AstroNut325
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My 6s+ lasts longer than my LG G2. I've always had great battery life with iPhones.
Why are iPhone batteries so shit?
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SynthFetish
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The out of warrenty battery replacement is $99-$120 if my memory is correct.
WeaponKnight
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I used to have some serious battery problems on my 5C since a few months ago. The phone would heat up to the point it was uncomfortable to hold it, even.
After some research I found out the solution was to do a complete wipe, reinstall the latest system software and restore a backup from iCloud without connecting the phone to iTunes. Now the battery lasts for more than a day and never heats up.
After some research I found out the solution was to do a complete wipe, reinstall the latest system software and restore a backup from iCloud without connecting the phone to iTunes. Now the battery lasts for more than a day and never heats up.
Yeah, but I don't think that's the reason because I generally don't get too many notifications.
That's really stupid and I don't see the point of doing something like that, but then again... Apple :/
Usually not to 100% of the actual capacity, no. The battery meter does not reflect the precise state of charge.
Keeping a battery plugged into its charger isn't harmful.
If you say so bro
I guess I'll just ignore my years long experience with great battery life and start getting up from bed at 4am every day just to unplug my phone.
Where can I find information on the stock full charge for a 2012 13-inch MBP? My stats currently say 3304 mAh, but is that the standard capacity across my laptop series?
Slackbladder
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Indeed. I haven't taken any special precautions with my iPhone 5s and I've had it over two years. When at full charge it'll easily last 14hrs if the brightness is set to low and maybe 7 if high. Luckily not too bad. That said if I'm out taking pics and video and uploading it'll maybe only last 5 hours or so but I think that's the case with a lot of phones.
Wowfunhappy
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Phone batteries just suck in general. It drives me nuts.
Make the phone a couple millimeters thicker in exchange for a battery that will actually last all day, geez.
Edit: And while they're at it, maybe Apple could use a tiny bit of that extra space to put a freaking headphone jack back in.
Make the phone a couple millimeters thicker in exchange for a battery that will actually last all day, geez.
Edit: And while they're at it, maybe Apple could use a tiny bit of that extra space to put a freaking headphone jack back in.
I'm pretty sure they do this because it's hard to accurately measure battery capacity at almost-full levels.
Good to hear, I have held off on updating. Maybe I will do that now.
velociraptor
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I hate my iPhone 4 with a passion, but the one thing that delivers is the battery life.
My iPhone 4 is 5 years old now, coming onto 6.
I use my phone mainly for Whatsapp + Youtube. Been using it for the whole day, and battery has gone from 100% to 45%
My iPhone 4 is 5 years old now, coming onto 6.
I use my phone mainly for Whatsapp + Youtube. Been using it for the whole day, and battery has gone from 100% to 45%
Everyday? lol Do whatever you feel you gotta do I guess, meanwhile I enjoy my 3-5 days without charging on a 1 1/2 year old phone. *shrugs*
How come the Coconut Battery app could show the charge/discharge accurately? I could monitor the drain with a decimal. And that's just one dude who made that app.
Last night, my 6S ran 30 minutes of YouTube before it dropped from 100% to 99%. Don't tell me that Apple can't do anything about it. It has been like this since I had my 3GS. If Apple wanted to give us a precise battery gauge, we would have got it years ago.
Mammoth Jones
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I keep my battery topped off constantly. Leave the house it's at 100. Get on the train it's at 100. Toss it on portable charger. Get to office and it's at 93. Charger.
Same way going home. Nice that if I'm ever in a situation throughout the day where i can't charge my phone that it's at 100%.
What you're saying about battery chargers is completely wrong. I'm glad your batteries are lasting, but not leaving it on a charger is not the reason.
Power quality would only really come down to the charger you're using. The AC input really shouldn't impact the DC output.
My wife has an iPhone 5, this summer the battery couldn't keep the charge form more than a couple of hours. At one point the battery inflated, lifting the screen. I juggled with the settings, removed Facebook and tried everything, but no dice... She went to a service that replaced the battery and repaired the screen.
It went ok until now, but just a couple of days ago the problem resurfaced.
It went ok until now, but just a couple of days ago the problem resurfaced.
A sanyo flip phone used 2mins per day
AHA-Lambda
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This.
I'm constantly hearing people say iPhone batteries are bad and I don't get it?
Now, I've never had an iPhone but I have a 1st Gen Moto G and it still holds charges like a champ after 2 years. But, from what I've seen with my dad's old iPhone 4S (or anybody else), they never had battery issues.
Here's the thing, do you regularly discharge your phone or using it like there's only less than 15% left? Well, here's your solution. You must avoid doing that at all cost. That's the lithium battery thresold. It damages it in the long run. So, charge it before that. Plain and simple. Heat is also a big issue. So Fast Charging, wireless recharging is to avoid.
Good article from Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-smartphone-battery-the-right-w-513217256
Here's the thing, do you regularly discharge your phone or using it like there's only less than 15% left? Well, here's your solution. You must avoid doing that at all cost. That's the lithium battery thresold. It damages it in the long run. So, charge it before that. Plain and simple. Heat is also a big issue. So Fast Charging, wireless recharging is to avoid.
