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Does this make sense? 96% battery capacity

4 points · submitted Oct 2024 by u/nomadjedi · General

I’ve had this phone since November 2019, it’s still at 96% battery capacity. Coconut battery seems to corroborate this, even if the readings seem a bit suspicious at times (108% capacity?). It counts 682 cycles, over 5 years it makes 2.7 days between charges, which is indeed my experience.

I only charge it with the old 5W charger and I never have wifi, bluetooth or cellular data turned on unless I explicitly need to.

What do you guys think? Does it make sense or do I have something busted?

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iFahad97 4 points · Oct 2024

The thing is, your actual battery capacity is bigger than the advertised specs, it’s normal if that’s the case

MrMunday 1 points · Oct 2024

how long do your batteries last? if it still lasts you more than a full day, then it holds up.

its all about actual usage. as long as youre okay with it, then youre fine.

nomadjedi [OP] 1 points · Oct 2024

It does! About two days.

I notice that if I leave it on the stock wallpaper (i.e. the one with the dust that used to be animated), it lasts a lot longer than if I use a custom one, but I have no idea why this is the case.

Nike_486DX 1 points · Oct 2024

Doesnt make sense, did you have the battery replaced? 600+ cycles and 95% health is not possible unless you keep it between 50 and 60% charging it 10 times a day

nomadjedi [OP] 1 points · Oct 2024

I know right? It's still the original one, I was expecting the capacity to lean more towards 90-ish. Usually iOS is a bit optimistic with the readings, but this claim is backed up.

Lehvinn 1 points · Oct 2024

O_O

No_Cloud_3786 1 points · Oct 2024

Did you buy it used/refurbished? It has the sumptoms of someone having tinkered with the battery. My 11pro was bought used but with a new battery 2 years and 5 days ago and it is now at 85%.

Personally I would take it to Apple to have them check if everything is OK.

Fit-Atmosphere9227 1 points · Oct 2024

No

rescisco 1 points · Oct 2024

My original battery's been at 94% for over a year, so that's fine by me. I was considering a 15 Pro for AI, to avoid the camera control, but the 11 Pro does everything I need and want very well atm, and AI is only nascent. Ios 18.2 developer Beta shows off Visual Intelligence which looks cool, but until contextual Siri etc comes along, I'm staying put. Apple won't disclose if VI comes to 15 Pro or not; a 16 sales tactic I'd say.