The iphone 12 with dark mode enabled offers a significant advantage over its competitors when it comes to battery life and screen efficiency. In a recent test, the phone was compared to the iphone 11 and iphone 12 with light mode enabled. The results showed that the iphone 12 with dark mode could last up to 13 minutes longer on a single charge than the other two phones.

One of the key reasons for this advantage is the use of an OLED screen, which is more energy-efficient than LCD screens like those found in the iphone 11. When the phone was turned off, there was little difference between the three devices, as the screens were not being used to display anything. However, when the phone was in use and displaying dark colors, the difference in battery life became much more apparent.

In a messaging test, where the phone was used for an hour, the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled dropped down to 91% of its battery level, while the other two phones dropped down to 88%. This may seem like a small difference, but it adds up over time and can make a big impact on the overall battery life of the device.

The same test was also conducted in an email test, where the phone was used for an hour. In this case, the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled dropped down to 88%, while the other two phones dropped down to 88% as well. This suggests that dark mode is not just about battery life, but also about visual efficiency and overall user experience.

In a browser test, however, there was no difference in battery life between the three devices. This is because the content being displayed on the screen did not take advantage of the OLED display's ability to show more colors when using dark mode. In fact, some websites may even use brighter colors when dark mode is enabled, which can actually increase battery drain.

In contrast, Instagram showed a much larger difference in battery life between the three devices. When dark mode was enabled, the iphone 12 with an OLED screen consumed zero power, while the other two phones continued to consume energy as usual. This is because Instagram's user interface goes completely black when using dark mode, which allows the OLED display to turn off and conserve energy.

After a 16-hour standby period, where the screens were turned off for most of the time, there was still a significant difference in battery life between the three devices. The iphone 11 actually performed better than expected, but it was still behind the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled. This suggests that even when not in use, the OLED display and A14 Bionic chip combination can still provide an advantage over other smartphones.

In terms of gaming, there was little difference in battery life between the three devices. This is because the content being displayed on the screen did not take advantage of the OLED display's ability to show more colors when using dark mode. However, in a YouTube test, where full-screen videos were played for an hour, the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled performed significantly better than the other two phones.

In contrast, the maps app showed a much larger difference in battery life between the three devices. When the map was displayed in dark mode, the iphone 12 with an OLED screen consumed only 9% of its battery, while the other two phones consumed more energy. This is because the OLED display's ability to show more colors when using dark mode allowed it to be more efficient and conserve more energy.

Finally, in a Spotify test, where the phone was used for an hour, the iphone 11 ran out of battery first, while the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled lasted much longer. This is because the OLED display's ability to consume less energy when using dark mode allowed it to last up to 13 minutes longer on a single charge than the other two phones.

