This. Sand particles/dirt in a case will scratch the back. Especially if you take it out of the case constantly.

On the bright side scratches are superficial. Phone will work just fine.

I know but the nearest Apple store is 45 minutes away :(

But yea I will take some photos right in front of them to show them...

By the way, is it officially confirmed that the first batch has issues?

yes

I’m trying to look for a brand new one. Some stores may have them still, hopefully. Rule of thumb for myself is to avoid buying second hand as much as possible, especially when it comes to electronics

Even if it degraded, it shoulf last you for a good 3-4 years with phenomenonal battery life at the start. If it getd worse you csj change your battery

Grab a used iPhone 8 Plus on Amazon, and if the battery needs replaced it’s like $30 bucks or something, probably only spend around $200 total give or take.

I only want one for xCloud and geforcenow as I cannot for the life of me find a 1080p phone or tablet available

You may be missing the point. Turning off Live Photo stops all the “post processing” you are speaking of because the camera only takes a single photo as opposed to recording video before and after the picture. Also, you may want to check the settings in the camera app to make sure that the Photographic Styles option is set the way you want.

Thank you all for all answers! I reseted my phone and started as a new one, now I'm going to wait the indexing time.

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I have a 3G I didn’t charge for 6 years. Still works and has a decent battery life. Since then phones have come a long way so I doubt your 13 pro will be damaged (unless it’s second hand and the previous owner damaged it).

Are the lens covers cracked?

Because if it's just the back glass then it would be a cheap fix provided there are replacement parts and any repair service actually gives you a fair price.

500 dollars?

You expect this to cost 500 dollars?

Doesn't matter.

For longer periods it could matter. I have an Apple watch that suffered from deep discharge due to leaving it dead for months. Same thing happened with my Galaxy S2, except I actually got that one back up to a good voltage and the battery started working again.

I never knew that, thank you so much!!!

Here’s a thought

I don’t need to

Nice opinion.

Overcharge and undercharge protections only prevent the batteries from being discharged / charged below / above dangerous levels where it becomes a potential fire hazard. They do not protect you from shortening your battery's life expectancy. To get the most out of a battery, the charge level should be kept between 20% to 80%, and it should only be charged to higher levels or discharged to lower levels if really needed. Leaving it on a very low charge or 100% charge for extended periods of time (e.g. a couple of days) isn't good for the chemistry. Of course, the damage is tiny when it happens just one time, but if you do it repeatedly, the battery will age faster.

Yea i just use it i dont look much at the battery to be honest. If i need a new battery i just spend 100 and get a new one

Same applies to leaving it on 100% charge for a long time. And regarding discharge, going down to 20% is fine. Lithium batteries should only be discharged below 20% or charged above 80% if it's necessary in order to get the most life out of them. But then again, if you don't care about your battery's lifespan, feel free to do whatever you want with them.

Pagers were small devices that you usually clip on a waistband of slacks / pants, or attach to the outside of a woman's purse, so you could easily check the message. They were the predecessor to cell phones, but there was a lap over, at least by some major companies, requiring some employees to carry both pagers and cell phones.

The pager that I carried could accept either phone numbers or actual text messages. I had to carry a pager as well as my cell phone, to make sure anyone could reach me, 24/7.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pager

Idk why they downvoted you but it is true…any battery that you drained to death does cause a little scar to it, its not a huge deal but it is what it is. I charge mine when it gets to 30-40

Modern devices have both overcharge and undercharge protections built in to prevent things like this from damaging the battery. You’re fine and it will make no difference at all.

at first i was thinking the same… but now i like the fact i can switch to the app quickly with short press.

ideally i’d like to config short vs long press action per app.. i guess we’ll have to wait for iOS 17 on the iPhone 15 for that feature tho. (new hardware would be required of course)

What’s a pager? If u don’t mind me askin