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Is it normal for my new iPad Pro to drain 5% charge with normal use?

I got myself the new IPad Pro M4 13-inch (512Gb) this week, and it feels like the battery is draining really quickly. Went down 5% in just 15 minutes using standard apps like Outlook and Pages. Overnight it also lost 5%, with background activity being switched off as well as “Find My” being switched off. Currently running iOS 17.5.


Anyone else been experiencing the same? There are so many great reviews talking about the battery life of this new iPad, but the experience is proving otherwise?


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iPad Pro, iPadOS 17

Posted on May 16, 2024 1:30 AM

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Posted on May 25, 2024 9:50 PM

My battery on my new iPad 13 in M4 model has been draining too, i charged it to 80% (12 am) went to sleep got up and it was at 49% (9 am) went to work and got back home checked the battery and it was at 23% (9 pm) I use to have the 11 in 2022 iPad pro and I never had this issue, it would last for at least 4-5 days if i didn’t use it charge would go down but not as fast as my new one. If it helps, the thing that says that drained my battery is Siri and Find My, which makes no sense how Siri would drain since I wasn’t even using Siri… and for Find My it makes no sense that it would drain over 60% of my battery in the span of a day.

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May 25, 2024 9:50 PM in response to S_hno

My battery on my new iPad 13 in M4 model has been draining too, i charged it to 80% (12 am) went to sleep got up and it was at 49% (9 am) went to work and got back home checked the battery and it was at 23% (9 pm) I use to have the 11 in 2022 iPad pro and I never had this issue, it would last for at least 4-5 days if i didn’t use it charge would go down but not as fast as my new one. If it helps, the thing that says that drained my battery is Siri and Find My, which makes no sense how Siri would drain since I wasn’t even using Siri… and for Find My it makes no sense that it would drain over 60% of my battery in the span of a day.

May 25, 2024 12:26 PM in response to S_hno

I’m 9 days in and super unimpressed with the battery life.


At this very moment flying NYC to LA and with two hours to go, I’m down to 33%. I should have plenty of battery left, and simply not the case.


My previous 4th gen iPad Pro seemed to last much longer. 🤔 don’t quite know what to do, can’t get the old one back - and don’t really want it back, this generally performs much better, but the battery is not performing as expected nor as represented by Apple.



Jun 8, 2024 11:01 AM in response to S_hno

My new 2024 11 inch iPad Pro is seeing issues with the battery draining overnight from 80% to 0% it wouldn’t even turn on in the morning. Any ideas why it can drain when off? I never had an iPad do this in the past. My old v1 iPad Pro still hold a better charge. In fact, it was sitting right next to the 2024 iPad and it still has plenty of charge and hasn’t been plugged in for a few days.

Jun 9, 2024 3:40 PM in response to LotusPilot

I took my ipad m4 to the genius bar due to the same issues as everyone here, BATTERY DRAINS FAST.

Apple staff tweaked and updated the ipad and told me to return if still experiencing the same thing. Well it still does the same thing. So I went back today. The staff that assisted me it is normal for this new Ipad for the battery to drain this fast. NOT HAPPY!

May 26, 2024 6:18 AM in response to S_hno

I recently bought my new M4 iPad Pro and have hardly any apps on it. Morning I had 68% battery and just after browsing on safari for 5hrs brought by battery down to just 6%. Its draining way too fast during simple web surfing without videos and also in standby it looses between 5-10%. What’s the point of adding M4 or heavy processors when the apps don’t even need 40% of it while the battery doesn’t last more than just few hours 😓

Jun 8, 2024 7:06 PM in response to S_hno

Whoa. June 8th (today) bought new iPad Air 13inch.

the battery drain is wild. I acknowledge setting up new iPad drains battery. Went from 100% to 27% in just 3 hrs of usage. Very normal stuff. Chess app, some Netflix.

I’m READING on the kindle app now which is the lowest possible battery usage, brightness is half, and it went from 35% to 27% in about ten minutes.


there must be something wrong with the software that it’s draining like this.


im tracking for, at most, 3-4 hours of usage

May 16, 2024 3:22 PM in response to S_hno

Yes, for me too. Branta makes a good point about the new toy factor, but I never got over that stage with my previous iPad, so I've been using this new one exactly the same (which I admit is a lot.)


I'll wait for a few days to let things settle in, but first impression is that it's using battery markedly faster than the 12.9" Pro. I passed that one on to my wife, so I can run some comparison tests if it persists.

Is it normal for my new iPad Pro to drain 5% charge with normal use?

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