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The iPhone 12 family goes on sale this week as pre-orders roll in and Apple’s smartphone hits retail stores. But those who update their iPhone will be in for a surprise. This iPhone may burn more, but it will burn out much faster.
Poetry aside, Apple consumers are going to have to grapple with Apple’s decision to prioritize form over function, because the slim design has compromised overall battery life and seriously jeopardized it at a cost. specific area.
Apple iPhone 12
That 5G connectivity consumes more power than 4G will come as no surprise, but Apple’s approach to the iPhone 12’s design language has made this feature a flaw. While rival smartphone makers have increased the battery size of their phones to provide a stable amount of ‘real-world battery life’ compared to previous phones, Apple made the curious decision to put batteries more small on the latest phones. The 2815 mAh battery in the iPhone 12 is ten percent less than the 3110 mAh battery in the iPhone 11.
Mark Spoonauer has put the new phone through some battery tests, confirming the suspicions of many:
“The normal iPhone 12 lasted just 8 hours and 25 minutes over AT & T’s 5G network. Last year’s iPhone 11 lasted a whopping 11 hours and 16 minutes over 4G. For comparison, we changed the iPhone 12 to just 4G, and it lasted 10 hours and 23 minutes. “
When your smartphone has a reduced battery and consumes more power for the title function, you have a decidedly awkward combination. Add Apple’s focus on 5G to both the presentation (you might not have noticed, but Verizon was there to subtly mention 5G), and the “Blast Past Fast” marketing slogan on the iPhone 12 website leaves in clear what Apple believes iPhone 12 benefit to be.
Every year, the iPhone team talks about improvements to the speed and capacity of the new iPhone, while still delivering the same battery life throughout the day. From the first reviews of the phone, it seems that 5G is going to be a drag on that philosophy.
It is worth noting that Apple has set up the ‘Smart Data’ mode that will bring the phone back to 4G connectivity to balance the potential for faster connectivity with longer battery life.
Let’s call that the “you are connecting to the internet incorrectly” switch.
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