I just bought an iPad Mini 4 that was brand new- I charge it to 100%, then sometimes I leave it sleeping in the case for a few days- when I start it up again, as much as 20% of the battery is gone- is this normal? am I doing something wrong, or is my battery bad?
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If the iPad is “sleeping” and otherwise idle, battery utilisation of around 10% per day is not uncommon - equating to a battery life from fully charged of about 10 days. If in use, depending upon CPU load and display brightness, you can expect the battery to deplete at 10-15% per hour.
If the iPad is totally shut-down, the battery will discharge at a much slower rate (effectively the self-discharge rate of the Li-ion battery).
You are very welcome. As described, your iPad and battery are demonstrating typical behaviour.
Enjoy your iPad.
OK then...
Battery life for a device that’s been sitting on a shelf for many months may well be expected to be less than battery life for a more recently manufactured device.
Good luck.
Clippie wrote:
I just bought an iPad Mini 4 that was brand new
The iPad Mini 4 was introduced by Apple in 2015 and discontinued in 2019.
Thank you- that describes almost exactly what I am experiencing- good to know-
I'm sorry I misspoke- I meant NIB- also, I am well aware of the Mini 4's life history, and that I bought an older model. Your reply did not address my concern, and in my opinion, was needlessly condescending- thanks so much-
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