Owners of iPhone 16 and 16 Pro have started complaining about excessive battery consumption on their smartphones. Relevant reports began to appear on Reddit and in the Apple support community, MacRumors reports.
The MacRumors forum has also seen many reports of battery problems during the iOS 18 beta and after the release of the stable version of the software.
Owners of iPhone 16 and 16 Pro say that the battery is actively draining even when the smartphones are not in use. One user compared the battery consumption of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro. According to him, he used both devices equally, but the new model discharged up to 58% in 36 hours of battery life, while the iPhone 14 Pro discharged only 85%.
In general, users say that even when not using their smartphones, the battery is used more than expected. Most of the complaints are about excessive background activity, but even if you turn it off, it doesn't really fix the situation.
Several owners also reported that with the release of iOS 18.0.1 and iOS 18.1 Beta, battery life improved, but the software update did not work for everyone.