I work from 6:45am to 2:45pm, I work in a kitchen and therefore have no time to sit and watch movies, my phone stays in my bag while I'm at work but something obviously was running during that period. I took it out during my half hour break to send a few texts but that's about it. What would I gain from making this up?? Call it what you want but it's not bs, I was surprised myself when I looked at my usage and saw I had so much battery left.wtf?? Impossible. Unless you were watching movies straight for 7 hours without wifi or 3G usage.
and brightness MAX? I call BS.
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Usage 4:42
Standby 2 days 5 hours
36%
Wifi: on
3g: on
Email: Manual, MobileMe Fetch
The iPhone 4 has much better battery! I love this phone and I'm coming from an iPhone 3g
Standby 2 days 5 hours
36%
Wifi: on
3g: on
Email: Manual, MobileMe Fetch
The iPhone 4 has much better battery! I love this phone and I'm coming from an iPhone 3g
I think there is something wrong with my iPhone 4 sadly :/
78%
Usage: 1 hour 52 min
Standby: 3 hours 42 min
wifi on
3g on
email fetch 15 min
bluetooth off
push on
This does not seem normal does it?
78%
Usage: 1 hour 52 min
Standby: 3 hours 42 min
wifi on
3g on
email fetch 15 min
bluetooth off
push on
This does not seem normal does it?
I tried an external battery charger on my iPhone 4 for about 2 seconds, thats about it. Went from 100% to 1% (off).
Is this good battery life? I watched a lot of videos, recorded, pictures, and played some games.
Wifi and 3G on
Bluetooth off
Brightness 50% (is on auto, so it's a little lower)
Location services all on
All apps that require push are on, and pushes email every 30min
Is this good battery life? I watched a lot of videos, recorded, pictures, and played some games.
Wifi and 3G on
Bluetooth off
Brightness 50% (is on auto, so it's a little lower)
Location services all on
All apps that require push are on, and pushes email every 30min
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Seems pretty normal to me. Depends on what you was doing for the 1 hr 52 mins, but you have 3G and WiFi on and your fetching your email every 15 minutes. You also have push on? With all that you've only lost 22%. I'd consider turning push off, fetching every hour, and changing the screen brightness settings to below half (which is more than fine for normal day to day use) and turn off auto-brightness. Obviously you may not be able to do all of this, but just some suggestions
Seems pretty normal to me. Depends on what you was doing for the 1 hr 52 mins, but you have 3G and WiFi on and your fetching your email every 15 minutes. You also have push on? With all that you've only lost 22%. I'd consider turning push off, fetching every hour, and changing the screen brightness settings to below half (which is more than fine for normal day to day use) and turn off auto-brightness. Obviously you may not be able to do all of this, but just some suggestions
Cool. Thanks for your reply/tips. Today is my test day because i have never let it drain all the way and i have heard that you should drain it once in a while.
Brightness=FULL, 3G=ON, WiFi=ON, Location Services=OFF.
It seems a little low. Maybe try turning off full brightness?
Me too. I did this with my iPhone g2 from release all the way until I got my iPhone 4 with no problems.
Guys,
I'm paranoid about battery life as everyone else in this thread is -- how does this look to you fellas?
3G + Wifi turned on, Brightness = auto/slider @ half. Main usage is Safari over Wifi and text messaging with some YouTube videos. Also, push and location services both off.
I'm paranoid about battery life as everyone else in this thread is -- how does this look to you fellas?
3G + Wifi turned on, Brightness = auto/slider @ half. Main usage is Safari over Wifi and text messaging with some YouTube videos. Also, push and location services both off.
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Brightness - Auto/60%
WiFi - ON
3G - ON
Bluetooth - ON
Location - ON
Push - OFF
Fetch - 15 min
Usage was mostly ipod movies with some email, safari and various other apps (no games though)... have to say the battery is very very good indeed!
WiFi - ON
3G - ON
Bluetooth - ON
Location - ON
Push - OFF
Fetch - 15 min
Usage was mostly ipod movies with some email, safari and various other apps (no games though)... have to say the battery is very very good indeed!
Yes, it is normal. Battery life on iPhone is awful Let's say they increased iPhone 4 battery life by 25%. Big deal, so now it lasts 10 hours instead of 8 before needing to be recharged...
Is this normal?
I have a feeling its not..
Useful comment
Care to elaborate the basis of your comment as from what I can see most people are mighty impressed with the improvements of the iP4 battery life...
Fully charged at 9:30am
It's now 14:30pm
Usage - 2 Hours, 36 Minutes
Standby - 5 hours, 0 minutes
Battery Indicator - 80%
Notifications - OFF
Wifi - OFF
Push - OFF
Brightness - 40-50%
Been texting all morning, listening to iPod for around 30 minutes. Checked my facebook/mail.
