We all rely on our phones so much throughout the day that having it charged before we walk out the door for the day is a priority for most of us. But when you don’t have a charger and you’re nowhere near one, how low does your phone battery have to be before you start to stress?
New research pinpoints the level of battery life when panic kicks in for most Americans. According to a survey of 2-thousand U.S. adults, 38% is that magic number for the majority of folks. But worry doesn’t set in for some people until much later.
- A third (34%) of those polled feel fine until their phone battery gets below 20%, then they start searching for a charger.
- And a much calmer 13% say they don’t worry about their battery life until it drops to less than 10%.
- But others start much sooner, including 24% who panic when their phone battery is still over half full.
- It turns out, younger generations feel the low battery anxiety more than older generations, who are happy to let their battery drop lower before concern kicks in.
- For Gen Z, 44% is when the panic starts creeping in, and for millennials is similar, at 43%.
- Gen Xers are fine until it’s 38% and baby boomers are the most relaxed of all, waiting until 34%, on average, before looking to plug their phone in.
- No matter how low you let it go, most people like to know exactly how much juice their phone has left, as 61% have the numerical percentage display showing on their phone to see the precise amount of battery remaining.
Source: Talker