iPhone 5 Battery degradation - Does it look right?

Good or Bad?

IPad 4th gen. Coming up on a year old.
 

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Can someone please tell me how to get the battery statistics up? I got the program but I don't know where to go.
 
iPhone 5
CycleCount: 307
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1372
Status: Success

I almost never let it get below 30%... I think this helps retain the capacity
 
Shadowbech said:
:eek: Your cycle count is pretty high for a 1 year old device. You probably should get a replacement. And it seems like you just fully charge it and fully discharge it every day?
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Actually more than one time a day since it is above 460 charge cycles :eek:

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cuzo said:
Can someone please tell me how to get the battery statistics up? I got the program but I don't know where to go.
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More Information ....
 
Here is mine.

5S
Battery

CycleCount: 42
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1532
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 100
BatteryIsCharging: false
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: true
GasGaugeCapability: true
 
I have nothing to complain, but what is the meaning of you 5s owners showing results of brand new phones with 30-40 cycles ? :confused:
 
iPhone 5

4 months (July 17-Nov 3, or 110 days)
CycleCount: 96
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1373
0.59 mAh lost per cycle
# of days per charge: 1.15

9 months (July 17-June 9, or 328 days)
CycleCount: 323
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1297
0.41 mAh lost per cycle overall, 0.33 since last check
# of days per charge: 1.02 overall, 0.96 since last check

Apple says a properly maintained iPhone battery holds 80% after 500 cycles, which equals about 0.57 mAh drop per cycle.

I have had to charge my phone about 4.5 hours sooner between Nov 3 and June 9, compared to before Nov 3, which is bad. But during that span my battery seems to be degrading more slowly, which is good. This could just mean that I'm charging my phone more frequently?
 
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I love all this information.
Nerd overload!!! :D
especially you, Mr. Median-mAh-drop-per-cycle, good stuff!
time to calculate mine...
1.99 mAh drop per cycle... FAIL !
and my wife's launch 4s...
0.20 mAh drop per cycle... WIN !

I thought that "better half" thing was made up...

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Let me know if they replace your battery under warranty please ....
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Will find out Thursday Afternoon
 
Max(IT) said:
Actually more than one time a day since it is above 460 charge cycles :eek:

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More Information ....
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thank you

CycleCount: 522
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1208
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 62
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: false
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

launch day ip5
 
g35 said:
In case anyone is wondering, the median drop in capacity per cycle for an iPhone 5 in this thread is 0.72 mAh per cycle (I excluded the outlier with 16 cycles)

So if your value is more than that, your battery is draining faster than most, and if it's less than that, your battery is draining slower than most. To calculate yours, do (DesignCapacity - FullChargeCapacity) / CycleCount

Apple says a properly maintained iPhone battery holds 80% after 500 cycles, which equals about 0.57 mAh drop per cycle.

iPhone 5, 4 months old (0.59 mAh lost per cycle)

CycleCount: 96
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1373
Status: Success
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Very interesting ... Said that if you lose more than 80% within 500 cycles and you still are under warranty coverage, they should give you a replacement.
Mine is at 84% in under 300 cycles ....
 
Launch Day iPhone 5

CycleCount: 326
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 976
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 42
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

68% capacity. Well ... this might explain why my battery life has sucked so much lately! LoL! I knew I should have said something back in September. The next time I'm near an Apple Store, I'll have to make an appointment and beg.
 
Launch day iPhone 5s.

Battery

CycleCount: 33
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1508
Status: Success
 
This is my usage, it looks pretty bad:

Battery

CycleCount: 465
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1056
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 97
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

My warranty expires on December. Obviously I don't drain it every day to 0%. I had let it die a few times over this 11 months, however those shouldn't been more than 100 times.
In a regular basis I let my phone plugged in at work (maybe 5 hours) and a few hours at home (2-3, barely overnight).
Should I took my phone for a replacement? Or is this regular battery life?
 
how is it

Battery

CycleCount: 296
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1205
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 58
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: false
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
 
rogeliojeda said:
My warranty expires on December. Obviously I don't drain it every day to 0%. I had let it die a few times over this 11 months, however those shouldn't been more than 100 times.
In a regular basis I let my phone plugged in at work (maybe 5 hours) and a few hours at home (2-3, barely overnight).
Should I took my phone for a replacement? Or is this regular battery life?
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Do you live near an Apple Store? If you have some time to spare, take it in for a look. What's the worst that could happen? They say "no".

I wish I had checked my phone before they swapped the battery. I have nothing to compare my new battery against other than the spreadsheet I was using to track usage times.

Just set up a Genius appointment and have your phone backed up first ... just in case the swap your phone instead of replacing the battery only.
 
rogeliojeda said:
This is my usage, it looks pretty bad:

Battery

CycleCount: 465
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1056
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 97
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: true
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true

My warranty expires on December. Obviously I don't drain it every day to 0%. I had let it die a few times over this 11 months, however those shouldn't been more than 100 times.
In a regular basis I let my phone plugged in at work (maybe 5 hours) and a few hours at home (2-3, barely overnight).
Should I took my phone for a replacement? Or is this regular battery life?
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Bring it to the Genius Bar, they will replace your battery under warranty :) !
 
Will2145 said:
how is it

Battery

CycleCount: 296
DesignCapacity: 1430
FullChargeCapacity: 1205
Status: Success
BatteryCurrentCapacity: 58
BatteryIsCharging: true
ExternalChargeCapable: false
ExternalConnected: true
FullyCharged: false
GasGaugeCapability: true
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Similar to mine ... not so bad, but not so good also.
 
iPhone 5S, launch day, received 2013/09/23

CycleCount: 20
DesignCapacity: 1550
FullChargeCapacity: 1508
 
I wouldn't necessarily trust that app. I had my phone checked at an Apple Store in August and my battery was at 80%. The app says it's at 89% today.
 
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