iPhone Battery Health Complaints Got Us Drained 

My phone usage habits have not changed in the last 5 years. In 2018 I purchased a XS Max. After two years of hard usage and multiple vacations my battery percentage was at 90 percent. I passed this phone down to my mom and the battery is still at 84 percent after 5 years. iPhone 12 Pro Max was purchased in 2020. After heavy usage and multiple vacations in 2021, the phone was at 98 percent after 1 year. My dad is using the phone now and it’s still at 89 percent after 3 years. In 2021 I purchased a 13 Pro Max and after 1 year I was at 96 percent. My sister is currently using this phone at it’s still at 90 percent after 2 years. My 14 Pro Max was purchased in November of 2022. It has been 10 months and my phone is at 92 percent. From the first day of getting this phone I noticed a huge battery hit and first time ever I had to top off a charge my phone during the day. There is something wrong here.

One serious downside to this is it also hurts the resell value by quite a bit

Love the way you present this video!!

I got my iPhone 14 Pro Max on release day last year and my battery health is at 100%. I charge it up mostly using the Belkin 3-in-1 MagSafe charger when I wake up in the morning. My battery is usually around 70% in the morning. I’m not a heavy user. I work at home so I’m mostly always connected to Wi-Fi.

iPhone 14 pro max, got it on launch day. I am a HEAVY HEAVY user, the only time my phone gets rest is when I’m at work. That being said, I’m at 89% battery health. This is actually much better than my previous 12 pro max which was at a SHOCKING 81% battery health after a year and 2 months

I bought my iPhone 14 pro on November 2022, the battery health now is at 88%

iPhone 13 Pro Max 94% life capacity here, I’ve had it for 18 months. Bought it brand new. Before this, i had an 11 Pro Max for over two years with a life capacity of 97% when i traded it in for my 13. im definitely not upgrading unless there’s some incredibly helpful hardware change in the new models

I definitely experience this on my iPhone 12. My mom also is experiencing this on her 1 year old iPhone SE

Still using my iPhone X, and it’s at 77% battery capacity. I know how to manage the batter well enough that I don’t need to use a batter pack on my travels. It’s got another two years of life in my opinion. But I will be getting the iPhone 15, whichever version has the best camera, screen, and battery capacity. I was hoping for a foldable iPhone this year but I don’t think Apple will do that until 2025.

Wow, it’s like you made this video for me….I have a iPhone 12 Pro and also have 85% left, it was at 90% for almost 2 years. At this point I’m planning on purchasing a iPhone 15 Pro Max in Sept, however there is nothing wrong with this phone especially if I replace the battery at some point

i currently own a 13 PRO MAX pretty much since it came out since then to this day I've been on face time for most of the day Mon - Thrus and a few hours on the weekends. my battery level is at 85 % so its been doing good, considering all the time ive spent on calls... video calls.

Bought 14 PM in January and battery health is at 97% and I am a heavy heavy user, truck driver with no ac so my phone is hot pretty much all day, screen on all the time navigation on brightness all the way up with Bluetooth connected and I charge the minute I get in truck with 10%-20% charge honesty I’m surprised it isn’t worse.

iPhone 11 Pro Max i got when it came out. Got my battery replaced once already, late last year. Its now at 86% already. Definitely wanting to wait till next year to upgrade. Backlight sometimes dont work. Not sure if its software or hardware issue. Really wanna hang on to this till it drops 😝

My 14 Pro is at roughly 6 months old and 100% battery health thankfully. I believe my phone insurance through my carrier covers battery replacement as well, so I think I'm good there!

I have a 12 Pro. It’s an excellent phone and does everything I want it to. It’s 3 years old and I found that I was forever needing to carry additional battery packs and I was needing to charge it all the time. I’ve just had apple change the battery as it was on 83%. I did think about getting a new phone but I really don’t want to pay over £1000 for a new phone. Thanks

I have a 12 pro max, and it’s at 85%, just like Bridget. Seems about right. I am ok with this. Not sure I’ll be upgrading this year. I have to ask, why?

My iPhone 13 Pro, that I got on launch day and use for about 11 hours daily; is at 86% maximum capacity.

Got my iPhone 14 Pro the day they were released. I have 94% capacity. I use it and charge it a lot and rarely get it below 50% because I have charger in car and each night at home. Since I"m in the Apple Upgrade program, I don't really concern myself with my battery that much, but I do with my Apple Watch, and all my family's phones.

