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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by unwind on Monday May 09, 2022 @05:42AM (#31312200)
I understand and agree, but the use-case is a bit skewed since that's not even true for a bare "naked" battery or cell.

They all self-discharge [1], some chemistries more than others of course but phone batteries certainly do.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-discharge

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by Retric on Monday May 09, 2022 @07:30AM (#31312862)
Self discharge is easily an order of magnitude slower than the power draw of these devices while seemingly off.
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