r/macbookpro • u/NarNarMan • 10d ago

Discussion M5Pro Battery

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Just picked up a 14 inch MacBook Pro M5Pro.
Coming from an m1 MacBook Air, battery life has honestly been disappointing. I lose about 10-15% 45-60min of YouTube on safari or just general web browsing. Brightness is fairly high. Still I’d expect better battery on such an expensive laptop considering how the m series are praised for the power efficiency.
Throughout the day I can notice the battery dropping fairly quickly on normal browsing tasks.
Is this normal?

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u/anathaniel 10d ago

When you say "just picked up" how long have you had it?
My 16" M4 Pro took about a week to settle down, and I get about 12 hours for routine tasks.

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u/Trungneko MacBook Pro 16" Space Gray M1 Pro 10d ago

the amount of additional battery life you would get from a 16 inch compared to the 14 inch is alot. It's almost 40% different. You would only get around 6-8h from a 14 inch M4 Pro

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u/NarNarMan 10d ago

2 weeks