dwazou@jlai.lu to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoThe Fairphone 5 price has been dropped to €499. The phone is designed to be the most advanced environmentally friendly smartphone.shop.fairphone.comexternal-linkmessage-square364fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down121file-text
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1external-linkThe Fairphone 5 price has been dropped to €499. The phone is designed to be the most advanced environmentally friendly smartphone.shop.fairphone.comdwazou@jlai.lu to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square364fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNaz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI charge wired (high speed, 18-22W). Wireless is known to be a lot slower and theoretically gentler on the battery. I also use the phone heavily, like a computer, I’m a “power user”, so my battery thrashing is higher than average. Us having the same durability lost on our engine despite me driving double the miles is a good analogy.
minus-squareTywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoTo my knowledge wireless charging is harder on the battery because of the heat it produces.
I charge wired (high speed, 18-22W). Wireless is known to be a lot slower and theoretically gentler on the battery.
I also use the phone heavily, like a computer, I’m a “power user”, so my battery thrashing is higher than average.
Us having the same durability lost on our engine despite me driving double the miles is a good analogy.
To my knowledge wireless charging is harder on the battery because of the heat it produces.