Battery charge drops dramatically even when iPhone SE 2022 is turned off overnight.
Hello all.
I have a 3rd Generation iPhone SE 2022, bought at the Apple Store earlier in May 2022. This is my "Secondary Phone", and I would say I am a casual user, with zero to minimal intensive use. The phone is used mostly for WhatsApp, Telegram, Web Browsing and Apple Music. On good days, my iPhone SE battery life can last for over 48 hours from 100% charge to about 20%! Also, I fully understand the limitations of the iPhone SE and it's battery capacity and I do not compare with it's bigger iPhone 13 Pro Max cousins with the same generation A15.
I have done the following:
1) iOS version is always up to date. I am currently on iOS 16.2 but this has happened randomly since iOS 15 and its following various iOS updates till today.
2) I do not run the battery down flat to 0% I always charge my phone when it hits 20% to 25%. I have only run the battery down to 0% once in hopes to do a "software reset" but don't seem to be working. I also do not plug in and plug out and charge my phone randomly.
3) Background App refresh is turned off mostly, except for a handful of essential apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. Mail is set to 'Fetch (Hourly)' instead of 'Push'. All system haptics is switched off.
4) Most frequently played Music is downloaded via WIFI on Apple Music and stored in device as I understand streaming using cellular data consumes more power. Of course there are times when I just stream some songs via Cellular data while commuting. I do not use video streaming services on my iPhone SE 2022.
5) Battery Health on iOS as of today is still 100%. Battery Stats shortcut details will be posted below.
Here's my experience: I noticed that my iPhone SE 2022 battery charge, at random "unlucky" nights, can drop and lose up to 35% overnight when switched OFF. I off my phone when I go to sleep every night. There was a night, when I had 100% battery (freshly charged). I turned my phone off and went to sleep. When I wake up and turn on my phone... I'm left with 67% charge? (Screenshot below). There are nights where I off my phone with 55% battery when I sleep, and wake up with low battery warning with about 10% charge. All this happens at random nights. I do not play any "Intensive Games" like Genshin Impact either. Here's the chart below for "Unlucky Nights" You can see the first green line after I power up my battery a noticeable drop. (Yes, phone was powered off for 11 hours)
On "Normal Nights", the battery charge only drops about 3% which is perfectly understandable, like the screenshot below.
I consulted at the Apple Store Genius Bar, they did a test and confirmed my battery is perfectly fine. Apple Support suggested me to leave my phone plugged in every night overnight to ensure I get a fully charged fresh battery at 100% when I wake up. I was also told not to worry about it because of the "Optimized Battery Charging" feature.
However, I also do not wish to plug in and charge my phone when I still have about 85% charge when I sleep. On a "normal" day, I will wake up with 81 or 82% charge if I off my phone with 85% charge (like above). On "Unlucky nights", I can wake up with 50% charge (30% drop). So at this point of time, it's really a gamble.
Of course, if I know my day tomorrow will be hectic and I need to use my iPhone SE excessively, I will leave it charged overnight even with 80% charge. But if I know my day tomorrow is gonna be a stay home day and my iPhone will be sitting on the desk on idle, why would I be worried going to sleep with 80% charge?
On the rare occasion if I forget to switch off my phone and leave it on overnight, my battery drops about 5% to 8% which is understandable as well. I have yet to encounter such "Dramatic Battery Charge Drops" if I leave my phone on overnight.
I hope to hear some possible solutions and explaination on what could be happening. Thank you in advance.
Regards
Zarke
iPhone SE