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Midwest__Misanthrope t1_irowhsl wrote

Reply to comment by mjrkwerty in iPhone 14 Plus review: Go big or go home by preppythugg

Your 14PM battery is straight up defective if it’s lasting as long or less as your 8 Plus

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mjrkwerty t1_irpjwo6 wrote

I appreciate that this response is constructive. What has been your experience with the touch screen on the 14 plus / plus max relative to your last iphone?

My wife traded in her 11 plus for the 14 plus. She seems to have the same responsiveness issue - could it be something to do with iOS 16?

Worth noting her device has been overheating to the point it stops itself from charging in normal scenarios - so we will be going back to apple about that. Perhaps we both ended up with defective units?

The iOS diagnostics say my battery health is 100%. Maybe 5G/5G UWB is draining it? I didn't have that with the 8+.

Thanks.

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Midwest__Misanthrope t1_irpl672 wrote

Well my last phone was the 13 Pro so no noticeable difference in the touch screen. If you’re having touch screen and battery issues it might be worth bringing it in to an Apple Store if you can and get it checked out.

It could be an iOS 16 issue. I know battery problems have popped up because of that, but this is the first I’m hearing of touch screen issues.

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mjrkwerty t1_irplws6 wrote

Thanks - that's helpful. I thought the touch screen issue was in my head and never said anything. So yesterday when my wife asked me if I was having the same problem - my response was "You too?!"

It's most noticeable near the edges of the screen. Like in the reddit app, if I launch and article and try to hit "done" in the upper left it's hard to hit.

Sometimes the touch feels "off" - like a pop up add will have an "x" for me to close it, but if I hit the "x" directly it doesn't respond, I have to do it a couple times or hit around the "x"

Seems like this is not normal so we'll be going to the Apple Store this week.

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Generalrossa t1_irqcgat wrote

> Worth noting her device has been overheating to the point it stops itself from charging in normal scenarios - so we will be going back to apple about that. Perhaps we both ended up with defective units?

Worth noting that a lot of people, if not everyone is having overheating and battery issues with iOS16, which I’m 90% sure is the culprit.

> The iOS diagnostics say my battery health is 100%. Maybe 5G/5G UWB is draining it? I didn’t have that with the 8+.

Well of course diagnostics is going to say your battery health is 100%, lol your brand new 14 is what, not even a month old?

I’d say 5G would be draining battery.

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Truly_Unending_ t1_irsjeey wrote

Yes you’re correct, these 14 pro models are insanely susceptible to high 5G battery drain, at least on this version of iOS. I would recommend everyone turn their 5G off for the time being if they care about long battery life. When I turned LTE on, I went from getting like 7 hours of SOT to now getting about 12 hours SOT. Insane difference.

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Generalrossa t1_irst3tb wrote

Wow that is insane.

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Truly_Unending_ t1_irt87ly wrote

Yes it is. I don’t know what’s causing the 14’s to not be able to handle 5G without massive battery drain but just TURN THE 5G OFF!!!

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Sbmurray09 t1_irpz95f wrote

There was no 5G/5G UWB on the iPhone 8 Plus. Strictly LTE so it would make sense you didn’t have it. Also I’ve learned that 5G is a battery drainer for sure.

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selfish_eagle t1_irq59eq wrote

Is there a way to know if your iPhone battery is defective, I also find my iPhone 13 battery to be below par, and not at all what they Claim to be in their website. I find my battery heath to be 100%

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mjrkwerty t1_irq5m58 wrote

I'm curious to know as well - not sure why I'm being downvoted to hell because my 14 pro max is having issues with battery and touch response....

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TheRavenSayeth t1_irq9pgy wrote

People are getting defensive in a lazy way, but honestly you need to go to the apple store and tell them what’s happening.

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Truly_Unending_ t1_irsiy7j wrote

For some reason 5g is draining huge amounts of battery on the 14 pro models, I turned LTE on and now all of a sudden my battery is lasting longer than my 13 PM.

I remember 5g battery drain was an issue for the 12 pro’s but it wasn’t for the 13 pro’s, guess it’s back to being an issue again on the 14 pros 😅

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Allenlee1120 t1_irpf6xs wrote

Seems like a case of resistance to change rather than a referendum on the 14.

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mjrkwerty t1_irpi051 wrote

Did you read my post? With regards to the 14 pro max it is a better screen, better camera. The dynamic island is a new feature, which like all things apple, will evolve, it's not awesome enough for me to tell anyone it's a must have. I obviously ponied up $1k+ for the phone so clearly I WANT change.

The battery and touch issues are real with my device. The 8+ has a much smaller, less bright screen. It's not unreasonable to question if my 14pm unit is defective, or if the 8+ had a smaller battery but less relative power consumption due to way less features.

As an example, the 8+ was 4G LTE only, 5G and 5G UWB do consume more power. Plus the screen on the 14pm is bigger. brighter, smoother, etc.

Case in point - the 12 pro max is notorious for a shit battery esp with 5G. So I am wondering - is the 14pm battery life being compare to the 12pm or other next gen phones that had early issues with battery performance? It surely may be leaps and bounds better for a next gen phone and I may be comparing apples and oranges with the 8+. For the record, I recognize the 8+ is old but I had great battery life on it when I traded it in at 88% battery health.

Also, I am not saying the battery is awful, it's just not stunning me. It is fine, and compared to all the features you get in return, likely a fair trade. My comment is for those hoping for one more year out of their 8+. Not the fanboys who trade up every year or trade in every 2.

I am also just stating my experience. I am open to perspectives to know if I should think about exchanging the device or not.

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