always-on screen, one of the most noteworthy features of the iPhone 14 Pro, was also one of the most criticized features by users due to its apparent high battery consumption. Apple even went so far as to implement an additional option to deactivate the possibility that the so-called Always on display display, with slight fading, wallpaper. But, How much battery does this feature actually consume?
According to the test conducted by the YouTube channel PhoneBuffwhen the always-on display is fully on, i.e. with wallpaper, iPhone 14 Pro consumes up to 0.8% more battery per hour compared to when the feature is completely disabled. No wallpaper extra consumption compared to no screen always on in operation it is 0.6% per hour.
Therefore, after 24 hours, the always-on iPhone 14 Pro screen with wallpaper turned on, consumes a total of 16% of iPhone battery. Activating only the clock and widgets – with a black background – 14% consumption. Of course, when the screen is completely off, the iPhone consumes 0% battery.
Turning off the background on the iPhone 14 Pro’s always-on display will only save you 2% battery life.
It’s not the consumption itself that’s interesting about these results, as it’s clear that the fact that the screen is always showing information will affect battery life. Most notable, without a doubt, is the slight difference between activating the wallpaper and allowing the iPhone to show only the clock and widgets: It’s only 2%.
The tests, yes, were conducted in unusual scenarios. All iPhone 14 Pro models in use had Airplane Mode activated and were constantly exposed to 1000 lux brightness. Apple, on the other hand, offers some additional features to help prevent over-draining of the battery. when the screen always on works, the screen refresh rate drops to 1 Hz. It also turns off completely when the user places the terminal face down, puts it in their pocket, or moves away from it with the Apple Watch on their wrist.
Like curiosity, screen always on from Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra also consumes 16% battery; same capacity as iPhone 14 Pro.
Source: Hiper Textual
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