How is your battery life on the Surface Pro 7?

Anonymous
2020-01-03T19:11:20+00:00

I upgraded to the Surface Pro 7 - 8gb, 256GB from the SP4 8gb, 256GB. My SP4 hardly got an hour of battery and would shut off on battery without warning, so I constantly had it plugged into the wall wherever I went.  I was hoping for much better on the SP7. Currently I am struggling to get a full 5 hours...closer to 4 hours. 

Yes, I know I use Chrome and Edge, a number of Office windows open, might watch some YouTube and Netflix. 

4 to 5 hours seems pathetically small.

Any other comments, suggestions or comparisons? (I know there's a need to 'bed in' a new battery in, I've had the laptop almost 2 weeks now, the battery should be 'bedding' in by now.

thanks in advance

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-09T13:52:06+00:00

    Same here, only manage to get 4 to 5 hours (max) on a single charge.

    I am going to assume this is with the type cover attached, I have tested and you actually get closer to the promised battery life without it. They false advertised and made it seem that the type cover was included in the 8-10 hour figure when it is not.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-09T13:56:16+00:00

    I'd be lucky to get 4 hours so far.

    When you say this do you mean with the type cover attached. The type cover from my experiences has significantly better battery when having no type cover or any accessories attached that uses the battery of the computer and not of its own.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-13T19:15:04+00:00

    I use a usb powered keyboard and it lasts 3.5 hrs. Clearly your 7 hrs is an anomaly

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-13T21:17:02+00:00

    I used the touchscreen keyboard which means no attachment or no extra battery draining

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-12-13T22:46:13+00:00

    What I mean is I use a logitech usb keyboard and it gets 3.5 to 4 hrs just like the MS keyboard...no difference so this conclusion seems dicey. The battery just sucks

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