The well-known YouTube channel REWA Technology today released a teardown video of the physical SIM card version of the iPhone 17 Pro, revealing many internal changes in the new model. Currently, the detailed disassembly of the well-known repair website iFixit has yet to be launched. The content of REWA provides rare intuitive details for those who pay attention to the structure of new models.
The new generation iPhone 17 Pro has made adjustments to its internal design, including a larger rear camera lens, a new vaporization heat dissipation system to improve thermal management capabilities, and a built-in Apple self-developed N1 chip that supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread protocols.
Combining the existing disassembly videos on the Internet and the energy efficiency label announced by Apple in the EU, it has been confirmed that the battery capacity of iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air models in the SIM and eSIM versions is as follows:
| model | SIM card version battery | eSIM version battery only | eSIM capacity increased year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 17 | To be announced | 3692 mAh | +3.7% |
| iPhone Air | — | 3149 mAh | — |
| iPhone 17 Pro | 3988 mAh | 4252 mAh | +18.7% |
| iPhone 17 Pro Max | 4823 mAh | 5088 mAh | +8.6% |
During the same period, the battery capacity of each model of the iPhone 16 series is:
| model | SIM card and eSIM version battery |
|---|---|
| iPhone 16 | 3561 mAh |
| iPhone 16 Plus | 4674 mAh |
| iPhone 16 Pro | 3582 mAh |
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | 4685 mAh |
From the iPhone 14 to iPhone 16 series, the SIM card slot has been eliminated in the US version of the model, and Apple only uses plastic parts instead. Starting from the iPhone 17 series, global eSIM models directly use the space left in the SIM card slot or the space of plastic parts to increase battery capacity.
Currently, all iPhone 17 models sold in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries and some regions are eSIM-only versions.