True!!! I only getting a little over 5 hours of screen time but I'm really new to Apple and the ecosystem. I'm torture testing this phone and have downloaded over 36.2GB of apps while on battery. Not going to be doing that every 2 days. So yes; we need to wait a few more days before condemning any of these phones.
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Battery life on iPhone 6 is terrible
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True!!! I only getting a little over 5 hours of screen time but I'm really new to Apple and the ecosystem. I'm torture testing this phone and have downloaded over 36.2GB of apps while on battery. Not going to be doing that every 2 days. So yes; we need to wait a few more days before condemning any of these phones.
Not sure how people are having poor battery life. Turn off auto brightness, turn off Bluetooth when not in use, etc. I've been gaming while multitasking in safari and reading tapatalk, on top of phone calls. So far the iPhone 6 is performing better than the HTC M8 I came from in terms of battery. I managed my battery exactly the same and my old phone was actually dimmer with a 2600 MaH battery. In theory, this phone shouldn't be outperforming it, yet it is.
For reference, 128gb silver Verizon 6.
I'm getting about 3.5 hours usage with 6. 5-5.5 standby. But that's with Wifi off, no service and cellular data turned off and phone off sporadically, hence I wasn't surfing the net etc. Just sporadic FB messaging and Apple messaging and time spent making sure everything fathomable was turned off that could suck juice.
Also have iPhone 5 on iOS 8 with far better battery life.
I hear good things so I know mine just has an issue and not conducive to all. It happens. But I'm very curious what the 6+ are getting.
Also have iPhone 5 on iOS 8 with far better battery life.
I hear good things so I know mine just has an issue and not conducive to all. It happens. But I'm very curious what the 6+ are getting.
Not going to sugar coat it. Samsung flagships trump iPhones in battery life. To add insult to injury the batteries are swappable. If I hit low battery in my Note 3 I just swap out the battery; instant 100% in less than a minute. Don't make me out to be a Android fanboy; I also have a iPhone 6. I just don't want a large phone any more hence the reason I did not go for the iPhone 6 plus or a Note 4. Want to switch it up.
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That's the issue. When I had my Note 2 and Note 3 I never had to "manage" my battery. No playing with hardware or app settings. I used the phone the way I wanted and still managed to go 24 hours without charging. I just swapped the battery every morning and I'm on my way. I don't want to appear that I'm hating but Apple cared more about making a thin phone then improving the battery. I would gladly take a iPhone that's twice as thick if they could double the battery life. I just want a phone that's long like the iPhone 6 plus.
It's hilarious to me. Apple was criticized for not having big phones so they release a huge 5.5" model. Now I guess it's all about battery life for iPhone 7.
I had to manage my note 2 as well. I'm a heavy user on average, but am currently home from surgery so don't have my normal usage stats, but for home use its performing better. I've never liked the auto brightness on any phone I've owned (S3, S4, Note 2, and M8). It never seems to detect the proper lighting from my environment and is always so bright that it hurts my eyes. I guess I don't consider that battery management so much as caring about my eyesight, lol.
I wouldn't say you're hating or wrong. I'm in a similar boat having been with android for 3 years prior to my 6. I'm more so just surprised that it's performing better than a phone that I considered to have great battery life (I will admit the M8 began draining badly since August with no diagnosis and had owned it since launch). For more detail, I don't tend to use Bluetooth either so for me it's just always off, whereas I know most use theirs daily for driving and/or headsets. What I expect will truly hit my battery life is when I hook up my monitor headphones and the phone has to power them. The HTC did phenomenal in that department.
Ultimately, my opinion is that if you're experiencing poor battery life, try using some management and see if it helps at all. Some of the posts here seem extremely bad though so in order to know if it's a problem we'd need to know brightness levels, cell signal, and other general stats. If you're still experiencing bad life after going over all of the above, I'd look to exchange the device.
I dont care about the note 2, I just care about real phones 4.7'' to 5.0''. The iPhone 6 battery life does not seem to be anything special, was expecting a days use of battery life, but its run halfway with close to 3.5 hours of use.... bluetooth off.
Battery life on Iphone 6 is terrible
M8 is a 5.0" phone and that was my reference point. My S3 had atrocious battery life. Typically half a day. I had to carry a spare battery all the time. S4 screen on time averaged about 4 hours. M8 I had 4-6 usually.
