The Apple iPhone has historically been praised for having above average battery life, but the iPhone 5S has not proven to be a long last device. Apple reports that some users are losing power because of a bad batch of devices, and the company plans to offer replacements to those iPhone owners.
To be clear, not all battery life issues are related to this effect, and Apple will not offer a new phone to everyone who says that their phone doesn’t seem like it lasts as long as they think should. However, Apple does acknowledge that some devices drain too fast, absurdly slow, because of unique circumstances. Apple spokeswoman Teresa Brewer told the New York Times:
"We recently discovered a manufacturing issue affecting a very limited number of iPhone 5S devices that could cause the battery to take longer to charge or result in reduced battery life. We are reaching out to customers with affected phones and will provide them with a replacement phone.”
Though the exact number of iPhones affected by this issue is unclear, the Times estimates that the number is only "a few thousand" based on Apple’s comments. Apple implies this a rare problem affecting a small group of the more than 10 million iPhone 5S owners. Everyone else experiencing poor battery life will have to rely on the old tricks of disabling background features, lowering brightness, and these other tips.
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