Upgrading to a New iPhone Every Year: How Battery Health Affects Your Device

As an Apple enthusiast, I have been upgrading my iPhones on a yearly basis, always opting for the latest model from the 12 Pro Max to the 13 Pro Max and even to the 14 Pro Max. This consistent upgrade cycle allows me to use each device for the same amount of time, effectively reducing wear and tear on my iPhone's battery. However, this also means that I get to experience firsthand how battery health can vary between different models.

In this article, I will be comparing the battery health of an iPhone 14 Pro Max with a 13 Pro Max, highlighting the differences in maximum capacity and overall performance.

When it comes to battery health, both devices have been treated relatively equally. The iPhone 13 Pro Max has a higher maximum capacity of 98%, while the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a lower capacity of 95%. This might seem like a significant difference, but I have used both devices for roughly the same amount of time, and my usage patterns are similar. Despite this, the iPhone 14 Pro Max still holds an impressive battery health score.

So, what sets these two devices apart? One key difference is the charging method used by each device. The iPhone 14 Pro Max has been charged using MagSafe, a wireless charging standard, for the entire year I have been testing it. In contrast, my 13 Pro Max was charged using its traditional Lightning port.

To understand the impact of this charging method on battery health, let's take a closer look at some key statistics. When I charged my iPhone 14 Pro Max with MagSafe, it reached an impressive surface temperature of 104 degrees Celsius. However, when I used my 13 Pro Max in the same manner, its surface temperature remained relatively stable at around 88 degrees Celsius.

While these temperatures might seem insignificant, they do suggest that MagSafe could be impacting battery health in some way. It's worth noting, however, that this is not a conclusive finding and may require further investigation to confirm.

To put this into perspective, let's examine the impact of charging on iPhone battery health. Apple recommends avoiding heat, which can reduce battery capacity over time. Charging your iPhone while playing video games or engaging in other resource-intensive activities can also cause unnecessary strain on the battery.

In terms of actual usage patterns, I have noticed that my iPhones tend to heat up more when charged wirelessly using MagSafe compared to traditional charging methods. This is likely due to the increased power consumption required by wireless charging technologies.

In any case, avoiding excessive heat and reducing overall device usage can help maintain optimal battery health over time. To achieve this, I recommend keeping your iPhone's battery level between 50% and 80%, using low power mode when necessary, and minimizing resource-intensive activities while charging.

Finally, it's worth noting that even with proper care and maintenance, batteries will always degrade over time. Apple recommends replacing an iPhone battery after two to three years of use, as the capacity may drop below 80%.

In conclusion, this experiment has highlighted some key differences in battery health between iPhones, particularly when it comes to charging methods. While MagSafe's wireless charging capabilities can be convenient, they do seem to impact battery performance compared to traditional charging methods. By taking steps to minimize heat generation and reduce overall usage, you can help maintain optimal battery health for your iPhone over time.

To get the most out of your device, I recommend avoiding excessive heat, reducing resource-intensive activities while charging, and keeping your iPhone's battery level between 50% and 80%. Regularly replacing batteries after two to three years of use is also crucial in maintaining optimal performance. By following these tips, you can help extend the life of your iPhone and keep it running smoothly for as long as possible.

