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Q: iPhone 4s Battery Life?

My iPhone 4s battery seems terrible! Almost equivalent to my 3GS and it's terrible battery life. When I got my iPhone yesterday and restored from backup I noticed nothing really changed with minimal usage and standby! Is this normal or should I consider setting it up as a new phone because maybe something is running in the background that's causing it to drop a percentage every few minutes under light usage? Input would be great!

Posted on Oct 15, 2011 7:14 AM

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  • by buxbuster,

    buxbuster buxbuster Nov 27, 2011 11:06 PM in response to zSkeptic
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    Nov 27, 2011 11:06 PM in response to zSkeptic

    Hi Randy,

     

    My focus is on push email off, bluetooth off,  standby drain only. I haven't tested it under other conditions.

     

    So I'm curious to see as to how your phone holds up under realistic loads.

     

    Regards.

  • by buxbuster,

    buxbuster buxbuster Nov 27, 2011 11:11 PM in response to 1AppleADayNoWay
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    Nov 27, 2011 11:11 PM in response to 1AppleADayNoWay

    To answer your question : I haven't tested this, but I do believe this 0.5%/hour drain when idling is also going on when heavily using the phone.

     

    Once I'll have this sync nut cracked ( if ever ) , I'll focus on normal and heavy usage drain and post my findings.

     

    Regards.

  • by miless,

    miless miless Nov 27, 2011 11:15 PM in response to zSkeptic
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    Nov 27, 2011 11:15 PM in response to zSkeptic

    Right.... maybe Scott Forstall uses 3GS or 4 battery indicator algorithm on the 4S in iOS5 ... that's why its giving wrong reading. Maybe be there is really some memory leak issue which resulted in some apps unable to be terminated, hence still running at backgraound. Many theory.

     

    Whatever it is, my 4S battery is now functioning like my previous 4. I have stopped monitoring it now. But i do notice some odd behaviour sometimes. When i found such behaviour, i simply switch off the phone, and on again to clear the cache. Not often... maybe once a week. At least its better than having to physically remove the battery and put it back to clear the memory of blackberry.

  • by flibbertygibbet,

    flibbertygibbet flibbertygibbet Nov 28, 2011 2:30 AM in response to chazzmichaelmichaels
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    Nov 28, 2011 2:30 AM in response to chazzmichaelmichaels

    I shouldn't worry too much. Hopefully the mods will come in and remove such pointless and irrelevant postings as those made by SHADYZZ. How he can believe that a discussion in a 430 page thread about the awful battery life of the 4S can be a private one between him and someone else is just plain stupid, but then again, so much is obvious from his style (or lack of it)...

  • by gia.212,

    gia.212 gia.212 Nov 28, 2011 2:39 AM in response to Scarface.
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    Nov 28, 2011 2:39 AM in response to Scarface.

    Almost all iDevices can contract bugs from simple internet browsing or apps and this could have something to do with your battery life. I had the same problem with my iPhone 4. If you restore, you will not lose much as iTunes creates backups that will jump back in to your phone after the restore. Not only this, but you should, at least once a month let your battery reach 0, and die. This is the best thing for it!

  • by amit_iguy,

    amit_iguy amit_iguy Nov 28, 2011 5:11 AM in response to Scarface.
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    Nov 28, 2011 5:11 AM in response to Scarface.

    iPhone 4S battery is no way near to where Apple devices are touted. I hope 5.0.2 fixes this issue. Apple is too good a company to be giving this deaf ears. Sure it must be a software issue.

     

    5.0.1 made no difference.

  • by cctyres,

    cctyres cctyres Nov 28, 2011 6:46 AM in response to Scarface.
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    Nov 28, 2011 6:46 AM in response to Scarface.

    I have both the iphone 4 and 4S running side by side and since 7am this morning, both on standby, with WIFI and bluetooth switched on, full brightness etc my 4 is at 80% and the 4S is at 32%.

    Both are running 5.0.1.

    The only sensible report i have read and considered is that as my new 4S was restored from my 4 backup, and its not inconcievable that there is an incompatibility deep inside which is causing this.

    If i were to set up as my 4S as new, its expected to react differently so i shall try that tonight.

  • by cctyres,

    cctyres cctyres Nov 28, 2011 7:02 AM in response to SHADYZZ
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    Nov 28, 2011 7:02 AM in response to SHADYZZ

    Shady, you are coming across as childish, can you make some more comments so i can laugh a little longer at you being up your own arse, oops *** as you probably call it.

     

  • by SHADYZZ,

    SHADYZZ SHADYZZ Nov 28, 2011 7:07 AM in response to flibbertygibbet
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    Nov 28, 2011 7:07 AM in response to flibbertygibbet

    Why in the world would you worry? Are you kidding me? Listen to yourself, you're commenting on something you haven't the first clue about and getting all worked up about it, by your own admission.

     

    I simply stated FACT, that NOBODY here would be able to fix their phones.

     

    430 pages + and I was right.

     

    I was attacked for it.

     

    I wrote back TO THE PERSON WHO ATTAKED ME.

     

    YOU choose to write to me,

     

    When I'm writing to someone in specific, it's meant for THEM, not for you, so why do you stick your nose in? YOU chose to, not me.

     

    So grow up.

  • by SHADYZZ,

    SHADYZZ SHADYZZ Nov 28, 2011 7:09 AM in response to cctyres
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    Nov 28, 2011 7:09 AM in response to cctyres

    Haha, oh no, another one who wants to axe himself over a web forum and thinks he's gonna be the "savior of iPhone users" by figuring out what the people at Apple missed.

     

    Good job! haha!

