With heady upgrades and outstanding battery life, the iQOO 13 is proof that you don't need to shell out ridiculous amounts of money to get a terrific phone.

Like many other newer offerings from Chinese OEMs, this phone also has a silicon carbon based battery instead of traditional Li-on.

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Cycle life is probably fine if you avoid their super fast chargers that make the phone hot

    • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      29 days ago

      Yes, in phones we can limit the damage by using slow chargers.

      But when it gets hot, it’s also a lot worse than with lithium. Not only do they degrade permanently, but they also loose more power while in the given operation.

      Meaning while hot, your battery might burn 10% but only use 5% worth of power.

      Some phones also gets hot when gaming or shooting pics or videos because of the CPU. If the thermals are manged poorly, it can permanently damage the battery as well, which we do not see in lithium.