iPhone 12 Teardown Video Confirms Smaller Battery Than That Of iPhone 11

Aadhya Khatri - Oct 23, 2020

While Apple has said nothing about the size of the battery on the iPhone 12, rumor has it that it is either a 2,775 mAh or a 2,815 mAh power pack

iPhone 12 lineup might have the most powerful processor in the world and a slew of desirable new features but there is one thing that bothers both reviewers and potential buyers – the battery.

5G is definitely a contributing factor but there are other issues revealed in a recent teardown.

While the video, posted by Hic Tech, is intriguing enough, what draws most people’s attention is the small battery, which is even smaller than iPhone 11’s.

Iphone 12 teardown — What draws most people’s attention is the small battery, which is even smaller than iPhone 11’s

2019’s iPhone is powered by a 3,110 mAh power cell. While Apple has said nothing about the size of the battery on the iPhone 12, rumor has it that it is either a 2,775 mAh or a 2,815 mAh power pack.

Since iPhone 12 is smaller, the internals are significantly downsized, as you can see from the teardown video.

iPhone 12 teardown 1 — The internals are significantly downsized

In a test in which the phone was used to surf the web with cellular connectivity at a screen brightness of 150 nits, iPhone 12 lasted for 8 hours and 25 minutes, not exactly impressive given that the performance is below average.

5G appeared to be the culprit as when the service is off, the phone managed to stay active for 10 hours and 23 minutes.

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