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iPhone 11 Pro Battery Opinions - 11Pro vs XS Max

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Hey all,

Has anyone gone from the XS Max to the smaller 11 Pro? If so, how has the battery compared? Comparable or better?
I’m definitely thinking I want to get into a smaller phone, but I’m curious on this front.
 
Notebookcheck got 223 minutes out of the XS Max under load, and 336 minutes out of the 11 Pro (non-Max).

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AppleHaterLover said:
Notebookcheck got 223 minutes out of the XS Max under load, and 336 minutes out of the 11 Pro (non-Max).

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Thank you!
 
I went from the XS Max to the 11 Pro.

I’d say that the battery is better, but definitely not 50% better in real world usage. Maybe 10-15% better, and certainly not any worse than the XS Max.

FWIW, I’m glad I went back to the smaller phone. I had an iPhone X before the Max, and now that I’m back to the smaller phone I find that it’s much more comfortable to use. But everyone is different.
 
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meddlingmittene said:
I went from the XS Max to the 11 Pro.

I’d say that the battery is better, but definitely not 50% better in real world usage. Maybe 10-15% better, and certainly not any worse than the XS Max.

FWIW, I’m glad I went back to the smaller phone. I had an iPhone X before the Max, and now that I’m back to the smaller phone I find that it’s much more comfortable to use. But everyone is different.
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Did you account for the 11Pro having a brand new battery versus the XS Max with a year old battery? That could account for all or a significant portion of the 10-15% difference.
 
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Did you account for the 11Pro having a brand new battery versus the XS Max with a year old battery? That could account for all or a significant portion of the 10-15% difference.
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Exactly and to have a phone The poster use all day and only have 90% use at the end of the fast lol you’re barely using the phone man lol. Good for you but it’s not really a big issue.
 
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1rottenapple said:
Exactly and to have a phone The poster use all day and only have 90% use at the end of the fast lol you’re barely using the phone man lol. Good for you but it’s not really a big issue.
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I wouldnt say all day. Definitely am a light user though. :)

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bushman4 said:
Battery on Pro Max is good for 4-5 more hours than the XS Max
I was getting between 8-9 on the Max now I’m getting 12-14
No complaints
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How much were you getting when you originally bought your Max?
 
meddlingmittene said:
I went from the XS Max to the 11 Pro.

I’d say that the battery is better, but definitely not 50% better in real world usage. Maybe 10-15% better, and certainly not any worse than the XS Max.

FWIW, I’m glad I went back to the smaller phone. I had an iPhone X before the Max, and now that I’m back to the smaller phone I find that it’s much more comfortable to use. But everyone is different.
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Same switch. About the same experience with battery. Enjoying the smaller size and the same if not better battery life than the XS Max.
 
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mtneer said:
Did you account for the 11Pro having a brand new battery versus the XS Max with a year old battery? That could account for all or a significant portion of the 10-15% difference.
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Certainly could be part of it. The capacity on my old XS Max was 100% in the battery health center when I got rid of it, though.
 
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I gotta say that the Pro Max and the smaller Pro are very similar in terms of their battery life. I had both for a week and returned the Pro Max, as I prefer the smaller one.
Both have great battery life. I have to say that claiming just 15% over the previous phones is BS!
There are literally hours and hours more on these new phones.
 
The 11 pro max battery is amazing. It’s after 7 pm here and I’m at 56%! My XS Max was never like this.

Best battery ever!
And this camera——-holyshit!

I had no idea how much I was going to love this phone and how much better it is than my XS Max.
 
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I’ve gone from the XS Max to the 5.8” 11 Pro. Battery to me seems pretty similar, I seem to be ending the day ~5% better off on the 11 Pro. Way better battery life than I ever got on my X - I’m very pleased, as I like the size.
 
I took screenshots of my battery stats (see below). It is better than the XS for sure, but it drains similarly in certain situations. The camera drain, some internet tasks, and off-screen drain is similar to the XS.

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Some of my co workers have complained to me about a slight decrease in their 11 Pro’s after iOS 13.1.2, so I’m not sure what battery life to expect.
 
AmazingTechGeek said:
I took screenshots of my battery stats (see below). It is better than the XS for sure, but it drains similarly in certain situations. The camera drain, some internet tasks, and off-screen drain is similar to the XS.

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Some of my co workers have complained to me about a slight decrease in their 11 Pro’s after iOS 13.1.2, so I’m not sure what battery life to expect.
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Looks good. I have the Xʀ, but my usage is light, and on Low Power Mode. I’m getting around 16 hours of on-screen time.
You got around 8.5 hours of usage with around 20% left. Extrapolate that, and you’re getting 10.5-11 hours.
Maybe slightly lower than what my Xʀ would get? The same? Don’t know for sure, my usage is lighter.
In any case, battery life is far better than any other iPhone, except for, maybe, the 7+ on iOS 10. That one could get, with my now 16-hour usage, around 12 hours. It was lower than the Xʀ, but far more than I’d need.
Keep in mind that my Xʀ is on iOS 12. A friend that also has a Xʀ told me that battery life decreased with iOS 13.
 
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