In the review of the iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max, I immediately noted that I would not write anything while working, since at that moment I was using the smartphone too little.
Now I have already downloaded all the necessary applications and have been using my iPhone for a little over a week. Now you can soberly assess the autonomy of the gadget.
Many are interested in this question, judging by the comments to previous articles, despite the fact that Apple did not report an increase in autonomy. Well, let’s find out.
How long does the iPhone 15 Pro actually last?
Apple this year slightly increased the battery capacity of the iPhone 15 Pro compared to the iPhone 14 Pro: 3274 mAh versus 3200 mAh. The difference of only 74 mAh is quite small, but the company decided that this was enough.
So yes, you shouldn’t expect any increase in autonomy from the very beginning. But does the new iPhone last as long as the old one? Cupertino kept silent about this, noting only the standard day of battery life, as last year.
I used the same settings on the iPhone 15 Pro as on the iPhone 14 Pro. That is, for the first time Always-On-Display works at full capacity (wallpaper, use of widgets, etc.).
After all the tests on the iPhone 14 Pro, I decided to conquer the display of darkened background images for the sake of autonomy, and it had its effect. The iPhone actually began to function a little longer then. I will do the same now.
I’ll note right away: Most users don’t use their iPhone as much as I do. So this test can be regarded as a constant stress test under constant loads.
My typical daily routine on a smartphone:
=>checking the first settings
=> access to Telegram, Twitter and other social networks to search for news or topics for articles
=> Writing articles, basic image processing for them
=> communication in Telegram and VK for work and more
=> listening to music
=> watch YouTube exclusively at the end of the day
=> on rare occasions I still play simple games
About 70% of everything I do in a day is somehow connected to my iPhone. And this does not always include “monitored” tasks.
In terms of time, I spend about 10 hours a day working, and about the same amount on YouTube and music. YouTube itself is most often active at night, since I fall asleep listening to some videos. I deal with instant messengers and other everyday tasks on average 2 hours a day, if the work is emergency. Many activities constantly intersect with each other.
What do I get in reality?: 10 hours of autonomy when used with one charge throughout the day. And this is without power saving mode and with Always-On-Display enabled.
By the way, as our reader noted NikitaApple has been testing the autonomy of iPhones starting with the 14 Pro, with a moderate AOD limitation, but at the same time hiding the display itself (that is, it is not active on its own). Test time – 2 months.
What happened on the iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro one year ago, data for 24 hours and last 10 days, battery 100%
A year ago, my iPhone 14 Pro lasted about 15-18 hours every day. This required one extra charge for the whole day.
Now the consumption has dropped to 10-13 hours, and I still charge my iPhone one additional time during this time. With normal use for a “standard person” the figure will be approximately the same, but without additional recharging.
We get: There is no increase in autonomy in the iPhone 15 Pro compared to the iPhone 14 Pro. Moreover, there is nothing degradation, even if the iPhone lasts for the whole day, as before. But until the next day it will not survive to even the minimum charge (with the screen active for 10 hours).
Is heat to blame?
Only the lazy have not discussed the overheating problem in the iPhone 15 Pro. And I can guarantee this fact.
Over its entire length, the 3nm A17 Pro chip turned out to be too hot. I have There is almost no time when the iPhone is cold. As soon as you turn on the music and log into Telegram, the body of the device heats up. If I also open Safari for work, the temperature of the device is even higher.
With continued battery life, it becomes faster to invest. This iPhone is really very hot in recent generations, we have to wait for the update that Apple should release soon.
The company has already encountered problems and reported that it is concerned about the iOS 17 bug. Now all we can do is wait.
After the corrective update is released, we will check the operating time of iPhones again.
Source: Iphones RU
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