Got an iPhone 11 Pro Max @ 81% capacity. Charge every night and am really torn as to whether to get battery replaced or get the nest iPhone. Hoping battery level hits the threshold for free replacement by then. Otherwise AppleCare plus is not worth it

My 14 pro max delivered on launch day nearly 1 year ago, highly used for work and pleasure and still at 100% battery health. Just use it and charge it, let the software do the work on charging cycles and don't worry about it.

I have an iPhone 12 Pro. Which I purchased when it was first released 3 years ago. My battery health is at 86% and it has been at that level for at least a year. I only charge my phone with the cable. I don’t use MagSafe charging. Most of my usage has been using Wi-Fi. I am definitely going to upgrade this year to the 15 Pro model.

very good video and I think many people will be thinking about this.

I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max I bought in late August of 2020 and it's at 90% Battery Health now. Then again, I'm a light user (hardly play any games on it and charge it fully once every 4-5 days).

My iPhone 14 Pro after almost 1 year is still at 100% battery health. BUT the battery life has always sucked! I will be getting the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year, but after a couple of months so I can see the reviews first this time. 🤔

Fantastic presentation

Wow! I always believed the upgrades were setting up the battery to drop forcing you to purchase another. Like the auto parts in the USA

iPhone 14 Pro user, got my phone around the time it launched. I’m currently at 95% capacity over the last year. I’m hoping I can still hold on to my current phone for at least another year

My 12pro battery health seemed to barely move until I used apple iPad 20w fast charger. After that I stopped worrying about health and started using 3rd party mfi cables and adapters. Got my phone December 2020 and at 83%. I’m just going to go back to the larger phones.

29th of November 2019, dropped to 96% within the first 5 months and I have a recorded case on it. They said that the usage of the owner also is a factor in the equation calculating the % of battery health. Finally, it is now at 74% with a significant stutter once reaching below 10%. Unfortunately I would have to pay twice the price Apple asks just because the place I live in has a lot of tariffs and custom duties on spare parts for electronics especially where an iPhone is a niche product here.

Mine is at 87% on iPhone 12 Pro. Is that good or bad? I’m planning to go with 15 pro ultra/max just because I want more power/speed/camera/usb c among other features

Got my iPhone 13 Pro Max on release day. I only charge it to 80% and never leave it plugged in over night. It has a battery health score of 98%. I use Siri Shortcuts and have it alert me with a sound and a flash when recharging hits 80% charge then I unplug. I suspect this battery will last a good long time using this method. Lithium batteries don’t like to be sitting at 100% charge all the time.

I have a 12 pro max and my battery capacity is at 80 percent. i want to upgrade to the 15 pro max. but i want to see what it’s going to look like and see if it’s any different from my phone. or i will just upgrade the battery. and keep this for another year or so

I’ve had my 12 pro since launch date. Battery is at 85% was going to buy a 14 promax last year, but was worried about things that I heard waiting to hear about the 15 promax before I decide to grade.

Great video, I have an iPhone 12, after almost 9 months of use, my battery health is now in 98%, after two months, my batter was in 100% is it well ?

I have iPhone 13 Pro Max for 2 years went from 100% down to 95% when I check it today I'm very impressed with my battery. all I did was put my brightness down and Battery Health - Optimized Battery Charging & Clean Energy Charging turn on.

I have a 14 Pro Max, I’m a HEAVY iPhone user (we’re talking 14 hours a day here 😅) and strangely my battery health is at 100% even though I’ve had it since November. I have Low Battery Mode on 24/7, maybe that’s why?

I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max, and my battery health is at 88%. While I thought it would be higher, I’m not surprised. I still get a lot of time with it. Comparing it to my Galaxy S23 Ultra, I still get more screen time on my iPhone than my S23. Even then, both phones are still great.

I have a iPhone 12 Pro Max that I got in January of 2021. It’s been in heavy use for nearly 3 years. It’s at 84% health. Charge wise is still able to get through a day with no issues and the phone functions just fine. I don’t need the latest and greatest so I’m going to just push it until it dies 😂.

I have a refurbished iphone 8 with 100% battery health, it seemed too good but the screen and camera don't seem to be original or recognised by apple, it still works just fine but an app that I downloaded on my PC showed that screen and battery are 3rd party, wish they changed the rear camera since it gets the shakes from time to time, might upgrade to the second see if I had the money to spend I doubt apple will release a newer se model like the iPhone 6 7 8

My iPhone 12 Pro Max is also at 85% battery health. I actually have mine plugged in a lot because I'm in the car several hours at a time most days running CarPlay. But I've honestly been wishing it would drop down to 80% so I could replace it. Even though I'm usually someone who upgrades every year or two, I haven't wanted to switch to an e-SIM only phone.

