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I have similar experience with my iPhone 7. The battery was replaced about just over a year ago. I am a heavy user, but I am down to 90% already. So the new battery is definitely going down hill faster than the original. Interestingly, mine was replaced free of charge by Apple. It was part of a batch of dodgy batteries that made it into a certain batch of iPhones. i bought the iPhone whilst still in India and Apple Netherlands replaced it free of charge almost four years later. You would think that a brand new Apple replacement would work better than a dodgy Apple original. But it does not. I am set for a business trip to the USA. Which usually means stacking up on Apple goodies! Not quite sure as they will be introducing new iPhones in October. The 8 series does look attractive in terms of battery life. Not sure I can be bothered about some of the new features coming. We will see, still a few weeks to think about it. Jeroen Jeroen | |
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| ![]() I will keep an eye on the battery of my XR. I got mine in May this year and the battery still stands at 100%. I am a moderate to heavy user with around 5-6 hours of screen time every day. My mother is a light user and her IP 6 stands at 95% after 3.5 years of usage. I still feel it depends on the usage and how we maintain the battery. |
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Given the nature of li-ion they deteriorate right after assembly. The older the replacement battery (shelf life is also a factor) the lower its life. Yes, battery life depends on the # of charge/discharge cycles, temperature, age among other factors | ||
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| ![]() While on the topic of the battery in the newer iPhones, have the kind of usage had an impact? For sure we are using more apps, spending more time on the phone than ever before. In my case, I have always had 2 iPhones, one for office and the other personal. But post buying the iPhone XR I have moved to dual sim, so all things happen in one phone. I still feel the iPhones are a far better lot than the android counter parts. At times I go to bed with less than 5% battery and the phone remains intact when I wake up, provided I turn off wifi and also turn on battery saver. |
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| ![]() Regarding this battery discussion, I would like to share my 2 cents. Please ignore it. It keeps changing due to various factors. The value can decrease or increase in some cases. When one should really give attention is when it says battery fault, visit service center or some service message. Otherwise this is just a number. Dont bother about it too much. |
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Would it have something to do with how the OS and apps are designed/updated (keeping a certain processor capability in mind). The chips on the 6/7 are at least three-four generations old than the current. | ||
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| ![]() Battery life in Li ion cells will come down with each charge cycle. Now the funny thing about charge cycle is not how many times you charge, it is actually how much battery is consumed over a period of time. So it is best to keep it charged as much as possible. My 1 year old office MBA has just 21 cycle counts ![]() Some useful tips https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/fi...-battery-life/ But on the other hand eventually the count will have an impact on max capacity (which is normal). Earlier there was no way to monitor this, apart from the user experiencing lesser battery time. With the battery monitor you are able to see how this deterioration is impacting. So it is normal and just keep using the phone till you get a service notification. And this phenomenon is for all Li ion devices. Edit: Another good practice is use apple OE cables and chargers, or at least certified ones. That ensures the charging parameters does not cause over heating and all, also controls the charging modulation as per the device. Last edited by Jaggu : 22nd August 2019 at 10:54. |
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| ![]() Is there a way to check the battery health of an iPhone 5S? |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() I am unable to backup my father's iPhone to his iCloud account. It always says that there isn't enough storage on the cloud storage left, even though only 200MB has been currently used ( It's from data from the iPad ). I just want to backup dad's contacts on the cloud storage, which I don't think shall exceed 4 GB for just 1000 contacts. Anyone facing/faced a similar problem? |
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Most likely you are trying to back up without disabling the media content, for this you need to get into iCloud settings, and disable photos. Once done it should work. |
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