The addition of a second battery gives iPhone X two extra hours of run time than iPhone 7
The first thing iFixit noticed when they tore apart their iPhone X were two lithium-ion batteries powering this phone—a first in an iPhone—both of which are rated higher than the cells providing power to iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
According to TechInsights, it’s this second battery that adds about two more hours of use time than iPhone 7 even if it’s unclear as to where the extra use time is spent.
If you check out Apple’s website you’ll notice that iPhone X is estimated to have the same talk time, but less Internet and video playback time than iPhone 8 Plus (and same as iPhone 7). The two-cell battery in iPhone X is rated at 10.35 watt-hours (2,716 mAh at 3.81 V), almost on par with a 3.82 V, 2,691 mAh cell providing 10.28 Wh of power to iPhone 8 Plus.
It’s lightweight when stacked up against Samsung’s much bigger Galaxy Note 8 phablet that comes outfitted with a massive cell providing 12.71 Wh (3,300 mAh at 3.85 V) of power. For those wondering, iPhone 7 Plus boasts a 3.82 V, 2,900 mAh cell coming in at 11.1 Wh.
“Lest you worry about the hard hit to the battery spec, Apple promises the battery life will remain a contender with last year’s model,” notes iFixit. Like with iPhone 8, the iPhone X battery comes with four adhesive tabs versus two in prior years.
Not only does this make removing the cell easier than before, but Apple’s decision to switch to four tabs from two helps “avoid a sticky situation on that fancy new wireless charging coil,” in iFixit’s own words.
Lastly, even though the battery connector still uses common Phillips/JIS fasteners, you’ll still need up to four different drivers for many repairs, iFixit has discovered.
Although Apple has made battery and display replacements a priority with this phone, iFixit gave it a six out of ten on its repairability scale because the internal layout isn’t very modular and the complicated back glass replacement procedure.
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