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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|new_window=true], so we use one of our |
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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|new_window=true], so we use one of our blue and black [product|IF145-397-1|Pro Tech specialty drivers|new_window=true] to dispatch it. |
| [* black] Apple says this battery has gotten a boost, and the specs bear that out. At 58.0 Wh, it's a marked improvement over the [guide|73480|49.2 Wh|stepid=148072|new_window=true] unit we found in our original 13" Touch Bar teardown. | |
| [* black] Turns out that extra 'oomph' comes from a ''slightly'' bigger battery—arrayed into six cells this time, instead of five—all without increasing device weight one iota. | |
| [* icon_note] Despite all that, Apple still rates battery life the same as the prior model. Those extra processor cores don't come for free. | |
| [* black] The new-and-improved speakers (on the right) have grown, too—they're longer and narrower, filling all the remaining space, and bumping right up against the logic board thanks to a revised top case design. |