How much battery does 5G use iPhone 12?

On AT&T’s 5G network, the iPhone 12 lasted for 8 hours and 25 minutes , down significantly from the iPhone 11’s 11 hours 16 minutes, a reduction of almost 3 hours in the total battery life. When in 4G mode, the iPhone 12 lasted a more respectable 10 hours 23 minutes, though still less than what the iPhone 11 managed.

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Is 5G draining battery?

That’s a good thing, but it can drain your phone’s battery more quickly . This is also why millimeter wave is potentially even more of a battery hog than other frequencies. (Of Apple’s 5G phones in the U.S., only the new SE doesn’t have millimeter-wave support).

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