iPhone 6s battery depletes too quick
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My battery health suggests 85% but the battery depletes far too quickly for my extremely light usage. what should I do, replace the battery or move to a more recent version. The more recent versions (iPhone 11j I’ve seen on Facebook marketplace are also around 85 or 88% is that going to give a longer life than mine?
It's an old phone but it's still supported with iOS 15.
£50 gets the battery changed at an Apple Store so I'd expect you could find places that could do it for less.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/iphone/repair/serv...
Presume you've looked at what apps are using the battery and there's nothing unusual in there?
Depends if you're looking for an excuse to replace the phone IMO.
£50 gets the battery changed at an Apple Store so I'd expect you could find places that could do it for less.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/iphone/repair/serv...
Presume you've looked at what apps are using the battery and there's nothing unusual in there?
Depends if you're looking for an excuse to replace the phone IMO.
As above, Apple will replace batteries in older phones for very little money and it's a genuine Apple part with a warranty and the phone will be sealed again properly. Very good value compared with a new phone.
What I'd do first is back the phone up fully to iCloud then reset it back to blank, then restore from the backup and see if that helps.
Whatever you do, don't buy an iPhone from myface marketplace, it's full of junk. Google Apple refurbished - currently iPhone XR available with 64GB memory, new case and a brand new battery for £369. So deduct the cost of replacing the battery in your 6S and you've got what is in effect a new iPhone, albeit an older version, for £319. The XR is still a great phone, just lacking the additional cameras the newer versions have.
What I'd do first is back the phone up fully to iCloud then reset it back to blank, then restore from the backup and see if that helps.
Whatever you do, don't buy an iPhone from myface marketplace, it's full of junk. Google Apple refurbished - currently iPhone XR available with 64GB memory, new case and a brand new battery for £369. So deduct the cost of replacing the battery in your 6S and you've got what is in effect a new iPhone, albeit an older version, for £319. The XR is still a great phone, just lacking the additional cameras the newer versions have.
My 6s was on 85% and it barely lasted through the day. I booked it in at Stormfront for them to replace the battery (at £50). The chap plugged it into their computer to run the diagnostics but I was told Apple would not approve the repair as the system determined the battery wasn’t degraded enough, despite me paying for it! A month or two later, under the battery settings, the phone asked for a battery service, Stormfront then undertook the repair. The phone works ok for me on the latest ios so I’ll be keeping it for another year or two.
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hstewie said:
hstewie said: It's an old phone but it's still supported with iOS 15.
£50 gets the battery changed at an Apple Store so I'd expect you could find places that could do it for less.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/iphone/repair/serv...
Presume you've looked at what apps are using the battery and there's nothing unusual in there?
Depends if you're looking for an excuse to replace the phone IMO.
If Apple will do the swap, Apple it should be.£50 gets the battery changed at an Apple Store so I'd expect you could find places that could do it for less.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/iphone/repair/serv...
Presume you've looked at what apps are using the battery and there's nothing unusual in there?
Depends if you're looking for an excuse to replace the phone IMO.
I have tried various "Fone reprz R Us" places for convenience and it is always the beginning of the end for the phone.
My advice would be to buy a new phone.
If you don’t want to spend too much, an iPhone 11 is now down to £489, and you would probably still get £50 or so for your current phone.
The reason I suggest a new phone, is that yes, you could get Apple to replace the battery for £50, but the phone will still be 7 years old and so other components could fail shortly. The mic, speaker, screen button, or anything could else could fail.
It may be false economy to repair.
Plus, if you change to something like an 11 you will be getting a massively better screen, camera, etc, and the battery life will be better than your 6S when it was new.
If you don’t want to spend too much, an iPhone 11 is now down to £489, and you would probably still get £50 or so for your current phone.
The reason I suggest a new phone, is that yes, you could get Apple to replace the battery for £50, but the phone will still be 7 years old and so other components could fail shortly. The mic, speaker, screen button, or anything could else could fail.
It may be false economy to repair.
Plus, if you change to something like an 11 you will be getting a massively better screen, camera, etc, and the battery life will be better than your 6S when it was new.
6S will lose Apple support at the end of the year and won’t be upgraded with iOS16. If you use your phone for anything important like internet banking, I would change it.
Just went through this with my Mrs. She got her battery replaced at some random place, and within 3 months her LCD started streaking. Instead of changing the screen and the battery, decided it was better value to get her an iPhone 12 Mini.
Just went through this with my Mrs. She got her battery replaced at some random place, and within 3 months her LCD started streaking. Instead of changing the screen and the battery, decided it was better value to get her an iPhone 12 Mini.
Lord Marylebone said:
My advice would be to buy a new phone.
If you don’t want to spend too much, an iPhone 11 is now down to £489, and you would probably still get £50 or so for your current phone.
The reason I suggest a new phone, is that yes, you could get Apple to replace the battery for £50, but the phone will still be 7 years old and so other components could fail shortly. The mic, speaker, screen button, or anything could else could fail.
It may be false economy to repair.
Plus, if you change to something like an 11 you will be getting a massively better screen, camera, etc, and the battery life will be better than your 6S when it was new.
