After the iPhone 14/Plus was released, many users complained that the battery health percentage of the iPhone 14/Plus dropped rapidly after a few months of use.
Everyone expects that the iPhone 15/Plus mobile phone battery will be improved. Unexpectedly, the latest iPhone 15/Plus series mobile phones may also have the same problem: there is news that the iPhone15/Plus mobile phone uses a cheaper battery The battery, which only has about 600 charge cycles, ages faster!
The reason why the batteries of the newly released Apple models are so not durable is mainly because Apple uses cheaper batteries for its mobile phones!
iPhone 15 / Plus phones do not support fast charging, and the phone battery loses less in a single charge, so Apple has cut costs in this area and used cheaper battery units, similar to the average third-party components Only 600± charging cycles. Foreign media believe that Apple cuts costs on batteries because the company has established an extensive and reliable supply chain and retail network that can quickly replace batteries for users.
Why does the battery life of the iPhone 14 and 15 series decrease faster? X platform blogger RGcloudS made the following explanation:
iPhone 14 and 15 series mobile phones use cheaper battery units, similar to third-party components, which have an average of only 600± charging cycles and are high-density batteries. The original iPhone 12 Pro Max has a battery capacity of 3687 milliamp hours (mAh), while the third-party iPhone 12 Pro Max has a battery capacity of 4350 milliamp hours (mAh). The battery capacity on the iPhone 13, 14, and 15 is the same or similar, but the iPhone 13 battery is a high-density and high-quality battery unit.
Speaking of lithium batteries, most phones, especially flagship models, use batteries with 800 charge cycles. Some phones from the BBK Group, such as the Find X, vivo X, realme GT 240W and OPPO, use more advanced self-healing battery cells with 1,600 charge cycles. Batteries with 500-600 charge cycles are typically used in high-performance products such as power banks that support up to 300 watts of power delivery, vacuum cleaners, blenders, or handheld/portable devices that support a minimum of 100 W of power. 18650 and 21700 battery cells are commonly used.
What about larger equipment/electric vehicles? They use batteries with 800 charge cycles. The best high-performance battery exists in the LG COn the Vespa Elettrica electric motorcycle made by hem, it has 1000 charge cycles. The problem is that the iPhone is not a high-performance (100W+) product, so having 600 charge cycles is unacceptable. In order to make significant upgrades without raising prices, Apple must cut costs, which is another factor in addition to falling NAND prices that explains why Apple has been able to keep prices stable.
Interestingly, recent iPhone batteries use recycled cobalt as the cathode material. Repurposing the recycled cobalt into battery grade actually costs the same or more than buying a battery with over 800 charge cycles. High quality batteries are more expensive. Most of Apple's revenue comes from services. Therefore, if some parts in the product are easy to replace, it will cause more problems. As long as the display and other important components that affect daily use are not involved, the problem is not big.
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