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 Series A chips, but it seems that for the iPhone 13, Apple could finally increase the size of power packs.
The latest information comes from well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (using MacRumors) who said in his most recent report that the iPhone will have “a higher battery capacity than the iPhone iPhone 12 series, thanks to the space-saving design of many components. Therefore, the new 2H21 iPhone models are also a bit 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, and more. ”
By reducing the size of other internal components, Apple can release the interior of the iPhone 13 to get bigger batteries in all models. Although, traditionally, Apple does not list the size of the iPhone’s battery on its website, based on Breakdown of iFixit we can see the Apple uses a 2,815 mAh battery at the iPhone 12 i iPhone 12 Pro, which is significantly smaller than the 4,000 mAh battery used by Samsung in the same size and price Galaxy S21.
And while in many cases the smaller battery capacity of the iPhone is not a problem, with the increase in power caused by 5G (especially mmWave 5G), many users have found that the iPhone 12 absorbs more power of normal, especially the iPhone 12 Mini with an even smaller 2,227 mAh battery and a lack of battery life it is often cited as one of the main shortcomings of the phone.
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The obvious downside of putting larger batteries in the iPhone 13 is that the devices will be slightly heavier than the current generation of iPhones. However, since the smartphone industry has largely gone through the days when phone makers they often tried to outperform their competition in thinness and lightness just to brag about rights, adding a bit of weight to ensure better battery life, something almost anyone can achieve.
In addition, with Apple’s next A15 chip is expected to have another round of energy efficiency upgrades combined with the improving the performance of future 5G modems, it seems that Apple has several solutions to offset the increased power demand of 5G networks.
And while we’re still out of the expected debut of the iPhone 13 in the fall, previous reports indicate there are other improvements smaller notch, new 6E Wi-Fi support, improved camera stabilization and more.