My old tablet's battery life went from 8 hours to 2 in under a year

I bought a Galaxy Tab S9 last spring and it was great, lasting a full workday on a charge. After about 10 months of daily use, it now dies before lunch unless I keep it plugged in. Is this normal degradation or did I get a bad unit?

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3 Comments

haydengreen2mo ago

What did you expect, a gold watch for your battery? That's just how they're built now. Planned obsolescence is the real feature you paid for.

the_mia2mo ago

Did my friend's new tablet do the same thing?

richard_ramirez1mo ago

Man, that is rough. @the_mia if their tablet died the same way, it's probably got the same cheap battery. They all do that now, it's like they want us to buy a new one every couple years. You practically gotta keep the thing plugged in all day just to get any use out of it.