iPhone 13 battery drain - I think there is a problem for Apple to solve

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iPhone 13 battery drain - I think there is a problem for Apple to solve

Just bought a new 13 two days ago. Shocked by how quickly the battery drains - I thought longer battery life was one of the selling points of this new model. I am comparing it with a 2.5 year old Xr, which is the phone I had used since 2019.

I don't have background app refresh turned on; I don't have emails pushed to me; I have the same display brightness settings as my previous phone. So there is nothing 'new' I am doing that could be causing such rapid battery usage.

Moreover, I switch my phone off completely when I go to bed at night....so why should there be significant battery loss displaying when I switch back on in the morning?!?

How long before Apple admits that there is a problem? I can see I am not alone in experiencing poor battery life on this model.

I would love to know your experiences. Do you have the same problem with your iPhone 13?

iPhone 13

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 9:51 PM

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LD150

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Nov 17, 2021 1:12 AM in response to Doctor Zhivago

Firstly you should not turn the phone off at night, it should be on charge all night every night.

Secondly It will take a few days to complete all its housekeeping tasks.

However if it loses more than 2 or 3% charge while powered off for 8 hours then the battery is probably faulty - take it back.

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LD150

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Nov 17, 2021 2:32 AM in response to Doctor Zhivago

because that is how optimised charging is designed, plus housekeeping and icloud backup is done overnight.

When to charge battery – User Tip by Lawrence Finch https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-9732

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LD150

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Nov 17, 2021 2:32 AM in response to Doctor Zhivago

and

Battery Self-Discharge - User Tip

Check iphone battery for self discharge

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Answer 4

Nov 17, 2021 1:19 AM in response to LD150

Thanks LD150 for your reply. Useful - but please could you explain why it should be charged "...all night every night"?

I have owned several iPhones over the last 9 years and have always switched off when I go to bed, unless the phone needed charging. I have never been advised by tech support, nor read anywhere in all those years, that I must charge as you suggest.

After nearly 2.5 years of use, my old iPhone Xr still has a maximum battery capacity of 89% - so I don't think my bedtime switching off routine has done that battery any harm. I tend to charge phones when they need charging.

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