iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro both sport the same 2,815 mAh battery

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A new teardown video has confirmed that both the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are powered by the same 2,815 mAh battery.

Credit: Io Technology
Credit: Io Technology


Although both models officially launch on Friday, October 23, teardown videos have been surfacing on Chinese social media a few days ahead of that date. Those clips have already confirmed that the iPhone 12 packs a smaller Taptic Engine and a Qualcomm X55 modem.

Now the latest teardown, a new Chinese-language video posted to YouTube on Thursday, confirms that the battery capacities of the two models that launch on Friday are the same.





According to the video, both 6.1-inch models share the same 2,815 mAh battery. That explains why both models offer identical battery life estimates per Apple's specifications.

Earlier in October, Brazilian regulatory filings confirmed that the iPhone 12 packs a 2,815 mAh battery and the smaller iPhone 12 mini has a 2,227 mAh battery. On Wednesday, another regulatory filing in China indicated that the iPhone 12 Pro Max sports a 3,687 mAh battery.

Since Apple doesn't officially list mAh specifications for its iPhone, Thursday's video marks the first time that users have a full picture at the battery capacities of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro lineup.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    bluefire1bluefire1 Posts: 1,302member
    Maybe now I can finally get rid of my battery case.
  • Reply 2 of 6
    WarrenBuffduckhWarrenBuffduckh Posts: 158member
    Incredible how Tim did it again. The unabated, inclusive use of a battery in a phone. 
    Exciting times !
    edited October 2020
  • Reply 3 of 6
    zimmermannzimmermann Posts: 324member
    But won't the bigger screen in the Pro be a larger drain on the battery? How come both phones have the same battery life?
  • Reply 4 of 6
    gregoriusmgregoriusm Posts: 513member
    zimmermann said:
    But won't the bigger screen in the Pro be a larger drain on the battery? How come both phones have the same battery life?
    The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro both have a 6.1 inch screen. 
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 6
    AF_HittAF_Hitt Posts: 143member
    I still don’t understand, based on this, how AppleInsider managed to get over an hour more battery life out of the iPhone 12 Pro compared to the regular 12.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 6 of 6
    MplsPMplsP Posts: 3,921member
    AF_Hitt said:
    I still don’t understand, based on this, how AppleInsider managed to get over an hour more battery life out of the iPhone 12 Pro compared to the regular 12.
    They turned off 5G!
    watto_cobra
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