Overall, these results suggest that the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled offers significant advantages over its competitors in terms of battery life and screen efficiency. The use of an OLED display makes a big difference, and when combined with the A14 Bionic chip, provides even more efficiency and conserves energy.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enif you take a look at the numbers on apple's website the iphone 12 and the iphone 11 are stated to have very similar battery life but the thing is unlike the lcd display on the iphone 11 the iphone 12 is using an oled display where whenever a darker color appears on screen the individual pixels responsible for that color either use less power like with a dark gray color or they turn off completely like with black which as we found in our dark mode vs light mode battery test can lead to some serious battery gains so at least when using dark mode i think the iphone 12 can do a lot better than what apple's own numbers suggest how much better well let's find out this video is sponsored by zen the shopping cart connected with an app that brings you three main benefits now the first benefit is a big one for anybody who buys a lot of tech and the automatic one-year extended warranty on electronics so for example if you buy something that has a one-year warranty provided by the manufacturer and then something goes wrong with it after that warranty expires as it often does zen will cover it up to 1500 euros for an additional 12 months the second benefit is zencare where if anything goes wrong with a transaction say you buy something online and then you never get that product shipped out to you zen will handle the issue for you faster and with higher success than a regular person could have and then third there are zero fees when you're shopping online even when you're shopping foreign stores like aliexpress or amazon in a different country zen is currently available in over 50 countries around the world and offers a free 30-day trial you can download the app and learn more at the first link down below okay so as we hop into the phone test for your reference we've also included the iphone 12 with the regular or light mode enabled on your left in the middle we have the iphone 12 with dark mode taking advantage of that oled screen and then on the right we have the iphone 11 with dark mode on that lcd display where after one hour there wasn't that big of a difference between the three of course that's because the screens were off for the majority of that phone test and that's something important to keep in mind dark mode is only going to extend battery life when the screen is on and displaying dark colors like we have here in the messaging test where we're texting back and forth with our automated chatbots where one hour into it we get our first glimpse of dark mode's magic the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled only drops down to 91 while the other two iphones both drop down to an equal 88. here in the email test i'm expecting a similar result while not every email that we load here will take full advantage of that oled display since some of these emails do have lighter colored photos in them for the most part it's the app's interface that's taking up most of the display where having it dark only costs the iphone 12 5 of his battery while having it light costs the iphone 12 8 which lines up exactly with the 8 cost on the iphone 11. now dark mode isn't going to help in every app that you use for example here in the browser test dark mode has no control over the content being displayed on these websites so one hour of browsing later both iphone 12s perform equally as a result here in instagram the ui actually goes completely black with dark mode meaning at least on the iphone 12's oled display those pixels are off right now and consuming zero power where one hour later that difference adds another three percent to its lead putting the dark mode iphone 12 10 points ahead of the iphone 11 as we head into the 16 hour standby where the screens are off the entire time so dark mode isn't going to be a factor and somewhat surprisingly the iphone 11 does better but even with the iphone 11 stellar standby performance it's still a lot further behind than you'd expect if you were to go off of apple's numbers alone obviously compared to the light mode iphone 12 the iphone 11 is still close but with dark mode the oled panel just takes the iphone 12 to another level with it improving its lead back up to 9 after an hour in youtube here in the gaming test just like in the youtube test because the content is taking up the entire screen it's the same exact content being displayed on all three phones where one hour later both of the iphone 12s do better than the 11 which could partly be attributed to the oled screen since there were some dark colors present but it's also probably the efficiency of the a14 bionic chip but nonetheless here in the maps test dark mode is definitely playing a role while the map itself isn't completely black it's more of a grey tone that should still help the oles efficiency on the iphone 12 where one hour later it does costing the iphone 12 with dark mode nine percent of its battery while the same exact task costs the iphone 11 11 of his battery so as we work on spotify the iphone 11 is down to its last 11 which unfortunately is only good enough to last it 47 minutes before it ran out completely meaning put through the same exact set of tasks the iphone 12 with dark mode nets a 13 advantage over the iphone 11. now of course even with light mode enabled the iphone 12 has a four percent advantage as we can see here but 13 is a huge difference at least based off of this test 13 is good enough to give you an additional one hour and 51 minutes of texting or one hour and four minutes of watching youtube full screen or it can even help you get home with an additional one hour and 26 minutes of navigation now for those of you wondering the iphone 12 with dark mode was at nine percent at the point at which the light mode iphone 12 died