Old screenshot of my M8 life a few weeks after I got it.
M8 is a 5.0" phone and that was my reference point. My S3 had atrocious battery life. Typically half a day. I had to carry a spare battery all the time. S4 screen on time averaged about 4 hours. M8 I had 4-6 usually.
Old screenshot of my M8 life a few weeks after I got it.
Lithium based batteries are never their strongest in their first charge.
And actually, over 4 hours of 3D gaming isn't bad.
Well, I performed a full DFU restore, and did not sign into, access, or associate any of my existing or previous Apple ID's, or iCloud accounts, with my iPhone 6 after performing the restore. Just curious, after performing a DFU restore, should I also have performed a typical restore where iOS 8 is downloaded again via iTunes?
Anyway, before disconnecting my phone from my MacBook, I disabled all suspect setting configurations. The results? Still losing 1% every 2 minutes or so, which is on par again for a battery life of roughly 5 hours. During this time, I was only browsing MacRumors (e.g. scrolling through a single page) and making a brief phone call. I had not even installed a single third-party application yet, as I had not created a new Apple ID or accessed my existing one.
At this point, I have come to the realization that based on my current usage, cellular network (Verizon, LTE), and location, real-world battery life for the iPhone 6 just isn't very good. I am absolutely bewildered as to how some can achieve a battery life of over 7 hours and beyond. I went through a period with the iPhone 5 where I swapped out devices for new ones, performed restores, etc., but still ultimately experienced the same measly battery life. One may argue that I performed device swaps too early into the launch period and inevitably received similar units or units plagued with manufacturing defects related to the lithium-ion battery, but there comes a point where you can only do so much.
So now I'm wondering what I should do next. Here are my options:
1. Accept mediocre battery life for another year and hope that the A9 and M9 provide a small improvement. Wait for Mophie or other battery case manufactures to provide a temporary solution.
2. Make the hour drive through rush-hour traffic to my Apple store to have them perform some diagnostics and potentially swap my device out for another. Is it possible though, before surrendering my current device, to use a demo or test model over a cellular network and/or WiFi to see if I achieve similar or different results from those on my current phone? One thing I dislike about the Apple lottery is that when you perform a device swap you may encounter another issue that you had not previously experienced.
3. Return my iPhone 6, pay another $100, and go for the Plus. My only concern with this option is that, based on my current real-world battery life with the iPhone 6 (5.5 hours), I'm not sure I would really see a significant improvement, with respect to battery life, to really warrant the trade-off of carrying a bigger device and totally forgoing one-handed usability. If I elect to choose this option, however, can I return my iPhone 6 through Apple even though I purchased it from Best Buy?
Anyway, before disconnecting my phone from my MacBook, I disabled all suspect setting configurations. The results? Still losing 1% every 2 minutes or so, which is on par again for a battery life of roughly 5 hours. During this time, I was only browsing MacRumors (e.g. scrolling through a single page) and making a brief phone call. I had not even installed a single third-party application yet, as I had not created a new Apple ID or accessed my existing one.
At this point, I have come to the realization that based on my current usage, cellular network (Verizon, LTE), and location, real-world battery life for the iPhone 6 just isn't very good. I am absolutely bewildered as to how some can achieve a battery life of over 7 hours and beyond. I went through a period with the iPhone 5 where I swapped out devices for new ones, performed restores, etc., but still ultimately experienced the same measly battery life. One may argue that I performed device swaps too early into the launch period and inevitably received similar units or units plagued with manufacturing defects related to the lithium-ion battery, but there comes a point where you can only do so much.
So now I'm wondering what I should do next. Here are my options:
1. Accept mediocre battery life for another year and hope that the A9 and M9 provide a small improvement. Wait for Mophie or other battery case manufactures to provide a temporary solution.
2. Make the hour drive through rush-hour traffic to my Apple store to have them perform some diagnostics and potentially swap my device out for another. Is it possible though, before surrendering my current device, to use a demo or test model over a cellular network and/or WiFi to see if I achieve similar or different results from those on my current phone? One thing I dislike about the Apple lottery is that when you perform a device swap you may encounter another issue that you had not previously experienced.
