• GingeyBook@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Depends how cynical you want to be and whether or not you trust Apple.

    They claimed to slow things down so the aging batteries could run for close to as long as they could when they were new

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      5 months ago

      Just give me a performance slider so I can slow my phone down myself when I need it.

      Anyway I have an android, battery lasts 2-3 days with normal usage (like 3h SoT per day for 3 days usage) so I don’t think I’ll have to worry about battery - and batteries are getting better with every new model, we’ll eventually reach a point where they’re a non-issue

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        5 months ago

        It was more that older batteries can’t handle the power draw, so they would shut down if the power draw spiked by an expensive operation.

        It was a really bad user experience so Apple throttled so phones wouldn’t crash.

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          5 months ago

          Oh I thought it was just to get some extra juice out of the batteries, thanks for the info