Anticonsumption

279 readers

1 users here now

founded 4 months ago

MODERATORS

tfm@europe.pub

Google reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cycles (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by tfm@europe.pub to c/Anticonsumption@europe.pub

2 comments fedilink hide all child comments

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32830326

I wonder if there is something subpar about whoever Google is getting the batteries from for the A series phones.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

tl;dr: the purpose is to reduce fire risk from aging poor quality batteries, but if Google had used good quality batteries to begin with this wouldn't be an issue

permalink
fedilink
source
hideshow 2 child comments

[–] tfm@europe.pub 9 points 3 weeks ago

And replaceable ones

permalink
fedilink
source
parent