I switched from the 3GS to the iPhone 4 2 months ago and from the beginning had much worse battery life. On average the battery would be drained by noon, without much usage. I went to a genius appointment three weeks after purchase, certain to be given a replacement, and the guy just hooked up his laptop and ran a battery test and declared my battery normal. He told me in a dry tone that if I want to make it through a day I have to have Wifi off, push and all notifications off, screen at half brightness auto, and a bunch of other things. I tried all that but there hasn't been much improvement. Eg today I have not placed a single phone call yet, did repond to two emails, and looked at about ten websites via edge or 3G. The battery is now at 40%, and it's noon. I can't use the phone really because it empties the battery, an hour of talk time draining 40%. Now that the return time has expired as I believed this arrogant genius, will I have to deal with this crap for 22 more months?
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Horrible battery life - "normal"?
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You can still return the phone. Return it and insist on a refurb.
You might try restoring it and setting up as new before returning it though. It can't hurt and might fix your issues.
You might try restoring it and setting up as new before returning it though. It can't hurt and might fix your issues.
