Other Smaller battery size for the 12 is a step backward

[Lwii2boo]

Personally the hype over 5G is mostly that, so Europe isn't missing much with mmWave.

Considering you getting gigabit speeds requires you to be precisely standing on certain streets, I don't really see the point in hurting battery life chasing a signal.

Everyone gave Apple crap for not shipping a 5G phone even earlier, but the case for not shipping one back then remains the same as now—5G burns battery for relatively few real-world benefits depending on where you are. It's not like it makes the phones not a worthy upgrade—OLED on the regular 12 and better cameras are each probably a reason some people upgrade—but I don't think it makes sense to buy a 12 or 12 Pro if your main concern is 5G. By the time the networks are more mature and widespread, you'll be able to get a more power-efficient and more powerful iPhone. Such is the march of technology, and early adopters will always pay comparatively more for less as a tradeoff of being first.

100% agree

 

[mrklaw]

I’m fairly comfortable with Apple saying ‘this is the battery life you should expect’ rather than worrying about absolute mAh which won’t take into account display/SoC efficiency etc. Same with ram - an arbitrary number doesn’t make me upgrade or not, but I will consider where that puts a device alongside others to estimate likely support length.

 

[high3r]

Except if it's a slighty less energy efficicent screen at same given brightess vs 12 Pro, I don't see how is it possible to have any difference

It was reported yesterday that BOE is supplying oled panels for the regular 12. Maybe it's less energy efficient than the Pro's Samsung.

 

[Lwii2boo]

It was reported yesterday that BOE is supplying oled panels for the regular 12. Maybe it's less energy efficient than the Pro's Samsung.

Is this 100% confirmed?
What is the screen/supplier allocation, 100% BOE for 12 worldwide and 100% Samsung for 12 Pro ?