3. Return my iPhone 6, pay another $100, and go for the Plus. My only concern with this option is that, based on my current real-world battery life with the iPhone 6 (5.5 hours), I'm not sure I would really see a significant improvement, with respect to battery life, to really warrant the trade-off of carrying a bigger device and totally forgoing one-handed usability. If I elect to choose this option, however, can I return my iPhone 6 through Apple even though I purchased it from Best Buy?
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The samsung highest percentages are the screen and the system, meaning that you didn't give much intensive use to it, while the iphone has Safari and Youtube, two of the most battery intensive tasks, as well as AppStore and some games, I bet you even downloaded some apps...
Pretty unfair comparison imho...
Anyhow, objectively the Note has a 3200mAh battery for a 5.5" screen while the iPhone 6+ has a 2900 one. iPhone 6 only has 1800 but also a smaller screen...
I have the iPhone 6 (128gb, AT&T). Currently, I'm at 47% battery.
My last charge was a full charge, from 1% to 100%, over 24 hours ago.
Battery usage details: Usage: 6 hours 11 minutes, Standby: 16 hours 40 minutes
WIFI on, Bluetooth on, I've had two 30 minute phone calls, heavy time on Facebook, Instagram and internet and playing music. My screen brightness is set at 25-30% (no auto brightness), as I'm indoors during the day.
I think the battery life is awesome. I also think that a lot of people are using their NEW phones more than their old phones, so results may vary.
My last charge was a full charge, from 1% to 100%, over 24 hours ago.
Battery usage details: Usage: 6 hours 11 minutes, Standby: 16 hours 40 minutes
WIFI on, Bluetooth on, I've had two 30 minute phone calls, heavy time on Facebook, Instagram and internet and playing music. My screen brightness is set at 25-30% (no auto brightness), as I'm indoors during the day.
I think the battery life is awesome. I also think that a lot of people are using their NEW phones more than their old phones, so results may vary.
Battery life is almost solely determined by screen brightness.
The reason we are seeing different impressions of battery life is because of screen brightness. Your battery life will at least double if you keep your screen at 25% brightness. In that case, it's hard to wear down the battery in a day. But then again, you can barely see your screen.
The reason we are seeing different impressions of battery life is because of screen brightness. Your battery life will at least double if you keep your screen at 25% brightness. In that case, it's hard to wear down the battery in a day. But then again, you can barely see your screen.
If I'm standing outside in direct sunlight, yeah, I have to turn the brightness up (I live in Florida, so it's ALWAYS bright outside) But I can see everything perfectly fine at 30% while indoors... but again, I'm inside stuck at a desk most days, so there's no need for the brightness to be jacked all the way up.
Anyway, I'm happy with the battery. My iPhone 5 wouldn't last a full day, so even a slight increase in battery usage was better than nothing.
My post isn't aimed at JP913, it's just that they were the one who said what I was thinking.
So it's catch 22 with the iPhone 6.
When you're indoors and don't need high brightness, you're by a charger so can keep the juice flowing.
When you're outdoor and need to turn the brightness up, you're away from a charger and screwed.
Seems a bit silly.
The battery life should improved after a few charging cycles, it always does for every smartphone nowadays. With that being said I think the iPhone 6 battery life is ok, the 5s was really mediocre, the 6 is somewhat ok. But if you plan on keeping it at least a year till the 6s or 6s plus then I would recommend switching to the 6s. I'm literally on my way to return my 6 to apple and add a $100 towards a 6+. I usually go through new phones every couple of months but I like what apple did with the 6 and 6 plus so I'm gonna keep it for awhile and therefore I need to have worry free battery life. With the iPhone 6 I feel like I probably will have to watch my usage on certain days, not so much with the 6+. Besides I love the 6+ size.
If you love the size of the 6 Plus, why did you go with the 6 initially? Either way, please update us on how the 6 compares for your everyday use and what kind of battery life you experience.
Because i didnt wanna wait 3-4 weeks to get a new phone. But now ill have to so i should have waited in the first place. But the size of the iphone 6 is great as well, fits really nice in the hand.
I returned the 6 today so i only had 3 days with it. Its acceptable, not great, not terrible like the 5s. About 12-13 hours. Im sure the 6+ will be better, will report back when i get it.
I fixed my battery life issues on the 6 without disabling anything:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19849593
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19849593