If you have one of the latest iPhone Pro models, and on some occasion it has occurred to you to put the battery saving modebecause you want it to last longer than usual until it reaches a socket, you will have realized that, by doing so, everything goes wrong.
This also occurs in other models, however, among the aspects affected is the frequency of the screen, which is more evident if you have a Pro version, although this is not the only problem, and we will have more limitations that will make the phone seem from another century.
Saving mode on iPhone
The first time I activated it on my iPhone
When you click on this battery saver, the first thing you will notice is that the screen frequency is much slower, even worse than an iPhone at 60 Hz. At the same time, there will be other functions that are limited, and that we must take into account:
- Reduced processor performance (efficiency cores are used more and high-performance cores less).
- Deactivation or limitation of 5G (except streaming video downloads).
- Screen brightness reduction.
- Refresh rate limitation on devices with ProMotion (decreases from 120 Hz to 60 Hz).
- Disabling always-on display on compatible models.
- Suspending certain background activitiesas:
- Automatic downloads.
- Synchronization with iCloud.
- Application updates.
- Slower loading speed for some animations and transitions on iOS.
This means that, despite being effective, we have an iPhone that is not very functional, or at least not for its price, being a tool that we should only use in emergency cases, or at least that is my opinion.
In short, no, it is not your iPhone that is bad, but Apple uses all this so that your phone does not run out of battery prematurely, so don't worry, and try to use it as best you can, since for me, for example, it makes me quite desperate, and I prefer to run out of battery than activate it, however, I know people who spend all day with it, so you may be one of them.
While this mode can be useful when you really need to stretch the battery, the usage experience becomes quite frustrating. Apps take longer to open, animations look stuck, and the phone generally feels much slower. If you play or use heavy apps, the change is even more noticeable.
In the end, Apple could have done this in a less drastic way, allowing the user to choose which features to limit (although we already know they don't like this). But in its current state, saving mode is more of an extreme solution than something comfortable for everyday use. You either love it, or you hate it.
