commander@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoSamsung extends its six-year update policy to its cheapest 5G phonewww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10 cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkSamsung extends its six-year update policy to its cheapest 5G phonewww.androidauthority.comcommander@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square18fedilink cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI got this s10 refurb in the first year it was available. I think that’s 5 or 6 years so far. Anecdotes as worthless as they are, I think the new battery charging settings will give a few more years yet.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoIt’s possible that Samaung doesn’t use 100% of the battery capacity, similar to how EVs don’t. Then the cycle life can increase significantly.
I got this s10 refurb in the first year it was available. I think that’s 5 or 6 years so far.
Anecdotes as worthless as they are, I think the new battery charging settings will give a few more years yet.
It’s possible that Samaung doesn’t use 100% of the battery capacity, similar to how EVs don’t. Then the cycle life can increase significantly.