Not even the full 1 year and already that much and only with 268 cycles?
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iPhone 15 Pro Max Is this battery health of my 15 Pro Max normal or is Apple able to replace the battery free of charge?
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Not even the full 1 year and already that much and only with 268 cycles?
No. Apple won’t replace your battery, even if you pay them.
Battery health number never go down linearly. Don’t worry about it unless you notice a substantial drop in your battery life.
Battery health number never go down linearly. Don’t worry about it unless you notice a substantial drop in your battery life.
This is normal and not replacement worthy.
Unless you feel you need a 100% charge set your battery charge at 80% as i see your battery you have nothing to worry about.
Why do people obsess over the battery capacity so much ?
Is it range anxiety like new EV drivers have ?
Unless the battery is constantly regenerating like nuclear, it's expected to drop over time/use......
Is it range anxiety like new EV drivers have ?
Unless the battery is constantly regenerating like nuclear, it's expected to drop over time/use......
I think so. If you spend anytime in any EV forum/subreddit people really concern themselves over battery degradation and comparing to others etc. I’m not sure I get the battery obsession on either car or phone it’s not something I regularly think about 😅
Yes agreed - I hear it all the time as I am an EV forum admin and FB moderator on social media.
I never obsess or stress over battery capacity - I just drive my EV and use my devices as they were intended.
But I do believe in practicing "ABC" = Always Be Charging.
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Why wouldn't they do it if one were to pay for it? Is that their policy?
Not entirely sure if that’s their policy or not but Apple refused my battery replacement attempt before when health number barely reaches 80%. They say it’s ok. Apple may just want to save money on buying more batteries for what they might argue “frivolous claims”, such as one shown in OP.
1. The number is an estimate, that is is not completely accurate. +/- 5%. Which is partially why you shouldn't even be looking at it.
2. A 5-10% reduction in capacity after 268 cycles is completely normal, and not even noticeable in regular use.
3. People need to stop obsessing about battery health. One of the dumbest things Apple ever did was add this to user interface.
2. A 5-10% reduction in capacity after 268 cycles is completely normal, and not even noticeable in regular use.
3. People need to stop obsessing about battery health. One of the dumbest things Apple ever did was add this to user interface.
That doesn't see unusual. I'm at 224 cycles and 95% with identical dates as yours. I fully expect mine to be around 90% by the time I get to 268 cycles.
ABC, and ABCF, always be charging fast. I need my phone to have power when I want to use it! I'm never worried about prolonging its life to the point that i'd let it detriment MY life.
87 cycles in 1 year? With my usage it adds 1 cycle every 2 days. It looks like you don't use your iPhone as much as others do. I am impressed with your results after 1 year. ☺️
I contribute much because I use my Ultra 2 instead of pulling my phone out. I agree I am not a heavy.
I wouldn't say that for everyone. 10% drop in battery capacity is pretty noticeable if you normally can run iphone until 6 pm and now only runs until 4 pm.
Correct - by the time the battery loses some capacity, it will be 1 or 2 years and then onto another new iPhone.
Same with my EV car, I don't plan on keeping her over the 3 year warranty especially a 1st gen model EV.
Unpopular opinion, but Apple shouldn't have made battery health as verbose. A simple pass/fail, as reported by Mobile Resource Inspector (MRI) at the Genius Bar, is enough. When most end users see a number below 100% they get spooked, despite knowing very well no battery lasts forever.
Very correct opinion and agree 100%.
Akin to the dummy lights that cars had a long time ago - very simple and effective.