12 pro purchased at launch @ 93% today. My 8+ was at 94% after 2 years. Not doing anything different.
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iPhone 12 mini Abnormal Battery Health Decline?
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Neither do I. I top it up throughout the day if I'm near a charger and use it like normal.
My 12 mini since the last update has been dropping 1% every few days with no difference in my usage. Last week it was on 100% it’s now on 94% only ever use the 5w charger as well and I’m not a heavy user.
Just got off the support chat feature and they are sending me a replacement device and agreed it’s not correct behaviour despite the device reported no issues and was behaving correctly according to their tests OTA.
Hopefully the next update comes out soon and fixes what seems to be affecting a fair amount of people.
Just got off the support chat feature and they are sending me a replacement device and agreed it’s not correct behaviour despite the device reported no issues and was behaving correctly according to their tests OTA.
Hopefully the next update comes out soon and fixes what seems to be affecting a fair amount of people.
Purchased my mini on 01/01/2021 and have used 5w wired charging pretty much exclusively. There have been a handful of times where I’ve used my old Samsung wireless “fast charger” to get enough power so I can make it through the day (roughly from 40% to 70%). I’m on iOS 14.5.1 and my battery is still at 100%. Hopefully I didn’t jinx myself just now.
Be insistent, firm but not rude; in my case I threatened to cancel Apple Care and hinted that my wife’s identical phone that actually gets used more is still on 100% and that I have a lot of Apple products and this isn’t acceptable quality, if they wouldn’t fix the phone and in the end I’m not even being charged for the issue as it falls under the regular one year warranty.
That’s interesting to me because most of the people here having their phone’s battery health dropped significantly, also seem to be light users… I, on the other hand, am a heavy user who charges with the 20W fast chargers, yet my battery health is still on 100% after more than 6 months now. I never drain the battery completely, and I try not to charge it fully either (I’m usually between 30-80%).
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79% launch iPhone 11, just dropped 2 % after the new calibration. I have AppleCare and so I’ll be booking an appt to swap.
I use a 5W wireless charger fwiw
I use a 5W wireless charger fwiw
Desay is who makes mine. I know this is about the Mini. My 12 Pro Max has had a pretty bad health drain since exactly Feb 26. (3 months owning the phone) That was 99%. Few days later I did have an unexplainable 100%-0% overnight drain. Even Apple store couldn't figure that out in early March.
Today is 6 months. Phone shows "90% Health" (Coconut and iAmzing both show 88%)
Many I see are having pretty bad to severe health / drain on the 12's. (Minis, regular and Pro's) Yet there others still showing 100% since launch day. It's all random and frustrating. No idea if certain models are causing battery issues, the battery is itself flawed. MagSafe charging is causing this...I just dont know, but something is way off with many of 12 phones this year.
The battery health reading is an overall estimation that is often rounded up by Apple. It really doesn't mean much.
Just experimenting;
5W charger used exclusively and kept SOC between 25% - 85%.
So far so good..
(Multiple iOS versions between above readings and there was one time I factory erased and did a fresh install via DFU mode)
5W charger used exclusively and kept SOC between 25% - 85%.
So far so good..
(Multiple iOS versions between above readings and there was one time I factory erased and did a fresh install via DFU mode)
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My 12 Pro Max has dropped 5% in the past month all of a sudden. It’s not sitting at 95%. Bought the phone on December 2nd, 2020. Not quite sure if this is normal or if I have an abnormal battery. Apple support says the battery will only be replaced under warranty if it falls below 80%.
I posted this on another thread but my battery health on my 12 pro dropped from 100% to 96% in three weeks. Im not happy about this at all.
I only charge my phone at night. Normally when it hits around 40%.
I only charge my phone at night. Normally when it hits around 40%.
since apple won't replace my battery until 80% im doing whatever i can to kill the health faster lol even letting my phone get overheated a few times. ive been doing a good job it seems as its dropped from 94% to 91% in 2 weeks. at this rate by aug i might be able to get it replaced for free lol
That’s not a good idea if you want to preserve the battery as long as possible mate
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I just check my battery health is at 99% it’s been 6 months since purchase but on coconut battery it shows 100.6% battery capacity. What is going on??
Launch day mini; charged with magsafe in Apple case every night - I’m at 87%. I run it down to 20% most days. I’ve been an iPhone user for over ten years and haven’t experience anything as poor as this.
I have noticed that my battery health deteriorated after recent 14.5 and 14.6 updates. It is down to 91% from 100% prior to updates. Feel like Apple is up to its old tricks
Sounds like you got a faulty unit mate, or something or other has caused the battery to deteriorate much faster than it normally would.
Mine is still at 100%, btw.
10-20% for me. I have automation set to low power mode at 30%. Launch 12 Pro at 94% battery health atm.