BIn benchmark Tests, 5G Consumes iPhone 12 Battery 20% faster Than 4G
After the first critical test of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro appeared yesterday, a new report from Tom's Guide revealed the rate of decrease in battery capacity when using 5G. The report outlines a test process in which the iPhone continuously browses the web at a screen brightness of 150 nits and opens a new website every 30 seconds until the battery runs out. The test was performed under iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, which were logged into 4G and 5G networks, respectively.

When using 5G, it took 8 hours and 25 minutes for the iPhone 12 to run out of battery, while the iPhone 12 Pro took 9 hours and 6 minutes. When using 4G, iPhone 12 and 12 Pro performed better, with battery life of 10 hours, 23 minutes and 11 hours and 24 minutes, respectively. This means that in this artificial benchmark, when using 5G, the battery life of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro is about 20% faster. Tom's Guide reported that under the same test, this is almost the same as the battery performance of a 5G Android phone .
It is believed that the battery capacity of all iPhone 12 products will be reduced this year. Although it is known that 5G is likely to consume more battery life, the extent is not clear. Apple has added "Smart Data Mode" to iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro to selectively turn off 5G when 5G may not be needed. This may be the reason for the change in the battery test structure. For example, when playing streaming music with the screen turned off, it is reported that the smart data mode will turn off 5G and tend to fall back to 4G networks. However, users can go a step further and manually turn off 5G on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro to improve battery life. In the settings, users can choose "5G on", "5G automatic" (seems to be Apple's smart data mode) and "LTE".
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