In this article, I hope to have provided valuable insights into battery health and charging methods on iPhones. If you have any further questions or concerns about maintaining your device's performance, feel free to ask in the comments section below.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys I got myself here welcome back to the channel now today I wanted to share my personal tips and recommendations in order to preserve the maximum battery health for the longest time possible now in this video I also wanted to talk about some of Apple's recommendations directly from Apple and of course in this video I also want to share with you guys some details in regards to battery health currently on my iPhone 14 pro Max so let's go ahead and dive right into this video now the first thing I want to talk about is Apple's personal tips and the recommendations to preserve that battery health now Apple says that your iPhone your iPad your iPod and your Apple watch can perform well in various temperatures but as you can see right here they say to avoid anything below 32 degrees or anything higher than a 95 degrees Fahrenheit or zero to 35 Celsius as you can see from this chart here now the comfort zone would be 62 to 72 degrees so basically room temperature so as long as you're not leaving your iPhone in a hot environment you should be okay here of course your iPhone is meant to be taken outside and it will perform well you have no issues with that however avoid high temperatures high temperatures and heat is the number one enemy of batteries and a perfect example of this is while charging so when you charge your iPhone you want to avoid charging in a hot environment in a perfect example of this is I usually see many users propping their iPhones up on the dash of their vehicle and oftentimes when they prop it up they plug it into charge keep in mind the sun is hitting your windshield your windshield sun heat is hitting your iPhone and your dash creating heat on your iPhone while charging as well this is the number one mistake I see so if you're in your car and you're propping your iPhone up while you're using it for GPS or apple music or whatever just avoid charging and wait until you get to your house if it is possible that way you can avoid excessive heat while charging and this is just one example of that here in Florida I see a lot of people also leaving their iPhones out at the beach in the Senate on top of their towels in direct sunlight you want to avoid direct sunlight hitting your iPhone this is something you definitely want to avoid as Apple mentions avoid 95 degrees or higher especially when charging now another thing to do is removing cases from your iPhone when charging but Apple says certain cases so not all cases are created equal so if you charge your iPhone and you notice that with the case that you have your iPhone gets hot then you may want to remove that case from your iPhone before you charge because of course those cases can damage your iPhone they can create excessive Heats and of course that will damage the battery health especially those cases with the covers built-in or the screen protectors built in that they're waterproof and dust resistant those cases don't let your iPhone breathe they cover your entire device so those cases will most likely be an issue now the next thing I want to talk about is my personal tips and recommendations to preserve your battery how these are going to be other things to avoid well number one I want to talk about my personal experience so every year I upgrade my iPhones on a yearly basis Apple releases a new iPhone every single year so I upgrade always to the latest from the 12 Pro Max to the 13 Pro Max from 13 Pro Max to 14 pro Max so on a yearly cycle which means I use the iPhones for the same amount of time and then sort of stop using them as a daily device now I want to show you something here because I have an iPhone 14 pro Max here and a 13 Pro Max and if we go into the battery house section here keep in mind of course the iPhone 14 pro Max is the newest device here but if we take a look at the battery health of these two devices right here you see that the iPhone 14 has a lower maximum capacity of 95 versus the 13 Pro Max which is at 98 again none of these iPhones have had their battery replaced and I've used them for basically the same amount of time I've actually used the iPhone 13 Pro Max a little more than the 14 pro Max and it still has best battery how they're better battery health so what did I do different here well one thing I did with the iPhone 14 pro Max is I actually use magsafe as my charging for a year so basically I've been using magsafe this vaccine standard you see right here to charge my iPhone overnight and that is something that I did not do with the iPhone 13 Pro map now I don't want to say that magsave can impact battery health in a negative way but as you can see right here the difference is clear we have about 95 on this one and 98 on this one and this iPhone is actually older and I didn't really use magsafe now I want to give you a quick example of magsafe and how iPhones heat up a little more when charging wirelessly and not only Max save by the way this is just wireless charging in general these two iPhones have been charging for basically the same amount of time as I've been filming this video If we go here and take a look at the surface temperatures of these devices let me see if I can go ahead and get the surface temperature and show you guys that temperature so the temperature on this device is about 88 degrees okay so that's below 95 the recommended from Apple but if we go to the max save charger here and we take a reading we get 104 degrees hopefully you guys can see that 104 degrees while charging with Max if and that's one thing I did different as I mentioned the iPhone 14 pro Max I did not use my mag save with the 14 pro Max I use magsafe through the entire year that I've been using the device and the battery health definitely has dropped so I don't know if magsafe has a direct impact on these results but it is lower and I did do that that was the only thing that was different here now of course you want to avoid other things like using your iPhone or while you're playing video games and charging at the same time and things like that but yeah I just wanted to share those thoughts with you guys if you can avoid magsafe I would do so and just charge using the cable now the last thing I want to talk about is when will be a good time to actually replace the battery of your iPhone well there's various signs number one if your iPhone shuts down when it still has charged 20 30 40 50 but it randomly shuts off that may be an indicator that you need a brand new battery I've seen this happen a lot now your iPhone typically tells you as well so if you go into your battery section here going to battery health and charging if you have a message that your iPhone is being throttled or unexpected shutdowns are happening this is a clear sign that you may need a new battery if that number right here drops below 80 I would say start thinking about replacing the battery of your iPhone that's typically within two to three years of use over an iPhone you should definitely start thinking about replacing the battery and that about brings it into this video of course guys you also want to keep other things in mind Apple mentions that keeping your iPhone's battery from 50 to 80 is ideal if it drops below that 50 to like 20 make sure you're using low power mode in order to preserve battery and also battery health down the road and but basically that's it all you have to do is avoid heat and of course just keep in mind that the battery will always degrade over time no matter what you do but these are going to be the best tips and recommendations to maximize that battery health from now on your