I tried holding out on my 6s too but I ended up getting a refurb 11 pro from Apple. Best battery I’ve ever had, easily get 2 days without charging. It still has the form factor of my 6s but larger screen without being a larger phone. It was 849 plus I had 200 in apple gift cards. So great deal for me. I do miss Touch ID very very much though.
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iPhone 13 Lineup Appears to Feature Significantly Larger Battery Capacities
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Relax, it's just not going to make it to the moon.
What? Too soon?
That Apollo mission did nothing to ease Triskaidekaphobia in people.
I expected iOS 13 to sublimate our iPhones or something equally horrific. It seemed fine. It even had a cool name, High-Sierra.But I was born on the 13th, so my mom said it was her 'lucky number'. Well, at least until the rest were hatched.
(My dad said it was a Friday. Hah hah...)Me too. Currently about to go from my 6S to the 13 Pro. Looking forward to it.
5 1/2 years of no case and the screen still hasn’t broken.
Lock button and headphone Jack have stopped working though and the battery life is abysmal.
iphone 6s user here. ive just not been too sure on if to wait or get the iphone 12.
clearly i will go for the mini. i really love better battery and camera features, but so long as lidar scanner is mainly what i lose i will be fine. i really hope i can get promotion, although that doesnt seem to be the case.
sad sad :c
i will be waiting, but still, really hope the mini gets some love
clearly i will go for the mini. i really love better battery and camera features, but so long as lidar scanner is mainly what i lose i will be fine. i really hope i can get promotion, although that doesnt seem to be the case.
sad sad :c
i will be waiting, but still, really hope the mini gets some love
That's a shame. Would rather have the 13 offer TouchID than have to wait for SE Plus.
Yeah, I understand that. I just simplified it as every year there is an A chip that is "more efficient" and yet the end user doesn't really get to see that on common task.
Of course, if you use intensive app then absolutely its visible but Whatsapp, Messenger or iMessages = zero benefit pretty much.
So, where are the advancements in the efficiency then? If the chip is about 10-20% more efficient each year and yet I use the same app (lets use iMessage for example) then I would assume the app is using pretty much the same energy every year so therefore we should see more battery life.
I'm not being difficult here btw, I'm just going for the very simple level of thinking (one could say) and that is that same app each year should see longer battery life if the chip is efficient and everything else is the same, no?
Otherwise, for end user - its just marketing term as the result is the same.
Now, if we take photos then that is another level as there is tons of processing behind so that would make sense that we don't get any battery increase.
But I doubt iMessages, Whatsapp etc. consume more power year year due to efficiencies.
Anyway, I know its a bit hypothetical but in a way it would make sense. Kinda like - when you use not demanding apps then you will see battery gains each generation.
Of course, if you use intensive app then absolutely its visible but Whatsapp, Messenger or iMessages = zero benefit pretty much.
So, where are the advancements in the efficiency then? If the chip is about 10-20% more efficient each year and yet I use the same app (lets use iMessage for example) then I would assume the app is using pretty much the same energy every year so therefore we should see more battery life.
I'm not being difficult here btw, I'm just going for the very simple level of thinking (one could say) and that is that same app each year should see longer battery life if the chip is efficient and everything else is the same, no?
Otherwise, for end user - its just marketing term as the result is the same.
Now, if we take photos then that is another level as there is tons of processing behind so that would make sense that we don't get any battery increase.
But I doubt iMessages, Whatsapp etc. consume more power year year due to efficiencies.
Anyway, I know its a bit hypothetical but in a way it would make sense. Kinda like - when you use not demanding apps then you will see battery gains each generation.
Not every model is getting ProMotion though, and all the models' batteries were updated. But yes, that's why the Max was given the biggest increase.
Honestly I think the 13 mini will be the star of the show. I’m on my 4th month in and still getting 5.5-6.5hrs screen time from full power. 200mAh would be a boost with more efficient cpu and no higher consuming screen haha
Yeah the Mini needs it the most. I know a lot of people that really like the Mini but would like more battery life on it.
