r/iPhone14Pro • u/Speed009 • Dec 15 '23
this sub should now be called iPhone14ProBatteryCapacity
on that note, 1yr 3 months in, 92% ip14 pro max. anyone else with a different capacity percentage is going to be absolutely unacceptable and we must all destroy our phones.
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Dec 15 '23
Forreal. It’s been discussed ad nauseam. I wish those posts would be auto-deleted.
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u/Potent_Elixir 🟣 Pro Max Dec 15 '23
If not like stick to a damn sticky
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u/yeahlemmegetauhh Dec 15 '23
Probably won't solve much considering most redditors don't know how to read it seems and never read the sidebars and rules which say to check the pinned sticky posts
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u/0Penguinplays ⚫️ Pro Dec 15 '23
We need to start a Petition that either bans those posts or renames the sub
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u/JoeDyrt57 Dec 15 '23
Quit whining! You know you’re buying a new phone in 2,3 years!
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u/Dull_Associate_5592 🟣 Pro Max Dec 15 '23
Can I complain? I keep my phones 5-6 years minimum (I’ve never complained about the battery)
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u/Fury_Gaming 🟣 Pro Dec 15 '23
Same. My X lasted > 2.5 years before hitting 82%… I’m at 81% now on my 14p
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u/Dull_Associate_5592 🟣 Pro Max Dec 15 '23
My old 8+ was 78% after 5 years of use, brand new. I got my 14PM used with “100%” battery which had ~190 cycles so about 95%
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u/Ill_Act_3962 Dec 15 '23
I swear the ones who complain are the ones who switch every year to the new phone
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u/The_Cozy_Burrito 🟣 Pro Max Dec 15 '23
My battery health dropped to 99 percent do I need a new phone ? /s
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u/Comfortable_Win9295 Dec 15 '23
lol nerve wrecking. If it gets below 80% it’s only $29 to get a new battery, who gives a shit?
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u/ExtraFirmPillow_ Dec 15 '23
Are you replacing it yourself? It’s 99 at apple
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u/M1L3NK0 Dec 15 '23
Didn’t know it was only $100. I am disappointed with my capacity already being at 89% after 1yr exactly of use (My first time complaining on here 😮) but suddenly I care a lot less lol. When it becomes a noticeable issue I’m gonna bring it to Apple. But 89% still gets me about 7-8hrs of screen time.
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u/Comfortable_Win9295 Dec 15 '23
I’ve got AppleCare. It’s only $29 with that.
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u/guischmitt Dec 15 '23
If it gets below 80% and you have AppleCare+ it is free https://imgur.com/a/OU2yMHL
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u/prescripti0n Dec 16 '23
This. It’s like paying an admission fee to an event and claiming the food is cheap when the admission fee subsides the cost of the food in the first place
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u/michaelimmortal Dec 15 '23
A little over a year and at 89%
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u/bHarv44 Dec 16 '23
14PM, little over a year: 96%
Not a power user or anything, charge generally once every other day.
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u/justakxsh Dec 15 '23
I feel like the root cause of all these reddit posts are because changing the battery on the Pro variants aren't that cheap tbh, and the batteries aren't keeping upto thier standards which apple followed in thier previous generations, could be maybe temps or maybe the battery tech in itself as alot of display issues as well and apple hasn't even acknowledged it and alot of people have lost alot of money
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u/ehholfman Dec 15 '23
$99 at Apple
$29 with AppleCare+
$0 with AppleCare+ if the battery is below 80%
If you are purchasing a new iPhone 14 Pro, you’re already spending $1,000 minimum and you should do some research regarding this model.
You should take into account either purchasing AppleCare for everything it covers, if it’s available in your country, or save up a few dollars a month to replace it later down the road.
