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ivanhoe888

macrumors member
Original poster
Hi all,

Lately my iPhone's battery seems to be draining very quickly: If it's fully charged at 100% at 8:00 a.m., by 2:00-2:30 pm it's down to 22-23%, sometimes even less. The phone is 3.5 years old.
What would you suggest: Replace the battery, or buy a new phone?

Thanks in advance for your advice.
 
The battery health is 85%. The most battery usage by app is Chrome - 29%. I usually keep location services off, because that drains the battery even faster. I know the so-called "rule of thumb" is not to upgrade is not to upgrade unless the health is less than 80%...my previous phone, the XR model, I think I turned in at about 80% after 4 years because I couldn't charge by cable anymore.
 
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