iFixit dismantles the iPad mini 4, finds a smaller battery inside

18 September, 2015
Apple's last keynote witnessed the announcement of a couple of iPhones, the iPad Pro and next-gen Apple TV, and in between those the iPad mini 4 got a few brief moments of its own.

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  • Jtf
  • 19 Sep 2015

apple is da best keep da good work apple, perfect construction and design like always, much better than android generic tablets

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    • AnonD-81610
    • Sr1
    • 19 Sep 2015

    I guess the Sony's mockery of battery life is in it's place:
    "Hey Siri, what about the battery life?"

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      • Anonymous
      • HjB
      • 19 Sep 2015

      Anonymous, 18 Sep 2015You don't get it? Well, smaller battery equals more frequen... moreExactly. Two words for you, disposable ipad.

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        • Anonymous
        • YPb
        • 19 Sep 2015

        AnonD-56425, 18 Sep 2015I simply.do not understand this ongoing trend with manufact... moreMore profit for them.

        low cost components &

        recharge more frequently, and have to buy new device more often.

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          • Anonymous
          • niM
          • 18 Sep 2015

          AnonD-56425, 18 Sep 2015I simply.do not understand this ongoing trend with manufact... moreYou don't get it? Well, smaller battery equals more frequent changes or - more often the case - throwing the whole device in the garbage. The more "efficient" chipset costs significantly more and sounds more "advanced" in the marketing headlines. That eqals more profit! What's not to understand here???

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            • AnonD-442287
            • uC8
            • 18 Sep 2015

            i'd rather have a 9mm phone with better battery than a 6mm with 'normal' battery

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              • Rocket Rider
              • ITm
              • 18 Sep 2015

              Shame on you apple.. Puppy Shame on you

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                • AnonD-56425
                • YP6
                • 18 Sep 2015

                I simply.do not understand this ongoing trend with manufacturers...they make a more efficient soc so as to improve battery life but then end up putting in smaller capacities, rendering the whole thing useless. We don't want < or = battery performance.

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                  • AnonD-43588
                  • 3xJ
                  • 18 Sep 2015

                  Wow, 1300 less MAh. that's a big hit for the battery life.

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                    • t7X
                    • 18 Sep 2015

                    That is a huge decrease in battery size. I'm pretty sure no one is complaining about the thickness at this point. So please stop making the battery smaller!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • HjB
                      • 18 Sep 2015

                      AnonD-375713, 18 Sep 2015Reducing the battery in the name of thickness.... Form over... moreBecause Tim Cook and his engineers is an idiot. Smaller battery, and the only one who buying is the loyal zombies. 2/10 repairability? That practically unrepairable. Nice job Apple. You just made the best disposable ipad ever.

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                        • Pkp
                        • 18 Sep 2015

                        Reducing the battery in the name of thickness.... Form over function YET AGAIN.
                        Seriously why can't they just keep it at the "insanely thick" 7.5mm and make it last longer...

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