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I have a X, and until I tried my 2nd wireless charger this week, I was pretty OK with getting what seemed to be about one hour of use for every 15% of battery.

4 hours of use and my battery would be at about 40- 45%, and I assumed that was normal, my typical use is playing Sirius/XM radio or playing a game like candy crush and basic surfing, very little videos.

Several months back I tried a Mophie wireless, noticed immediately it messed up the %, so I returned it after using it for 20 minutes. By messed it up it either went way up too much or down right after putting it on there, dont remember which, spooked me.

Then I figured I would try the Belkin. So day one I charge it to 100% and I took it off charger right after it hit 100%, and during that day instead of getting my usual I got far less than my usual. Next day I left it on wireless all night, next day same thing, about 3 hours I was under 30%.

So obviously no wireless chargers for me but now I have to assume even though my "Battery Health Beta" still says 97% which is what it said last week before I bought the wireless, that maybe some damage was done, so I would like to compare to others.

I know each person's type of use will vary so this is far from scientific. So how about listing what your usage, standby and percentage says assuming you have charged it to 100% and do this once a day for a while at different times of the day.

I also noticed AFTER this that my standby/usage meters were resetting at 90% (while on the charge) battery instead of 100% which is normal, I thought.

Ok, so for instance right now I am 1 hour 18 minutes usage...4 hours 27 minutes standby, 88%.

(In my experience the first while after leaving it on all night you SEEM to get more battery life than you really do as it sits on 100 for a while, as we all know, so while I would LOVE to get 10 hours usage like this implies, there is NO way that happens for me or anybody I assume)

Join in please.

we could make it simople and do it like this so we can all see easily

use 1:18
standby 4:27
% left 88%

p.s. if you charge it AFTER you get it to 100% then your stats wont be accurate, these only apply if you have charged it to 100% and used it and not charged it again, then supply us with these 3 readings...
 
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Minutes? 90% of my phone use is text and emails. I hardly ever talk on the phone except for one hour of FaceTime on Sunday with family.

I do not think the brand of wireless charger has anything to do with this.

I don’t think the OP suggested minutes of talk time, just usage in general.
 
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Minutes? 90% of my phone use is text and emails. I hardly ever talk on the phone except for one hour of FaceTime on Sunday with family.

I do not think the brand of wireless charger has anything to do with this.
Usage in general, regardless of use, your battery section gives you those 3 pieces of info. If you wish to participate just list those 3 things at anytime of day, at random, so we can all compare.

I was just at COSTCO by the way and they have a Samsung wireless charger that has a fan in it, the two I bought dont, I dont think, he thought the one with the fan might be better.
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I don’t think the OP suggested minutes of talk time, just usage in general.
Thanks, for instance right now you could look at your phone and give us that info, unless you have charged it since it was at 100% then obviously the reading wont be accurate.
 
Right now I'm at 71% with 3 hr 16 min of usage and 9 hr 3 min of standby.

Haven't wirelessly charged yet, but the RavPower stand-up wireless charger did arrive from Amazon today, so while I'm at work I'll have that sitting on my desk. I'll check in again tomorrow and see where I'm at.
 
I average an hour per 10% on screen time with my best at an hour twenty minutes on my X.. No complaints
OK, but if you would humor me and do my stats thing on a random basis, when you think of it. AND if you happen to wireless charge at all, please note that if you are doing it after a wireless charge. Thanks

For instance my phone LOOKS like I get 10% per hour if I am looking at it after 100%, those first two hours yes, but that is partly because it sits at 100 for so long while first using it. I am more interested in how much time we get from hour 2 to hour 4.
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Right now I'm at 71% with 3 hr 16 min of usage and 9 hr 3 min of standby.
THANK YOU this is what I need.

I am at 78%
2 hr 8 mins
6 hr 28 min

So mine is worse than yours and I can almost guarantee it will get worse as the day goes on, please report back in a couple hours , thanks (exactly what I figured, my battery not up to par after using that damn wireless charger)
 
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Current Usage: 8 hr 42 minute
Standby: 38 hr 42 minute.

Currently at 68% But you can subtract 3 hr 42 minute as I have listened to music.

