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| - | [* black] We disconnect the battery without any drama—it's [guide|72415|buttoned down with a T5 Torx screw|stepid=144739], so we use one of our handy [product|IF145-397-1|Pro Tech specialty drivers|new_window=true] to quickly un-button it. |
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| - | [* icon_note] Apple says this battery has gotten a boost, and the specs bear that out. At ***58.0 Wh*** and ***5,086 mAh***, it's a marked improvement over the [guide|73480|49.2 Wh, 4314 mAh|stepid=148072] unit we found in our original 13" Touch Bar teardown. |
| + | [* black] We disconnect the battery without any drama—it's [guide|72415|buttoned down with a T5 Torx screw|stepid=144739|new_window=true], so we use one of our handy [product|IF145-397-1|Pro Tech specialty drivers|new_window=true] to quickly un-button it. |
| + | [* icon_note] Apple says this battery has gotten a boost, and the specs bear that out. At ***58.0 Wh*** and ***5,086 mAh***, it's a marked improvement over the [guide|73480|49.2 Wh, 4314 mAh|stepid=148072|new_window=true] unit we found in our original 13" Touch Bar teardown. |
| [* black] How'd Apple get so much more ''oomph'' without making the battery bigger? Answer: they didn't. The battery is now six cells instead of five, and stretches all the way to the edge of the top case. Compare the 2017 version (left) with the 2018 (right). | |
| [* icon_note] That said, Apple still rates the overall battery life the same as the prior model—those extra processor cores don't come free. | |
| [* black] The new-and-improved speakers are likewise longer, stretching from the very edge of the logic board to the front of the top case, while also being a bit narrower. |