Apple Watch 5 40mm variant has 10 percent higher battery capacity than Series 4, IFIXIT revealed

The Apple Watch 5 is now available on the market, and people have been tinkering with the device to understand its capabilities. However, using the device and dismantling it to see under the hood is a different matter.

As such, Craig Lloyd of IFIXIT tore down the Apple Watch 5 to see the difference in hardware compared to the fourth entry. In his latest update, Lloyd said that he managed to peer into the 40mm model and found out that it has a 10 percent higher battery capacity compared to the 40mm of Apple Watch 4.

He added that the battery also has a sturdier casing outfitted around it although admitted that they haven’t tinkered with it that much to know exactly its true purpose. Meanwhile, the Apple Watch 5 44mm model only has a 1.4 percent bigger battery than the Series 4, IFIXIT reported.

Apple Watch 5 and the existence of the Always-On Display feature

This means that the battery isn’t taking the credit for the Always-On Display feature of the Apple Watch 5 but is instead attributed to the power efficiency that’s been given to the device. Apple said that the combined output of the “temperature polysilicone and oxide display (LTPO), ultra-low power display driver, efficient power management integrated circuit, and new ambient light sensor” are the ones responsible for this achievement.

Meanwhile, the new model has been met with positive reviews so far as it’s the best entry that Apple has released to date. Indeed, even if the Apple Watch 5 only has the same battery performance as the fourth entry – 18 hours for both, although the Series 4 can sometimes surpass that figure – its overall feature is what makes it stand out from the rest of the competition.

Can the Apple Watch 5 push back against the creeping competition?

Sure, there are others out there that can last for weeks without a single charge, but they don’t have all the benefits that the Apple Watch 5 brings. Noise monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking, and a host of other health features make this series miles ahead of what other companies offer.

However, the tech giant can’t afford to be complacent as the competition has taken a chunk out of its market share this year. In 2018, the company was enjoying a 67 percent overall market share, but 2019 got that number down to 51 percent, with Fitbit and Samsung the culprit for the decline. Of course, with the Apple Watch 5 now available, it would be interesting to see if Apple recovers some of its lost ground from both companies.