Poll: ** The Official iPhone 8 Thread **

[CorrectHorseBattery]

iPhone 8 or Plus?

The smaller battery is garbage and dies half way through the day, the larger one is really good.

8.

The problem is the Plus is too big. What’s the X like?

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

What’s the screen on time you are getting?

Almost every smartphone quotes great battery life but as soon as the screen comes on you can throw that out the window regardless of brand.

When I got the train to work I would use 40-50% in the 1 hour 40 I was on the train (all screen on) but less than 10% when I was working for 8 hours.

I had the screen off for most of the journey, had Spotify on in the background. Occasional bit of Snapchat.

In London, lots of Snapchat but signal was great. Often had the phone down with screen off in between as well.

Probably two hours SOT in total? iOS doesn’t tell you which is stupid.

I’ve got a OnePlus 6 I run beside it which lost about 20% in the same time the iPhone lost 80%. I’m not expecting those levels but by 3PM is terrible, no better than my SE was.

The only saving grace is how much faster this thing charges. Even without USB-C I can get a decent charge back in half an hour from a portable battery. But I shouldn’t have to do that.

 

[chanjy]

8.

The problem is the Plus is too big. What’s the X like?

X has excellent battery life... 2716mAh battery (bigger than the 8 Plus) vs 1821mAh on the 8

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

X has excellent battery life... 2716mAh battery (bigger than the 8 Plus) vs 1821mAh on the 8

Might need to swap then, X isn't a lot bigger than the 8 but the notch, hmm

 

[Robert]

Might need to swap then, X isn't a lot bigger than the 8 but the notch, hmm

The notch that kind of needs to be there to accommodate front cameras? Honestly do not see what the fuss is about.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

The notch that kind of needs to be there to accommodate front cameras? Honestly do not see what the fuss is about.

Admittedly, I don’t hate it nearly as much as I thought I would, on my OnePlus 6.

 

[Captain]

Notch on the X is fine, don’t even notice it unless you are looking right at it.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

3 hours of usage on WiFi, Snapchat on screen for just under an hour and I’m down to 61%. This thing is trash!

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Notch on the X is fine, don’t even notice it unless you are looking right at it.

The only concern I have is with videos. Doesn't it cut the notch out?

 

[Brummies]

3 hours of usage on WiFi, Snapchat on screen for just under an hour and I’m down to 61%. This thing is trash!

Sounds like a battery issue to me.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Went on Live Chat, probably gonna have to send it in, wish I'd just accepted it wasn't going to get any better a couple of weeks ago as then I could have just returned it.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Nope they won't do anything as the health is at 100%. Utterly useless Apple Support are these days.

 

[Frost]

Could it be snapchat. Quick google shows numerous articles about it using a lot of power, especially in the background?

 

[Captain]

The only concern I have is with videos. Doesn't it cut the notch out?

It does, if you go full screen the notch isn’t noticeable, if you double tap to fill the screen, the notch is quite intrusive on a brighter video where it stands out.

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

Could it be snapchat. Quick google shows numerous articles about it using a lot of power, especially in the background?

Possibly mate but background drain really isn't that terrible. And in fact I did a fresh install and hadn't installed Snapchat and had the same issue. I just think the battery life isn't very long-lasting in general, which others have said is normal.

If I have to modify my usage to get the battery to last, the battery life isn't good enough.

 

[Vita]

Nope they won't do anything as the health is at 100%. Utterly useless Apple Support are these days.

x2. I've been trying to get my Apple I.D unlocked as I forgot the details. It shows as 5 days remaining. Spoke to support on the chat and he abruptly just diverted me to the call process, which I've already gone through...

 

[CorrectHorseBattery]

For a "mail-in" repair, does Apple actually repair the phone these days or do they do what they used to do and just replace it with a refurb?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Do you have Facebook and Facebook messenger installed? Both are known to wreck the battery.

Are you listening to Music? I find Bluetooth audio uses way more battery than headphones on my 6S.

 

[Alpherah]

For a "mail-in" repair, does Apple actually repair the phone these days or do they do what they used to do and just replace it with a refurb?

If you have AC+ they just replace.
Otherwise they usually do repair

 

[Yaayuh!]

Anybody know how to turn off the quick app switch when you swipe right and it returns to the previous app? It’s rather annoying.

TIA