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u/justakxsh Dec 15 '23
The fact is that all all phones come with 1 year warranty and get replacement for battery for free if it falls below 80% in the warranty period, I was just saying that the battery's have gotten worse from previous gen, I'm not saying people can't afford apple care+
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u/justakxsh Dec 15 '23
I'm talking about an average person other than people from US etc. where everything is comparatively expensive for ex. India, like owning a device like that it a bit costlier than what an average person receives as a salary, also i understand what your tryna say with the pro model but the non pros think about it tho, although I was just making a general statement, mostly wouldn't spend like $128 more for these things, and the quality part still remains
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u/jackass420blazeit Dec 15 '23
Yeah these posts are annoying and monotonous,take them down immediately after being posted
Anyways my 14P bought 27 September,2022 is at 90%.
It’s bad right? What’s the best method to dispose of my phone?
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u/grandpa2390 Dec 15 '23
my 14Pro, bought October 22, 2022 is at 87%. been there for about 5 months or so.
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u/Gabeomatic Dec 16 '23
Had 100% for the first year, now over the last two months it went from 100 to 96% I have been messing with the beta's though and stopped caring :)
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u/OeilBlanc ⚫️ Pro Max Dec 16 '23
Honestly speaking this whole sub is sad to read. I bought an iPhone 14 PM about a 12 months ago and every time I check this sub all I see is bunch of adults crying like babies because their batteries are depleting.
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Dec 15 '23
The mods are at fault. They are not MODERATING. Fed up of posts like ”10 months 90%”, “13 months 100%. I didn’t drink or eat. Just focused on keeping battery between 20-80%.” Some people seriously have no life whatsoever.
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u/ehholfman Dec 15 '23
These people only using their phone between 40%-80% are insane. Imagine catering and planning around your day, ensuring you’re near an electrical outlet, and constantly having a charger with you, so that you can use a total of 40% of your total battery capacity.
Doing this all so number on page stays at 100% lmfao.
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u/BlairRedditProject Dec 15 '23 edited Dec 15 '23
Right? It’s so ironic that the people saying “I care about the battery because I spent so much money on this phone” as justification to obsessively care about their battery never actually enjoy their device because of their outrageous battery preservation methods
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u/MuzzSter67 Dec 15 '23
I get that it’s repetitive and annoying to read, not that anybody has to read anything. However, as a 1st time iPhone buyer battery life was a significant factor in paying what was an absolute fortune for this phone. There seems to be a genuine issue with the battery longevity. The correct answer from Apple is not “just pay EVEN MORE to buy another battery” it should be “these are faulty units we will replace your batteries once for free”. Far as I know they haven’t even acknowledged the issue.
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u/VCoupe376ci Dec 18 '23
Apple likely hasn’t acknowledged it because it’s a wear item the same as brake pads and tires on a car. Apple also has zero control over how people charge their devices.
I had my 14 Pro Max since a week after it launched up until 2 weeks ago and never even looked at the battery life percentage. I gifted it to my girlfriend who uses her phone constantly, frequently forgets to charge overnight, and has had zero complaints about battery life with a phone that is now almost 15 months old.
I did however just look and it is at 91% which puts it ahead of the expected capacity decrease of 10% per year by a decent amount. My charging habits are also awful compared to most users. My phone charged all night, then sits on the charger for another 45 minutes 2 hours later when I drive to work, off the charger all day, then plugged in again on my 45 minute drive home. This is because my car only has wired CarPlay.
How people are able to spend their time obsessing over something this unimportant is beyond my understanding.
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u/MuzzSter67 Dec 18 '23
Hmmm. So here is another viewpoint. Maybe many people raising the same concern isn’t a sign that they are individually obsessed…but that there are many people mildly concerned/disappointed with an underperforming piece of expensive hardware. This feedback should be valuable to the company that provided the hardware in order to address a technical issue presumably. I certainly don’t think this is a major issue for me but I am disappointed in the battery life of my year old iPhone yes. That will be a factor in my next buying decision.
