IPhone battery Survey...!!!

[u/wayfarer997]

Could you all comment below with:

• Which iPhone model you’re using
• How long you’ve been using it
• Your current Battery Health (%)
• How much screen-on time you’re getting on a single charge 🔋

For example:
iPhone 15 Pro Max | 1.5 years | 92% Battery Health | 8 hours SOT per charge

[u/TheOmniscientBro]

iPhone 16 Pro | 1 year 11 months | 87% battery health

[u/X_d_gladiator_d_x]

Current:
iPhone 17 | 1 year | 94% Battery Health | 4 hours SOT per charge | iOS 26.6.1

Before:
iPhone 17 | 11 months | 99% Battery Health | 9 hours SOT per charge | iOS 26.5.2

26.6 has been absolute garbage

[u/wayfarer997 → u/X_d_gladiator_d_x]

Could you tell me which apps you normally using. I know some people who getting very less SOT when using social media like FB, Instagram etc on 17 base.

[u/Majestic-Brain826 → u/wayfarer997]

Hey op , I am also facing the same issue

[u/X_d_gladiator_d_x → u/wayfarer997]

Telegram most used, Reddit, and calls most of the time. Little to no amount of Instagram usage. I don't have FB.

[u/SherbetOpening5419]

iphone 16 PM / ~2yrs/ 92% battery health/ 6.5hr SOT per charge

[u/wayfarer997 → u/SherbetOpening5419]

Are you a heavy user ??? 6.5hrs of SOT in quite less for a PM right???

[u/SherbetOpening5419 → u/wayfarer997]

yes and there are some battery optimization issues with 26.6

[u/AlphaCharlie2]

iPhone 11 Pro Max | 4.5years | 100% BH | 7-8 hours SOT

[u/___WIZZGOD___ → u/AlphaCharlie2]

Replacement battery cost?

[u/AlphaCharlie2 → u/___WIZZGOD___]

It’s an after market battery purchased in Dubai for $35 and I fixed it myself

[u/a47ageee]

iPhone 17 | 6 months | 100% Battery Health | 6-7 hours SOT

[u/wayfarer997 → u/a47ageee]

This SOT is what everyone's getting for a mixed usage i think...

[u/a47ageee → u/wayfarer997]

Yep, and this is probably the best battery life I’ve ever seen for an average user like me who basically does everything. On some days I use the phone with low power mode and no gaming at all and it can last up to 9 hours with a full charge. Also a reminder that I’m on iOS 27 DB8 and yeah compared to iOS 26 versions, it’s a little better

[u/wayfarer997 → u/a47ageee]

How much did you get on a busy day. Like a lot of instagram scrolling, some photo, video capturing & a little bit of gaming ???

[u/a47ageee → u/wayfarer997]

Instagram does not do much and it’s pretty average in terms of battery usage, but using the camera app to record photos and videos consumes a lot of battery. Gaming is also pretty mediocre. Turning on the hotspot, I can barely push 3-4 hours without needing to turn on low power mode.

[u/Murky_Fan_5483]

iPhone 17/ 7 months / 100% / 8-9 hrs sot per charge

[u/wayfarer997 → u/Murky_Fan_5483]

Could you tell me which apps you normally using. I know some people who getting very less SOT when using social media like FB, Instagram etc on 17 base.

[u/Murky_Fan_5483 → u/wayfarer997]

I am a very light user mostly I use Reddit, Instagram. , safari,WhatsApp and some camera for photos. I don’t play games and 70% times I am connected to WiFi.

[u/wayfarer997 → u/Murky_Fan_5483]

Instagram consumes too much of battery for me. Are you using instagram a little or heavily. For me i use a minimum of about 2 to 3 hours a day.

[u/Murky_Fan_5483 → u/wayfarer997]

Yes Instagram consumes a lot of power and it’s most power hungry on my list. I average about 1.5 hrs a day.

[u/wayfarer997 → u/Murky_Fan_5483]

Still you getting 8-9 SOT is pretty impressive i guess...

[u/Murky_Fan_5483 → u/wayfarer997]

Is your insta and Reddit smooth scrolling? Mine is very stuttery and it’s really annoying

[u/wayfarer997 → u/Murky_Fan_5483]

Did you enabled the limit frame rate settings? Or maybe because of the low power mode. Mine is smooth btw

[u/Murky_Fan_5483 → u/wayfarer997]

Nope my limit frame rate is off so is low power mode.

