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minus-squareregrub@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoMost high-quality LiPo-powered devices already do this at the hardware-level. The 100% level you see on the software is usually 80% actual charge on the battery.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoAny way to tell? I just got a monster phone with a 22K mAh battery.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agok = 10^3 and m = 10^-3 so they will cancel out. It’s just Ah without any prefixes at that point.
Most high-quality LiPo-powered devices already do this at the hardware-level. The 100% level you see on the software is usually 80% actual charge on the battery.
Any way to tell? I just got a monster phone with a 22K mAh battery.
omg kilo milliampere
k = 10^3 and m = 10^-3 so they will cancel out. It’s just Ah without any prefixes at that point.