iPhone SE (2016) Battery life on iPhone SE 2020

[JagRunner]

It’s not the greatest obviously. But I’m always near a charger if needed. It’s plugged in on my drive to work. I have a charger at my desk if I ever need it. So far I haven’t had to use the work charger. But then it gets plugged in on the way home from work in my truck so it’s topped off by the time I get home.

I can see it being an issue for someone that doesn’t work in an office setting and not always near a charger.

 

[tt061282]

Im barely making it through an 8 hour shift right now. Off charger at 22:30 till 7 am with very little usage( hospital worker) since I use my MB Air. By 7 I’m down to ~30%

Really? Do you have a lot running in the background? This is way different then what I’m noticing. just curious does the reception in the hospital go in and out? Locally I have issues getting reception in hospitals.

Don’t get me wrong it’s no battery life champ, but I’ve had no issues making it through an 8 hour shift or a whole day to be honest.

 

[barondebxl]

I think people here are confusing something: isn’t the factor to determine whether it’s light or moderate use the way you use the device, not how much you use the device, when factoring screen-on time? I mean, with iOS’ stellar standby time, I don’t think we should focus on whether you used it for two hours or six hours on a 24-hour period, but rather on what you did with the device.

Therefore, two hours can be both light and heavy use (if those two hours comprised gaming, it’s heavy, if those two hours were just of light web browsing, they’re light).

5.5 hours with the two most used apps being Facebook and Instagram (both heavy on battery) isn’t too bad, in my opinion. You can’t expect more on the SE.

Exactly

 

[freeagent]

Try low power mode and play with the animation settings if you want to eek out every last second. I have my email to fetch every hour instead of pushing. Things like that help quite a bit. There are small tweaks you can do.. But you can only do so much. When I'm at work I have my phone in low power mode, same if I am watching videos away from the wall. My wife's SE will be here tomorrow so I will be sure to check it out. If you are a power user, then good luck, you bought the wrong phone.

 

[freeagent]

Wifey says battery on her new SE is about the same as her old 7.

Bummer.

 

[NickName99]

Battery life on my 2020 SE is noticeably better than it was on my iPhone XS, as is performance and picture taking quality.

 

[freeagent]

She won’t let me play with it. Just going by her words.. the battery in her 7 is at 90%. Weird how it has a nicer screen than your xs.. I don’t think it’s as nice as my xs max. But it’s better than the 7.

 

[JagRunner]

Battery doesn’t bother me. I’m always near a charger. In my truck. At work. Home. So if I need it it’s there.

It could be a problem for those that aren’t around chargers for most of the day.

 

[Apple_Robert]

For those like me, who aren’t constantly consuming media (or on calls) on the phone, the battery will last most, if not all day. For those who treat their phone like a significant other, you will need a battery case or charger handy.

 

[Frankras]

Anyone know how much impact it has on the battery life using both sim card and esim on the same time ?

Frank

 

[macintoshmac]

Anyone know how much impact it has on the battery life using both sim card and esim on the same time ?

Frank

@rui no onna @NickName99 @limhenry could answer that with real-world experience.

 

[NickName99]

@rui no onna @NickName99 @limhenry could answer that with real-world experience.

I just have a single physical SIM card so I can’t help here.

 

[rui no onna]

I just have a single physical SIM card so I can’t help here.

Same here.

Stay at home means I haven't been able to go to an AT&T corporate store yet to switch to eSIM. Besides, dual SIM isn't something I'll use until we can go on international travel again (for vacations, etc).

 

[AB80]

I've been using iPhone 5S for the past 4 & half years and feel it's time to upgrade, though I'm still happy with 5S !

The immediate options available right now are iPhone SE (2020) and iPhone 11 in the budget models.

After reading reviews of both iPhone SE and iPhone 11, I'm more in favour of iPhone SE in spite of its smaller screen, bezels, touch id etc.. but have few concerns on battery life where iPhone 11 has a strong point to make :-
1. My phone usage mainly comprise of whatsapp, phone calls and browsing with occasional photography, YouTube and Facetime/whatsapp Video calls.
2. I prefer charging 5S on reaching 30% level and charge it upto 80-90% level. With this, I'm required to charge my it twice a day if generously used, else only once a day. The battery upgrade from 5S to SE is just 1500 mah to 1800 mah. However, there is huge upgrade as far as Hardware (A10-A13 chip) and Software (ios 12.4.7-ios 13.5.1) are concerned, how helpful this factor would be in battery life.
3. Due to Dual Sim support and of course this is one of the reasons for switching over to iPhone SE, is the battery consumption likely to be more.

..would be happy to hear views on the battery life of iPhone SE (2020) on these aspects ..

