Battery Health on iPhone 12 dropped to 98% with two weeks from buying

The battery has problems. Make an appointment at the Apple Store or take the phone to an authorized Apple service shop to have the battery checked and tested.

Apple discontinued the iPhone 12 in September 2023, so it is unlikely that you bought a "new" phone. Are you sure that you have not purchased a refurbished phone?

Even if the phone was "new", it has been sitting in a warehouse somewhere for 6-7 months. Not good for the battery.

rasheada Said:

"Battery Health: I Just Bought My IPhone 12 Pro Like 2 Weeks Ago At 100% N Within That 2 Weeks It Drop To 98% What’s Happening Help Anyone"

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About the Battery Health:

You're Fine. In fact, your iPhone is above standards. The Battery Health typically drops 1-3% right out-of-the-box. Unfortunately, there is no way to know why the Battery Health has dropped. Apple recommends that you get a new battery, when the Battery Health drops below 80%

Bob Timmons Said:

“You are making stuff up.: Please explain how it is even possible for a battery to go through 75 charge cycles in half of a month when an average user might go through 25 in a month.”

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Things can be faulty. I’m nothing of a battery technician. It’s based on personal experience. Don’t like my methods of troubleshooting then provide your own. And I’ll leave it at that.

For reference...

Troubleshooting iPhone Power:

Visit the following links for tips on troubleshooting this...

I. Try what is on this Link: If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won't Turn on or is Frozen - Apple Support

II. Perform a Restart:

Try Force Restarting your iPhone. Save any information that need be. Then perform the restart.

Go Here: Force Restart iPhone - Apple Support

III. A Few Apple Support Sites that May Help:

• iPhone Battery and Performance - Apple Support

• Charge and Monitor the iPhone Battery - Apple Support

• About the Battery Usage on your iPhone - Apple Support

• If your iPhone or iPod touch won't Charge -Apple Support

• About Optimized Battery Charging on your iPhone - Apple Support

• If you see "Your iPhone Battery may Need to be Serviced" - Apple Support

• Use Low Power Mode to Save Battery Life on your iPhone - Apple Support

You're Fine. In fact, your iPhone is above standards.

No it's not.

The Battery Health typically drops 1-3% right out-of-the-box.

No it doesn't. The battery declines on average about 1% every 25 charge cycles. If the battery has declined 3%, that would indicate about 75 charge cycles over a 2 week period. How could so many charge cycles occur in such a short period of time?

Most users average about 25 charge cycles over a month.

Bob Timmons Said:

A. "No it's not."

B. If it's a battery vocabulary, say "You're Fine. In fact, your iPhone is above expectations."

A. "No it doesn't. The battery declines on average about 1% every 25 charge cycles. If the battery has declined 3%, that would indicate about 75 charge cycles over a 2 week period. How could so many charge cycles occur in such a short period of time? Most users average about 25 charge cycles over a month."

B. Sure it does --and you see it reported loads of times on these forums.

You are making stuff up.

Please explain how it is even possible for a battery to go through 75 charge cycles in half of a month when an average user might go through 25 in a month.