Good article from Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-smartphone-battery-the-right-w-513217256
I know it's weird right? Almost like some people get good batteries and some get bad ones.
I've put my iPhone on charge every single night and left it overnight.
My phone was 3 years old and sure it was holding slightly less charge (maybe 60-80% of what it used to), but it was pretty good for 3 years. I got it replaced by Apple (for an issue outside of warranty but Apple did it for free) so my replacement had a new battery and I've been using that for a year now and it has been fine.
My understanding is that once it hits full charge it won't actually charge the phone and instead run off power. I just assume Apple know what they're doing so they don't shorten battery life unnecessarily. I stopped worrying about charging and not charging and fully draining etc for the most part I just use my phone how I want to use it and it has been fine.
I'm hoping to get 5 years out of my iPhone 5.
Wowfunhappy
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If my phone's battery wasn't so crap to begin with, I wouldn't ever need to go below 15%. As things are, I need that extra bit of power.
No, but it is there fault for insisting on making phones so thin at the expense of usability.
What utility does having such a thin phone give me? An iPhone 6 does not fit in my pocket any more easily than an OG iPhone. They made it so thin, they had to make an extra bump for the camera, so my phone can't lay flat on a table without wobbling.
jellies_two
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You can download a tool to inspect your phone backup and reveal the current capacity of the battery vs new capacity
Once the phone starts to do weird stuff like turn off at 10% then it's time to check that.
Apple.will replace batteries for free that have dropped lower than expected.
If your phone runs hot you are shortening the life of the battery. If,you keep.it at 100% you are shortening the life. If you let it go to zero and sit there for days you are shortening the life. Leave it in the sun or a hot car.. You get the picture.
Once the phone starts to do weird stuff like turn off at 10% then it's time to check that.
Apple.will replace batteries for free that have dropped lower than expected.
If your phone runs hot you are shortening the life of the battery. If,you keep.it at 100% you are shortening the life. If you let it go to zero and sit there for days you are shortening the life. Leave it in the sun or a hot car.. You get the picture.
hardcastlemccormick
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I've got a huge stack of iOS devices for development and none of them have battery issues AFAIK. I even used the iPhone 5 as my main phone for a few months and it was great.
Thug Waffle
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I just buy third-party batteries and install them myself. Cost about $30-$40.
edit: this is re: macbooks, not phones.
This simply isn't true.
apieceofstrange
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The battery on my 2 year old iPhone 6 still holds up fine. I charge over night and usually have 50-60% left at the end of the day. Sometimes I can even make it 2 days without having to charge.
Of course it does. But it will charge whatever % of battery the phone consumes during the night on standby. Which you would eventually have to charge anyway.
What wears modern li-ion batteries is being discharged, not being charged. The only way to increase the lifetime of a device's battery is to use it less. Many devices will actually wear their batteries less when used while plugged (if they are capable of bypassing the battery).
So no, it's not dumb.
Earthanoid
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I'm an Android guy and the one thing that I envy from my wife's iPhones is their battery life. She gets a day and a half easily. She could be just lucky but she's had four iPhones with excellent battery life.
I've gone through several different Android phones and battery life has been consistently bad, except of the OG Moto X but that was a bit underpowered for when it was released.
I've gone through several different Android phones and battery life has been consistently bad, except of the OG Moto X but that was a bit underpowered for when it was released.
Mine is doing this too, to hell with this crap
wonderful103
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Solution as the owner of 4 iPhones, including the 6 I'm typing this on, various android and blackberry devices: stop buying iPhones. The worst battery management software and/or OS in regards to saving your battery. 20 percent shouldn't = 0. Most iphone owners here will know what that means. They're junk phones. I've done barely anything on this phone and it's at 55 percent since being pulled off the charger at 11am. Which means I have approximately 35 percent battery remaining. Never lasts a full day since its first couple months. I turn the camera on for even a minute and it's over.
Mammoth Jones
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We used to keep our devices in an enclosure for charging and security purposes at night. And the screen on our 6 detached from the frame. Like, the phone got swollen. We suspect the battery swole up.
Wowfunhappy
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The majority of popular Android phones have crappy batteries too. There are a couple of ones that don't though, so that's nice.
Unfortunately for me, I can't stand Android. Although I'm probably going to switch anyway when I next need a new phone—thanks for removing that headphone jack, Apple.
IISANDERII
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My IPhone 4 is still going strong. Girlfriend uses it and she uses quite a bit for work: calls, emails, what's app, text etc. Some basic word games too.
It gets to 40% after a day's use.
I use a 5S and it can go for days.
The secret: Never allow the battery to drain much. With the 4, I think I let it drain below 20% once. One time in all these years. Crazy? Is it crazy to protect your $400 investment?
I have other mobile devices and follow the same guideline and the batteries endure.
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Monocle
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Same. The battery is incredible compared to my old 4S, even when it was new.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Similarly, my iPod battery is awful. Bought it a couple months ago, and my older iPod lasts longer.
The reported charge doesn't necessarily match the actual capacity. It might be reporting 15% but physically have 30%. Engineers are smart like that.
LordOfChaos
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It's physics...They're rated for around 700 charge cycles. Some phones are worse, I don't know of many that are better.
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