New iPad Pro 10.5 - with(out) 100% battery health

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New iPad Pro 10.5 - with(out) 100% battery health

Hello,

recently I got a new iPad Pro 10.5 (not in production anymore for many years, I think nov 2018) because the battery of the former one was just "dead".

I got the new iPad (new, as I was told, not refurbished, official replacement) from the Apple Dealer (Certiefied Apple ...) and I paid the price similar what I would have paid for a battery replacement.

I had the feeling that the battery of the new iPad Pro is not that good. So I checked it with coconutBattery and iMazing and both apps gave a value of ca. 90-92% battery health (with only ca 10 loading cycles). I went to the Apple Dealer again, they tested the iPad with the official Apple HW Testing SW and there we saw a value of 100%!

I was surprised and said that this can not be "correct". A new, just recently produced iPhone/iPad has also 100% battery health, but also in iMazing and coconutBattery. A battery replacement should be a new battery.

I guess now that Apple does not really use the "health capacity" (?) of battery, the give more importance to the time of usage (just a few days) and loading cycles (under 10). I am sure this iPad Pro was produced some years ago but not in use, not good for a battery.

I guess it is a general problem with new old products.

What do you think about this "problem"?

Thanks and greetings,

Claus

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Posted on Jun 2, 2024 2:01 AM

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LotusPilot

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Jun 2, 2024 3:13 AM in response to clausimausi

All rechargeable batteries deteriorate with age.

As you observe, the iPad Pro 10.5" is an older model device, having been released 2017 - and discontinued in 2019. At best, assuming the original battery is fitted and has been periodically charged to maintain its relative health, the battery will have suffered chemical ageing - being at least five years old.

As such, the diagnostic estimates generated by the third-party tools that you are using are perhaps unsurprising.

Amongst my many iPads, I have an early iPad Pro 10.5" in regular use. While still fully useable, its battery endurance from full charge is substantially less than it was when new - perhaps now having only 50-60% of its original capacity.

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Jun 2, 2024 4:29 AM in response to LotusPilot

What I do not "accept" is Apples way of measuring the battery health (100%). If I would have bought the same iPad 5 years ago, it would also have 100%, same like today. But now, five years later, the battery health is not anymore 100%, because and as you wrote "All rechargeable batteries deteriorate with age." 5 years is not 1 year, and here I trust both 3rd-party tools more than Apples tool.

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