Battery draining rapidly on new iPhone 16

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Battery draining rapidly on new iPhone 16

I just bought a 16 and hardly used my phone for the last 2 days. I took 6 pictures at work and sent them to my email. That’s it! I picked it up off my desk to go home and it’s was at 56%. Txting my sister about the problem it had dropped to 34%. My 10XR was 100x better. Infact I never had a problem with the battery life on my old phone. So disappointing. Has anyone ever taken their new phones back and got another one or is there a reason why the battery life is terrible??

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Original Title: Apple 16 battery drain.

iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 24, 2025 2:34 PM

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Sep 24, 2025 2:42 PM in response to Shantz54

You have 14 days to return a phone purchased at Apple for any reason.
If you recently updated to iOS 26, that would be expected along with lag and the device running warmer than usual. If that is the case, give it 3-5 days and make sure you leave it plugged in all night, every night.
If you purchased a refurbished phone from a third party, it may no longer have an authentic battery.

You can post a screenshot of what is showing at Settings > Battery, and include the green battery graph with the previous 24 hour option selected and the top apps consuming the battery.

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Battery draining rapidly on new iPhone 16

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