iPhone Battery Life

[matthewmarley]

Hi Guys

So I only go my new phone last week and I have noticed that I am having to charge it every night.

Today my usage so far has been

Usage - 1hr 52mins and standby is at 12hrs 25mins and its at 46% is that about right ?

Thanks

Matthew

[+John Teacake MVC]

Mine is like that, Heavy useage and I have to charge it nearly every day.

[monknster]

That's about right, Iphone probably has worse battery life.

[SMELTN]

Just got mine about 1-2 weeks ago, and I notice the same thing..

[Max Veteran]

Mines at 42% presently.

usage: 5hrs 29mins

Standby: 2days, 10 hrs

Brightness: minimum.

3G Off - No edge.

All push off.

Location services off.

Wifi only on when I need it.

Edited November 5, 2009 by Max

[Snowl]

1hr Usage - 9hours 10minutes standby - 99% battery left. Phone on, no edge or 3g.

I think thats good battery life.

[Omen1393]

Everyine in my family has an iPhone and we all dislike the low battery life. That's why most of us bought a portable battery pack.

[Shadrack]

Hi Guys

So I only go my new phone last week and I have noticed that I am having to charge it every night.

Today my usage so far has been

Usage - 1hr 52mins and standby is at 12hrs 25mins and its at 46% is that about right ?

Thanks

Matthew

You talked on the phone for 1hr and 52 mins? If so, 46% sounds about right. I think they say w/ 3g talk its 4 hours, and 2g talk its 5 hours. If you listened to music for almost 2 hours and the battery was down to 46% I'd say there is something wrong.

I have to charge my iPhone every night and I use it heavily throughout the day. It isn't as bad as my friend/co-worker's blackberry bold. He has to keep that thing on the charger while he is at work. And it is just as new as my iPhone. So I think saying the iPhone has the worst battery life is not fair.

[NoneAvail]

You talked on the phone for 1hr and 52 mins? If so, 46% sounds about right. I think they say w/ 3g talk its 4 hours, and 2g talk its 5 hours. If you listened to music for almost 2 hours and the battery was down to 46% I'd say there is something wrong.

Not only talking, it also takes in the time you've kept the screen on, for anything.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Now I know low battery life isn't limited to the iPhone. The 1st-gen iPod Touch also has poor battery life (within a couple of months of usage).

[Biotoxic_hazard_835]

The iPhone does have a low battery life. I'm a heavy user, mostly for text messaging and internet access and I have to charge it every night.

[NoneAvail]

The iPhone does have a low battery life. I'm a heavy user, mostly for text messaging and internet access and I have to charge it every night.

I use it for exact same reason, on my 3G which is only 10months old already. And I don't even have 3G enabled on it, and its down to about 35% every night.

[Zoom7000]

I have 3G, GPS, WiFi, SSH and Bluetooth all turned off. Will turning off EDGE help battery life dramatically at all? Also if I do turn off EDGE, will it affect push notifcations from apps like "Ping!" etc?

[Sikh]

The iPhone does have a low battery life. I'm a heavy user, mostly for text messaging and internet access and I have to charge it every night.

I wouldnt call it so much Low. I do the same as you. Most text internet and apps time to time. But dairly activity considers texting and internet/facebook app and eliminatepro for a quick match.

let me tell you, charging this phone everynight is not a bad thing. My old Nokia N75 which technically "lasted" 2 days should of been charged everyday. That battery meter was so misleading.

With the iPhone, Ive pulled heavy texting, internet about an hour usage and facebook/games for almost 2 full days.

I was at 2% and got home at like 10pm and charged it. It is personally for me good battery life for a phone that does so much. If I abuse it in one day, it goes from 10am to 10 pm and has like 20% or alittle lower battery life.

I dont mind it, but ive had it since june 16th. I have a 32 GIG 3GS iPhone. Charge it via AC.

Edit: I have 3G on and never use it, so my battery life could improve alittle more. I might turn it off since I dont leave my city much. When I do then im in 3G areas. But anyway, 3G/Wifi/Push/Local are on.

[Pablo2008jedi]

3GS 3 weeks old

Removed from charge @ 95% this morning (0745) @ 70% now (1415) [Wasn't charging over night, just topped up after leaving next to my bed over night]

Wifi on, 3g on, location services on, push on...and I rarely have a 3G signal....and rarely connected to a WIFI network mainly using GPRS at work :(

Browsed the web for about 40mins, facebook for about 30mins sent a few texts....but meh I know