iPhone 8/Plus Any A11 devices throttled yet?

[acorntoy]

So 12.1 introduced the battery managing feature for the A11 powered devices (8/8+/X) that have degraded batteries, however Apple has said due to design improvements it won’t be as noticeable as past generations.

So has anybody seen their devices get throttled yet? If so could you please run benchmarks? Seems like the other devices took a 30-50% performance drop wondering how the new ones manage. It is a stretch as they were released a little over a year ago, but I know people who have put 500 cycles on their battery well before two years.

 

[Beyonder88]

For my x I don’t notice it since my unit was a recent replacement and I have Low power mode always.

I felt battery life isn’t good with the recent update. Nothing wrong with my batt still at 100%. I could be wrong though.

 

[ImAnAgent]

I'm still on iOS 12.0 on my 8+ and I'm going to stay there because I don't want that battery management on my phone. I have an XS Max as my daily now so I can keep the 8+ where it is.

 

[Abs_p]

I'm still on iOS 12.0 on my 8+ and I'm going to stay there because I don't want that battery management on my phone. I have an XS Max as my daily now so I can keep the 8+ where it is.

I have news for you.

 

[ImAnAgent]

I have news for you.

What's that?

 

[Abs_p]

What's that?

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...throttling-battery-management-ios-12-1-update

Anyway, these phones are so powerful that even a 20-30% drop in performance wont be noticeable and despite a 20-30% they are more or less as fast as Android flagships lol.

 

[ImAnAgent]

The XS phones don't have this yet. If and when they do, I won't be updating my phone to that version.

 

[Abs_p]

The XS phones don't have this yet. If and when they do, I won't be updating my phone to that version.

Meh you are reading too much into this. As I said, a XS being throttled 20% is still faster than the X. And this throttling happens only if battery health is low. Non-issue for me because I dont remember when I used an iPhone for more than a year.

 

[purged]

Absolutely.

 

[davedvdy]

The XS phones don't have this yet. If and when they do, I won't be updating my phone to that version.

You can choose to turn that setting off, anyway.

 

[StaceyMJ86]

My launch day X is at 90% battery capacity. I will be getting my battery replaced since I plan to keep my device until next September.

 

[Abs_p]

My launch day X is at 90% battery capacity. I will be getting my battery replaced since I plan to keep my device until next September.

Do it asap. The $29 replacement is going away. You can get your X battery replaced at that price right now.

 

[StaceyMJ86]

Do it asap. The $29 replacement is going away. You can get your X battery replaced at that price right now.

I’m going to get it replaced before December 31st. Just need to find the time to do it.

 

[AppleHaterLover]

Throttling will only happen when your phone’s battery is not in the best possible shape anymore.

So you’ll either be dealing with a throttled phone or one that shuts down randomly.

 

[MrGimper]

Throttling will only happen when your phone’s battery is not in the best possible shape anymore.

So you’ll either be dealing with a throttled phone or one that shuts down randomly.

Exactly .... there seems to be a misconception here that staying on an older iOS version will stop throttling happening. It won't stop it, and all you'll be denying yourself is the ability to see if it's happening and chose to disable it (for some bizarre reason)

 

[golfnut1982]

What is the big deal? If you use your phone a lot, you wear out your battery. Apple warns you when it implements the throttling sequence per its support page. You can turn it off AFTER it happens. OR you can just put in a new battery. Jeez.
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My launch day X is at 90% battery capacity. I will be getting my battery replaced since I plan to keep my device until next September.

You need to keep you phone charged when you have the opportunity to charge it and use it normally when away from power. Thats how you keep your battery in tip top shape. Using it and wearing down the battery a lot will increase battery cycles and reduce your health and capacity. Using it while connected to power is much easier on the battery and you won't use up battery cycles. I got a two year old SE with 100% battery health. I'm doing the same with my 8. Good luck on the next battery.

 

[acorntoy]

What is the big deal? If you use your phone a lot, you wear out your battery. Apple warns you when it implements the throttling sequence per its support page. You can turn it off AFTER it happens. OR you can just put in a new battery. Jeez.
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You need to keep you phone charged when you have the opportunity to charge it and use it normally when away from power. Thats how you keep your battery in tip top shape. Using it and wearing down the battery a lot will increase battery cycles and reduce your health and capacity. Using it while connected to power is much easier on the battery and you won't use up battery cycles. I got a two year old SE with 100% battery health. I'm doing the same with my 8. Good luck on the next battery.

Not a big deal. Simple curiosity, I haven’t seen any benchmarks of a throttled A11 yet, and because Apple has said it will differ from previous generations, I’m wondering how it differs. I don’t even use an A11 device anymore as I have an XS max, I’m just really curious as to what improvements Apple made in that regard compared to the generations before. It’s like a new feature a year in.
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Throttling will only happen when your phone’s battery is not in the best possible shape anymore.

So you’ll either be dealing with a throttled phone or one that shuts down randomly.

I understand this. Apple has stated throttling of devices with an A11 chip onwards will not be as dramatically affected by it as previous chips due to design improvements, I’m interested to see what improvements they’ve made, as 12.1 introduced the feature I was hoping somebody whose battery was degraded could chip in their experience, maybe even compare it to a previously throttled iPhone.

 

[acorntoy]

Still looking for a throttled A11 device as I have not seen one yet

 

[StaceyMJ86]

Still looking for a throttled A11 device as I have not seen one yet

My launch day X was replaced with another on 12/21/18, so I won’t get to that point until probably next year or later.

 

[acorntoy]

My launch day X was replaced with another on 12/21/18, so I won’t get to that point until probably next year or later.

I have access to a launch day 8+ but its battery at its current usage is still 2-3 years away from 500 cycles (Cycles matters more than the "health" when it comes to the throttling).

 

[joeblow7777]

The XS phones don't have this yet. If and when they do, I won't be updating my phone to that version.

You know you can simply turn it off, right? Don’t you remember the controversy when the throttling was first discovered? Apple won’t make that mistake again. It’s in the user’s control now.

 

[ImAnAgent]

You know you can simply turn it off, right? Don’t you remember the controversy when the throttling was first discovered? Apple won’t make that mistake again. It’s in the user’s control now.

I'm not even using the 6S+ or 6S anymore do it doesn't matter. I'll leave it on whatever version it's currently at.

 

[joeblow7777]

I'm not even using the 6S+ or 6S anymore do it doesn't matter. I'll leave it on whatever version it's currently at.

Whatever floats your boat, but I suggest keeping your OS up to date. I've never regretted doing so.

 

[ImAnAgent]

Whatever floats your boat, but I suggest keeping your OS up to date. I've never regretted doing so.

Did you miss the part where I said that I don't use the phone anymore? It doesn't matter what iOS version the phone is running when it's sitting in a drawer. I have no plans to really ever use it again. I have a few SEs on iOS 11 sitting in that same drawer.

 

[C DM]

Did you miss the part where I said that I don't use the phone anymore? It doesn't matter what iOS version the phone is running when it's sitting in a drawer. I have no plans to really ever use it again. I have a few SEs on iOS 11 sitting in that same drawer.

Seems like the initial post about it was in reference to the XS and not updating that in relation to potential throttling.