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Title: Does limiting iPhone charging to 80% extend battery life?
Post by: HCK on October 10, 2024, 04:05:07 pm
Does limiting iPhone charging to 80% extend battery life?

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/10/Does-limiting-iPhone-charging-to-80-extend-battery-life.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>Both the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-16/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone 16[/url] and the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-15/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone 15[/url] before it offer the option to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/20/iphone-15-battery-health/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">limit charging to 80%[/url] rather than 100%. The thinking is that many people don’t need the full battery capacity of the device in a typical day, and it reduces wear on the battery, extending its life.</p>



<p>But is the theory backed up by real-world results? A sister site of Macworld decided to collect some data and carry out a statistical analysis to find out … </p>



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