iPhone 14 Battery Health Issue Or Normal Degradation?
iPhone 14 Battery Health 98
iPhone 14 Battery Health dropped and you’re wondering if you’re dealing with normal degradation or a battery health problem? In this article we plan to share Maximum Capacity values during the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro lifetime!
iPhone 14 Battery Health Issue?
This question has been raised by Isaac (iPhone 14 Pro Max):
“Battery health down to 98 in two months. Isn’t this too fast?”
Apparently, this discussion is raised after every major iPhone release. We’ve covered iPhone 12 battery health dropping fast as well as well as the M1 Mac battery health issue and Apple Watch battery health decreasing fast.
iPhone Battery Health Degradation
Before we can talk about a battery health issue, we need to compare your readings with past performance.
A normal iPhone battery degradation, according to Apple, has to stay above 80% after two years of usage. That’s 20 percentage points in 24, which equals to 0.83% degradation per month in the worst case scenario!
Battery degradation isn’t linear and can be significantly influenced by the way you charge and use your device! If you’re an avid gamer or a power user you should expect the maximum capacity to decrease close to the above mentioned values. Else, you should see a slower drop rate!
iPhone 14 Battery Health Readings
Please share your Maximum Capacity readings in the comment section and we will update here to be able to establish some trends.
Important: Please mention exact iPhone 14 model, the accurate age and any other usage details that could influence the degradation pattern.
iPhone 14 Pro Battery Health Readings
I will open the list with my own device:
- 1. Maximum Capacity 99 (1 month-old, heavy usage)
- 2. To be updated.
iPhone 14 Pro Max Battery Health Readings
Values are listed with highest degradation at the top:
- 1. Maximum Capacity 98 (2 months-old) – Reported by Isaac.
- 2. Battery Health 98 (2 months-old) – Reported by Matt.
- 3. Maximum Capacity 99 (1 month-old) – Reported by Extavius.
- 4. To be updated.
Fact: Early iOS 16 version have proved to be battery hogs, causing battery to deplete faster than normal. Overheating and more frequent charging cycles might have caused a quicker 1% or 2% drop, but iOS 16.1.2 and 16.2 seem to be more battery friendly versions!
In fact, most iPhone owners have experienced battery health drop after updating to iOS 16. This was most likely caused by a refreshed Maximum Capacity calculation, as well as early iOS 16 battery draining problems!
Downgrade: Many iPhone 12, 11 XS, X and 8 owners have chosen to downgrade to iOS 15, because their already weakened batteries could not cope with the increased resource usage of iOS 16!
iPhone 14 Battery Health Tips
As a rule of thumb, you should not stress out about Battery Health unless you some serious drops in value and also feel that screen time hours have gone down significantly too!
Overheating is the main cause for battery degradation. Avoid overheating during usage and charging and you should be fine! From our experience we recommend you to avoid wireless charging and multitasking when you feel that the device warms up.
Tip: For more battery saving tips please check our articles regarding iOS 16.2 battery draining fixes and iOS 16 battery draining tips.
Is your iPhone 14 battery health dropping fast? Share your current Maximum Capacity in the comments section and help us identify eventual patterns.
Related: watchOS 9.2 battery drain issue? Here is how to fix it!
after 3days my phone will be two month old and its 98%
Thanks for reporting. What model are you owning? Have you experienced overheating events during the two-months of usage?
Iphone 14
43 days old
98% batt health
Not a heavy user. I do have extra phone for gaming.
that’s annoying indeed. Let us know how this progresses.
98% iphone 14 plus, 1 month old …
Iphone 14 pro max
Bought december 24, 2022,
Been almost 6months and battery health is 95%
iPhone 14 Pro Max. 5 months at 96%.
Are you a heavy user? Gaming? Overheating the device? 14 Pro here same age still at 100%.
Same but mine at 97 percent
How heavy are you using it?
Mines at 94 I got it right before Xmas idk wtf is wrong wit it
It was brand new from Telus
Is it overheating often? Try to keep it cool, especially during summer time…
98% at just use of 5 months. Just uses for call and some social media
(iPhone 14 Pro Max brought from aus.)
Thanks for sharing. Are you living in a hot climate, hot environment? Does the device frequently overheat?
I have pro max 14.
Before the 16.3 update it was 105%
After upate it 98%
It is less than month old.
I can tell you all shortcuts or 3u tools and all that I use to determin my health but battery true the menu says 100% and its a lie , big one
Model Name: Iphone 14 Pro Max
Brought: 29 September 2022
Report: 06 Feburary 2023
Age: 4 months 8 days
Battery Capacity: 98%
Usage: 16 hours continuous Rise of Kingdoms game play.
Is this acceptable decline in battery?
Model Name: Iphone 14 Pro Max
Brought: 20 October 2022
Report: 23 Feburary 2023
Age: 4 months and 5 days
Battery Capacity: 96%
Usage: browsing social media
Model Name: Iphone 14 Pro Max
Brought: 30 October 2022
Report: 26 March 2023
Age: 4 months 26 days
Battery Capacity: 98%
Usage: 8-10 hours on browsing, social media & entrainment.
I have iPhone 14 Pro Max and I have facing battery health problems
My battery maximum capacity is 98%
My phone is 2 months old
I am not a heavy user of the phone
-Not using Network Sims
– No gaming
– No mobile data usage
– No heavy photography
– Only Social Media usage
Can someone help why my phone battery is draining?
There’s no general explanation. Try to charge it before it goes below 30% and avoid overheating.
