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Have you replaced your iPhone battery, and was it worth it? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by 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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[–] 15 points 3 years ago (4 children)

If battery health is the ONLY problem with your phone and it is in otherwise great shape then yes it will get you another 2-3 years out of your phone and apple typically supports full OS updates for 4-5 years. Again only if you are fully happy with your phones performance etc..

I got 4+ years out of my iPhone 7

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Oh man, my 7 was a TANK. No case, battery lasted forever (or I didn’t notice it), just had a scratch on the screen.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    My lighting port wore out which apple will not repair. Took it to a 3rd party place to repair and they messed up the antennas in the phone breaking NFC and wrecking the reception on it. Went direct to an iPhone 14. I have had iPhones since the 3G was released the years between replacement has been getting longer as time passes.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Thanks. I am satisfied with the performance as I don't do intensive gaming or anything like that. That being said, I'll probably want to upgrade to the iPhone 16 lineup as the screen/camera/etc. upgrades should be substantial by that point, and I know I can't cling to the small form factor forever. That'll put the mini at 4 years which I feel is respectable.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I know I can’t cling to the small form factor forever.

    The SE models are still in that size, will be interesting to see if they stay that way when they go to the next Gen.

    When I upgraded from the 7 to the 14 I didn't even notice till I got it that the "normal" 14 was so much larger LOL.

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