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Last week, it was reported that the iPhone 12 series will have smaller batteries compared to last year’s iPhone 11 line. We now have a confirmation thanks to a detailed teardown from Ifixit.
At the moment, Apple has released the 6.1 ″ iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. The 5.4 ″ Mini and 6.7 ″ Max models will be available next month. Unlike its predecessor, the new iPhone models now feature flat edges, and the “cheaper” iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro share the same 6.1 “screen sizes.
During the Ifixit decommissioning process, they found that both devices are equipped with the same A2479 battery that is rated at 3.83V and 10.78Wh. That is equivalent to 2,815 mAh and the capacity is also printed on the other side of the battery.
Here is a battery capacity comparison between the 2019 and 2020 models:
iPhone 11 – 3,110 mAh
iPhone 11 Pro – 3,046 mAh
iPhone 12 – 2,815 mAh
iPhone 12 Pro – 2,815 mAh
The iPhone 12 battery is 9.5% smaller than the iPhone 11, while the iPhone 12 Pro battery is 7.6% smaller than its predecessors. Before dissolving the small numbers, keep in mind that Apple has been very efficient in squeezing more battery life out of a smaller battery. This is expected to be enhanced with the new 5nm Apple A14 Bionic chip which should provide greater energy efficiency.
Among the four models, the iPhone 12 mini is expected to have the smallest battery with a reported capacity of 2227 mAh. At least that’s 22% larger than the current iPhone SE 2020, which has a 1,821 mAh cell.
Between the iPhone 12 and iPhone 11, Apple claims the newer device has slightly better battery life for streaming video use with up to 11 hours instead of 10 hours on the previous model. That’s quite remarkable considering the iPhone 12 now has a higher Full HD + resolution of 2532×1170 pixels on an OLED panel instead of a lower 1792×828 pixel LCD on the 11.
Between the iPhone 12 Pro and 11 Pro, the older model has an additional hour for offline video playback, while both retain the same 11-hour battery life for video streaming.
When it comes to repairability, the iPhone 12 retains the same 6/10 repair score as last year’s iPhone 11. You can read Ifixit’s teardown here or watch its teardown video below:
In summary, the price of the iPhone 12 mini is 3399 RM while iPhone 12 starts from RM 3,899. Meanwhile, the Pro starts from RM 4,899 while the larger Pro Max starts from 5299 RM. You can check out the full Malaysian price list here.
At the moment, all four models have passed SIRIM certification, but Apple has yet to reveal their availability for Malaysia. Several telcos and local retailers have teased that it’s coming soon, and hopefully we’ll see pre-order announcements in the coming weeks.
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