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.
Read moreIs 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).
Read moreDoes turning off 5G increase battery life?
T-Mobile’s battery-saving tip comes shortly after Verizon implied that turning off 5G helps prevent a phone’s battery from “draining faster than normal.” “One way to help conserve battery life is to turn on LTE,” Verizon’s support team said Sunday in a since-deleted tweet.
Read moreDoes turning off 5G save battery Reddit?
You’ll save a lot of battery .
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