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How much battery life do you get on your iPhone 4?
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I'm gonna run the battery a little bit then post my results in a few days. 
So far, so good, though!
So far, so good, though!
Wow..some of you have very poor battery life. My 3G gets plugged in while I get ready for 30 minutes after I wake up at 5AM and then gets plugged in when I get home from work (plugged back in around 5 or so) at which time it still has easily 40-50%. I pick it up again at around 9 when I go to bed and it's fully charged of course. Do some surfing right before bed and repeat. (I'd leave it on the charger at night, but it's my alarm clock...plus I don't have a plug close enough to the bed for it.)
I guess I am saying I cannot fathom having only 9 hours of usage...mine is probably closer to 16-20. Again it's a 3G....check email throughout the day, listen to music, mutliple texts, prob an average of 2 phone calls a day, 2 hours of web surfing...etc.
I don't turn any radios off either or mess with settings other than brightness is just shy of the mid point.
Suffice it to say OP, you should have no issues with battery life. And don't obsess over it. WAY too many threads her complaining about how long an iPhone takes to drop 1%. Just use it and enjoy!
I guess I am saying I cannot fathom having only 9 hours of usage...mine is probably closer to 16-20. Again it's a 3G....check email throughout the day, listen to music, mutliple texts, prob an average of 2 phone calls a day, 2 hours of web surfing...etc.
I don't turn any radios off either or mess with settings other than brightness is just shy of the mid point.
Suffice it to say OP, you should have no issues with battery life. And don't obsess over it. WAY too many threads her complaining about how long an iPhone takes to drop 1%.
Just use it and enjoy!
Yea that was a SINGLE charge.. No need to get sarcastic about anything. Chill out.
Awesome... fully charged iPhone last night, unplugged it this morning at 6am and and its 10:09 PM now and I still have 53% battery left. I <3 THIS PHONE!
U mad everyone?
Haha I have been up for at least 30 hours so I haven't been charging my phone when i usually go to bed. Mainly listened to some music but did allot of video and video editing today on my iPhone so I'm impressed! Anyone else surprised by my results?
EDIT: I keep brightness at half and use wifi for data intensive ****. I also plugged it in for 10 minutes to sync music but in all honest that's it. I've never seen battery like this.
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I wasn't being sarcastic, simply clarifying the point of the thread. This was not a single charge, your phone was partially charged since the last full charge, as stated on your phone's screen. Sorry if the all caps conveyed sarcasm, but if you want a true measure of your battery performance you should let it ride on a single charge.
Could have just been connected to do a sync. Usually doesn't take long and does not charge the battery to an appreciable amount. But you are correct to really know one should avoid plugging the phone in at all.
Sometimes I wish you could disable the "USB charging" feature when syncing but I guess other than my morbid curiosity of battery life length there would be no purpose. Also there has been times where I have to connect disconnect back and forth allot for whatever reason and would prefer not stressing my battery like that....I know its not THAT big of a deal but still.
Come on guys, music use doesn't count I hear the battery will last for days straight by just listening to music.
I hear the battery will last for days straight by just listening to music.
LOL not this again. It comes down to how you use it.
In terms of most battery used to least, here is an approximate breakdown:
1. Screen (yep the Retina display eats the most)
2. GPS
3. 3G (calling & data)
4. WiFi browsing
5. Video (from iPod)
6. Music
Push mail and notifications is dependent on how many messages you get and whether you're going thru wifi or 3G to get them. Gaming is also dependent on processor usage so it's hard to quantify.
Suffice it to say that most people get 5-8 hours with mixed usage of the above.
In terms of most battery used to least, here is an approximate breakdown:
1. Screen (yep the Retina display eats the most)
2. GPS
3. 3G (calling & data)
4. WiFi browsing
5. Video (from iPod)
6. Music
Push mail and notifications is dependent on how many messages you get and whether you're going thru wifi or 3G to get them. Gaming is also dependent on processor usage so it's hard to quantify.
Suffice it to say that most people get 5-8 hours with mixed usage of the above.
Here's my usage. I guess you get the Romanian terms I was a bit too lazy just to change the language.
Brightness is at 50%, WiFi was always on, Push Notifications and Push Mail are on. WiFi was turned off for 2 hours, when I took a walk in the city, but I've switched EDGE on, and I was browsing outside too. I, also, listened to music for about 30-40 minutes. What do you think about it ? I think that, it's a pretty good battery life. I just love this phone!
I was a bit too lazy just to change the language.Brightness is at 50%, WiFi was always on, Push Notifications and Push Mail are on. WiFi was turned off for 2 hours, when I took a walk in the city, but I've switched EDGE on, and I was browsing outside too. I, also, listened to music for about 30-40 minutes. What do you think about it ? I think that, it's a pretty good battery life. I just love this phone!