  • by 1AppleADayNoWay,

    1AppleADayNoWay 1AppleADayNoWay Nov 28, 2011 7:40 AM in response to SHADYZZ
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    Nov 28, 2011 7:40 AM in response to SHADYZZ

    SHADYZZ wrote:

     

    [anal retentive capitalized text]

    Repeating the same things over and over again don't make them right you know, you've only succeeded at convincing yourself and you're bleeding all over the place. You're a condescending ***** and that's why I stated what I stated some time ago. Those latest users don't know who you are... but I do (cough, cough). That it's Apple who will fix its own device goes without saying. Yet so many of those people started with 10-12%+ drain and ended up with acceptable usage and standby time in relation to specs, through trial and error, simple things - so that's a "fix". It is not purely random and they've received help. Those who contribute and those who seek help should be empowered, not slandered. Why focus on high level feats when it's working around the symptoms that makes a difference for the end user? I can't grasp why you can't see it. That was a rhetorical question. Advanced users can go play with plist based power profiles on jailbroken phones and mimick what Apple will most likely be doing next. Did you make a single contribution to help anyone here? Are you jealous of my self-esteem? You've read my comments for some time, so you should know my self-esteem is very - very - high. I don't need to make any of this stuff "about me"... I don't even have the phone lolll. I have an interest for support in general, and for opinion and many other things. All the infos and steps are there, it's just a matter, for me, of presenting it to someone who needs it when he needs it. Time is of the essence.

     

    So if it's your time to look at my new thread and find out what those "fixes" are about, here you go:

     

    iPhone 4S Battery Life: Best solutions and procedures for 1st time user: 1-Do you have a battery life issue (learn first what the usage time spec is about) 2-What can you try to remedy the situation without reading 500 pages of posts

     

    If you post something interesting there I might even give you some points to help you with you self-esteem

  • by mark5211,

    mark5211 mark5211 Nov 28, 2011 7:43 AM in response to Scarface.
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    Nov 28, 2011 7:43 AM in response to Scarface.

    I charged my phone up on 21 November at midnight and left it in a untouched while I was away for 5 days, everything including data was turned off, just the phone was left on, anyway the battery finally hit 1% on 27 November at around 2pm, so it lasted nearly a week in which time the only 'use' was one missed call and one text message, but when I checked the usage counter it was showing use as 3 hours and 26 minutes?

  • by danicus007,

    danicus007 danicus007 Nov 28, 2011 7:50 AM in response to Scarface.
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    Nov 28, 2011 7:50 AM in response to Scarface.

    I've been following this thread the last several days and thought I'd share my experience.  Purchased 4s on 11/11/11 (the day ios 5.0.1 came out). One for myself and one for my wife. Both were updated right away. Both phones have been 100% perfect until Thanksgiving morning when my phone was at 21% when I woke up and it's normally at about 97%. My phone battery was fine from the 11th to the 24th, no changes. I don't really use Siri but it's always on. Wifi on, everything on really. I have 2 exchange accounts with push turned on. Never a problem.  My wife's phone also has 2 exchange accounts and everything turned on. Her phone is still doing fine. Almost all the same apps as me and same settings to match.

     

    I've tried everything suggested here. Last night I even did a full erase from the phone (not itunes) and charged it to 100%. Turned off everything but WIFI. Went to bed. Woke up 8 hours later. Phone is down to 72% battery and says it was in use for 7 of the 8 hours. I even turned off weather and every single location service. So I'm not sure how this could be a software issue. The only difference is that I have had my 4s connected to iTunes in the past and my wife's phone has never once been connected to a PC. I would think doing the full wipe would make it forget that mine was ever connected to iTunes in the past?

  • by prkgs982,

    prkgs982 prkgs982 Nov 28, 2011 8:05 AM in response to SHADYZZ
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    Nov 28, 2011 8:05 AM in response to SHADYZZ

    @Shadyzz

    You are totally right about the FACT: NOBODY CAN FIX THIS BATTERY ISSUE. However, you left out one thing - PERMANENTLY.

    Most people come here in this forum just to provide temporary fix so others can work around with their phones. If somebody here can actually do the job that the engineers at Apple couldn't deliver when the 4S came out, he should be hired immediately by Apple ( I think).

    I am not a tech person and also clueless about most of the stuff so I came here just to see how I can find some solutions for my phone until a permanent fix from APPLE. So to me, I am thankful for some of the tips that the users here provided because of one small reason - I don't want to carry a charger any where I go. If it can hold off 8 hours without charging with light use then I am ok to wait until the true fix come out.

     

    The reason I don't want to get rid of  Apple products ( or this phone in particular) because they are good in a certain way. Take this phone - it is not too big or not too small, enough to hold in the palm of the hand. It is a simple design but very sophisticatic and elegant with many great features.  So I really want to hold on until the fix comes out and I believe Apple will make it happen.

     

    Anyway, I agree with you in the point that you stated the FACT, and I think you have the right to defense yourself if somebody attacked you. However, I also think this is a public forum and it makes things seem out of line if there were exchanges back and forward with personal issues. Don't you think? It is just my observation.

     

    Thanks.

  • by gordonfrombasingstoke,

    gordonfrombasingstoke gordonfrombasingstoke Nov 28, 2011 8:05 AM in response to SHADYZZ
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    Nov 28, 2011 8:05 AM in response to SHADYZZ

    I have to disagree. Following the advice on here I have transformed my 4S from having to charge 2-3 times a day, to only having to charge it every other day. Result! I don't see it as fixed ( I can't use Siri but then I don't want or need it anyway), but its a very usable work around. Thanks for the help guys. You are right, the true fix will come from Apple but the help here has been invaluable. And really there is no need for anyone to get upset about anything. If the thread isn't useful to you then it can easily be ignored

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