> iPhone batteries become subpar way faster than that, especially the older models who get more strained as they bear the heavier OS
Anecdote from one person who buys lots of phones for extended family: I see no such phenomenon
Anecdote from one person who buys lots of phones for extended family: I see no such phenomenon
500 cycles can be a lot if you mostly keep it as a standby device to stay reachable, but not that much if you actually use the phone everyday.
That's less than 2 years if you completely drain the phone at least once a day. Our kid easily goes through two full charges in a day, especially on weekends. It really depends on what you use your phone for.
Also I think some people live with a < 70% battery without really minding it much. That's IMO only viable if you don't have a winter, where the battery efficiency becomes so worse. That's the combination of weak battery + poor weather that triggered the phone shutdown for me when BatteryGate was the rage.
It's a shame, because I like the phone a lot otherwise.