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

Not sure if this is the correct answer but I heard batteries take longer to charge the more juice they have. It’s like stacking bricks, at a certain height.. it takes more time and energy to stack it there. So maybe the same goes for how the power is used and the last 10% deplete faster.