Question Battery or something else?

[clutchc]

So, I have a iPhone 6 with its original battery still in it. It spends most of its life plugged in to a charger until I'm ready to take it with me. Lately, it has been doing something that makes me think I simply need a new battery. But, well... let me explain...

I'll take it off the charger (fully charged) and while I'm out, I may have it do updates. After awhile, the screen will go black, the Apple logo will pop up, and it is no longer usable. Dead.
When I get home, I'll plug it in to the charger, and it will first show a dead battery. Then in a coulpe seconds, it will display the home screen showing it still has nearly a full charge (!). This last time about 87% (as I would have expected).
Within a few minutes, it is full charged again at 100%.

This happens seemingly, when it feels like it! Othertimes I can go all day with it and run the battery down to nearly dead with nothing unexpected. Pop it on the charger and it charges back up like normal. Since the avg. cost of a battery replacement where I am is $50 - $70, I'd hate to waste the money if it was a phone problem instead. Help?

 

[HelenLewin]

Maybe you should contact the point of service of iPhones. There, experts must check the battery or can find a solution ...

 

[lucasdj25]

This sounds like it is a battery problem, firstly, I would check the battery health in the settings of your iPhone to see what that says under settings>battery>battery health, there are also programs online you can download to more accurately read the battery health. If the battery life shows that it is unhealthy than it is for sure your battery. From there you can either send it in the Apple or another repair shop to be fixed or if you are handy you can fix it by yourself for roughly $25, if you attempt this I would recommend looking up a tutorial on youtube and following that closely

 

[codyteddy]

Also think that this is a battery problem even if what you described happens at random times. If you already checked battery health under settings, what did it say? The percentage is not always accurate according to Apple but it should give you an idea of the life of your battery. Does it say anything about not being at peak performance? You mentioned iPhone 6 so I'm assuming this has been used for a while, and the battery must be nearing the end of its lifespan.

 

[codyteddy]

Iphones are made to have a battery life of about 2-3 years. After that it's almost like it's designed not to hold a charge. Rather than replacing it, Id see if you could get a deal for a new phone from your local provider

 

[soni singh 1]

Its all battery problem.
Dot take this lightly , a bad battery can harm you and others too. You will get a good replacement value in apple store .
Just get new one.