You may wonder whether certain cuts are the right ones. We can now really ask ourselves this question about the upcoming iPhone 12. According to the latest reports, Apple wants to apply a cheaper battery technology to prevent a price increase due to 5G support.
Justified concerns?
Last year, Apple managed to surprise everyone with significantly larger batteries in the iPhone 11. This means that the smartphone can be used effortlessly for a day. The change was therefore welcomed with open arms, partly due to the longer standby time.
This change may be fully reversed on the iPhone 12. The manufacturer wants to use an older battery technology to absorb the price difference of a 5G iPhone 12. You may wonder whether this change is the correct one. After all, the fact remains that the antennas for 5G also require the necessary power. In theory, this can drain the battery even faster.
The concerns about a smaller battery in the iPhone 12 are therefore justified. The question is how Apple wants to address these concerns. After all, the Cupertino company does not want to lose face in such important aspects of a smartphone.
Improvements iPhone 12
The new iPhone 12 comes with an improved chipset anyway. The new A14 Bionic chipset is said to be 76% more efficient compared to its predecessor. This still does not mean that a smaller battery is possible. After all, the power consumption of the current chipsets is already negligible.
The iPhone 12 would also have an improved battery technology. Apple will cut costs by using cheaper and technologically less complex battery technology for the 2020 iPhone 12 series and the 2021 iPhone 12S series. According to one source, the manufacturer can get an extra 40% to 50% discount when they use these older batteries. This would be achieved by reducing the number of rigid-flex battery card layers and squeezing active cell components into a smaller area.
iPhone 12 5G
To make the iPhone 12 actually 5G suitable, additional antennas are needed. According to calculations, this costs Apple an average of $ 75 to $ 85 per smartphone. The iPhone 12 will cost an average of $ 125 extra in production to support mmWave. These are hefty prices for the support of 5G on the new series. These costs are now being reduced by opting for a different battery technology.
Accu iPhone 12
In the meantime it also seems to be slowly becoming clear which battery capacity we have to take into account per model. The iPhone 12 for example comes with a 2227 mAh battery. The Max comes with a 2,775 mAh battery. The Pro Max can count on a 3687 mAh battery. These are considerably smaller batteries compared to the current series.
The latter once again supports the rumor that the 120Hz screens are definitely off the track. The problems seem to be in the battery capacity rather than anything else. The support of 5G takes precedence over a good screen. That is of course also understandable. Both a 5G antenna and a 120Hz screen can completely drain a battery within half a day.
Correct savings
We still wonder whether this saving was actually the right choice. The larger batteries of the iPhone 11 were praised, but now have to leave the field again. In that respect, you will lose out with an iPhone 12. We are therefore curious whether the long standby time is still feasible on the new series. Time will tell whether this was the right saving.
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