Yeah I'm curious where all these "super batteries" are coming from with over 10 hours of constant use. You guys using battery packs or something and forgetting to mention this? Most people are getting 7-9 hours of regular use. And that's on the high end.
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How's your iPhone 5S battery life
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Yeah I'm curious where all these "super batteries" are coming from with over 10 hours of constant use. You guys using battery packs or something and forgetting to mention this? Most people are getting 7-9 hours of regular use. And that's on the high end.
This is my latest with Bluetooth off, everything else on. That 8 hours or so of usage is probably about 90% messaging, and the remainder FB and google maps. Little bit of net.
While I'm more than happy with those numbers (my 4s battery was shot and giving me 2-3 hours max just sitting on the table) I have to be honest, last charge it showed similar numbers so I left the house with 30% thinking it would be more than enough to last me while I went out for a bit and wouldn't need to charge it til I got home...phone died within 3 hours. I was on trains for a lot of the time which always seems to eat up the battery - switching/searching for signal, but was surprised it only used around 70% in 36 hours and then used the remaining 30% disappeared in 3
Either way, if it doesn't lose 50% on the way to work like my tired old 4S, I'm happy.
While I'm more than happy with those numbers (my 4s battery was shot and giving me 2-3 hours max just sitting on the table) I have to be honest, last charge it showed similar numbers so I left the house with 30% thinking it would be more than enough to last me while I went out for a bit and wouldn't need to charge it til I got home...phone died within 3 hours. I was on trains for a lot of the time which always seems to eat up the battery - switching/searching for signal, but was surprised it only used around 70% in 36 hours and then used the remaining 30% disappeared in 3
Either way, if it doesn't lose 50% on the way to work like my tired old 4S, I'm happy.
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I think the usage data is wrong for some people sometimes. I didn't use a battery pack, charge it twice, stream music, or anything else to skew the usage data.
I did test yesterday with fully charged iphone5S with inside of largest Mophie battery case fully charged, turn on personal hotspot, connected my ipad4 and watched Netflix on ipad for one hour over hotspot. After I stopped, Mophie case was drained completely and iphone was with 30% battery left. I don't know if this test tells you something maybe just that it drains battery a lot while used as wifi/hotspot.
How where you able to get a replacement? Was it bc your first one had battery problems? Currently I get about 6.5 hours
Replacement was due to Gyro/level being completely off. Not battery related. My usage will vary from 5 to 10 depending on what I use it for. 6.5 is probably what I get on a regular day.
Battery life seems to be improving. I even turned parallax back on!
What seems to help me was going to Settings > iTunes & App Store > turn off automatic downloads.
I'm not sure why they were even on in the first place, but I used to get around 5hrs 30 mins usage total, currently I'm at 5 hrs 30 mins with 20% left.
What seems to help me was going to Settings > iTunes & App Store > turn off automatic downloads.
I'm not sure why they were even on in the first place, but I used to get around 5hrs 30 mins usage total, currently I'm at 5 hrs 30 mins with 20% left.
I got 6hrs30min of usage and 1 day 6 hours of standby.
Not bad, but i see something, put the iPhone 5S on the charge when i go to the bed and the morning when i unplugged it, the % dropped immediately to 99%...If i reboot the phone, i see 100% and it can stay for 3-4 hours...
Not bad, but i see something, put the iPhone 5S on the charge when i go to the bed and the morning when i unplugged it, the % dropped immediately to 99%...If i reboot the phone, i see 100% and it can stay for 3-4 hours...
I would say I am getting pretty good use. I, however, did turn off Parallax. I figured if I barely noticed something it should be using my battery. Also I pull email rather having it constantly searching for it. Also I turned off apps such as stocks and background refreshes on weather
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Someone suggested turning on "Increase contrast", which turns off the blur effect.
I'm getting usage times between 7-10hours. Depends on what i do:
-LTE browsing uses much more power then wifi browsing.
-music streaming over LTE also uses a lot
So when i'm at home all day only browsing with Wifi i can easily get 10hours of usage.
I'm getting usage times between 7-10hours. Depends on what i do:
-LTE browsing uses much more power then wifi browsing.
-music streaming over LTE also uses a lot
So when i'm at home all day only browsing with Wifi i can easily get 10hours of usage.
Hmm, would turning off the blur effect really make a difference whatsoever? I'm no seeing how a blurred image is saving any more battery than a solid non-opaque one?
I have still yet to activate my 5S (waiting on screen protectors and case), but I purchased it last Wednesday, so I have had it for 5 days and I've been tinkering with it.
I gave it a full charge the first day, and in the those 5 days have downloaded a bunch of apps, synched contacts, used it intermittently, Facebook, Instagram, and a lot of Safari use. And it's still has 13% in it from it's first charge. 13% remaining after 5 days of light use each day seems pretty good in my eyes. Wifi has been on the entire time too.
Should have it activated by tomorrow, then I'll really give it a test.
I gave it a full charge the first day, and in the those 5 days have downloaded a bunch of apps, synched contacts, used it intermittently, Facebook, Instagram, and a lot of Safari use. And it's still has 13% in it from it's first charge. 13% remaining after 5 days of light use each day seems pretty good in my eyes. Wifi has been on the entire time too.
Should have it activated by tomorrow, then I'll really give it a test.
this is mine. screen on 98% of the time !
Actually your screenshot shows the screen being on up to 66% of the time since you have 6 hours of use and 9 hours of standby.
The usage numbers are all messed up here...
Do you consider using the iPod actual usage? Come on people, we can play music for what 30hrs or something it? Let's just all agree that ipod should not be considered usage at all, because its barely using any battery life at all.
Usage is actual screen on time or streaming music when the screen is off. Games and other intensive stuff also.
