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

It’s because the charge isn’t accurately measured, sometimes even just generated based on average usage. Phones do this heavily, which is why it seems to drain down to nothing for heavy phone users, then sit there at almost nothing for a very long time.