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		unwind on May 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everything with a battery should have an off switc... I understand and agree, but the use-case is a bit skewed since that's not even true for a bare "naked" battery or cell. They all self-discharge [1], some chemistries more than others of course but phone batteries certainly do. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-discharge

Retric on May 9, 2022 [–]

Self discharge is easily an order of magnitude slower than the power draw of these devices while seemingly off.

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