As much as I like the mini, I don't think sales would be a lot more had it been smaller. There are too many iPhone addicts that are glued to their phones. They want their luggage phone so it is easier for them to live on their phone.
Really? I don’t see it as that much of an upgrade over the 11 pro. Battery life will be about the same as 11pro and will be just as heavy. Unless it gets Touch ID I don’t see it being worth the upgrade over a 11 pro.
I got the battery replaced just before battery gate, and Apple telling me my battery is fine. I’m on my 4th non-Apple battery.
Well, I'm sorry you did not read my text carefully enough. I mean thicker as a battery pack, for a three-days performance on normal use. That much thicker; and not slightly insignificantly thicker.
So the battery is just only getting back to the size of the 11. Amazing apple shrinks the battery (in the 12 series) only to bring it back and everyone is like "wow so amazing of apple." How about they quit shrinking the battery in the first place. Battery life in the 12 is pretty bad. Let's bring back larger batteries and get the iPhone XR/11 type of battery life for a change.
11 pro has a 3046 mAh battery
12 pro has 2815 mAh
13 pro possibly 3095 mAh
Speaking of battery, the 13 pro will probably be about the same usage as the 11 pro.
12 pro has 2815 mAh
13 pro possibly 3095 mAh
Speaking of battery, the 13 pro will probably be about the same usage as the 11 pro.
I get that some people struggle to be near an outlet at some point during the work day. I think those people are the exception. There are far more people that seem to have an aversion to plugging their phone into a power source during the day (for some reason). If more people would practice some common sense, I think there would be far less complaints about battery life. False expectations produce poor results.
Just asking, but for most people, especially for 'normal' work/commute environs, is battery life at this point really an issue? Of course want/desire ongoing tech improvements.....but just wondering?
A new rumor from Weibo, shared on Twitter by credible leaker l0vetodream, alleges to be the battery capacities for the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup, revealing that all of the 2021 iPhones will feature larger batteries.
According to the rumor, the iPhone 13 Pro Max will feature a 4352mAh battery, compared to the current iPhone 12 Pro Max's 3687mAh battery. The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro will share a battery of 3095mAh, compared to 2815mAh. The smallest model of the lineup, the iPhone 13 mini, will feature a 2406mAh battery, compared to the iPhone 12 mini's 2227mAh.
With iPhone devices, the size of the battery only tells a portion of a device's battery story. The other half comes down to the efficiency of the A-series chip and other components. The A15 chip, expected in the iPhone 13, will improve energy efficiency on top of the larger battery. While the higher-end models of the 2021 iPhone lineup will feature larger batteries, so will the smallest iPhone 13 mini, according to this rumor.
The iPhone 12 mini, which is the smallest iPhone Apple has made to date, has performed poorly in sales compared to the other models. One reason may be the smaller battery in the device, leading to struggling all-day battery life. However, Apple seems to be set to address those concerns if this rumor proves to be true.
The larger batteries will also help accommodate the rumored inclusion of a ProMotion 120Hz display in the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has stated that Apple plans to include the ProMotion technology in the highest-end models of the lineup. Compared to the current peak 60Hz, a 120Hz display will use more battery.
Schematics of the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup seen by MacRumors indicated that the 2021 iPhones will be thicker in design. Thanks to this rumor, the increase in thickness seem to be due to the larger battery capacities.
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It's not false expectations, it's different priorities.
First, it's not that I'm incapable of charging my phone during the day, it's just that it's yet another thing to remember or risk being without music or other entertainment on the train home from work. My phone gets me through most days and usually I'll remember to top up, but I want my phone to have enough reserves for the days when I forget, or when I travel or when I'm otherwise active. I really do t want a phone that has its battery capacity modelled around my desk job.
Second, phones such as the Pixel 5 have shown that you can have amazing battery life in a reasonably compact and not too heavy form factor. I honestly don't care about a couple of millimetres more thickness for a few more hours of battery.