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

If a battery falls below a certain voltage, internal circuitry will think its damaged and cant be recharged. Because of this a system will do whatever it can to keep it from getting down to 0% even if that means shutting down your machine.