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> let's not forget it's primarily a factor of Apple using batteries that lose a significant percentage of their capacity after 2 years in the iPhones

As far as I can tell this simply isn't true. My iPhone SE is at 89% of maximum capacity after 2.5 years of very regular use. It's standing up pretty well.

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I think in general a lot of batteries in mobile devices for a couple years dropped off dramatically if charging to full regularly (ex: on the charger all night every night). My Nexus 4 and Nexus 6P were really bad here... my Pixel 2XL has been pretty good on battery life still after about a year now.

I think it was mostly immature technology adopted relatively early. There have been advances in battery tech, and it takes time to work kinks out.

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