which allowed it to last 34 minutes and 44 seconds into the intensive camera snapchat test but anyways that is it for me in this video thank you for watching and as always i'll see you in the very next episodeif you take a look at the numbers on apple's website the iphone 12 and the iphone 11 are stated to have very similar battery life but the thing is unlike the lcd display on the iphone 11 the iphone 12 is using an oled display where whenever a darker color appears on screen the individual pixels responsible for that color either use less power like with a dark gray color or they turn off completely like with black which as we found in our dark mode vs light mode battery test can lead to some serious battery gains so at least when using dark mode i think the iphone 12 can do a lot better than what apple's own numbers suggest how much better well let's find out this video is sponsored by zen the shopping cart connected with an app that brings you three main benefits now the first benefit is a big one for anybody who buys a lot of tech and the automatic one-year extended warranty on electronics so for example if you buy something that has a one-year warranty provided by the manufacturer and then something goes wrong with it after that warranty expires as it often does zen will cover it up to 1500 euros for an additional 12 months the second benefit is zencare where if anything goes wrong with a transaction say you buy something online and then you never get that product shipped out to you zen will handle the issue for you faster and with higher success than a regular person could have and then third there are zero fees when you're shopping online even when you're shopping foreign stores like aliexpress or amazon in a different country zen is currently available in over 50 countries around the world and offers a free 30-day trial you can download the app and learn more at the first link down below okay so as we hop into the phone test for your reference we've also included the iphone 12 with the regular or light mode enabled on your left in the middle we have the iphone 12 with dark mode taking advantage of that oled screen and then on the right we have the iphone 11 with dark mode on that lcd display where after one hour there wasn't that big of a difference between the three of course that's because the screens were off for the majority of that phone test and that's something important to keep in mind dark mode is only going to extend battery life when the screen is on and displaying dark colors like we have here in the messaging test where we're texting back and forth with our automated chatbots where one hour into it we get our first glimpse of dark mode's magic the iphone 12 with dark mode enabled only drops down to 91 while the other two iphones both drop down to an equal 88. here in the email test i'm expecting a similar result while not every email that we load here will take full advantage of that oled display since some of these emails do have lighter colored photos in them for the most part it's the app's interface that's taking up most of the display where having it dark only costs the iphone 12 5 of his battery while having it light costs the iphone 12 8 which lines up exactly with the 8 cost on the iphone 11. now dark mode isn't going to help in every app that you use for example here in the browser test dark mode has no control over the content being displayed on these websites so one hour of browsing later both iphone 12s perform equally as a result here in instagram the ui actually goes completely black with dark mode meaning at least on the iphone 12's oled display those pixels are off right now and consuming zero power where one hour later that difference adds another three percent to its lead putting the dark mode iphone 12 10 points ahead of the iphone 11 as we head into the 16 hour standby where the screens are off the entire time so dark mode isn't going to be a factor and somewhat surprisingly the iphone 11 does better but even with the iphone 11 stellar standby performance it's still a lot further behind than you'd expect if you were to go off of apple's numbers alone obviously compared to the light mode iphone 12 the iphone 11 is still close but with dark mode the oled panel just takes the iphone 12 to another level with it improving its lead back up to 9 after an hour in youtube here in the gaming test just like in the youtube test because the content is taking up the entire screen it's the same exact content being displayed on all three phones where one hour later both of the iphone 12s do better than the 11 which could partly be attributed to the oled screen since there were some dark colors present but it's also probably the efficiency of the a14 bionic chip but nonetheless here in the maps test dark mode is definitely playing a role while the map itself isn't completely black it's more of a grey tone that should still help the oles efficiency on the iphone 12 where one hour later it does costing the iphone 12 with dark mode nine percent of its battery while the same exact task costs the iphone 11 11 of his battery so as we work on spotify the iphone 11 is down to its last 11 which unfortunately is only good enough to last it 47 minutes before it ran out completely meaning put through the same exact set of tasks the iphone 12 with dark mode nets a 13 advantage over the iphone 11. now of course even with light mode enabled the iphone 12 has a four percent advantage as we can see here but 13 is a huge difference at least based off of this test 13 is good enough to give you an additional one hour and 51 minutes of texting or one hour and four minutes of watching youtube full screen or it can even help you get home with an additional one hour and 26 minutes of navigation now for those of you wondering the iphone 12 with dark mode was at nine percent at the point at which the light mode iphone 12 died which allowed it to last 34 minutes and 44 seconds into the intensive camera snapchat test but anyways that is it for me in this video thank you for watching and as always i'll see you in the very next episode\n"