So I've had the Touch Bar 13" for a few weeks now and after finding the battery quite disappointing for the first week, I seem to be getting consistent results now averaging at about 9 to 11 hours which is enough for me to use it for a day (you can see the Activity Monitor snippet below of the time on battery). The time represents near continuous usage, with maybe thirty/forty minutes on sleep mode.
Generally, I was using Safari with multiple tabs (six or seven) open simultaneously, with Text Expander and Steam running in the background. For two hours of that nine I was watching a movie using Quicktime, for one hour of that nine I was watching a TV Show using Netflix, and for twenty minutes I was watching something on Netflix. I have auto-brightness off, and I tend to keep the brightness at 3 or 4 bars (I don't find anymore to be necessary). I had Bluetooth on and connected to my Beats Solo 3's, Auto-Brightness Off, Siri off, Keyboard Backlight on one bar, and I'm using "Unlock with Apple Watch" to unlock the laptop.
What I have found is that the time estimated remaining can vary wildly (this morning it was listing twenty hours for me, and twenty minutes later eleven), and I can't really rely on it, but I find assuming there to be nine hours in total, and counting down from there to be a rather reliable strategy for me. When I use the screen brightness higher it knocks maybe thirty minutes off (at a guess?) but up to the half-way point and it lasts very strongly (I don't tend to put it on full brightness often as I don't half much need of it being blindingly bright).
Generally, I was using Safari with multiple tabs (six or seven) open simultaneously, with Text Expander and Steam running in the background. For two hours of that nine I was watching a movie using Quicktime, for one hour of that nine I was watching a TV Show using Netflix, and for twenty minutes I was watching something on Netflix. I have auto-brightness off, and I tend to keep the brightness at 3 or 4 bars (I don't find anymore to be necessary). I had Bluetooth on and connected to my Beats Solo 3's, Auto-Brightness Off, Siri off, Keyboard Backlight on one bar, and I'm using "Unlock with Apple Watch" to unlock the laptop.
What I have found is that the time estimated remaining can vary wildly (this morning it was listing twenty hours for me, and twenty minutes later eleven), and I can't really rely on it, but I find assuming there to be nine hours in total, and counting down from there to be a rather reliable strategy for me. When I use the screen brightness higher it knocks maybe thirty minutes off (at a guess?) but up to the half-way point and it lasts very strongly (I don't tend to put it on full brightness often as I don't half much need of it being blindingly bright).
