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| [* black] Let's take a deep dive into Apple's battery origami: | |
| - | [* black] Since 2015 when the [guide|39841| |
| + | [* black] Since 2015 when the [guide|39841|12" MacBook|new_window=true] was announced with a terraced battery, Apple has increasingly sought to take advantage of every bit of space in the chassis of their devices using contoured batteries. |
| [* black] [https://patents.google.com/patent/US9276287|These|new_window=true] [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170092923A1/en|patents|new_window=true] show solutions they have found to get around tricky problems like thermal expansion, using different layer sizes and precisely folding electrode sheets cut into complex shapes to fit those contours. | |
| [* icon_note] What's interesting is that this single-cell does a better job of utilizing space, but [https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/9/19/17879438/iphone-xs-max-xr-battery-ram-specs|packs less punch|new_window=true]. | |
| [* black] The extra corners and edges of the single-cell battery in the XS will be prone to extra stress—it will be interesting to see how this new battery performs as it ages. |