iPod Nano 6/7G battery life

macmahon70 said:

Hello,

I would like to buy a 16Gb reconditioned from the Apple Store.
My wife has a Nano 6th (2010) and is not impressed by its battery life.
On average, her Nano runs music for 4 hours max. continuously.
The product details claims "up to 24 hours of music playback when fully charged".

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There's no difference between the 2010 and 2011 models, other than perhaps a few internal parts. As far as I know, the batteries are the same capacity.

I can get much more than 4 hours of music playing on my nano. I've never tried it, but I think I could get the advertised 24 hours on mine.

Does your wife constantly use the screen? If so, what's the brightness set at? I find that heavy usage of the screen will drain the battery pretty quickly. I typically pick a playlist and let it go.

Also, what kinds of files is she using. Files with less compression will take more battery usage. I typically use 128 and 256 kbps AAC files.

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