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Haynzee

macrumors regular
Original poster
Mar 13, 2012
101
45
Hi all, I'm having some issues with my iPhone 5, it feels like the battery doesn't last very long (I'm on iOS 7.0.3) so I had a look around and saw people mention iBackupBot to see what the battery is actually holding.

These are my results what do you think? The iPhone was bought in October last year. The full charge capacity seems a little low at just 177 cycles.

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mappyman

macrumors regular
Jul 26, 2008
227
0
UK
I thought the charge cycles were accumulative. So if you charged it twice at 50% it would only equal 1 charge cycle. So that 177 cycle count is how many times its completed a full charge discharge step.
 

Haynzee

macrumors regular
Original poster
Mar 13, 2012
101
45
Hi,

I asked a friend to run the app his is a couple of weeks older than mine and his results of what the full charge gets him seems far better..

CycleCount: 231
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1320
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 48
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
 

Haynzee

macrumors regular
Original poster
Mar 13, 2012
101
45
Yeh looks to me like I need a new battery.

The app is iBackupBot (OSX and Windows)
 

alexforget82

macrumors regular
Jun 27, 2013
135
17
Montreal, Qc
iPhone 5S

Battery

CycleCount: 27
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1440
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 90
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

It is good ??
 

mappyman

macrumors regular
Jul 26, 2008
227
0
UK
iPhone 5S

Battery

CycleCount: 27
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1440
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 90
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

It is good ??

Looks great.
 

PaulOBrain

macrumors regular
Aug 23, 2013
211
0
UK
My iPhone 5 doesn't look too bad then.

CycleCount: 316
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1316
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 30
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
 

C DM

macrumors Sandy Bridge
Oct 17, 2011
51,390
19,458
Got this for my iPhone 5 (purchased at the very end of last year):

Battery

CycleCount: 288
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1354
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 49
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: false
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
 

ftaok

macrumors 603
Jan 23, 2002
6,485
1,571
East Coast
You should have posted this a few weeks ago. I had the exact same issue with my battery on my 5. Bought last October. My buddy had a 5 that had poor battery life and took it to an Apple Store. They plugged it in and determined that battery was shot. They swapped his phone on the spot.

I took mine in hoping for a swap a few days before the warranty expired. The apple genius didn't plug it in, but ran a diagnostic over the internet and had the results show up on his iPad. He said the battery "failed" and I could wait 20 minutes for a tech to replace the battery.

It was a night and day difference. I had been getting 5 hours use time on the old battery. The new one gets me 7+ hours use time.

The battery swap was covered under warranty for me. The invoice was for $79, but I paid nothing.

For the record, I took my wife's iphone in the next week, and her battery showed up fine. It had fewer than 100 cycles and about 90% capacity. At least that's what I estimate from the genius' chart on the iPad.

Maybe your still under warranty and can get a swap.
 

pcgeek12345

macrumors regular
Oct 9, 2011
152
20
New Jersey
iPhone 5 Battery degradation - Does it look right?

here are mine… I took it into the Apple Store a few months back before the warranty expired ( i got it on launch day)… and they said they couldn’t do anything but charge me $79 for a new battery. Mind you this one dies at 35%, and doesn’t even last me 4 hours on one charge. Ridiculous. It is clearly defective, a battery should not be this bad after just over a year of use.

Battery

CycleCount: 480
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1089
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 54
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
 
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eelw

macrumors 6502a
Sep 19, 2012
631
27
My launch iPhone 5 battery is similar

Max charge - 1064 mAh
367 load cycles

Unlike my launch iPhone 4 battery which is working like a champ still

1375/780
 

Max(IT)

Suspended
Dec 8, 2009
8,551
1,662
Italy
iPhone 5S

Battery

CycleCount: 27
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1440
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 90
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

It is good ??

what is the meaning of your question ???
You have a brand new iPhone, with only 27 charge cycles, your battery is just new ...

Are you worried about a defective battery ?

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Got this for my iPhone 5 (purchased at the very end of last year):

Battery

CycleCount: 288
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1354
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 49
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: false
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

I think this is a very good result
 

JoEw

macrumors 68000
Nov 29, 2009
1,583
1,291
CycleCount 330
Capacity 1430
Charge Capability 1188

Not sure how bad or good this is, 82% capacity after about a year of usage.

In any case, I am out of my warranty now, so unless I do some sweet talking I am stuck with this for another year. :rolleyes:
 

Max(IT)

Suspended
Dec 8, 2009
8,551
1,662
Italy
CycleCount 330
Capacity 1430
Charge Capability 1188

Not sure how bad or good this is, 82% capacity after about a year of usage.

In any case, I am out of my warranty now, so unless I do some sweet talking I am stuck with this for another year. :rolleyes:

you can pay 79$ and have a new battery
 

undivide

macrumors newbie
Nov 2, 2013
10
0
my results

neat app...
my phone is 1 year old this month in about 3 weeks.
I will re-test once its at 100%
Usually I run my battery down to under 10% then do a full re-charge.
Battery

CycleCount: 216
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1000
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 84
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

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wife's 4s

CycleCount: 395
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1352
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 100
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

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setup a repair reservation at the apple store.
hopefully they determine my battery is defective and replace it under warranty which expires next saturday! ahhhhhhhhhhhh :eek:
 

mappyman

macrumors regular
Jul 26, 2008
227
0
UK
neat app...
my phone is 1 year old this month in about 3 weeks.
I will re-test once its at 100%
Usually I run my battery down to under 10% then do a full re-charge.
Battery

CycleCount: 216
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1000


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[/COLOR]wife's 4s

CycleCount: 395
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1352


[/COLOR]setup a repair reservation at the apple store.
hopefully they determine my battery is defective and replace it under warranty which expires next saturday! ahhhhhhhhhhhh :eek:

You know its bad for your battery running it down to 10%.

40%-60% is generally whats keeps them in good shape.
 
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