2020 Macbook pro 13 Battery

Hi guys,

I have 2020 macbook pro 13 (Four Thunderbolt model) for more than a week now and I noticed that the battery is draining fast... It goes down from 100% to 70% in less than an hour...

I'd like to ask if this normal in 2020 model or I should return it


Thank you

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 15, 2020 10:07 AM

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Aug 16, 2020 4:05 PM in response to abdelrahman40

Hi abdelrahman40,


Looks like you're having some questions about the battery life on your MacBook Pro and we can understand how that'd be a concern. We'll be more than happy to review this with you.


The MacBook Pro has a battery life of up to 10 hours of wireless web or Apple TV movie playback. However, battery life depends heavily on the tasks you are performing on your computer. The more apps and content that is being run on your device, the faster it will drain your battery. We would recommend checking out this article on battery performance to ensure you're getting the most out of your MacBook Pro: Maximizing Battery Life and Lifespan


Specifically, check out the section at the bottom that reviews MacBook steps. We want to ensure that your macOS is fully updated, and that you are connected to a charger when using your MacBook Pro to charge other devices.


We also have some further steps for batteries that have a shorter than expected runtime. We'd like to have you check that out here: About Mac notebook batteries


We hope this helps! Let us know if you have any further questions.


All the best.

Sep 28, 2020 12:59 PM in response to abdelrahman40

I have the same device a month ago and I have same problem not as much of you but battery wasn't lasting 6-7 hours.

I think found a solution for that and now my battery last 8-9 hours web browsing and Netflix.

First I noticed that System Preferences > Displays here, as a default scaling setting "Looks like 1440x900" but this setting using

graphics not as 1440x900. It is using graphics as 2880x1800. So I changed scaled settings to "Looks like 1280x800" and it is using graphics as native screen resolution 2560x1600. Why this is not as a default setting but after this change battery last at least 1-2 hours long. Before that I contact with Apple Support and we monitor one full cycle with Activity Monitor to be sure nothing unusual. You should check that first some 3rd party app can decrease battery life background.

And one more thing I use is cancelling turbo boost of processor, because 2.0 ghz base clock speed is enough for web browsing and simple daily tasks. With this trick I can use my MacBook at least 9 hours until %5 percent at night with lowest brightness.

I hope these will help you too

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