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flyinmac

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Sep 2, 2006
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Hi all. Just a little info for comparison.

Had a brand new battery installed in my iPhone 5 yesterday by Apple.

Charged it up once and then used it until it died. And definitely good battery life now.

I'm still running iOS 8.4.1 and this is an iPhone 5 (not c or s). Purchased in September 2013.

Phone lasted another 8 minutes using Facebook after the screenshot I've attached. It stayed on 1% for quite a while before turning off.

Got it plugged in now to recharge to 100% again before unplugging.

When I had the battery replaced I was going from 100% down to 80% in ten minutes of use. And the battery was swelling causing the screen to push away from the phone. The recall and etc. apparently didn't include my phone. So I had to pay for the replacement.

But it's all good now, and the phone is out back together right. They said they'd never seen a battery that failed the test as badly as mine did.

Screenshot below of first use cycle on new battery.
 

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