Iphone 4s battery life and IOS 5.0.1 upgrade

alex73

I installed the new release. But the battery life is really bad on the new iphone.

I happen to be carrying an iphone3gs and 4gs. The 3gs is exactly 2 years old and to be honest the battery life for both models is about the same, 4gs not much better.

see reports on it on the web

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57323047-37/ios-5.0.1-didnt-
fix-battery-drain-bug-say-some-users/


I love the new phone, its a lot faster... But come on apple you could have designed it 5 to 10 mm thicker to get a better battery.

Joe10000

alex73 wrote: »

I installed the new release. But the battery life is really bad on the new iphone.

I happen to be carrying an iphone3gs and 4gs. The 3gs is exactly 2 years old and to be honest the battery life for both models is about the same, 4gs not much better.

see reports on it on the web

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57323047-37/ios-5.0.1-didnt-
fix-battery-drain-bug-say-some-users/


I love the new phone, its a lot faster... But come on apple you could have designed it 5 to 10 mm thicker to get a better battery.

I don't find it any worse then the 4. What I do find slow is Siri which is off topic I know but it's a joke.

alex73

Joe10000 wrote: »

I don't find it any worse then the 4. What I do find slow is Siri which is off topic I know but it's a joke.

didn't get the 4, went from 3gs to 4gs

waynegalway

5 to 10mm thicker would make a big difference to the form factor of the phone. You're talking there about pretty much doubling its thickness. Apple likes form as well as function, and in a world where being able to make claims like "worlds thinnest smartphone" are paramount, there's no way apple would add to the thickness to improve the battery.

alex73

waynegalway wrote: »

5 to 10mm thicker would make a big difference to the form factor of the phone. You're talking there about pretty much doubling its thickness. Apple likes form as well as function, and in a world where being able to make claims like "worlds thinnest smartphone" are paramount, there's no way apple would add to the thickness to improve the battery.

Well, Apple has a big problem. Kids and me were using Siri for 10mins and it took 5% of the battery life.

Its all very well to have a thin phone which is really nice.. Love all the specs ... except the battery life :-(

mad muffin

My new 4S had much better battery life as I posted side by side screen shots of the new and old 4S before I returned the old one in a separate thread.

After the 5.01 update the 4S battery life is even better:

waynegalway

Personally I find the battery on the 4 to be better than that of the 3GS that I had up until about a year ago. I can get the best part of 48 hours on a single charge on the 4, whereas I was pushing it to get 30 hours on the 3GS. The fact that the 4 is slimmer and has a better battery than the 3GS maybe shows that physical size is not that important for battery, and it's the technology and materials used in it that makes it better.

Having seen how other smartphones work out in terms of battery, the ip4 is not bad at all in comparison, and I think making it bulkier would be a retro step.

I remember a time when 4/5 days between charges was normal, but looking back, those phones were pretty "dumb" compared to what the iPhone can do. Poorer battery is the price for higher tech.

Having said that, your experience of loosing 5% in 10 mins does sound particularly bad. Were you using siri on 3G or over wifi? 3G tends to be harder on a battery than wifi.

I've found in the past that on some full charges I get less time than on some other charges, so the battery definitely doesn't seem consistent. Once or twice when I was on the point of complaining to apple about it, the battery would start performing really well. No idea why it isn't consistent, but overall in happy with it compared to the 3GS and most other smartphones.

jack presley

I'm using a 4 and haven't noticed much of a difference since the update. Mind you it's only been a day.

speeding

mad muffin wrote: »

My new 4S had much better battery life as I posted side by side screen shots of the new and old 4S before I returned the old one in a separate thread.

After the 5.01 update the 4S battery life is even better:

whats your main usage ?? internet music ??? have you push and icloud turned on ? Thanks

Inquitus

mad muffin wrote: »

My new 4S had much better battery life as I posted side by side screen shots of the new and old 4S before I returned the old one in a separate thread.

After the 5.01 update the 4S battery life is even better:

If you plug it in here and there for an hour or so, does that reset this counter, or does it require a charge to 100%? Just find the term "Time since last full charge" a tad confusing.

waynegalway

If you plug it in here and there, the timers for usage and standby don't reset themselves. So you could end up with weeks and weeks on the stats for stand by time. They only go back to zero after a full charge back up to 100% full. It doesn't have to be a full charge (ie. the battery doesn't have to be flat first) but every time it gets topped right up to 100% full the timers reset.

mad muffin

speeding wrote: »

whats your main usage ?? internet music ??? have you push and icloud turned on ? Thanks

It was a mix of Internet, games and apps checking weather and using Siri, checking email, texting and a few minutes of phone calls and D/L updates for 4 apps.

