iPhone 12 leak reveals battery sizes for every model — and it's a big step backwards

iPhone 12 leak reveals battery sizes for every model — and information technology'due south a big step backwards

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You might have missed it amid the chatter over iPhone 12 prices this week, but the same leaker who suggested that the new iPhone 12 Pro models volition cost more than than their iPhone 11 counterparts also offers a look at potential battery sizes for the new phones. Spoiler alert: expect less bombardment for your cadet.

Specifically, Twitter leaker @komiya_kj lists battery sizes for all 4 iPhone 12 models. Not only are all four battery capacities less than their predecessors, they also autumn well beneath the leaked batteries for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Milky way Note twenty Ultra.

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As yous might await, the new 5.iv-inch iPhone 12 will have the smallest battery at 2,227 mAh. The iPhone 12 Max'due south bombardment will exist two,815 mAh, according to the tipster, while the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max should feature 2,775 mAH and iii,687 mAh ability packs, respectively.

iPhone 12 battery capacities (rumored)
Model	Capacity
iPhone 12 (5.iv inches)	2,227 mAh
iPhone 12 Max (6.1 inches)	2,815 mAh
iPhone 11 (vi.one inches)	iii,110 mAh
iPhone 12 Pro (6.i inches)	two,775 mAh
iPhone 11 Pro (5.8 inches)	iii,046 mAh
iPhone 12 Pro Max (6.7 inches)	3,687 mAh
iPhone 11 Pro Max (half-dozen.5 inches)	3,969 mAh

There's some curiosities contained in those numbers starting with the fact that the iPhone 12 Max and iPhone 12 Pro have different-sized batteries even though both phones are expected to characteristic 6.1-inch screens. Fifty-fifty more shocking, if this leak is correct, the more than expensive Pro model would have a smaller battery than the iPhone 12 Max.

It's not out of the ordinary for Apple to fit one of its Pro iPhones with a pocket-sized battery. The iPhone 11 Pro has the smallest bombardment of the trio of phones Apple tree released last fall, merely then once more, it's also the almost compact of those models with a 5.viii-inch screen.

iPhone 12 line Batteries 12 2227mAh (A2471)12 Max 2815mAh (A2479)12 Pro 2775mAh (A2431)12 Pro Max 3687mAh (A2466)July 28, 2020

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At that place's a perfectly reasonable explanation of the difference in iPhone 12 Max iPhone 12 Pro batteries, @komiya_kj says in a follow-upwardly tweet. The camera module on the Pro module will exist bigger, since information technology's probable to include a third lens and possible a LiDAR sensor. That, in theory, leaves less room for a battery.

iPhone 12 batteries vs Galaxy Note xx

The Samsung Galaxy Note xx should accept an reward over the iPhone 12 when it comes to bombardment size. Leaks bespeak to the regular 6.4-inch Milky way Note 20 featuring a 4,000 mAh battery, while the larger 6.9-inch Galaxy Notation xx Ultra could pack a 4,500 mAh battery.

This is a large departure in size betwixt the iPhone 12 battery and Galaxy Note 20. But battery capacity is just one aspect of power usage. For instance, the A14 Bionic processor (based on a 5nm) procedure is said to exist 30% more than efficient than the A13 Bionic fleck.

We will put the Note 20 and iPhone 12 lineup through our web surfing battery test to declare a truthful winner.

iPhone 12 batteries vs iPhone 11

The other thing y'all'll notice is that the batteries in the iPhone 12 are generally smaller than the ones in Apple's current iPhone lineup. While Apple tree never formally announces battery size, teardowns of the iPhone 11 models accept revealed that the iPhone 11 has a 3,110 mAh power pack while the iPhone xi Pro has the smaller 3,046 mAh battery. The iPhone 11 Pro Max tops the battery scale at 3,969 mAh.

If @komiya_kj'southward tweet is accurate, only the iPhone 12 Pro Max'southward battery volition top 3,000 mAh.

There's more to power management than battery size, of course, and Apple is expected to use the 5-nanometer A14 Bionic chip to power this fall's phones. That'south probable to be more power efficient than the 7-nanometer A13 in the iPhone eleven lineup, so information technology's possible Apple tree felt free to get with smaller batteries to costless up space inside the upcoming handsets.

This isn't the first time we've heard rumblings well-nigh Apple downsizing the batteries in its iPhone 12 models. Before this month, a similar rumor emerged that suggested smaller batteries for the iPhone 12. Of course, that rumor from MySmartPrice had the iPhone 12 Max and iPhone 12 Pro with identical 2,775 mAh ability packs.

It'll exist some time before we encounter which bombardment rumor is more accurate — or fifty-fifty if the iPhone 12 batteries are getting smaller. The nearly recent reports take the iPhone 12 launching at a September 8 result, merely the phones may non exist released until October.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has potent opinions about Apple tree, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.