I plan to keep mine until the iPhone 14 launches as well. I will definitely be getting the battery changed before 2 years is up.
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iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro battery health
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I plan to keep mine until the iPhone 14 launches as well. I will definitely be getting the battery changed before 2 years is up.
Launch day 12 pro max at 91%.
Not too worried- I just enjoy the phone and there's always AppleCare if it keeps going south before I get the 14 next year.
Use the 20w apple charger with the MagSafe duo every night and sometimes the MagSafe Battery pack.
Not too worried- I just enjoy the phone and there's always AppleCare if it keeps going south before I get the 14 next year.
Use the 20w apple charger with the MagSafe duo every night and sometimes the MagSafe Battery pack.
Launch day 12 Pro at 96%. I charged this phone everyday night with the old 5w charger from Apple.
Still 100% on launch day 12 Pro. I use the original 20W charger from Apple and disconnect at around 80%.
Launch day 12 Pro Max at 100%. I charge every evening (or sometimes twice a day if major heavy use) using a original 61W Apple charger. I also disconnect when it reaches about 80% juice.
Launch day 12 pro max still 💯% thrash the phone daily, charge in the morning using a belkin 3-1 MagSafe charger, doesn’t come off the charger till it’s 💯% 🧐🔋
Very happy with battery health on my launch day iPhone 12 Pro. I use a 5W charger overnight, that is connected to a smart plug that charges for a couple of hours usually to low 90s for SOC.
I just checked my cycle count. I'm at 216 cycles and 90% remaining capacity. Crazy to see 162 cycles and someone still at over 100%. This percentage is either crazy inaccurate or some of us have really crummy batteries.
But he started out at a higher capacity than most! I've seen starting capacities at 102% but most I've seen are right at 100% starting out. He got a good one but you have to compare apples to apples. (no pun intended)
I know I have a crappy battery. With medium use have to charge midday.
Luck of the draw getting batteries from the factory. I've had some come 96% from factory and some 108%. My 12 Pro Max 104%+ - and that's why it's still 100%+ today.
5 days later and it’s down to 94%….
It always seem to drop much faster closer to the release of the new iPhone lol
Mine is same like yours. The last 30 cycles has been dropping like crazy. Down by 7% to 89. I would have been pleased had it stays at 96%.
My launch day 12 pro is at 89%. Charge every night on anker wireless charger. Sometimes charge at work if heavy use occurs during the day
Of course but there is a reason why optimized charging try to learn your habits and stops at 80% till you need it. The battery is like a spring, and there is a lot of wear in both outer positions. 80% is plenty for me, I have no problem getting the battery to lasts till I can recharge again.
I don’t sit and watch it charge, I simply just top up and disconnect when I need the phone and since optimized charging slows down or stops at 80%, that is where it natural stops, without me getting out of my way, getting it 100% charged.
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Mine just dropped again this week to 89% I can’t believe how crappy this battery is. I decided I might as well just go back to iOS 15 beta again, as battery life was the only thing that concerned me. My battery life sucks anyway, so I figured I’d try out the beta again.
I got mine Nov 25. Issue with a 100% drain overnight in late Feb. which made me look at the battery (which showed 99%...then all downhill from there), then started keeping track.
I don't think I ever had a true 100% health on this phone.
Wow, that looks like that came out way under 100% from the factory. That's amazing. Well, I'd probably look at trading in to upgrade to the next version if I was you :/. Sorry about your phone's capacity. Looks like it's dropping pretty fast too. If you have AppleCare+ - that should definitely hit <80% in under another year (now whether or not Apple will replace it is another thing).
My iPhone on the left. My wife's iPhone on the right. Amazing her phone's battery taking a pretty good dump.
Last I checked her phone earlier this year, it was 100%+ capacity. :/
My iPhone 12 Pro I have owned since the end of may is still at 100%. Usually by 2 months my iPhones go down 1-2%