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This is a feature that has been called out by Apple in the past with regard to battery life. Even iPhones get better battery life when just doing video as oppo
by jasonlotito 9y ago
This is a feature that has been called out by Apple in the past with regard to battery life. Even iPhones get better battery life when just doing video as opposed to other things. In part, it's because of specialized hardware for decoding. Even the headline here is misleading. It's not full screen mode. It's explicitly using features Apple has made available for some time now.
That this is surprising is really interesting. I honestly thought this was a known thing.
- jclardy 9y agoThe 2+ hour difference is comparing playing video windowed and fullscreen, not video to other tasks.
- jasonlotito 9y agoYes, I know (and it's not just video fullscreen, it's video in QuickTime). And as I said, I thought this was known. Apple has called this out. I mean, did people really think that merely playing a video extended battery life? Or did they just forget about those features that Apple talked about.