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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 sometimes only charges to 92% with wireless charging and i have no limits. Mostly when it starts around 20% or so. Im currently at 86% bh
The battery cycle deteriorates easily in the iPhone. But if you save your battery and charge it when it's 20%, then the battery runs for a good period.
15 Pro owned since September 2023: Capacity 91% and Cycle Count 482
Regularly kept the battery charging limited to 80% or 85%. Also rarely depleted battery to zero. So I was kind of hoping for battery health to stay high a bit longer than this. If/when health drops to around 85%, I will take it in for a battery replacement.
Regularly kept the battery charging limited to 80% or 85%. Also rarely depleted battery to zero. So I was kind of hoping for battery health to stay high a bit longer than this. If/when health drops to around 85%, I will take it in for a battery replacement.
Just hit 400 cycles on my 15 Pro Max, at 95% health…
15 Pro Max, got second hand within the past month, first use November 2023, 86% 367 cycles.
using charging limit 80% and only slow 7,5w overnight charging lead to no obvious battery health improvements. I get around 5 hours of SOT, not great at all.
I think the whole 15 series is not that good in case of battery health preservation…
I have 285 cycles with 92% on my 15 PM
My iPhone Xʀ has practically lived in the upper 80-100% range throughout the 5.5 years I used it as a main iPhone, and I have 360 cycles with 89% health.
A better ratio, with over three times as much time, with the most inefficient percentage pattern for battery health, and I never limited it. I’ve also had far better than that before, with my 6s on iOS 9 giving me 400-something cycles with 92%.
I think it’s just dumb luck. Which is why I don’t limit my charge level with my 16 Plus, even though I keep devices for a long time.
15 Pro in use since July 2024. I use an 85% limit and usually end the day around 30%, possibly with an extra top off to 50% if I’m gonna be out longer than normal. It stays in standby all night connected to a 5w charger. During the day I use a 20w or MagSafe for top offs. Coconut battery shows a slightly higher cycle count and 101% health. But here’s the iOS report.
I'm curious - are the built-in functions enough to optimize charging? I have an iPhone 15 Pro, and some time ago I was given device against overcharging at work (this one). Trying to use it constantly - but will it really protect the battery? The phone is only two months old - it's hard to say from my side, maybe someone has experience?
Most definitely. The 14 and 15 series had the worst batteries in any iPhone I’ve ever owned.
I’ve gotten used to charging twice a day now. I’m a heavy user and haven’t changed my usage since the 15 series launched. At this point, I’m trying to see how far I can push this battery and if I can get it to under 80% by September.
I'm not a generally heavy user, especially given I bought a pro, but I have days where I'll charge 3/4 times.
Anyways, go for it. I did that with the SE3 that was replaced by my 15Pro. I didn't make it under 80 in time, but it has 500 cycles now. I played first person shooter mobile games at max graphics connected to AirPods while on a FaceTime call and charging for several hours at a time. It was fun but dang did it get hot.
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That’s the fun part. Taxing the battery and yes the 15PM can get pretty hot in the process lol.
In August before Care+ is gone i will change the battery for free.
