[iPad Mini] Battery life is amazing so far

rebelmac · Nov 6, 2012, 12:56 PM

I'm on my first charge and so far the battery is crazy amazing!

Posting a screenshot of what I have so far.

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N0ddie · Nov 6, 2012, 01:16 PM

The battery life I amazing on the mini. When we picked ours up at the Apple store on Saturday it had 56% remaining in battery life.

After being used all weekend it finally died late last night.

SaintsMac · Nov 6, 2012, 01:26 PM

I agree that the battery life is fantastic!

Kiet1029 · Nov 6, 2012, 01:37 PM

So since its using the lighting charger now, does it charge a lot faster? Because that is what annoyed me about the full sized ones that take forever....

N0ddie · Nov 6, 2012, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiet1029

So since its using the lighting charger now, does it charge a lot faster? Because that is what annoyed me about the full sized ones that take forever....

I was roughly 3 and a bit hours to go from dead to 100%.

localhost8080 · Nov 6, 2012, 02:06 PM

yeah, my battery on my mini is awesome too!!!

TimUSCA · Nov 6, 2012, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiet1029

So since its using the lighting charger now, does it charge a lot faster? Because that is what annoyed me about the full sized ones that take forever....

No, it's just the opposite. The mini ships with a 5W charger (same as iPhone), so it charges slower.

SR71 · Nov 6, 2012, 03:00 PM

My battery life is great as well! Still going strong since its first full recharge on Saturday night.

burnside · Nov 6, 2012, 03:15 PM

I don't get what this article is talking about when comparing the Mini to the Kindle and Nexus on battery life. Check out the numbers at the bottom of the page. They rated the Mini the worse, only getting 6.1 hours in airplane mode with brightness up all the way. I guess the display chews up all the battery if the brightness is up that high?

http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_mini...ut_1.htm#Table

SR71 · Nov 6, 2012, 10:03 PM

Finally got mine to die; took me forever. This thing has crazy good battery life!

Kushp14 · Nov 6, 2012, 10:35 PM

Yes battery here is amazing also , I'm glad its as good as ipad 3

jclardy · Nov 6, 2012, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimUSCA

No, it's just the opposite. The mini ships with a 5W charger (same as iPhone), so it charges slower.

But the battery is around a third smaller. So overall I think it still charges faster than the full size iPad even when only getting 5w.

maclook · Nov 6, 2012, 11:04 PM

Anyone using a 10w or 12w charger? It's only $20 so I'm wondering if the difference in charging time is worth picking it up for.

8a22a · Nov 7, 2012, 01:17 AM

I currently have 11 hours 44 mins usage, 48 hours of standby and 17% left.

hyteckit · Nov 7, 2012, 01:21 AM

I got about 14 hrs of use from my first charge. Mostly web browsing.

rasputinj · Nov 7, 2012, 01:48 AM

13 hours for me mostly web browsing and some video. Excellent battery life.

Chocolatemilty · Nov 7, 2012, 02:22 AM

I would absolutely love to know if the 10w charger will charge the iPad mini faster or if it is limited to only draw 5w of battery. I have no idea where my original iPad charger went (I moved from college to home to another house this weekend and it disappeared). I could swear my iPhone charged much faster using the 10w iPad charger, even though the iPhone is only supposed to draw 5w to charge.

SR71 · Nov 7, 2012, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatemilty

I would absolutely love to know if the 10w charger will charge the iPad mini faster or if it is limited to only draw 5w of battery. I have no idea where my original iPad charger went (I moved from college to home to another house this weekend and it disappeared). I could swear my iPhone charged much faster using the 10w iPad charger, even though the iPhone is only supposed to draw 5w to charge.

It's been proven that the 5w charger that it comes with will charge it in ~4 hours while the 12w charger will charge it in ~2 hours.

Chocolatemilty · Nov 8, 2012, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR71

It's been proven that the 5w charger that it comes with will charge it in ~4 hours while the 12w charger will charge it in ~2 hours.

Thank you, that's great to know. Looks like I'm going to have to pick one up soon! Although, with this great battery life, I've only had to charge every other night. I just would like it for traveling or when I need to charge it quicker...

OTACORB · Nov 8, 2012, 02:06 AM

Incredible battery life.. I am so very pleased !

Paito · Nov 8, 2012, 06:34 AM

I like these threads

I can show off the battery life of my ipad 3.

heydrew · 09:37 AM

Those are impressive. Not seeing anything near to that on my iPad 4.

MicroByte · Nov 9, 2012, 10:34 AM

Just got down to 2% on my iPad Mini after about 8 hours of heavy gaming use. That's pretty outstanding considering I was playing some pretty intensive games like IB2, NOVA 3 as well as others. To compare, I was only getting about 3 - 3 1/2 hours on my iPod Touch 5g with this same type of activity.

Does anyone know if the battery life get's a little longer after the first set of initial charges? I'm not complaining about this at all, just curious if the battery get's "primed" and then hits it's peak performance.

TJ61 · Nov 9, 2012, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicroByte

Does anyone know if the battery life get's a little longer after the first set of initial charges? I'm not complaining about this at all, just curious if the battery get's "primed" and then hits it's peak performance.

I've always understood that these batteries show a ~10% increase in battery life over the first several charge cycles.

