I got my 6+ at 9:15am. I've used it about 70% of the time since then , brightness 75% . Battery was 74% when i opened it it's now at 29% and it's quite warm. No video. Only app downloads, send some pictures and text. Surf Internet. No games. Pretty disappointed so far. I hope it gets better some how
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Battery 6+ not good??
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Give it a few DAYS to really know. Even though it has a bigger battery, it has a big screen and lots of pixels to populate and it will take a toll on the battery.
The battery is also new and the system that monitors it isn't calibrated and it came off the line with a partial charge. Give it a few cycles!
Maybe they did and your not listening to some posts on this thread???
Give it a couple days and charge cycles ... it has to go through all the stuff you synced onto the phone and make quick references to all your data for spotlight ... That means it is working pretty hard right now ... after that is outta the way and you've charged it up ... should be far better under normal usage
Yes and wait until you get into your normal usage habits. The first day you get the phone is not gonna be an accurate assessment because you're gonna have the phone on a lot more than you probably normally would.
I don't think you're "hearing" anyone. The phone is still likely indexing which uses a lot of CPU time and thus battery. It also takes a few cycles for the battery indicator to provide an accurate reading.
As others have mentioned, it may take a few charge cycles for the battery to really get into its groove. Also, since the phone is new it's probably doing or has done some processor heavy set up stuff.
Plus, iOS 8 seems to be a little battery hungry. My iPhone 5 is seeing worse battery life than it has when it was jailbroken.
Did you restore your phone from iCloud, as this will drain the battery?
BTW You can now go into the usage section and see exactly what is draining your battery.
Just because it lasts for over 2 days normal use doesn't mean you can just browse the internet having wifi and location services on nonstop at full brightness in an area of low cell coverage with bluetooth on and music playing at high volume and expect it to get anywhere close to that.
Doubt it has as much to index...doesn't take the Mac that long to complete in the first place.
I got my phone at 11 am EST and charged it to 100% while my iCloud backup finished loading. I went to the mall and things with my mom for something to do til my friend gets off work and have probably used my phone more today than normal but since I just got it. So far, in about 4 hours I've inly used about 19% of my battery. I'm quite happy with the results so far.