u/TopBanana9034

Exactly what the title says, I want to know how you are finding the update.I have 18.5 with a few bugs and not a great battery life .

So I just updated my old Samsung to an IPhone 16e just 4 days ago.I had an iPhone a few years before so I knew how reliable and good they are.But now I have doubts about the phone.

My battery is absolutely rubbish.Right from the start I turned off many functions just to be safe (background refresh,location,Apple intelligence,4g instead of 5g ,automatic updates and much more). Now I don’t have WiFi at home so I only rely on my Sim Carrier.

First day Monday I got around 2 hours and 11 minutes straight from the box(it was 44% when I first turned on the phone).Then on Tuesday I got around 5 hours of SOF.
Yesterday I got around 7 hours of SOT with low power mode.Now I am shocked and disappointed because I have 3 hours is SOT and I am at 14% left on low power mode.

I want to specify I didn’t even update or transfer anything from my old phone and didn’t even manage to set up my accounts and apps .No gaming(I don’t game on my phone), only safari , Waze in the morning when I travel to work (45 min), and TikTok.I charged the phone 4 times already and I am about to charge it again.

Is this actually normal?Should I try to update to Ios26.5?I am debating if I should return it but I really love this phone😭

New iPhone 16e battery issue

Re-edit (I mixed some details)

So I just updated my old Samsung to an IPhone 16e just 4 days ago.I had an iPhone a few years before so I knew how reliable and good they are.But now I have doubts about the phone.

My battery is absolutely rubbish.Right from the start I turned off many functions just to be safe (background refresh,location,Apple intelligence,4g instead of 5g ,automatic updates and much more). Now I don’t have WiFi at home so I only rely on my Sim Carrier.

First day Monday I got around 2 hours and 11 minutes straight from the box(it was 44% when I first turned on the phone).Then on Tuesday I got around 5 hours of SOF.
Yesterday I got around 7 hours of SOT with low power mode.Now I am shocked and disappointed because I have 3 hours is SOT and I am at 14% left on low power mode.

I want to specify I didn’t even update or transfer anything from my old phone and didn’t even manage to set up my accounts and apps .No gaming(I don’t game on my phone), only safari , Waze in the morning when I travel to work (45 min), and TikTok.I charged the phone 4 times already and I am about to charge it again.

Is this actually normal?Should I try to update to Ios26.5?I am debating if I should return it but I really love this phone😭

I need a new phone and can't decide between Samsung galaxy s26 ultra and Iphone 17 Pro Max.

Actual phone is a cheap Samsung A22 but I had a few Iphone's in the past(Iphone6 plus was my last Iphone).

The only thing that takes me back on buying the Iphone is not knowing if they actually change how file management works.

Sell me the phone you think is worth it.