Apple iPhone 3G Battery Life Problems

I have returned one 3G phone – battery died after 52 minutes talk time and airplane mode for 8 hours travelling across the country. Did not play games or use at all during 8 hours of flying. Died shortly after turning on.

New 3G not much better. I am keeping spreadsheet of daily use. BEST times turning OFF 3G, Location, & wifi OFF. PUSH of manual checks of email. About 3 hours talk time and 12 hours stby. Still not as good as the original iphone?

Of course it won’t last a day. If you listen to music, play solitaire, check email, browse the web before even making any phone calls, you can expect about 3-5 hours of battery life. I don’t think it’s a battery problem. It’s inherent in any power-hog device like the iPhone — and I’ve owned both the 2G and 3G.

Hi — Just checking to see if I was alone on this. My friend is considering getting the iPhone 3G, and as great as the internet access is and the look and feel, if email is your primary use, it seems Blackberry is much better at this point.

Besides the battery — It took me a full working day to figure out how to get the iPhone to work properly with Entourage. You need to change from a POP server setting to an IMAP server setting — and good luck asking someone at Apple or AT&T what the proper send and receive addresses are. (Receiving IMAP server is mail.me.com — Sending I think is smtp.me.com but I never could get the firewall setting right so I just used my old one. If you don’t get the receiving one right, your mail will just disappear from your inbox before you read it. Apple knows about the problem, tells you to change your settings, but doesn’t give the address and apparently hasn’t told its staff about it.)

i bought my iphone 2 days ago and it charged fine using the plug device, but today it only works with the usb in the computer and not the plug, what shall i do?

My colleague and I both got iPhones in July and don’t use it that much (Location off, hour of email daily (maybe), almost no web-surfing and kept dim). Last two days, the battery lasts about 5 hours before being completely drained. This is with almost no use! Not even 2 phone calls. Something is going on and anyone having this problem needs to keep replying–strength in numbers…Thanks.

hello ther iphone3G users!!!!!!da 1s wit da battery issues..

count me in!!!
same issues..hd 2.0 firmware..battery lasted 3hrs on standby..now on da 2.1 version..improved 2 6hrs..standby..wit all functions like 3G,,wifi switched off..believe me..ive switched everythin off..so its jus a plain ****** normal phone wit no battery capacity(id get a better chinese copy of da iphone wit better capacity and functions..no offence 2 any nationalities!!!)..sorry 4 da foul lang..but im really cheezed off!!!

i wanna try da calender sync method..can someone help me wit tht cos i dont seem 2 find tht option in da settings!!how do i change my calender sync setting???

my iphone also kinda heats up like some of u guys!!and my usage counter exaggerates my actual usage,,like say if i used da phone 4 a 5min call..it shows more thn 1 hour of usage..wierd phone!!!

also if i do a reset network setting..will my phone get bricked(i hv unlocked using a turbosim)

I just got the apple 3G iphone and had it on charge all night fully charged, i didn\’t use it all day no calls. In the afternoon at 5 pm after unplugging it at 9 am this morning I couldn\’t get it to work, I thought great i brought a faulty iphone i couldn\’t get it to do anything, it wasn\’t flat to look at but wouldn\’t allow a pin and didn\’t respond frozen. My husband said \”your phone is flat,\” how can it be, FLAT, I haven\’t even used it, but sure enough we plugged it in, and 2 mins later it was responding and wasn\’t faulty at all… I cant believe it, sooooo disappointing for mac.. did they sell out to someone like bill gates??? because id expect that from them… now im going to have to buy at least two backup batteries kinda like changing a babies bottom, nappy for my 3G apple sad sad.

I am definitely encountering battery life issues with my iphone 3g…..any help out there?

my iphone usually lasts like 3-4 hours along with about 24hours of standby…..once it had 4days of standby and 3hours……is this normal because i checked my dads iphone yesterday and in settings it said that he had 3something hours of use and there was still about 2/3 of the battery left

same here. all facing the same problem, so conclusion is the batt is not the problem but the phone sucks every single bit of the power. nothing can be done, power management is vital, put it on sleep mode once done with the phone and switch off the vibrator & lower the screen brightness. that would help to safe some power.

too bad that its how it works, but i phone is the best ever phone ever built!

my iphone 3G battery was fine, upgraded to 3GS and got serious battery issues, took it back to Apple shop in Milton Keynes where they gave me a new phone but it is just the same, must be a software issue . £500 sort it out Apple or i will be Blackberrying next time

hi,

fren, there is much comment about iphone but it the best app download compared, i enjoy this phone, yes the battery may be a bit short but i have some suggestion maybe all of u can consider buy an backup external battery at richard solo lithim battery, just order but not sure it help, i think can last longer if emergency occur, thks everybody

battery didnt work for me but i gave to my dad to keep and the batterys pretty good for him it can last a whole day instea of just 3-5 hours like when i had it.:(

My iPhone 3g is absolute shit. What did apple do wrong. Ive had it for about a year or so. And the battery rarely lasts past noon (charging it all night and only texting). I wake up in the morning for school around 7, unplug it, and half way through the day it is drained below %20. It is also remarkably slow and enjoys turning itself off at random times. Do not buy this phone. Go for the more expensive Sony Ericson Xperia X10 or the Google Nexus 1