iPad battery can be cycled 1,000 times, while iPhone battery can only be cycled 500 times. Why are they treated differently?

Careful Apple fans will surely find that Apple treats different products differently in terms of battery life. Taking 80% battery life as the warning line, iPad can be cycled 1,000 times, Apple smartwatch can also be cycled 1,000 times, and Macbook can also be cycled 1,000 times.

The iPhone, as Apple's core product and the best-selling iPhone, has a battery life of only 500 times. I have used iPhone8 Plus, iPhoneXR, and iPhone11 successively, and the battery life is basically less than a year, and then it drops to 85% to 90%. They are all electronic digital products, why does Apple treat them differently?

First of all, under the same technical standards, the energy density and service life of lithium batteries are basically the same. The reason why the battery cycle life is different is because of Apple's different design ideas. Apple's iPad, watch, and Macbook basically reserve a part of the unusable battery capacity. The system limits the battery capacity to between 5% and 95%, and it will never be overcharged or run out of power. The iPhone is relatively more concerned with "single-day battery life", so there is no such restriction, and the battery cycle life is relatively shorter.

Secondly, the iPhone is defined as a fast-moving consumer product that needs to be replaced every two years, which can be seen from many aspects. From iPhone8 to iPhone11, the standard memory of three consecutive generations is 64GB; the current mainstream iPhone and iPad of Apple have running memory below 4GB; it is 2019, and iPhone11 does not come with 18W fast charging as standard. Accordingly, it is not surprising that the battery life of the iPhone is about 500 times. Under normal use, the battery must be replaced in less than 2 years.

Third, with the support of A-series chips and iOS ecosystem, the service life of iPhone is much longer than Apple expected. iPhone6S is the first iPhone equipped with 2GB of RAM. Five years later, this old iPhone can still be seen everywhere and can play mainstream mobile games. For the mobile phone industry, a long service life is a good thing for users, but a bad thing for the company. This is why Apple has reduced its maintenance rights in recent years, restricted third-party screens, third-party batteries, and even controlled data cables.

In short, the battery life of iPhone is not as good as other Apple products. There are commercial factors and the positioning of the phone itself. Many things cannot be explained from one aspect. Welcome to follow me and learn more about iPhone.