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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by taurath on Sunday March 24, 2019 @11:31PM (#19480131)
I’m not so sure anymore - I have a 3.5 year old iPhone 6s, and replaced the battery with a brand new on from the Apple store not 6 months ago - already, the new battery is worse than the old one a year into the phones life. Random shut offs at 10% and not getting through a day are regular occurances, something that didn’t happen at all the first 2 years
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by iliketosleep on Monday March 25, 2019 @12:45AM (#19480344)
I'd say that you have a faulty battery. The iPhone 6s doesn't have the best battery life, but you should get at least one year of heavy usage before any noticeable degradation and 2 years of normal usage.
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by switz on Monday March 25, 2019 @12:19AM (#19480278)
I'm having the same exact experience. I'm considering heading to the Apple store and asking for a fresh battery replacement.

I don't want to give up my headphone jack.

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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by thirdsun on Monday March 25, 2019 @03:09AM (#19480768)
You may be eligable for a free battery replacement - there is a known issue with some 6S batteries: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by beamatronic on Monday March 25, 2019 @01:23AM (#19480463)
iPhone 6s Plus here - I don’t want to give up the button, Touch ID, force touch, or the headphone jack.

Edit: added force touch

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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by kakaorka on Monday March 25, 2019 @06:03AM (#19481302)
Force touch works on the latest iPhones, except for the XR
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by o10449366 on Sunday March 24, 2019 @11:37PM (#19480158)
If that's true Apple should replace it for you. Check the battery percentage. I've anecdotally heard if it's draining unusually fast they'll replace it free of charge.
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by chipotle_coyote on Sunday March 24, 2019 @11:54PM (#19480209)
I will add another anecdotal hearing to this, because they did in fact replace an iPhone free of charge for me a few years ago when the battery was draining too fast. (And also a MacBook Pro battery, back in the dim forgotten era when such things were user-replaceable.)
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by taurath on Monday March 25, 2019 @01:13AM (#19480430)
They didn’t for me when the first one was having trouble - I had to use the $29 replacement offer after a lawsuit to get this one. Am not thinking a replacement will actually improve it.
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by sigjuice on Monday March 25, 2019 @01:37AM (#19480510)
I got a free iPhone 6s battery replacement. Check your serial number here https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by abc03 on Monday March 25, 2019 @12:59AM (#19480395)
I had the same problem. The iPhone later even randomly shut off a few weeks afterwards because the battery started to curve. I went to the Apple store and got a brand new one for the cost of the reduced battery replacement. It‘s apparently a known problem for the S6 to Apple
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by ysleepy on Sunday March 24, 2019 @11:37PM (#19480155)
Do you have the "performance management" feature disabled? (aka cpu throttling for battery issues)

A few years ago this was always-on, If you disabled it now, this would be a difference to your first battery experience.

(just a guess though, I don't have an iPhone)

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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by taurath on Monday March 25, 2019 @01:11AM (#19480424)
It turned itself on because the battery “couldn’t deliver peak power” and shut off at 12%
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by Bud on Sunday March 24, 2019 @11:38PM (#19480162)
That sounds more like there's another hardware issue with your phone than it sounds like a systemic issue with Apple.
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by 1123581321 on Sunday March 24, 2019 @11:34PM (#19480144)
What is the battery health percentage?
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Re:Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again by taurath on Monday March 25, 2019 @01:11AM (#19480425)
91% now.
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