Q: iPhone 4s Battery Life?

Well not to be rude or anything but the phone is still useful with some things turned off.

You still have internet , You still can open apps , You can do almost anything with these things turned off.

You are not turning your phone into a brick by making some adjustment's that fit your needs.

Everyone uses their phone differently and some people need some settings on... some people need some off.

Getting to know your habits of how you use your phone and apps u use ... and learning what you do not use and turning those off is a way of learning how to be smart about using your  " smartphone "

U know what I mean ?

Some users here have trouble with their 4S.  Some have pretty obvious hardware problems, ie. static noise and overheating.  Some have a problem with usage that can't be logically explained, and may be SIM problems, or old apps that crash on exit, but continue to remain active.  Others just want more than the phone will deliver, like 200 hours standby.  I am amazed by how many people complain about how much battery power their phones use overnight.  My question for them is why not put it on the charger overnight, and then they can start with 100%.  Most people don't use their phones for anything when they are asleep. 

I never indicated that people here don't have problems, but I collect, and try to make sense of information in an effort to help others.  Sorry you don't seem to like that.

Tamarillo wrote:

 

I wrote you, if you don't have problems (lol not a victim) why do you spam here? Retired - what about some golf? Nobody wants to know about galaxy s battery issues, the users here have problems with the iphone! Accept it!

Well, mine is working fine, so I would resist any effort to take it away from me.  Tell you what, you can have my old Windows 6.3 phone.  It used to make it through most of a day, as long as I didn't use it.  Apple IS workig on it.  Sometimes complex equipment has problems that are complex, and no matter HOW many people are complaining, it doesn't get the problem solved any faster. Failure to accept reality doesn't change the reality.

nydiva19 wrote:

 

I am sad to report that there is not new solution to the battery problem with the iphone 4S. Today I visited, the Apple Store and their only response to the problem "we are working on it". To tell you the truth this make me even more mad. I had to leave work, and go to the store for what an answer that I was able to obtain online via the Internet. When you spend so much money on your phone. You do not expect sorry we don't know what is the problem. It is pretty sad that apple only response is we are working on it.The new upgrade in the software did not solve the problem at all. My recommendation to Apple is to recal all the preview iphone 4s, and replaced them with the new model coming soon. 

Some people subscribe to the current way of thinking about things in general:  "I want what I want, and I want it NOW." 

Hey enx23, Apple released 5.1 beta 3 today to developers and guess what.........it wont fix the battery either ! haha. You can add to your growing list. Looks like you need to stick with your Nokia for a while longer.

Truth is, there is a problem with the iPhone 4S battery life no matter how you put it. It lasts way shorter than my iPhone 4 battery life and official standby hours are not even close to what I get on my phone. Yes, I have all (yes, all) services on, location services, push notifications, 3G data, you name it. I expect my phone to work to the fullest and my iPhone 4 worked great. Honestly I like the 4S, mainly for it's speed advantage over the iPhone 4 (I could care less about the better camera or Siri especially since you can have Siri on iPhone 4 now) but if it comes down to having really crappy battery life I might have to go back to the iPhone 4 and return my 4S.

sbailey4 wrote:

 

Hey enx23, Apple released 5.1 beta 3 today to developers and guess what.........it wont fix the battery either ! haha. You can add to your growing list. Looks like you need to stick with your Nokia for a while longer.

That's a shame, means that all those people convinced that it will be fixed in a software update, even though there's no mention of addressing the issue in Apple's change log for 5.1, will have to wait even longer to be disappointed.

Interesting the 3G toggle is back in the new beta. Perhaps they can't fix it elegantly so are just giving people the ability to turn off 3G.

Samsung will be laughing all the way to the bank at this rate!

So folks, yesterday i removed an Yahoo email acct then decided to add it back. Wow, I started with the battery woes everyone is buzzing about today.  I tried to think what the H** I did different and that was all I could think of as it was late last night when I did it. So after a few reboots and a hard reset I decided to run the Reset ALL Settings process. So far it seems to have got me back straight. Hard to tell other than battery is not spiraling down like it was this morning.  I did not do a restore/backup just because but probably could have. I just reset all settings and manually fixed my settings back like I wanted them. Anyway  thought I would report this odd behavior by what appears to be simply deleting an email acct and adding it back. Could be more to it but I have not had any issues until I did that last night.

So Justinxtreme2, Certainly its your prerogative to have ALL features of if you desire. However consider the fact that the 4s has more features and faster CPU (your speed advantages you mentioned) and higher end GPU etc  and pretty much on the same battery as the 4. So if you really think its going to last the same as an older device that has less of the above items with the same battery, well I suspect you will have to understand its probably not going to. I mean a Ferrari may have the same size gas tank as a toyota but which one you think will run longer? Guess its possible they could run the same if you don't run the Ferrari flat out and wide open.

justinxtreme2 wrote:

 

Truth is, there is a problem with the iPhone 4S battery life no matter how you put it. It lasts way shorter than my iPhone 4 battery life and official standby hours are not even close to what I get on my phone. Yes, I have all (yes, all) services on, location services, push notifications, 3G data, you name it. I expect my phone to work to the fullest and my iPhone 4 worked great. Honestly I like the 4S, mainly for it's speed advantage over the iPhone 4 (I could care less about the better camera or Siri especially since you can have Siri on iPhone 4 now) but if it comes down to having really crappy battery life I might have to go back to the iPhone 4 and return my 4S.

