iPhone 15 Rumours & Release Date

[ebendl]

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My iPhone 15.

 

[Tsepz_GP]

That really looks good. Mine is a little worse for wear...

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Oh wow, you and I got ours around the same time but my first one got stolen around Easter last year, had I still been using that one I am guessing I would be about at the same level of battery health as you then.

 

[ebendl]

Honestly, I'm not too impressed with mine's health. I would have liked to see something in the 90s.

My iPhone 15 seems to run hotter than my iPhone 11 ever did - can't help but wonder if that's part of the issue.

 

[NR7]

93% on 260 cycles on a 15 Pro Max.

Since it dropped below 100%, I’m averaging 17 cycles per percent, basically one percent a month.

So at this rate I will drop below 80% after 2.5 years of ownership, by the time iOS27 launches next year.

This despite an 18w charger and 80% charge limit which I hoped to get me to that 2000 cycles/80% health claim for the 15 series. But at this rate it will hit that at just over 500 cycles.

Hopefully a battery change at the iStore is easy enough next year.

 

[ebendl]

93% on 260 cycles on a 15 Pro Max.

Since it dropped below 100%, I’m averaging 17 cycles per percent, basically one percent a month.

So at this rate I will drop below 80% after 2.5 years of ownership, by the time iOS27 launches next year.

This despite an 18w charger and 80% charge limit which I hoped to get me to that 2000 cycles/80% health claim for the 15 series. But at this rate it will hit that at just over 500 cycles.

Hopefully a battery change at the iStore is easy enough next year.

I actually used a 10W charger for the most part with USB-A to USB-c (e.g. no PD) and I'm still at 87% on my iPhone 15. I very seldom fast-charge.

Recently switched to a magsafe charger, so 15w.

 

[NR7]

Just to come back to this after 8 months with my 15 Pro Max.
80% gets me 6 hours of screen-on-time with 18 hours standby over a 24 hour period. All on Wifi, 5G disabled.

Just an update on my 15PM with iOS26.

80% gets me 6.5 hours screen-on-time over an 18 hour period.
Last 20% with power saver makes it to 8.5 hours SOT over 22 hours.

This despite battery health being 89%. Not bad, will check it again with iOS 27 in a year and see if it needs a battery change.

 

[FiestaST]

lulz

https://twitter.com/x/status/1970743131332325464

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974821893715669333

 

[ronz91]

lulz

https://twitter.com/x/status/1970743131332325464

would the phone not get fully bricked at some point?

 

[NR7]

With 70% battery I've gotten 9.5 hours of screen-on-time which included 5 hours of streaming Dolby Vision Netflix at max brightness.

One battery cycle probably gets me 12.5-13 hours.

Just an update on my 15PM with iOS26.

80% gets me 6.5 hours screen-on-time over an 18 hour period.

This despite battery health being 89%.

My 15PM is now 2 years old and 75% gets me 5 hours and 15 minutes screen-on-time. Same 89% battery health. I miss the iOS17 + new battery days when 70% got me 9.5 hours.

Suddenly I realize why so many people upgrade their iPhones so regularly.

 

[Smiggles]

70% battery? Madness just charge it full.

 

[Lupus]

My 15PM is now 2 years old and 75% gets me 5 hours and 15 minutes screen-on-time. Same 89% battery health. I miss the iOS17 + new battery days when 70% got me 9.5 hours.

Suddenly I realize why so many people upgrade their iPhones so regularly.

Just charge it to 100% Why are you limiting it? Plus it'll be cheaper to replace the battery

 

[NR7]

70% battery? Madness just charge it full.

Just charge it to 100% Why are you limiting it? Plus it'll be cheaper to replace the battery

I do charge it to 100%. When I say 75% gets me X, I'm referring to the SOT from 100%->25% for instance.

iOS27 is only 6 months away, then I'll do what I see is recommended - new battery and an ITunes reset via PC with photos restored from the cloud.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

This I could never understand. If your phone is still working great and have a few years left in it and you struggle with battery life. Just replace the battery.
Its like R1500 at iStore. You can't buy anything for that and upgrading to a new phone will cost way more for little improvement.

 

[NR7]

This I could never understand. If your phone is still working great and have a few years left in it and you struggle with battery life. Just replace the battery.
Its like R1500 at iStore. You can't buy anything for that and upgrading to a new phone will cost way more for little improvement.

It says it's 89% battery health though, Apple only recommend a replacement at 80%/1000 cycles and this is 89%/466 cycles.

I have my doubts that 11% in BH can be responsible for such a reduction, must be partially due to inefficiencies in iOS26 for older models too.

 

[NR7]

Its like R1500 at iStore.

You know what, I think I'm just call my iStore to check if they have stock and schedule it (believe it's same day service if they have it in stock).

Just incase the price goes up with wars and shipping etc.

 

[Smiggles]

Seems silly. My 17 gets between 6 and 7h sot and last me 2 days. What are you doing that 5.5h sot is not enough?

 

[NR7]

Seems silly. My 17 gets between 6 and 7h sot and last me 2 days. What are you doing that 5.5h sot is not enough?

Battery life and the camera is basically why I chose the 15PM over the regular 15 though. I use my phone a lot.

 

[capd]

Have always enabled 80% charging limit.

 

[FiestaST]

I don't bother with the 80% charging limit story.

Life is too short to worry/fuss over that.

To each their own (of course).