Question on iPhone Battery

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DeepBlueSky

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#299149 15-Aug-2022 16:01

Hi Team,

Was gifted an iPhone 11 128GB had the previous owner unlock it, smashed screen wont take any touch input, otherwise great condition not even a scratch. Its worthwhile getting the screen replaced so booking in this week.

My question is it worth getting a new battery, I used the Coconut Battery app to see the battery condition comes back that the battery health is between 92% and 90% reason for the two values was while charging it said around 92% when fully charged it said 90%.

I don't know what the accuracy of the Coconut Battery app.

As always any help is appreciated.

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#2954931 15-Aug-2022 16:02

I would not replace it

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#2954989 15-Aug-2022 16:18

Battery is fine until it gets below 80%. I'd just replace the screen.

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DeepBlueSky

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#2955010 15-Aug-2022 16:56

Thanks for the advice Linux and Handsomedan, that will save a few dollars. Its a gift for my daughter her current Android phone is getting a bit long in the tooth.

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#2955015 15-Aug-2022 17:12

My experience is that when the battery is around that 90% mark the % tends to drop relatively quickly. I have an iphone SE 2nd ed, and in May it was at 88%, now it is at 82% so it has dropped quite a lot faster recently. My previosu SE had the same issue. It is only around 2 years old. Look at the number of actual charge cycles, as apparently batteries are good for about 500 according to Zollotech on youtube. His was about 99% at around 240 cycles. So if it is 90%, that doesn't necessarily mean that it has done 250 cycles, it could be closer to 500 hundred.

My impression of iphones is that you have to accept that you are likely going to have to replace the battery if you keep it for more than a few years. Not the same experience I have had with Samsung Notes where the batteries seem to last many years. The iphone 11 is about the same generation as the as the SE 2nd gen.

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#2955036 15-Aug-2022 18:40

Thanks Mattwnz, great reply.