iPhone 15 discolored due to greasy fingers
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It was already at the iPhone showcase in September Very noticeable. For the first time, Apple has made improvements to… Battery life Not really mentioned. In previous years there was an increase Energy efficiency He regularly receives a lot of attention.
In the Test the future area Then it became clear that there were no real improvements in battery life with the iPhone 15 Pro Max compared to the previous device. Now lies the detailed information Battery test result From DxOMark, which is very disappointing.
Only in the top 30
In an end-to-end testing scenario it does this iPhone 15 Pro Max In the battery category with 134 points Just In 29th place. That’s one point better than last year’s device, but two points worse than the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which ranks 19th.
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Energy efficiency
The conclusion that was praised is that the 15 Pro Max’s battery is relatively good Lasts a long time and that Energy efficiency All components are well coordinated. Wireless charging efficiency is also good.
Wired charging efficiency varies. Therefore, when the iPhone 15 Pro Max is fully charged About a third One is disconnected from the socket Lost energy.
The big drawback
The main reason behind poor iPhone performance is poor charging performance. with 30W power supply The charging power of the smartphone did not exceed 27 watts while it was in one charge Charging time is above average results.
Compared to devices with a charging power of 100 watts or more, the iPhone loses a lot of points in this area. According to Docsmark It is low performance however The only major point of criticism On the iPhone 15 Pro Max battery.
