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Title: Apple Adds Energy and Battery Labels To iPhone and iPad Pages In EU

Link: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/20...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: To comply with a new
regulation that takes effect today, Apple has added an energy efficiency
label to its iPhone and iPad pages in EU countries. Apple is also required to
start including a printed version of the label with the devices sold there.
The label grades a given iPhone or iPad model's energy efficiency from a high
of A to a low of G, based on the EU's testing parameters. However, Apple said
that certain aspects of the testing methods outlined by the European
Commission are "ambiguous," so it chose to be conservative with its scores
until testing is standardized. In a 44-page document (PDF) detailing its
testing methodology for the labels, Apple said its current iPhone models
qualified for the highest energy efficiency grade of A, but the company
voluntarily downgraded these scores to a B as a cautionary measure. The label
also provides details about a given iPhone or iPad model's battery life per
full charge cycle, repairability grade, impact resistance, ingress protection
rating for water and dust resistance, and how many full charge cycles the
battery is rated for. Likewise, this information is based on Apple's
interpretation of the EU's testing parameters. On the web, the label can be
viewed by clicking or tapping on the colorful little tag icon on various
iPhone and iPad pages on Apple's localized websites for EU countries. It is
shown on both Apple's main product marketing pages for all iPhone and iPad
models that are currently sold in the EU, and on the purchase page for those
devices. The label is accompanied by a product information sheet (PDF) that
provides a comprehensive overview of even more details, such as the device's
battery capacity in mAh, screen scratch resistance based on the Mohs hardness
scale, the minimum guaranteed timeframe for availability of security updates,
and much more.

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