TangoHotel04

You should plant a new pear tree now, in America. I know it's not the pear tree, but it would be symbolic of starting a new life in America.

I never considered a short. But I still have the phone, and both batteries. So I could test the theory. Although, I’ve since removed the battery and repurposed the phone

A few years ago, I woke up one morning to find the temperature warning displayed on my iPhone 5. I unplugged it and allowed it to cool to the point the warning went away. But I noticed the battery was draining incredibly fast. Literally like 1% per 30s-1m.

Throughout the day, I plugged it in periodically just to keep it from dying. I backed it up to my computer and tried restoring it with the back up, and eventually restoring it as a new phone, thinking it was a software problem, but to no avail. The charge kept dropping at the same rate and the phone would get abnormally warm when charging.

Eventually I decided to allow it to completely die so that I could recharge it in hopes of recalibrating it. But once it died, it died completely. It would no longer turn on, indicate it was charging, or go into DFU mode when connected to my computer.

So I ordered a new battery (kit) from iFixit with 2 day shipping, essentially doubling my cost. As soon as I received the packaged, I replaced the battery and plugged the phone into power. As I expected, the phone turned on. I allowed the phone to charge to full capacity and then, in an attempt to “calibrate it” (not sure if that even really needs to be done?), I allowed it to die completely. But to my surprise, the phone, again, would no longer turn on, indicate it was charging, or go into DFU mode.

I didn’t know what else to do, so I filed an insurance claim with my SP for a replacement. Due to Apple no longer making the iPhone 5 at the time, I managed to get a new iPhone 5s of the same capacity for the same deductible. So, it all “worked out” in the end. But still to this day, I wonder what caused that to happen. Any ideas as to what could’ve caused the same thing to happen with both batteries?