I use mine an awful lot, still sad to see it drop 10% in just over a year 🙁
M4 11” Pro.
M4 11” Pro.
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iPad Pro iPad Pro M4 11” Post Your Battery Health
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I'm going to be using my new iPad often as possible plugged in so that I can reduce and minimize the cycle count.
It’s always something
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I’ve set mine to the 80% limit now to try and reduce the battery wear.
At 111 cycles and just 5 more after the last drop in battery health, my eSIM iPad is now at 98%.
My capacity is at 88% now with 253 cycle counts, IMO that is really poor, REALLY poor. My iPhone 14 Pro Max has 84%, can’t see the cycle count but it’s 4 years old now and I charge it daily! And I got it refurb but not from Apple and has its original battery as far as I know. I’ve had it nearly 3 years myself.
IMO my iPad has pro poor battery life when I use it too.
IMO my iPad has pro poor battery life when I use it too.
Manufactured 3/24
First Use 5/24
Max Capacity 100%
Cycle Count 94
Charge Limit 80%
256 GB
Apple Pencil 2
Non phone version
Are memory size and iOS version relevant? Although iOS version would be hard to track.
Like many of you, I’m disappointed my battery doesn’t last a full day’s use
First Use 5/24
Max Capacity 100%
Cycle Count 94
Charge Limit 80%
256 GB
Apple Pencil 2
Non phone version
Are memory size and iOS version relevant? Although iOS version would be hard to track.
Like many of you, I’m disappointed my battery doesn’t last a full day’s use
With 113 cycles, battery health is at 98% on my eSIM version after 10 months. Last 10 cycles saw the drop from 100% health to 98%.
99% / 106 cycles for me. Still love this device (upgraded from a 2018 11" iPad Pro A12X).
I did something I don't usually do - I still have AppleCare on this (made sense as I got AppleCare One). Normally I wouldn't get AC on my iPad (or drop it after a year), because this was a model redesign, I decided to keep for awhile. Especially with the new tandem OLED screen tech. Hopefully no widespread, significant issues for the battery.
Now that we're approaching 2yr anniversary of its release, will be interesting to see broad numbers.
I feel like when iPad first came out the battery life was amazing, not so much now with iOS be bloated. It’s one of the reasons I stopped getting iPads
rui no onna
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Unfortunate but true. My iPad 3rd and 4th gen lasted like a month on standby.
Alas, I enjoy using iPads too much to give them up.
Boppi
macrumors regular
What does standby mean, powered off? Mine is stout but I don’t think it would make a month powered on but asleep ^^
Two years later it’s as acceptable or more than I could’ve expected. Less than five times have I let it get below 20%, never dead, with the 80% limit always set and it’s never powered off.
26.5 is settling in nicely, sipping off the battery when untouched from the coffee table for a couple of days. That happens often, I have a M4 Mini and an MBP M5 Pro as well.
Another caveat, I was installing 26 betas for the first couple of months as they were released until I realized I didn’t care what was coming, and I’d wait for the release. Nothing was putting me off in those moments and I was enjoying it, but I realized I didn’t need to do it. There was nothing immensely different or impressive for my use case and it was putting unneeded strain and wear on this gorgeous tablet I think will last a decade. I’ll wait for the official releases.
Certainly it helps I have no social media apps connected (fb) or any other app that wants to wake it up and tickle it for info every couple of minutes. Not even email, nothing. I tap and refresh when desired.
Two years later it’s as acceptable or more than I could’ve expected. Less than five times have I let it get below 20%, never dead, with the 80% limit always set and it’s never powered off.
26.5 is settling in nicely, sipping off the battery when untouched from the coffee table for a couple of days. That happens often, I have a M4 Mini and an MBP M5 Pro as well.
Another caveat, I was installing 26 betas for the first couple of months as they were released until I realized I didn’t care what was coming, and I’d wait for the release. Nothing was putting me off in those moments and I was enjoying it, but I realized I didn’t need to do it. There was nothing immensely different or impressive for my use case and it was putting unneeded strain and wear on this gorgeous tablet I think will last a decade. I’ll wait for the official releases.
Certainly it helps I have no social media apps connected (fb) or any other app that wants to wake it up and tickle it for info every couple of minutes. Not even email, nothing. I tap and refresh when desired.
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Arctic Moose
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Maximum Capacity: 95%
Cycle Count: 89
Manufacture Date: May 2024
First Use: November 2024
80% limit has not been on.
Cycle Count: 89
Manufacture Date: May 2024
First Use: November 2024
80% limit has not been on.
Not many with high cycle counts posting. Mine is 93% health and I’ve just tipped over 500 cycles. Percentage hasn’t dropped since I last posted at 380ish cycles. Manufactured in March 24, first used May 24.
Edit to add I have not used 80% limit. Not left plugged in/docked during use.
Edit to add I have not used 80% limit. Not left plugged in/docked during use.
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Arctic Moose
macrumors 68000
Maximum Capacity: 95%
Cycle Count: 89
Manufacture Date: May 2024
First Use: November 2024
80% limit has not been on.
Cycle Count: 89
Manufacture Date: May 2024
First Use: November 2024
80% limit has not been on.
