I am using 7 plus, and the battery is draining much faster than before, should i just change the battery itself, or change to new iphone? Any suggestions?

This post has been edited by ilovestitch: Nov 28 2020, 10:54 PM

New one is always good.

But then Malaysia no commercial 5G yet

If got money then buy iPhone XR or 11

if no money change battery first

If you are happy with the 7 plus features, then just change the battery.

12 pro is enough

The thing is i am not sure what the root cause of 7 plus draining fast, is it because there is "tweak" in new IOS? or the battery capacity shrink

This post has been edited by ilovestitch: Nov 28 2020, 11:17 PM

check the Battery health in the setting. What's the percentage now?

i have the same thoughts as u.. but at the end i changed the battery je using 8 plus

where u change? ori? how much？

maximum capacity = 77%

ori 188 from It world

7 i believe also 188

https://www.itworld.com.my/iPhone-Battery-R...acement-Program

if you are asking, then you couldn't afford it.

no la i dont think he cant afford .. just feel like don't wan to waste money like me

I would just change the battery. Wait till apple no longer support ios updates, only then I'll change phone.

iphone 7 plus still relevant may b up to 2021 or 2022. then may b no more updates. can use no problem. own 1.

If the phone is still in good shape and works great based on your usage, then yes, just go ahead and change the battery. The phone will still have another year of major OS update, after that you can decide if you want an upgrade.

If battery is your major concern, get 11 pro max. You can use it for a few good years and then only think of 5G. Malaysia 5G not starting anytime soon, and coverage needs time to expand.

This post has been edited by YoungMan: Nov 29 2020, 10:35 AM

May i know how long it takes for replacement

Apparently change battery doesn’t work. I tot it worked so i spent 199 to change it.
Still very poor. Plus, mine is very lag and i always kena stuck outside of the shop and last to enter because MySejahtera app wont launch quickly

Not sure how yours work but I can say I am happy for the upgrade.
No more lag temporarily plus theiP12 Pro max battery could lasts 1.3 days

Mine no laggy issue, i am curious to know how fast is the fast charging, i notice apple's fast charging is not competent comparing to other brand like huawei etc

I used to be really obsessive about the charging speed so i was pretty skeptical about using ip11 at first (Been using Note8).

It got a godawful charging speed with the supplied power brick.

But then again fully charged ip11 would last me a full day compared to the old Note8 as long as I'm not too crazy about the brightness setting.

If I really need a slightly faster charging i just use my Xiaomi powerbank.

The thing is that fast charging is kind of a double edged sword.

You'll get your phone charged faster, but the takeaway is that the battery would degrade faster. You gain some, you lose some.

It really depends on what you need.

thanks for ur sharing, bro, i will proceed to replace my battery this week

As long as you are happy with your purchase why not?

I've been eyeing that LiDAR scanner on the phone. Seems like a really cool feature.

I'll hold on for ip14 in the future. Don't know what else they can offer by then.

You're welcome!

IMO they can do better with LiDAR, but no.
I am bit disappointed. The portrait mode should be a lot better but I just see minor improvement.

Anyway, for battery.
I attached screenshot here.
23%-76% in about 41 mins.

few hours .... call first before go ..

If you want to change, go for 11 Pro or 12.

Owned 7 plus and the phone got heating issue after 3-4 years, i just don't know why. Bought 12 pro max recently and the size is almost the size.

oh? i tot pro will be enough already?

has TS decided yet?

i'm also having the same problem with my iphone 7. Batt is draining faster than usual and I checked the batt health and it's at 70%. Then sometimes while using the phone, then it starts to get really hot.
Also, the physical Home button already went kaput when I dropped it a few months back. Then there's the storage space...getting tired and fed up of house keeping my phone every few days..

I'm still debating with myself whether to get the new iphone 12 or just change the iphone 7's batt.

Decided to continue using it, as change to a new phone after 3 years is kind of waste of money to me, battery draining fast is the only issue i have so far. Which model will u choose if u were to get a new one

4 hours if not other hardware issue with ur phone
I just change my 7+ battery yday the rm188 promo is still ongoing

still debating
but if i had to choose then probably just change the battery

well u can just change the iphone 7 batt since it's only RM188 from IT World plus can get back the phone on the same day... even if you don't feel like using the phone anymore, you can consider passing the phone to other family members since it will continue to receive the support till IOS 15 (confirm)/16(not sure)

I just upgraded my iPhone 7 plus to iPhone 12 Pro max and i love it!

I was sent my 7plus to Switch service center for battery replacement after I bought my 12promax. It tooks 2 working days of waiting due to out of stock.

After I get my 7plus new battery replaced, the phone doesn't seems improvement on its battery life. I was thought that it was caused by the iOS 14.2. I reformat the phone then flash a fully clean iOS 14.2 again into my 7plus but the battery still drain out fast. I was thought that this issue may solve by upgrading to iOS 14.3. After I upgrade to iOS 14.3 at few days ago, the phone still doesn't seems have any improvement. After I upgrade to iOS 14.3, the battery level already dropped to 70%+, then I leave it for idling for 4 hours. After 4 hours, it was dropped to 40%+ left. So I recharge to phone back to 100%.

I was tried to reboot the phone and hope battery problem may fix. The battery drain quite fast and does not help much after replaced to new battery. This issue is mainly caused by iOS 14 but not the battery itself. My 7plus now is using a new battery with 100% battery health, the battery is still new since I was just newly replaced it at last week only.

When I watch Youtube video with the 7plus. Half hour will consume about 7~8%. If I leave it idle for 4 hours, the battery level will drop by 4~5%.

That is surprisingly bad. Have you tried to contact Switch to have them evaluate the battery to see if they gave you a faulty one by any chance?

moniqee, yours OK after change battery?

This post has been edited by attw: Dec 18 2020, 10:39 PM

curious to know if other ppl getting the same problem or not after battery replacement.

I changed the battery on my 8 Plus 3 months ago. The phone is working fine like new.

The member I tagged earlier mentioned hers is fine after changing the battery, in fact it’s smoother too. iPhone 7 Plus.

sorry didn't see the tagged over here...

yeah my sis who took over the 7+ said the phone can last a day compared to the previous one which didn't last for a day (forgot what was the battery % before replacement)

but yeah i did mine at IT World... quite professional and strigent as attw can attest

surprise Switch can take so long (2 weeks) when IT World was same day replacement (it took them only like 4 hours) which afterwards a few days later apple send me an survey email on the service feedback as well

This post has been edited by moniqee: Dec 28 2020, 09:11 AM

Even if there is 5G service available you won’t be using it.. that’s because of their smaller battery variant

Not a good choice to purchase something expensive when you can get other brands with least expensive that gives you the same usages

I still use my 6. Changed battery 4 x already.

Was told Machines will also take 3 working days, probably IT World will be the fastest for now

my sis said the battery left 52% from 8am till 4pm...

Can’t tell much from that, need to ask her how many hours screen time as well, hehe...

that is the screentime as well... she keep on using the phone hard core

OMG... that is hardcore, hehehe...