Apple reduced the battery capacity on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: Report

Apple, on Tuesday, launched the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus alongside the iPhone X. The smartphones are supposedly an upgrade to the already available iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The new 8 and 8 Plus bring fast wireless charging and a new glass back to make the Qi wireless charging possible. These new smartphones also come with a faster A11 Bionic chip whereas the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, come with the last years, A10 chipset.

According to the TENNA listing, the Chinese certification website, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus comes with smaller batteries when compared to the last years iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The listing was shared via a tweet by the renowned tipster Steve H. who is also known as OnLeaks. As per the tweet, the iPhone 8 comes with a 1,821mAh battery whereas the iPhone 7 packed in a 1,960mAh battery. In the case of the Plus models, the iPhone 8 Plus is backed by a 2,675mAh battery while the 7 Plus comes with a larger 2,900mAh battery.

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The listing also states that the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus comes with 2GB and 3GB of RAM respectively which is similar to their predecessors iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

However, Apple has added fast charging technology to these new devices which the company claims that the smartphones can reach up to 50 percent of charge in about 30mins. Apple has also added support to wireless charging, which was a much-awaited feature in the iPhone line-up.

Also, one cannot judge the battery life of a smartphone just by looking at the battery capacity. The new A11 Bionic chip might be much more power efficient than the last year's A10 Fusion chipset. The company claims that the new chipset is 70 percent faster than the A10 chip.