And a worse device. It already lasts all day long. Tests like this are unrealistic.
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iPhone 11 Pro Outlasts iPhone 12 and 12 Pro in Extensive Battery Life Test
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Yours must've been defective bc my iPhone 11 Pro is at 96% without optimized battery charging on...I've had it since launch day.
Yeah, this part didn't make sense to me either - I thought the iPhone 11 had better battery life than the 11 Pro. . .
What did they think was going to happen? Anyways, use the faster charger and/or have an inductive charger (or two) somewhere convenient, and it is a negligible difference. If you're spending 6+ hours of continuous usage, you're going to be bringing a battery pack or charger with you regardless of whether it lasts 6.5 or 7.5 hours.
Plus, the 20W charger charges an empty iPhone to 50% in only 28 minutes. In other words, you can be back to 50% by simply connecting your phone to a plug for 1.94% of your day. If your situation completely prevents you from being semi-stationary, near a charger for even 28 minutes, then are you really going to be watching videos non-stop to the point of draining your battery completely?
Plus, the 20W charger charges an empty iPhone to 50% in only 28 minutes. In other words, you can be back to 50% by simply connecting your phone to a plug for 1.94% of your day. If your situation completely prevents you from being semi-stationary, near a charger for even 28 minutes, then are you really going to be watching videos non-stop to the point of draining your battery completely?
Maybe you need to reconsider your usage habits. If you're recharging the 11 Pro during the day, you're already using it way too much.This sucks. I'm already having to extra charge the 11 pro during the day. Now it seems I'll have to do it longer/more often.
Thx fruit.
I’m sure pro max will still offer at least 7 hours, 30 mins battery life so even with an hour less i think most people will still be fine all day. This for me is still all day battery life but people’s usage will vary i guess.
I think many people will be switching 5G off. I know i will as i won’t even have a 5G sim in it for at least another year.
I think many people will be switching 5G off. I know i will as i won’t even have a 5G sim in it for at least another year.
The real question is why would you design a phone with a smaller battery when you add more features/processes to it?
I was really happy with the battery life on my 11 Pro (although the battery seems to be degrading way too fast) so this is a bit disappointing.
However I just went to apple's website and compared a 12 Pro to an 11 Pro and even on there, it states the batter life is 1 hour less...so the tests done in this YouTube video do match up... unfortunately.
However I just went to apple's website and compared a 12 Pro to an 11 Pro and even on there, it states the batter life is 1 hour less...so the tests done in this YouTube video do match up... unfortunately.
This is interesting, but I’m afraid most of people’s use case is not represented by those tests. Most of us don’t spend the whole day playing games and such; we spend it texting and surfing the web.
It’s obvious that the new models, with more processing capacity, will handle better the activities tested in the video. But I rather see real life tests, like the ones by Tom’s Guide: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/iphone-12-vs-iphone-11-how-will-they-be-different
It’s obvious that the new models, with more processing capacity, will handle better the activities tested in the video. But I rather see real life tests, like the ones by Tom’s Guide: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/iphone-12-vs-iphone-11-how-will-they-be-different
I also thought the 11 has better battery life than 11 pro. What’s the problem with the 11 on this test
not sure how people can be on their phones for 7-12 hours a day...i can go 7-8 hours on a weekend but during the week i work 10 hours a day and no way would i have time to be on a phone that much. Surely most working people can’t? Each to their own i guess.
exactly - I've seen both perform better than the other in different scenarios, but never anything like this
Better OLED screen on the 11 Pro vs 12? I couldn't say. I haven't really read much regarding the screens. I thought they were relatively the same.
Every night on wireless charger, sometimes I charge in the car to/from work or lunch, rarely have I used the fast charger. I’m at 89% after 1 year. I’ve been using my phone a lot more the past year though, so that could have something to do with it.
I bought my 11 pro a year ago and my battery health is still at 98%. That's incredible to me. I think Apple's new battery charging optimization really works because I'm pretty sure my 7+ after a year was down to 90% which is still outstanding.
Sorry. My mistake. I thought they had different screens.
EDIT: I have deleted my previous post.
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Implying the neural network is doing something all the time (at peak output even), which it isn’t.