IPhone 4S battery

Debrajoan · 22-12-2015, 11:46

First off, apologies if there is already a thread on this, I didn't have time to trawl through every page to check.
My husband has had an iPhone 4S for four, maybe a little more, years.
For the past couple of months he's been leaving the house with the phone charged at 100%, and getting back maybe 8 or 9 hours later with it down to 20% plus.
He very, very, rarely uses it for data, just calls, and maybe 4 or 5 per day of them, 3 or 4 texts and sometimes the same amount of WhatsApps.
On occasion he'll have 23, 24, 25%, pick the phone up to make a call and it will die in his hands and he'll have to charge it straight away.
He's been advised to get a new charger, but neither he, nor I, can understand that.
He bought it brand new from an Apple Store, and of course, it came with a charger, which he has always used.
If the charger takes the phone to maximum battery, 100%, and the phone runs down quicker than you'd expect from that 100%, can it possibly be the fault of the existing charger?
My iPhone 6 lasts for a couple of days, and I use way more data than my husband, probably more calls and texts as well.

coopermanyorks · 22-12-2015, 12:23

I guess your husband needs an Iphone 6s for Christmas ?

d123 · 22-12-2015, 13:34

He needs a new phone, or at the least, a new battery for his old phone.

Debrajoan · 28-12-2015, 01:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by d123

He needs a new phone, or at the least, a new battery for his old phone.

He went on the Apple chat-line and made an appointment for Boxing Day at the Apple Store at Westfield, Stratford.
They told him that the battery was 'consumed', presumably that's Apple talk for finished, and quoted him £70 for a replacement to be fitted, and to come back in two hours to get the phone.
When he went back this had changed to £59.00, he's happy again.

22-12-2015, 11:46	#1
Debrajoan Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,868	IPhone 4S battery First off, apologies if there is already a thread on this, I didn't have time to trawl through every page to check. My husband has had an iPhone 4S for four, maybe a little more, years. For the past couple of months he's been leaving the house with the phone charged at 100%, and getting back maybe 8 or 9 hours later with it down to 20% plus. He very, very, rarely uses it for data, just calls, and maybe 4 or 5 per day of them, 3 or 4 texts and sometimes the same amount of WhatsApps. On occasion he'll have 23, 24, 25%, pick the phone up to make a call and it will die in his hands and he'll have to charge it straight away. He's been advised to get a new charger, but neither he, nor I, can understand that. He bought it brand new from an Apple Store, and of course, it came with a charger, which he has always used. If the charger takes the phone to maximum battery, 100%, and the phone runs down quicker than you'd expect from that 100%, can it possibly be the fault of the existing charger? My iPhone 6 lasts for a couple of days, and I use way more data than my husband, probably more calls and texts as well.

22-12-2015, 12:23	#2
coopermanyorks Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Gods Own County Posts: 20,678	I guess your husband needs an Iphone 6s for Christmas ?

22-12-2015, 13:34	#3
d123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,993	He needs a new phone, or at the least, a new battery for his old phone.

28-12-2015, 01:47	#4
Debrajoan Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,868	Quote: Originally Posted by d123 He needs a new phone, or at the least, a new battery for his old phone. He went on the Apple chat-line and made an appointment for Boxing Day at the Apple Store at Westfield, Stratford. They told him that the battery was 'consumed', presumably that's Apple talk for finished, and quoted him £70 for a replacement to be fitted, and to come back in two hours to get the phone. When he went back this had changed to £59.00, he's happy again.

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