iPhone 5 Battery Life

[boxedfish]

No clear wrapper. It is a white box, not those selling one. There is a sticker seal at the side and the staff have to slide cut it and open for check. I ask them to open 2 set and finally settle on one that does not have scuffgate or nick issue. End up battery life sux more than the previous defect one. Gan!

guess those are probably rejected ones when people check and reject due to cosmetic defects and so on, then they package in white box for RMA. mine have a little scruffgate issues. i think i better just stick with it and dun RMA.. it's just a phone meant to be used anyway..

 

[simcher]

I realised that if you start the iPhone 5 as a new phone, the battery last longer...

previously i restored my phone from my 4S. the battery life is horrible.... around 6 hours and i'm left with 30%....

now....
Usage: 3 Hours, 18 Minutes
Standby: 10 Hours, 26 Minutes
I'm left with 60% battery life.

mainly imessage, sms, whatsapp, facebook, check emails and alittle web surfing.


the day before....
Usage around 7 hours.
Standby around 24 hours
i'm left with 10% power.

 

[sparespares]

I was having issue with the iPhone 5 battery life since i got it on day 1. Battery could only last ~6hrs with normal usage and i would need to charge it. The battery was found to be hot most of the time too, and data loading was quite laggy.

However, i just realized that i am actually still on 3G network (did not subscribe to 4G) and had the LTE option turned on. As such, I believe the phone kept searching for LTE network only to be denied access. Hence, the heat from the battery and short battery life.

I have turned off that option since yesterday and the battery has seen much improvement. From the charging required every 6 hours, i now only need to charge every 24hrs. Told that to another friend and she also reported similar improvement in battery life.

Hope this helps.

 

[iSeezAll]

No clear wrapper. It is a white box, not those selling one. There is a sticker seal at the side and the staff have to slide cut it and open for check. I ask them to open 2 set and finally settle on one that does not have scuffgate or nick issue. End up battery life sux more than the previous defect one. Gan!

Refurbish set ?
Anyone manage to get a brand new set when they swap ?

 

[edm_11]

yes.. i think LTE is the juice drainer here.. i off it and see some improvement. alternatively, buy extra charger and keep it charged lo..

 

[bryant_16]

I think can try is that, leave your data connection to off, so only incoming calls and sms. See whether on standby, does your battery still goes down anot..

I guess the battery drainer comes from whatsapp, whenever I start on whatsapp, battery seems to be draining very fast. Safari browsing is alright.

 

[edm_11]

perhaps a fix from whatsapp too? i see that as well

 

[hyperous]

Refurbish set ?
Anyone manage to get a brand new set when they swap ?

Can't be a refurbished set so early on right?

 

[kvltic]

Can't be a refurbished set so early on right?

mine comes in a white box when i RMA. There is not scuff or any marks and it comes in perfect. I dont think they have refurbished ones probably extra stocks just for people who RMA.

They are different from the retail ones. Since even some of the retail ones have scuff marks then are those refurbished? I dont think so. And its just a few days since, how to get a refurbished set so soon?

 

[avalondigo]

when you guys say "set as new phone"
what did you actually do?

go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings?
or use itunes to restore factory setting?

then how did you restore your data/apps back to the iphone?

 

[comtt74]

I suggest that you turn off 4G/LTE at poor coverage area or totally.

Reason is your iphone 5 will keep looking for 4G/LTE as a result the battery will drain faster and it will get hot faster.

For extreme cases, you may want to consider to turn off cellular data too.

Turn LTE and cellular data on only when you need to use data.

Cheers.

 

[alibaba136]

I turn off LTE during my working hours .. Fabulous ...

Now still 44 % .. After my school

 

[nokeboi]

If you charge your phone every night when you sleep till the next morning, usually it will last longer compared to if you just charge until 100%.

 

[brightside]

If you charge your phone every night when you sleep till the next morning, usually it will last longer compared to if you just charge until 100%.

sorry if this has been covered before, but why is that ?

 

[greentea123]

Is it a must to first charge 8 hours for the iPhone?

 

[xiaobai1]

sorry if this has been covered before, but why is that ?

Coz battery is not draining when its charged? And when you wake up its 100% as compared to 90%?

 

[nokeboi]

Coz battery is not draining when its charged? And when you wake up its 100% as compared to 90%?

Correct!
Try it out and see if it makes any difference...anything to prolong usage for the day helps.

 

[mirukuboi]

I am actually quite impressed with the battery life as compared to my 3GS. But of course I off-ed LTE and use the rest like I would my 3GS.

 

[chaicka]

If you charge your phone every night when you sleep till the next morning, usually it will last longer compared to if you just charge until 100%.

Proper term of that is called Trickle Charge. And it doesn't need overnight charging to achieve Trickle a charge effects.

 

[elemental]

Btw, where do you guys enable/disable the LTE/4G network thing?

I can't seem to find it on my Starhub set?