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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by watwut on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @03:28AM (#38360952)
Another reason is that batteries are ... small. Too small. If it charged to 80% from the get go, then your phone is already effectively living on reduced battery, it is already kinda broken because battery runs out too quickly.
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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by ajmurmann on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:23AM (#38363979)
This really depends on the person and use case. Pretty much the only time I get even close to depleting my phone or laptop battery is during air travel which happens like 2-3 times a year. Otherwise I charge the devices throughout the day at my desk where the laptop is plugged in 98% of the time anyways.
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