I charge via my Macbook Pro 2015 13 inch model.
 
usage 3 hr
standby 7 hr 43 min
% 70
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Current Usage: 8 hr 42 minute
Standby: 38 hr 42 minute.

Currently at 68% But you can subtract 3 hr 42 minute as I have listened to music.

I charge via my Macbook Pro 2015 13 inch model.
What? most of my use is listening to SIRIUS XM with the screen off..and I get 3 hours and I used 30%...your numbers are remarkable, I must be misreading them.

You have not charged your phone in 38 hrs and 42 minutes? And you have only used 32% and have used it for over 8 hours? minus for music? Are you saying music only should take up less?

now
use 3 hr 15
standby 9 7 min
61%

which sucks
 
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43%
5 hrs 44 min usage
12 hrs 2 min standby

Hasn't been plugged in/charged since I left the house this morning.
Thanks, yeah that is much better than mine, THANKS wireless charger for destroying my battery.

Extrapolating. it may seem similar but they are not, the lower the percentage goes the faster it goes
 
usage 3 hr
standby 7 hr 43 min
% 70
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What? most of my use is listening to SIRIUS XM with the screen off..and I get 3 hours and I used 30%...your numbers are remarkable, I must be misreading them.

You have not charged your phone in 38 hrs and 42 minutes? And you have only used 32% and have used it for over 8 hours? minus for music? Are you saying music only should take up less?

now
use 3 hr 15
standby 9 7 min
61%

which sucks
I have not charged my phone since that time. Currently now:

Usage: 9 h 11 min.
Standby 40 hr 54 min.
66%
 
I have not charged my phone since that time. Currently now:

Usage: 9 h 11 min.
Standby 40 hr 54 min.
66%

I just got a wireless charger in the mail today.

I'm a little put off now based on these figures.
Give it a try, I guess. Which one?

Costco cell guy told me to get the Samsung because it has a fan in it and the others dont and the battery overheats while charging on them.

I am going to get a new battery if this doesnt improve by the end of the week.
 
Give it a try, I guess. Which one?

Costco cell guy told me to get the Samsung because it has a fan in it and the others dont and the battery overheats while charging on them.

I am going to get a new battery if this doesnt improve by the end of the week.
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-RAVPower-Qi-certified-Compatible-Qi-Enabled/dp/B079C1QLCR

That one. No fan, but it's for work so I like the option of it standing up so I can see the screen a bit easier.
Cool, so use it and report back, OK!

Charge it on there to 100% and leave it on for at least an hour or two AFTER it fully charges and then use it and see if you notice a difference, please. Are you and 8 or X?
 
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Cool, so use it and report back, OK!

Charge it on there to 100% and leave it on for at least an hour or two AFTER it fully charges and then use it and see if you notice a difference, please. Are you and 8 or X?

Will do. I'll report back tomorrow.
 
Will do. I'll report back tomorrow.
Will do. I'll report back tomorrow.
Awesome. So please do the exercise I mention, maybe every hour or so report this to us here

use 1:18
standby 4:27
% left 88%


or as often as you can remember to...remember the first hour or two it always appears to be better than it is because of how long it will stay on 100% after charging, so we need to know what it is at one hour, two hours and 3 hours and 4 hours of use if possible, thanks.
 
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87%
 
Usage in general, regardless of use, your battery section gives you those 3 pieces of info. If you wish to participate just list those 3 things at anytime of day, at random, so we can all compare.

I was just at COSTCO by the way and they have a Samsung wireless charger that has a fan in it, the two I bought dont, I dont think, he thought the one with the fan might be better.
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Thanks, for instance right now you could look at your phone and give us that info, unless you have charged it since it was at 100% then obviously the reading wont be accurate.
I use the 9 watt Samsung wireless charger with the fan, but because the iPhone X doesn’t go above 7.5 Watts the fan on the charger never kicks on.

I have been using this wireless charger for over 6 months now (I’ve had this iPhone X since day one of the release, so about 9 months), and I get a full day from each charge, with 97% battery health. And I use it heavily during work with my Bluetooth headphones and Apple Music and messaging while.
 
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Currently at 87%.
Usage: 1 hr 55 min
Standby: 5 hr 22 min

I haven't put it on the wireless charger yet, waiting for it to get down to about 50%.
 
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