MacBook Pro 16 inch battery life

I am sorry you do not like my response. it is based on experience and recommendations made by Apple.

In particular, the solution described below was made available when there were reported problems with short battery life and too-soon shutdown in the 13-in model:

If your MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) keeps shutting down - Apple Support

One working hypotheses is that the "full point" of these Macs is not set properly until they have been charged a relatively long time, or charged in exactly the method specified.

I also found that after several weeks of use, my battery life has stabilized. I'm confused, though, about why, if there is such a particular way we are supposed to manage the power and battery we are not told that directly by Apple.

I agree with Grant. You got your issue resolved. People get a lemon from time to time and "thanks" to social media today people are quick to spread so many problems they have that companies can't just simply "admit" things anymore without it going all over the internet in a matter of seconds, so it tends to hurt customer service.

Apple is still rated #1 in the tech industry when it comes to customer service and the fact that you wrote a nasty letter about the company and they bowed down and gave you a new computer says a lot about Apple. Lenovo has the worst customer service and plenty of people write nasty letters on the web about them and they won't budge, and neither will Dell.

Since you were taken care of your rants here are over the top (and against the forum rules) and continuing to bash Apple after they took care of you is unnecessary and unhelpful to the forum.

What are the apple specs?

I only see this on the website

• Up to 11 hours wireless web
• Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

But on one is getting this values and not even specs for dGPU use?

how do we let apple reply on this problem?

"But on one is getting this values and not even specs for dGPU use?

how do we let apple reply on this problem?"

I had said I was going to stop posting here simply because I'm tired of getting emails updates on replies I can't stop, plus a lot of FUD is spread on this discussion board due to people not taking the time and getting the proper information. There is absolutely no problem with how the MacBook Pro 16" manages battery. It's the AMD 5000 series dGPU that drains the battery. I generally get 5+ hours when I'm running apps that require the use of the dGPU such as Pixelmator, Adobe CC, Final Cut Pro, iMovie and such. You can easily check in the "About this Mac" section to see if the dGPU is activated or not. If it's listed on the "About this Mac" screen it's activated by one of the apps and battery will drain as well as the computer getting hot. I don't understand anyone using power apps on battery anyway.

Those battery times you listed are accurate. I get the full 11 hours battery when I'm using non-dGPU apps and the screen brightness is at 60-70% and that is what Apple is talking about when referring to those battery times shown. Please see my attachment. You could've easily found it on Apple's website by Googling "Apple Mac battery management". Here is the link to this page as well. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204054

"As I said as well, I don't like those apple-fan-employee reply. 99% of the people here telling you that the behaviour of this mac is not comparable to other macs. And this is not questionable, at all. 11hrs of usage is pure mirage. "

Drop the insults. It's really unnecessary and do not call me a liar.

That information is STALE. If an Apple employee told you that, they were doing so on their own, Not based on Apple technical guidance currently available. I think they need to be sent back for re-training. That has not been good advice or supported by Apple articles since the Mac portable, which had a lead-acid battery.

The MacBook Pro 13-in 2019 model had some issues about knowing where its "full point" was, and Apple published detailed instructions. These tell you to discharge only to the 90 percent level, then fully charge overnight under light-to-no load. I know this is not your same model, but please take a look at this:

If your MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) keeps shutting down - Apple Support

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I don't get anywhere close to 3 hours. My battery goes down almost like a ticking clock. 1% per minute, sometimes faster.

The other issue I'm having is my MBP 16" won't charge and will sometimes report the wrong battery charge level.

For example, yesterday, when I plugged in the charger the battery indicator, which showed 78%, briefly changed to the charging state, then I got the "ding" that you hear when MacOS doesn't recognize a usb device, then the charging indicator changes back to battery mode. I tried the other ports and none of those worked either. Then I rebooted at 73%. When I booted back up it was showing 1%.

This morning I have the same issue. Started at 98% and refuses to charge. In the last 8 minutes I've dropped to 88%. Now I'll reboot to try to get it to recognize the charger.

just another update

I post my battery history here for past month. This is brand new MacBook Pro 16 base model that I received at the end of Aug 2020. I have done SMC /PRAM reset a number of times, my battery never went back to 100% again.

I hope Apple could admit there is an issue and fix it as early as possible.

I have purchased MBP 16 inch i9 4 days ago, the battery timing is horrible, it only lasts 5 hours!!! Should I return back?

Duly noted. Appreciate all assistance from here. Always helpful.

Yes, I totally agree: I can easily get longer battery times when not using the DGPU. And yes, it doesn’t make sense to use power apps on battery.

Never called you a lier and I don't see any insult. So, I don't see any problem here. It's all written

No, that’s not typical for everyone.

You’ll have to talk to Apple Support or customer service and explain your specific issue and what you’d like done about it.

I am having the same issue. I am wondering If I should return this product and just wait for apple to come out with the next model or announce a solution.