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?

Question

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

Laptops have a setting in Power options (MS Windows) where the laptop will automatically be put into hibernation mode at around 5% to prevent damage to the battery until you turn it back on and charge it. Additionally, the reason the battery percentage may drop slowly from 60% to 59% may depend on how it is being used. Light load work like word processing might cause the battery to drain way slower than if you were using YouTube and streaming videos or playing games.