Excellent battery

Drich290195 · Jan 12, 2013, 06:02 AM

For all those that say the battery life on the iPhone 5 is rubbish I think it's great look at this

Peanut207 · Jan 12, 2013, 10:42 AM

I agree. But it also depends heavily on what apps you are running...Etc. If you are watching movies I can guarantee you will not be getting the numbers you show. On the other hand if you are listening to music with the screen off you will get ridiculous battery life. But overall yes the battery is pretty good on the 5. I consistently average between 7-8 hours of total usage. Sometimes less, sometimes more depending on what I'm doing.

Drich290195 · Jan 12, 2013, 12:21 PM

And the final result

Normal usage I would say

Knowlege Bomb · Jan 12, 2013, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Drich290195

And the final result

Image

Normal usage I would say

Mine is very similar to that and is by far the best I've had on any of the iPhone models. Very happy with it.

JetBlack7 · Jan 12, 2013, 02:24 PM

Mine

mrsir2009 · Jan 12, 2013, 02:33 PM

In the OP’s screenshot I noticed that the battery life was 4 out of 5 bars - Signal plays a huge role in determining your phone’s battery life. If you were getting 1 or 2 bars of reception most of the time (or even worse, cutting in and out of signal) then your battery life would be MUCH worse. And most of the people who are complaining probably have that sort of signal.

Drich290195 · Jan 12, 2013, 02:50 PM

Yeah do have full signal at home

SnowLeopard OSX · Jan 12, 2013, 03:46 PM

Anytime someone posts a picture of their usage hours on their phone, I take it with a grain of salt. It really depends on what type of tasks you're running on your phone, how many apps you're multitasking with, and your last battery charge cycle.

SomeDudeAsking · Jan 12, 2013, 03:56 PM

Can the people in this thread provide a real usage breakdown measured by an app like Android phones provide out of the box? Because the single usage numbers provided here are meaningless as to what it is for. Apple includes anything it does as usage even if you are not using the phone, like checking for notifications or syncing with contacts or itunes stuff. It greatly inflates the usage numbers shown.

Raggsokk · Jan 12, 2013, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SomeDudeAsking

Can the people in this thread provide a real usage breakdown measured by an app like Android phones provide out of the box? Because the single usage numbers provided here are meaningless as to what it is for. Apple includes anything it does as usage even if you are not using the phone, like checking for notifications or syncing with contacts or itunes stuff. It greatly inflates the usage numbers shown.

I agree. One thing I miss about my android days is the detailed battery usage statistics. I used my i5 to play a game called "the room" yesterday, and it burned out after 3 hours or so. Maybe even shorter. Browsing on the other hand, or music (also anything else where the screen is turned off) returns excellent battery life.

Knockoutjosie · Jan 12, 2013, 04:07 PM

I'm impressed so far

SomeDudeAsking · Jan 12, 2013, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Knockoutjosie

I'm impressed so far

Impressed doing what? That doesn't tell us anything useful.

batting1000 · Jan 12, 2013, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JetBlack7

Mine

I still fail to see how people are getting almost 10 hours. I do light stuff and can only get 6-ish / 6.5 hours.

Drich290195 · Jan 12, 2013, 04:29 PM

I literally have mine in my hand most of the time I message calls using speaker phone and web it does get used a lot and always find the battery more than acceptable

Opie · Jan 12, 2013, 04:32 PM

I am still on iOS 6.0 and have great battery life also. I will not update unless the jailbreak requires it.

Knockoutjosie · Jan 12, 2013, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SomeDudeAsking

Impressed doing what? That doesn't tell us anything useful.

Internet browsing and some instant messenger messages

AppleFanatic10 · Jan 12, 2013, 06:12 PM

I think mine is doing pretty good. All I really did was a couple txt messages, tweets, listen to music and some light browsing. So not that bad.

ValerieDurden · Jan 12, 2013, 06:16 PM

Not bad, pretty heavy usage as well.

TheBigKing · Jan 12, 2013, 06:24 PM

Wifi and 3g it's bad or good ??

AppleFanatic10 · Jan 12, 2013, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBigKing

Wifi and 3g it's bad or good ??

