iPad Pro 12.9” battery replacement

[kristalsoldier]

Simple math. My iPad Pro was at 87% getting up to 7 hrs. Now I got a new one. Gets like 8 hrs.

Not sure if you are replying to me, but if you are, then, I am particularly interested to understand why with a new battery the OP won’t get the presumably original use of 11 hours?

That’s because you upgrade the running iOS.

You’ll have reduced hours even with a brand new device if it isn’t runn8ng the first iOS that generation of device shipped with.

Is this the reason why? You have evidence of this?

 

[aakshey]

Not sure if you are replying to me, but if you are, then, I am particularly interested to understand why with a new battery the OP won’t get the presumably original use of 11 hours?



Is this the reason why? You have evidence of this?

Because of the second part of your post.

Get a fresh battery and try for yourself. I’ve done it. Multiple times. That’s enough proof for me.

If you check battery life at the time of release. 6s+ = 7+ = 8+

Get each of the above brand new today. There will be a noticeable difference.

 

[0906742]

Simple math. My iPad Pro was at 87% getting up to 7 hrs. Now I got a new one. Gets like 8 hrs.

How is battery health on the new one?

 

[aakshey]

2 of them. Both 100%. Both around 8 hrs.

 

[tsrail]

Tried to get my iPad Pro 12" (original version) battery replaced a few months ago at the apple store. Similar response: according to our 'metrics' your battery life is good, therefore we can't replace it. Full price for a new iPad Pro was the option. (or maybe slightly discounted for a refurb). I thought that was pretty bad option at the time. The battery life was less than half of what it used to be. And quickly jumped from 100% to 85, then 60 to 20, etc. Clearly a 2.5+ year old battery charged and used everyday is nearing end of useful life. I hope they have an option for folks like me soon. I'd gladly pay $100 bucks or so for a new battery. The machine still works great. Just need to have a supplemental battery/charger on me all the time, which can be a pain.

 

[Abazigal]

It was about 450 cycles and they said they’d only change it once it got below 80%. The iPad is about a couple of years old.

There doesn’t seem to be any mention of a policy whereby they would not change the battery unless it was below 80% I can find..

I am in a similar dilemma myself where my 2016 9.7” iPad Pro seems to be lasting way shorter and shorter these days.

Regardless, there is also no easy way for me to check the battery health of my iPad anyways. Even if I used third party apps, Apple could always just choose to disregard those and insist on their own diagnostic tools.