iPhone 15 battery health dropped in one month of usage

i bought iPhone 15 on 22 October. And after 25 cycles battery health dropped to 99 and after 30 cycles on 4 December battery health dropped to 98. I am a normal user i don’t play games, i use only few social media apps that’s it. This is not normal because earlier battery health used to drop to 98-99 after one year. I have seen few more users reporting this issue with 15 pro max and 15 plus also. I feel Apple wants everyone to buy iPhone every year or pay for batteries every year. This is pathetic experience.


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Posted on Dec 5, 2023 10:26 AM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2023 10:28 AM

This is perfectly normal, if your other phone only degraded 1% in a year, then there was something wrong with the sensor.

Batteries degrade over time with usage due to chemical aging, that's just how they work.

You can expect about a 1% drop per month with average use on an iPhone. This is an approximation, that is why it may be plus or minus a few percent on a month to month basis.

Apple recommends replacing it when it reaches 80%. To check your battery health, go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health.


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May 23, 2024 6:44 AM in response to Bxhowell

Bxhowell wrote:

This is inaccurate. Please explain how my family purchased 4 iPhones the same day, and I’m the only one with the pro max and it has degraded to 98% after only 50 charging cycles. Meanwhile, everyone else in my family has basic iPhone 15’s and they all show 100% life after 100 charges.

So you have different phones than everyone else in the family. Also, you most like aren't using exactly the same apps in exactly the same places.

2% drop after fifty cycles means you’re phone battery will hit 80% in well under 500 charging cycles. The pro max has a bigger battery and should last longer than the basic iPhone 15. I’m not talking day to day, I’m talking about time intervals between needing to replace the battery

You're assuming that the degradation will be linear. It's not.

Jul 16, 2024 7:34 AM in response to StrafoRKopuK

StrafoRKopuK wrote:

Batteries are chemical products. They easily effected by environmental conditions. Apple guarantees that the device will not decrease more than %80 of battery health in 2 years. So if it ever decreased below %80 in 2 years at that point it is not normal. At that situation, the battery change made by apple. At ideal conditions iphone 15 should remain 80 percent of battery at cycles of 1000. But it is not guaranteed.

Apple doesn't warranty the battery for more than one year unless you buy AppleCare. If the battery drops below 80% in one year, they will replace it for free. But, without AppleCare, after the first year, the user has to pay for the replacement.

Jul 18, 2024 12:55 PM in response to Skannet

My iPhone 15 with 68 charge cycles has reached battery health 99% and I got it on May 1.


You do know that the Battery Health will normally decline about 1% for every 25 charge cycles, correct?


Your battery has had 68 charge cycles, so 68 divided by 25 = 2.7%.


So, it would be normal to expect that your Battery Health would be in the 97 to 98% range at this time. You report that it is at 99%.


Your battery is doing significantly better than average. If it keeps up at this rate, you might consider sending flowers to Apple for your very good luck with the battery.

Jul 18, 2024 11:23 PM in response to Nishant1995

I use 15 plus for 2 months plus now my battery health is 99%. I hate it when this happened cause I don’t use this phone regularly and i only charge it one in two or three days! I guess it’s just the same if I happen to use it regularly and charge it everyday maybe the time is half of what mine is. Also this is fine compared to my experience with 14 plus! In a year my battery health drops to 85%!

May 7, 2024 7:43 AM in response to Nishant1995

Hi! I have an iPhone 15 for almost 5 months (Bought on December 10) and my battery health dropped at 97%. I m so worried because I don’t think it’s normal to drain like that when I have my 80% limit too and rarely charged at 90-100% (happened 4-5 times at the begging). I charge my phone when is 18-19% and I have 172 cycle count. If there is someone to help me with advice, thanks!🙏🏻

Jun 16, 2024 5:46 AM in response to Rugved13

I have Iphone 15. This is not my first iphone. I bought it on 30 december on my birthday. And now My iphone battery health is 95%. Only 1% battery health drain in first 3 months and after that every week My iphone is draining upto 1% battery health. Please help me. I am a middle class child. I can’t afford to sell and buy a new one. Please Apple help me or anyone know the solution or why this problem is occuring please tell me.

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