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BrightCanon

macrumors 6502a
Jul 22, 2008
681
308
15 Plus
Capacity 98%
Cycle Count - 165

Purchased Oct 2023

Used 80% Charging Limit since purchasing
 

SusieS

macrumors 6502
Sep 23, 2018
301
547
I have a base 15, bought at launch, at 91% with 285 cycles. I only do wired charging.
 

A.R.E.A.M.

macrumors 6502
Nov 12, 2015
447
288
Los Angeles, California
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launch day 15 pm 1tb. always use the magnetic charging puck. charge to 80% since its birth.
 

iFone88

macrumors 68030
Oct 5, 2018
2,530
2,805
15 Pro
Capacity 95%
Cycles - 292

Release day phone.

Always charged with a 5W charger and cable. Every night to 80% for first six months or so, to 100% for past six month or so
 

Yuuuki

macrumors 6502
May 28, 2023
270
204
Germany
15 Plus
99% Health
238 cycles

Have it since lunch.

I always charge my phone on a MagSafe stand at night - NEVER with a cable. I truly believe that this leads to having the best health. I also noticed this with my previous iPhone.
 

Isaacd93

macrumors regular
Sep 13, 2019
118
99
Thats horrible, you're frying the life out of your battery lol.
But my battery health is 89 percent which is good after nearly 700 cycles and my phone feels like it lasts at least half a day with heavy usage , I upgrade every year so I’ll have the 16 next week
 
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Jay3197

macrumors member
Sep 16, 2015
81
44
15PM launch
93%
211 cycles

Charge using the slow 5W Apple charger. Charges to 100% every single night.
 

Andromeda_Andy

macrumors newbie
Sep 15, 2020
15
39
I guess I’m doing better than most!

Launch 15PM
250 cycles
100%

Optimised charging using Belkin MagSafe charger every night. I also charge in the day when listening to my music as a stand. I very rarely go below 20% battery ever on a regular day (only once in a while).

I did cap it to 80% capacity for about a month but I didn’t like getting to 40% on a daily vs 60% (I know psychological lol).
When iOS18 is out I’ll prob limit it to 90% though so it doesn’t keep hitting 100% in the day.

I would say the battery life has improved over time (I’m assuming software optimisation?). The first couple of months I noticed it drain the same as my 13 pro but it lasts much longer these days.

I was wondering whether to swap it on apple care for a new battery but I guess I don’t need to. Maybe next year lol.
 

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leerichards1

macrumors regular
Mar 9, 2012
240
109
Good news for my friend who'll buy this (15 Pro Max) phone following my 16 Pro Max purchase just now!

My phone was only ever charged with cable and a 61W Apple power adapter.
 

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DDustiNN

macrumors 68030
Jan 27, 2011
2,569
1,508
15 Pro

Belkin MagSafe every night (unless I forget), and wired for CarPlay whenever I’m driving.

Optimized charging on. But sometimes I will disable it if I want to cap it off to 100% before leaving for an all-day event or concert if I’m not driving.

So however that adds up 🤷🏻‍♂️

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