Should I buy an iPhone with 80\% battery health?

Apple considers any iPhone with a battery capacity of 80\% or above to be in optimal condition. In fact, Apple feels so strongly about battery health that its 1-year warranty covers any battery at 80\% capacity or more. It’s not unusual to see iPhones that, after one year, still have a battery capacity of 95\% or above.

Should I buy an iPhone with 85\% battery health?

In short, the closer the percentage is to 100\%, the better your iPhone will function. However, at 79\% and below, your battery is officially considered degraded. In general, if your iPhone’s battery health is at 85\% or 90\%, your phone should still be operating at an optimum level for another six months to a year.

How long does 80\% battery last?

In terms of battery life, it may be charged once a day. But when the battery efficiency is only 80\%, you have to charge twice a day. Normally, the battery of the iPhone can be used for two years, that is 500 charging cycles. After that, the performance of the battery will become very poor.

What size battery is in an iPhone 12?

2,815 mAh
For comparison, here are the battery capacities for iPhone 12 models: iPhone 12 mini: 2,227 mAh. iPhone 12: 2,815 mAh. iPhone 12 Pro: 2,815 mAh.

Does Apple replace battery over 80 \%?

Apple will replace your iPhone battery even if it passes the diagnostics threshold of 80 percent of its original capacity. The iPhone battery is “designed to retain up to 80 percent of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles”, Apple says.

Can I replace my phone battery with a higher mAh?

As long as they are the same voltage. The mah means milli-amperes hour.

Are high capacity batteries worth it?

This test showed that while the Gold High Capacity Battery did not have a higher capacity, it is not any worth than the standard battery. This test showed that while the Gold High Capacity Battery did not have a higher capacity, it is not any worth than the standard battery.

Would an iPhone that sacrificed thinness for a larger battery be popular?

So it seems like an iPhone that sacrificed thinness for a larger battery would be a big hit with customers, to the point that it almost seems like a no-brainer. But the more I think about it, the less I think Apple would make a move like this, since there are many ways to increase battery life without expanding battery size.

Will removing the headphone jack increase battery life on iPhones?

In the comments of my post about Apple removing the headphone jack from iPhones, a reader mentioned something that iPhone users and some in the tech press have been saying for a few years now as smartphones have continued to get thinner without significantly increasing their battery life. From reader M.D. (emphasis mine):

Should you charge your smartphone when you put it down?

Because you won’t need a bigger battery if your smartphone is charging several times a day whenever you put it down. With enough inexpensive Qi chargers around (or built into furniture ), our once-or-twice-a-day charging habits will begin breaking down. Because when you put your phone down on your desk at work, it’ll charge.

Do you need a battery case for your smartphone?

If you need more battery life, why not simply get one of the best smartphones on the market and use a battery case on days you need it instead of dealing on a daily basis with the heft, size, uncertainties, and feature compromises of a phone that holds close to twice as much power as an average laptop, which you’ll probably never fully use?