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Any early iPhone 4 adopters starting to notice degrading battery life?

likemyorbs

likemyorbs

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My battery life used to be great, i got the iphone 4 the day it came out. These days the battery really seems to be draining fast. It's definitely not the software at this point, no matter how many settings i turn off it still drains fast. Today it drained 3% while sending 3 pictures over mms. Anyway, was just wondering if any other early adopters are starting to feel the battery aging. I bought a battery replacement kit on ebay for $6 and will be changing the battery as soon as it comes in the mail. Don't have to worry about voiding warranty anymore.
 
I've had mine since launch day and am surprised at how well it's held up. I don't really notice any appreciable degredation since the day I got it. I do try to run it flat every now and then which I'm told helps to keep the battery gauge callibrated properly but I probably only get around to that every 8 to 10 weeks, maybe even less often than that.

- Julian
 
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I was super happy with the battery when I bought it and it seems just as good now well over a year later.

EDIT: I'm a heavy user too so the phone is always in use.
 
Apple has pushed out the "forced obsolescence" activation for the iPhone 4, expect to see reduced battery life and sluggish performance, finally cumulating in an unusable phone when you upgrade to iOS5 thus making that expensive upgrade to the iPhone 5 look like a bargain.



Cynical, me, never :D
 
The battery life on mine is still pretty great. I pretty much run it down to 15-20% everyday and charge it every night. And I'm constantly on the iphone.
 
It might have something to do with the fact that I've used it so much I had to fully charge it twice a day many times over the past year. I'm sure it is well over the 400 charge cycles that are guaranteed before you start losing battery capacity.
 
Nothing wrong with battery. Much wrong with the holes button becoming more and more flaky. It's past the one-year warranty, wonder if I should still take it in..
 
Bought mine about two months after it came out. I actually started to notice a slightly shorter battery life a few days ago. Maybe I am just a bit paranoid or I changed usage/charging patterns unknowingly.
Wouldnt consider myself a heavy user though. Dont play games on my iPhone or watch videos...
cheers
 
MyCraft said:
Bought mine about two months after it came out. I actually started to notice a slightly shorter battery life a few days ago. Maybe I am just a bit paranoid or I changed usage/charging patterns unknowingly.
Wouldnt consider myself a heavy user though. Dont play games on my iPhone or watch videos...
cheers
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Yeah I just noticed it last week. It's the morning right now and I have been browsing with safari for the last 50 minutes and have lost 22% battery already. I don't think that's normal.

cinek said:
you can get a new battery for a few $/£
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Yes I know, as I mentioned in the OP, I bought a new battery with tools for $6 on eBay.
 
Odd. I was just thinking to myself yesterday how well the battery on my iPhone 4 (got it 2 weeks after launch) is doing. I haven't noticed any abnormal battery lose.
 
I got mine on release and for the past 2 months or so the battery is starting to drain a lot faster. I do "abuse" the battery and use the phone heavily though, especially this past summer. It's still better than most and I'm not too worried about it since there is an upgrade imminent.
 
Noticed some battery degradation with one month left to go on warranty but ended up getting it replaced due to the premature home button wear issue. Brand new battery is just one of the side benefits I guess.
 
Launch day iphone, battery is worse, but i dont mind, i expect that after a year and a bit. But bot my front and back panels look awful. The fingerprint resistance layer is coming off and there are dots over the whole phone. Looks really bad. iPhone 5 cant come soon enough.
 
Even when periodically answering text messages for an hour the battery meter drops by a couple pixels. Irritating. I was hoping it was a calibration issue since I've never actually run the battery down all the way.
 
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