Apple redesigning iPhone fold display to extend battery life

Apple redesigning iPhone fold display to extend battery life

The thinner casing of the expected iPhone Fold means a smaller battery, but a new leak backs up claims that Apple plans to mitigate this by improving power efficiency.

Foldable iPhone displaying time 19:32 and date Wednesday, 7 June with a colorful gradient background.
Render of a possible iPhone Fold

It’s previously been reported that Apple — and Samsung — are having difficulties making thinner batteries. More recently, leaker “Mobile Phone Chip Expert” has claimed that Apple is concentrating on extending battery life by improving power efficiency in the iPhone fold’s display.

Now leaker yeux1122 has backed up this report, saying (in translation) that Apple will “achieve the goal of slimming the battery by improving the Display Driver Integrated Circuit (DDI),” in particular.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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