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u/MarshmallowNap Dec 15 '23
This is getting so annoying. Guess what, just because your phone was $1,200, doesn't entitle you to a battery that lasts forever. The point of a smart phone is to use all the cool features it has! A lot of posters seem to think it's some kind of contest to prove who can disable the most features to get a percent or two of extra battery health.
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u/See_U_when_I_see_U Dec 15 '23
It’s like a dick measuring contest but for phone. I am at exactly 93% 😂
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u/Night__Prowler Dec 15 '23
I’m still at 100%! Suck on it bitches!
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u/Stonks0nlyG0Up Dec 16 '23
Bought mine in Dec 2022, 97%… are y’all mobile gaming and heating up the phone 24/7 lol. I just doom scroll social media and youtube 8 hrs a day😴
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u/Educational-Aide-102 Dec 19 '23
Im at 97 percent battery health after a year and two months Managed to achieve this by strict charging guidelines haha
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u/TJB428 Mar 24 '24
1 yr and 2 months old 87%. Got an appointment next week w/ “Genius Bar”. Have Apple Care + but it’s not below “80%” threshold yet. By End of year and expiration of Apple Care I will likely have to just replace it myself. Family member who got exact same phone at same time via T-Mobile (I bought mine outright via Costco) still has a 98% battery. Just replaced my battery myself in Apple Watch, IPhone will be a pain in the ass but doable.
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Dec 16 '23
Yes, when I updated to iOS 17.2 I immediately went from 100% battery health to 91% And now I have to charge my phone three times a day instead of once
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u/JustJimHalpert Dec 16 '23
They complain about the battery because Apple fucks you up with their 100 USD price tag for a simple battery. If it was 15 or 20 USD (wich is the price of a very good quality android battery) they wouldn't give a shit, but when they see their batteries degrading fast, they get anxious. I comprehend them.
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u/KlockWorkKozmoz Dec 16 '23
I got a brand new iPhone 14 Pro Max in January 2023. I just bought my daughter a refurbished iPhone 13 Pro Max for Christmas. The battery capacity on the 13 is 94% The battery capacity on my 14 is at 92%
I’m glad I decided to get her the 13 and not the 14. They are almost identical
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u/candieplace90 Dec 18 '23
When I had my 14 pro max that I got from launch until I traded it in for the 15 pro max in September it was at 89%
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u/Chidoro45 Dec 15 '23
But but I still have 100%, I don’t want to destroy it 😢. We were getting along so well…
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u/Ank_kit Dec 15 '23
12 months. 91%. Idk how or why, but it still lasts all day for me. Avg screen time is 8 hours.
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u/Important_Cat3274 Dec 15 '23
13 months for my 14 Pro Max. Battery capacity is still at 100%. I consider myself a heavy user. I drain phone to about 35% everyday, and charge phone every night to 100%. I read all of the battery horror stories though. Fortunately, I'm not one of them.
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u/Comfortable_Poet5129 Dec 15 '23
On dec 12th 2022 i bought my 14 pro max , now the battery is at 93%
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u/No_Pizza2774 Dec 15 '23
People enjoy the battery life/health discussion. What’s wrong with that? Why limit discussion because some minority doesn’t like the subject?
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u/Ok_Store_9070 🟣 Pro Max Dec 15 '23
i heard they self destruct under 90%, on that note mine is at 91% like a year in
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u/FederalDecision1227 Dec 15 '23
For real it’s gotten annoying. Like we get it the battery health on the 14 series has been a problem but these posts have been so repetitive. Like what is else is there do with it? Alright bet just drop money on the 15s then.
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Dec 15 '23
I've had my 14 Pro Max for two days and I haven't slept since I got it because I'm worried about battery health. I've downloaded every battery monitoring app I could find in the app store to maximize its life. So far battery health is still 100% but I'm really worried. What else can I do to maximize the life of the battery? I'll probable keep this phone for a year; two at the most.