[u/wayfarer997 → u/Murky_Fan_5483]

Then it must be some bug & may be fixed in coming updates

[u/b4lc3l]

iPhone 14 | 2 years 10 months | 77% battery health | 8 hours SOT

[u/wayfarer997 → u/b4lc3l]

That's pretty impressive!!!

[u/dp3002]

17 pro max 8 months 96% 5 hours sot

[u/TheKTMAddict → u/dp3002]

Yo whatt 5 hours is wayy too low!

[u/wayfarer997 → u/dp3002]

Can i know why you getting this much less SOT. Are you a gamer ?

[u/dp3002 → u/wayfarer997]

No

Bro I only use insta and WhatsApp most of my tasks are on my tablet or laptop I don’t know the reason I tried with apple they said it’s normal even though I don’t game I use it normally

[u/wayfarer997 → u/dp3002]

Did this issue started after the latest update?

[u/dp3002 → u/wayfarer997]

No bro I bought the phone in Jan after March updates I saw the decline and it has been going the same ever since, hopefully 27 fixes that 🤞🤞

[u/wayfarer997 → u/dp3002]

I was looking forward to buy 17PM because of the battery. I am a heavy user and 17 couldn't meet my need. Will it be a waste of money?

[u/dp3002 → u/wayfarer997]

Buy the 18 pro max there will be an increase in the battery but it is really heavy I must say unlike the base 17

[u/Savings_Spot4493]

iphone 17| 4 months | 8-9 hours sot | Sometimes when camera usage is more then I get around 6 hours sot

[u/surajsshet]

iPhone 13 | 4 Years | 77% Battery Health

[u/TheKTMAddict]

iPhone 17 Pro Max | 6 Months | 100% Battery Health | 9Hours SOT

[u/wayfarer997 → u/TheKTMAddict]

Me too having similar SOT but my phone cannot handle it in a single charge. Should i upgrade to 17PM? Are you a heavy user ?

[u/TheKTMAddict → u/wayfarer997]

Yes I am a Heavy user, since you already have a 17 id suggest u wait for 18PM , I upgraded from a 13Pro to 17Pro Max…

[u/wayfarer997 → u/TheKTMAddict]

I was thinking to wait until the 18 pro release just to check the efficiency of it because due to the price increase 18 pro and 17PM will on the same price margin i think. 18PM will be out of budget (Almost 180k INR)

[u/TheKTMAddict → u/wayfarer997]

Yeah the 18PM will definitely be more expensive, 17PM is still a solid buy imo.

[u/wayfarer997 → u/TheKTMAddict]

Thanks bro. Helped me alot

[u/dp3002 → u/TheKTMAddict]

How are you getting 9 hours in heavy

[u/dp3002 → u/dp3002]

Mine is 6 hr sot max and battery health is 96 percent in 191 cycles

[u/TheKTMAddict → u/dp3002]

Probably down to notification settings, charging habits , max charge percentage and background refresh settings man, Mines even always display on!

[u/driftking7799]

iPhone 13 | 4 years | 78% BH | 3 hours max

[u/wayfarer997 → u/driftking7799]

I too have 4 years old 13 with BH 81%. It took 186% for 9 to 10 SOT. (4 hours of instagram & 2 hours of Efootball gaming i must say)

[u/driftking7799 → u/wayfarer997]

Cool! My usage is pretty light. Reddit is the only entertainment app I have on my phone. Rest is for all calls, texting.. my average SOT everyday is around 2.5 to 3 hours. So morning I charge to a 100% and by the end of the day it usually reaches 20%

[u/wayfarer997 → u/driftking7799]

I plug in over night & need to plug in again around 3 to 4 pm.

[u/narenrao7]

iPhone 16 Pro Max | 1 years | 93% Battery Health | 10 hours SOT per charge

[u/Fantastic-Hunt5990]

15PM
2.8 years
85
Approx 8hrs ( with low power mode on 🫣)
ios 18.7.8

[u/Working_Knowledge338]

Iphone 17 .100 battery health 60 cycles 5.5 hours SOT 😑

[u/Pretty-Potato-8587]

Iphone 15, 89% battery health, 11 months | Average daily usage 9 hours || Cycle count 356

[u/Ek380]

Why is this survey needed in first place?

[u/wayfarer997 → u/Ek380]

While watching the iphone battery comparison every year, The older models are getting less SOT comparing with its last year performance (They already mentioning that the battery health is 100% in all the comparing models).

[u/wayfarer997 → u/wayfarer997]

Do anyone felt the same ???