Battery drain issue

Anonymous
2020-02-06T02:43:57+00:00

Hi all,

I just got a Surface Pro 7 and became a part of Surface community.

I have a quick question. How long does your Surface Pro 7 battery last?

I saw several posts and comments on the battery drain issue, but I'd like to know whether the battery problem is only to a specific model (i5 or i7), or just seen in some devices.

Because I feel my Surface Pro barely works for 4~5 hours (Wifi with google docs, or simple work, etc.) not up to 10.5 hours. On the ads, it clearly says 'All-day battery life' & up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage. I tried some recommendations from other posts, but so far no luck here. 

So, I'd like to know whether you have a similar problem or successfully managed the problem.

Thanks in advance.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-22T10:48:29+00:00

    Who would buy your Surface Pro with such poor battery life?

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-07-22T10:40:28+00:00

    Good decision. I'm also trying to sell mine ..

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-21T20:18:24+00:00

    This **** right here. I am so fed up with this horriblenbattery life just from casual webbrowsing or drawing. I get 2 hours of drawing and 3 hours of surfing, this is so unacceptable and makes me regret buying a surface product a yeae ago. Plus mine is already the warranty replacement, it came with more mwh than it was designed for, but it was still terrible battery life. I dont understand, with the teardown videos on youtube there clearly is enough space for a bigger battery. And i doubt the new surface pro 7 get 15 hours, thats bs, probably a 320p video playback. I should have stayed on building my own PC.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-07-01T08:03:13+00:00

    I've had my Surface Pro 7 (i7, 16 ram, 256 ssd) for 8 months and get 7.5 to 8.5 hours of continuous YouTube viewing at 40%-50% brightness, Wifi on, power mode on battery saver, and Bluetooth off. After every update, I test my battery life and if it decreased, I uninstill that particular update. It is a major hassle, but it is also the only way I am able to keep my SP7's battery life at an acceptable level.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-07-01T07:30:12+00:00

    My pro 7 i7 barely makes 2-3 hours without any heavy use...

    VERY VERY disappointing product.

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