Well I was poking at enx23.  I suspect 5.1 final will in fact address it. They may not put everything they do in the dev change log and its still not GM yet either. Also already seen reviews that 5.1  B2 helped battery for a lot. Of course some say not but Beta typically has background items and may not be optimized yet. So cant really take it to the bank that just because its not in the change log that it doesn't exist or isn't being worked on still.

I still believe its beeing addressed. Apple wont just ignore this. They didnt get where they are by being slackers.

Hotphil wrote:

That's a shame, means that all those people convinced that it will be fixed in a software update, even though there's no mention of addressing the issue in Apple's change log for 5.1, will have to wait even longer to be disappointed.

Interesting the 3G toggle is back in the new beta. Perhaps they can't fix it elegantly so are just giving people the ability to turn off 3G.

Samsung will be laughing all the way to the bank at this rate!

Your Iphone 4 Had great battery life.

This is good but now you have a different phone with a dual core processor , and lot's of new features that are always checking your location , sending and receiving more data through 3g that u don't even know about , and so many more other things.

There is not a problem with the phone , It is just the new features of the phone.  The new things require more power to run. 

It...Is...That...Simple.

Sbailey4 ...

Your reply was absolutely perfect!

This is exactly what I was saying

RonsIphone wrote:

 

There is not a problem with the phone , It is just the new features of the phone.  The new things require more power to run. 

 

It...Is...That...Simple.

Not so. There is a definite problem with iOS5 - many users who had days of battery life on their iPhone 4 before iOS5 have seen battery life plummet with iOS5.

Battery life on the 4S could be expected to be a little shorter than the 4, for the reasons you say, but not the single-digit number of hours people are reporting. A lot of people would accept even 25% of Apple's reported specs, but sadly users don't get even that.

Well, I will say this.  You probably know more about the battery issue than I do because the 4s is my first iphone.

I am just making an argument that a new iphone 4s ... with double the features of the iphone 4 ....

will for sure use more battery life.

At first I was angry with the battery life , but now I am pleased with it.

I believe a lot of people saw the news story that the 4s may have battery issues and then everyone wants to say

" OH MY PHONE BATTERY IS BAD "

" OH I NEED A NEW PHONE ITS BAD "

I believe half of the complaints would never have been reported if the story never made mainstream media.

Honestly, I find it's a bit of a shame some of you come here in the guise of helping, yet try to revision Apple's PR and manage even further what the user base should expect in terms of experience and further try to downplay their frustration. This is not helping Apple in any way. It's just slanted. It escapes me why you would want do that really. Obviously you have no clue of what real support is about - it's about delivering on the value and finding solutions, not asking the user to be different. Maybe some of you should read http://www.apple.com/iphone/ - I quote directly from there and the subpage that goes with it:

• "It's the most amazing iPhone yet."
• "Picking up where amazing left off."
• "Two powerful cores and faster graphics make all the difference when you're browsing the web, going from app to app to app [btw here sbailey and friends would claim that technically means you're entitled to a choice of 3 apps a day - I don't think they meant it like that though], gaming, and doing just about everything."
• "[...]And no matter what you’re doing, you can keep on doing it. Because the A5 chip is so power-efficient, iPhone 4S has outstanding battery life."
• "iPhone 4S is great for gamers."
• "The power-efficient A5 chip and iOS 5 deliver outstanding battery life. So you can keep making calls, checking email, playing video, and browsing the web."
• [iCloud]"It’s automatic, effortless, and seamless. And it just works."

So this is their own PR. I'm sorry ronsIphone, but when you say something like:

"[...] Find the program that you want to use...   Use It....  And Do not switch through everything so fast.

Make sure you are not constantly closing down programs every 2 or 3 minutes.  REMEMBER......

THIS IS A TELEPHONE AND NOT A DESKTOP COMPUTER.  REMEMBER.... IT IS A PHONE AND NOT A PLAYSTATION 3!!!!!!       Do NOT FORGET THAT THIS IS A PHONE!"

Well, first of all you don't need to shout and bold it on top. But more to the point, it's just utter crap. On the iPhone's page, Apple doesn't even talk about the "outstanding call quality" of the phone for instance (first of all, does it even have that), or how easy it is to dial with it, the speakerphone or the efficiency in 3G/2G prediction or any of those. The first word is about the A5 chip, and all the rest is about computing, gaming, Siri, video recording, browsing, multitasking and all. Plus Apple has the best application ecosystem and people buy hundreds and hundreds of apps, and Apple makes a fortune with that too. If you were Apple's staff, I'd consider your statement one of the most condescending and hypocretical statement I have ever read. You don't see tv manufacturers ask people to pick a few channels to watch a day because otherwise it could damage the sceen or reduce it's MTBF. Nor do you see car manufacturers recommending to not cut the engine off when you park for safeguarding the engine, or planning where you'll go and sticking with it so as not to ruin the gear box or reduce wear on the doors and such. It would be ludicrous.

The truth is you guys should tone down the revisionism a little bit in my opinion. There's already iOS and Apple's vision to limit the user experience, no need for further limiting. Quite the contrary, if I were Apple I wouldn't mind the complaining seeing many of those who have the issue try at all costs to solve their issue and still love Apple whereas they could have had a refund and bought a competitors' product - I've seen people go through 5 phone exchanges here. Apple should be thankful to have such adamant users. And so should you.