We all know the iPhone's battery is not removeable and it's gonna die - someday - and need to be replaced. We all want to know "When?!"Some popular answers from the media have been "2 years" or "400 charge cycles". "What the fruk is a charge cycle?" you ask yourself, imagining that on that 400th death your phone will just refuse to awaken ever again.
Thanks to a recent MacWorld article - this is simply not the case.
The real story from Apple is that the iPhone only starts to lose capacity after 300-400 charge cycles (about 20%). A charge cycle is defined as a full charge - from a dead battery to a full charge. This does not include plugging it in for a bit at work or home. It does not mean every time you chage the phone.
“If you top (the charge) off, you’re not wasting a charge cycle,” Greg Joswiak said.
This is much better news and a much needed clarity. At 400 charges to death, your iPhone would be dead within a year.
By the time you'll have to worry about your battery replacement, I'm sure you'll be too busy mulling over dropping another $600 on iPhone 2.0.
Read the original article at MacWorld!
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