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Teardown – How the new Smart Battery Case works

Milan Jovicic by Milan Jovicic
27. November 2019 - 00:19 CET
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Anapa, Russia - October 4, 2019: Woman hand holding Apple iPhone 11 and sitting at the table. iPhone was created and developed by the Apple inc.

Anapa, Russia - October 4, 2019: Woman hand holding Apple iPhone 11 and sitting at the table. iPhone was created and developed by the Apple inc.

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Last week, the new Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max was introduced. Now the guys at iFixit have taken an X-ray of it.

Some people will now ask themselves what exactly is so interesting about the Smart Battery Case. Well, the answer is the new camera button. For the first time, the charging case has an integrated button that allows the user to start the camera directly in photo or video mode. It doesn't matter whether the iPhone is locked or unlocked. The special thing: the button is on the bottom left side of the case. But how exactly does it all work? This is exactly the question iFixit wanted to answer with the help of an X-ray image. 

50 percent more battery life

The camera button was designed in such a way that it cannot be activated in a trouser pocket, as it is installed a little deeper and has to be pressed for longer. According to the photos, the button appears to be equipped with a narrow ribbon cable inside the case. This leads directly to the lightning port. This means that this is an electronic connection that has been implemented particularly cleverly.

Image: iFixit
Image: iFixit

The images also show the charging coil for wireless charging and the 10.9V battery, which is supposed to offer around 50 percent more battery life. All in all, the construction around the camera shutter button is the most exciting thing about this teardown. The Smart Battery Case costs 149 euros each and is available for the iPhone Pro series in sand pink, white and black, while the iPhone 11 only offers white or black to choose from. (Photo by Denys Prykhodov / Bigstockphoto)

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Milan founded Apfelpatient in 2016 and has been responsible for all editorial content since 2018 — news, rumors, guides, and product reviews. Apple devices here are not test units on loan for two weeks but everyday tools: from the iPhone through MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and iMac to the Apple Vision Pro, at least one device from nearly every product category is in daily use, many of them replaced annually. Every menu path in a guide is verified on the device before it is published.

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