Q: iPhone 4s Battery Life?

Unfortunately there are a few users here who insist that a SUPPORT forum is for complaining not for getting help and support for a particular product. The rants that 700 pages of issues blah blah is 690 of repetitive bunk and misinformation. Its just part of it and you will learn who those few are and just pass by their posts (unless you want to be entertained).

The reality there remains a software issue with iOS 5.0.1 causing battery issues and no audio on outgoing calls for some users. Reports so far is that iOS 5.1 Beta 3 has solved the audio issue and helped the battery issue as well. Of course its still a beta and is not a released version so its not complete. Typically beta will have embedded diagnostics running as well which could further cause more drain in theory. So the concensus is that when 5.1 is actually completed and released, users should see an improvement. Of course there are in fact some devices out there that have faulty hardware and suce that will need an exchange to see any improvement.

Duckgirl722 wrote:

 

I wish they would make iOS 5.1 beta 3 available to those who are experiencing the battery drain, or at least just a temporary fix that involves the fixes for battery life. I don't want any new features, I just want my phone to not be plugged to a charger once in a while.

 

Also I think you guys should stop fighting and being mean just because you don't agree with each other. We should all just be calm and helpful and nice, because we're all just trying to help

That is correct, You are supposed to have a dev acct and have your iPhone registered with Apple.

Duckgirl722 wrote:

 

I don't think so; the beta is only available to registered developers who are paying members of the developer program.

Anyone, who says that 37 hours of standby is good for an iPhone 4s: Stop smashing the facts! My previous phone is an iPhone 3GS. Whith everything turned off (expect GSM and 3G) it runned 8(!!!!) days and 4 hours in standby. My 4S loses more than 10% of battery in airplane mode in 5 hours!!! This is just ridiculous!!! Don't come with the "4S has dual core hardware and double the RAM" thing!!! The dual core consumes less power in standby than the single core 3GS! Something is wrong here, and no matter how many fanboys say: THERE IS A PROBLEM! At least I should have experienced the 2/3 battery life of the 3GS (based on the 300/200 hours of standby times) but this is 19% which is less than 66% I think! WHat the thing is: Apple didn't want to come out with iPhone 4S, they had a problem with iPhone 5, what they couldn't resolve until the second half of 2011, so they just put A5 into the CDMA iphone frame, included the MDM6610 broadcom chipset with switchable antennas (that's why baseband is on just 1.0.14 now...) and sold it with the apple Logo... The worst thing is, that they won't admit that, just let us complaining about "what did I make wrong" issues, and woodoo workarounds. STOP turning off features, it's just wasting of time, we will never have normal battery lives, because iPhone 4S is just a talilored phone using CDMA iphone 4 and iPad 2 elements. I wish I didn't buy it at all!

sbailey4 wrote:

 

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The reality there remains a software issue with iOS 5.0.1 causing battery issues and no audio on outgoing calls for some users. Reports so far is that iOS 5.1 Beta 3 has solved the audio issue and helped the battery issue as well. Of course its still a beta and is not a released version so its not complete. Typically beta will have embedded diagnostics running as well which could further cause more drain in theory. So the concensus is that when 5.1 is actually completed and released, users should see an improvement. Of course there are in fact some devices out there that have faulty hardware and suce that will need an exchange to see any improvement.

Those reports are anecdotal at best. When 5.0.1 was in beta, I took a peek at the Macrumors forums and such and saw the cheesiest of testing practices one could see... you know the drill, guys installing the beta and using it for less than 1 hour and claiming better battery life etc. So many people have an agenda. That Apple could introduce issues into the audio for CALLS in a patch for a PHONE is just plain terrible. At an engineering level this may be their best phone yet but it's plagued by so many issues out of the box for the average user, that it lessens considerably the value if one encounters problems. That people be encouraged to shed 99$ to install a beta is the added insult to the injury. Plus those betas are time limited and not made for the average user. Just as Apple should straighten some apps in the store (well, they had removed Whatsup because of security concerns and what not so surely they can remove anything they want i.e. FB, Twitter, Magic Piano whatever if it's a threat to performance - the fact they're not indicates the issue is on their side of the fence), they should stop allowing any wannabe access to their dev channel... if they want to do public beta then they should do it, but collecting more money from users who have issues with their handsets - and this is what this has become - seems wrong to me.

As far as misinformation is concerned, there is some of that here for sure, but it goes both ways and it's nothing new. I consider it's better for people to ask more questions than less and make their own mind using common sense and their own judgment - and Apple has already made tons of money here so it's not like any rant can undo that...

FACT! The 4S performace is nothing special. Apple products have always been a cut above the rest. The 4S is not. This is not a support forum, Apple is not supporting anyone on this forum, the support is being got from guesswork and speculation given by some users. This is a complaints forum. If you use the 4S out of the box, it will NEVER go beyond 20hrs of standby with light or no usage!

Some users e.g sbailey should STOP trying to defend Apple and 4S! The phone/software is below par! I bought the 4S believing I would get best of class service but I have not been impressed even after exchanging it in store.

