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The iPhone 15 series ushered in a sudden "strengthening" in terms of battery, which also means that the battery life war is no longer an easy "lying win" for Apple.

The latest release of the iPhone 15 series introduces a feature called "Charge Cycle Count", which is designed to give users a more intuitive understanding of the health of the device's battery. This feature records a full charge cycle, i.e. from 0% to 100% counts as a full cycle, and 0% to 50% counts as 05 cycles, and so on.

In addition to helping users monitor battery health, Apple also considers the charge cycle count as one of the criteria for measuring battery life. Initially, Apple announced that the iPhone 15 series battery life is "healthy after 800 cycles".

Recently, Apple re-evaluated the charge cycle count of the four models of the iPhone 15 series, increasing the original "800 times" to "1000 times", indicating that the battery life of the series is better than originally expected.

However, it's worth noting that Apple has also exposed the iPhone 14 series battery problem: the iPhone 14's battery cycle count test is only "500 times", which is much lower than the iPhone 15 series. This shows that the previous iPhone 14 series was questioned about the battery problem is not unfounded.

Apple has been controversial over battery-related issues for years, with users generally unhappy that Apple doesn't offer a larger capacity battery and faster charging. Now, while Apple has responded to these controversies by improving battery life, it has also been embroiled in a much bigger storm as a result.

Back on the occasion of the release of the iPhone 14 series, some users shared battery-related issues on social media**, especially the iPhone 14 Pro, and it is puzzling that battery health has dropped dramatically in just a few months.

Technology reporters pointed out that most iPhone 14 Pro users have a battery health of 88% or less after a few months of use, which may be related to users' usage habits. Apple had blamed the problem on the "Always-On Display" feature, which caused the battery to drain faster.

Apple's re-evaluation of the battery performance of the iPhone 15 series also indirectly confirms the poor battery performance of the previous iPhone. 500 cycles will lead to a decrease in battery health, which means that if you cycle it once a day, it will only take a year and a half for the battery health to drop below 80%; If the user performs multiple cycles per day, the battery needs to be replaced in less than half a year.

In addition, Apple's official battery replacement service** is expensive and prohibitive. iPhone 14 series choose the official battery replacement service **up to 748 yuan, more than 1 gram**.

For electronic products, battery life is one of the important indicators of user experience. As people's reliance on mobile phones increases, Apple's trade-offs in battery life are hard to understand.

At the same time, in the smartphone market, other brands have launched their own battery technology to improve the basic mobile phone experience. However, Apple's battery capacity on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max has not increased, and the fast charging speed has not improved, which is a bit disappointing.

Although Apple eventually raised the iPhone's battery cycle to the thousand-cycle standard, in line with other product lines, it is difficult to determine whether the iPhone will meet the official standard.

The battery life war has begun, and Apple can no longer "lie down to win". The reason why Apple chose to adjust the battery cycle count nearly half a year after the release of the iPhone 15 series is partly to resolve the battery controversy, and on the other hand, to respond to the requirements of the new EU law in 2025. While Apple may just be trying to make sure the iPhone sells smoothly in the market, user experience may not be a top priority. The specifics of this test have also not been disclosed, so it is difficult to tell whether the two tests are based on the same standard.