Where's wifi? And there's no 3G they're both the same screenshot??

bmcgrath · Jan 12, 2013, 07:08 PM

Mine might stretch to 4 hrs with a mixture of iMessage, Emails, Twitter/FB on both Wifi and 3G.

JetBlack7 · Jan 12, 2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by batting1000

I still fail to see how people are getting almost 10 hours. I do light stuff and can only get 6-ish / 6.5 hours.

I have had better stats than this. I don't do a lot of heavy stuff. I do a clean install once a month and drain the battery fully once a week.

bmcgrath · Jan 12, 2013, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JetBlack7

I have had better stats than this. I don't do a lot of heavy stuff. I do a clean install once a month and drain the battery fully once a week.

Seems like a lot of hard work... It should just work!

batting1000 · Jan 12, 2013, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bmcgrath

Seems like a lot of hard work... It should just work!

Yeah really. Why would I want to restore my device every month? Too much trouble for good battery life.

JetBlack7 · Jan 12, 2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bmcgrath

Seems like a lot of hard work... It should just work!

I get what you're saying, although it's no work at all for me

Quote:

Originally Posted by batting1000

Yeah really. Why would I want to restore my device every month? Too much trouble for good battery life.

For battery life? I don't care about battery life, I care for a fast, snappy and responsive phone. I don't mind doing these things.

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mrsir2009 macrumors 604 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand	In the OP’s screenshot I noticed that the battery life was 4 out of 5 bars - Signal plays a huge role in determining your phone’s battery life. If you were getting 1 or 2 bars of reception most of the time (or even worse, cutting in and out of signal) then your battery life would be MUCH worse. And most of the people who are complaining probably have that sort of signal. __________________ How to Prevent your Mac from Overheating
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SnowLeopard OSX macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern California	Anytime someone posts a picture of their usage hours on their phone, I take it with a grain of salt. It really depends on what type of tasks you're running on your phone, how many apps you're multitasking with, and your last battery charge cycle. __________________ iPad 4th gen Black/ 32GB/ iOS 6.1.3 iMac G4 1.0 GHz/ 1.25 GHz PPCG4 (7445) iPod \|Classic Black/ 80GB\|U2 edition 20GB iPhone \|4S White/16GB/ iOS 6.1.3\|3G White/16GB iOS 4.2.1
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Peanut207 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2010	I agree. But it also depends heavily on what apps you are running...Etc. If you are watching movies I can guarantee you will not be getting the numbers you show. On the other hand if you are listening to music with the screen off you will get ridiculous battery life. But overall yes the battery is pretty good on the 5. I consistently average between 7-8 hours of total usage. Sometimes less, sometimes more depending on what I'm doing.
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Jan 12, 2013, 12:21 PM	#3
Drich290195 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2011	And the final result Normal usage I would say
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Drich290195 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2011	Yeah do have full signal at home
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Jan 12, 2013, 03:56 PM	#9
SomeDudeAsking macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2010	Can the people in this thread provide a real usage breakdown measured by an app like Android phones provide out of the box? Because the single usage numbers provided here are meaningless as to what it is for. Apple includes anything it does as usage even if you are not using the phone, like checking for notifications or syncing with contacts or itunes stuff. It greatly inflates the usage numbers shown.
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Jan 12, 2013, 04:29 PM	#14
Drich290195 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2011	I literally have mine in my hand most of the time I message calls using speaker phone and web it does get used a lot and always find the battery more than acceptable
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Opie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	I am still on iOS 6.0 and have great battery life also. I will not update unless the jailbreak requires it.
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AppleFanatic10 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California	I think mine is doing pretty good. All I really did was a couple txt messages, tweets, listen to music and some light browsing. So not that bad. __________________ November 10.2010 - White Unibody MacBook , 2.4GHz, 500GB HD, 8GB RAM Mar 15 2011~Dec 17 2012 Verizon iPhone 4 16GB Verizon White iPhone 5 16GB RIP Grandma 5/10/1930 - 9/24/2012
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ValerieDurden macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA	Not bad, pretty heavy usage as well. __________________ Sprint iPhone 5 6.1.2 Jailbroken
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TheBigKing macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PR	Wifi and 3g it's bad or good ?? Attached Thumbnails __________________ i iPhone 5 32GB Black&Slate , Macbook Pro 13, 8GB Ram 500 GB HD
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