Lower power consumption in full screen mode

We found the reason for this odd behavior after a while, and as expected it wasn’t a difference in hardware but in software. More specifically, the way the video was played using macOS’s Quicktime player. During the first review, the video was played in maximized window mode, whereas the second reviewer used full screen mode instead. Apparently, Apple has optimized the latter significantly: power consumption in full screen mode was much lower, as can be seen below. While the MacBook Pro consumed up to 11.5 W of energy during regular playback, it went down to between 9-9.5 W after a short spike in full screen mode.

