iPhone 15 models and Pixel phones will show battery cycle information, and I think all smartphones should get this battery health feature.
The iPhone 15 models come with two exclusive battery health features that Apple decided not to bring to older iPhones. One lets you prevent charging the battery above 80%, and the other tells you how many battery charge cycles your iPhone has performed.
Separately, Pixel phone owners running Google’s latest Android 14 beta discovered that Pixel phones will also show the battery cycle count.
I believe that all smartphones, regardless of operating system or vendor, should offer this functionality. After all, we live in a world that cares more than ever about waste and the environment. Also, smartphone buyers hang on to their devices for longer. Battery life is consistently cited as one of the most important factors when buying a smartphone.
As I explained before, there’s no reason for Apple to keep the battery cycle count exclusive to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. I can use a third-party app with any iPhone model to determine exactly how many charge cycles it has gone through.
