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Yet apple device batteries last longer than any other brand. My Apple Watch is 5 years old and lasts at least a day and a half. It feels as fast as the day I bo

Yet apple device batteries last longer than any other brand. My Apple Watch is 5 years old and lasts at least a day and a half. It feels as fast as the day I bought it and still gets major upgrades. My other apple devices are the same way. I switched to iPhone 10 years ago they’ve held up very well. Your statement is ignorant.

drewg123 2y ago
I replaced my first Garmin (640M) at roughly 5 years old due to physical damage (it got mangled badly enough that the part of the case that holds the band on broke off), and it was still getting roughly the same battery life as it did when it was new.
- joecool1029 2y ago
  Keep in mind you're doing far less charge cycles than a device with shorter battery life, it's going to last longer than a device that gets a full cycle per day. Not unreasonable for it to have under 500 cycles in a 5 year period (where this would be unheard of in a primary cellphone).
joecool1029 2y ago
> Yet apple device batteries last longer than any other brand Citation? In my experience this isn't the case. 2-3 years heavy use and the batt needs replacement (less than 80% design capacity). Can sometimes get as high as 5 years on a lightly used device. It may work longer but its not going to hold anywhere near design capacity. The dual-cell low voltage charging standards other manufacturers use seem to hold up longer since the heat is reduced. > I switched to iPhone 10 years ago they’ve held up very well. Cool, stuff like my original SE's hold up fine (and got a security update like a week ago). I've just replaced the batteries 2 or 3 times because they age and performance declines. This is expected but I'm not going to cope on a battery with 60% of its design capacity and act like its just as good as new. > Your statement is ignorant. I forgot how hard some people will try to rationalize their behavior. I still think the statement holds true knowing how many people I've met clinging to devices with dying batteries and saying 'well I have an upgrade coming soon' rather than just replacing the fucking battery.

drewg123 2y ago

I replaced my first Garmin (640M) at roughly 5 years old due to physical damage (it got mangled badly enough that the part of the case that holds the band on broke off), and it was still getting roughly the same battery life as it did when it was new.

joecool1029 2y ago
Keep in mind you're doing far less charge cycles than a device with shorter battery life, it's going to last longer than a device that gets a full cycle per day. Not unreasonable for it to have under 500 cycles in a 5 year period (where this would be unheard of in a primary cellphone).

joecool1029 2y ago

> Yet apple device batteries last longer than any other brand Citation? In my experience this isn't the case. 2-3 years heavy use and the batt needs replacement (less than 80% design capacity). Can sometimes get as high as 5 years on a lightly used device. It may work longer but its not going to hold anywhere near design capacity. The dual-cell low voltage charging standards other manufacturers use seem to hold up longer since the heat is reduced. > I switched to iPhone 10 years ago they’ve held up very well. Cool, stuff like my original SE's hold up fine (and got a security update like a week ago). I've just replaced the batteries 2 or 3 times because they age and performance declines. This is expected but I'm not going to cope on a battery with 60% of its design capacity and act like its just as good as new. > Your statement is ignorant. I forgot how hard some people will try to rationalize their behavior. I still think the statement holds true knowing how many people I've met clinging to devices with dying batteries and saying 'well I have an upgrade coming soon' rather than just replacing the fucking battery.