iPhone 5 Battery Life Improved?

[RotaryP7]

I just bought an i5 2 days ago. I don't know why people are saying the battery life has been worse than past models.

On my 4S, I would end up having to charge it throughout the day. I would probably end up around 10-30% left at night.

I woke up at 7AM today. I've been using my 5 nonstop. Texting mostly. And trust me, if you have a GF, you will send texts and talk on your phone through the day. Right now, around 830PM. The iPhone is at 73%.

All of my settings are the same. Nothing has changed. And yes, I've had LTE on.

And btw, the phone is amazing. Weight, size, battery life as I mentioned, quick.

Very happy.

 

[curly1290]

My brother likes watching movie and video on iPhone, he still has to charge i5 at least once two days.

 

[RotaryP7]

My brother likes watching movie and video on iPhone, he still has to charge i5 at least once two days.

Once in 2 days of use? I think that's better than me. Especially if he likes watching movies & videos on his i5.

 

[corvus32]

My iPhone 4 (which has about 1/4 the computing power) could get two days of light use between charges. The iPhone 5 has been no different, but I don't use it like a 6 year old glued to a Nintendo DS either.

 

[Dominat0r]

My battery life has been pretty good. Coming from my 4S it's a big difference.

 

[AlphaHumanus]

I must use mine more than I thought. I cant last 6-7 hours let alone a full day. I must charge my phone before I leave for work or it wont make it home.

Even when I'm at work, and my phone is used the least, I drop to 30-50% in 8hrs. Its amazing how much battery a 5min run through my Simpsons game uses.

 

[Browns2212]

I get pretty good battery life out of my i5.

I just think you have to be "smart" about how you use it. If you KNOW that you are going to be on it a lot playing games, texting, calling, facebook, twitter, internet, movies.....then you have to expect that it's not going to last all day. There is really only a couple of phones on the market that can do that. Just take your charger with you.

With what I consider "normal" usage I can easily get an entire day or more out if it. But I stream TuneIn Radio at work and I know that it kills my battery quickly. So, I make sure I take my charger every day and just plug it in. I've had it plugged in since 9 AM (when I started streaming with about 38% battery) and now I'm fully charged with it still plugged in. I will unplug for lunch and won't have to worry about it the rest of the day, even though I'll stream again from 3 to 5 pm.

It's really all about how you use your phone. You just can't expect it to last all day if you are on it constantly playing games, internet or streaming anything.

 

[dictoresno]

mine seems to be doing alot better this week then it has been since ive owned it. this is a record for be. i snapped this a minute ago before it died.

 

[mapledress]

I have to charge my iPhone 5 every day, usually before going to bed. I like watch videos and movies on the device, and sometimes playing games to have fun. I have adjust to the battery life of any phone, so does the iPhone5. So it makes no sense to me.