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FeliApple

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As I said in this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...updates-don’t-devastate-battery-life.2201689/
Apple forced me to update to iOS 12. Battery life with light use went from a consistent 13 hours of Screen on Time to a pretty pathetic 10-11. I want to know, what’s your battery life on iOS 12-13 on any of the first two models of iPad Pro or the iPad Air 2.
In my experience, people generally don’t know what their battery life was on the original iOS version, so I am not interested in your comparison with the original version (in my experience, people wildly underestimate the difference). I want to know how many hours of screen-on-time you are getting. If you can provide screenshots, better. Thanks everyone.
 
Battry life has been Ok at best with iOS 12.4.1.

Give you an example: I have 100% charged iPad Pro, with Microsoft Office open. I have been taking some classes online, which required by employer for licensing stuff. I have typing notes and using Apple Pencil to take notes. 3 hour passes, battery falls to 60%.

I guess, it is OK at best, not good but good bad either.
 
I have an iPad Air 2 on iOS 12.4. It lasts for about 11 hours with light web surfing, YouTube and the TV app.
 
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