Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel and iPhone

Re:Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel... by hombre_fatal on Friday July 04, 2025 @09:35AM (#44464422)

While interesting, you kinda need to know how long a charge lasts for it to be informative.

For example, it wouldn’t be as impressive if you also had to charge it more often than the competitors.

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Re:Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel... by charlie0 on Friday July 04, 2025 @10:22AM (#44464829)

True, but there's a relatively large number of remote workers where battery life on a daily basis isn't important because there's always a charger nearby.

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Re:Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel... by jerlam on Friday July 04, 2025 @01:43PM (#44466467)

I would guess that manufacturers can alter the battery charging algorithms and claimed battery life to hit a specific number of cycles and/or battery life. It's a matter of tradeoffs as long as the phone hits 800 cycles, the mandated minimum.

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