Battery life dependent on use (phone calls or music)?

[narcosis109]

Is anyone seeing a difference in battery life depending on what you're using your AirPods for?

When I listen to music, I seem to be getting the expected battery life.

However, when I'm on a phone call, I'm seeing a 40% drop each hour - e.g. 60% battery life remaining after a 1 hours call, 20% battery life remaining after a 2 hour call.

Could the battery life be dependent on the use?

 

[OZsMac]

No I've not seen this, but haven't looked that closely as I typically return the AirPods to the case frequently and out of habit now. I also normally use one pod at a time for calls.

 

[bamf-hacker]

they are dependent on usage. You get much less time when on a call. The microphones are not being used when listening it audio, unless you use the Siri double tap.

 

[gvndeb60]

I get similar usage here.

 

[Superspick93]

I thought it was estimated on Apple's own website that you get 5 hour listening time on music and podcast and 2 on Phone Calls. In my testings that seems to be accurate

 

[narcosis109]

I thought it was estimated on Apple's own website that you get 5 hour listening time on music and podcast and 2 on Phone Calls. In my testings that seems to be accurate

Superspick93 is correct - as per the Apple specs:

"AirPods (single charge): Up to 5 hours listening time,(2) Up to 2 hours talk time(5)"

Thanks for doing the research to clear it up. I should have just done that in the first place.

 

[robertk328]

they are dependent on usage. You get much less time when on a call. The microphones are not being used when listening it audio, unless you use the Siri double tap.

This.

I used mine a lot on Tuesday for phone calls and they went down fairly quickly, with the right going faster than the left. Heard an alert sound in the AirPods that let me know it was at 10%.