iPad M4 battery health decline after six months of heavy use

So I’m using my iPad for the last six months constantly basically I do have gaming editing graphics designing not taking streaming and so. The iPad I have is iPad M4 13 inch Wi-Fi and cellular after six months of heavier years my iPad’s battery health is down to 89%. I don’t know if it’s okay or not. What’s your thoughts?


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Posted on Aug 10, 2025 05:52 AM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2025 06:02 AM

Battery Health is an imprecise science based upon many factors - but is principally determined by the number of full-charge cycles of the battery


An iPad battery is rated to maintain at least 80% of its initial capacity after 1000 full charge/discharge cycles. As such, assuming that the Battery Health will diminish in a linear fashion, you can expect the indicated battery health to fall by 1% for every 50 full charge cycles - one full cycle being any combination of charging that sums to 100% (e.g. 50 + 20 + 20 + 10 = 100 = 1 full cycle).


Using your iPad while connected to its Power Adapter will effectively reduce the number of charge cycles - as the iPad will be receiving power from the Power Adapter while the battery continues to charge. This strategy will reduce the number of charge cycles over time - and will reduce the rate at which the battery health will decline.

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Aug 10, 2025 06:02 AM in response to FrozenHeart_Glitch

Battery Health is an imprecise science based upon many factors - but is principally determined by the number of full-charge cycles of the battery


An iPad battery is rated to maintain at least 80% of its initial capacity after 1000 full charge/discharge cycles. As such, assuming that the Battery Health will diminish in a linear fashion, you can expect the indicated battery health to fall by 1% for every 50 full charge cycles - one full cycle being any combination of charging that sums to 100% (e.g. 50 + 20 + 20 + 10 = 100 = 1 full cycle).


Using your iPad while connected to its Power Adapter will effectively reduce the number of charge cycles - as the iPad will be receiving power from the Power Adapter while the battery continues to charge. This strategy will reduce the number of charge cycles over time - and will reduce the rate at which the battery health will decline.

iPad M4 battery health decline after six months of heavy use

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