iPhone 5 battery help

[Littleman]

Hi,

I have an iPhone 5. A few weeks ago, it ran out of battery and would not recharge. Simply dead.

I bought a new battery and replaced it. It booted up fine and I charged it to 100%.

It charged ok so thought the problem had been sorted. Next day the battery died and would not charge again. Nothing, dead iPhone.

I again replaced the battery and exactly the same happened. It worked, went down to 0% and won't boot again. I really don't want to buy another battery for it to happen again.

Is it the battery? It seems not? Any advice or help appreciated.

Thanks

Mark

 

[cruisin]

Have you used a wonky charger? There has been some signs that a bad charger burns out the tiny power control chip in the iPhone. A bad chip is my first guess if the battery is good.

The official battery costs about $80 but if the current replacements were actually good then the official replacement may not help. Have you tried cleaning out the port with a toothpick? Might help.

Aside from taking it into Apple for a free repair estimate, I don't know what else you can try.

 

[juanrp]

It's probably a hardware problem.
After replacing it as much as you did, I don't think it's the battery that's faulty.

Apple is the place to go.

 

[Littleman]

Went in and Apple have said £209 for a replacement, won't even look at it, out of warranty

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Used various chargers.

 

[cruisin]

Ouch. Personally I'm glad I went for applecare for my iPhone. It was $99 (£79.00 to you). It came in handy for a bad battery that literally died after a year and afterwards a bad power button that gave me a new phone. I don't know if I should be happy for the warranty or annoyed at the terrible parts used.

I would wait until the new iPhones are released this month before doing anything. There will be an announcement on the 9th. The prices of the iPhone 5 will drop afterwards or the newer models may entice you to part with some cash.

Better luck next time.