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iPhone 5 battery life [Merged]
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tonyy
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My white iPhone 5 had excellent battery life but I got tired of the color because I usually get black. So I traded with a guy off of CL.. did our number swap at a Sprint store.
Now, this black one I have is getting pretty poor battery life. I've done everything mentioned in this thread with no luck. The guy didn't mention this to me and the deal was done through CL so i'm not going to call him back and request to trade back
My next question is, can I take this one to Apple and request a replacement? What does Apple do at the store to test the battery drain?
Now, this black one I have is getting pretty poor battery life. I've done everything mentioned in this thread with no luck. The guy didn't mention this to me and the deal was done through CL so i'm not going to call him back and request to trade back
My next question is, can I take this one to Apple and request a replacement? What does Apple do at the store to test the battery drain?
whiskeytown
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I took my iPhone 4 in just after I bought it because of the battery. All I noticed the genius doing what checking the usage stats on the phone. I didn't manage to get a replacement and can imagine it would be difficult to due to the fact that there are so many factors in determining how long a battery should last.
Yep the same setting.
1st phone charged it to full 100% battery then updated to 6.0.2 somehow messed up my phone battery calibration battery only lasted 2 hours max.
2nd replacement phone charged it to full 100% battery then updated to 6.0.2 same thing happening again battery lasted 3 hours max.
3rd replacement just did a straight update to 6.0.2. (NO FULL CHARGE TO 100%) battery currently lasting around 8 hours.
Still sitting at 100% after 7 hours standby.
Firmware 6.0.2 definitely has battery calibration issue.
Does anyone else have an issue with their their iPhone heating up when using? Is it normal? Wondering if that had something to do with my poor battery.
Edit: I'm at 2 hours of use with 3 hours of standby and I'm now at 60%. This is borderline ************. I'm going to try and restore my phone when I get off work. Hopefully that does something.
Edit: I'm at 2 hours of use with 3 hours of standby and I'm now at 60%. This is borderline ************. I'm going to try and restore my phone when I get off work. Hopefully that does something.
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R.Stoychev
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AppleFanatic10
macrumors 68030
Mine is doing pretty good. Did a couple text messages maybe like 10, listened to some music and did some light browsing.
I took some advice from a poster on the Apple forums, and restored my iPhone as a new phone, not from a backup. Didn't think it would make a difference, which it didn't seem to until the second attempt. Here are the results so far:
I'm hoping it stays this way, but you never can tell with technology. I think I may have found a second culprit, if not the carrier who set my phone up. Pages seems to have had a problem syncing one of my files. It would not complete the sync and would hang forever it seemed. I deleted the file from the website just in case that was the problem. Others might want to see if there is something similar happening to them.
Edit: here are the results about five to ten minutes before she shut off. This is with mostly mild to moderate usage on wifi as well as some time with FaceTime thrown in:
I'm hoping it stays this way, but you never can tell with technology. I think I may have found a second culprit, if not the carrier who set my phone up. Pages seems to have had a problem syncing one of my files. It would not complete the sync and would hang forever it seemed. I deleted the file from the website just in case that was the problem. Others might want to see if there is something similar happening to them.
Edit: here are the results about five to ten minutes before she shut off. This is with mostly mild to moderate usage on wifi as well as some time with FaceTime thrown in:
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Great Battery Here
Replacement Phone Battery Finished @ USAGE 10 Hours 14 Minutes
STANDBY 4 Days 2 Hours
That with 4 Hours streaming Tune in Radio. (Wi-Fi ON Only and BT ON).
1 Hour watching iTV Player. (Wi-Fi ON Only).
1 Hour watching BBC iPlayer.(Wi-Fi ON Only).
1 Hour Surfing the Internet. (3G ON Only).
2 Hours Streaming NETFLIX Movie. (Wi-Fi ON Only).
Getting Amazing Battery Life Here.
Location Setting On.
LTE Off.(NO LTE HERE YET).
NO Push.(NO EMAIL SET UP).
Notifications.(ON).
Privacy-Location Services.(ALL TURNED OFF).
iCloud.(ON).
Brightness Level. (30%).
Replacement Phone Battery Finished @ USAGE 10 Hours 14 Minutes
STANDBY 4 Days 2 Hours
That with 4 Hours streaming Tune in Radio. (Wi-Fi ON Only and BT ON).
1 Hour watching iTV Player. (Wi-Fi ON Only).
1 Hour watching BBC iPlayer.(Wi-Fi ON Only).
1 Hour Surfing the Internet. (3G ON Only).
2 Hours Streaming NETFLIX Movie. (Wi-Fi ON Only).
Getting Amazing Battery Life Here.