I have iphone 14
Now max capacity 98%
3 months old
Iphone 14. 3 weeks old. 99% batt health.
I guess it was because I enabled widgets that access location services like weather and maps. And i also had my device overheating occasionally due to multiple apps in the background
Thanks for sharing. Yes, overheating is the main problem when it comes to battery degradation.
My phone is just 2 months old and the battery is 94 percent iphone 14 pro
Uuu that’s quite a big drop. Did the device overheat often? Are you charging it over night? Mine is still at 100% after two months, but I never charged it a single tim e over night. I noticed from previous generations that keeping it on the charger overnight will decrease the battery faster even if Optimized battery charging is enabled (because it most likely never kicks-in if you don’t use sleep mode or schedule alarms like I do).
Keep us updated please and let us know if it continues to degrade at such a high rate.
P.S.: Are you gaming a lot?
iPhone 14Pro Max 128gb
95% after 7 months, heavy usage/camera/ socialmedia
I charge it overnight with magsafe
Thanks for sharing. MagSafe might be a factor. Is your device warming up when it’s charging?
I am using Iphone 14pro max 256gb,
Since November 3rd i used without battery health dropping. Almost 4month with overnight charging.
But after i update my phone last month, today i noticed 3% battery health drop.
And i am really surprised how it’s happen. I am really upset.
Sorry to hear this. Usually after every update the Battery Health is re-calculated. Did you skip a couple of updates? You must be on 16.5 now. Have you updated from 16.4.1 or from 16.2?
Thanks for your kind reply.
After i got reply from you i just saw my phone battery health 1 more% drop its now 96%.
Update version is IOS 16.4.1.
What should i do to avoid battery health draining.
Is your device overheating frequently? Are you gaming a lot or using navigation apps intensively?
Iphone 14 Pro Max 128Gb bought 17 December 2023, about almost 6 months old, battery is at 90%, no Always On display, no gaming, just web browsing, lots of apps, including Google Maps. Apple saying is normal, they did run some diagnostics and they say all good, the phone gets so hot while charging or not charging just using it continuously over 30-45min of simply watching some reels, tiktoks etc that you can’t hold in tight to your face, by your ear to speak at it. They suggested me to wipe everything out of it, reset to factory settings and to use like that without installing to many apps on it for a few weeks to see if there are some differences. Oh, btw, I almost forgot, 3 out of 5 times of typing a text message or something in a web browser I get long strings of random letters between my words I write, I know that I can mistype a few of them but these are looking like asserf jjgkgl ruirrir dvdvzv. Apple told me and I quote “I understanding this can be very difficult to you” and nothing else about it, told me to reset my phone.
Only charged with 20W original charger overnight and again 1 more time during the day and a few times occasionally from s 5v usb car charger. Everyday by 2-3pm the baterry is about 20%, Apple is saying is normal, dont know what to do, pfff
Thanks for this detailed feedback. Yes 10% loss in 6 months is significant. However, you also seem to be a heavy user. How many hours of screen time are you getting on average?
20% by 3pm is bad indeed. but if you wake up at 7am and use your device heavily it’s not uncommon.
The things that worries me though is that it overheats. Overheating is the main factor of battery degrading.
Yes, if you use a combination of apps and especially a lot of Google Maps, like if you’re an Uber driver for example, it might explain things.
I also consider it to be a good idea to reinstall iOS 16.5 on your device using a computer. A fresh install might kill any stuck processes that are causing your device to overheat faster than usual.
Let us know if you manage to get to the end of it. Fingers crossed.
I own IPhone 14 which is 6 months old and currently it is 96% within last 10 days it reduced from 98% to 96% . It never over heated nor wireless charger used.
Thanks for sharing. Are you using it heavily?
I don’t understand why my iPhone 14 pro max battery health is droping for no reason form 99 to 97 for few days I don’t understand why
Is the device overheating frequently?
I own a iPhone 14 pro max since 18th September 2022. I’m not a heavy user. My average screen time is not more than 2hrs daily. I rotate between a 5w and 20w charger adapter. I charge my phone every 2-3 days once. My battery health is still at 100%.
Thanks for sharing. Yes, my iPhone 14 Pro is still at 100%. What I tried with this device is to never reach the 20% Low Battery warning. I never charged during the night (keep it plugged in for longer periods). Often I would remove from charging at around 80%-90%.
I have iphone 14 and bought it on Dec 22 2022 my screen time average is 12 Hrs. Almost 7 months now my battery life is 99% but my phone always gets overheated mostly I will charge it during nighttime. am not a heavy user have some apps and watch videos.
That’s a good battery score for such a high screen time usage. thanks for sharing.
Model Name: Iphone 14 Pro Max
Brought: 8 March 2023
Report: 7 August 2023
Age: 5 months
Battery Capacity: 98%
Usage: 4-5 hours on browsing, social media & entertainment, Avg. screen time around 4 Hours per day
Thanks for sharing. Screen time is quite low. Has your device ever overheated while using? Are you using it in a warm environment?
I have 6 month old iphone 14 and its battery health is now at 92% i only play game for 1 hour in this what should i do
Does the iPhone overheat when you play the game? Do you allow the battery to fall under 20%? To you charge it to 100% frequently?
No i charge it when it goes b/w 20 to 30 % its not heat that much now battery health is 91% just after 6 days
That’s strange indeed. Keep us updated please if continues to drop.
What should i do sir its 90% now and i am not that heavy user
There’s not much you can do at the moment. Unless the percentage will reach 80% levels…then you might be able to claim a replacement. Let us know if you reach that point.