Thread derail: We are having some issues with Bluetooth on one of our cars. I am using an iPhone SE which spits and pops when on a call,If you don’t want to spend too much, an iPhone 11 is now down to £489, and you would probably still get £50 or so for your current phone.
The reason I suggest a new phone, is that yes, you could get Apple to replace the battery for £50, but the phone will still be 7 years old and so other components could fail shortly. The mic, speaker, screen button, or anything could else could fail.
It may be false economy to repair.
Plus, if you change to something like an 11 you will be getting a massively better screen, camera, etc, and the battery life will be better than your 6S when it was new.
The dealer says the iPhone 11 works ok. But other iPhones don’t.
Any idea why Bluetooth varies between phones chaps?
Louis Balfour said:
Thread derail: We are having some issues with Bluetooth on one of our cars. I am using an iPhone SE which spits and pops when on a call,
The dealer says the iPhone 11 works ok. But other iPhones don’t.
Any idea why Bluetooth varies between phones chaps?
I am by no means an expert at all, but my guess would be the version of Bluetooth that is supported by the phone? The iPhone 11 has Bluetooth 5.0, but the SE (assuming it is the 2016 version) is Bluetooth 4.2The dealer says the iPhone 11 works ok. But other iPhones don’t.
Any idea why Bluetooth varies between phones chaps?
If it's a new car, then maybe it works better with a newer version of Bluetooth.
I'm probably way off with my troubleshooting, but that's my first guess.
Lord Marylebone said:
Louis Balfour said:
Thread derail: We are having some issues with Bluetooth on one of our cars. I am using an iPhone SE which spits and pops when on a call,
The dealer says the iPhone 11 works ok. But other iPhones don’t.
Any idea why Bluetooth varies between phones chaps?
I am by no means an expert at all, but my guess would be the version of Bluetooth that is supported by the phone? The iPhone 11 has Bluetooth 5.0, but the SE (assuming it is the 2016 version) is Bluetooth 4.2The dealer says the iPhone 11 works ok. But other iPhones don’t.
Any idea why Bluetooth varies between phones chaps?
If it's a new car, then maybe it works better with a newer version of Bluetooth.
I'm probably way off with my troubleshooting, but that's my first guess.
garyhun said:
My 6S is on 79% and needs multiple charges per day.
I think a new SE may well be on order soon as I don’t need or want a big form factor phone.
The 12/13 mini is smaller/lighter than the SE but with a bigger screen, battery life isn't ideal depending on your usage.I think a new SE may well be on order soon as I don’t need or want a big form factor phone.
Edited by MesoForm on Friday 1st April 10:44
MesoForm said:
garyhun said:
My 6S is on 79% and needs multiple charges per day.
I think a new SE may well be on order soon as I don’t need or want a big form factor phone.
The 12/13 mini is smaller/lighter than the SE but with a bigger screen, battery life isn't ideal depending on your usage.I think a new SE may well be on order soon as I don’t need or want a big form factor phone.
Edited by MesoForm on Friday 1st April 10:44
garyhun said:
Cheers! I didn’t realise the screen on the SE was only 4.7”
With the SE I think the screen proportions work better than the Mini. You can tell for non home button mode, iOS was designed for a bigger form factor. Either the elements are too small or if the font size is increased, things look awkwardly squashed on the Mini. On a 5.8 inch iPhone XS, things display at a comfortable size and you get more information on the screen. Although the SE is only 4.7 inches, it also displays things at a comfortable size and with a good layout.Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 1st April 13:18
wyson said:
garyhun said:
Cheers! I didn’t realise the screen on the SE was only 4.7”
With the SE I think the screen proportions work better than the Mini. You can tell for non home button mode, iOS was designed for a bigger form factor. Either the elements are too small or if the font size is increased, things look awkwardly squashed on the Mini. On a 5.8 inch iPhone XS, things display at a comfortable size and you get more information on the screen. Although the SE is only 4.7 inches, it also displays things at a comfortable size and with a good layout.Edited by wyson on Friday 1st April 13:18
I need to go have a play with the various options.
Louis Balfour said:
Thread derail: We are having some issues with Bluetooth on one of our cars. I am using an iPhone SE which spits and pops when on a call,
The dealer says the iPhone 11 works ok. But other iPhones don’t.
Any idea why Bluetooth varies between phones chaps?
https://www.iphonetricks.org/how-to-fix-iphone-carplay-crackling-sound/amp/The dealer says the iPhone 11 works ok. But other iPhones don’t.
Any idea why Bluetooth varies between phones chaps?
honestly would get a newer iphone. Rumour has it fragments of iPhone 6s were found with the pyramids at Giza.
Avoid the 11 - had bad reviews. The normal 11 has a worse screen than the normal XS.
Would recommend a refurbed XS with new battery. Cracking phone, had mine for 2 years and no plans to change.
Avoid the 11 - had bad reviews. The normal 11 has a worse screen than the normal XS.
Would recommend a refurbed XS with new battery. Cracking phone, had mine for 2 years and no plans to change.
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