MacBook Pro M2 16 inch battery life

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MacBook Pro M2 16 inch battery life

Hello Fellow MacBook Owners

recently bought a MacBook Pro M2 Pro 16 inch , and I am a bit surprised on the actual battery life, as this was actually my main decision factor.

I see in reviews and tests that everybody is astonished by 16-17+ hours of battery life, but honestly mine with absolutely low profile usage ( safari, outlook, and some chat apps) is barely making 8-9 hours, in addition to that the back of the display heats up surprisingly. I am MacBook owner since many many years and the last M1 Air did kind of the same job in terms of battery, with same usage.

When tested now I fully charged both M1 Air 13 inch and M2 Pro 16 inch, opened the same browser, website, and a few apps, and in the activity monitor in M1 Air shows 7 hours :47 mins , while the M2 Pro 16 shows 7 hours :23 mins remaining time.

With advertising 22 hours of straight streaming time, I 'd have expected at least two days of working without charging...which I clearly dont get. ( almost forgot yes, screen is dimmed 70%)

Any similar experiences?

Thanks and greetings

MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)

Posted on Aug 3, 2023 2:52 PM

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Allan Jones

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Aug 3, 2023 5:12 PM in response to tyatyi

There are several things that can cause reduced runtimes. Did you install any anti-virus software? So-called "cleaning" apps? Both can shorten runtimes. Useless client-side VPNs are also suspect.

While certainly not useless, video-conferencing apps use a lot of resource, including battery power.

I've found some web pages, if left open int eh background, can reduce runtime of my older Macbook Pro by 40-50 percent. I can produce that at will by leaving the Amazon home page open. Activity Monitor is a built-in utility that helps see you resource usage including energy by app and process.

View energy consumption in Activity Monitor on Mac - Apple Support

If you have concerns of any kind about a new Mac, by all means make an appointment and have Apple evaluate.

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Jun 11, 2024 7:57 PM in response to tyatyi

They just told me it's because of the M3's update, that requires the M2 chip to work much harder. There is not fix. This just might be my last MBP 16. My 13inc M2 Pro is working just fine though. I will Take it back for a Battery replacement

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YoYoYash

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Nov 29, 2023 4:03 AM in response to tyatyi

Hey I am facing the same issue. The battery back up hardly lasts 8hrs as opposed to what company claims to be 15hr+

We need new batteries apple, the ones which can meet your claims.

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MacBook Pro M2 16 inch battery life

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