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Re:Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% share of smartphones ... by LtWorf on Friday September 02, 2022 @09:28AM (#32690523)
Old phones have stale batteries that do not last as long as newer phones.

In my experience iphone users carry a powerbank with them.

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Re:Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% share of smartphones ... by unknownaccount on Friday September 02, 2022 @09:31AM (#32690569)
Has there been some breakthrough in lithium ion battery technology in the last 2 years that Im not aware of? I have 2x 2020 SE's which I've used every day and the battery life is still great. Im always surprised how much time I have before shutdown while using my phone at 1%.
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Re:Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% share of smartphones ... by arcastroe on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:57AM (#32692321)
I suspect the phone lies about it's true battery levels and reserves (1% - 10%) to display to users as 1%. Is this true? Does anyone have a source for what 1% really means?
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Re:Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% share of smartphones ... by LtWorf on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:52AM (#32692256)
No breakthrough… batteries keep decaying, and old batteries have more decay.

2nd hand phones with non replaceable batteries are not worth paying much.

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