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1970-01-01today at 1:41 PM1 replyview on HN

I realize that planning is hard for people, but the most important thing is to budget the battery so you are between 30 and 80 percent daily. Get an app that will alert as low battery at 30% and stop charge at 80%. Spend some money and put charging spots wherever you need them. Doing this will easily double a lithium ion battery lifetime.

https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-...


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GuB-42today at 1:56 PM

With modern smartphones, with the right options, that's going to be rather typical.

There is usually some setting to limit charging to 80%, and while it depends on your model and usage, going down from 80% to 30% at the end of the day is quite typical. Then you can charge overnight (preferably using slow charging) back to 80%.

But when you need it (ex: travel), you have the option to unlock full charge and use fast charging.