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Freakonomics101

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I can’t find a thread on this but I want to see what people are getting.

I have an iPhone 11 Pro. Here is my current SOT usage. Used LPM for a bit to see if it makes a difference and oh yes it does. I’m sitting at 81% right now.

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I forgot to mention I used LPM for about 3 hours at a lower level of brightness. Have been playing music with screen off, via Bluetooth headphones. Still am. Since 04:00.
 
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I posted a thread about this and it went unanswered. The problem with the new stats is that it requires people sharing a lot of data for it to be useful.
For example, in the screenshot you shared, I know your screen time for today, but I don’t know when did you unplug it and what was your percentage when you did. I assume it was 100%, in the morning, but it might not be the case. You may have unplugged it now, or you may have unplugged it two days ago. With that screenshot, I can’t know.
I have tried looking everywhere for some screenshots, and the vast majority of them, I have to guess and get a rough estimate.
What I do for my Xʀ on iOS 12 is the following: I add up hour-by-hour numbers on the battery section, therefore I know the exact screen-on time.
The only way that the Screen Time section works, is if you wake up, immediately unplug your phone from 100% and share afterwards. Anything that deviates from that is an approximation at best from my end.
PS: I have the iPhone Xʀ, not the iPhone 11, that’s why I’m not including my report here.
 
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I posted a thread about this and it went unanswered. The problem with the new stats is that it requires people sharing a lot of data for it to be useful.
For example, in the screenshot you shared, I know your screen time for today, but I don’t know when did you unplug it and what was your percentage when you did. I assume it was 100%, in the morning, but it might not be the case. You may have unplugged it now, or you may have unplugged it two days ago. With that screenshot, I can’t know.
I have tried looking everywhere for some screenshots, and the vast majority of them, I have to guess and get a rough estimate.
What I do for my Xʀ on iOS 12 is the following: I add up hour-by-hour numbers on the battery section, therefore I know the exact screen-on time.
The only way that the Screen Time section works, is if you wake up, immediately unplug you phone from 100% and share afterwards. Anything that deviates from that is an approximation at best from my end.
PS: I have the iPhone Xʀ, not the iPhone 11, that’s why I’m not including my report here.

I always put it on the charger at night and unplug when I wake up. Weekends I unplug at 02:30 since I work very early in the morning. Weekdays at 07:30. Like clockwork. Always 100%. This thread was meant for one day but you make a very good point. I did’t specify that in the title but I don’t necessarily like this new system... still. I just want to know SOT and standby since last unplugged with a full charge. I don’t know why they took that away.

And how’s battery life on the Xʀ? Just curious. Better than iOS 12?
 
I always put it on the charger at night and unplug when I wake up. Weekends I unplug at 02:30 since I work very early in the morning. Weekdays at 07:30. Like clockwork. Always 100%. This thread was meant for one day but you make a very good point. I did’t specify that in the title but I don’t necessarily like this new system... still. I just want to know SOT and standby since last unplugged with a full charge. I don’t know why they took that away.

And how’s battery life on the Xʀ? Just curious. Better than iOS 12?
I use the Xʀ on iOS 12, haven’t updated. Battery life is insane. The other day it lasted 54 hours of standby. 12h 51 minutes of on-screen time, I plugged it in with 27% left. I’m guessing it might have gotten to 15-16 hours of on-screen time.

I have several other stats with 11 hours of screen-on time and 40% remaining. I’m a light user, and I have it on Low Power Mode, but it’s still far better than my previous 7+ on iOS 10.
Another one: 4h 14 minutes of on-screen time, 23 hours of standby. 78% remaining.
It’s higher than any Apple product I have ever used.
 
My average was like 3-4 hours last week as I don’t use my phone often Monday/Friday as I’m working and don’t use it loads but I can easily get 6-10 hours if I was on it all day

I’m currently on 4 hours screen time with 46% left which has been on 4G only

I charge every night no matter what the % is on...most nights I go bed with 30-40% left
 
My average was like 3-4 hours last week as I don’t use my phone often Monday/Friday as I’m working and don’t use it loads but I can easily get 6-10 hours if I was on it all day

I’m currently on 4 hours screen time with 46% left which has been on 4G only

I charge every night no matter what the % is on...most nights I go bed with 30-40% left
See, that’s useful. I know that you unplugged it today. I know that if you used it on 4G it was probably outdoors, which means brightness (most important aspect of battery life), was 50-60% at a minimum? More or less?
You got 4 hours of screen-on time with 46% remaining, apart from 100-99%, the rest of the drain is pretty linear, so I can guess 7.5-8 hours of usage with medium-to-high brightness and LTE.
As you can see, it still requires a few assumptions - which may or may not be correct - but I can get a “working number” from that.
 
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