Moto X, the Android phone that drove me to the iPhone.

[4runnerbrett]

I actually had a battery back up with me. That wasn't my point. A phone should last more than 2.5 hours regardless of how it's being used. It's a little crazy how people go out of their way to talk about how they tuned off half the features of their phone to eek out three hours of SOT. It's just nice not having to worry about it anymore..

Thats why i bought the note 3. 5 hours of screen on time and can easily make it 24 hours.

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[Nicholas Leavitt]

My 2014 moto x gets me through about 12-18 hours of use with around 4 hours screen on time. Better than the iPhone 6 but not 6 plus.

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[Channan]

Interesting. I've never seen an iPhone with anything approaching that type of battery life. They have their strengths for sure, but battery life isn't one of them in my experience. 7 hrs on screen time is more than double the best I've ever seen on one. What were you doing on it?

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The iPhone 6 Plus has a pretty big battery. My iPhone 5s typically only gets about 3.5 to 4 hours SoT. I just got my 2013 Moto X (walnut with black accents I might add ) yesterday and got about 3 hours SoT, but that was with downloading all my apps in the background and setting the phone up. I have no doubt I'll be getting about the same battery life on this as my iPhone 5s.

 

[imurrx]

I noticed some apps just kill the battery. Fox News app sucks up 13% of the battery life. I got so sick of that I uninstalled it and it got better. Also, the battery life will depend on your signal.

I missed my old Pre 2. You had complete control if an app updated it's feed and how often. I could squeeze close to five or six hours of screen time on that tiny battery.

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[minivanmachoman]

I always had decent battery life on iphones . I had the original iphone, 3GS, and 4s. The 3GS had the best battery life by far, 4s was good though.

I actually switched to a Moto X about 6 months ago and have been getting better battery life that I did with the iphones, however, my wife has the 6+ and that battery is a beast, especially with her being a heavy user throughout the day.

Interesting, the iphone drove me to a moto x, so I guess this post is a wash. haha. Just kidding. Both phones are great.

 

[vtpmt81]

I've been a loyal android user for a long time. When I was looking to upgrade from my galaxy s3 I decided on the moto x based partly on all the posts of how great the battery life was. Fast forward a year later and I'm sitting in an airport waiting for a flight watching some TV shows and playing candy crush. I drained the battery before I even got on the flight (I barely eeked out 2.5 hours of screen time). I had had it but the new moto x was coming and had to have a much bigger battery so I patiently waited. I just wanted to use my phone without having to ration my usage.

Then the new moto x comes out with a battery that is barely any bigger. So I guess technically the new moto x drove me to the iPhone and I made the jump to the iPhone 6. Today I used my phone and got 6 hours and 47 minutes of screen on time and may hit 7 before it dies. My phone doesn't overheat anymore when I play games, watch videos or use Google maps in my car.

Maybe some day I'll be back but for now I'm just happy that my phone lasts past lunch if I really want to use it.

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Are you looking at 'Usage' for your screen on time? Usage and screen on time are not the same. iOS does not give screen on time - I know because I used an iPhone 5 for a year and a half.

The iPhone 6 plus 'may' give you 5-6 hours of screen on time. The iPhone 6 does not.