- A new rumor suggests that Xiaomi’s next flagship phone could have a 7,000 mAh battery
- That could see Xiaomi almost twice the ability of the Iphone 16 of Gen-Gen battery
- It is very unlikely that Xiaomi 16 come to the United States
Another day, another rumor of futuristic specifications about a Chinese phone manufacturer: this time, we have heard on a big step forward in the capacity of the mobile battery of the Xiaomi technological giant.
The people of Phonerena saw a weibo post for the remarkable Tipster Smart Pikachu, who states that the Xiaomi 16 could come equipped with a massive 7,000 mAh battery, which would make the Xiaomi 16 the first phone with a battery of this capacity.
Before deepening that, allow me to consult the tip by noticing that this publication was translated from the Chinese using the translation option in Google Chrome, so this information is not clear. But the hashtag Smart Pikachu is using seems to be in reference to the Xiaomi 16, and Phonerae believes that the ‘7’ in the translated publication (which I have captured and published below) refers to the battery size.
Recently we have seen the phones approach and cross the 6,000 mAh brand, and the current generation Xiaomi 15 has a 5,240 mAh battery, so 7,000MAH seems like a very ambitious goal.
The Xiaomi 15 was launched this year, so we would expect the Xiaomi 16 to throw at some time in 2026, as Phonearena highlights, that is the same year in which we hope to see the iPhone 18, the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 11 series.
In fact, a 7,000 mAh battery would put the Xiaomi 16 at the forefront of what is possible for a flagship intelligent phone: there are telephone numbers in the market with larger cells, but these are typically bulky and strong resistant phones.
Our in -depth review of Xiaomi 15 found the battery life of the phone impressive, especially for a compact frame phone: it is easy to see that a 33% increase of up to 7,000 mAh could carry Xiaomi’s flagship at the highest levels of mobile battery champions.
And although I still believe that 7,000ma is a high objective, it is true that Android phone manufacturers, particularly Chinese companies, have been advancing in the rhythm when it comes to battery hardware. It makes me think if a certain technological giant based in Cupertino will seek to catch up in the short term.
Capacity opacity
Apple is famous with its mobile battery abilities, instead of choosing to list an iPhone battery life in video playback hours.
It is probably the best, since the exact figures recover from the disassembled and the deconstructions after the launch show that the iPhones rarely have batteries as large as their Android counterparts.
For example, the iPhone 16 has a 3,561 mAh battery, less than the 4,000 mAh cell found in the Samsung Galaxy S25. The Google Pixel 9 is far ahead, at 4,700 mAh, which is closer to the expanded cell of 4,674 mAh of iPhone 16 Plus (which in itself is of little size size compared to the 5,000-6,000 mAh cells found in larger phones of Oppo, Samsung and Xiaomi).
That does not mean that iPhones do not offer a good battery life, in recent years, especially Apple seems to have increased their game with software optimization and energy efficiency, but iPhones are rarely considered battery beasts in the way they are the best Android phones.
I wonder if the arrival of an Android phone, the Xiaomi 16 or another model, with a 7,000 mAh battery could change that. As a reference, that is almost double The ability of the iPhone 16, a feat enabled by silicon-carbon space savings battery technology that achieves space.
Apple has always been happy to do its own when it comes to hardware, but I am not sure that it is happy to have the iPhone so obviously licking by Xiaomi.
Optimistic, I would like to see Apple a little scared by this rumor of Xiaomi; As mentioned, the iPhone 16 already obtains a lot from its relatively small battery thanks to Apple efficient chips sets and the narrow software integration.
A 4,000 mAh battery, or even larger, could see the iPhone fulfill its strong processing, cameras and software experience in the battery department.
However, with Xiaomi that does not show signs of entering the US market in the short term, Apple may not consider this last rumor in its planning. Even so, I hope Apple can give the best iPhones a little more juice in the coming generations.
Let us know what he thinks of this new rumor of Xiaomi 16 and if he is counting on Apple to respond with his future phones, in the comments below.
