Does Replacing Your iPhone Battery Really Make It Faster?
Jason Leonard · 281K views · 9:21
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IntermediateTime Required
Half dayEstimated Cost
$0–50Equipment
Apple iPhone 14Tools Needed
Pentalobe screwdriver, Spudger, Tweezers, Suction cupAfter four years of daily use, my iPhone battery health dropped to 78% and I wanted to know: does replacing an iPhone battery really make it faster? In this video I run a complete iPhone battery replacement performance test, comparing old and new batteries across fifteen different benchmarks and real-world tasks to see whether an iPhone battery replacement improves performance, speed, battery life and overall smoothness or if it is just a myth.
The testing covered everything from iPhone boot-up speed comparisons, application load times, camera responsiveness after heavy use and web browsing in Chrome, to more demanding tasks like Lightroom photo exports, gaming performance in COD Mobile and F1 Clash, and full benchmark suites including Geekbench single-core, multi-core, GPU, AnTuTu and 3DMark stress tests. I also directly compared battery life between the old and new battery under identical workloads to measure real-world endurance differences.
The results show exactly how much of an impact iPhone battery health has on performance and whether a new iPhone battery can restore lost speed, stability and efficiency. Replacing your iPhone battery does not just extend screen-on time, it can make your phone feel noticeably smoother in everyday use, improve consistency in benchmarks and gaming, and deliver measurable gains in demanding apps. This breakdown answers whether an iPhone battery replacement is worth it in 2025 and whether it is a smarter choice than upgrading to a brand-new phone.
If you have been searching for an iPhone battery replacement review, an iPhone battery performance test, old vs new iPhone battery comparisons, or want to know if iPhone battery health really affects speed, this video puts it to the test with real numbers, gameplay, benchmarks and side-by-side comparisons.
Replacing the battery gave this iPhone a second wind and proved that sometimes the best upgrade is not buying a new device, but simply restoring the one you already own.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Test Setup & Methods
1:02 - Booting Up the iPhone
1:33 - Application Load Test
2:08 - Camera Responsiveness
2:39 - Web Browsing Using Chrome
3:10 - Exporting 30 High Resolution Photos Using Lightroom Mobile
3:45 - F1 Clash
4:23 - COD Mobile
4:57 - Geekbench 6 Single Core CPU
5:24 - Geekbench 6 Multi Core CPU
5:39 - Geekbench 6 GPU
5:52 - AnTuTu
6:09 - 3DMark 1st Test
6:37 - 3DMark 2nd Test
7:02 - Battery Life Comparison
7:35 - What Did We Actually Learn?
8:43 - Was it Worth It?
9:00 - Outro