Why iPhone 15 batteries are now rated for 1,000 charge cycles

...The answer is simple: the European Union. According to the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm that proposes new legislation, the Ecodesign Regulation proposed in November 2022 requires all “batteries should withstand at least 800 cycles of charge and discharge while retaining at least 80% of their initial capacity.” The Ecodesign Regulation doesn’t go into effect until June 20, 2025, but Apple is getting ahead of the legislation and ensuring the batteries in all iPhone 15s (and future iPhones) exceed the EU’s required benchmarks. READ MORE FROM INVERSE