iPhone 15 Pro Max Battery Drain and Heating

I recently traded in my iPhone 12 Pro Max for an iPhone 15 Pro Max, specifically for the upgraded camera and battery life. I've found that the battery drain on the new phone isn't much better than the old phone. An example is this morning. I charged my phone overnight (like I always do) to 100%. I got up, only used my phone to check my mail, Twitter, and FB (a quick glance at each),closed the apps, set it down, and came back a half hour later and it was on 85%. Over the past week, I've tweaked all my settings, including turning low battery to "on," all background app refresh is "off," I even turned my Apple watch off and turned off bluetooth. I keep my display brightness turned down pretty low, and always fully close an app after I'm done with it. When I'm on a phone call for longer than a couple of minutes, the battery drains even more and the phone gets hot. I have Instagram installed but rarely use it, and it's certainly not open all the time. I've installed all the software updates. I've read that others are having these same issues, but what's the solution? This is very frustrating, to pay $1200 for a new phone that doesn't really function any better than the old one.

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 9, 2023 7:50 AM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2023 10:28 PM

This is super frustrating apple $1100 and does not last a few hours. I have the 15 pro and battery drain is terrible. My iPhone 12 lasts longer doing the same tasks and then some. at this rate I’m going to have to return my phone and thankfully still have my old one.

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iPhone 15 Pro Max Battery Drain and Heating

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