I've never had this great battery on the 4s.

Knockoutjosie · Nov 15, 2012, 11:58 PM

I'm actually amazed

numberforty1 · Nov 16, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Knockoutjosie

I'm actually amazed

Enjoy! It's pretty damn awesome.
If you do just wifi you could get that up to 10hrs+

Infinitewisdom · Nov 16, 2012, 12:00 AM

So the next question is, what were you doing with your phone during this time?

Knockoutjosie · Nov 16, 2012, 12:05 AM

A few texts , YouTube videos, taking pictures, scrolling Instagram and taking pictures, moderate use of twitter, maybe around 2 hours on wifi and the rest on 3G. I have email set to " manually" locations services turned off and most of all my apps are in my notification center.

BENJMNS · Nov 16, 2012, 12:12 AM

3G? C'mon.

Knockoutjosie · Nov 16, 2012, 12:31 AM

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3G? C'mon.

I meant like some of these things I was using on wifi. Then the rest while I was on 3G

Beeplance · Nov 16, 2012, 12:38 AM

That's impressive battery life there! Hope it remain this good for as long as possible!

Knockoutjosie · Nov 16, 2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Beeplance

That's impressive battery life there! Hope it remain this good for as long as possible!

It all depends how you use it. Try to stay on wifi as much as possible. Location services heavily drains battery. That's maybe the biggest thing that has saved my battery is turning it off.

washburn · Nov 16, 2012, 01:40 AM

what brightness setting?

Usehername · Nov 16, 2012, 01:44 AM

I find with a low brightness setting and wifi will get you around 10-11hrs usage. At least for me it does.

Knockoutjosie · Nov 16, 2012, 08:44 AM

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what brightness setting?

It's around 40. If you have it around 100 it deducts around 30 minutes.

PDFierro · Nov 16, 2012, 09:12 AM

It is kind of amazing how it gets far superior battery when it actually has the same battery size in it. Must be due to how all the other technology in the device comes together.

That's the one thing surprising about the iPhone 5. 7+ hours of usage? Pretty good.

washburn · Nov 16, 2012, 04:46 PM

i am getting only 4 or 5 hours max and no intensive use, should i take it back?

Sherifftruman · Nov 16, 2012, 07:20 PM

Not scientific but under pretty similar use the iPhone 4 had the best battery life, followed by 5 with the 4s being the worst.

zbarvian · Nov 16, 2012, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherifftruman

Not scientific but under pretty similar use the iPhone 4 had the best battery life, followed by 5 with the 4s being the worst.

I went from the 4 to the 5, and I'd disagree. I actually think the 5 has noticeably better battery life. It's not night and day, but it's definitely better.

And my 4 was solid.

akdj · Nov 16, 2012, 07:37 PM

Agreed...I've owned the 4, 4s, and now the 5--of all, the 5 seems to be a completely different phone. I didn't have any 'issues' with the 4s as some did...but the 5 has been noticeably best of the three. It's been excellent. My stats are identical to the OP..and have been since launch day when I purchased it
It's got to have something to do with the new chip, the A6--& it's better efficiency. The screen difference and its use of energy? Not sure, but it's excellent.

sviato · Nov 17, 2012, 08:42 AM

I'm actually getting record battery life on my 4S as well (5.1.1). My original 4S was from last October, so one of the earlier production models. I recently got it replaced at Apple and the new one has been amazing.

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Infinitewisdom macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012	So the next question is, what were you doing with your phone during this time?
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Knockoutjosie Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	A few texts , YouTube videos, taking pictures, scrolling Instagram and taking pictures, moderate use of twitter, maybe around 2 hours on wifi and the rest on 3G. I have email set to " manually" locations services turned off and most of all my apps are in my notification center.
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BENJMNS macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2005	3G? C'mon.
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Beeplance macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Singapore	That's impressive battery life there! Hope it remain this good for as long as possible!
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washburn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2010	what brightness setting?
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Usehername macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	I find with a low brightness setting and wifi will get you around 10-11hrs usage. At least for me it does.
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PDFierro macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009	It is kind of amazing how it gets far superior battery when it actually has the same battery size in it. Must be due to how all the other technology in the device comes together. That's the one thing surprising about the iPhone 5. 7+ hours of usage? Pretty good.
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washburn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2010	i am getting only 4 or 5 hours max and no intensive use, should i take it back?
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Sherifftruman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	Not scientific but under pretty similar use the iPhone 4 had the best battery life, followed by 5 with the 4s being the worst.
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akdj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alaska	Agreed...I've owned the 4, 4s, and now the 5--of all, the 5 seems to be a completely different phone. I didn't have any 'issues' with the 4s as some did...but the 5 has been noticeably best of the three. It's been excellent. My stats are identical to the OP..and have been since launch day when I purchased it It's got to have something to do with the new chip, the A6--& it's better efficiency. The screen difference and its use of energy? Not sure, but it's excellent.
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