Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

To ask how long your phone charge lasts?

22 replies

ApexMummy7 · 08/11/2026 19:30

Does it last all day if fully charged in the morning? My iPhone 18 doesn’t!! Thanks in advance xx

OP posts:
NoKnit · 08/11/2026 19:31

Surely depends how much you use it?

XelaM · 08/11/2026 19:35

I absolutely hated the fact that I had to charge my iPhone several times per day. It's the reason I changed to Samsung after only having iPhones for years. I think Apple are taking the piss now with the constant mandotory updates and terrible battery life.

NoKnit · 08/11/2026 19:37

I mean quick 5 minutes checking messages or Mails every hour or two versus watching shorts/instagram/listening to podcasts four hours at a time.
For the first of course would last a full day the later not so much

Isittimeformynapyet · 08/11/2026 19:39

It depends on the age of the phone and how much you use it.

I disable anything that uses up unnecessary juice; vibrate, keypad noises etc. I only have the screen at its brightest when I need it.

Canape · 08/11/2026 19:40

It depends where I am, if I'm in a place with poor signal then it runs down much quicker as it's constantly seeking a signal. I notice this particular when we go to Norfolk

MissingTrees · 08/11/2026 19:53

It depends on how much I use it, but even on a day when I use it a lot a charge lasts 24 hours. It's an iPhone SE2022, ancient in iPhone terms.

Original poster
ApexMummy7 · 08/11/2026 19:53

My iPhone 18 (only had it for 2 weeks) never seems to last a full day

OP posts:
MaeshoweDragon · 08/11/2026 19:55

I have a Samsung A71 which is from 2020. The battery only lasts a couple of days now. Hopefully will be OK for another couple of years.

Dd opened up her Nintendo Ds handheld game system on Friday... First time in over 10 years and it came on. We were impressed, why can't batteries still be like that!

PhoebeBuffay1234 · 08/11/2026 19:56

I use my phone A LOT. And even mine when new would last all day. I just used to charge it every night.

Zanatdy · 08/11/2026 20:10

God no, charge it a few times but its few yrs old and battery is 75%

Zanatdy · 08/11/2026 20:11

ApexMummy7 · 08/11/2026 19:53

My iPhone 18 (only had it for 2 weeks) never seems to last a full day

How much are you using it?

wanttoworkbut · 08/11/2026 20:19

My Fairphone lasts 10 hours of more or continuous use. It's 6 or 7 years old but I just bought a new battery for it last year. You can replace all the parts yourself, it's nifty. And no child labour or conflict minerals, it's a Dutch company.

34567890A · 08/11/2026 20:20

Phone easily lasts me a whole day and I am a heavy user.
I put it on charge when I go to bed, usually after midnight, so it lasts at least 18 hours a day with heavy usage.

TY78910 · 08/11/2026 20:37

ApexMummy7 · 08/11/2026 19:53

My iPhone 18 (only had it for 2 weeks) never seems to last a full day

Send us a screenshot of of your usage graph

Freshrain · 08/11/2026 20:39

Old Samsung.

Mine has never run our over the course of a day.

I use it a lot - generally WhatsApps or scrolling the net - but not for watching You Tube or streaming films / TV .

Fruitellalla · 08/11/2026 20:41

9 year old phone. about 2h

Canape · 08/11/2026 20:46

ApexMummy7 · 08/11/2026 19:53

My iPhone 18 (only had it for 2 weeks) never seems to last a full day

Are you in Norfolk or Cambridgeshire

Harassedmum123 · 08/11/2026 20:50

I have a three month old IPhone 17 and if I charge it overnight it lasts almost a full day with moderate usage. Before that I had an IPhone 13 which was three years old and honestly lasted approx two hours after a full overnight charge before it needed fully charging again . Used to charge it fully three times a day and was permanently attached to a power bank. Absolute bane of my life!

LuciferOverLancashire · 08/11/2026 20:52

ApexMummy7 · 08/11/2026 19:53

My iPhone 18 (only had it for 2 weeks) never seems to last a full day

There is a low battery mode setting which is helpful, if you’re getting low i think it switches on automatically

Original poster
ApexMummy7 · 08/11/2026 21:52

Canape · 08/11/2026 20:46

Are you in Norfolk or Cambridgeshire

Show quote history

Rural North Yorkshire

OP posts:
Edictfromno10 · 08/11/2026 21:54

2 days at least, but I do that thing where I keep it between 25%-85% to protect the battery. I use it a fair bit during the day. Samsung 25 ultra.

PuppyMonkey · 08/11/2026 21:56

My iPhone 17 is on 47% now (21.56pm) after I charged it overnight. I’ve been on it a fair bit today, not continuously or anything but I’ve had a couple of hours doom scrolling etc. What have you been doing on it OP?

New posts on this thread. Refresh page