Does limiting iPhone charging to 80% extend battery life?<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>Both the <a href="
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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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Does limiting iPhone charging to 80% extend battery life?
