New iPhone 14 battery health has dropped to 98%

Why my iphone 14 batter health that I bought last month, January 14,2023, dropped at 98% with normal usage and 1 charge per day? I never let it reach 20% and below before I charge it and make sure it will reach 100% before unplugging. Is this normal? last week it's still on 99% but now it's 98%. This is kinda making me sad and nervous.


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iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 16, 2023 5:51 AM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2023 8:02 AM

If you’re above 80%, the battery is fine. All batteries wear, all degrade, all will fail, inexorably and inevitably. Different batteries wear differently, too. And batteries do not wear evenly over time. My (old) iPhone dropped in fits and spurts and has been hanging out at 88% for quite some time. Works fine. When he battery gets to 80% or lower, get it replaced. Until then, use your iPhone for what you bought it for, which probably isn’t as a battery meter.

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Feb 16, 2023 8:02 AM in response to hannee_14

If you’re above 80%, the battery is fine. All batteries wear, all degrade, all will fail, inexorably and inevitably. Different batteries wear differently, too. And batteries do not wear evenly over time. My (old) iPhone dropped in fits and spurts and has been hanging out at 88% for quite some time. Works fine. When he battery gets to 80% or lower, get it replaced. Until then, use your iPhone for what you bought it for, which probably isn’t as a battery meter.

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