IPhone 6, bad battery life

I just bought a new iPhone 6. It works fine and all, but the battery drains really fast. I have 5 fiends who also have an iPhone 6 and they say there battery last at way longer than mine (50% at the end of an school day with regular use, mine is about 20% at the end of the day with minimal use) I have adjusted the settings so the battery would last longer, otherwise It won't even make it trough the day.
Note, I have uploaded an iCloud Backup I have used since my iphone 3 (iPhone 3-iPhone 4-iPhone 6) some say that might be it.
so could it be a production error? or is it something with my backup I loaded on my new Phone?
I hope you guys can help me.

A restore to new would be the preferred method. Before you reinstall any apps or data monitor the battery usage for a while and see if it has helped. (You can also monitor battery usage in Settings > General > Usage > Battery Usage.) After that reinstall the apps from iTunes, preferably one at a time, to see if it's an app problem then your data. Here are a couple of links that may help you.
http://www.scottyloveless.com/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-batter y-drain
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support

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