Q: iPhone 4s Battery Life?

1AppleADayNoWay wrote:

 

Pavan Kulkarni wrote:

 

That is really sexy....[...]

It's just really dumb. The phone drains the battery on standby, even if only 0.5%/h. So getting all excited on it remaining at any % for an extended period of time is like remaining in a state of puerile denial. It's laughable lolll.

Well, maybe he has discovered perpetual motion as applied to iPhones.  Or maybe his batter meter function isn't working.  I know which one I would put my money on...

Youssef Amr wrote:

 

That's why u I said to backup in iTunes (which backs up every single thing on ur phone) then restore it using iTunes after doing a factory reset.

 

So bottom line it is like ur restoring everything like it was before the battery drainage, but even u get to keep all ur settings and media and everything

Yes, including any data, or applications that may have been causing the problem in the first place.  Rather like taking a long hike with one foot nailed to the floor.

Dogman24701 wrote:

 

There is no help Apple has abandoned us all.They are even ashamed to admit their mistakes and offer a solution. Do not fall for the bs on here about turning this and that off. It's a smart phone you paid good money for and it is plain and simple not what it is advertised to be . Apple is laughing all the way to the bank every time some poor sucker purchases one

If you have such a low opinion of the company, it seems logical to me that you would return your phone, and go buy something better suited to your needs, and leave the rest of us alone.  I have never been a proponent of Apple, and I don't like some of their recent business practices (trading all too much with China), but your constant carping about this isn't doing you, or anyone else, any good.  If you can't be constructive, spend your time investigating other options.

sbailey4 wrote:

 

Yeah Dogman is right.  Leave on everything you wont ever use and suffer from the lower battery life than you could otherwise get. Then come here and moan about it and how you wish you could get more time out of your battery. Because its a "Smart phone" and it should know the things you want/need to use without you telling it.

 

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Seems to me that there should be an IQ test for prospective 'smartphone' users to see if they are smart enough to use one. 

Vomgottsland wrote:

 

Did you not pay for a smart iPhone sbaily4. All of you apple elite worshipers get on here and are okay with turning off all the functions you paid money to get just so you can say i have a 4s, that's just crap. Apple didn't give me the phone I paid for it and paid for a phone that works. By your logic its okay for any manufacture to sell a product that is less that advertised and you will be happy with it. If you bought a Prius and you had to turn the radio off and everything in the car to use it because it had a bad battery  then you would be okay with it just so you could say you own a Prius.

What part doesn't work?  Do you really expect a function to operate without using battery power?  Do you expect that Prius to run 1000 mile, at top speed and the batteries to be fully charged at the end?  Do you expect to get the maximum gas mileage out of any ordinary car as posten in the specs?  If so, I can see that you are going to spend a lot of time unhappy.  Note that those specs are 'up to', and they are NOT in an AND relationship, but an OR relationship.

allanjulian wrote:

 

Hello everyone.

i just want to ask about my battery usage, i want u all to judge whether i faced battery problem or not. The photo showed mine was 6hrs standby and 3hrs 42mins usage, but my battery was 22% left. while my colleague's i4s was standby for 8hrs, usage 2hrs 45mins, and his battery was at 73%.. i was off everythig and followed what apple said on their article on how to save the battery life since i got my phone 6 days ago. what do you think ? need your opinion.

The relative times don't mean much.  If you spent a lot of time on GPS, or playing 3D games, then your time may be OK.  If it was just general use, you are a bit behind the curve.   Note that after a few full charge cycles, your battery will improve, and your battery meter accuracy will improve.  If you just got your phone, this may not be a problem, just keep using it, and recharging, and see what it looks like in a week.

rphunte42 wrote:

 

What part doesn't work?  Do you really expect a function to operate without using battery power?  Do you expect that Prius to run 1000 mile, at top speed and the batteries to be fully charged at the end?  Do you expect to get the maximum gas mileage out of any ordinary car as posten in the specs?  If so, I can see that you are going to spend a lot of time unhappy.  Note that those specs are 'up to', and they are NOT in an AND relationship, but an OR relationship.

How do you mean that? For the answer i need more data...

Which top speed, in which state or country? (in Germany is no limit )

Is air conditioning on or off? How many passangers? Is music on or off? Is GPS on or off?

How much run your old model?

And the most important question for me: are the LIGHTS on or off?

and seriously: In germany you can return the car if there is more then 15-20% difference from the specs...and nobody asks about air, GPS, music, and LIGHTS. You can return it also if a old man has better/lower consumption because he don't use the car.

Does anyone knows email where I can send message to apple?

This with brand new iphone is really frustrating. My 3old year 3gs has better baTtery life than brand new 4s and I even turn off everything to safe battery energy btw wich is idiotic thing

Tamarillo wrote:

 

rphunte42 wrote:

 

What part doesn't work?  Do you really expect a function to operate without using battery power?  Do you expect that Prius to run 1000 mile, at top speed and the batteries to be fully charged at the end?  Do you expect to get the maximum gas mileage out of any ordinary car as posten in the specs?  If so, I can see that you are going to spend a lot of time unhappy.  Note that those specs are 'up to', and they are NOT in an AND relationship, but an OR relationship.

How do you mean that? For the answer i need more data...

Which top speed, in which state or country? (in Germany is no limit )

Is air conditioning on or off? How many passangers? Is music on or off? Is GPS on or off?

