iPhone 5 battery usage time

Samtb · Mar 14, 2013, 03:23 PM

How many hours of active usage time do you get out of your iphone 5?

kenetic · Mar 14, 2013, 09:48 PM

Around 7 hours for me. The battery life is better when compare to the 4S. I have it vibrating.

John T · Mar 15, 2013, 06:44 AM

This query is almost impossible to answer because battery life is entirely dependent on how the phone is set up and used. For example, heavy web browsing etc will result in shorter battery life than listening to music etc.

On average, about 5 hours seems to be the norm.

SingularityG · Mar 15, 2013, 06:56 AM

During tournaments, I use M:TG counter App on my iPhone, during which the screen stays on. I often check the the rules on the internet during that time, answer messages, open up a .pdf, etc..

This drains my battery from ~80% to ~10% in about five to six hours.

Cellular data ON, 3G OFF, Mail Push set to manual.

jayrflow · Mar 16, 2013, 12:14 AM

Yea usage time depends on what you're doing. This is just straight listening to music with turning the screen on every 10 minutes or so to answer a text message

pooleman · Mar 16, 2013, 12:56 AM

And jail breaking.

Dreamliner330 · Mar 16, 2013, 02:01 AM

^Required for functionality.

I've often tried to get a good answer on this. Its a really tough question to answer.

Usage however, is more important than standby time. I always laugh when people say their phone lasts for days and are extremely critical of having to charge 'every day'. Lol. Who cares how long your phone lasts if you don't use it.

I've considered an iPhone 5, but I have a feeling the battery would cause an issue. I've thought if a battery case, but it makes the phone ginormous .

Mar 14, 2013, 03:23 PM	#1
Samtb macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2013	iPhone 5 battery usage time How many hours of active usage time do you get out of your iphone 5?
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Mar 15, 2013, 06:56 AM	#4
SingularityG macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2012	During tournaments, I use M:TG counter App on my iPhone, during which the screen stays on. I often check the the rules on the internet during that time, answer messages, open up a .pdf, etc.. This drains my battery from ~80% to ~10% in about five to six hours. Cellular data ON, 3G OFF, Mail Push set to manual. __________________ sINGULARITY uNIVERSE
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Mar 14, 2013, 09:48 PM	#2
kenetic macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2006	Around 7 hours for me. The battery life is better when compare to the 4S. I have it vibrating.
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Mar 15, 2013, 06:44 AM	#3
John T macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK.	This query is almost impossible to answer because battery life is entirely dependent on how the phone is set up and used. For example, heavy web browsing etc will result in shorter battery life than listening to music etc. On average, about 5 hours seems to be the norm.
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Mar 16, 2013, 12:14 AM	#5
jayrflow macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2013	Yea usage time depends on what you're doing. This is just straight listening to music with turning the screen on every 10 minutes or so to answer a text message
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Mar 16, 2013, 12:56 AM	#6
pooleman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Eastern CT	And jail breaking.
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Mar 16, 2013, 02:01 AM	#7
Dreamliner330 macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2011	^Required for functionality. I've often tried to get a good answer on this. Its a really tough question to answer. Usage however, is more important than standby time. I always laugh when people say their phone lasts for days and are extremely critical of having to charge 'every day'. Lol. Who cares how long your phone lasts if you don't use it. I've considered an iPhone 5, but I have a feeling the battery would cause an issue. I've thought if a battery case, but it makes the phone ginormous .
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