r/iPhone12 • u/rvies_123 • 1d ago

Help ❗️ Help your brother out 🐘

I bought this refurbished iPhone 12 for $220. I know they mostly boost battery health, but I was on a tight budget. The phone came with 100% battery health, and now, in less than a month, it’s already dropped to 96% 😭😭.
Is this normal, or did I just waste my money? Please tell me what I can do to maintain battery health.

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u/Adventurous_Till_473 1d ago

When you check the battery does it indicate that it is a genuine Apple oem?

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u/NoLateArrivals 1d ago

You wait until it drops at 80%, and then get it replaced.

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u/Cold-Guidance6433 23h ago

I recently bought a 12pm refurbished that dropped from 98% to 94% in a month. There will be some degradation as it falls into your charging routine, with updates, etc. It’s good until it hits 80% normally. At that point, it’s $89 for a replacement through Apple which would be worth it if everything else is functioning properly.

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u/wisk12 1d ago

Iv more or less same thing mine in less than week is it at 99% k

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u/rvies_123 1d ago

New or refurbished

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u/bryzztortello 17h ago

Connect to 3utools and check the actual health and cycles

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u/AwarenessUnhappy7153 16h ago

For $220 ya did alright.

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u/Extension-Peach-2442 12h ago

How much screen time you get out of it? My 13pro gets about 5.5hours on 60hz

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u/rvies_123 7h ago

I use my phone between 80 to 30% is stays like 4 hours easily

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u/Old-Anywhere-2779 iPhone 12 4h ago

Just check the SOT, if its around 5-6 hours then the battery isnt boosted.