iPad mini iPad mini 5 battery health

[gsusser]

It's suited me well for 4+ years but the battery doesn't hold a charge well. I replaced the battery 2 weeks ago but there was no change. I have to charge the battery after a few hours of moderate use. Fyi, I live in Colombia, SA and the battery replacement was done here for $75 by an authorized Apple center. I checked the battery health after changing it using a third party program, CoconutBattery - see attachemnt.

While the battery seems new from the stats, the manufacture date indicates that it's 6 years old. I don't know if that's relevant.

Could the problem be something other than the battery?

Thanks!

 

[ChrisChaval]

if your new battery does not hold a charge, the 2019 manufacture date indicated by coconut battery does seem reasonable. if that battery sat unused for 6 years it is well past is use by date.

if the replacement was done by an authorized apple center they should allow for a return and replacement under warranty (and should not have used this "replacement" part in the first place)

unfortunately, there is a lot of scamming going on with replacement batteries:

 

[FeliApple]

if your new battery does not hold a charge, the 2019 manufacture date indicated by coconut battery does seem reasonable. if that battery sat unused for 6 years it is well past is use by date.

if the replacement was done by an authorized apple center they should allow for a return and replacement under warranty (and should not have used this "replacement" part in the first place)

unfortunately, there is a lot of scamming going on with replacement batteries:

No. Manufacture date on Coconut Battery has been broken for a long time. Ignore it. An iPhone 12 Pro I tested said that the Manufacture date was 2011.

I don’t know when it broke, but it did.

 

[FeliApple]

Is your Mini 5 fully updated? How high is your brightness? What do you use it for? Those are far more relevant questions. iOS devices (and devices in general) cannot withstand a full brightness use enough so as to give a good battery life.

What’s your usage pattern? Settings? Brightness? What do you use it for?

 

[gsusser]

Is your Mini 5 fully updated? How high is your brightness? What do you use it for? Those are far more relevant questions. iOS devices (and devices in general) cannot withstand a full brightness use enough so as to give a good battery life.

What’s your usage pattern? Settings? Brightness? What do you use it for?

I haven't changed my usage habits in a long time. I use the iPad for streaming music and video and have a VPN. In order to test the device with less usage, I turned off the VPN, stopped streaming and cut down on playing the one game I was accustomed to playing. I've tried just using it for browsing the Internet and email. It's completely up to date and brightness is on max.

So, based on your post, I will completely go cold turkey and not game, stream and lower the brightness.

 

[FeliApple]

I haven't changed my usage habits in a long time. I use the iPad for streaming music and video and have a VPN. In order to test the device with less usage, I turned off the VPN, stopped streaming and cut down on playing the one game I was accustomed to playing. I've tried just using it for browsing the Internet and email. It's completely up to date and brightness is on max.

So, based on your post, I will completely go cold turkey and not game, stream and lower the brightness.

I think you should use the iPad however you like. You want to game at max brightness? Do so! There’s no point in not using a device for what you want to use it just to save battery life. After all, a device is a tool for you to do whatever you want.

But you should temper your expectations. You can’t expect 14 hours of screen-on time with that usage. As long as you acknowledge the device’s limitations, you’re fine.

And no, no iPad, even if completely new, will have a good battery life whilst gaming at full brightness.

 

[Bigwaff]

No. Manufacture date on Coconut Battery has been broken for a long time. Ignore it. An iPhone 12 Pro I tested said that the Manufacture date was 2011.

I don’t know when it broke, but it did.

You might be thinking of device serial number. Apple did change their serial number generation to random. Device serial numbers can no longer be deciphered. AFAIK, battery manufacture date in Coconut Battery is valid.

 

[Xand&Roby]

My mini 5 has 4 hr battery.
Imho, based on my 30 yrs of experience with Apple, its a 75% battery.
Coconut confirm.
Everytime in AppleStore in last two years (six times..) the battery is coming from 91 to 81 and now is 87%.
I undestand the point: Apple doesn’t want a new iPad/Apple Watch for you with few money and scammed you with false diagnostic.

 

[Digitalguy]

I don't think there is anything wrong with the battery replacement. You say your battery lasts a few hours of moderate use at full brightness. That sounds normal to me.
You imply that the battery lasted longer in the past with the same use. How much longer? A few hours of continued use, or spread over a longer period?
iPadOS updates can impact battery life, my mini 5 stand-by time has become worse with updates, to the point I left it on iPadOS 17 as I have read it's even worse on 18. But a few hours on max brightness seem reasonable to me. I don't get more than that