iPhone 4

[jambo18]

Is it just mine or is anyone elses iPhone 4 battery really really poor ?

[VTHall]

just order a new battery off egay.

[SneakyVTR]

Kill all the multitasking apps

[jambo18]

I have got quite a few apps but av turned my notifications off, got the brightness down half way but the battery is still crap.

[MiniGibbo]

Not a 4 but i have to fully charge my 3gs every day, think its the hours of porn..

[char69lie]

I've got a 3GS and my battery is really bad, I'll fully charge it for work at 7 in the morning and by around 11-12 it's down to around 20%

[jambo18]

Could be that buddy ha. Am also charging mine everyday. I can go to sleep with my phone fully charged and when I wake up 7 hours later it's dropped down to about 80% don't no how, it's been sitting there doing fuck all haha.

[MiniGibbo]

Probly got loads of things running on it, if i dont internet or ring anyone minell last for two days.. but then whats the point in having the phone :wacko:

[jambo18]

Correct. Dont see what could be running, got all my notifications turned off

[chinkostu]

Shitty app running in the background?

On my streak i get 3 hours when i crank it up to 1.2ghz!!

[MiniGibbo]

Labourer i had working for me last year was telling me how he had gps on his phone and with it running the battery would last about 2 hours..

Isnt it normally two hours into the drive when you actully need the satnav as 99% of people know theyre way around within a two hour radius..

[jambo18]

Nah av got nothing running, just a shitty battery it must be

[blackeyedgirl]

I have just had an I phone 4, doesn't seem too bad at the minute..

[jambo18]

obviously not a porn fan ;) haha

[smiith]

click the big button twice, and see whats running, and close some of that shit DOOOWNNNN

[devilsadvocate]

just order a new battery off egay.

Joke right?

My iphone 4 is a few weeks old and the battery is so much better than my old 3G

The 3g used to be on the red when I put it on charge before I went to bed each day, the 4 however is still at 65% at the same time :)

[Ben]

Labourer i had working for me last year was telling me how he had gps on his phone and with it running the battery would last about 2 hours..

Isnt it normally two hours into the drive when you actully need the satnav as 99% of people know theyre way around within a two hour radius..

Yeah but surely if you're using it as a sat nav then you'd have a cradle and a car charger? Pick them up off eBay for £5, got one in the car just incase I need to charge while I'm driving.

[GolfJay]

Mines not bad at all to be fair. Takes some right hammer between facebook, browser, touchgrind and music. Never run out in a single day yet

[JRC1]

If you leave it plugged in when its fully charged it will ruin the battery life. So say you plug it in while you sleep and by 3am its on 100%, you're just ruining the battery by leaving it plugged in.

[NickJ]

My 3GS is yet to last 24 hours without needing a charge, but I'm constantly pissing about with apps so can't really complain, just charge it when I get home from work

[chinkostu]

If you leave it plugged in when its fully charged it will ruin the battery life. So say you plug it in while you sleep and by 3am its on 100%, you're just ruining the battery by leaving it plugged in.

What a load of bollocks. Id love to see the reasoning behind this that doesnt consist of "mybest mates brothers aunt knows an insider at a battery plant"

[SneakyVTR]

Try cycling the battery, let it die completely so it turns itself off, leave it and then let it charge to 100%

[Dizzy]

What a load of bollocks. Id love to see the reasoning behind this that doesnt consist of "mybest mates brothers aunt knows an insider at a battery plant"

It used to be true when the first mobile phoned came out with Ni-Cd cell batteries, but nowadays it doesnt matter - the materials used in cells are much more versatile.

[jambo18]

i let it run out completely, then charge it till its 100% the battery just seems 2 be crap on them

[DannyVTS]

You must have loads of apps running or be giving it constant use

Ive been hammering it today, lost 60% of battery in about 4 hours using wifi, safari, angry birds, recording video etc etc

If I give it medium use it'll last 2 days easy

[jambo18]

i understand that when you use the apps or internet etc the battery life wont be the best and decrease quite fast, its the fact that when i dont use anything it doesnt seem 2 last long. i have to charge mine every night without fail.

