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Ianwbz

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Hi , I bought a 5s the first day they were released and the battery life seemed terrible compared to my friends with an iphone 5. It seems to have improved a little but I'm not sure it's performing like it should. I took it to the apple store the first week and they reset it saying that some apps were constantly crashing and causing the battery to drain. Do you think I should replace the phone ? This picture is the best use I've had and was right before it died.

Thanks for any advice!
 

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Ianwbz said:
Hi , I bought a 5s the first day they were released and the battery life seemed terrible compared to my friends with an iphone 5. It seems to have improved a little but I'm not sure it's performing like it should. I took it to the apple store the first week and they reset it saying that some apps were constantly crashing and causing the battery to drain. Do you think I should replace the phone ? This picture is the best use I've had and was right before it died.

Thanks for any advice!
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That's better than many users get. It all depends on how you use it. They be more conservative with Bluetooth, etc. even still, 8 hrs+ is pretty good
 
I wish my 5s battery was that good...and you even have bluetooth turned on. I have just about every unnecessary feature turned off, including push on my email accounts, and I get 5-6 hours on a full charge. I'll probably take it back to Apple at some point.
 
Ianwbz said:
Hi , I bought a 5s the first day they were released and the battery life seemed terrible compared to my friends with an iphone 5. It seems to have improved a little but I'm not sure it's performing like it should. I took it to the apple store the first week and they reset it saying that some apps were constantly crashing and causing the battery to drain. Do you think I should replace the phone ? This picture is the best use I've had and was right before it died.

Thanks for any advice!
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Thats good battery life. If you take it back, you may not get that good of battery life on another device. I only get 5-6 hours of usage. I hate this ****.
 
Ianwbz said:
Hi , I bought a 5s the first day they were released and the battery life seemed terrible compared to my friends with an iphone 5. It seems to have improved a little but I'm not sure it's performing like it should. I took it to the apple store the first week and they reset it saying that some apps were constantly crashing and causing the battery to drain. Do you think I should replace the phone ? This picture is the best use I've had and was right before it died.

Thanks for any advice!
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That's actually really good. Definitely wouldn't take it back.
 
The usage/standby time you are getting are better than Apple's estimates and what most people get. Do you ever notice that your signal changes from LTE to 3G often? I noticed you're on sprint so I wouldn't be surprised if your battery drains because of that.
 
Doesn't Apple advertise 10 hours talk time? And you guys say it only gets 5-6 hours general use ?!?!
 
Apple has already admitted, the battery on the 5s sucks ... yours doesn't seem that bad though.
 
Download iBackupBot and when you plug in your device you click on "more information".

The part at the top that says battery gives results like:

CycleCount: 27
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1440
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 90
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

The most interesting part is the "FullChargeCapacity: 1440". Its self explanatory but its how much mAh your battery actually is charging to (not theoretical).
 
Apple OC said:
Apple has already admitted, the battery on the 5s sucks ... yours doesn't seem that bad though.
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Is Apple falsely advertising? There claims seem much higher than what you guys are saying.


Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 250 hours

Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
 
Apple, and all other manufacturers use ideal test conditions, the biggest battery killers are Facebook and your phone searching for 3G/LTE signals constantly.

It's very rare nowadays to be away from a USB port, so try not to let it ruin the new phone experience :)

Mine took a few complete de-charge/re-charge to sort out the battery life and now without heavy use is really good!
 
Thanks guys for your advice. I guess it's not as bad as some have reported but not as good as apple advertised. I'll just keep it unless it gets really bad. I was just thinking that because they released a statement saying some batteries were bad that mine would've one if them because I bought it early. I definitely don't want to trade it in for a phone with worse battery life. I'll try ibackup bot.
 
spinedoc77 said:
Is Apple falsely advertising? There claims seem much higher than what you guys are saying.


Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 250 hours

Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
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hgrimberg said:
That means battery on the iphone 5 is better than on the 5S?
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yes ... the iPhone 5 battery is better than some 5s batteries

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/10/29/apple-confirms-iphone-5s-battery-life-issues-due-to-manufacturing-error

Apple knows about the 5s battery problems ... and my guess is, it might be a bigger problem than they are stating :apple:
 
Is that maybe due to this fingerprint reader eating up a lot of battery whereas the iphone 5 doesnt have this issue?
 
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