I’d have to agree. I haven’t used it differently from iPhones in the past; I’m not a heavy user. Come the fall I’ll be having a chat with apple.
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iPhone 12 mini Abnormal Battery Health Decline?
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Here’s an interesting one, my 11 Pro Max was at 91% for a few days and then the other day it went back up to 92%.
I maintain that the battery health number is not reliable at all.
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Take note the recalibration process finished last month, so I have no idea what happened.
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Mine just dropped to 95. That’s 5% in one month. This is getting ridiculous. I’m contacting apple support today.
edit: was told to reset my phone as new. So really no help at all
edit: was told to reset my phone as new. So really no help at all
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Like I said in a previous post, I understand that it‘s not accurate to a T. But when it drops over 10%, if there were no issues with my battery, that’s no longer just inaccurate, it’s flat out wrong.
Similar here with my iPhone 12 Pro Max. I had a Battery Health of 100% a month ago & it dropped to 91% now.
My iPhone 11 Pro Max still had 99% after year.
I have iPhone 12 and have to say that battery life is little disappointing on it. My iPhone XR and 11 were at 100% battery health after year when I have traded them in, and I am at 95% as of now on iPhone 12.
I got my 12 pro max around 9 months ago, and its already down to 88% battery health. And Apple said that is normal when none of my other iPhones have ever gone down that much. I couldn't get them to replace it either. It actually dropped 2 % in the last few weeks. I saw it drop.
Are you using MagSafe or just wireless charging, if so, then that explains it.
I haven't been paying attention much lately, but does Apple still refuse to let you buy a replacement battery if your phone is above 80% capacity?
My launch 12 Pro Max is at 95% and the battery is noticeably shorter. I mean, if it keeps draining like this then I guess it'll just hit 80% sooner than usual then I'll swap it out, but it is annoying in a way to have less battery life.
My launch 12 Pro Max is at 95% and the battery is noticeably shorter. I mean, if it keeps draining like this then I guess it'll just hit 80% sooner than usual then I'll swap it out, but it is annoying in a way to have less battery life.
Keeping a phone on the charger at 100% is actually quite bad for battery health.
Wait until it's 85% Health. The daily drain is actually infuriating at this point!
Well atleast you're THAT close to being able to buy a new replacement battery...And these things aren't even a year old, what the hell Apple?!
Why would that cause any issues? I've never had it cause an issue in the past to my other iPhones. Wireless charging is wireless charging. I have it on every night on the Samsung DUO charger. Has two wireless docks since I have two phones.
It can't come soon enough because it's a joke and sadly the phone feels useless. (Forget going out, taking a boatload of pics, videos, unless you have a battery pack)
I went out for about 90 minutes to run a few errands, left with 100%. Extremely minimal use..looked on Safari briefly, As I walk back to my car I see the % at 81. I mumbled something I won't repeat here 😡 Sorry, it's aggravating and beyond unacceptable at this point. Why Apple hasn't addressed this by now is beyond me.
Update: 2 weeks later, it has further dropped to 94%.. I've never had any phone drop so fast in battery health, its kinda crazy.
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My launch day 12 Pro Max just dropped to 99%, having been at 100% the whole time since arrival. I hope it’s another eight months until it hits 98%, but your experience has me wondering.
Well, my battery health was at 100% until mid May. Then it dropped pretty fast to 95% in a matter of 2-3 weeks. Now it’s at 94%. And this phone is not even as old as yours. I got it at the start of December.
2 days later and I’m down to 93% lol, not even surprised anymore
Now mine hit 87%. I asked Apple again on the support email I had, they continue to say the following below. Not impressed with Apple Support.
"A normal battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles when operating under normal conditions. The one-year warranty includes service coverage for a defective battery. I can not setup battery replacement repair till it reaches that 80% mark."
Same here... There's numerous threads of iPhone 12 series having severe decrease in battery health all over the internet. I hope Apple acknowledges the severe decline in battery health and starts a program or something.