It is speculated that an upcoming software update might fix these issues.
iPhone 16 series smartphones have been in the market for just over a month, and buyers can’t seem to stop complaining about battery drain issues. According to multiple posts on online channels like Reddit, Apple support forums, and other user forums, users are disgruntled with the battery life of their new iPhones, which Apple claimed, would last all day.
iPhone 16 in different colour options. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)
iPhone 16 series smartphones have been in the market for just over a month, and buyers can’t seem to stop complaining about battery drain issues. According to multiple posts on online channels like Reddit, Apple support forums, and other user forums, users are disgruntled with the battery life of their new iPhones, which Apple claimed, would last all day.
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Many users are reporting excess battery drain, even on the bigger iPhone 16 Pro Max (review), which has the biggest battery Apple has ever featured on an iPhone.
An iPhone 16 Pro Max user on Reddit wrote, “I just got the iPhone 16 Pro Max, and I noticed the charge left while idle is way worse than my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Literally, within like 3-4 hours of being idle while I sleep, it lost about 15-20%, which compared to my iPhone 13 Pro Max is abysmal because it loses only a few percentage points. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue, and is it related to iOS 18? I really hope so because I don’t want the phone to have problems like this.”
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Similarly, another disheartened iPhone 16 Pro user wrote, “I have the iPhone 16 Pro (review), and the battery is terrible – lasts about 5-6 hours of on-screen time before hitting 20%. It’s been a week of use, and nothing changed.”
