iPhone 5 is the best and the most important smartphone in the world. The competition is not stopping at Apple devices only but iPhone 5 competes Samsung Galaxy S III too. Previously when Apple released iPhone 4S, we noticed that it has poor battery. We will make small comparison between iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S in Battery life. Let's see the difference below.
According to Apple, they have specially improved the battery life of iPhone 5, the fruit company also provided the data which showed that iPhone 5 has improved battery life as compare to iPhone 4 and 4S. But actually, it turned out opposite. iPhone 5 has poor battery life as compared to iPhone 4S.
iLounge has posted head to head complete comparison of iPhone 4S and 5 battery life and results were utterly opposite. And iPhone 5 can’t withstand a complete day after charging, So, you should keep charging cable with you. And if you travel too much, you will probably need extra battery cases or chargers. Here’s a complete detailed result by iLounge:
LTE or 3G Internet Data:
- Apple claims:
- iPhone 5: Up to 8 hours
- iPhone 4S: Up to 6 hours
- Actual:
- AT&T iPhone 4S: 5 hours and 54 minutes
- Verizon iPhone 4S: 5 hours and 53 minutes
- AT&T iPhone 5: 4 hours and 44 minutes
- Verizon iPhone 5: 5 hours and 15 minutes
Wi-Fi Data:
- Apple claims:
- iPhone 5: Up to 10 hours
- iPhone 4S: Up to 9 hours
- Actual:
- iPhone 5: 6 hours and 24 minutes (with Cellular antenna turned on), 8 hours and 26 minutes (with Cellular antenna turned off)
- iPhone 4S: 8 hours and 30 minutes
Voice Calling:
- Apple claims:
- iPhone 5: Up to 8 hours
- iPhone 4S: Up to 8 hours
- Actual:
- AT&T iPhone 4S: 7 hours and 16 minutes
- Verizon iPhone 4S: 8 hours and 27 minutes
- AT&T iPhone 5: 6 hours and 15 minutes
- Verizon iPhone 5: 6 hours and 6 minutes
Video Playback:
- Apple claims:
- iPhone 4S: Up to 10 hours
- iPhone 5: Up to 10 hours
- Actual:
- iPhone 4S: 10 hours and 32 minutes
- iPhone 5: 11 hours and 7 minutes
Audio Playback:
- Apple claims:
- iPhone 4S: Up to 40 hours
- iPhone 5: Up to 40 hours
- Actual:
- iPhone 4S: 41 hours and 20 minutes
- iPhone 5: 37 hours and 3 minutes
FaceTime Calling:
- Actual:
- iPhone 4S: 3 hours and 15 minutes
- iPhone 5: 3 hours and 2 minute
1080p Video Recording:
- Actual:
- iPhone 4S: 2 hours and 20 minutes
- iPhone 5: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Recharging:
- Actual (recharging a completely dead iPhone 5 from a 1-Amp power source):
- iPhone 5: 2 hours and 17 minutes