Apple iPhone Battery Life Details Emerge

Apple made some more information about the iPhone public today and the news is encouraging.

Apple has upgraded the touchscreen to a scratch-resistant glass surface and the battery will provide up to 8 hours of talk time.

That’s much better than the rumored 40 minutes of talk time we saw a couple of months ago.

The new battery life numbers are a nice step up from original estimates of 5 hours.

Now, Apple is talking up the fact that the iPhone has 8 hours of gab time, 7 hours of video playback, 6 hours of Internet use (assuming Wi-Fi here, not EDGE) and a very nice 24 hours of music playback.

With numbers like this, users will actually be able to get through 2 days or so without needing to recharge the device, depending on how they use it.

This is a key issue for the iPhone. Right now, it does not appear to have a user-replaceable or serviceable battery.

One of the many early fears about the iPhone is that battery life would be terrible and it would force lots of returns of the device.

That would result, of course, in a nice black eye for Apple.

Another concern about the iPhone is that the front screen, originally a plastic surface, would become easily scratched and marred.

This was a problem on the first generation iPod Nano MP3 player and Apple was forced to eat some crow.

Looks like Apple is looking to prevent a similar set of problems and has upgraded the front surface to optical-quality glass in order to help it fend off scratches, as well as improve clarity.

Check out the official Apple iPhone Press Release for more information.

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