iPhoneSE 2020 - Battery Life

It would be really nice if Apple would highlight the Bugs they fix. All of these suggestions were pretty bogus. I was having the same issues. Overnight I was losing sometimes 50% of the charge. I just updated to 13.5. I turned Siri back on and I only dropped about 5%. Things look much better.

Try closing all notifications on phone as this sucks up battery life. Especially for sites like Facebook.

Hi, relatively new to this forum.

Bought an iPhone SE 2020 as soon as it was released, was waiting for this phone to come out for a long time. Very excited to receive it but noticed straight out of the box (during data transfer/setup) that the battery drained noticeably faster than my former Moto G5 plus.

Except for the battery draining during the night I am experiencing very similar issues with my iPhone. Every time I use the phone for a short period of time (for a message, checking one email, browsing a site) the percentage consistently drops. Literally sending two messages always takes at least 1% battery, a phone call of <5 minutes will take at least the same, if not more. Youtube, FaceTime absolutely drain the battery. My girlfriend has a 1st generation iPhone SE that might even outlast this brand new phone, although i haven't actually tested this.

Looking around on this forum I quickly found several similar posts from people having the same issue:

• https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251322429
• https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251347587
• https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251316722
• https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251348692

I'm going to compare the battery life of my girlfriend's phone to mine. If the old SE outlasts the new one, tech reviewers should be notified. The Verge explicitly says this phone has good battery life, which it does not.

Thinking of explanations:

• I noticed several threads about battery drain in other types of iPhones since the iOS 13.4 update.
• The battery is of course small compared to many other phones, but i'm not aware of iPhone 8 users having this issue. (truth be told, I don't know a lot of iPhone 8 owners)
• Could the A13 simply be too power-hungry for a battery this size?
• ....?

Appaling is the right word! Apple sent me another iphone se as I thought maybe I'd have more luck, and it's the same problem. I think getting a refund is the right way to go.

I took delivery of the new iPhone SE on 4th May 2020.

At 11:08am AEST today I had 100% charge. Currently its 22:24pm AEST, I have 60% Charge left. I didn't use the iPhone SE at all (no calls -no app usage -NOTHING!) Im currently using my other iPhone (7 Plus). I didn't trade in my iPhone 7 Pus (which seems to have twice the battery life)

MY first iPhone was a iPhone 5 (2012) which Apple Australia replaced in (2014) (Apple iPhone battery replacement program)

It seems like history is repeating itself.

NOT HAPPY!

The battery life on iPhone SE 2020 is shockingly bad. I charged it to 100%. Went to bed and woke up and it was down to 78% but I haven’t even used it. Gorgeous phone but wish I had returned it fir this reason.

I have been using low power mode to help conserve the battery on my brand new ISE 2020. I wish I had been smart enough to check out the forum before I was 3 days past the return window. This is so disappointing.

Seriously I'm thinking of doing the same thing and paying for a new Iphone 11. My sis doesn't have this problem with the Iphone 11.

I am shocked at the poor level of battery life on the phone. I have followed others suggestions of minimising locations, notifications etc etc.

What I am exceptionally concerned about is Apple's reluctance (despite overwhelming feedback) to respond to any comments. Where is their support? Customers are having widespread issues and they have done nothing to support?

Literally had my phone since yesterday and want to move back to my Android device. I moved from Apple as I was concerned about the ever rising price for new handsets without offering a better product. I move back to Apple seeing all the promises of a great battery power and I feel this transaction to be fraudulent. I do not use this term lightly. Their advert clearly states 13 hours of video, great battery power, but its the worst I have ever experienced with any phone.

Thoroughly disappointed, thoroughly unimpressed and worst of all Apple have no intention of doing anything.

Hey Dude. I might be late. But I just got this iphone SE 2020 in 21st July 2020, and it was alright at first but come till date the battery is decreasing fast 1% drop when I am scolrring through facebook and Instagram and when I am on WeChat voice calls. The battery percentage just drops 1% by every 2 minutees... When charging it takes 1 hour to charge from 68% to 99%. Gets warm behind when using Facebook or Instagram. Please help, much advice appreciated.

I have recently experienced rapid battery drain to the point where the phone is completely dead. I bought my iPhone SE in May brand new. Very disappointed with this in such a new phone - it seems to be when the battery goes below a certain point (could be about 40% - which I consider pretty high) and next thing the phone will be dead.

I am considering sending the phone back, what would anyone advise?

My old iphone 5 could go right down to single figures in battery percentage and still function!

I've got really upset when Android users around me kept bragging about their 5000-6000mAh battery. Mine at the end of the day will never miss its bed being charged while my sister non-stop watching kdrama on her Realme 5 without worrying about battery for the next 3 days.

I fully agree with you. The huge draining of battery of iPhone SE 2 is so disgusting, but Apple pays no attention to it. It's the worst type of phones I have ever used. Apple should proceed to fix the problem with any software update immediately.