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The Truth About Battery Meters [Humorous Image]

Battery meters [via MakeUseOf]

Comments (6)

  1. January 3, 2012
    dima

    That looks about right :)

  2. January 4, 2012
    BHugger

    Fail to see the humorous part.

    Oh, it’s funny cause it’s true? ;)

  3. January 4, 2012
    ¥en

    But wait…they forgot the extra hour the battery kindly donates as it dies… :p

  4. January 4, 2012
    Brett

    You really need another scale. You show Actual Time whereas Advertised Time will be 0-32 hrs (full).

  5. January 4, 2012
    malachipclover

    Sadly, this is EXTREMELY accurate. But one thing: it always goes up really high again if you lock it then unlock again. The longer it is locked, the more it gains back. If only it was actually recharging itself for REAL.

  6. January 5, 2012
    RonV

    Wow that pictured nailed how my Android phone’s battery meter used to behave.

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  • Published 01/3/12

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