{"id":287492,"date":"2021-06-30T15:45:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/we-charted-the-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range\/"},"modified":"2021-06-30T15:45:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:45:36","slug":"we-charted-the-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-charted-the-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range\/","title":{"rendered":"#We charted the battery life of the iPhone 12 range"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c6690842\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c6690842\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-charted-the-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range\/#How_were_comparing_the_battery_life_of_the_iPhone_12_range\" >How we\u2019re comparing the battery life of the iPhone 12 range<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-charted-the-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range\/#Lets_look_at_our_first_graphs\" >Let\u2019s look at our first graphs!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-charted-the-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range\/#Exploring_the_battery_life_of_the_iPhone_12_range_further\" >Exploring the battery life of the iPhone 12 range further<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-charted-the-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range\/#What_can_we_take_away_from_all_this\" >What can we take away from all this?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#We charted the battery life of the iPhone 12 range<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F06%2Fheader-image-battery-life-of-the-iphone-12-range.jpg&amp;signature=4a2a86362049a6eb8d1219e8d12a88d2\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Batteries, am I right? You can\u2019t live with \u2019em, you can\u2019t\u2026 Ah screw a fancy lede: This is an article where I chart the battery life of the iPhone 12 range.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll find answers to which of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s phones has the worst and best battery life and, hopefully, have a bit of fun along the way. We may even learn something.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2026 before we begin the comparison of the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max, let\u2019s have a quick chat about the methodology behind this.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_were_comparing_the_battery_life_of_the_iPhone_12_range\"><\/span>How we\u2019re comparing the battery life of the iPhone 12 range<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The battery life data is from\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/battery-test.php3\">GSMArena<\/a>, which has the best information about this subject. We also pulled the data about the size of the batteries in the iPhone 12 range from the same site.<\/p>\n<p>Now that\u2019s out the way, let\u2019s talk about the first metric we\u2019re charting:\u00a0endurance rating.<\/p>\n<p>This tells you how long a phone will run\u00a0<em>after<\/em> you\u2019ve done an hour of calls, an hour of video playback, and one hour of web browsing. Make sense? Perfect.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_look_at_our_first_graphs\"><\/span>Let\u2019s look at our first graphs!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This simple graph is a fantastic overview of the\u00a0battery life of the iPhone 12 range. The Pro Max reigns victorious, while the mini sits at the bottom. This is totally understandable, as those are literally the largest and smallest phones in the range.<\/p>\n<p>How about we kick this up a notch? Here\u2019s a graph that charts the endurance rating alongside the battery capacity of each phone:<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve changed the direction of the bar graph, mainly because it\u2019s easier to read in this way. The data the bars are reflecting remains the same, with the endurance rating measured in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The new addition is the line, which is the battery capacity of each phone. This is shown on the right-hand axis of the graph and is measured in mAh.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the relationship between\u00a0battery life and capacity is clear: the higher the latter, the longer the former. Which surprises no one.<\/p>\n<p>There is an element that stood out though: the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro have the same battery capacity (2,815mAh), but different endurance ratings. In other words, the overall battery life of the iPhone 12 is better than the Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there\u2019s only an 80 minute difference between them, which isn\u2019t much. There\u2019s also a clear explanation for this: the iPhone 12 Pro is a more powerful phone, so it makes sense that it\u2019d draw slightly more power.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploring_the_battery_life_of_the_iPhone_12_range_further\"><\/span>Exploring the battery life of the iPhone 12 range further<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s time to dig a bit deeper into the battery life of the iPhone 12 range. Thankfully, we have more data to help us do so.<\/p>\n<p>Below you\u2019ll find a graphs charting three things: talk time, web browsing, and video playback. There\u2019s more specific info on how <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/gsmarena_lab_tests-review-751p6.php\">those data points are measured here<\/a>, but they broadly track how long one of those activities takes to deplete the battery.<\/p>\n<p>To explain further, the iPhone 12 mini has a talk time stat of \u201c741 minutes.\u201d This means the battery lasts for that amount of time\u00a0while making voice calls.<\/p>\n<p>Of course though, all these figures have been compiled in lab conditions, meaning they don\u2019t directly relate to the real world. Now that\u2019s out the way, let\u2019s look at the graph:<\/p>\n<p>This is roughly in line with what we\u2019d expect from the graphs above, but there is one surprise: the iPhone 12 mini\u2019s talk time. This is completely off-kilter in comparison to the other devices. And it\u2019s unclear why.<\/p>\n<p>A possible explanation is the reduced battery size, but then you\u2019d expect the web browsing and video playback metrics to drop in a similar fashion. This makes me believe it could be a tuning outcome, and Apple has deprioritized calls in its battery management for the mini.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s sheer speculation though.<\/p>\n<p>The other revealing point we can take from this graph is that the iPhone 12 Pro range is better optimized for video playback. Both the Pro and Pro Max score comparatively higher than the standard iPhone 12.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this is the only aspect of battery life that the Pro outperforms the regular 12.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s wrap this up this comparison of\u00a0the battery life of the iPhone 12 range with a final graph. Here\u2019s all the above data on a single graph:<\/p>\n<p>The line represents the battery capacity. You can see the scale for that (in mAh) on the Y-axis on the right-hand side. The bars are all measured in minutes, which you can see on the left Y-axis.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_we_take_away_from_all_this\"><\/span>What can we take away from all this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are some simple truths: the iPhone 12 mini has, comparatively, poor battery life. This aligns with much of the feedback I\u2019ve heard about the device and hopefully Apple addresses this in its next iteration.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of things, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is a battery behemoth. If you\u2019re worried about running out of juice, it\u2019s the handset for you.<\/p>\n<p>I still think the most interesting element though is how Apple has balanced the battery life of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. Despite having the same battery capacity, the 12 outperforms the Pro overall.<\/p>\n<p>This illustrates just how complex managing battery life across devices is.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, that\u2019s us for this session! 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You can\u2019t live with \u2019em, you can\u2019t\u2026 Ah screw a fancy lede: This is an article where I chart the battery life of the iPhone 12 range. 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