The iPhone 13 appears to address one of the few complaints about the iPhone 12: its relatively short battery life

According to a new investor note by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple could give the iPhone 13 "greater battery capacity than the iPhone 12 series" 5G will take a serious toll on the iPhone 12's durability This is especially welcome news since it has been found that

As reported by MacRumors, Apple can fit a larger battery because the iPhone 13 will feature a "space-saving design of many components" These design innovations include integrating the SIM card slot with the motherboard and reducing the thickness of the TrueDepth camera array required for Face ID

In our iPhone 12 battery tests, Apple's lineup did not do so well surfing the web at 5G iPhone 12 mini fared the worst, with a meager 2,227 mAh battery that lasted only 7 hours and 28 minutes Devices on our best smartphone battery life list lasted 11 hours or more, but we consider anything longer than 10 hours good

The regular iPhone 12 and its 2,815 mAh battery lasted 8 hours and 25 minutes, and the iPhone 12 Pro with the same size battery lasted a bit longer at 2,815 minutes the only model to exceed 10 hours was the iPhone 12 with a 3,687 mAh battery Pro Max, which lasted 10 minutes and 53 seconds

By comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S21 reached 9:53 with a 4,000 mAh battery and the Galaxy S21 Ultra reached 11:25 with a massive 5,000 mAh pack However, with the screen's adaptive mode turned on, these times dropped to 6:31 and 10:07, respectively

Assuming Apple can add some battery capacity to the iPhone 13, it should be able to close the battery life gap with Samsung and other phones However, there is a problem with that

Kuo notes that the iPhone 13 model will likely be "slightly heavier than the iPhone 12 That's unfortunate, but shoppers may be willing to accept slightly more weight in exchange for less frequent plugging in

Other rumors of the iPhone 13 point to the iPhone 13 Pro model's 120Hz ProMotion display, faster and more efficient A15 processor, and improved ultra-wide camera, in addition to a more enhanced battery There is also the possibility of a smaller notch and the addition of Touch ID