Many products from Apple have created many rave reviews from all around the world. Many people respond very well to Apple products and nonetheless, the iPods from Apple has also created a rave when it first came out. Now, with the many improved versions from Apple, iPod users can do more than just listening to their MP3s. With the improved versions comes the many advance functions like in-built camera, flash light, web browsing and much more.
Many are familiar with the functions of the iPod but what about the iPod battery?
• The iPod battery life is short
Despite the many wonderful functions of the iPod, its battery life remains an issue to many. With the many more functions on the iPod, people are going to use it for longer periods of time. The older versions of the iPod have a battery life of 36 hours. This is the case when you have your screen darkened and your iPod are playing songs on a shuffle mode.
However, listening straight to the iPod for 36 hours without adjusting to the volume, change of songs seems impossible. This is bound to eat up some energy life out of the iPod battery. Most users reviewed that their maximum battery life for their iPods are usually only 16 to 22 hours.
With the new and improved versions of iPod, the life span of the iPod battery would be lower if users are web browsing or taking pictures with flash lights.
• The iPod battery does not last long when made of lithium
Apart from that, the iPod battery is made of lithium. In most cases, this suggests the lifetime of an iPod to be only two years. This is highly debatable and this is an issue to some users. Batteries made of Lithium can only withstand changing and discharging rate of only 300 to 500 times. After that, the battery will slowly wear off and might be the time to get your iPod checked at the store.
• The iPod battery is not removable or replaceable
As many have known, the iPod battery is not removable or even replaceable. This may propose as an inconvenience to some users as they their iPod is ‘stuck’, they cannot just pop the battery open and restart their device like other normal MP3 does. Their reset or refresh button might not work sometimes and this might be a problem to many users as sometimes hard to get the restart button to work.
• The battery drains even on asleep mode
iPod users might be familiar with the asleep mode on their iPod. When they are not using their iPods, the screen will go black. This is supposedly to conserve the energy of the battery. However, there are complains by some users that the iPod battery still drains even it is not doing anything else as in asleep mode.
Although there are unsolved problems to the iPod even the newest versions of iPod Touch, many are still loyal Apple fans. They will still purchase these gadgets despite its flaws. There are, however, tips on how to maximise the iPod battery life span on the Apple’s website for users’ reference.
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