For years, Apple has been able to equip its iPhones with smaller batteries than its Android counterparts, thanks to the strong energy efficiency of the company’s A series chips, but it seems that for the iPhone 13, Apple can finally increase the size of the iPhone. energy packages.
The most recent information comes from the famous Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors), which said in its most recent report that the iPhone will feature “a battery capacity greater than iPhone 12 series, thanks to the compact design of many components. Consequently, the new 2H21 iPhone models are also slightly heavier than the iPhone 12. The space-saving design includes integrating the SIM card slot with the motherboard, reducing the thickness of the front optical modules, etc. “
By reducing the size of other internal components, Apple can release the interior of the iPhone 13 for larger batteries in all of the various models. Although Apple traditionally does not list the iPhone battery size on its website, based on disassembly of iFixit we can see the Apple uses a 2,815 mAh battery at the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, which is significantly smaller than the 4,000 mAh battery that Samsung uses at the same size and price Galaxy S21.
And while in many cases, the lower capacity of the iPhone’s battery is not an issue, with the increased power consumption caused by the 5G (especially mmWave 5G), many users have found that the iPhone 12 is consuming more power than normal , especially the iPhone 12 Mini whose even smaller 2,222 mAh battery and lackluster longevity is often cited as one of the phone’s main shortcomings.
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The obvious disadvantage of putting bigger batteries in the iPhone 13 is that the devices will be a little bit heavier than the current generation of iPhones. However, since the smartphone industry is past the days when phone manufacturers have often tried to outperform their competitors in thinness and lightness purely to brag about, adding a little weight to ensure a better battery life is something that almost everyone can support.
In addition, with Apple’s next A15 chip expected to feature another round of energy efficiency upgrades combined with the improved performance of future 5G modems, it appears that Apple has a number of solutions to compensate for the growing energy demands of the 5G network.
And while we’re still a long way from the expected debut of the iPhone 13 later this fall, previous reports indicate that other improvements include a smaller notch, new support for Wi-Fi 6E, improved camera stabilization, and more.