Vratislav Holub In this regular column, every day we look at the most interesting news that revolves around the California company Apple. Here we focus exclusively on the main events and selected (interesting) speculations. So if you are interested in current events and want to be informed about the apple world, definitely spend a few minutes on the following paragraphs.
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Pavel Jelic Apple is fighting for the rights to the upcoming "Bond movie"
Last year, the Californian giant showed us the streaming service TV+, where we can find mainly original content. Of course, other titles are part of the platform, and the iTunes library, for example, offers up to thousands of different titles for sale or rent. According to film critic and screenwriter Drew McWeeny, Apple is currently fighting to acquire the rights to the upcoming "Bond movie" No Time to Die, which should be broadcast for the first time next year.
The critic informed about this information through his Twitter social network. The Californian giant is said to want to add the film to its TV+ offering, making it available to any subscriber at any time. McWeeny certainly has decent connections in the film industry. Netflix is also said to be in the game, and together with Apple, they are fighting hard to obtain the mentioned rights. Allegedly, such rights should cost an astronomical sum, which, unfortunately, no one disclosed.
I can't get my head around the idea that we may well see James Bond debut on Apple TV+ or Netflix. The numbers I've been hearing the last few days are INSANE…
— BooMcScreamy (@DrewMcWeeny) October 22, 2020
Apple recently did a similar feat when it was able to acquire the rights to a World War II-era film starring the legendary actor Tom Hanks called Greyhound. At the same time, this title was a huge success, and it is therefore not surprising that Apple is also after the Bond movie.
How did the MagSafe wireless charger take apart?
Last week we saw the highly anticipated presentation of this year's generation of new Apple phones. One of the biggest innovations was undoubtedly the arrival of MagSafe technology, which enables faster wireless charging of iPhones (up to 15 W) and, since it is a magnet, it can also serve you in the case of various stands, holders and the like. Of course, iFixit experts took the MagSafe charger "under the knife" and took it apart to look inside.
In the attached image above, you can notice an X-ray of the Creative Electron charger itself. This photo reveals that the power coil is located roughly in the middle and is surrounded by individual magnets around the perimeter. Subsequently, iFixit also applied for a word. However, they only managed to open the product in one place, where the white rubber ring meets the metal edge. This joint was held together by a very strong glue, which, however, was brittle at higher temperatures.
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There was then a copper sticker on the underside of the white cover that led to the four appropriate wires located around the outside of the charging coils. A protected circuit board is then located under the mentioned coils. You may still be wondering if the internals of the MagSafe charger are similar to the Apple Watch power cradle. Although the external parts of these products are quite similar, the internal part is surprisingly different. The main difference is in the magnets, which in the case of the MagSafe charger (and the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro) are distributed around the edge and there are several of them, while the Apple Watch charger uses only one magnet, which is located in the middle.
iPhone 12 and 12 Pro in the battery test
In recent days, there has been quite a lot of talk about batteries in new Apple phones. If you read our magazine regularly, you surely know that the batteries in the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro models are completely identical and boast the same capacity, which is 2815 mAh. This is about 200 mAh less than what last year's iPhone 11 Pro offered, which caused some doubts among Apple owners. Fortunately, the new generation entered the market today and we already have the first tests available. A great comparison was provided by the YouTube channel Mrwhosetheboss, who compared the iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 11, XR and SE second generation. And how did it turn out?
In the test itself, the winner was the iPhone 11 Pro Max with 8 hours and 29 minutes. What's more interesting, however, is that last year's iPhone 11 Pro playfully pocketed both 6,1″ iPhone 12s, despite being a smaller device with a 5,8″ display. When the iPhone 12 Pro was fully discharged, last year's 11 Pro still had 18 percent battery left, and once the iPhone 12 was discharged, the iPhone 11 Pro had a respectable 14 percent.
But let's continue with the ranking itself. The second place belonged to the iPhone 11 Pro with 7 hours and 36 minutes, and the bronze medal went to the iPhone 12 with 6 hours and 41 minutes. It was followed by the iPhone 12 Pro with 6 hours and 35 minutes, the iPhone 11 with 5 hours and 8 minutes, the iPhone XR with 4 hours and 31 minutes and the iPhone SE (2020) with 3 hours and 59 minutes.
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It is not surprising that the older 11pro has a larger battery and a smaller display.
Pure physics. ?
This measurement is useless. It is done a little differently and at a different time on each device, so the first phone is the quietest.
They should have just filmed the phones with them on, so it would be obvious how bad the display is vs. the battery, and you can feel it again, as Indian already wrote :-).
Otherwise from practice. Last year's model 11 will last me 1-2 days, if I set the battery wipe, I will last the whole weekend (= Friday afternoon to Sunday evening), so it's already good for me. So if the new mobile phone will last longer, that's fine with me :-). It's clear from what's on the video that if 13ka doesn't like it, then I'm fine :-D.