Chronixx

Chronixx t1_j9c5tqp wrote

To me it was, but it’s because downloading the beta from a “stable” release is the closest thing to flashing the device with new software without totally restoring it and I didn’t want to go through the trouble of setting up my iPhone from scratch. I’m either going to stay on this software until iOS 17 or move to the stable release of iOS 16.4, depending on what people say when it releases.

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Chronixx t1_j4u5g3h wrote

It’s not normal. That same support article states a fresh iPhone 7 would last 9 days. That’s less than half a percent every hour. 3-4% over an 8 hour period but I’d expect much less than that. Batteries and the way iPhones consume their power have been become more efficient since 2016.

I can also confidently say I’ve never seen what I would consider to be excessive battery drain on any iPhone I’ve ever had without some sort of software issue behind it.

Found an article of someone who made their iPhone 5 survive nearly a week between charges (with some pretty unrealistic usage) which has to suggest the battery was using pretty much nothing in standby time. iPhones have always been legendary for standby time, like I said above

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Chronixx t1_j4g5kzc wrote

That’s not normal. My 12 Pro Max might lose a % overnight, it sips nothing at all. Always been like this as far back as I can remember with all of my iPhones, iOS has always been legendary for its standby time.

Last time they actually tested standby time (iPhone 7 Plus), they claim 15 days of it. Have to assume it’s at least that if not significantly greater with the advances of battery size and their SoCs in the 7 years since that phone’s release

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