Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max first teardown confirms battery capacity

12 November 2020
Apple flipped the internals and now the motherboard is on the left.

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Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020Those claims have been proven right by independent testing ... more"This isn't Apple passing regular glass as Ceramic shield on camera lens"
It almost feels like you're trying to make it look as if Apple was lying about it when they in fact weren't (or at least when you can't prove that they were).

    Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020-small capacity battery with less charging cycles compared ... more"user having to replace it soon coz of issues like batterygate"
    From the way you write it, I really doubt that you actually understand the issues & their causes. Also, in case you didn't know, if you truly hate the performance management automatically applied to degraded battery on iPhones, you can easily turn it off in the settings.

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      • Anonymous
      • m6h
      • 13 Nov 2020

      Many are getting cranky because of the Battery Capacity while in reality, they are already plugging their Phone to charger when Battery Level drops to 99%.

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        • a3Q
        • 12 Nov 2020

        Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020Not to forget the 20% extra battery drain caused by 5g sinc... moreThat's right, 5G consumes 20% more battery than 4G. Doesn't matter wether the modem is inside the SOC or not. Just go ahead and compare the 5G vs 4G battery consumption numbers of the new Qualcomm 865 before talking **** about Apple and begging for upvotes.

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          • 12 Nov 2020

          Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020Those claims have been proven right by independent testing ... morewhich testing agencies?

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            • harvar
            • 4ZP
            • 12 Nov 2020

            Increasing the battery capacity is the solution, optimizing the power usage is what matters

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              • Anonymous
              • sUw
              • 12 Nov 2020

              JDK, 12 Nov 2020do you believe those other brand's charging cycle clai... moreThose claims have been proven right by independent testing agencies.
              This isn't Apple passing regular glass as Ceramic shield on camera lens

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                • 12 Nov 2020

                Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020-small capacity battery with less charging cycles compared ... moredo you believe those other brand's charging cycle claims?

                They don't even make half sense.

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                  • 12 Nov 2020

                  Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020Not to forget the 20% extra battery drain caused by 5g sinc... morequalcomm, anybody?

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 12 Nov 2020

                    Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020-small capacity battery with less charging cycles compared ... moreBeggars can't be choosers!

                      Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020The original commenter said "iPhone Pro Max Series&quo... moreThe "Pro Max" series only started last year, and I've clearly stated that last year models did not have poor battery life (neither this year models presumably). But that could change next year due to Apple using 120Hz screens.

                      All I'm saying is that Apple will need to upgrade their batteries next year, otherwise next year models will have poor battery life, whether it's called "Pro Max" or "Pro Max Ultra".

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                        • Anonymous
                        • puw
                        • 12 Nov 2020

                        Actually kudos to Apple on this - they know how to make BIG money regardless of the subpar quality (2-3 years behind the rest) of the products they sell. It's art.

                          Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020Poor battery life? iPhone Pro Max Series? You need to get y... moreAndroid phones are giving 2 day battery life on phones with upto 160hz refresh rate.
                          And the pro Max variant has good battery life owing to increased capacity last year.
                          Rest of their phones have average to below average battery life despite sporting 60hz screen.

                            Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020Not to forget the 20% extra battery drain caused by 5g sinc... moreOther 5nm chips like Samsung's latest Exynos 1080 and Huawei's Kirin 9000 also have integrated 5g modem.
                            Apple simply behind the curve.

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                              • pef
                              • 12 Nov 2020

                              The phone feels like a heap of plastic on front and back.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uct
                                • 12 Nov 2020

                                when iphones have non-replaceable batteries, android fans laughed. when iphones removed 3.5mm jack, android fans laughed. when iphones added notch, android fans laughed. when iphones removed charger, android fans laughed.

                                when androids copy apple, lol

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                                  • sUw
                                  • 12 Nov 2020

                                  Anonymous, 12 Nov 2020-small capacity battery with less charging cycles compared ... moreNot to forget the 20% extra battery drain caused by 5g since Apple lacks the necessary expertise to bake 5g in the form of a internal modem with their A14 chip.
                                  Even Mediatek has baked in 5g without having to resort to external modem.
                                  Another failure from trillion dollar company.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 12 Nov 2020

                                    -small capacity battery with less charging cycles compared to other brands.
                                    -Ancient battery charging technology.
                                    -user having to replace it soon coz of issues like batterygate.
                                    Premium by @$$, this is nothing but cheap hardware dished out at higher price to make more profits.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 12 Nov 2020

                                      Whackcar, 12 Nov 2020You're either delusional or ignorant. iPhone batter... moreThe original commenter said "iPhone Pro Max Series"

                                      None of your listed models belong to that.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 12 Nov 2020

                                        wbpwns, 12 Nov 2020Never call it big when there are 5000, 6000 and even 7000 m... moreMy power bank has 20000 mAh if you want to add to that silly d*ck comparison contest