The folding iPhone is rumored to be a thin device, but Apple has a trick up its sleeve that will ensure excellent battery life.
Apple to Use an Efficient Display Driver Integrated Circuit for Improved Battery Life in its Folding iPhone
Foldables look like chunky devices when closed, but when you unfold them, you start to realize how thin they actually are. This means battery life isn’t going to be that great with such a thin chassis, especially when you use the internal display most of the time that is bound to draw more power.
Apple knew this was going to be a problem, but has apparently solved it, according to yeux1122 on Naver.
The way Apple plans to tackle this issue is simple: by making the display more power-efficient and by using a new and improved Display Driver Integrated Circuit (DDI).
The second part is important because the DDI is responsible for turning digital signals into output for the display. If this part is efficient, it means less heat and better battery life. This also means the device can be made extremely thin, if needed.
Apparently, Apple has figured this out, and the folding iPhone will have great battery life because of this.
At this point, it’s a trend that Apple is always looking for efficiency. A great example of this in recent times is Apple’s own C1 modem, and then there’s the big one: the M-series lineup of chips.
Apple’s folding iPhone is rumored to cost around $2,300. It’s not going to be cheap at all. But, rumors floating around suggest this is going to be a one-of-a-kind device, with features we haven’t seen anywhere else, such as a zero-crease display.
I’m not a fan of foldables, but given the amount of news we are seeing around them, it looks like Apple is suddenly getting serious.
