iPhone Battery Life

[anonymous-user]

I currently have a 6+ which I've had for about 2.5 years, the thing I liked about it was the battery used to hold it's charge for roughly 4-5 days.

However now it barely lasts a day and I am a very light user.

Now I accept batteries deteriorate over time, but surely it should still last longer than this?

Is it possible to get a replacement battery fitted, I don't really want to change my phone and the PIA that that involves.

[Elroy Blue]

Got mine done at an Apple Store. £70 with a years warranty. Phone's like new now.

[Saleen836]

digimeistter said:

I currently have a 6+ which I've had for about 2.5 years, the thing I liked about it was the battery used to hold it's charge for roughly 4-5 days.

However now it barely lasts a day and I am a very light user.

Now I accept batteries deteriorate over time, but surely it should still last longer than this?

Is it possible to get a replacement battery fitted, I don't really want to change my phone and the PIA that that involves.

Rechargeable batteries only have finite life for recharging, so will after a certain number of charges start to lose the ability to hold said charge.

[V8covin]

Charged daily a phone battery should last about 2 years but after that it tends to fall off a cliff rather than gradually get worse,

[anonymous-user]

So they are designed to fail? No wonder apple are so successful you have to change your phone every two years, that's convenient.

What happens to all the old phones? The environmental impact must be enormous!

Remind me never to buy an electric/hybrid car!

[Jimmy Recard]

digimeistter said:

So they are designed to fail? No wonder apple are so successful you have to change your phone every two years, that's convenient.

What happens to all the old phones? The environmental impact must be enormous!

Remind me never to buy an electric/hybrid car!

You can replace the battery quite cheaply. It's no more designed to fail than a car's clutch is designed to fail. If you use it though, with time and use it will fail.