Is this normal?
It's now 14:30pm
Usage - 2 Hours, 36 Minutes
Standby - 5 hours, 0 minutes
Battery Indicator - 80%
Notifications - OFF
Wifi - OFF
Push - OFF
Brightness - 40-50%
Been texting all morning, listening to iPod for around 30 minutes. Checked my facebook/mail.
Is this normal?
iPhone 4 exchanged due to battery
Hi guys,
My first post on here but must admit have been using MacRumors for advice over the last couple of years!
I exchanged my IP4 today as although not as bad as some have mentioned, it wasn't anyway near what Apple have advertised.
I went through the following -
5 full cycle recharges.
Complete restore of the phone as new (originally restored from back up).
Complete restore of the phone as new from a reinstalled iTunes (recommened by the Genius Bar assistant).
As a test I restored my IP4 and 3GS, updated my 3GS to OS4 and charged both 100% before going to bed.
Woke up in the morning to find my IP4 at 90% after 6 hours standby, with my 3GS at 97%. By the afternoon (12 hours standby), my IP4 was 75% and my 3GS at 90%. (zero useage, although admittedly it was showing up as a few minutes where I've pressed the home button to check the battery!).
Credit to Apple that the exchange was straightforward, lets hope this one is as good as some of the others out there!
Hi guys,
My first post on here but must admit have been using MacRumors for advice over the last couple of years!
I exchanged my IP4 today as although not as bad as some have mentioned, it wasn't anyway near what Apple have advertised.
I went through the following -
5 full cycle recharges.
Complete restore of the phone as new (originally restored from back up).
Complete restore of the phone as new from a reinstalled iTunes (recommened by the Genius Bar assistant).
As a test I restored my IP4 and 3GS, updated my 3GS to OS4 and charged both 100% before going to bed.
Woke up in the morning to find my IP4 at 90% after 6 hours standby, with my 3GS at 97%. By the afternoon (12 hours standby), my IP4 was 75% and my 3GS at 90%. (zero useage, although admittedly it was showing up as a few minutes where I've pressed the home button to check the battery!).
Credit to Apple that the exchange was straightforward, lets hope this one is as good as some of the others out there!
Hi guys,
My first post on here but must admit have been using MacRumors for advice over the last couple of years!
I exchanged my IP4 today as although not as bad as some have mentioned, it wasn't anyway near what Apple have advertised.
I went through the following -
5 full cycle recharges.
Complete restore of the phone as new (originally restored from back up).
Complete restore of the phone as new from a reinstalled iTunes (recommened by the Genius Bar assistant).
As a test I restored my IP4 and 3GS, updated my 3GS to OS4 and charged both 100% before going to bed.
Woke up in the morning to find my IP4 at 90% after 6 hours standby, with my 3GS at 97%. By the afternoon (12 hours standby), my IP4 was 75% and my 3GS at 90%. (zero useage, although admittedly it was showing up as a few minutes where I've pressed the home button to check the battery!).
Credit to Apple that the exchange was straightforward, lets hope this one is as good as some of the others out there!
That's what I did and my battery life is MUCH better.
Battery: 50%
push: ON
Bluetooth: off
Brightness: 50%, auto OFF
Usage : 3 hours 51 minutes
Standby: 1 day
Pretty happy with battery life. Whereas I had to charge my 3G at least 1-2X q day, this lasts me well over a day without having to plug in every night.
push: ON
Bluetooth: off
Brightness: 50%, auto OFF
Usage : 3 hours 51 minutes
Standby: 1 day
Pretty happy with battery life. Whereas I had to charge my 3G at least 1-2X q day, this lasts me well over a day without having to plug in every night.
not impress
so far I am not happy with the battery life of ip4
Brightness - 30%
WiFi - ON
3G - ON
Bluetooth - OFF
Location - ON
Push - ON
Fetch - Manual
Usage - 6 Hours, 47 Minutes
Standby - 15 hours, 1 minutes
Battery Indicator - 5%
Apps used: Pandora, Stitcher radio, AirVideo, Maps with GPS, email and safari.
I am expecting more Battery life on ip4, am I the only one? thinking of doing an exchange for a new one.
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so far I am not happy with the battery life of ip4
Brightness - 30%
WiFi - ON
3G - ON
Bluetooth - OFF
Location - ON
Push - ON
Fetch - Manual
Usage - 6 Hours, 47 Minutes
Standby - 15 hours, 1 minutes
Battery Indicator - 5%
Apps used: Pandora, Stitcher radio, AirVideo, Maps with GPS, email and safari.
I am expecting more Battery life on ip4, am I the only one? thinking of doing an exchange for a new one.