Location Setting On.
LTE Off.(NO LTE HERE YET).
NO Push.(NO EMAIL SET UP).
Notifications.(ON).
Privacy-Location Services.(ALL TURNED OFF).
iCloud.(ON).
Brightness Level. (30%).
Over four days since the last full charge, and still going!
I tried all the battery-saving tips and none of them really helped much...
Except last week I discharged the battery to 1% and then charged fully for 2-4 hours. That made all the difference!
Location Settings On (for the apps I need it for)
LTE On
Push Off
Notifications On (for the apps I need it for)
Privacy-Location Services Off
iCloud Off
Brightness Level 30%
I tried all the battery-saving tips and none of them really helped much...
Except last week I discharged the battery to 1% and then charged fully for 2-4 hours. That made all the difference!
Location Settings On (for the apps I need it for)
LTE On
Push Off
Notifications On (for the apps I need it for)
Privacy-Location Services Off
iCloud Off
Brightness Level 30%
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Finally took the plunge on my iphone 5 setting back up as new and starting fresh. Did not restore from a backup at all. I had been using a backup from an iphone 4 and before that Iphone 2g model. I was only getting around 5 hours of usage out of mine. Yesterday it looked like just over 4 hours with about an hour of video, lots of texting, and a little bit internet browsing. I am on 4g HSPA+ network with LTE turned off as it isn't here yet.
I am hoping that this greatly improves the battery usage b/c it is frustrating to see people get 9 -10 hours of usage and I am lucky to hit 6 hours. I will let you know how it turns out after a few days or so.
I am hoping that this greatly improves the battery usage b/c it is frustrating to see people get 9 -10 hours of usage and I am lucky to hit 6 hours. I will let you know how it turns out after a few days or so.
You will see a difference I'm sure. Make sure that you don't have something syncing continuously via iCloud in the background like I did with Pages. That might also be the problem. Delete the document if it is.
It's so hard to really compare numbers for battery usage since a lot of things can and do factor in--primarily the type of usage, the length of usage, the type of connection used, the strength of that connection, etc., etc., etc.
With the use of airplane mode and WiFi when possible you can make a phone have half a day of usage (12+ hours) and half a month of standby (15+ days) before it dies...but does that really say anything if you then post that screenshot (while you are not in airplane mode anymore)?
Barring some fairly obvious things--like something not working correctly, or constantly running in the background, or having a poor signal/connection--there are quite a few variables in play in most cases to say anything beyond some sort of a generic average that some will still normally be above and others below (thus the "average" part of it).
With the use of airplane mode and WiFi when possible you can make a phone have half a day of usage (12+ hours) and half a month of standby (15+ days) before it dies...but does that really say anything if you then post that screenshot (while you are not in airplane mode anymore)?
Barring some fairly obvious things--like something not working correctly, or constantly running in the background, or having a poor signal/connection--there are quite a few variables in play in most cases to say anything beyond some sort of a generic average that some will still normally be above and others below (thus the "average" part of it).
I tried everything but couldn't get more than 5 hours of real-world usage out of it. Meaning I unplug at 11 am, and it turns off by 4 pm.
ECUpirate44
macrumors 603
AppleFanatic10
macrumors 68030
Sorry if this has been asked in this massive thread before but exactly how does the number for usage relate to standby? I've unplugged my phone from a full charge 18 minutes ago and naturally have 18 mins standby, but I also have 18 mins usage, despite the phone being asleep for at least 6 of those mins on two separate 3 minute occasions. I wasn't downloading anything in the background either.
now if i have Programs like
Instagram
IMO (instant messenger)
Google Plus
Twitter
Foursquare
Get Glue Tumblr
Facebook
Whats App
ESPN Score Center
Yelp
Groupon
These are the type of programs that are always looking for information correct? if i deleted them would that increase battery life?
IMO (instant messenger)
Google Plus
Foursquare
Get Glue Tumblr
Whats App
ESPN Score Center
Yelp
Groupon
These are the type of programs that are always looking for information correct? if i deleted them would that increase battery life?
It means something on the phone--an app or a service on the phone itself (like mail or sync of some sort)--was in fact still running while you weren't using the phone. Sometimes it's just a service or an app wrapping something up that takes a few minutes after your use, other times it can be something that could be stuck or running indefinitely, so it depends.
ECUpirate44
macrumors 603
I'm on 6.0 right now. When I got the phone, I was getting amazing battery life, then it suddenly went to ****. I get about 6 hours usage and 15 hours standby. I'm hoping to jailbreak when 6.1 comes out. Has anyone seen an increase in battery life by restoring and moving to 6.0.2?