Hi, I’d like to ask for some advice about my iPad.
I have an iPad mini 5 that I bought in mid-2020. It still holds charge for about three days with my usual usage (doomscrolling, playing music, reading, etc.), though I used to get about five days on a single charge back in 2020.
I connected it to my Mac and checked the battery health with Coconut Battery; it reports 83% health with 614 cycles.
I started checking my options but I’m not really sure if it’s worth it:
- Apple won’t give me a price for the replacement (I suspect they might not have parts; the page lists 118 USD).
- 3rd Party says that battery repair is about 200 USD, which I find excessive for an iPad this old.
- iFixit: Pricing for parts is about 53 USD, but shipping is 89 USD, and it doesn’t include everything I need due to shipping restrictions.
- Getting iFixit tools and the battery through Amazon is about 70 USD, which I find acceptable, except the battery doesn’t have reviews at all (capacity 5173mAh seems about right).
What should I do? Keep using it as is? Try to replace the battery myself with Amazon stuff? Has anyone had experience with DIY battery replacements (I don’t mind much warning messages)?
Any suggestions are appreciated!
83% health isn’t bad. Check to see if you can put it in low power mode when it’s not on the charger. That’ll make it last longer.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/101604
Put it on the charger every night when you go to bed. Three days of power means it’ll continue to do fine if you charge it at night.
I would NOT order a battery from Amazon. You never know what you are going to get from them. If you want a battery replacement, go through Apple. Their price includes labor and a warranty.
At what battery health percentage do you think is good idea to replace the battery? I would like to keep it around for another three years.
Umm yeah, I use low power mode when going below 35%, should I keep on always?
When it's limiting for your use case