Battery Capacity Already at 87%

My just over 1 year old iPhone 13 Mini battery capacity is already down to 87% and will no longer make it through the day unless I charge it in the car to and from work, and even then It still doesn’t make it sometimes. I don’t remember any of my previous iPhones dropping capacity so quickly, and my usage hasn’t changed. My last phone was an 11 Pro that I had for 2 years and was 90% when I traded for the Mini. Is this normal these days or what? I really don’t like the larger phones, although the larger battery was nice to never worry about making it through the day. I’d love to have the USB-C on the 15 since I have been very annoyed about the iPad being a different cord since I got it but, man, I really like the size of the Mini. I think it’s BS that I should be considering getting rid of this phone after only a year because of the battery or paying to have the battery replaced on a phone that just went out of warranty 2 weeks ago.

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 8:48 AM

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IdrisSeabright

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Posted on Sep 13, 2023 9:13 AM

On average, an iPhone battery will lose 1% capacity per month, though not necessarily in a strictly linear manner. So, your phone is a little ahead of that, but not much. Apple considers the battery fit for use as long as it's above 80% and there is nothing else wrong with it.

You can certainly contact Apple and have them run diagnostics to see if there are any other problems with the battery.

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