Battery Problems on iPhone XS: Solutions and Replacement Price

Unfortunately, the iPhone XS are not the smartphones that have the best autonomy, however it is not normal that this is low or that they have other battery problems. They are devices that even in the worst case should reach a full day without needing a charger and if this is not the case, there is a software problem or the battery itself that prevents it. We tell you what you must do to solve this.

Actual battery life of an iPhone XS

As we said, there are phones that even within the Apple ecosystem have a greater battery than the iPhone XS. The XR, 11 and 11 Pro are a case in point. This does not mean that they are devices with a bad battery considering that they also have an A12 Bionic processor that performs excellent battery management even if they have a not too high capacity.

For a 5.8-inch iPhone XS you will have a 2,658 mAh battery that together with the aforementioned processor should give enough for a day of battery without the need to use the plug or a powerbank. Really the use of each person is different, as well as that of their most used apps or time in which they remain in it. With a use considered intensive perhaps if you could be in trouble at night, but without having had to resort to the charger first.

In the iPhone XS Max , the 6.5-inch ones, the battery is bigger. It has a capacity of 2,942 mAh , which without being much more than the previous one, if it is enough for it to have at least 1 hour and a half or 2 more autonomy. Therefore, in this case, there should be no problems during the day, not even making intensive use of the terminal.

Update to the latest software version

Apple always implements important improvements in its iOS updates despite the fact that these may be more invisible, such as the correction of errors, security measures or improvement in autonomy management. Sometimes it is true that there may be a version with higher consumption, but it is something that the company always tries to remedy in subsequent versions. Therefore, a recommendation for battery problems on your iPhone XS or XS Max is to check if there is any update available in Settings> General> Software update and, in this case, download and install it.

Check the consumption of your apps

Sometimes it is not only the software created by Apple that can give problems, since there are some applications that may have a version that consumes more than the account. To this we must add the fact that there are some like Facebook that already consume enough battery with more or less normal use. You can check which are the apps that consume the most by going to Settings> Battery and sliding down. If you also click on “Show activity” you will be able to see exactly the number of hours and minutes that you have been using each application.

If you see that there is an app that consumes especially, you can search if there is any update for it in the App Store. If there was not or you see that despite updating it, it will continue the same, you should value the fact of using it less and even uninstalling it if it is not essential in your day to day.

Observe the health of your battery

In Settings> Battery> Battery health you can find the percentage of life of your battery. This does not relate to the level of battery you have at the moment, but to the level of deterioration that it has for physical effects. With the passage of time it drops 100%, being something totally normal considering that batteries are one of the components with the highest wear. If it has also dropped below a certain point, in this same place you will find an indication that will let you know.

If the health of the battery has dropped several percentages in a short time and it was also not due to misuse of the device, it is possible that it could be defective. Keep in mind, however, that this percentage can be somewhat misleading, since in the end it is difficult to accurately measure the exact level of deterioration.

Restore as emergency solution

However optimized the operating system may be, that does not mean that certain junk files are sometimes generated that end up causing performance problems on the iPhone. This is usually more apparent when multiple restorations have been made, a copy of another iPhone has been installed, or the device has been unrestored for several years. For this, the best solution is to perform a clean iOS restoration .

The most recommended is to do it through a computer, be it Mac or Windows. If you have no other choice you can do it from Settings> General> Reset and clicking on “Delete contents and settings” . Of course, remember to make a backup before in case the restoration does not fix the battery problems and you want to have your data again.

You will have to configure your XS as a new iPhone so that this can be effective. In any case, your photos, contacts and other data synchronized with iCloud will still be present on your device once it has been restored. You can see all this data that is synchronized from Settings> (your name)> iCloud.

Change the battery paying or free?

This is probably the final solution to the battery failure of your iPhone XS, but the truth is that it is the best alternative if you have already tried all of the above and continue to experience problems. If you contact Apple technical support you can make an appointment to replace your battery.

Normally replacing the battery has a cost, but it could be free of charge in case the deterioration of the battery is due to a factory defect and the device is under warranty. Also if you have AppleCare + you will not have to pay anything. In other cases, which are the majority, the replacement price is 75 euros to which 12.10 euros would have to be added as shipping costs in case you cannot go to a physical store and have to pick up the phone at your house.