residue is left on the chassis, which is hard to clean, instead of the battery, which is where you want it.