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Is my SE battery worn out already?
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Battery life is highly dependent on usage.
My suggestion? Turn the percentage indicator off and just enjoy using your phone. Plug it in when you can and run it off if the battery when you need to.
Turn off your battery percentage and enjoy using your phone instead putting yourself in unwanted trouble
Will try that next. I'm at 77% after an hour and twenty mins.
I remember when this phone would get 1 hour per every 10% drained not too long ago.
My SE is going strong, so something may be draining it.
Do you have strong LTE coverage? I found when I'm not in LTE range, my battery will drain as the phone looks for a LTE tower.
Do you have strong LTE coverage? I found when I'm not in LTE range, my battery will drain as the phone looks for a LTE tower.
Also what do you have on your SE? Some apps are known battery hogs. 77% after an hour and 20 minutes is excessive i think. Got to be something eating the battery of it may be defective
Sometimes a bug is somewhere in the system and you can't do anything but restart.
Yesterday my smart battery case was hot and wasn't charging while plugged. First time happening. I rebooted the iPhone (and the smart battery case on it) and it worked like day one. Go figure...
Yesterday my smart battery case was hot and wasn't charging while plugged. First time happening. I rebooted the iPhone (and the smart battery case on it) and it worked like day one. Go figure...
One bar LTE reception can really stress the battery if you actually use the cellular data, it shouldn't be that bad when you are on wifi.
Go to settings > battery and look what's draining your battery.
If the bad signal is one of the reasons, it shows up as a separate entry there.
Go to settings > battery and look what's draining your battery.
If the bad signal is one of the reasons, it shows up as a separate entry there.
What are you using to test the battery life %? I found most apps are fairly inaccurate. coconutBattery was the most accurate for me. Also, the % life always goes up for me when it hit 100% charge - so I only read battery life % when it's at 100% and not charging anymore.
Usually, your Settings --> Battery can tell you what is eating your battery life. If it doesn't, hold the Home + Power to do a hard reset.
Usually, your Settings --> Battery can tell you what is eating your battery life. If it doesn't, hold the Home + Power to do a hard reset.
I did a hard reset and it seems to be back to normal. 1 hour and 4 mins of usage and it's only down to 91%.
Definitely recommend turning off battery % -- a battery OCD freak like myself, it really helps with enjoyment of the phone 
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Things that chew up battery the most is a weak signal and location services.
Also these li-ion batteries are only rated for ~200 charges before they become noticeably poor. So after about half that (100) you'll start to notice reduction in capacity--generally about a year.
Also these li-ion batteries are only rated for ~200 charges before they become noticeably poor. So after about half that (100) you'll start to notice reduction in capacity--generally about a year.
When worried about the rate that your battery is draining the first thing you should do is go to the battery in settings and see what is using the most power. No one can tell you if your battery is draining too fast without having some idea what your phone is actually doing.
