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iPhone batteries
iPhone batteries
Quick survey:
1. What's the typical battery life on your iPhone from day to day?
2. Do you have a first gen. or 3G?
I've had mine for over a year now, and it appears the battery just ain't what it used to be. Either that or I'm just wasting more time than usual these days. (I am aware that this happens to batteries, of course, I'm just curious about others' experiences.)
Thanks.
1. What's the typical battery life on your iPhone from day to day?
2. Do you have a first gen. or 3G?
I've had mine for over a year now, and it appears the battery just ain't what it used to be. Either that or I'm just wasting more time than usual these days. (I am aware that this happens to batteries, of course, I'm just curious about others' experiences.)
Thanks.
I have the Original Original - got it the month they came out with the first generation. Despite it's crusty old age, my battery life is still great. On an average day, with normal amount of phone calls and internet usage, it goes all day and still shows almost fully charged. If I use the internet A LOT, the battery goes down much faster, however, I can still log several hours of internet time and the battery will last all day, it just gets pretty low by the end of the day.
The 3g iphone batteries have a life of about 400 full charges. Then the battery capacity begins to decrease to about 80% of its original capacity and then reduces ever so slightly for every full charge from there. A full charge is defined as a 100% full charge, not you have half of battery life and then top it off to make it full. Thats technically a half of a charge. At least this is what I have read about the 3g batteries.
You can have the battery replaced by apple (only people I have read that are authorized so far) for about $75. The battery is actually sodered into the phone case and its quite an operation to replace the battery. I would imagine though as more and more 3g phones have come on the market there will be authorized companies that will be able to do it. Just as what happened to the regular ipod battery replacements....aftermarket suppliers.
I think apples plan is that by the time your battery begins to give you grief you will upgrade. About 2 years after you have got the phone. Also keep in mind that this is not unique to the iphone. All cell batteries begin to diminish in charge capacity eventually, its just lots easier to replace any other cell battery by opening the back cover.
You can have the battery replaced by apple (only people I have read that are authorized so far) for about $75. The battery is actually sodered into the phone case and its quite an operation to replace the battery. I would imagine though as more and more 3g phones have come on the market there will be authorized companies that will be able to do it. Just as what happened to the regular ipod battery replacements....aftermarket suppliers.
I think apples plan is that by the time your battery begins to give you grief you will upgrade. About 2 years after you have got the phone. Also keep in mind that this is not unique to the iphone. All cell batteries begin to diminish in charge capacity eventually, its just lots easier to replace any other cell battery by opening the back cover.
