Why does a laptop say it’s at 6-8% charge, and then it dies, but when it’s at a higher charge, going from 60% to 59% takes a while?

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Why does a laptop say it’s at 6-8% charge, and then it dies, but when it’s at a higher charge, going from 60% to 59% takes a while?

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Answer 1

In addition to the post describing the estimation process, if your battery is a bit worn down, you should charge your laptop to full and then unplug it and let it drain all the way to 0%, it should learn and then provide a better estimate.