non-replaceable battery concerns

[postcyberpunk]

I just got an S6. It seems great. But one thing really worries me. Batteries have a limited number of charging cycles. I charge mine every day. That's 360 charging cycles per year. Won't that wear out the battery? I've always bought a second battery for my Android phones after about a year of use. That's not an option with the S6. Isn't that going to be a major problem in about a year?

 

[ispamforfood]

I just got an S6. It seems great. But one thing really worries me. Batteries have a limited number of charging cycles. I charge mine every day. That's 360 charging cycles per year. Won't that wear out the battery? I've always bought a second battery for my Android phones after about a year of use. That's not an option with the S6. Isn't that going to be a major problem in about a year?

It probably will be, though I doubt a year is sufficient enough to kill modern day batteries... My Droid DNA (which also has an non-replaceable battery) lasted about 18 months before it wouldn't charge/turn on... I would just suggest keeping regular backups of your media/data and you should be fine.

The reality is, most phones are not immune from random failure, be it from the battery, or the circuitry hardware, or from any other damage (water, fire, droppage, etc) so assuming any phone will be fine past your upgrade date is really a bad idea in general. Keep monthly backups if you're REALLY worried or have a lot of media, or 6 month backups if you're not taxing your phone to capacity regularly, and you should be fine.

 

[Sydney99]

My s2 battery is still going strong after 4 years, my s4 battery is fine after 2 years. I charged both every night when I went to bed, and have never needed to replace. I therefore doubt there will be issues with a regular daily charge of an s6

 

[Crashdamage]

The Nexus 5 I'm typing this on is nearly 2 years old and is charged every day. That's about 600 charges by now and it's showing no sign of slowing down.

Not having a removable battery hasn't bothered the iPhone.

And it's not non-replaceable. It's non-removeable. The battery can be replaced. Some owners do it themselves. Or any cellphone repair shop can for a small charge. Some will even do it while you wait if they stock the battery or order a replacement ahead of time.

 

[wrecklass]

Most modern batteries will take over 1000 charge cycles before starting to show problems. That's fully charged to fully discharged back to fully charged for one cycle.

Most people charge their battery long before it is fully discharged. Partial charges don't do as much damage as a full charge cycle and the batteries can be charged upwards of 2000 times in that fashion. So with normal use and smart charging plans the phone can go four or more years on the original battery.

 

[Jamill]

I know near my home in Woodbury NJ they charge 30 bucks for the battery n replacing it for the s6 so not that bad in my opinion. I thought the same thing n did some research n found this out a few days ago so that makes me feel better about the situation