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iPhone 5 Battery degradation - Does it look right?
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Nothing went wrong ... The measurement isn't so accurate and variations are perfectly normal.
There's not much of a norm given that different batteries at different times can give different measurements as those are estimates anyway. Best you can do is see if what you have is above 95% of capacity or even 90% to make sure there isn't some significant issue with the battery itself, but that's mostly it.
Can't judge right now.
Let it works for a few weeks and then check again
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It's dying ...
Battery iPhone 5S 16GB since September 2013.
CycleCount: 143
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1345
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 88
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
Never be able to do more than 6 hours in usage mode. Background app refresh at OFF, most of Location Services at OFF includes system services like trafic and other.
I go to Apple Store and they said my battery was fine...In the green area Genius Bar guys told me.
CycleCount: 143
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1345
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 88
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
Never be able to do more than 6 hours in usage mode. Background app refresh at OFF, most of Location Services at OFF includes system services like trafic and other.
I go to Apple Store and they said my battery was fine...In the green area Genius Bar guys told me.
It is indeed in the green area, but no more brand new.
Try to make a new check when fully charged next time.
For your 6 he's usage, isn't very good but it is not so bad. It mostly depends on signal strength on your area.
I'm not a fan of the "disable everything" philosophy. We paid good money for a cutting edge smartphone, what is the reason to disable most of its features?
I disabled only location services that arena threat to my privacy.
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Give it a try when fully charged, but it won't change much
I have an iPhone 5 with 300 charge cycles. The battery capacity is always between 1310 - 1330 mAh. However my usage is quite low, between 6:30 - 7 hours. I have everything turned off and i use gprs instead of 3g. Backround refresh is off for everything, location services are off and If i only use wifi i get a maximum usage of 7:30 hours.
Also brightness is at 20 - 30%.
Do you believe that changing the battery will help my usage?
Thank you for your help
Also brightness is at 20 - 30%.
Do you believe that changing the battery will help my usage?
Thank you for your help
Here is mine , i think it's still holding up better after these many charge cycles..your iphone's battery seems to b faulty ..but thats my opinion..
Launch day Verizon iPhone 5. I've been using it on my AT&T line for most of its life. 
Sent from my iPhone 5.
Posted a shot of slightly differing results while phone is discharging, same phone. Originally 1332 capacity, now 1338. Cycle 371.
Sent from my iPhone 5.Posted a shot of slightly differing results while phone is discharging, same phone. Originally 1332 capacity, now 1338. Cycle 371.
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Cycle count: 396
Design capacity: 1430
Full charge capacity: 1072
All of my previous iPhones have easily got me through a day. This iphone 5 though, I can barely ever get through a day. Don't think apple would replace it based on those stats though?
Design capacity: 1430
Full charge capacity: 1072
All of my previous iPhones have easily got me through a day. This iphone 5 though, I can barely ever get through a day. Don't think apple would replace it based on those stats though?
It is quite ruined, but I don't know if they are going to replace it. You are in the "gray area".
If you are under warranty, try to speak with the genius to have it replaced.
I think mine's worse given that it went through only 61 cycles
CycleCount: 61
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1344
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 36
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
CycleCount: 61
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1344
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 36
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
Is this good, bad or in between ?
CycleCount: 220
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1158
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 92
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
CycleCount: 220
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1158
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 92
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
I have an iPhone 5 32 GB that I got on launch day. Needless to say the battery is shot, and has been for some time.
I don't have the exact number from iBackupbot, but I recently found that program and if I remember correctly I had something like:
500+ Charge Cycles and a battery capacity of 715 mah, so effectively half.
Explains why I'd had such crappy battery life. Most of it is due to it being exposed to extreme temperatures (hot/cold) in the car I believe.
Needless to say, a battery repair kit from ifixit is on the way.
I was contemplating risking sending it back in via this sleep/home button recall (I qualify via serial number, but my button works just fine) and seeing if they just give me back a refurb, but...karma.
I don't have the exact number from iBackupbot, but I recently found that program and if I remember correctly I had something like:
500+ Charge Cycles and a battery capacity of 715 mah, so effectively half.
Explains why I'd had such crappy battery life. Most of it is due to it being exposed to extreme temperatures (hot/cold) in the car I believe.
Needless to say, a battery repair kit from ifixit is on the way.
I was contemplating risking sending it back in via this sleep/home button recall (I qualify via serial number, but my button works just fine) and seeing if they just give me back a refurb, but...karma.