Ios5.1 will be a turning point, if it's a hardware problem, it will persist after 5.1 and our fate will be have been sealed.:(

Yuri Moscow Russia wrote:

 

dkalchev: they just keep repeating the very same posts with little alteration no matter what others are saying, that's why they most like are paid in order to flame and entice people to Android. Better ignore them.

You're the one people should ignore because you're just a clueless troll. Let me remind people of your recent blunders:

-Advising a user under warranty to pay for someone to configure her phone because she can't do it herself supposedly

-Claiming that access to betas is free when in reality it costs 99$ - furthermore those betas are temporary solutions with expiry dates and they're not made to solve a support issue with a retail handset

-Denying any issue with any of the 4S and blaming independent developers for all possible issues when in fact Apple has full control of the App Store and can shut down access to any apps at any time they want - and they did so in the past for security reasons and what not

-Stereotyping Wozniak, Android users, and even one of your best friend as "cheapos" and "fools" - we're all quite happy of not being your friend at that rate mind you.

-Claiming Android handsets to be merely copycats of Apple devices when in fact in some respect some of them outclass the iPhone, be it battery life in relation to wifi browsing/hotspot - as tested by serious people i.e. Anandtech - or choice of form factors, serviceability of the battery, navigation etc.

-Making statements in relation to the battery indicator when in fact you haven't even bought the handset yourself and countless users have been experimenting the inaccuracy

What you are is a disservice to support in this forum. People here who are having issues - and it's not like there's so many of them - have to be put down  to sugarcoat the image of the iP4S because you want to be at peace when you buy it. People here are not your tools.

1AppleADayNoWay wrote:

 

That people be encouraged to shed 99$ to install a beta is the added insult to the injury. Plus those betas are time limited and not made for the average user.

Where does Apple eucourage users of their products to register as developers, pay $99 and get access to unsupported experimental software?

Make sure you have the most current iOS update.

Earlier builds of iOS 5 had some power consumption issues related to the phone being stuck in a loop of constantly polling for wifi, draining the power.

I'm having the same issue...terrible battery life.  Just today, I took my phone off the charger, after getting a full charge overnight.  Phone came off the charger at 7:30 this morning (100% charge)

Besides sending 2 or 3 texts and checking my email once (and no apps running in the background) the phone has not been used.  It is now 9:30 (2 hours later) and the battery is down to 87%.) 

I will add that I have done everything that the many websites are suggesting I do, but I'm still having this issue.  I'm ready to go to my store and talk to someone about replacing the phone/SIM/whatever... 

Plus you don't fool me one second. I've seen the movie "No Way Out" and no one would mistake Kevin Costner for a Russian guy. Coincidentally the Russian spy was described as Yuri in that movie. You know, a "Russian" guy comes in the forum with his PR agenda, talks about going to clubs to drink with 270$, tells on purpose that "Russians like to tinker with their devices" and all. I just don't buy it. It's the crappiest social engineering I've seen using the worst and most offensive of cultural stereotypes. Russian people are highly educated, intelligent and polite - you're nothing like them. I know who you are...

dkalchev wrote:

 

1AppleADayNoWay wrote:

 

That people be encouraged to shed 99$ to install a beta is the added insult to the injury. Plus those betas are time limited and not made for the average user.

 

Where does Apple eucourage users of their products to register as developers, pay $99 and get access to unsupported experimental software?

It's self selling you know, they don't need to "encourage" it per se as some users have issues and forums whether it's here or macrumours etc will have people breaking the NDA and posting enthusiatic results - so this attracts people who just want some support. They just have no real requirement except paying the 99$. My point is that should be reserved to people who are at least Apple certified or what not. How much of those devs are devs?? And then people make a big fuss when in the jailbreak community someone tries to charge 5$ for access to beta tweaks - the big scam. Such an irony.

I'm getting this loss of about 20% an hour with hardly any usage gonna let it drain to 0% then charge it back up to 100% it also gets hot especially around sim area.

sooooo , what is going on apple , do something and solve your problem in iphone4s

LOL :-)

If there is a problem, why not go to an Apple Certified Service Centre and let them solve it under warranty.

Apple asked anybody to be a developer, just to try a beta iOS, but consider this: some of us, having terrible battery lives are so embittered, that instead of waiting for another 6 or more weeks with our unanswered questoins (and apple won't answer them, I'm sure) for iOS 5.1 to be released, we just have to try 5.1 betas to be sure if it's iOS or iPhone 4S problem. That's a shame for apple, that it leaves people without any information, who are simply trying to use their phones and pay another 99 bucks to get their UDID registered, just to try if 5.1 beta 3 solves their problem.

I just got my 4S off the charger 5 hours ago, and the battery is on 80%!!! This is just unacceptable. And of course I could buy other phones, but I love iOS, and had no problems with my 3GS... Maybe I should sell the 4s and go back to my 3GS and never come back to this thread again, to see how many people thinks I'm stupid, just because they had luck whith their 4S-s...