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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by SketchySeaBeast on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:03AM (#30147957)
Samsung phones on Android 12 have a toggle for "charge to 85%" now. Not as "smart", but a great way to extend battery life if that's your focus. That last 15-20% charge is apparently a killer.
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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by MaxikCZ on Monday January 31, 2022 @05:56PM (#30155973)
I would say its even smarter. I don't want to charge my phone to 100% every day, and I don't want to babysit it.

Smart charging would be: "start charging now and finish at time my alarm is set, while reaching 80% battery." Slow charging to 80% and your battery can last multiple times what it would "normally". I don't understand the craze for 40-60-100 watt phone chargers...

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by Symbiote on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:06PM (#30156750)
My four year old Sony phone does this, and the battery still lasts around two days, just like when it was new.
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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by MaxikCZ on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @04:15PM (#30169410)
Sony you say.. now that's a brand that haven't p*ssed me off so far, or I don't remember.. Maybe I should consider them when Ill be searching for new phone, thanks.
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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by moduspol on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:53AM (#30148492)
It'd work for me. I'd absolutely trade long battery life to only ever using 80% of the battery for pretty much all my electronics.
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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by SketchySeaBeast on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:24AM (#30148896)
Yeah, I was happy to toggle that option on.
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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by duffyjp on Monday January 31, 2022 @02:34PM (#30153034)
I babied my iPhone 12 Pro by using an automation to turn off a smart-outlet at 76% charge. After a year I'm at 95% health, basically on par with everyone else.

I've discontinued the automation and will just buy a new battery in another year or two instead. /shrug

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