Why do some hi-tech devices with fully-drained, permanent lithium ion batteries need some battery charge before working even when you plug them in?

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I’ve noticed this with ipads and iphones. If it’s completely drained and you plug it in, you still can’t turn it on for a few minutes. I don’t know if the battery is part of the standard circuit powering the thing or what.

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The battery has to deliver a minimum voltage for the device to work properly. The voltage that a battery delivers decreases as its charge decreases, so if the charge is too low, the voltage will be too low.

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