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iPhone 13 Batteries Positively Excel at Video Streaming Compared to iPhone 12
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Looks like you have a mini.
Watching a 4k movie full screen on the 6.7 pro however is pretty damn immersive. Im a big screen junkie but my phone is enough of a substitute for my 12.9 iPad when i can't bring it along. The phone also has a better aspect ratio (for modern video) than any iPad so the size difference is further diminished, who cares about extra screen if its displaying a black bar? Id wager watching a movie on a current 6.7 pro would be a better experience than a 9.7 iPad with a 4:3 ratio.
However when I watch old school Family Guy or American Dad the iPads ratio is amazing. Upscaling is a godsend.
+I have no beef with the mini, its just i'd probably not want to watch a movie on it either.
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Mini fans with outlier video streaming consumption habits*
remember overall usage is only +1.5hr vs last year’s
As a kid I binged read and watched video on a 3.5' 3G screen because it was cheap.
Somebody somewhere will be real happy.
well no, video streaming does not include phone calls, my friend; they used those words intentionally
I kinda like the battery life focus the iPhone 11 and 13 series have. The 12 was a bit of a throwback being more about thin and light.
Sounds like A15 has gotten more hardware video decoders. On my MacBook Air M1, VP9 and AV1 video decoding have higher CPU utilization so suspect it's software decoding which eats up battery faster. iPad Pro M1 gets warm so probably the same situation.
13 mini lasting longer than 12 Pro Max!!! 😱
We still need to see real-world, hands-on experience here. Many new features are exaggerated until reviewers use them daily only to find out performance is more or less the same with 12 series.
A desperate cry to differentiate a very lateral ‘upgrade’.
Apple has made much of its iPhone 13 battery life improvements, noting for example that the 13 Pro Max offers the longest battery life ever in an iPhone. However, when you look at Apple's own battery comparisons versus the iPhone 12 lineup, it's the streaming video performance that the company has eked out of its new smartphones that really stands out.
- iPhone 12 mini: 10 hours
- iPhone 12: 11 hours
- iPhone 12 Pro: 11 hours
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: 12 hours
The iPhone 13 lineup features new low-power displays, a more efficient A15 chip, larger batteries, and more power-efficient components, all of which make for dramatic improvements when streaming, as the numbers above show.
- iPhone 13 Mini: 13 hours
- iPhone 13: 19 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro: 20 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: 25 hours
For example, Apple claims that when streaming video, the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max last nine hours and 13 hours longer than last year's equivalent models, respectively. Taking the same metric, the battery in the iPhone 13 mini manages 13 hours, which is longer than even the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
With video streaming services so ubiquitous these days, not to mention Apple TV+ (and obliquely, Fitness+), Apple has clearly factored the computations involved into the power optimizations that it has achieved through the tight integration of its hardware and software.
Of course, battery life varies by use case and many other factors, so actual results will vary, but if they're anything near what Apple is claiming, binge-watching your favorite show should be a cinch on these latest devices.
(H/T to Jack for pointing this out!)
Article Link: iPhone 13 Batteries Positively Excel at Video Streaming Compared to iPhone 12
Using three times less frequency (25 hz when you watch 25 fps video), new 5 core GPU, probably new specialized decoders (for H265 etc...) and estimated 4200 mah battery in 13 Pro Max makes a difference...
lol ... im in the same camp. That battery life is SO tempting. Lol if you get one I will too
iPhone 12 Pro battery health
Update: I called Apple about my 12 pro with 89% battery life and got my call escalated to a senior tech. They said that shouldn’t be the case with a phone that isn’t a year old and booked an appointment at the apple store for me. Hopefully they replace my battery or give me an express...forums.macrumors.com
Given that some of us had horrible experience with our iPhone 12 Pro Max batteries, I honestly hope that they have rectified and improved them in the 13 series.
9 months old, 128 cycle, 89% battery health. Went from amazing 2 day battery life, to needing to use low power mode just to make it through the day on a same usage pattern. As it's not 80% or below, Apple Support Rep said nothing is wrong with my battery and can't (won't) replace it under warranty. Sigh.
Same here my launch day Pro Max is at 91%. My wife and dad have iPhones that are 3 years old and they are at 90% and 94% WFT?!?!