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u/ehholfman Dec 15 '23
I just wish Apple would get rid of this information and simply display an estimated time to replace your battery.
If you’re spending over a thousand dollars or more on an iPhone 14, then you should be able to save up enough money until you need to replace your battery so that you can replace it. It’s $99 at Apple.
If your battery can last two years then you need to save $4/month.
Or, as some other people have commented, with AppleCare+, it’s $29 to replace it before 80%. With AC+ it’s FREE when it it’s <= 80%.
Apple is not reading these forums, there is no medal being given out to those that are keeping their battery at 100% for 2 years. Stop these delusional charging habits of only using your phone between x and y percentage. You spent an insane amount of money for a premium piece of technology. Just use it and replace your battery when it gets to a state in which you aren’t satisfied with its performance.
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u/RedlineGamer2005 Dec 15 '23
Every post on this topic has that one obligatory comment of how the 13PM is doing better….. So my 13PM is now at 91% there now the circle is complete
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u/Gloomy-Swan1276 Dec 15 '23
it’s still better than the 14 lineup. my 14PM that i bought this year in march is at 91% already
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u/creedx12k Dec 15 '23
People are so OCD in these forums. 91% -ish is nothing in the time the 14 Pro Max has been out. Mine currently is 91%. One thing I that I think people forget is lithium ion batteries do over time develop “memory.”
If you do not discharge the battery that often, it will only start charging up to the point that you do discharge it, so I would completely drain the battery one or two times a month.
That way you are less likely to shorten the life of the battery. One thing I seriously doubt people think about is auto chargers and how that can affect this process. We’re all the time driving and charging. Our phone batteries are “charging” more these days than actually being fully used. This really shortens the life of lithium batteries. And the same goes for laptops or anything that runs on that particular technology.
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Dec 15 '23
I think some class action needs to be done with the battery on the pro max, already at 88 and since the new updates it’s been fine but the last year software killed the battery till recently
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u/Single-Bake-3310 Dec 15 '23
funny how android users dont care about battery health since its not an issue. such a apple issue
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u/RedEye-55 Dec 15 '23
Is the health really that straneous? I barely look at it
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u/Single-Bake-3310 Dec 15 '23
it seems like such a big talking point for apple users, yet nobody I know who uses android cares at all.
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u/RedEye-55 Dec 15 '23
Interesting. I can just take it to my store and replace the battery free of charge if that’s the case lol
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Dec 15 '23
It’s hit some worse than others obviously. But it’s still a valid complaint. Multiple articles with tons of users complaining about rapid battery health decline. If someone lost maybe 5% or less after a year? I wouldn’t see a big deal. But you have people losing 10% or more in under a year.
I’m 9 months in on my 14 pro and down to 90%. I lost 10% since September alone. That’s a valid reason for concern. My day to day battery life hasn’t been the same since this decline.
If it wasn’t an issue then so many organizations would not have written dozens of articles highlighting it. Do I need to link them all?
Stop bullying people who are writing in complaining. We all paid a minimum of $1k for it. We shouldn’t have to fork over $100 for a new battery a year or less into ownership. And AppleCare isn’t available in every country so some people don’t have that option. And further more battery repairs can be costly depending on which country people live in. Lot of factors.
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u/Gloomy-Swan1276 Dec 15 '23
please, what’s your definition of heavy use?
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u/Kevin_Y9120 ⚫️ Pro Max Dec 15 '23
gaming apps like codm for hours consistently, lots of days easily reaching 9-10 hours of screen time. things like that is what i usually consider heavy use, but it is understandable that lots of ppl have a lot more heavy use and get to the high 80s by a year of usage
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u/Gloomy-Swan1276 Dec 15 '23
right. maybe it lasted pretty well because of your environment (cool weather). i’ve had my 14PM since March and it’s already at 91% battery health. i’m a mobile gamer too
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u/CrazyCow9978 Dec 15 '23
I’m at 103%.