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iPhone X How’s your battery life on X?
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That is not how it works. I have 52% left at 8 hours 34 minutes usage...that does not mean I am going to get another 8 hours 34 minutes usage, or that I would get 34 hours usage from an 8+.
I really don’t think so. What are you basing that on?
Even Apple only rates the 8+ as getting 1 hour more in web surfing and video playback.
Mostly web browsing, three or so hours of podcasts (screen off), hour and a half or so of Spotify (screen off), a few emails, a few messages. But it really does not matter because if I did exactly all the same again it does not mean I will get another 8 hours 34 minutes.
Judging from your recent posts you seem to be having a hard time believing people are getting good battery life from the x.
The 8+ as good as the battery i'm sure is..the gap in difference is small.
I'm basing it on the fact that I consistently hit 12 hours on my Plus and real world tests show similar results.
This was an exceptional day for me on my 6S+ on iOS 9 when I had first got it. Due to the battery degrading I get about 1 hour less now, so I hit 10-11 hours rather than 11-12.
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Screen off matters because you're not using the most power hungry component of any phone. You won't get 8 hours of screen use from it.
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See above, 2 hours is a small gap?
I just got through two work days on one charge, so I’m a bit shocked. I’m not used to having great battery life.
I'm basing it on the fact that I consistently hit 12 hours on my Plus and real world tests show similar results.
This was an exceptional day for me on my 6S+ on iOS 9 when I had first got it. Due to the battery degrading I get about 1 hour less now, so I hit 10-11 hours rather than 11-12.
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Screen off matters because you're not using the most power hungry component of any phone. You won't get 8 hours of screen use from it.
Yes, I realize that. However I am saying what MY battery life is with MY usage. Which is what matters for me. I don’t need to keep the screen on for an entire hour long podcast to watch the time count down. I just need to wake it now and then to check emails or messages (or check something on web) while the podcast is playing. Your statement to another member was that they can expect double of what they get on their X on an 8+. If I used an 8+ EXACTLY as I did my X today, proportionally, I would not get 17 hours (to 52%) or, as you seem to imply, 34 hours to 0%.
Did you get 14 hours and 7 minutes of screen use on your exceptional day?
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Thats not real world usage though so it's hard to take much difference. Your usage is clearly very good but not everybody will get that kind of usage.I'm basing it on the fact that I consistently hit 12 hours on my Plus and real world tests show similar results.
This was an exceptional day for me on my 6S+ on iOS 9 when I had first got it. Due to the battery degrading I get about 1 hour less now, so I hit 10-11 hours rather than 11-12.
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Screen off matters because you're not using the most power hungry component of any phone. You won't get 8 hours of screen use from it.
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See above, 2 hours is a small gap?
Chances are I get over 12 hours usage from my full charge too.
No you'd probably have the same time but your battery would be at about 70% or more.
I'm basing it on the fact that I consistently hit 12 hours on my Plus and real world tests show similar results.
This was an exceptional day for me on my 6S+ on iOS 9 when I had first got it. Due to the battery degrading I get about 1 hour less now, so I hit 10-11 hours rather than 11-12.
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Screen off matters because you're not using the most power hungry component of any phone. You won't get 8 hours of screen use from it.
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See above, 2 hours is a small gap?
That graph shows 2 hours more on the 8+, not double.
Also, in the other thread about closing apps, did you realize that I was referring to an 8+ when you questioned my battery stats?
Let me refresh your memory. You told @yanki01 this:
I told you that is not how it works. Now you are changing the goalposts entirely. The issue was not how much battery I might have on a 8+ at 8 hours and 34 minutes usage. The issue was I would not get double the hours of usage on an 8+ for the same battery drain as I do on an X.
each results are different
So far I've yet to get under 10 hours usage so far on 3 charges.
X = 7-8 hours of real use. Not audio playback.
8+ = 12-14 hours of real use. Not audio playback.
Therefore, if someone is getting 6 hours on an X they will get 11-12 hours on a 8+.
Is it really that hard to understand?
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They got 6 hours of use on the X... The 8+ will give them double that from 100% to dead. How can you argue that I'm wrong? There's literally pages of 8+ screenshots that show 12-14 hours of use.
I understand the math but I must have missed where you’re getting those numbers from.
Because you did not say “you will get 12 hours from 100% to dead”. That OP still had 22% charge left, you can’t treat it as if he gets 6 hours and no more at 22%, and compare to 8+ getting whole range of 100% to 0% as if you are making a fair comparison.
...Didn't you post a screenshot of your 8+ getting 14 hours?
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22% left they would get 8 hours just like the battery test shows. The 8+ still beats that by alot.
Yes, but that doesn’t tell me anything about how it compares to the X unless I also used an X under the exact same conditions. You can’t just take the numbers that one person got on the 8+ and compare it to the numbers that a totally different person got using the X. That’s not scientific. It’s not a controlled experiment. I got 14 hours on my 8+, but other people swear they only get 8 hours. There’s too many variables to compare like that.
Also, to be fair, I never said that 14 hours was with no audio. Probably 2-3 hours of it was music, but that’s all part of my normal usage, so I don’t discount it.
Okay well I used a Plus phone for 3 years and consistently hit 12-14 hours every day.
I used a X for 5 days and struggled to hit 8 hours every day. I actually used the X less and installed fewer apps because I knew I couldn't make it through the day.
Both setup as new, same settings, etc.
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Thanks for proving my point with real numbers.
3 hours use at 56% so when the phone is dead you'll have about 8 hours use. See how math works people?
Random question as long as we’re discussing battery life; does True Tone affect battery life in any way?
Thats one person's usage
I had 7 hours usage at 50%
different people will have different usage and battery life