As all of you know, the new iPhone 5 from Apple is the slimmest, longest and the fastest iPhone, it doesn’t only beat iPhone 4/4S but also outscored Samsung Galaxy S 3 in speed and drop tests. And as you know one of the main issues with iPhone 4S was the poor battery life which was pointed out by many weblogs as well.

However, According to Apple, they have specially improved the battery life of iPhone 5, the fruit company also provided the data which showed that iPhone 5 has improved battery life as compare to iPhone 4 and 4S. But …..

Actually, it turned out opposite. iPhone 5 has poor battery life as compared to iPhone 4S.

iLounge has posted head to head complete comparison of iPhone 4S and 5 battery life and results were utterly opposite. And iPhone 5 can’t withstand a complete day after charging, So, you should keep charging cable with you. And if you travel too much, you will probably need extra battery cases or chargers. Here’s a complete detailed result by iLounge:

Apple
claims

Actual:

LTE
or 3G Internet Data

  • iPhone 5: Up
    to 8 hours

  • iPhone 4S: Up
    to 6 hours

  • AT&T
    iPhone 5: 4 hours and 44 minutes Verizon iPhone 5: 5 hours and 15
    minutes

  • AT&T
    iPhone 4S: 5 hours and 54 minutes Verizon iPhone 4S: 5 hours and
    53 minutes

Wi-Fi
Data

  • iPhone 5: Up
    to 10 hours

  • iPhone 4S: Up
    to 9 hours

  • iPhone 5: 6
    hours and 24 minutes (with Cellular antenna turned on), 8 hours
    and 26 minutes (with Cellular antenna turned off)

  • iPhone 4S: 8
    hours and 30 minutes

Voice
Calling

  • iPhone 5: Up
    to 8 hours

  • iPhone 4S: Up
    to 8 hours

  • AT&T
    iPhone 5: 6 hours and 15 minutes Verizon iPhone 5: 6 hours and 6
    minutes Video

  • AT&T
    iPhone 4S: 7 hours and 16 minutes Verizon iPhone 4S: 8 hours and
    27 minutes

Video
Playback

  • iPhone 5: Up
    to 10 hours

  • iPhone 4S: Up
    to 10 hours

  • iPhone 5: 11
    hours and 7 minutes

  • iPhone 4S: 10
    hours and 32 minutes

Audio
Playback

  • iPhone 4S: Up
    to 40 hours

  • iPhone 5: Up
    to 40 hours

  • iPhone 5: 37
    hours and 3 minutes

  • iPhone 4S: 41
    hours and 20 minutes

FaceTime
Calling

  • iPhone 5: 3
    hours and 2 minute 1080p

  • iPhone 4S: 3
    hours and 15 minutes

Video
Recording

  • iPhone 5: 2
    hours and 30 minutes

  • iPhone 4S: 2
    hours and 20 minutes

Recharging

  • (recharging
    a completely dead iPhone 5 from a 1-Amp power source): iPhone 5:
    2 hours and 17 minutes

Also, watch this comparison from digitaltrends:

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