Apple Discovers iPhone 15 Battery Can Support Twice as Many Charge Cycles

After analysis and testing, Apple found that the battery iPhone 15 They are capable of supporting twice as many charge cycles as previous generations of the device. This is the result of continuous improvement of its components, which has led to significant improvements in the device’s power management.

According to information published by the company, iPhone 15 batteries are capable of supporting double loadscompared to iPhone 14. That is, they can be uploaded and downloaded 1000 times with degradation of only 20%.

In addition, they claim that they are investigating the overall battery performance of older models and will update information about their behavior.

Batteries are one of the components of electronic or mobile devices that offer great opportunities for innovation. In recent years, battery research and development has allowed us to see significant improvements in battery storage capacity, density and lifespan.

How charge cycles work for lithium-ion batteries, including the iPhone 15

Contrary to popular belief, the charge and discharge cycles of a lithium-ion battery such as an iPhone do not correspond to a specific charging session. That is, if you connect the device and charge from 15 to 70%, this is still not a full cycle.

Each cycle is equivalent to a full charge and discharge from 0 to 100%. Typically, a lithium-ion battery with a storage capacity of 300 to 500 cycles has a lifespan of 10 to 15 years, with some level of degradation, depending on its use.

In the case of iPhone 15 batteries, at 1000 charge cycles, they will technically have a much longer lifespan, maintaining a rated capacity of 80%.

As always, for the iPhone and many other handheld electronic devices, tips for keeping lithium-ion batteries healthy are simple but important:

• Maintain battery charge between 20 and 80%. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t charge to 100%, but if we do, let it drop below 80% and let the battery drain normally throughout the day. In short: you shouldn’t constantly charge from 100 to 80%.
• Batteries work well in almost any climate, although the ideal range is 16° to 22°C.
• If you stop using your iPhone for a long time, charge it to 50 or 60% and turn it off.

However, these are general guidelines for caring for your battery. Just like with electric cars, many people are becoming obsessed with caring. up to a millimeter batteries to try to degrade it as little as possible, but it is usually a huge and tedious effort with little or no results. Battery degradation percentage is usually an imprecise calculation that can vary depending on temperature, cell calibration, and other external components.

The reality is that if you treat the device properly and do not overcharge, the battery will have a very long service life, many years, with a low percentage of overall degradation.

Improvements to displaying battery information in iOS 17.4.

In addition to the improvements found in the iPhone 15’s battery performance, Apple is set to introduce improvements to the way it displays battery information on its devices with the iOS 17.4 update.

Since releasing the operating system last September, Apple has allowed you to see the number of charge cycles, as well as the date of manufacture and first use. All this information will now be available in a more intuitive area along with other battery data in Settings → Battery → Battery status.

iOS 17.4 will arrive in March with dozens of important changes, many of which are historic for users in Europe, as – in accordance with European digital rules – installation of applications will be allowed without using the App Store.