iPhone se just decides to quit randomly ..and more often

another_casualty

coffeehound said:

My SE battery is at 91% health after 4+ years so fingers crossed it'll go another year - though along with iphone 6s, won't get iOS 15 apparently :-/

That's the thing ! They shouldn't be giving so many updates in such a short time .  I have 14.1 at the moment , and if I stay with this phone it will be more or less be deemed useless ..unless you don't want 15 etc . 

I did post about battery usage previously on here a while back, but it seems best to bite the bullet and go for a new one ..but only after the latest Apple press conference . Probably Easter time or sept 😾

another_casualty

My phone gets fully charged at 82% ( currently on 79%) 
When it crashes, it normally happens when battery is around 22% approx . Once it starts charging again it doesn't seem to take too long to get it to 82% ..

Biggus_Dickus

coffeehound said:

My SE battery is at 91% health after 4+ years so fingers crossed it'll go another year - though along with iphone 6s, won't get iOS 15 apparently :-/

My wife has an SE and the 'battery health' says exactly the same...91%...spooky! 

Biggus_Dickus

another_casualty said:

My phone gets fully charged at 82% ( currently on 79%) 
When it crashes, it normally happens when battery is around 22% approx . Once it starts charging again it doesn't seem to take too long to get it to 82% ..

Even though my wife’s SE says 91% health it still indicates a fully charged state of 100%;..notwithstanding the 91% gubbins the battery still seems as good as it ever was. 

another_casualty

Just checked my battery life ..maximum charge 81% .

Biggus_Dickus

another_casualty said:

Just checked my battery life ..maximum charge 81% .

Lithium ion batteries start to degrade very slowly from the moment they’re manufactured, even if they’re sat unused on a warehouse shelf.

Charging/discharging hastens a batteries demise somewhat but it’s still a slow decline and loss of performance.  However, the gradual decline eventually reaches a cliff-edge, after which the battery performance plummets rapidly and charging becomes pretty futile.

Sounds like your battery is on the edge of the precipice. 

elsien

another_casualty said:

My phone gets fully charged at 82% ( currently on 79%) 
When it crashes, it normally happens when battery is around 22% approx . Once it starts charging again it doesn't seem to take too long to get it to 82% ..

My iPhone 5 used to crash at about 18%.  As it was getting to the stage where the iOS was too old and my preferred apps stopped working, I bit the bullet.
I was dithering about a second hand 8, but for future proofing for a bit longer I went with the new SE instead.

coffeehound

another_casualty said:
That's the thing ! They shouldn't be giving so many updates in such a short time .  I have 14.1 at the moment , and if I stay with this phone it will be more or less be deemed useless ..unless you don't want 15 etc . 

I did post about battery usage previously on here a while back, but it seems best to bite the bullet and go for a new one ..but only after the latest Apple press conference . Probably Easter time or sept 😾

Yes, totally agree their product cycle is too short.  Something like 16 months would be better.  Hope your batt keeps going a few more months!

Biggus_Dickus said:
Lithium ion batteries start to degrade very slowly from the moment they’re manufactured, even if they’re sat unused on a warehouse shelf.

Charging/discharging hastens a batteries demise somewhat but it’s still a slow decline and loss of performance.  However, the gradual decline eventually reaches a cliff-edge, after which the battery performance plummets rapidly and charging becomes pretty futile.

Sounds like your battery is on the edge of the precipice. 

Ah that's useful to know.

another_casualty

elsien said:

another_casualty said:

My phone gets fully charged at 82% ( currently on 79%) 
When it crashes, it normally happens when battery is around 22% approx . Once it starts charging again it doesn't seem to take too long to get it to 82% ..

My iPhone 5 used to crash at about 18%.  As it was getting to the stage where the iOS was too old and my preferred apps stopped working, I bit the bullet.
I was dithering about a second hand 8, but for future proofing for a bit longer I went with the new SE instead.

Did you purchase the new style charger with it ?  

elsien

I got a charger pad off Amazon, not an apple one. The charger it came with works fine, I just find it easier to plonk the phone on the pad than keep plugging and unplugging it.