battery health dropped to 98% only after 80 cycles count and taking a lot of care as needed. I barely use it cause I have another phone. 3 of my friends with the same phone with 180 cycles of charging or more still on 100% battery health. What is going on?
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 26
neneterezamoderne wrote:
battery health dropped to 98% only after 80 cycles count and taking a lot of care as needed. I barely use it cause I have another phone. 3 of my friends with the same phone with 180 cycles of charging or more still on 100% battery health. What is going on?
Battery Health is reported in whole number, not fractions of numbers. On average, you can expect about a 1% drop in Battery Health for every 50 cycles. But the decline is not linear, nor exact. It's highly likely your battery is at 98.9% but would only show 98%. Based on this at 80 cycles, it would not be unusual, nor something to be concerned about if you see 98%. One thing is certain, you cannot stop the decline of a batteries health. It will continue to decline with every full cycle charge. Babysitting your battery or worrying over the normal and natural decline of its health is pointless. When the day comes the health of your battery dips to 80%, which it will if you own your phone long enough, that's when you pay to have Apple replace the battery and the clock starts all over again.
In the meantime, here are a couple links which may help you:
Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple
When to charge your iPhone or iPad - Apple Community
neneterezamoderne wrote:
battery health dropped to 98% only after 80 cycles count and taking a lot of care as needed. I barely use it cause I have another phone. 3 of my friends with the same phone with 180 cycles of charging or more still on 100% battery health. What is going on?
Battery Health is reported in whole number, not fractions of numbers. On average, you can expect about a 1% drop in Battery Health for every 50 cycles. But the decline is not linear, nor exact. It's highly likely your battery is at 98.9% but would only show 98%. Based on this at 80 cycles, it would not be unusual, nor something to be concerned about if you see 98%. One thing is certain, you cannot stop the decline of a batteries health. It will continue to decline with every full cycle charge. Babysitting your battery or worrying over the normal and natural decline of its health is pointless. When the day comes the health of your battery dips to 80%, which it will if you own your phone long enough, that's when you pay to have Apple replace the battery and the clock starts all over again.
In the meantime, here are a couple links which may help you:
Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple
When to charge your iPhone or iPad - Apple Community
The measure of battery health deterioration/drainage is subjective and can vary depending on individual usage patterns. There is no universal standard to determine whether the battery health deterioration/drainage is normal or abnormal because it heavily relies on how the battery is used and maintained.
Protect & Prolong the Life of your iPhone's Battery:
Try to monitor Battery usage by iPhone Activity as shown below
What is shown under battery usage? Checking that would give you an indication of the usage behavior.
Try some of these options too.
To prolong the life of your iPhone battery, you can follow these tips and best practices:
To prolong the life of your iPhone battery, you can follow these tips and best practices:
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