Me to with the iPhone 13 Pro Max also lost a lot of draining

You make so relevant videos sweetheart. Exactly my situation. 88% percent batt Health in 9 months

Mine was 90% two days ago and now it’s down to 89%! I have a 14 Pro that’s not even a year old yet! I wasn’t wanting to upgrade this year, but it’s looking like I will now!

Hopefully at some point some new battery tech will come along and make all these worries obsolete. Until then just replace your battery every now and then. Also, when and if the EU regulations for easily replaceable batteries go into effect, hopefully all the OEMs will opt to make all their phones like that regardless of where they're sold.

My 14 pro max is at 88% battery health, I bought it at launch and had it since it was available to the public in September 2022

I took care of the iPhone 13 Pro Max battery very well. Almost never charged over 80% expect for “calibration “, which didn’t work. The capacity slowly go from 98 to 92, and stayed there for a long time. Then suddenly it went from 92 to (you guess what) 88% in less than a month. Then stayed there till now. It’s either bad programming or based on other factors totally other than the actual capacity.

My iphone 11 pro is still at 90% battery health after 4 years ,i never charge it overnight ,i charge it to 100% once a month, I usually charge it to 85 to 90% and only use the included 20w charger,plus i never let the battery fully discharge...and i always charge with power off.

My iPhone 14 is 2,5 months old and dropped to 98% already. My father's iPhone 14 Pro is almost a year old and still at 100%, but he uses his phone way more than I do, he play much Pokemon GO and at home or in the car it's always on the quick charger. I charge my phone only at night and just with the old original 5w charger. My old 11 I charged with the 20w charger and it started to drop from 100 after a year. Something seems wrong with maybe just a few but not all batteries in the 14 series?

I'm still holding on to my iPhone X R since Nov 2018 without ever changing the battery and it's now at 82%. I'm really impressed with this particular model. I think I can stick to it for at least 6-8 more month.

I have the iPhone 14 Pro Max, I’ve had it for almost a year now. I’m already down to 94% Battery Capacity, lower than previous iPhones I’ve had at this after a year.

Batteries are not created equal. My iPhone 13 Pro has a 3,095 mAh battery. That is a minimum. Some are exactly that, some have more but none have less. If you are lucky enough to get one with more it will take a lot longer for your battery health to drop below 100%. If your battery is larger than 3,095 mAh Apple still display that as 100% health as 107% would look messy and confuse people. My iPhone was at 100% for 8 months and then dropped the usually 1% a month from then on. I think this is the biggest differentiator, not usage (although that does effect it). I never hear anyone mention this.

I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max and my battery capacity is at 88%. The battery drop in the the new iPhone models is actually making me consider to buy the new Ultra. As it’s cheaper now then a new 15 plus will cost. Which means, likely a better phone for less..

I think it's the software. I have an iphone SE and ever since ios 16.6 I've noticed after an update, my battery will drain around 8% per hour and that'll last for 2 or 3 days and go back to normal. But recently I've noticed these periods happen when there's not an update. During those draining periods, if I put in in airplane mode overnight, it'll only drain 1% per 8 hours! But once I connect to wifi and cellular, the 8% drain continues only to return to normal after 2 or 3 days. The overall health dropped 2% since 16.6 over the span of about 3 months. So I'm not experiencing a dramatic health drop, but rather these annoying random draining periods.

14 Pro Max from launch - currently at 100% which is pleasantly surprising. Hopefully it does not magically drop.

Not sure how old my pixel 3 is but it has over 90% battery capacity still? I've measured it with AccuBattery since i got the phone.

I got a brand new 14PM on 7/15/23. It’s 10/12/23 today and my phone’s at 99%. Not a heavy user either. 14PM is terrible. Battery life is like my 13 mini’s, and I WFH and use WiFi. My wife’s 13PM lasts way longer and she’s literally glued to her phone all the time.

I just checked my battery for my iPhone 14 pro and it at 100% health but it does seem to go through the battery quickly each day. I just surf and listen to audio books most of the day. I bought mine November

Using my iPhone 14 pro since February till now. Still at 100% maximum capacity. It’s a matter of how you charge it, if you take care or not so much

iPhone 12 from new. Now at 92% health Charge to 100 everytime I charge, usually overnight. Last charged Wed 7am AEST. Currently at 24%.

