KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the upcoming iPhone 8 may come with the same capacity batterys that has a 5.5-inch model with an LCD screen, but the battery will be much smaller in size according to a MacRumors post.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 8 may have about the same battery capacity as the 5,5-inch iPhone 6s Plus, but the battery size will be the same as the uses Apple at models of 4,7 inches. The iPhone 6s Plus has a 5,5-inch screen and its battery is 2.750mAh, while the 5,5-inch iPhone 7 Plus has a 2.900mAh battery.
Ming-Chi Kuo states: “As a new technology in the battery, it is not very likely that we will see significant discoveries in the next 3-5 years. The mainboard area can only be reduced by compressing the SLP, which will make room for a larger battery and extended usage time.
Thanks to SLP compression, we expect the iPhone OLED to have similar battery dimensions to a 4,7-inch iPhone LCD, and to have comparable battery capacity to a 5,5-inch LCD iPhone. ”
Kuo also says Apple will use a more expensive board design, also known as the PCB (SLP) mainboard. This will create extra space inside the device, so that a larger battery can be integrated.
This particular design of the mainboard could result in up to 80% higher production costs. So the rumors that they want the new device to have price greater than $1.000 seems to be fine.
