Technology enthusiasts like us have long memories when it comes to our favorite gadgets. And while the prize for biggest battery blunder goes to Samsung for the explosive Galaxy Note 7, Apple hasn’t been immune from criticism, either. In fact, “batterygate” is considered by some to be one of Cupertino’s biggest fails of all time. The company admitted its error and is on the hook for a $500m payout due to the ensuing class-action lawsuit.
But it’s important to recognize when the pendulum swings the other way and this week, iPhone 15 owners got a battery-related upgrade without even knowing about it. Apple retested the iPhone 15 series during work on iOS 17.4 and found the battery’s maximum capacity meets a higher bar than originally stated. Both the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Pro handsets can maintain at least 80% of their original capacity after 1,000 charging cycles. That's double the initial claim that all four iPhone models released last fall held 80% of their original capacity after 500 complete charge cycles.
