Apple launched the iPhone 12 series almost ten days back. At the event, it promised improved battery life over the last generation as usual. However, reports started arising with details exposing smaller capacity of battery on the models. Now, a teardown in China confirms that iPhone 12 has a smaller battery compared to its predecessor.
This is probably the first teardown of an iPhone 12 series device. And, it is uploaded on YouTube by a channel named “Black MOB”(via PhoneArena). The video opens out to show the boxy design of the Apple iPhone 12 with rounded corners and it’s the Blue color that undergoes the operation this time. First up, the 6.1-inch OLED display seems to be a bit thinner compared to the iPhone 11. This is probably due to the edges of the glass that curve slightly on the predecessor.
iPhone 12: L-shaped SoC and smaller battery
The well-known iPad Pro‘s design has paid-off for a slightly flatter design. Moving on, the rear camera unit inside has a similar shape compared to the 11 but with few layout changes. Also, the motherboard is L-shaped this time and is bigger than the one on iPhone 11. Further teardown shows a smaller speaker unit and a much smaller Taptic engine. It’s surprising how Apple is able to pull-off improvements despite shrinking the size.
Removing the front camera unit along with Face-ID sensors reveals an unchanged unit. Now we get to the important part, the battery. This teardown clearly reveals that iPhone 12 has a 2,815mAh battery. This is a 9.4% lesser capacity than the 3,110mAh on the iPhone 11. A smaller battery is probably to offset the cost that’s already involved due to 5G and match the form factor as well. Speaking of which, it has the Qualcomm X55 5G modem.
Moving on, removing the Lightning port shows it’s attached independently and not integrated with the rest of the board. Finally, the MagSafe Coil is revealed. It is attached to the rear panel. There are magnets arranged circularly to hold the charger in place. The middle space is where the coil meets the charger to inductively charge the battery.
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