I have push off for everything, wifi on all the time and Bluetooth off. wifi syncing off and iCloud off. Auto time zone off and location services on except for system services.

In notification I have weather, messages, phone, calander, mail and Skype. Auto brightness on and set to around 65%.

Inquitus wrote: »

If you plug it in here and there for an hour or so, does that reset this counter, or does it require a charge to 100%? Just find the term "Time since last full charge" a tad confusing.

If you plug it in here and there it says iPhone plug in since last charge, or words to that effect, under usage.

Xpro

Im also very very dissapointed with my 4s.
I still have my old iphone 4 and the battery life is much better. I use my phone quite a lot during the day and charge them every night, but now my 4s doesnt even last all day.
My iphone 4 would never really go bellow 20% during the day, thats with my usage( mixed calls and internet) while 4s just cant last all day for me and now i needed to carry the charger with me. Also no improvment with 5.0.1 update:(

Harcrid

I have been using my new iPhone 4S for the last few days and am also very disappointed with the battery life. I had an iPhone 4 before it which lasted much longer. Being a very light user I used to get about 40 hours with the 4 whereas its looking like about 24-30 hours max on the 4S. Hopefully a new patch will fix this.

Berty

I have had the 4S since it was released and I must say I haven't noticed anything majorly different from the 3GS. Apparently the battery life is supposed to be marginly worse anyway.

I don't think the new IOS Update installed this morning will make much of a difference to me.

ironictoaster

Are the update servers down or is it just me? I keep getting an error saying the iphone update servers are down...

Joe10000

I have a 4s (5.01) and went to bed last night with 53% battery and when I woke up this morning the battery was dead. This is not the first time, any suggestions as to where the leakage could be ?

mad muffin

Hmmm…

OK, so after 5.01 I saw improved battery life but now it's just draining sitting there untouched and I haven't changed anything since.

Xpro

mad muffin wrote: »

Hmmm…

OK, so after 5.01 I saw improved battery life but now it's just draining sitting there untouched and I haven't changed anything since.

I tried cycling the battery a few times, run it down completely and then charge it to full.
I think i did help a bit ,atleast i have another 20-30% left in the evening, but the self discharge thing is still there. if the phone is left untouched, it drains the battery

Joe10000

In the last 15 mins arseing round on boards I have lost 8%.

Would this be considered normal ?

fred funk }{

I'm having problems too. It seems to jump down in percentage in big chunks without using it that much. I certainly wouldn't be leaving the house without the car charger for sure.

Sad Professor

The battery life on my 3GS seems noticeably worse since the 5.0.1 update. Apple are apparently still investigating these issues though so another battery related update may be forthcoming.

Beans_On

ive the same Battery drainage problem since upgrading to 5.0.1

a quick google tells me this is a common problem/bug with OS 5.0.1 on some iphones
A fix will be on the next Os update (5.0.2) which shouldbbe soon

Heres hoping!

Mimikyu

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cee_jay

I've noticed for the past few mornings after the phone was charging all night that the battery percentage doesn't reach 100%. The most it charges to is 98%. Anybody else experiencing this?

mad muffin

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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I had set up my phone as new the other day. Took it off charge five hours ago after the phone was on charge all night.

Usage is 1:32hrs and battery is already at 75% and that's only with a bit if web, email and a 10 min phone call.

Not good.

Kiera

mad muffin wrote: »

Hmmm…

OK, so after 5.01 I saw improved battery life but now it's just draining sitting there untouched and I haven't changed anything since.

Same thing happened to me. I've noticed in the last week or so that its going down at a crazy rate where it was fine for a few weeks after i stuck 5.0.1 on it. Very odd.

Harcrid

cee_jay wrote: »

I've noticed for the past few mornings after the phone was charging all night that the battery percentage doesn't reach 100%. The most it charges to is 98%. Anybody else experiencing this?

I notice this sometimes when I leave the wifi switched on. Now I always switch it off before charging every night.

Crackity Jones

Haven't seen an update on battery life since this. I've had a 4s for a week now and the battery life is almost half that of my old iphone 4. I'm using the same settings as the 4 i.e. no location services, brightness 50%, push email and notifications. Siri is the only additional service but I don't really use it. I'm restoring as new phone now to see if that helps.

Have you 4s users found any improvement in battery life recently or are we all waiting for next software update..?

Mimikyu

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ArklowHoop

i got my iPhone replaced by apple last week in Glasgow,and the battery seems to be much better,it also doesnt over heat when charging and the calls dont drop anymore