I had this thought until I actually replaced my iPad with the m1 chip.

It was actually better at youtube by being more efficient, I could watch videos for a full day before needing to charge.

I’m not sure this is a good thing..

	▲	filoleg an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Not needing to charge as much due to much better battery capacity and/or usage efficiency is objectively a good thing, full stop. How that additional time is actually spent is a whole separate story, but that's entirely tangential to assessing the impact of battery life improving.