iPhone is that normal? battery

crazyone · 06-03-2012, 09:38 PM

I was just wondering, how long should the iPhone 4's battery last? I can usually get through a day on mine, and I have done ALL of those battery saving tips, setting time zone, fetch email, half brightness, etc. is that normal?

pidgeon92 · 06-04-2012, 09:27 PM

Mine lasts three or four days, but I don't use it a lot, nor do I use it as a phone much. I'd say during that time I use it as a phone a total of a 1/2 hour, and play solitaire perhaps for an hour.

David Munch · 06-05-2012, 04:07 AM

That is unfortunately pretty normal. I get around 2 days out of my battery, but I almost only use it for audio books.

Make sure to turn off wireless, positioning and bluetooth, as they are the worst power drains.

petermillard · 06-05-2012, 04:07 AM

Don't make/receive many calls on mine either, probably 20mins of talktime per day, but I'll listen to 4 or 5 hours of podcasts or music, Bluetooth and WiFi always on, push email always on, screen at ~35% with auto-brightness on & auto-lock after 1 minute. End of the day the battery's typically at around 50%, so I charge it every couple of day or so. It's rarely switched off, just put into flight mode overnight.

Might be worth trying a hard reset - press & hold the home and power buttons until you see the Apple logo, then release and let it restart. Or if your iPhone's relatively new perhaps calibrate the battery by running it right down - literally until it shuts itself down , not just until it shows 1% remaining - and do a full charge overnight. This made a big difference to my new iPad.

HTH Pete

crazyone · 06-05-2012, 09:40 PM

o really,you are so kind,i will check it out

odiakkoh · 06-05-2012, 09:43 PM

Mine lasts about a day but I use a lot of battery draining apps. If I'm using it just for texts and phone calls it'll last 2-3 days.

aheldan99 · 06-06-2012, 06:18 AM

If i don't use the iphone to listen music or play games, it would lasts 2-3 days, but if i do those things, then it would last only 1 day.

mjhudston · 06-12-2012, 02:29 PM

After 18 months mine lasts about a day, but I use wireless, email, twitter and ipod apps alot. Also if you have a weak cell signal (1 bar or less), this can reduce the battery life significantly.

06-03-2012, 09:38 PM	#1
crazyone Banned Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	is that normal? battery I was just wondering, how long should the iPhone 4's battery last? I can usually get through a day on mine, and I have done ALL of those battery saving tips, setting time zone, fetch email, half brightness, etc. is that normal?

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06-04-2012, 09:27 PM	#2
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	Mine lasts three or four days, but I don't use it a lot, nor do I use it as a phone much. I'd say during that time I use it as a phone a total of a 1/2 hour, and play solitaire perhaps for an hour.

06-05-2012, 04:07 AM	#3
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,008 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	That is unfortunately pretty normal. I get around 2 days out of my battery, but I almost only use it for audio books. Make sure to turn off wireless, positioning and bluetooth, as they are the worst power drains.

06-05-2012, 04:07 AM	#4
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Don't make/receive many calls on mine either, probably 20mins of talktime per day, but I'll listen to 4 or 5 hours of podcasts or music, Bluetooth and WiFi always on, push email always on, screen at ~35% with auto-brightness on & auto-lock after 1 minute. End of the day the battery's typically at around 50%, so I charge it every couple of day or so. It's rarely switched off, just put into flight mode overnight. Might be worth trying a hard reset - press & hold the home and power buttons until you see the Apple logo, then release and let it restart. Or if your iPhone's relatively new perhaps calibrate the battery by running it right down - literally until it shuts itself down , not just until it shows 1% remaining - and do a full charge overnight. This made a big difference to my new iPad. HTH Pete

06-05-2012, 09:40 PM	#5
crazyone Banned Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	o really,you are so kind,i will check it out

06-05-2012, 09:43 PM	#6
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Mine lasts about a day but I use a lot of battery draining apps. If I'm using it just for texts and phone calls it'll last 2-3 days.

06-06-2012, 06:18 AM	#7
aheldan99 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	If i don't use the iphone to listen music or play games, it would lasts 2-3 days, but if i do those things, then it would last only 1 day.

06-12-2012, 02:29 PM	#8
mjhudston All round good egg Posts: 229 Karma: 1005039 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Apple Ipad 3rd Generation	After 18 months mine lasts about a day, but I use wireless, email, twitter and ipod apps alot. Also if you have a weak cell signal (1 bar or less), this can reduce the battery life significantly.

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