How much run your old model?

 

And the most important question for me: are the LIGHTS on or off?

 

and seriously: In germany you can return the car if there is more then 15-20% difference from the specs...and nobody asks about air, GPS, music, and LIGHTS. You can return it also if a old man has better/lower consumption because he don't use the car.

Well, I probably wouldn't be turning everything on, but you would, right?  And I have been to Germany, and where there ARE limits, they are rather strict about enforcing them! 

Hi,

I bought a 32GB black iPhone 4S on 17th December 2011. I have been using it over a month now and everything was going great until yesterday.

I had absolutely no battery problems or any other issues up until yesterday.

But yesterday, all of a sudden, I noticed my phone started getting a bit too Hot for my liking. I was travelling in a train listening to music and my pocket felt very warm. I use the phone with a protective case so I initially freaked out that it might be because of the case. But it wasnt to be. The phone remained very warm even when it was outside the case.

The problem subsided in the night, and I could use 3G without any issues.

However, the problem restarted once again today morning. The phone got really warm when I was travelling. I googled the problem and someone suggested it might be due to Edge/3g. So, I disabled 3G and the phone subsequently cooled down.

Even right now, whenever I turn on 3G, it begins to overheat and the battery drains dramatically, and when I toggle the 3G switch to OFF, the phone cools down.

This issue is extremely strange for me since I have been using 3G for well over a week and didnt face this problem earlier. I dont know what's wrong with my phone.

Also, I have 'Location services' and 'Automatically set time zone' already OFF.

Also, attached is the snapshot of the file from 'Diagnostics and usage'. I am not a techie, so dont exactly know what it implies. But I have multiple copies of the same log file over the course of the last 5-6 hours.

Please advise about what should I do? Should I update to build 9A406? I am on iOS 5.0.1 (9A405).

moe-4-me wrote:

 

hi guys i need a solutions to fix my iphone 4 battery life how?

That depends on numerous factors...what kind of user are you? Light? Moderate? Heavy? What options have you turned ON/OFF at the moment?

@EdiMc

EdiMC wrote:

 

moe-4-me wrote:

 

hi guys i need a solutions to fix my iphone 4 battery life how?

That depends on numerous factors...what kind of user are you? Light? Moderate? Heavy? What options have you turned ON/OFF at the moment?

The battery life issue of iPhone 4s does not depend on the user!!!!!

Also turning off settings is not a solution!

I suggest that moe-4-me returns the iPhone 4s or get are refund! It is better to let Apple deal with the issue!

Not sure about the build version - others have better knowledge of what is or is not in the builds.  Just to voice that my handset gets warm when travelling too. My best guess is that it is trying really hard to maintain the strongest signal and is therefore disconnecting and re-connecting over and over. There are 2 x arials in the 4S which causes additional dain.

I've experienced this on other wireless enabled devices used by the police. The solution there was configuration at the operating system level regarding the time-outs for doing such disconnection and reconnection, and some over-rides which forced 2G connection where there was fluctuating and weak 3G.

The impact seen was massive battery drain on these devices which was cured by fixing these issues, and through battery replacement (not all batteries are created equal).  So far on these threads I've not seen any comments on the build quality of the battery (it is different to the 4 battery which is irritating as it was possible to insert a high capacity alternative in the 4 *ahem*).

Sure it does, to a great extent!   I'm a moderate user, who is perfectly happy to plug my phone in occasionally to get a full day out of it.   On 90% of my days, I have no problems making it through a full day, because I'm nearly always on wifi.   For those few times where I'm without wifi and my batery drains quickly, I have a USB cable and car charger with me.   I keep most everything on and don't worry myself about turning this on, that off, apps running here and there, blah, blah, blah..........    Life is too short to be freaking out over my phone, day after day and week after week........

enx23 wrote:

 

 

The battery life issue of iPhone 4s does not depend on the user!!!!!

 

 

Vom, What you are failing to read or understand is no one is saying turn off everything. We are saying turn off items you wont need or use. I have written many examples before but for example, if you are stationary in a particular location, why would you want or need the Time Zone or Weather always using GPS and checking where you are? Thats just makes no since. Look at it this way, If it were "designed" to have every feature on for every person, all the time, why is there a switch or OPTION to turn it off? Apple provided a way to turn off certain items because everybody uses their device differently and by having options, you can increase the battery life. Do you drive your car flat out and wide open all the time, then complain to the mfg that the gas mileage you received dont match what the sticker said? I fail to understand why you and a handfull of others dont seem to understand this basic principle. Again no one is saying to turn off every feature. I have said this over and over. DO NOT TURN OFF EVERY FEATURE, just ones you dont need or use if you want to increase the time between charges.

BTW I am not Apple worshiper, just a guy with some basic common since trying to help others here who are not getting the performance they desire from their iPhone. I am elite though Thanks for that compliment.

Vomgottsland wrote:

 

Did you not pay for a smart iPhone sbaily4. All of you apple elite worshipers get on here and are okay with turning off all the functions you paid money to get just so you can say i have a 4s, that's just crap. Apple didn't give me the phone I paid for it and paid for a phone that works. By your logic its okay for any manufacture to sell a product that is less that advertised and you will be happy with it. If you bought a Prius and you had to turn the radio off and everything in the car to use it because it had a bad battery  then you would be okay with it just so you could say you own a Prius.