Mine lasts around the same as my old iPad 1. The quickest drain comes with full brightness but this can be stopped by turning it down very slightly. The indicator is an issue, if you turn the iPad on and off it shows it has 5% more than when you turned it off. Nothing to worry about though. Just enjoy it.
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iPad 3 battery drain is insane!
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I was concerned in this subject too, so I made some measurements and can tell, that I have about 15-17% of battery draining for hour of "Gangstar Rio: City of Saints".
I think, it's quite good result.
I think, it's quite good result.
Ah, the eternal plight with complaints on these forums. Apparently, one man's problem is synonymous with all X devices having this problem.
I've actually been pleasantly surprised by how long the battery lasts. Unfortunately the only thing I have to compare it to is my launch day iPhone 4 which needs a recharge by lunch. By comparison this thing is a beast!
Likewise. I am getting upwards of 12 hours of light web browsing from a full charge to auto shutoff. But then again, I have my brightness set to 25% during daytime indoor use and about 15% at night in a darkened bedroom.
I think he cellular model sips a bit more when not on wifi then the wifi model, so people will tend to think the cell model has bad battery life, But in reality the cellular model probably gets a whole lot more use per day then a wifi only model.
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In total I've got following numbers:
8 hours of pure gaming (3D games: 3.5 h. of Tiny Troopers, 1 h. of Dead Trigger + simple games: SimplePhysics, Bridge Constructor, Amazing Alex)
0.5 hour of Music / Browsing / Stuff
at 30% brightness, Wi-Fi/3G/Push/Location services off
What do you think?
In total I've got following numbers:
8 hours of pure gaming (3D games: 3.5 h. of Tiny Troopers, 1 h. of Dead Trigger + simple games: SimplePhysics, Bridge Constructor, Amazing Alex)
0.5 hour of Music / Browsing / Stuff
at 30% brightness, Wi-Fi/3G/Push/Location services off
What do you think?
Random but, BFizzle, what tweak is that to track your data usage and brightness setting thing?
8 hrs at 30% sounds right. I get 12 from a normal days use at uni at 65%. I feel like an hour of intense use such as gaming or video, 1 hr is about 10 percent at 65% brightness.
The fastest I've drained my iPad 3 was probably streaming video at 100%. Got down to 50 percent in around 3 hours.
8 hrs at 30% sounds right. I get 12 from a normal days use at uni at 65%. I feel like an hour of intense use such as gaming or video, 1 hr is about 10 percent at 65% brightness.
The fastest I've drained my iPad 3 was probably streaming video at 100%. Got down to 50 percent in around 3 hours.
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As many others have stated, something must be wrong with yours. I'm at 5 hours of usage, almost 4 days standby. Brightness almost at %60, wifi only on for about 5 hours a day. Lte on all the time.
How come my iPad 3 doesn't have that "time since last charge" in the usage settings?
I studied battery performance for a while and can surely declare, that "heavy" 3D games (in my test: Batman Arkham Lockdown, Dead Trigger, Gangstar Rio, Infinity Blade II) consumes 15% / hour with 30-40% brightness, Airplane mode, Location services OFF.
Which brings us to 6.6 hours of battery life.
In this this article iPad 3 battery life was 5.58 hours in "3D gaming" test, but I suppose brightness was different (mine is lower).
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5789/the-ipad-24-review-32nm-a5-tested/2
This article claims 5:10 (~5.16) hours.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ipad-3-benchmark-retina-display,3157-4.html
**As a result:**
Thus I think we should stick to ~6.5 hours of most graphically advanced games, or ~15% of battery per hour.
Most of other "lighter" games probably will give you around 8-8.5 hours.
And mixed usage (infrequent gaming) will last for 9-10 hours.
So, if you get any of numbers above, your iPad works just fine!
Thanks for your attention)
Which brings us to 6.6 hours of battery life.
In this this article iPad 3 battery life was 5.58 hours in "3D gaming" test, but I suppose brightness was different (mine is lower).
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5789/the-ipad-24-review-32nm-a5-tested/2
This article claims 5:10 (~5.16) hours.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ipad-3-benchmark-retina-display,3157-4.html
**As a result:**
Thus I think we should stick to ~6.5 hours of most graphically advanced games, or ~15% of battery per hour.
Most of other "lighter" games probably will give you around 8-8.5 hours.
And mixed usage (infrequent gaming) will last for 9-10 hours.
So, if you get any of numbers above, your iPad works just fine!
Thanks for your attention)
I am going to wait for the next gen iPad most likely since I already have an iPad 2. One thing that has always amazed me is how long the battery lasts...
At the Dark Knight Rises Premier last night (I charged it to 100% using my computer around 6 pm), in my wait for the movie to start my iPad saw:
- Roughly 25 minutes of GTA3 gameplay
- Watched 1.5 hours worth of The Dark Knight
- Location Services : On
- Wifi: On
- Bluetooth: On (connected to Bose Soundlink for us all to hear movie)
I just checked it which is roughly 18 hours since I charged the iPad (16 of standby) and it is sitting at 92%... That is awesome IMO.
At the Dark Knight Rises Premier last night (I charged it to 100% using my computer around 6 pm), in my wait for the movie to start my iPad saw:
- Roughly 25 minutes of GTA3 gameplay
- Watched 1.5 hours worth of The Dark Knight
- Location Services : On
- Wifi: On
- Bluetooth: On (connected to Bose Soundlink for us all to hear movie)
I just checked it which is roughly 18 hours since I charged the iPad (16 of standby) and it is sitting at 92%... That is awesome IMO.
True, 3d games suck power... But for just using wifi with lower screen brightness, the battery lasts a long time.
Lousy iPad 3 battery
My IPad 3 battery plummets from 100% to 65% within 2 hrs... Nonsense... Could someone give some advice as to what stuff should be turned off--- so what good are the bells and whistles if they deplete the battery so much...???
Thanks...
My IPad 3 battery plummets from 100% to 65% within 2 hrs... Nonsense... Could someone give some advice as to what stuff should be turned off--- so what good are the bells and whistles if they deplete the battery so much...???
Thanks...
What kind of stuff do you do on your iPad during this hours? On what brightness?
Anyway, universal advice: Brightness - below 50%, Wi-Fi off, Cellular off, Bluetooth off, Location Services off, Push off.
Maybe some evil apps crawling around inside your iPad and eating your battery? Quit from all unnecessary background apps.
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New gaming battery lifetime data from me)
Game: Junk Jack.
Conditions: 30-40% brightness, all wireless stuff off.
Results: 9-10% of battery per hour or 10-11 hours of gameplay)
Game: Junk Jack.
Conditions: 30-40% brightness, all wireless stuff off.
Results: 9-10% of battery per hour or 10-11 hours of gameplay)
As many others have stated, something must be wrong with yours. I'm at 5 hours of usage, almost 4 days standby. Brightness almost at %60, wifi only on for about 5 hours a day. Lte on all the time.
Apologies for offtopic but what tweaks did you apply to get your notification centre to look like that?
And for what it's worth, I've found the battery drain on my ipad to completely acceptable given my usage.