In my experience, the motherboards or peripherals in most smartphones start to fail before the batteries due to programmed obsolescence. I've never had to replace a phone because the battery stopped working: always because something else went wrong.
It's not that the battery stops working entirely, but that you have to charge it twice in one day. My smartphone from 6 months ago is already having a weaker battery than it started out with.
Yeah, 5 years is rather extraordinary. Maybe you have better things to do than stare at a screen all day, which makes you extraordinary in this day and age.
If you are careful about the way you charge, a battery can last easily 2x "expected" lifetime. In the case of a phone, 2 years is where you're supposed to notice the battery capacity loss, but it should be fully functional. I do nothing whatsoever, and that's right where I'm at 2 years in.
I've had the distinct impression that my battery starts lasting less time after major updates. In the past, after I had a phone for a couple years, I tried changing to a new battery, and it lasted just as long as my previous one.
As far as I can tell, the issue isn't the battery. It's the OS being programmed to consume more.
In my experience, the motherboards or peripherals in most smartphones start to fail before the batteries due to programmed obsolescence. I've never had to replace a phone because the battery stopped working: always because something else went wrong.
It's not that the battery stops working entirely, but that you have to charge it twice in one day. My smartphone from 6 months ago is already having a weaker battery than it started out with.
I don't have that problem, and I've had the same phone for 5 years. Perhaps I just lucked out.
Yeah, 5 years is rather extraordinary. Maybe you have better things to do than stare at a screen all day, which makes you extraordinary in this day and age.
Aw, thanks!
If you are careful about the way you charge, a battery can last easily 2x "expected" lifetime. In the case of a phone, 2 years is where you're supposed to notice the battery capacity loss, but it should be fully functional. I do nothing whatsoever, and that's right where I'm at 2 years in.
I've had the distinct impression that my battery starts lasting less time after major updates. In the past, after I had a phone for a couple years, I tried changing to a new battery, and it lasted just as long as my previous one.
As far as I can tell, the issue isn't the battery. It's the OS being programmed to consume more.