Why my iphone14 plus was drain of battery health now 99% only bought 1 month ago?

Why my iphone14 plus was drain of battery health now 99% only bought 1 month ago?

iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 21, 2023 6:14 AM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2023 8:10 AM

A battery is a chemical device, and chemistry is generally pretty variable and uncertain, as well as being analog, not digital. Apple specs the battery capacity to remain above 80% for 500 full charge cycles, but that is a minimum requirement; there is no published maximum expected capacity. So sometimes batteries will perform much better than that minimum specification, and sometimes the change in maximum capacity won't be linear. 


And how you use and charge the phone can also affect the capacity of the battery. The best practice is to charge the phone overnight, every night with Optimized Charging enabled. Any other battery charging strategy is not optimal and can cause a slight acceleration of capacity loss.

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Jan 21, 2023 8:10 AM in response to marlo36

A battery is a chemical device, and chemistry is generally pretty variable and uncertain, as well as being analog, not digital. Apple specs the battery capacity to remain above 80% for 500 full charge cycles, but that is a minimum requirement; there is no published maximum expected capacity. So sometimes batteries will perform much better than that minimum specification, and sometimes the change in maximum capacity won't be linear. 


And how you use and charge the phone can also affect the capacity of the battery. The best practice is to charge the phone overnight, every night with Optimized Charging enabled. Any other battery charging strategy is not optimal and can cause a slight acceleration of capacity loss.

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