If you've got an older iPhone that's feeling a bit sluggish lately, you might
be able to restore it to peak performance just by replacing the
battery. A curious Reddit user with an iPhone 6s was experiencing sluggish
performance and noticed that after swapping out his battery, the iPhone
performance is back to normal. With some help from Geekbench,
they were actually able to find hard evidence that the phone was in fact
running slower with the older battery. Well, we put a few batteries to the test
and confirmed that this is a phenomenon that's happening and recently Apple also
released a statement that said- "Our goal is to deliver the best experience for
our customers, which includes overall performance and prolong the life of
their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak
current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as age over
time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect us
electrical components. Last year we release a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s
and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to
prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions.
We've now extended that feature to iPhone 7
with iOS 11.2 and plan to add support for other products in the future well."
Whatever the reasons are there's an incredibly easy way to fix it. Replacing
the battery in your iPhone is one of the easiest repairs that you can do. All you
need are the right tools about 15 minutes and just about anybody can do it.
If you're ready to get your iPhone up and running just like it used to head
over to ifixit.com where we've got iPhone battery fix kits with all the
parts and tools you need to do the swap. You'll also find the step-by-step guides
that will walk you through the entire process. We've got links to all of our
fix kids in the description below and if you want to know more about this issue
check out our blog post at ifixit.org.