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Battery issue

I bought M1 Macbook Pro 13" around 1 and half month before. I was expecting 17 hours battery life but it gave approximately around 5-6 hours on text and wireless browsing. Is that normal or defect in battery?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 7:45 AM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2022 8:28 AM

Advocate_manaj wrote:

I bought M1 Macbook Pro 13" around 1 and half month before. I was expecting 17 hours battery life but it gave approximately around 5-6 hours on text and wireless browsing. Is that normal or defect in battery?


Real life is different then idealized/optimized published marketing...


My battery runtime is low

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204054#runtime


Learn how to optimize the life of the battery in your Mac notebook, fix battery issues, and get service.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204054


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Feb 11, 2022 8:28 AM in response to Advocate_manaj

Advocate_manaj wrote:

I bought M1 Macbook Pro 13" around 1 and half month before. I was expecting 17 hours battery life but it gave approximately around 5-6 hours on text and wireless browsing. Is that normal or defect in battery?


Real life is different then idealized/optimized published marketing...


My battery runtime is low

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204054#runtime


Learn how to optimize the life of the battery in your Mac notebook, fix battery issues, and get service.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204054


Battery issue

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