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battery life

  1. Mareest

    iPhone 15/Plus iPhone 15 Plus, the so called "Battery King"

    We all have 4 iPhone 15 plus in the family, got them few months ago. Brand new. We are almost all Android Switchers. And we all have the same battery life : On a 24 hours basis, we get 5 hours of SOT going from 80% to 20% in normal powering mode. Low power mode gives us about 1 additional hour...
  2. B

    Maxed out M1/2 Max 14” users - battery life/noise?

    Can anyone with a 14” mbp with a fully maxed out M1/2 MAX Chip + fully maxed out RAM comment on battery life/fan noise? Curious what the actual experience is for people with a fully souped up 14”. How bad is your battery life? Do you deal with a lot of fan noise? Issues even in a low/medium...
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    What's your battery life like on Watch 9 and Ultra 2.

    Hey everyone, So I have had the watch 5 since it's release and I've never been happy with the battery life. So I'm looking at upgrading to Watch 9 or Ultra 2. I'm keen to hear peoples input on how long their batteries last in these devices please. Thank you!
  4. ShufromChina

    iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Battery life tests (Source: Geekwan China)

    Translation: The batteries are tested under the same condition. The following tasks are being repeatedly run in a cycle until batteries are depleted. Messaging on WeChat (popular Chinese chatting app, similar to WhatsApp) 5 mins Voice messaging on WeChat 5 mins Voice calling on WeChat 5 mins...
  5. L

    *Tricky situation* iOS 16+ on iPhone 8 Plus? 🤔 What would you do?

    Hello, everyone! Can anyone share their experience on having iOS 16+ installed on iPhone 8 Plus? And, maybe, with its old battery on board? How does your iPhone function? In theory, it should work fine, cause iPhone 8 Plus is intended to support this iOS version. But I’m concerned about...
  6. S

    iPhone 14 Pro iPhone lasts longer when …

    I started to charge my iPhone with a 5w charger and noticed the increased battery life. Am I delusional or can someone confirm that?
  7. R

    M2 MacBook Air 13" Battery Life

    Hi all, I've recently bought brand new 13" M2 MBA, replacing my old 2017 13" MBP with Touch Bar. I was hoping for a massive increase in battery life, considering both M2's efficiency and the fact that it's a new battery, but so far it's been disappointing. I'm getting around 6 hours of Safari...
  8. T

    Battery Life Is Horrible - Macbook Pro

    I recently purchased a Macbook Pro 2018, i7 with 16gb of RAM. The Macbook is in excellent condition, but the battery life is so poor. I've sat here monitoring for hours in total and I've come to the conclusion that the battery drops about 1% every 2-3 minutes, which is beyond poor performance...
  9. B S Magnet

    Unsolved PowerPC mysteries: The “well, that’s not swell” edition

    This is a terrible question. I’m neither an electrical engineer nor a chemist, which makes this all the more clumsy of me for asking it. Every swelling lithium battery I’ve experienced over the years has come from Intel Macs and other devices (such as phones and other makers’ laptops). The odd...
  10. kp98077

    iPhone 14/Plus Battery Life: iPhone 14 Plus vs. Max

    Now that the Plus has been out for a few days what are seeing seeing in real world use for the 14 Plus battery life? Personally, with moderate use all day at 10pm I am still left with 42% which is very impressive. On my Max, by 10pm I am left at 28% not bad! Both have AO. Sure I get better...
  11. redkano514

    iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 pro battery life

    How’s your battery doing on your new iPhone 14 pro? Does always on display affect it heavily?
  12. A

    iOS 16 Battery Drain Thread

    Why is nobody talking about this? Running on a 13 Pro and I'm getting noticeable battery drain compared to iOS 15.6.1. Anyone else having the same issue? Can't imagine the battery drain on older phones. I had to recharge mid way through the day (I don't allow my phone to dip below 30% to keep...
  13. davekro

    Will keeping MBA M2 attached to 10W or 30W charger while using reduce battery cycles?

    The question I have is that during my work day using the laptop, and just now deciding to keep it plugged in all day, then unplug it and put it to sleep for the night, does it make any difference at all if I use my Apple 67W charger for this, or would a slower, lower watt charger be healthier as...
  14. Otha

    12.3 bries my battery

    Since updated to macOS 12.3/12.3.1, my MacBook Pro(intel chip) consumes more battery life than pervious version. I have tried to reset the SMC but it doesn't seems to solve the problem. It really affects my work any one have seem issue?
  15. nickbelane

    watch os 8.5 battery drain

    Hi, Anyone has issues with the battery after updating to watchOS 8.5? I have updated recently to watchOS 8.5 and now I have serious issues with the battery. Before the update I was arriving in the evening (10 pm) with around 40%, yesterday I had 10%, with the same usage/behavior. Today...
  16. S

    Macbook Air M1 Battery Life

    Hello. I have a Macbook Air M1 that I bought used (99% battery health, 130 cycles). It has Mac OS Big Sur 11.6.2 installed. Is it normal that when I look at something in Safari (for example, a news site, and there are always no more than 3 tabs open) and every 5-7 minutes it takes 1%? The...
  17. DrMotownMac

    Is my LG UltraFine 4K Display always charging my MacBook Air?

    At home, I work on my M1 MacBook Air connected in clamshell mode to my 23.7-inch LG UltraFine 4K Display, but I notice the battery usually charges to 100%, and remains charged while connected. However, I've been told that it's not ideal for battery life to work with the laptop plugged in all...
  18. Username-already-in-use

    iPhone 13 mini Downsizing to the 13 mini - would like to know the good and the bad

    I am seriously considering downsizing to the iPhone 13 mini this year. The reason is because I am using my mobile phone less for video content and lengthy web browsing. Instead it is being used for calls/texts/WhatsApp and the occasional quick email. My current phone is a brick-sized Samsung...
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    Unable to delete my post

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    Severe Battery Drain Overnight at Idle

    Hi there, I own an iPhone 11 since October 18th 2019 03:17 PM IST My Battery Health is at 82% as of 2 Years, 1 Month and 25 days of usage I just noticed today that my phone’s battery is draining severely overnight There wasn’t any activity on the phone and the connectivity options were...