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Has battery life been improved in Beta 2
- Thread starter Apple TarHeel
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yes! I have the same usage as you, but have almost 2 days of standby... It drains super fast when using, and about 1-3% an hour drain otherwise.
VS beta 1
I had 3% consistent drain per hour on standby and 1% every minute on using... A full charge lasted me 6am to 6pm-ish with only 3 hours of usage.
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then again, I have most of the iCloud stuff turned off as opposed to on for beta 1... the battery life may not have improved at all...
But it's a BETA! Now if this is the case with 6.0 GM, we have some complaining to do
VS beta 1
I had 3% consistent drain per hour on standby and 1% every minute on using... A full charge lasted me 6am to 6pm-ish with only 3 hours of usage.
edit:
then again, I have most of the iCloud stuff turned off as opposed to on for beta 1... the battery life may not have improved at all...
But it's a BETA! Now if this is the case with 6.0 GM, we have some complaining to do
The stats on my iPad 3 are brokenstandby time also counts up when I'm using the device, rather than just on standby.
What I have found though, is that battery life is considerably improved. On iOS 5, I was getting maybe 68 hours, and now it's more like 812 hours depending on usage and brightness. (sometimes more, even)
I do think that a lot of it probably has to be that they've finally squashed whatever battery-draining bugs remained in iOS 5 though. Even on the latest release, I would still have idle CPU gradually increase up to about 20% over time if I didn't restart the device.
What I have found though, is that battery life is considerably improved. On iOS 5, I was getting maybe 68 hours, and now it's more like 812 hours depending on usage and brightness. (sometimes more, even)
I do think that a lot of it probably has to be that they've finally squashed whatever battery-draining bugs remained in iOS 5 though. Even on the latest release, I would still have idle CPU gradually increase up to about 20% over time if I didn't restart the device.
