iPhone 5 Release Date: Users Complain About 4S Phone's 'Terrible' Battery Life

By Ray Downs, Christian Post Reporter Friday, October 28, 2011

Despite Apple's claims that the battery of its new iPhone 4S is supposed to be powerful, many iPhone 4S users are saying that it is simply "terrible."

According to the specs page on Apple's website, the iPhone 4S battery is supposed to be able to handle up to 200 hours of standby time, up to 8 hours of talk time on a 3G, or 14 hours on a 2G, and up to 6 hours of Internet use on a 3G or 9 hours on wi-fi. A discussion thread about the iPhone 4S battery life on Apple's website, however, reveals that customers are not getting what was advertised.

"My iPhone 4s battery seems terrible!" said a customer who goes by the handle Scarface. "Almost equivalent to my 3GS and its terrible battery life. When I got my iPhone yesterday and restored from backup I noticed nothing really changed with minimal usage and standby!"

Scarface was not the only one. Cripinuk shared his "low-life" experience: "I have an iPhone 4 and since putting iOS 5 on it the battery life has been really bad it drops at a ridiculous rate even when I'm not using it where as it would barely drop any charge when it was in standby," he said. "I've tried turning lots of thing off but it makes no difference. I've been looking around and alot of people seem to be reporting this."

JonGoldman commented on the discussion thread that his iPhone 4S, "Burns about 15%/hour while asleep/locked," a far cry from Apple's advertised 200 hours of standby time.

TechCrunch has also reported on the poor battery life of the iPhone 4S, and suggested that a part of the blame for the quick-to-die battery might be due to the high number of apps running, including Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, and more, suggesting that if these were turned off, the battery could last longer. "But what's the point of having a state of the art mobile computer in your pocket if you have to disable its best features?" TechCrunch said.

With so many complaints regarding the iPhone 4S battery, it will be interesting to see how Apple responds.