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Have you replaced your iPhone battery, and was it worth it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Astronomik@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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I’ve had an iPhone 12 mini since launch and the battery life has become pretty abysmal. However, I’m reluctant to replace it with a newer, bigger model. My battery health is sitting at 86%, which really doesn’t sound that bad, but I feel like the actual battery life is way worse than when I bought it. Has anyone replaced their battery around this percentage, and did it give a noticeable boost?

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[–] InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Batteries are weird. Once they get into the 80s when it comes to maximum battery health/capacity they need to be replaced.

I had an older iPhone 8 battery replaced at a battery shop near me before I sold it and it allowed me to ask for another price. I’ve got an “older” iPhone 12 that I gave to my mom and I’m planning on passing it down to my little brother this year but before I do I’ll probably have the battery replaced. But this time I’ll have Apple do it. It’s possible to do it myself but the price to effort ratio isn’t there, especially since I care about keeping the water resistance.