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For iPhone 5 users with battery drainage issues
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This time my iPhone 5 replacement came with iOS 6. Thank god! The image below is what iPhone 5S users are rated to get.
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This battery life issue is a joke. I went into see a 'genius' and he could find nothing wrong with my battery. He said that iOS7 doesn't drain any more than iOS6 and that they haven't had many complaints. He put it down to signal strength! Hmm. So I haven't moved house, I haven't changed where I work and I haven't changed my iPhone usage pattern. How would I instantly go from getting 8+ hours of usage with iOS6 to a maximum of 5 hours with iOS7 unless the operating system is the problem??
I have every new feature switched off and many of the iOS6 features switched off also. I have done FOUR complete reinstallations as a new phone and yet still the problem remains.
I have every new feature switched off and many of the iOS6 features switched off also. I have done FOUR complete reinstallations as a new phone and yet still the problem remains.
I experienced a few hours shorter battery life on iOS 7 than on iOS 6 even with less things activated, they switched my phone straight away. I now get longer battery time with everything turned on than I did with my old phone on iOS 6 with battery saving settings.
Try contacting Apple via their online chat. When I did my initial warranty was out, but they allowed free customer service chat for people with battery issues that had just installed iOS 7 back then. Maybe they still do.
Oh dear, the latest update 7.0.4 seems to be making my battery drain even worse.
*bangs head on wall*
I've done an OTA update and reset my network settings. I'm tired of this now.
*bangs head on wall*
I've done an OTA update and reset my network settings. I'm tired of this now.
To actually see overall effects on a battery at least a few charge cycles and a few days of usage. What you are seeing could be some updating happening in the background or even some stuck process or something like that, not necessarily something inherent to iOS 7.0.4 specifically.
This.
My battery surely isn't new anymore (it's about at 85% according with iBackupBot ), but it was just fine under iOS 6.
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Resetting as new didn't solve any problem for me ...
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I really think it is the signal strength .... iOS 7 is much more aggressive in searching for the network so in poor network condition battery drains much more quickly ....
This a real catastrophe.
After upgrading iphone 5 to ios 7 my usage time reduced by 3 hours from 8,5 hours to 5,5 hours. And I really feel it since my phone dies in the end if day! I really want to switch to another brand next year (however I'm super happy with iPad and mac).
After upgrading iphone 5 to ios 7 my usage time reduced by 3 hours from 8,5 hours to 5,5 hours. And I really feel it since my phone dies in the end if day! I really want to switch to another brand next year (however I'm super happy with iPad and mac).
I think you're right, been trying to figure out whats wrong with my fathers 5, I checked and I found the single jumps around. I watched cell signal go from 1 dot to full dots, then no service, then back to full dots, did this way too much. Pretty sure this is what is draining his battery. But you think iOS 7 changed how it searches for signals?
Either way I think a lot of battery issues can be cell strength issues or switching.
Unfortunately iPhone is an outsider today in terms of battery life. Check out the link below with list of battery titans. Yes, they constantly surfed net over 4G.
Battery life was 6,5-13 hours, far better than iPhone.
http://blog.laptopmag.com/smartphones-best-battery-life
I just got a 5S about a week ago and was thrilled with the better battery compared to my 4S. But since the last update to 7.0.4., I do feel that the percentage is going down faster than before. Maybe I need to go through a whole battery cycle to see if it's just my imagination, though.
That's what I suppose ...
Another explanation could be a constant little exchange of data from various system services. They are not big enough to influence total amount of exchanged data, but in a poor network coverage situation this could drain battery faster
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Galaxy Note and G2 are simply huge devices I don't even consider as smartphones ....
I don't want an "iPad Mini" in my pocket since I already have a full size iPad in my backpack ...
If you look at HTC One and similar they are comparable to iPhone regarding battery life.
Take a look ad Anand review where there are several comparatives ...
I charged my phone all night last night after the update. It was 100% this morning. Drove to work playing music. Trip was about 45 mins. Battery was down to 67%. Over 30% in 45 mins. Pretty poor.
I had a day 1 iPhone 5 which got replaced by Apple when the lock button stopped working. I have no issues with iOS7's battery life, I would say it's even better than that of iOS6. However, I did hate the battery of my iPhone during the iOS7 developer previews.
Not counting huge phones with specifically huge batteries that will last longer simply because they are...well...huge, there are other places that indicate somewhat different things about iPhone's battery life: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7335/the-iphone-5s-review/9
i was skeptical about this thread as well. i too had one of the first issued iPhone 5's. I went into the Apple Store today for a faulty power button and the guy there ran a diagnostic. He said my battery was in the "red zone" aka in poor health.
Anyways, he replaced my phone and it's been WAY better. Ill report back in a few days, but it actually could be a faulty battery with the first month iPhone 5's
Did you check your battery with iBackupBot before have it serviced ?
Just to know where is the "red zone" in Apple standards.
Their iPhone battery webpage somewhat answers your question (my interpretation is 80% capacity with less than 500 cycles).
Charge Cycles
A properly maintained iPhone battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 500 full charge and discharge cycles. You may choose to replace your battery when it no longer holds sufficient charge to meet your needs
unfortunately i did not. i never considered that my battery was at fault. i always thought it was an iOS7 issue.
I checked with iBackupBot, and although it showed some degradation I thought I'd give a Genius appointment a go anyway. The über-cool-Apple-employee in the Covent Garden store ran his little diagnostic and yep, my battery was screwed. Although with a 70% to power-off in two minutes standard, it was pretty obvious.
They replaced my battery and I was on my happy way within the hour (new iPad Air in tow included). It still seems to drain quickly, but not quite to it's previous standard.
They replaced my battery and I was on my happy way within the hour (new iPad Air in tow included). It still seems to drain quickly, but not quite to it's previous standard.
What was the value reported by iBackupBot ?
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Yep, I know that link but I would like to know which amperage they actually consider to be "below the red line": 1000 mAh ? 900 ?