iPhone 15 Pro - 6 Months Later. How's the Battery Life?

A look into what the battery health has been like on the iPhone 15 Pro over the past 6 months. Thoughts and experiences of using the 80% battery charge limit setting and whether it has paid off. Also a look into other features that were first introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro such as the Action button, USB-C and that Titanium finish.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Battery health so far
00:52 Why 80% charge limit?
01:43 Charging more often?
02:19 Is 80% enough?
02:48 Should you use the 80% charge limit?
03:15 iOS shortcut for battery setting
03:46 Battery saving tips
04:22 Action button
05:00 USB-C
05:23 Camera
06:13 Apple ProRes
06:50 Titanium finish
07:11 Overall thoughts

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[Orwic]

iPhone 15 pro, 6 months. About 5 hours screen time (it does vary); health 100%. Usually charged overnight. But generally lasts 2 days between charges. Set to optimised charging.

[ObikenobiHD]

I’ve had the iPhone 15 pro for almost 5 days and I’ve been getting almost 8 hours of On Screen Time with hardly any idle screen time + another 8 hours on standby when sleeping and i love it. Went from trading in my 12 pro max for this was 💯 worth it

[DexSure]

I've had and used iPhone 13 since its release, 93% battery health left with about 2 and half years of use. I sometimes let it go really low % and charge it full, but mostly I charge from like 30 to 40% to 90%-100%... I think its just bad if you repeatedly charge from 0 to 100%. Also if you use the phone a lot in demanding tasks that make it hot frequently, that probably also makes the battery degrade quicker from all the heat overtime. I'm a light user generally, so heat isn't really an issue for me.

[temubarrackslawyer]

92% with 280 cycles. This is on par with my old 13 Pro. About 5-6 hours screen on time strictly on LTE.

[melvinkamisa]

I tried this technique, battery on my 15 Pro Max really kept so well having 100% for 6 months. Once it got to 200 cycles I found that the BH dropped tremendously now it is at 93% with 262 cycles. I have found that no matter how it keeps up, when it starts to fall, it does that in a chaotic way. So this raise my concerns on how advantegous this technique is after all

[michaelablazkova]

Many years ago I’ve read an article that you should charge the battery to 92% max. It’s basically the same with just a bit more of battery. I’ve been doing this ever since and I kinda can say when the phone has approximately 90-92% and that’s when I disconnect it from the charger. So this might be also an option for some people who find 80% not enough, me included.
I’ve had iPhone 15 since one month ago and I have to say that the battery discharges much faster than IP13. I’ve been a struggling with this at the beginning but now I just accept d it. I always charge in my car as I’m going far for work.

[darkboy]

i pay for 100 % i will use 100 %, not 80

[XxArmedGamerxX]

Got my IPhone 13 pro on launch week. Today the battery life is at 93% :) i have it on the charger every night.

[MatthewVlossak]

Bought in October, 15 Pro at 95% at 253 cycles. Using a 20w Apple fast charger (Not MagSafe). Getting 6-7 hours of OST with heavy use.

[VinanteRiccardo]

iPhone 15 Pro bought at the day one, now it have 273 cycles and 96% of battery healt, I have the 80% charge limit

[Lorenzox]

Bought my iPhone 15 Pro last February 13th 2024 and 94% battery health at 249 cycle count heavy user as well but 94% battery health is still good i think considering it is almost 8 months old and i use the rhino shield NX mod case for freeing the heat from the iPhone and i did tweak some settings as well for saving extra battery life and i don't use always on display and raise to wake i just use the tap to wake feature and when indoors i have it on 20% screen brightness and when outdoors half screen brightness 50% screen brightness and i charge my iPhone when it gets down to 25% or 30% i won't let it go down to 20% though and since i got the assistive touch enabled instead of me pressing the power button twice each time confirming downloading the apps i set it in a way to confirm it with the assistive touch where when i am downloading apps i press the assistive touch then device then more then that apple pay thing then it just scans my face using Face ID that way my buttons won't get used too much and i already dropped my iPhone 15 Pro but it only had a very minor scratch and it wasn't even a dent and it's very good

[sarunyuthepbunchonchai]

I bought iPhone 15 Pro Max in November 2023. Until now, the cycle count is 250 cycles. The battery health still remains 100%. I always charge to 100% every night with the old Apple 5w adapter and sometimes charge with 25w during the day. The key factors I think affect battery health the most are temperature, wattage and charging time.

[Suesue-zp]

Bought it in April, battery charging at 80%, but now in November battery level is at 93%?!?

[fuaduliaddien]

Bought 15pro in 8th March and battery health dropped to 99% after 110 cycles..is that normal??

[smplyFrost]

Bought 15PM a little over 2 months ago and battery health dropped to 99% after 46 cycles. Sucks.

[Hellokittybache]

I don’t know whether it’s my problem or other people have it too, But my battery health dropped from 100 to 98 since my first use in 5 weeks! Is this normal for iphone 15 pro????

[Zoydotheman]

I'm planning to get the 16 pro so hopefully the battery improved because of the stacked battery and increase in mah.

[RiqMoran]

I find that prolonging the health above 80% max capacity by only using 80% of the battery defeats the purpose. Youre trying to delay battery degradation by using your phone as if it has already degraded to 70% health from day 1. Also a lot of it is battery lottery. Batteries are not made equal. I charge to 100 every night and i still have the 100% health. Others might not be so lucky.

[samsonmonteiro]

Hi i watched your video it's very informative and helpful...
Looking at this video I would like to know something's better...
i recently purchased the iphone 15 pro max.. I also purchased the Magsafe wireless charger( keeping in mind the charging voltage and to promote battery health) .. Please can you share your experience... How do you charge your phone with the wired cable or wireless charging? And is it normal for it to get a bit warm?
Also do charge it with the case on?

[Mr.Tyrell]

My 15 Pro Max is at 99% battery health with 182 cycles