Regards,
Tom

Nychot · Nov 9, 2012, 02:09 PM

My battery feels like the gas gauge on my old hummer. The battery sux. I'm shocked. It's not as good as my ipad3 which IS terrible. And I know how to a battery properly.

Nov 6, 2012, 12:56 PM	#1
rebelmac macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2010	Battery life is amazing so far I'm on my first charge and so far the battery is crazy amazing! Posting a screenshot of what I have so far.
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Nov 6, 2012, 01:16 PM	#2
N0ddie macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Glasgow	The battery life I amazing on the mini. When we picked ours up at the Apple store on Saturday it had 56% remaining in battery life. After being used all weekend it finally died late last night. __________________ 27" iMac, 3.4GHz i7, 16Gb RAM, 1TB HDD+ 256Gb SSD; 13" MacBook Air, 1.8GHz i7, 4Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD; iPad 2, 64Gb; iPad Mini 16Gb;iPod Touch, 16Gb; Apple TV 3; Samsung Galaxy S3 16Gb + 64Gb Card
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localhost8080 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012	yeah, my battery on my mini is awesome too!!! __________________ you can find out more about me at my blog
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SaintsMac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Michigan	I agree that the battery life is fantastic!
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Nov 6, 2012, 03:15 PM	#9
burnside macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	I don't get what this article is talking about when comparing the Mini to the Kindle and Nexus on battery life. Check out the numbers at the bottom of the page. They rated the Mini the worse, only getting 6.1 hours in airplane mode with brightness up all the way. I guess the display chews up all the battery if the brightness is up that high? http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_mini...ut_1.htm#Table
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SR71 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2011	Finally got mine to die; took me forever. This thing has crazy good battery life! Attached Thumbnails __________________ -Mid-2012 13" MacBook Pro -Black/Slate iPhone 5 32GB
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:35 PM	#11
Kushp14 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010	Yes battery here is amazing also , I'm glad its as good as ipad 3
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:04 PM	#13
maclook macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2008	Anyone using a 10w or 12w charger? It's only $20 so I'm wondering if the difference in charging time is worth picking it up for.
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Nov 7, 2012, 01:17 AM	#14
8a22a macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Yorkshire, UK	I currently have 11 hours 44 mins usage, 48 hours of standby and 17% left. __________________ iPhone 5 32GB iPad mini 16GB TV 3
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Nov 7, 2012, 01:21 AM	#15
hyteckit Guest Join Date: Jul 2007	I got about 14 hrs of use from my first charge. Mostly web browsing.
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Nov 7, 2012, 01:48 AM	#16
rasputinj macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	13 hours for me mostly web browsing and some video. Excellent battery life. __________________ rasputinj My fav hollow built bamboo fly rod builder Carpenter Bros Bamboo Fly Rods
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Nov 7, 2012, 02:22 AM	#17
Chocolatemilty macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA	I would absolutely love to know if the 10w charger will charge the iPad mini faster or if it is limited to only draw 5w of battery. I have no idea where my original iPad charger went (I moved from college to home to another house this weekend and it disappeared). I could swear my iPhone charged much faster using the 10w iPad charger, even though the iPhone is only supposed to draw 5w to charge. __________________ -Major K- MacBook Pro 15" (Late 2011)/ iPod Classic 80GB Black/ iPhone 4S 16GB White/ iPad Mini Wifi 16GB White
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Nov 8, 2012, 02:06 AM	#20
OTACORB macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central, Louisiana	Incredible battery life.. I am so very pleased ! __________________ MacBook Pro (2009) 2.26Ghz, 240GB SSD, 4GB RAM Mac Mini (2012) 2.3 quad-core i7 240GB 6gb/s SSD, 16GB RAM iPhone 5 White 32GB; iPad Mini 32GB White Wifi/Verizon
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Nov 8, 2012, 06:34 AM	#21
Paito macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	I like these threads I can show off the battery life of my ipad 3. Attached Thumbnails __________________ iPhone 5 Black - 16 GB ( T-Mobile ) ; AirPort Express ( 2nd Gen )
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Nov 8, 2012, 09:31 AM	#22
heydrew macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Internet	Those are impressive. Not seeing anything near to that on my iPad 4. __________________ 13" Macbook Air i7 \| iPad 2 64gb \| Mac Mini 2010 + Plex The only horror in my life is the stuff I write. Available for Kindle, Nook, & iBooks. Last edited by heydrew; Nov 8, 2012 at 09:37 AM.
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Nov 9, 2012, 10:34 AM	#23
MicroByte macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	Just got down to 2% on my iPad Mini after about 8 hours of heavy gaming use. That's pretty outstanding considering I was playing some pretty intensive games like IB2, NOVA 3 as well as others. To compare, I was only getting about 3 - 3 1/2 hours on my iPod Touch 5g with this same type of activity. Does anyone know if the battery life get's a little longer after the first set of initial charges? I'm not complaining about this at all, just curious if the battery get's "primed" and then hits it's peak performance. __________________ Gamecenter: MicroByte Jetpack Joyride: all 125 medals::Golden Tophat winner::Me on the Half-Brick site
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Nov 9, 2012, 02:09 PM	#25
Nychot macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2011	My battery feels like the gas gauge on my old hummer. The battery sux. I'm shocked. It's not as good as my ipad3 which IS terrible. And I know how to a battery properly.
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