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

Most laptops like preserving your stuff before loosing power so they shut down before hand… BUT as your batteries age and the controller inside wears out the percentage reported is rarely accurate… and when the batteries cannot produce the amount required the system shuts down… this is also true for cellphone batteries… the older they are and the lower you go the harder it is for the controller to do its job so you might get unexpected shutdowns…