iPhone 16 Pro Max MagSafe charging increases your cycle count exponentially.

[Mistletoe66]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

 

[fsfty]

6 exchanges and returns?

 

[joeblow7777]

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Just relax and enjoy using your phone however is convenient to you. It's not going to last forever no matter what you do.

 

[Andeddu]

MagSafe is no different to me in terms of real world use. I have used a regular 13 for 2 years and have exclusively MagSafe charged it and I am down to 87% BH. That’s completely normal for its age and no different to my 6S, OGSE and 8 which were down to 86% BH or less in the same amount of time using a 5w Apple brick.

 

[Devyn89]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

Someone correct me if I’m wrong but how you charge the phone doesn’t affect how many cycles the battery uses. Cycles are just how often the phone is discharged and charged. Whether you charge with MagSafe or wired a cycle is a cycle.

The extra heat might make the battery needs to be replaced sooner, AKA less cycles before replacement but the cycle count itself would be the same.

 

[dave006]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

No MagSafe is not bad and causing issues unless you have a heat issue due to using a poorly designed case.

You complete one charge cycle when you’ve used (discharged) an amount that represents 100% of your battery’s capacity* — but not necessarily all from one charge. For instance, you might use 75% of your battery’s capacity one day, then recharge it fully overnight. If you use 25% the next day, you will have discharged a total of 100%, and the two days will add up to one charge cycle. It could take several days to complete a cycle.

Source: https://www.apple.com/batteries/why-lithium-ion/

Dave

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

Not how that works at all.

 

[ignatius345]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

I think if you really want to optimize your battery you should also make sure your phone is always in a good temperature range. 15°C to 25°C (59°F to 77°F) is ideal, so if it's colder than that outside make sure you carry your phone directly in contact with your skin. If it's hotter, it's recommended to carry an ice pack or similar cooling system. Also use an ice pack if you ever charge it at more than 10 watts. Also never charge your battery past 80%, and never ever use MagSafe. I would also avoid using my phone in direct sunlight, as the UV rays might have some kind of effect we haven't learned about yet. Better safe than sorry!

 

[vinegarshots]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

None of the things you're saying make any sense at all...

 

[OkC-Imagination-8580]

it is not about avoding magsafe, it is about the wireless charging.

 

[TechnoMonk]

Six exchanges to test cycles? Please visit a technomonk near you for some peace.

 

[Chidoro]

Looks as if someone doesn’t know what exponential growth actually is 🤦‍♂️

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

The only thing I use MagSafe for is to attach my iPhone to a mount on the dashboard of my car. Wireless charging ruined the battery on my iPhone 12 and it used to get so hot, not bothered on my last 2 iPhones and stuck with plugging in which has been fine.

 

[sunapple]

Trying so hard to destroy my battery with daily MagSafe charging in my three year old 13 mini yet battery health is still fine

 

[Jackbequickly]

My cycle count is only 33 on my introduction day 16 ProMax. Not bad for MagSafe charging.

 

[Danorak81]

I've been exclusively wireless charging overnight with my 15PM from new (It's a low wattage IKEA charger, forget the name). I occasionally charge it via USB to 100% if i'm using Maps or know I won't be near a charger for a long time. As of today, it's cycle count is 273, Man. Date was Sept '23, first use was Oct. '23, and my Max. Capacity is 99%. So def. not an issue charging wirelessly.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Do you know what exponential means

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

Given that this is more than likely satire, responding to it is probably not in my best interest.
However, for anyone else reading, it should be noted that it is completely normal for an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or any tech device really to have between one and five cycles out of the box, * Especially* if it’s purchased long after it was introduced.
Not only due to possible calibration in the factories, but also because… usually Apple and their carrier partners want you to get your brand new phone somewhat fully charged when you first open it.
That’s why the vast majority of the time, just purchased iPhones usually come with around 80% battery.
And now Apple stores have a system that will charge and update the phones while they are in the boxes, so that’s adding cycles.
If you just happen to purchase a configuration of an iPhone, that’s been sitting at the Apple Store for a month or longer, it might have a couple cycles on it due to it being recharged and updated in its box.
Completely normal, nothing to worry about.

 

[Parowdy]

That’s a wild claim after using it once on a new phone.
Maybe it was previously charged?
How much percent did it have when you first turned it on?
Mine usually were around 50-80 percent when bought as new or gotten as a replacement.
There is an explanation to what you’re observing, but MagSafe putting extra cycles on the battery isn’t it.

 

[JapanApple]

Another one of these threads. Totally useless.

 

[AgeOfSpiracles]

Purchased and returned 6 iphones and blame it on a 20% magsafe charge? Yeah, this is perfectly normal behavior.

 

[Andrey84]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

This is not true at all.

I've been charging my new iPhone 16 Pro exclusively with MagSafe and my cycle count is low.

Here is proof:

First use of the phone: 10 Oct
Today: 07 Jan
Total calendar days elapsed: 89
Cycle Count: 47

 

[kevo0822]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

If this was how science worked, we'd all still be treating pneumonia with draining of the humors.

 

[Lift Bar]

I swear I only used around 20% overall when I got my new 16pm, and it has already 1 cycle.

Fully charged with MagSafe.

It would take around 60% of usage to have the first cycle.

This is from my experience of testing 6 16pmes from exchanges and return.

Avoid MagSafe

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m struggling a bit to fully understand what you mean, are you suggesting that MagSafe somehow causes the iPhone to calculate battery cycles differently? If so, that’s unusual because as far as I know Apple defines a cycle as cumulative usage of 100%, regardless of charging method.

It sounds like there might be a language barrier here, but I’d love to understand your point better. If you could rephrase or explain your testing process, it would help clarify things.

 

[Mistletoe66]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m struggling a bit to fully understand what you mean, are you suggesting that MagSafe somehow causes the iPhone to calculate battery cycles differently? If so, that’s unusual because as far as I know Apple defines a cycle as cumulative usage of 100%, regardless of charging method.

It sounds like there might be a language barrier here, but I’d love to understand your point better. If you could rephrase or explain your testing process, it would help clarify things.

Yes. MagSafe causes battery cycle count to increase significantly faster.

For example: i suspect that the heat from MagSafe “tricks” the phone into thinking it’s consuming more wattage and thus the faster it reaches 1 cycle count as compared to usb charging.