22,000 charging limit.

[middbrew]

My brother liked my V20 so much he went and got one for himself. While he was there talking with the sales rep, she mentioned that he needed to be careful with how often he charged it. She said the battery in the V20 can only be charged 22,000 times. My first thought was who cares and why would a rep say that? If you charged it 3 times a day it would still take you over 20 years to max it out and reach the limit.

Just found that a bit odd and funny.

 

[N4Newbie]

22,000 sounds unreasonably high.

"Manufacturers take a conservative approach and specify the life of Li-ion in most consumer products as being between 300 and 500 discharge/charge cycles."

How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University

"Manufacturers' information typically specify lifespan in terms of the number of cycles (e.g., capacity dropping linearly to 80% over 500 cycles), with no mention of chronological age. Research rejects this common industry practice. On average, lifetimes consist of 1000 cycles, although battery performance is rarely specified for more than 500 cycles. This means that batteries of mobile phones, or other hand-held devices in daily use, are not expected to last longer than three years."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Battery_life

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

My brother liked my V20 so much he went and got one for himself. While he was there talking with the sales rep, she mentioned that he needed to be careful with how often he charged it. She said the battery in the V20 can only be charged 22,000 times. My first thought was who cares and why would a rep say that? If you charged it 3 times a day it would still take you over 20 years to max it out and reach the limit.

Just found that a bit odd and funny.

Guess what.. You can buy a new battery lol

 

[AtTheHop]

Guess what.. You can buy a new battery lol

It's one of the reasons I always buy phones with removable batteries. Stay away from the Kool-Aid phones. LOL

 

[Jax112]

It's been my experience that sells reps know very little about the products they sell it's a shame. Especially products such as LG phones or anything that's off the main stream

 

[TheMarcus]

People who work at carrier stores know far less about these phones than us geeks on the Internet. Most of them aren't passionate about this stuff. It's just a job. They know what's in their little sales training packets that they read while they're on the clock, meanwhile, most of us are online trying to digest everything we can on our free time.

 

[middbrew]

Guess what.. You can buy a new battery lol

That's what I told him. Even if the battery fails. It's replaceable.

 

[middbrew]

22,000 sounds unreasonably high.

Three years sounds about right.

 

[Mike Dee]

Guess what.. You can buy a new battery lol

+1

 

[sicario666]

I think that was her way for hitting on him... Honestly it's the only sense I can make of the silly comment

 

[flyingkytez]

Useless fact lol just buy a new battery, either OEM or aftermarket.

 

[AtTheHop]

I think that was her way for hitting on him... Honestly it's the only sense I can make of the silly comment

If she looked like the Girl in the AT&T commercial he shoud have jumped on it. LOL

 

[aknotts66]

I think that was her way for hitting on him... Honestly it's the only sense I can make of the silly comment

Probly just trying to push the op to a phone that earns them mor commission or kick backs

 

[middbrew]

Probly just trying to push the op to a phone that earns them mor commission or kick backs

She actually steered him away from the Pixel XL. Said the V20 was better. I was Surprised.

 

[middbrew]

If she looked like the Girl in the AT&T commercial he shoud have jumped on it. LOL

She must not have been. He wasn't bragging about it. Lol

 

[jlost]

It's one of the reasons I always buy phones with removable batteries. Stay away from the Kool-Aid phones. LOL

What phones are the "kool-aid" phones lol

 

[AtTheHop]

What phones are the "kool-aid" phones lol

Kool-Aid phones are iPhones. Everyone who has drank it cannot do anything on them without Apples approval. I can install apps from outside the play store on Android phones.

 

[N4Newbie]

Lol. For the younger set, who may not understand the reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_the_Kool-Aid

 

[Ntchwaidumela]

My brother liked my V20 so much he went and got one for himself. While he was there talking with the sales rep, she mentioned that he needed to be careful with how often he charged it. She said the battery in the V20 can only be charged 22,000 times. My first thought was who cares and why would a rep say that? If you charged it 3 times a day it would still take you over 20 years to max it out and reach the limit.

Just found that a bit odd and funny.

Sounds like bragging, so you never have to worry about replacing the battery.

 

[jlost]

Lol. For the younger set, who may not understand the reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_the_Kool-Aid

Lol, I'm 30