Re:Video streaming battery life improved from 12h (12 Pro Ma...
by Kognito on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:33PM
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Perhaps they’re assuming a cinematic frame rate of 24fps for streaming video and matching the refresh rate to that versus whatever refresh rate an iPhone 12 Pro has - guessing 60hz?
Still seems a big increase but maybe the combination of the variable refresh display, larger battery and refined 5nm node (TSMC 5NP) all add up to something substantial?
I was wondering if this was also factoring 5G in given last year’s 5G modems were noted as particularly power hungry. I’m guessing Apple is testing on WiFi though.
Re:Video streaming battery life improved from 12h (12 Pro Ma...
by judge2020 on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:31PM
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5g modems are still power-hungry which is why iPhone will still default to '5G Auto' which uses LTE most of the time, and switches to 5g for data-hungry tasks.
Still seems a big increase but maybe the combination of the variable refresh display, larger battery and refined 5nm node (TSMC 5NP) all add up to something substantial?
I was wondering if this was also factoring 5G in given last year’s 5G modems were noted as particularly power hungry. I’m guessing Apple is testing on WiFi though.