As for the iPhone 12 Pro, it lasted for 9 hours 6 minutes when on 5G and 11 hours and 24 minutes when on 4G. Again, there’s a gap of over 2 hours in the battery life of the device when being used on 4G vs 5G .
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However, one downside to 5G is it uses more battery than LTE . Some tests have shown iPhone lasting from 1-2.5 hours longer when sticking with 4G LTE vs 5G.21 Mar 2022
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But Verizon is definitely aware that 5G has an impact on a device’s battery life (not necessarily just the iPhone 12 lineup), going so far as to let folks know they can save a little juice with their day-to-day routine if they turn LTE back on and stop using 5G .26 Mar 2021
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