“In a support article aboutUnderstanding How Your Pixel Battery WorksGoogle has detailed how many charge cycles you can expect to get from your Pixel phone.
Starting with the Pixel 8a, Google added “Cycle count” information to the Settings app > About phone > Battery information, as well as “Date of manufacture” and “Date of first use.”
In a new help article, Google explains this method this way: “Your Pixel battery’s cycle count is the number of times the battery has completed a full discharge and recharge, including partial discharges.”
For example, if you used your Pixel from 100% charge to 50% charge and then recharged it to 100%, this would be calculated as 0.5 cycles.
Google designs Pixel batteries to “retain at least 80% of their initial capacity for a certain number of charge cycles”:
- Pixel 3 and later, including the Fold: Should retain up to 80% capacity for approximately 800 charge cycles.
- pixel 8a and later: Should retain up to 80% capacity for approximately 1000 charge cycles.
update:Google has confirmed to us that the Pixel 8a and later Should retain up to 80% capacity for approximately 1000 charge cycles.
For comparison, here’s what Apple expects from the iPhone similar language was used: “Batteries for iPhone 14 models and earlier are designed to retain 80 percent of their original capacity over 500 full charge cycles under ideal conditions. The batteries on iPhone 15 models are designed to retain 80 percent of their original capacity over 1000 full charge cycles under ideal conditions.
Google’s per device calculation assumes you charge as recommended. A “tip” in the article states “Charge your Pixel phone in a cool place (about 25℃ or 78℉) with a compatible USB-C PD or PPS charger. Do not use it while it’s charging.”
Other tips for “maximizing your Pixel battery life” include:
Google recommends replacing batteries that reach the cycle charge count, or “if you notice a decrease in your phone’s runtime.”
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