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by ianlevesque 3092 days ago
Apple invented battery physics now?
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Battery physics? No. But they're definitely pioneers in the field of covert downclocking.
They did invent a workaround to them that impacts other features without informing users though.

I'd also query the batteries more directly anyway though - if throttling is needed this aggressively, that _may_ indicate they aren't really up to the task (e.g. they don't have enough capacity to allow for the natural dip without it being an issue / Apple are claiming battery life figures that are basically unattainable in the real world, and propping them up by slowing the device).

No, Apple invented crippling phone performance without informing its users.