iPhone 6 battery dies in cold weather

Stanian wrote:

Hmmmmmm, I dunno

That explains everything.

The battery in all iPhones is a lithium ion. The 4S just uses less power because it does less.

Please tell me what this "higher quality" battery would be, better yet, tell Apple.

I have no more time for you and your attitude, do whatever you please.

Good luck finding an alternative phone that works below freezing.

Regarding your response to FreyaSun, it may be a language thing.

• "it seems" = it appears to be, but I may be wrong
• "everyone I know [...] if their phone is in the second winter" = all the people I personally know, who've had the same phone concerned for two winters. In other words, this is limited to people in the person's immediate circle who have an iPhone 6 for about 14 months or so.
• there is a difference between:
  - everyone I know is ...
  - it seems everyone I know is ...
  - it seems everyone I know is ... if .... [such and such condition is true]...
  - everyone in the world is absolutely (which seems to be what you're reading, but not what FreyaSun said)
• there is also a difference between
  - "everyone I know is not ..." = nobody I know is ...
  - "not everyone I know ..." = not everyone, but some people I know ... (and since you "know of" people here in this community, I believe this is what you mean to say)
• when FreyaSun says "everyone I know is ... if ...." it does not necessarily overlap (and probably doesn't) into your circle and imply that the people you know in your corner of the world must be experiencing the same things.

Hope that helps, because the problem with the iPhone battery is real and we are here to support each other -- not disregard other people's personal experiences.

Since you do not indicate the temperature, just "any way cold", here are the environmental specifications for the phone.

Environmental Requirements

• Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
• Nonoperating temperature: ‑4° to 113° F (‑20° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

I am experiencing the same issue with the iPhone 6 battery under cold temps. It is frustrating that this issue is acknowledged for iPhone 6s but Apple does not seem to acknowledge the existence of this issue for iPhone 6. I find this quite frustrating. I had an iPhone 5 earlier and that phone had the exact same problem. And I am in that exact same predicament with my iPhone 6. While I love Apple products, I find that my loyalty is being stretched thin!!!

This is most likely the last iPhone I bought (I was loyal since 2007). I live in Switzerland and winter temperature in winter are around 0°C and my iPhone 6s dies after a few minutes. My sons have androids phones and they enjoy a full day in cold weather. So instead of design I need a working phone. Apple has decided to run on the wrong horse and include too many gadgets instead of making a strong and reliable product.

I have an iPhone 6 almost two years old.

this winter (and it have not really been that cold) the phone is shutting down so quickly when outside. 1-2 photos and dead. When I plug it into power it turns on with plenty of power.

It seems like the phone is getting the temperature wrong! it was for sure not like this any of the other winters.

This problem has a very simple explaination.

If you look at older posts in this thread I explain what happens to a iPhone6 battery when it gets older/more charge cycles. The capacity drops dramatically in colder environments.

Apple are smart.

There is a huge problem with the battery in iPhone6 (and 6S).

But how do you prove this technically?

Yes, we can provide some personal experiences here at the forum but that has no

"proof-value" for Apple.

To prove this you need to create an App that measure the battery temperature and capacity over time

and then send the information to a central server to compare it to other ppls measurements.

This way there would be enough proof to make Apple intrested.

(when 100 people complain here at forums Apple does not care, but if there are very detailed and compareable data from 1000+ users they cant ignore it)

The problem is that: If you want to create an App that do this, it will be rejected on Appstore since you

need to use Private API´s (which Apple does not allow).

Still, I see some apps at Appstore that the Apple crew must have missed, like Battery Life.

If the developer of Battery Life could rewrite the app and add a background measurement of the battery temperature and capacity (over time) then we would probably see Apple do something about the problem (or removing the App).

very interesting chart, thx. But the risk here is the warranty. If those are not OEM, and replaced by licensed Apple partners, Apple will clearly deny any warranty on overheating or other unexpected problems. On top of that I already paid 800$ for my iPhone, why should I even pay more if I can get an Android for 300$ with all top features. Wondering if I'm not riding the wrong horse here.

When did you buy your phone?

If its more than 1 year old the warranty is gone.

How many charge cycles does it have?

(Download Battery Life from Appstore and check)

If the battery have 200+ charge cycles you will most likely have alot of problem in cold weather.

And I agree with you, regardless if there is warranty or not, the phone should work just fine efter 1 or 2 years.

I have been testing iPhone5 batteries as well and they are ALOT better than iPhone 6 batteries.

After posting my problem on social media a few weeks ago, it seems EVERYONE I KNOW is having the same problem if their phone is in its second winter. I got my phone replaced as 'an exception' two days before my warranty ran out although they could find nothing wrong in the diagnostics. It seems the charts on battery life/ temp are quite accurate since I haven't had the problem since. Would be nice if Apple did their own tests before selling faulty batteries. (6s plus running 10.2)

They said, "it seems EVERYONE I KNOW is having the same problem if their phone is in its second winter", which in common English has the implication that a lot of people the OP knows is having the same issue. Seemed reasonable to me yet you chose to nitpick without adding anything of value. That's what you missed.