Wow our 12 Pro's are the same percentage rate haha, i don't even charge my iphone everyday, i can get 2 days out of it mostly so i don't know why it's like this, my very old 2016 SE is around 82% and was always being charged, maybe twice a day

nope something is wrong with the launch 14 pro models like mine. I am also at 90% battery capacity. My previous 12 pro was at 96% at this point of time of 1 year of ownership. There has to be a bad batch of batteries out there for the 14pro models since you can see there are many people with 99 or 100% battery as well. We definitely need free replacements. FYI i dont use wireless charging. Mainly regular fast charging.

I’ve got a 13 pro max which is at 86% after 2 years… doesn’t seem that bad, or does it? I only use magsafe for charging…

Down to 86% in 10,5 months! Never been left outside in heat, sun, in a hot car or anything similar. Wireless charging on an old and slow (less heat than cable charging) 5W Belkin qi charger. But most charging via cable.

Idk how you could use the whole battery in a day I have a standard 14 and I just can’t also it’s not that deep people ask for so many features that the phone will use a lot of power which means more charge cycles and a warmer phone it also doesn’t help that so many people put their phone in a case instead of just holding it

Got a replacement iPhone 12 Pro MAX in November of 2022. Less than a year later, by July of 2023 I hit 86%.

I have an Iphone 14 pro max. My battery capacity is now 98%. Bouth 6 months ago. What i noticed was that i lost these 2 % capacity in a few days. But will see what happens. I'm not happy at all about the way that my battery is draining.

Wooooohoooooo.... mine is iPhone 12 from more 25 months ago and it's at 88% battery health. I've been working at home since 2020 lockdown, and it's on Wi-Fi most the time except when I travel but that's about 5% of the time. I charge it whenever I can, meaning, even if it's at 99%, if I am close to a charger, it's charging. I don't subject the phone to any extreme heat or cold temperature, it's almost always at room temperature except when I am driving and it's in the car giving me directions AND charging. My conclusion, charge your phone as often as you'd like and those power banks would just be "one more thing" you need not to carry with you all the time. ;)

Had my 11 since 2019 and it is now at 75% Battery Health. My work iPhone XR has 90%. Hopefully getting a 15 when it comes out.

My iPhone XS (from 2018) is at 83% battery health. A lot higher than I would have thought given it's almost 5 yrs old.

It's probably on the iOS upgrade. A good marketing strategy and you can't replace it on your own just a buy a new model.

My iPhone 13 Pro Max is at 84% after a little over a year and my phones performance is cut and I’m starting to restart my phone often and now that’s not starting to work so I’m struggling to be able to use this phone and forced to upgrade soon

I need to replace my iphone this year and I hope that the Iphone 15 will not have any battery issues. My iphone 8 still holding its battery health at 81%.

9 month with my iphone 13 mini and I am at 98%, note that the mini has a smaller battery and the phone need more frequent charges. i guess it’s doing pretty good

I bought my iPhone 13 Pro when released and it’s at 92% atm. Charging is 95% wireless. Not sure if the slower charging has something to do with it

I’ve got the 12 pro max… at 85% health… I usually charge it in the morning before I go to work as opposed to letting it charge over night… I head out to work with 100% charge and may use it to text, check for things online..watch videos on my lunch.. then the last 2-3 hours of my shift I’ll have Spotify on until I’m off.. by the time I get home my battery percentage would vary between 50%-70%, I try to close all apps and try to remember to turn off the Wi-Fi… don’t want my phone constantly scanning.. percentage has been higher on nights I don’t have Spotify playing in the background as I work..

Purchased my 14 Pro Max in February. Still at 100%. Loving it coming from a 12 Pro Max.

Great analysis and well presented! I have 91% capacity remaining on my 14 Pro Max. Definitely out more this year with travel AND I’m utilizing that 5G network harder than ever.

I’m at 77% capacity SE 2020 model battery size 1,624 mAh. I’ll probably just have the battery replaced unless Verizon has another great long-time-customer deal on a budget iPhone.

As a long term iPhone user, the key to handing down old phones with a good battery is to condition the battery off and on. Never let the phone run on battery 🪫 to below 20%… because that reaches a cycle. Also the network has nothing to do with it it’s all about range and signal strength. The battery will last as long as 5 years or more if you understand that your battery is like your heart it paces it’s useable range within 100% and 45% that means it’s best to keep it at its top capacity. What happens when your heart reaches into the red? Just be careful and try to be near a energy source the current phone tech we use is based in a model of transferring cost and reducing energy, otherwise our phones would last ten years and cost 10,000 dollars. Hope that helps.

