Discussion - I used the iPhone 17 Pro every day: Here are the real battery life numbers

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Samichales89
Samichales89
Arena Apprentice
• 6mo ago

I know that everyone's device usage is different and therefore their battery life is different. I have a US model of the 17 Pro Max that I can easily go 48 hours on a single charge with and still have about 20% remining with 8-10 hours of screen on time each day (24hr period). My usage is typically just browsing social media, watching videos, listening to streaming music, emails, and occasionally sending texts and make calls. I typically keep my brightness at about 25% but have auto brightness on.


My biggest complaint and issue with keeping track of battery usage is that for the screen on time it only shows usage over a 24 hour period starting at 12am (midnight) and ending at 11:59pm. I wish that there was an option like on Android (at least on Samsung) that show "usage since last 100% charge).

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Brewski
Brewski
Arena Master
• 6mo ago
↵Samichales89 said:

I know that everyone's device usage is different and therefore their battery life is different. I have a US model of the 17 Pro Max that I can easily go 48 hours on a single charge with and still have about 20% remining with 8-10 hours of screen on time each day (24hr period). My usage is typically just browsing social media, watching videos, listening to streaming music, emails, and occasionally sending texts and make calls. I typically keep my brightness at about 25% but have auto brightness on.


My biggest complaint and issue with keeping track of battery usage is that for the screen on time it only shows usage over a 24 hour period starting at 12am (midnight) and ending at 11:59pm. I wish that there was an option like on Android (at least on Samsung) that show "usage since last 100% charge).

Wait, you bought an iPhone and now you're complaining about customizability? Oof...

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Charlie2k
Charlie2k
Arena Master
• 6mo ago

90 hours a month watching Instagram. That is craaaazy!

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Victor Hristov
Victor Hristov
Phonearena team
• 6mo ago
↵Charlie2k said:

90 hours a month watching Instagram. That is craaaazy!

I use it a lot as a messenger, it’s not just watching reels non-stop. Felt a bit guilty 😄

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jinroh47
jinroh47
Arena Apprentice
• 6mo ago

I wonder how it compares to iPhone 16pro

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tbreezy
tbreezy
Arena Master
• 6mo ago

Yep, my 17 Pro Max easily delivers a full day with around 8-10hours SOT, by the time I get to bed it’s usually sitting around 30% battery.

It’s incredibly rare for me to get it under 20%.

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Justinmack
Justinmack
Arena Apprentice
• 5mo ago

I have a very similar and even better battery life sometimes. I usually am scrolling Twitter or replying to emails and texts, and listening to music through Spotify! I have noticed that when I'm using 5G it's a little more vs on Wifi

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benziwo
benziwo
Arena Apprentice
• 59m ago

This is 5g or 4.5 g

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