Why Apple Inc.'s iPhone X Doesn't Have Better Battery Life

Early tear-down reports show that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone X -- the highest-end smartphone of the three phones the company announced back in September -- has a larger battery than even the iPhone 8 Plus does.

This is an impressive technical achievement, because the iPhone X fits in a physical footprint that's like that of the much smaller iPhone 8. What's interesting, though, is that, according to Apple's own marketing materials, the iPhone 8 Plus offers better battery life than the iPhone X does.

Image source: Apple.

Source: Fool.com