iPhone 14 house owners are complaining that their units, that are all nonetheless beneath a yr outdated, are exhibiting actually unhealthy battery capability. The iPhone 14 vary launched in September final yr and normally, heavy customers drop to round 95% a yr later. However, this yr is a little bit totally different with some house owners complaining that their iPhone 14 gadget is now near 90%.
The battery capability drama is now bringing again trauma from the outdated days of “batterygate” whereas Apple deliberately lowered the efficiency of its iPhone vary when the battery capability reached 80%. However, this time round customers declare that this battery well being concern has arrived unusually sooner than earlier than.
I’ve an iPhone 14 Pro Max and at the moment my battery well being is sitting at an astonishing 92%. Usually, come 12/13 months, I’m nonetheless sitting on no less than 97%. I’ve even gone a complete yr with out dropping beneath 98% (thanks iPhone Xs Max). I merely cost my iPhone with MagSafe to assist cut back warmth build-up. Did the identical factor on my iPhone 14 Pro Max nevertheless it doesn’t appear to have helped this yr.
Apple says that the iPhone battery ought to retain 80% of its unique capability at 500 full expenses. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case as a number of customers on-line at the moment are complaining about poor battery well being simply 11 months down the road.
Wall Street Journal tech columnist Joanna Stern says her iPhone 14 Pro is on 88%. This is extremely low for a yr later. Personally, 92% alone telephone isn’t nice in any respect. Considering previous fashions, that is really fairly regarding.
Other customers have shared their surprisingly low iPhone 14 battery well being (through 9to5mac)
Of course, Apple doesn’t do free battery replacements beneath guarantee except the telephone has reached beneath 80% inside 12 months. You’ll additionally should be on sure packages to get this completed with out paying an arm and a leg for the substitute.
In South Africa, an iPhone 14 battery substitute prices R1499 which isn’t too costly contemplating it is going to take you again as much as 100%. Still, you’ll assume for a telephone that prices above R30,000, the battery well being would have lasted a bit longer.
Some customers appear to imagine that Apple’s new Always On Display is in charge for the battery degradation. The tech sees the iPhone show by no means flip off beneath sure circumstances. As a end result, it makes use of extra battery and customers must recharge their units extra typically.
Even in vibrant circumstances, the Always On Display manages to brighten up so you’ll be able to see what’s occurring. Again, this builds up the warmth on the gadget (particularly in hotter circumstances) and makes use of extra battery.
This might seemingly be the case. I’ve even suffered from burn-in on my iPhone 14 Pro Max as a result of this Always On Display. I seen the opposite night time that my Apple Watch icon has burnt into the OLED show and I can see the ring on the panel in sure circumstances.
Keep in thoughts that this icon solely reveals on the lock display. Something that’s on the show when the Always On Display function is enabled.
Burn-in as a result of a function Apple carried out which I’ve innocently been utilizing as a result of I believed it was meant for use isn’t nice in any respect. That mixed with the low battery well being makes this one of many worst iPhone years I’ve had ever.
Seems like Apple didn’t account for the burn-in and battery points this new tech would carry to the desk. The firm is predicted to announce the following iPhone 15 lineup subsequent month.