[JRC1]

What a load of bollocks. Id love to see the reasoning behind this that doesnt consist of "mybest mates brothers aunt knows an insider at a battery plant"

Lol ok mate :y: It used to happen on pretty much all of my previous phones and one of my mates also has an iPhone 4 like me, he leaves his on charge overnight and his battery life is SHIT compared to mine. They are known to worsen if you keep them on charge when they are fully charged. iPods are exactly the same, keep them plugged in while they are fully charged and their battery life will be shit as well.

So, for your info, it's not bollocks :A:

[MiniGibbo]

It's only older style nicad* iirc battery's that have memory.

Not sure what battery the i's have but at a guess I'd thaught they'd be lithium ion's which I dont think have memory.

[gaz4399]

It's only older style nicad* iirc battery's that have memory.

Not sure what battery the i's have but at a guess I'd thaught they'd be lithium ion's which I dont think have memory.

100% correct :y:

[Liam]

My Desire HD was a bit crap when I got it, but I rooted it, have the processor set to overclock to 1.5GHz when it's needed, or underclocked to 400MHz when not. When the screen is off it sits at about 250MHz. Battery is spot, I also have an app which turns mobile data off, but lets turn on once every for 1 minute to check for emails and what not. Seriously, I know all you iPhone fanboys hate Android, but it is the way forward. Nothing like this exists for iOS and until it does, I'd just grin and bare the battery life.

[chinkostu]

Lol ok mate :y: It used to happen on pretty much all of my previous phones and one of my mates also has an iPhone 4 like me, he leaves his on charge overnight and his battery life is SHIT compared to mine. They are known to worsen if you keep them on charge when they are fully charged. iPods are exactly the same, keep them plugged in while they are fully charged and their battery life will be shit as well.

So, for your info, it's not bollocks :A:

Sure its not just nailing the apps? If you leave a battery on charge the power supply will cut it off when the phones charged, you could leave it plugged in permanantly and youd be fine. Li-ion batteries are far better than the old ni-cads that did infact have memory ajd die after a few years.

[woodysVTR]

my desire hd was a bit crap when i got it, but i rooted it, have the processor set to overclock to 1.5ghz when it's needed, or underclocked to 400mhz when not. When the screen is off it sits at about 250mhz. Battery is spot, i also have an app which turns mobile data off, but lets turn on once every for 1 minute to check for emails and what not. Seriously, i know all you iphone fanboys hate android, but it is the way forward. Nothing like this exists for ios and until it does, i'd just grin and bare the battery life.

htc ftw

[Graeme]

The people that have said about apps running in the background have the nail on the head!

As said before double press the home button then it shows the apps that are open, hold one of them down then you will see a minus sign which let's you shut them down fully!

Also the people that have said the battery doesn't have a memory are correct and leaving it on charge won't do any damage to the battery!

[Aly]

My 3GS battery has recently gone poor, was on phone to me mate other day, only on phone to her for 45mins and battery went from 80% to 30% not to mention how hot it gets!!!!!

All me mates Iphone 4s seem to have great battery life.
I've dropped my iphone god knows how many times no wonder battery on mine is shite.

Im gonna warranty mine into Apple soon, power button is half broke and volume button doesnt work.

[Chris_O]

It's only older style nicad* iirc battery's that have memory.

Not sure what battery the i's have but at a guess I'd thaught they'd be lithium ion's which I dont think have memory.

yeah it's like all the new lithium ion battery drills that are out now, specifically says battery life will not be shortened if left on charge

[mlawlan69]

htc ftw


so fucking true ;)


My Desire HD was a bit crap when I got it, but I rooted it, have the processor set to overclock to 1.5GHz when it's needed, or underclocked to 400MHz when not. When the screen is off it sits at about 250MHz. Battery is spot, I also have an app which turns mobile data off, but lets turn on once every for 1 minute to check for emails and what not. Seriously, I know all you iPhone fanboys hate Android, but it is the way forward. Nothing like this exists for iOS and until it does, I'd just grin and bare the battery life.

1500mhz what the fuck?! my old pc was only 1800mhz ahah

though i LOVE the look of the desire HD tbh but that kind of hardware seems overkill in a phone.

[chinkostu]

so fucking true ;)




1500mhz what the fuck?! my old pc was only 1800mhz ahah

though i LOVE the look of the desire HD tbh but that kind of hardware seems overkill in a phone.

My phones faster than my fileserver haha! Love being able to overclock it, really brings it out!

[nicktobbe]

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