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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by hacym on Thursday October 13, 2022 @01:42AM (#33187655)
Batteries begin to degrade the moment you start to use them. All phones do this. Apple does not have some sort of magical technology to stop it from happening. No one does.

I wouldn’t expect a device that’s likely being drained and recharged daily to retain full capacity after two years. To suggest that shows a lack of understanding in the basic physics of a battery.

No company, Samsung, Google, etc. will “recall” your phone for normal wear and tear items like a battery. If that’s what you’re expecting, you’re going to be very disappointed.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by lostmsu on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:04AM (#33191113)
I never claimed anything like. You demonstrate dirty sophistry there.

The issue is not that battery degrades, it is that their phones could not handle it and shut off when charge still remained. 2 years is a very little time. None of the devices with batteries I had exhibited that behavior. And I have devices that are over 5 years old in regular use.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by hacym on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:52AM (#33191808)
> Or they could have recalled faulty devices, you know. To fix them and provide the experience they promised originally.

It’s not faulty devices, and a quick google search will show you that cell phone batteries have a lifespan of 2-3 years in average.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by lostmsu on Thursday October 13, 2022 @11:07AM (#33192063)
> It’s not faulty devices, and a quick google search will show you that cell phone batteries have a lifespan of 2-3 years in average.

Please, try reading this again

> The issue is not that battery degrades, it is that their phones could not handle it and shut off when charge still remained.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by hacym on Thursday October 13, 2022 @01:19PM (#33193907)
The capacity of the battery was the issue, unless you’re talking about a different issue. Older batteries were unable to meet the power demands.
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