One store is offering me a display model of the discontinued iPhone 14 Pro Max. Its battery capacity is at 100% with only 1 charge cycle according to 3uTools. Also the software indicated that all parts in the phone are original. But I know that 3uTools verification can be bypassed. What do you all think? Was the battery replaced to a new one? The numbers seem too pristine. My concern is that new non-original cheap battery can drop to 85% or so in a couple of months.
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Can a display model iPhone have only 1 charge cycle?
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If it stayed on a charger it’s entire life then it never went through a cycle technically.
Charge cycles is such a bad way of determining battery health.
If it's keep on a charger pegged at 100%, it's worse than being used normally.
With a single charge cycle, you don't even know if the reading is correct. It certainly isn't calibrated with one cycle over the past 3.5 years.
If it's keep on a charger pegged at 100%, it's worse than being used normally.
With a single charge cycle, you don't even know if the reading is correct. It certainly isn't calibrated with one cycle over the past 3.5 years.
They’d also have to use other software like imazing and coconut battery to check it. Or without software a Siri shortcut.
Is all depend how much warranty/guarantee you get with your purchase.... here in UK you would get 5 years warranty when you buy from CEX... the battery cycle count wouldn’t really matter...
Usually big announcements:”6month warranty on all our 2nd phones” limit your legal/consumer right anyway! -check/look always first at the Apple status, if this is alright you are ok anyway...
Usually big announcements:”6month warranty on all our 2nd phones” limit your legal/consumer right anyway! -check/look always first at the Apple status, if this is alright you are ok anyway...