 

[boswald]

Battery life on my SE is GARBAGE. I'd say I'd be surprised if I get a half-day's charge. I checked my battery usage in Settings and most of my juice is spent on Phone, with a close second being Safari. However, something is constantly pinging my location, which also drops me by a % seemingly every minute. It's insane.

 

[macintoshmac]

Battery life on my SE is GARBAGE. I'd say I'd be surprised if I get a half-day's charge. I checked my battery usage in Settings and most of my juice is spent on Phone, with a close second being Safari. However, something is constantly pinging my location, which also drops me by a % seemingly every minute. It's insane.

See if a full reinstall helps.

 

[freeagent]

I have to go through her SE too. It burns through the battery pretty quick she says. I knew I should have got her an XR or 11.

 

[macintoshmac]

Is an iPhone XS Max 64 GB at $1000 a good buy? I gather the device isn’t going to be any larger than an Android I use as a second device. I also wonder what price point would the 5.4 inch iPhone 12 be and if it would indeed be an OLED. The thousand dollar price point is over 35% discount in my country so it grabs my eyeballs even though as I read it again, the thousand dollar price looks cringeworthy. In comparison, the iPhone SE (2020) 64 GB is $600 in my country.

 

[rui no onna]

Is an iPhone XS Max 64 GB at $1000 a good buy? I gather the device isn’t going to be any larger than an Android I use as a second device. I also wonder what price point would the 5.4 inch iPhone 12 be and if it would indeed be an OLED.

At this price, I would opt for spending the extra $100 to get the $1099 11 Pro Max.

5.4 iPhone 12 is most likely gonna be $649-699.

 

[JagRunner]

I usually unplug my SE at 9am when I get to work (from my truck). It is at 100%. When I leave at 5pm (8 hours later) I'm usually down to 20% when I get back into my truck. It charges on my drive home and I'm usually back to 80%+ by the time I get home. It's not the best battery life, but I do have a charger at my desk if I need it.

 

[macintoshmac]

At this price, I would opt for spending the extra $100 to get the $1099 11 Pro Max.

5.4 iPhone 12 is most likely gonna be $649-699.

Pro starts at $1500 here. XS started at around that price as well, and XS Max went to over $2000 in my country. Berserk pricing. With that understanding, the XS Max 64 GB for $1000 seems interesting. But yes, I think Apple might surprise with an iPhone 11 -like pricing in my country for the 5.4 inch model. That would be $1000. So that might be a better choice for me at the same price.

Realistically, what I would much appreciate to have is dual SIM and better LTE. The screen size advantage and quality along with the interface differences (gesture UI and Face ID) are a nice-to-have, that's it. I am considering that solely out of boredom with the current interface is all. I suspect going by the current climate, I should save as much as possible and spend the least to get the dual SIM functionality, which means SE 2020.. Should wait till September to see what they bring.

 

[rui no onna]

I think people here are confusing something: isn’t the factor to determine whether it’s light or moderate use the way you use the device, not how much you use the device, when factoring screen-on time? I mean, with iOS’ stellar standby time, I don’t think we should focus on whether you used it for two hours or six hours on a 24-hour period, but rather on what you did with the device.

Therefore, two hours can be both light and heavy use (if those two hours comprised gaming, it’s heavy, if those two hours were just of light web browsing, they’re light).

5.5 hours with the two most used apps being Facebook and Instagram (both heavy on battery) isn’t too bad, in my opinion. You can’t expect more on the SE.

To me both screen-on time and type of tasks are factors.

I consider any usage consisting of 5+ hours of SoT to be at the very least moderate given having the display on is one of the biggest battery drains. If that was gaming, then it would be heavy usage in my book.

 

[FeliApple]

To me both screen-on time and type of tasks are factors.

I consider any usage consisting of 5+ hours of SoT to be at the very least moderate given having the display on is one of the biggest battery drains. If that was gaming, then it would be heavy usage in my book.

They are definitely both factors. As for “... to be at the very least moderate...” it depends, as I can read a book on iBooks for 5 hours and that’s very light.

 

[rui no onna]

They are definitely both factors. As for “... to be at the very least moderate...” it depends, as I can read a book on iBooks for 5 hours and that’s very light.

What's the drain on battery?

When I used to read ebooks on my iPhone, I'd often have to plug in after 4-5 hours.

Besides, 5 hours is around half a work day (more than half for me). If screen is on that long, I just don't see that usage being light regardless if the task isn't CPU heavy.

Mind, I'm a very light user. Oftentimes, my iPhone SE 2020 is at 60-80% when I get home after a 9-hour shift (unplugged at 6am, home by 5pm).

 

[akash.nu]

The definition of usage is relative to the users general use pattern for their expectations from the device. We can’t really compare usage like to like for 2 individuals.