Q: iPhone 4s Battery Life?

In a quick check i found same conditions = 14 days.

http://store.apple.com/fi/open/salespolicies

http://store.apple.com/fi/help/returns_refund

@Tamarillo

Tamarillo wrote:

 

In a quick check i found same conditions = 14 days.

http://store.apple.com/fi/open/salespolicies

 

http://store.apple.com/fi/help/returns_refund

You are right! As far as I remember also here in Finland the law says that one can return the product within 30 days of purchased date. I will check it to be sure 100%!

I need to correct myself. Yes, the issue started after the switch to iCloud, but only late in the afternoon, long after the switch. If I extrapolate back the battery drain I come to the conclusion that the issue started with a Siri command that she kept trying to understand (blue dots didn't go away) until she "gave up" with no result. Maybe Siri - or Siri in combination with iCloud, because I had no problems with her before the switch - is the cause.

Apple has NEVER been quick to admit any fault.  This is nothing new, and no surprise.  Note that this is the first Apple product I have ever bought, but I have been around the computer business since 1965, so they aren't new to me.  I expect them to do what has worked for them in the past.  And you DON'T have to switch the features off, but you DO have to understand that every function you use depletes your battery by some degree.  There is no such thing as a free lunch.  We all know that constant use of GPS eats batteries, and using 'push' notifications, and email checking means constant communication over 3G or WiFi.  What some people seem to miss it that leaving a dozen apps running in the background also means that some of them are using battery power.

Smartphones are just small computers.  Have you ever noticed that your computer seems to be doing something all the time?  If you have the phone just sitting there, in airplane mode, and you have left 10 apps 'minimized', some of them are probably running.  It's a multi-tasking computer!  At the least, it is checking every minute to see if you have an appointment, alarm, or other event it needs to process.  Get a utility that lets you see what functions are actually running all the time.  You will be amazed, and it might lead you to some of that activity.

@rphunte42

What some people seem to miss it that leaving a dozen apps running in the background also means that some of them are using battery power.

Again this is not about how one uses the iPhone 4S. The point is that iPhone 4S with the same usage pattern discharges much faster than iPhone 4 in exactly the same conditions!!!! This means that there is a flaw in iPhone 4S + iOS 5!

First, the Nokia E52 says it will allow you to talk 6 hours in 3G.  The 'standby' time is a non-spec. as you don't know how they test that, and who lets his phone sit around unused for over a week?  Not much use to that.

Users DO seem to want their 4S to last a week, in standby.  7 x 24 is 168, which is a bit less than 200.

It IS about lifestyle!  I have no problem charging my phone several times a day, either when I am at home, or when I am in the car.  If your life is so hectic that you need to go a whole day on a charge, then buy an extra external battery.  Not many people really need to do this.  My phone with average use lasts 2 days.  I turn off things I don't use, live in a suburb, and make sure I terminate (not minimize) apps I am not using.

YOUR 4S may have battery issues, many don't.  It may be that yours if defective, or it may be some aspect of your usage that is stealing more battery power than you expect.

Bashing Apple has no effect.  They have very thick skins there.  Bringing lawsuits helps lawyers.  Unless you are a lawyer, don't expect that to help.

BTW, 1.2 million is about like a dime to most of us.

Actually, ANY iPhone with iOS5 can exhibit this problem, so it it not likely a 4s problem.   AGAIN, I'm claiming it's a firmware problem in how iOS5 is designed to handle cellular data with the 4s dual antenna.   This issue rears it's ugly head regardless of which model phone it is installed in.

enx23 wrote:

 

@rphunte42

 

What some people seem to miss it that leaving a dozen apps running in the background also means that some of them are using battery power.

Again this is not about how one uses the iPhone 4S. The point is that iPhone 4S with the same usage pattern discharges much faster than iPhone 4 in exactly the same conditions!!!! This means that there is a flaw in iPhone 4S + iOS 5!

I used an iPhone 4 for over a month before I got my 4S, and I can see no marked difference between them.  If anything, IOS5.01 seemed to make the 4S get better battery life than the 4, even though it supports a dual core processor, and more features.

I can see no problem with my wife's 3GS or the 4 I used for a month, and the 4S.  Maybe I am just lucky, or maybe it has to do with how I use it, or where I am located. There may even be an issue relating to what kind of case, or none, that a user has.  This is probably why Apple hasn't come out with a definitive fix as yet.

It's not about some apps running in the background. I had an iPhone 4 before and even for the first two weeks with my iPhone 4S nothing was unusual with the battery until all of a sudden yesterday the issue appeared. As I wrote earlier it might be related to Siri not being able to connect to her server. But the usage pattern of apps and apps in the background has been the same and had no impact on this issue.

enx23 wrote:

Again this is not about how one uses the iPhone 4S. The point is that iPhone 4S with the same usage pattern discharges much faster than iPhone 4 in exactly the same conditions!!!! This means that there is a flaw in iPhone 4S + iOS 5!

Agree ! BUT what is the difference ? my wife's iPhone 4 (32GB) over a year seems to work better .. but I never check it...  , she charge it about every 2nd evening .. and she has EVERYTHING on  BT, hotmail, Exchange , find my iPhone , 3G  with 2GB data plan ,  most of the day it runs on WIFI environment .. she has a cable in the office as well  but I don't know how often she use it. ... and still runs 4.3.3 , I don't know what will be  upon upgrade to 5.

I found that battery life on any cell phone or smartphone will depend on the usage and how the user has it set up. My iPhone 4S battery has lasted me 2.5 days without charging and was down to 1/4 charge by then. That's pretty good battery life. I recommend (if you want to extend battery life) disable location features, auto-checking of email, and either turn off iCloud or just have one item in it activated, such as documents or something. I prefer to sync directly to my mac then having something stored or transfered from and outside source. I hope this helps. Good luck!

No apps open when I left it in flight mode last night. I know that people experiencing battery issues are all reporting 'phantom usage' when in standby. Those lucky enough to have good battery performance are also only seeing the correct usage times in the stats, not hours worth of usage when in standby!

Sorry, if I use Steve Job's language now, but I'm sick of these kind of recommendations and they are all ********. I hadn't changed any settings or apps running in the background when my 4S all of a sudden decided to go into battery drain mode. These advices are all useless as long as Apple doesn't fix the real issue behind this.