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TL;DR A leaker has claimed that Apple is testing a 5,400 to 5,800mAh battery in the iPhone Fold.
This would be significantly larger than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7’s 4,400mAh battery.
We’d encourage you to take this leak with a big pinch of salt, though.
We’ve known for a while now that Apple is working on an apparent iPhone Fold, which is set to take on the Galaxy Z Fold series. Now, a leaker has made a rather audacious claim about the Apple foldable’s battery capacity.
Korean blogger Yeux1122 has claimed that Apple is testing a 5,400 to 5,800mAh battery in the iPhone Fold. The tipster claims that Apple might settle on the larger capacity at the expense of a thicker, heavier design.
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Even a 5,400mAh battery would be much bigger than the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s 4,400mAh battery. In fact, Samsung hasn’t offered a battery capacity upgrade since the original Galaxy Fold in 2019. So this suggests that the iPhone Fold should offer significantly longer endurance than Samsung’s Fold line.
A Korean outlet recently reported that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 could have a battery exceeding 5,000mAh, but there’s no word on a specific capacity. In other words, it’s possible that the iPhone Fold could also have a bigger battery than the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
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