For years, Apple was able to equip all its iPhones with smaller batteries than its Android counterparts thanks to the strong energy efficiency of the company’s A-series chips, but it looks like Apple may eventually be able to increase the size of the iPhones for the iPhone 13. power packs.
The latest information comes from renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors) who said in his most recent report that the iPhone’s has a larger battery capacity than the iPhone 12 series, thanks to the space-saving design of many components. Therefore, the new 2H21 iPhone models are also slightly heavier than the iPhone 12. The space-saving design includes the integration of the SIM card slot with the main board, the reduction of the thickness of the leading optical modules, and so on. ”
By reducing the size of other internal components, Apple can release the inside of the iPhone 13 for larger batteries in all the different models. Although Apple usually does not mention the size of the iPhone’s battery on its website, based on iFixit breaks down we can the Apple uses a 2,815 mAh battery in the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, which is significantly smaller than the 4000 mAh battery Samsung uses in the same size and price Galaxy S21.
And while the iPhone’s smaller battery capacity is not a problem in many cases, with the increased power consumption caused by 5G (especially mmWave 5G), many users have found that the iPhone 12 sucks more power than normal, especially iPhone 12 Mini of which the smaller 2,227 mAh battery and a slim life are often called one of the biggest shortcomings of the phone.
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The obvious downside to placing larger batteries in the iPhone 13 is that the devices will be slightly heavier than the current generation iPhones. However, as the smartphone industry has largely moved back to the days when phone manufacturers regularly tried to outdo their competition in thinness and lightness simply to brag, and adding a little leverage to ensure a better battery life is something almost everyone can notice.
Furthermore, with Apple’s upcoming A15 drive, it is expected to contain another round energy efficiency upgrades combined with improved performance of future 5G modems, Apple seems to have a number of solutions to compensate for the increased power requirements of 5G networks.
And while we’ll still be a way out for the expected debut of the iPhone 13 later this fall, previous reports suggest other improvements include smaller notch, new support for Wi-Fi 6E, improved camera stabilization, and more.