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iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 15 owners, what is your cycle count and battery health?
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My 15 Pro Max battery dropped by another 1%. It is now at 86% battery health with 308 cycles.
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Charge between 20-80%, occasionally 15-90% AND every 2nd month "Recalibrating"
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Apple says 1000 cycles from 100➡️80% starting with iPhone 15 (Pro/Pro Max only?🤔).
This would mean: per 250 cycles = -5% (with linear calculation)
Charge between 20-80%, occasionally 15-90% AND every 2nd month "Recalibrating"
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Apple says 1000 cycles from 100➡️80% starting with iPhone 15 (Pro/Pro Max only?🤔).
This would mean: per 250 cycles = -5% (with linear calculation)
The good thing about the 15’s is the cycle count to 1000 and higher if your lucky for the battery to get to 80% ( this is arguably the greatest thing alongside USB-C and Smart HDR 5 amongst others that make even the non pro iPhone 15 more better than the 14 Pro)
So to the OP don’t be concerned 😊
Anyway I don’t have a 15 but I have the 16e and even the 16e gets the latest generation battery technology ( and that and the fact that A16 Bionic didn’t mix well with the battery’s in the 14 Pro’s compared to the 1000 cycle count) makes the 16e better than the 14 Pro when it comes to the health of your phone
Anyways I used 2 cycle counts on that iPhone but A16 Bionic can handle 1000 cycle counts on the 15 better than 500 cycle counts on the 14 Pro( and much less risk of the battery swelling compared to so many 14 Pro’s ( and I witnessed one too)
So to the OP don’t be concerned 😊
Anyway I don’t have a 15 but I have the 16e and even the 16e gets the latest generation battery technology ( and that and the fact that A16 Bionic didn’t mix well with the battery’s in the 14 Pro’s compared to the 1000 cycle count) makes the 16e better than the 14 Pro when it comes to the health of your phone
Anyways I used 2 cycle counts on that iPhone but A16 Bionic can handle 1000 cycle counts on the 15 better than 500 cycle counts on the 14 Pro( and much less risk of the battery swelling compared to so many 14 Pro’s ( and I witnessed one too)
I saw an IPhone X with 1200+ Cycles and was at 83% Battery and no warning or slowdown. If Apple really went back to a chinese junk battery (500 Cycles) with the much never IPhone 14 Pro?
Also the beta releases seem to coincide with the battery health drops.
always capped at 80% with the rare top up to 100 when I'm going to be away from a power source
this is probably because each beta install/update re-calibrates the battery health
Since the % from 90 down to 81% drop slower you maybe reach 1K Cycles an be still over 80%
My launch 15 Pro is the first phone that nose dived in battery health that i’ve owned. I have a feeling its just a random weak battery.
I’m currently at 87% and 279 cycles.
My wife has the same phone on launch, same charging settings and she’s at 95%.
My 11 Pro i had for almost 4 years had 94% when i traded it in with the same type of slow charging at night between wired and wireless, without a charging limit.
I’m currently at 87% and 279 cycles.
My wife has the same phone on launch, same charging settings and she’s at 95%.
My 11 Pro i had for almost 4 years had 94% when i traded it in with the same type of slow charging at night between wired and wireless, without a charging limit.
iOS 18.4 public Beta is "crashing" my Battery Health from 99% to 97%, with each beta version it drops 1%
I only use the beta to finally be able to use Apple Intelligence in Germany
I only use the beta to finally be able to use Apple Intelligence in Germany
With another 1% drop on my 15 Pro Max, battery health is now currently at 85% with 325 cycles.
My 15 Pro Max purchased on the launch is at 414 cycles and 91% battery health. I have used the 80% limit for most of the time...
Update as of today. Pretty impressive that it's dropped 4% in just over a month!
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My 15 pro (purchased near release) dropped rapidly to 91% and has remained there since. Approaching 600 cycles.
I use a mixture of 15w, 20w, and MacBook charger. I have had charging set to 95% for the past year.
I use a mixture of 15w, 20w, and MacBook charger. I have had charging set to 95% for the past year.
Now one year since purchase. 97% max capacity, 244 charging cycles.
For the first 5 months I charged with typical USB-C Power Delivery chargers to a 80% charge limit, but after realizing that almost all of my charging was overnight while I slept, and while I showered after workouts, I switched to 12 watt USB-A to USB-C charging to an 85% charge limit, hoping that will extend battery health - I intend to keep the phone for 2.5 years, so another 18 months.
My guess is that battery health has more to do with total charge cycles than how you charge, but I'll still keep on this way while I own the phone.