My 11 Pro Max I bought on its release day, has 83% left. I’ve been charging it over night wirelessly since day 1.

I have a 3 year old iPhone 11 Pro Max (bought in July 2020) and it's battery health is at 87%. Should actually be slightly higher because my charging habits for the first few months were bad. Great video as usual Bridget. It must be mentioned also that iPhone 13 Pro Max phones seem to be holding their charge very well. It's the iPhone 14 SERIES that is showing UNUSUALLY FAST DEGRADATION.

I bought my iPhone 14pro max at launch about a year ago and I’m still at 100% health. My Apple Watch 6 from launch several years ago is at 82%.

Switched from iPhone 11 to Samsung s23 ultra. Battery has been amazing. Day and a half until a charge is needed.

Mine 14Pro is still strong at 💯 % . purchased at launch day.

I have a 13 Pro Max and I've had it since day one and my battery life is at 86%. My wife has a regular 13 and hers has dropped from 90% to 85% in the last 60 days which is very curious. She does go through more battery in her day and she does charge it overnight whereas I've stopped charging overnight and started charging during the day to only 80%. So either way, after about 2 years I think our battery life is pretty solid.

Launch day iPhone 14 Pro Max, currently has 248 cycles, at 101.3% health. I only charge from 40% and stop at 75% sometimes 80%. AOD is always on, though without background on. Never wirelessly charge only through lightening. Also never charged while using it for anything demanding. I could just be lucky with my battery. For context, my old iPhone XS Max, which I gave to my mother is charged to 100% daily, sometimes multiple times a day. Battery is down to 87% with 820 some cycles. Really good overall! The only thing I can think of is HEAT! That must be a real killer.

iPhone 11 Pro user here. Bought after launch and still 95% ! Im not doing something special. Charge when I need it and use like what ever I would like. Just recently I switch my overnight charger with old fashioned 5w. This battery thingy is really a mystery!

Got mine 13 pro max around November last year and it’s on 91%

I have an IPhone 11 which I got in August of 2022 and now in September 2023 it’s at 90%. I use my phone 8-12 hours a day and charge it and unplug it probably 5-7 times a day.

I always wondered if Apple added in the battery health indicator to create a sense of deterioration in the device to drive sales as it "feels" like it needs to be replaced.

I had my iPhone 13 since December 2021. As of right now, the battery health is at 83%. If the new iPhones switch to USB-C. I will definitely be upgrading. Especially because most of my devices in my home use this connector. It will definitely make my life a lot easier. And I am looking to hopefully get a pro max.

I held onto my iPhone 12 for six years. I had the battery replaced at a place called batteries plus bulbs for around $60. Seems like replacing the battery isn’t that expensive when you’re talking about a phone that cost so much.

My 13 Pro is down to 90% after less than a year of relatively light use. Very frustrating.

94% on iPhone 14 max pro.. suddenly can’t hold power at allll

I have been using an IPhone XS Max for the past few years. My phone is still at 82%. The battery life started bothering me after the IOS 17 update and because I am changing it for a 15 Pro Max, I just leave it plugged in night and day. The reason that I do that is that I do elder care at night and work during the day at another job and even if I top it off before going to eldercare, it will be in low power mode by morning nowadays, and starting the day in low power mode sucks and going to elder care in low power mode also sucks. When my 15 Pro Max comes in, I will be shutting off always on display and everything else that causes battery to die faster because THAT is the only stressful thing.

I have more a problem of my iPhone 14 Pro battery draining fast on standby. I lose around 20% overnight when my iPhone is just locked not in use. However the health is good at 96% bought in Oct 2022.

After 1 year, my iPhone dropped to 90% battery health. Which is bad. i think I always charge correctly, or i feel like i do. I had a smart plug and always perfectly timed it to turn off when it reached 100% I don't understand people that charge to 80% because ur losing out on 20% extra every day

Had my iPhone 14 Pro Max since launch day.. and at 99%, charge it every night and perhaps sometimes during the day, a friend of mine has a iPhone 14 Pro, purchased at launch and his is down to 90%..

13mini. Had 100% till April 2023 (since Sept 2022). Since then it is RAPIDLY falling ! It is down to 90%. I’m a a very very light user, no heavy apps, games, nor social media. Something is happening in past 3-4 months.

My 13 Pro Max, purchased in May 2022, is at 90%. I've no intentions of replacing it this year or next