Guest Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'm going to be taking a flight next month and it's about a 10 hour travel day...Anyone know if they iPhone 4s will last that long if I'm playing music most of the time? I'm thinking it probably wont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versace Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Nope. Unless you turn EVERYTHING OFF and turn ON airplane mode, it might last an extra hour or two. Might want to invest in a travel charger for a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Nope. Unless you turn EVERYTHING OFF and turn ON airplane mode, it might last an extra hour or two. Might want to invest in a travel charger for a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 It depends on how new it is and how much other programs are running along side the music player. Assuming you can kill the other apps, if it's newer, I'd say yes to "most of the time" meaning not the entire 10 hours but most of that, and letting the thing idle with music playing. However, iPhones like most devices suffer from severe planned obsolescence so it's intended after say a year or so that the battery start to go to s***. OTOH, because it's a phone I'd just get a charger anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'll be in air ports the whole day, no luck on the car charger. Thanks though Guess I'll have to pick up an MP3 player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZRK Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 just buy a wall plug adapter and plug it in when you're waiting in the terminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I've done 8 hours before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Bring a laptop and charge from that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 battery case? http://store.apple.com/ca/product/H9439ZM/A/mophie-juice-pack-plus-battery-case-for-iphone-4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks3322 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 max probably 6-8 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 If you turn off 3G and don't change songs often? Easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Even if you turn off EVERYTHING else, I can't see an iPhone staying alive for 10hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckamo Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I have a Mophie Juicepack case that adds several hours onto my battery life. They are pretty bulky and a bit on the expensive side...but it gets the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hell no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 This is what you need. I have one myself. They are great when traveling. Got mine a few years ago at "The Source" (the old Radio Shack). Should be able to find it at Future Shop, Best Buy, London Drugs etc. Over here I think they retail for about $20. If you're traveling on a decent airline you may have power available at your seat. So bring your USB cord along and one of these. ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Music for 10 hours straight? I could never do that. Why not shut it off for a while and watch some movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Heyman Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 My 4S lasted 9 hours of travel while playing music for 6-7 of the hours with 18% remaining. Just minimize the brightness, turn off all wireless functions and make sure you don't have any other programs running and if you have the earphones with the controller on them, just use the controller to switch songs. My phone's battery has been great for me though, but hopefully you can have similar results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7thMan Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 If you put it into airplane mode and don't run any other apps, you should be fine. A big part of what kills the battery is all of that stuff running in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckspride Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Your on a plane, it should be be in airplane mode anyways. find out what aircraft your on, then you might be able to check if they have a usb or outlet on each seat. . Besides, airplanes should have a few music channels to choose from too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjh Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Is the battery life honestly that bad on iPhones now? My Galaxy S3 pushes exchange email all day, syncs two other email accounts, has to stay connected to LTE, has to handle any texts and calls, and I still play music for the entire 8 hours that I'm working at my desk. My battery is not even below 50% at the end of the day (unplugged from 7am-midnight). I went to Greece in June and on the 10 hour flight with my Galaxy S2 (before I got my newest phone) it had ~65% left after playing music for 10 hours on flight mode (and a bunch of fruit ninja). Don't really want to turn this into an argument between smartphones but I'm shocked that people are saying an iPhone cannot do this. In my mind when I read the thread title I thought the answer would be overwhelmingly "yes". In any case depending which sort of plane you're flying on there very well may be a USB jack on the back of the seat in front of you. That was the case for my flight to and from Paris on my way to Greece (Air Transat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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