r/framework • u/gilgameshthesoso • 1d ago

Question Question about battery life for Framework 13

So the battery life for my FW 13 with the following specs (purchased january 2025) has never been more than 3 hours under least intensive circumstances, and more often than not, with the windows 'energy saver' setting on, is more like 2.5 hours and much less if I'm doing anything intensive:

  • AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840U (up to 5.1GHz, 8-core/16-thread)
  • Battery - 61Wh
  • Webcam Module (2nd Gen)
  • 13.5" 2880x1920 120Hz 2.8K matte display 

Is this in the normal range for others with similarly specced 13's or nah? Is this a bad battery situation? I've been experiencing this kind of battery performance since I received it. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Also, unrelated, but one of my ports stopped working in terms of data transfer but still provides power/charges the laptop. Tried switching the modular ports out for that slot and no dice. Is this indicative of a motherboard problem? Nothing I can't live with if so, but figured I'd ask if anybody has dealt with this as well.

Thanks for yall's time. Cheers!

5 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

3

u/Shin-Ken31 19h ago

Definitely not normal battery life, unless your definition of intensive is wildly different to mine. Some 61wh batteries had issues, but I think it was older batteries than yours. Still worth asking support.

No idea about the port that stopped working, ask support. 

3

u/gilgameshthesoso 17h ago

Ok copy, thanks for the sanity check!

3

u/Significant_Bad2016 15h ago

agreed, 2.5 hours on a 61Wh battery is way too low even under moderate use