iPhone and to in the future thank you for watching guys I hope you guys enjoy the video I found it helpful and I'll see you guys on the next one peacehey guys I got myself here welcome back to the channel now today I wanted to share my personal tips and recommendations in order to preserve the maximum battery health for the longest time possible now in this video I also wanted to talk about some of Apple's recommendations directly from Apple and of course in this video I also want to share with you guys some details in regards to battery health currently on my iPhone 14 pro Max so let's go ahead and dive right into this video now the first thing I want to talk about is Apple's personal tips and the recommendations to preserve that battery health now Apple says that your iPhone your iPad your iPod and your Apple watch can perform well in various temperatures but as you can see right here they say to avoid anything below 32 degrees or anything higher than a 95 degrees Fahrenheit or zero to 35 Celsius as you can see from this chart here now the comfort zone would be 62 to 72 degrees so basically room temperature so as long as you're not leaving your iPhone in a hot environment you should be okay here of course your iPhone is meant to be taken outside and it will perform well you have no issues with that however avoid high temperatures high temperatures and heat is the number one enemy of batteries and a perfect example of this is while charging so when you charge your iPhone you want to avoid charging in a hot environment in a perfect example of this is I usually see many users propping their iPhones up on the dash of their vehicle and oftentimes when they prop it up they plug it into charge keep in mind the sun is hitting your windshield your windshield sun heat is hitting your iPhone and your dash creating heat on your iPhone while charging as well this is the number one mistake I see so if you're in your car and you're propping your iPhone up while you're using it for GPS or apple music or whatever just avoid charging and wait until you get to your house if it is possible that way you can avoid excessive heat while charging and this is just one example of that here in Florida I see a lot of people also leaving their iPhones out at the beach in the Senate on top of their towels in direct sunlight you want to avoid direct sunlight hitting your iPhone this is something you definitely want to avoid as Apple mentions avoid 95 degrees or higher especially when charging now another thing to do is removing cases from your iPhone when charging but Apple says certain cases so not all cases are created equal so if you charge your iPhone and you notice that with the case that you have your iPhone gets hot then you may want to remove that case from your iPhone before you charge because of course those cases can damage your iPhone they can create excessive Heats and of course that will damage the battery health especially those cases with the covers built-in or the screen protectors built in that they're waterproof and dust resistant those cases don't let your iPhone breathe they cover your entire device so those cases will most likely be an issue now the next thing I want to talk about is my personal tips and recommendations to preserve your battery how these are going to be other things to avoid well number one I want to talk about my personal experience so every year I upgrade my iPhones on a yearly basis Apple releases a new iPhone every single year so I upgrade always to the latest from the 12 Pro Max to the 13 Pro Max from 13 Pro Max to 14 pro Max so on a yearly cycle which means I use the iPhones for the same amount of time and then sort of stop using them as a daily device now I want to show you something here because I have an iPhone 14 pro Max here and a 13 Pro Max and if we go into the battery house section here keep in mind of course the iPhone 14 pro Max is the newest device here but if we take a look at the battery health of these two devices right here you see that the iPhone 14 has a lower maximum capacity of 95 versus the 13 Pro Max which is at 98 again none of these iPhones have had their battery replaced and I've used them for basically the same amount of time I've actually used the iPhone 13 Pro Max a little more than the 14 pro Max and it still has best battery how they're better battery health so what did I do different here well one thing I did with the iPhone 14 pro Max is I actually use magsafe as my charging for a year so basically I've been using magsafe this vaccine standard you see right here to charge my iPhone overnight and that is something that I did not do with the iPhone 13 Pro map now I don't want to say that magsave can impact battery health in a negative way but as you can see right here the difference is clear we have about 95 on this one and 98 on this one and this iPhone is actually older and I didn't really use magsafe now I want to give you a quick example of magsafe and how iPhones heat up a little more when charging wirelessly and not only Max save by the way this is just wireless charging in general these two iPhones have been charging for basically the same amount of time as I've been filming this video If we go here and take a look at the surface temperatures of these devices let me see if I can go ahead and get the surface temperature and show you guys that temperature so the temperature on this device is about 88 degrees okay so that's below 95 the recommended from Apple but if we go to the max save charger here and we take a reading we get 104 degrees hopefully you guys can see that 104 degrees while charging with Max if and that's one thing I did different as I mentioned the iPhone 14 pro Max I did not use my mag save with the 14 pro Max I use magsafe through the entire year that I've been using the device and the battery health definitely has dropped so I don't know if magsafe has a direct impact on these results but it is lower and I did do that that was the only thing that was different here now of course you want to avoid other things like using your iPhone or while you're playing video games and charging at the same time and things like that but yeah I just wanted to share those thoughts with you guys if you can avoid magsafe I would do so and just charge using the cable now the last thing I want to talk about is when will be a good time to actually replace the battery of your iPhone well there's various signs number one if your iPhone shuts down when it still has charged 20 30 40 50 but it randomly shuts off that may be an indicator that you need a brand new battery I've seen this happen a lot now your iPhone typically tells you as well so if you go into your battery section here going to battery health and charging if you have a message that your iPhone is being throttled or unexpected shutdowns are happening this is a clear sign that you may need a new battery if that number right here drops below 80 I would say start thinking about replacing the battery of your iPhone that's typically within two to three years of use over an iPhone you should definitely start thinking about replacing the battery and that about brings it into this video of course guys you also want to keep other things in mind Apple mentions that keeping your iPhone's battery from 50 to 80 is ideal if it drops below that 50 to like 20 make sure you're using low power mode in order to preserve battery and also battery health down the road and but basically that's it all you have to do is avoid heat and of course just keep in mind that the battery will always degrade over time no matter what you do but these are going to be the best tips and recommendations to maximize that battery health from now on your iPhone and to in the future thank you for watching guys I hope you guys enjoy the video I found it helpful and I'll see you guys on the next one peace\n"