For the primary six months of proudly owning an iPhone 15 Professional Max, my battery well being by no means dipped under one hundred pc. Which may not seem to be a giant deal, however when you think about my iPhone 14 Professional Max misplaced a couple of share level every month the earlier yr, I used to be extraordinarily impressed by the battery’s skill to retain its full capability so lengthy after I purchased it.
Prior to now three weeks, it hasn’t been so nice. In early April I seen that my battery well being had lastly dropped to 99 p.c, as anticipated after six months of use and each day charging. However all through April and Could it’s dropped about one p.c every week and now stands at 92 p.c. Even when the tempo slows some, there are 5 months till the iPhone 16 arrives, so it’s doubtless that my battery well being will dip to round 85 p.c or much less.
Which may not appear catastrophic, nevertheless it’s a steep drop from simply a few generations in the past when battery well being would keep within the mid-90s after a yr. And that’s when the iPhone battery was solely assured for 500 cycles. Now, Apple says batteries of iPhone 15 fashions are designed to retain 80 p.c of their authentic capability at 1,000 full cost cycles below “splendid circumstances.” I’m solely at 270 cycles, however the latest fee of decline has me involved about simply how lengthy my iPhone 15 Professional Max will final.
I don’t assume I’m doing something totally different than most individuals do. I typically cost it in a single day connected to a magnetic charger on my nightstand and hold 80% Restrict on most days. I don’t let my telephone get to zero fairly often, often cost it when it hits the crimson, and infrequently cost it simply because I’m sitting at my desk. However nonetheless, my battery well being is dropping fairly a bit.
Granted, most individuals don’t examine their battery well being weekly and plenty of don’t even comprehend it exists. Nevertheless, they are going to discover when their telephone begins dying sooner within the day. We anticipate iPhones to final a few years, and with the newest chips and shows, together with 4-5 years of iOS updates, they typically do. However with my iPhone 15 Professional Max, I’m wondering if the battery will sustain.
