One of the functions that iPhones have is limit battery charge up to a percentage specifically. By default, we can do it in the oldest models up to 80%, while in the most modern ones it will allow us to choose more specific ranges, such as 85% or 90%, for example.
However, does this really help? It has always been said that letting the battery go below 20%, or go above 80%, will cause it to degrade faster and ultimately we will have to change it sooner than if we did it correctly, but how much truth does this have? And is it really worth doing so?
Limit battery on iPhone
There are many reasons why an iPhone battery degrades, and although one of them is what we are seeing today, it is not really the most important, and although studies certify that it is not good for a battery to reach the maximum capacity, or run out of energy, it is not the worst thing in the world either.
Among the most relevant causes of its degradationthe temperature of it is found, both when charging it and when using it, and living in a place with high temperatures will make our iPhone always hot, which is the worst ally of the life of this component, so there we could see a very rapid degradation of it, and it can be verified with very simple statistics, where we will see that a Norwegian, after 1000 cycles, his state of health will be much better than that of a Venezuelan, for example, regardless how they load it.
Therefore, and although it is important, we do not have to be aware of this percentage, and if we need to go out, the best thing would be to take it to 100%, because we buy a phone with a good battery for something, not to use only 80%, and that instead of 36 months, it lasts 37 months, because maybe we have changed models before, or we do not mind replacing the battery but having enjoyed it.
In summary, and as a personal opinion, charging the phone to its limit is absurdand while it is true that at night we don't care if the charging is limited and slows down, leaving the house with a percentage less than the maximum means losing the phone's capacity, and, at least in my case, I have it deactivated, because it is not as relevant as many think, and no matter how much you do it, your battery may last less than that of your friend who doesn't take care of it at all.
And you, are you one of those who takes care of your iPhone down to the last detail even though the difference is not much? Or do you prefer to use it however you want without thinking much about whether you are degrading the battery or not. The truth is that I prefer to pay for a new one and take advantage of it, rather than using it very little by little and not making it to the end of the day just because I haven't charged it to the maximum. Leave us a comment with your opinion.
