How did the battery of an Android phone 'save' this woman?

Smartphones are one of the indispensable items for the lives of billions of people today. It is not uncommon for us to change phones. Some people do so in search of new experiences, due to job requirements, or it may be because the old car is too bad to meet their needs. But for this woman, the decision to switch from an old iOS phone to a new Android phone saved her life.

According to The Sun daily, a woman named Beth McDermott, living alone in a private apartment in Lancaster, England, while carelessly fell, hit her head on the ground and lost consciousness for about 3 days. When he woke up, McDermott's legs were almost completely paralyzed due to a syndrome called rhabdomyolysis, the toxic waste released in the body into the bloodstream, which seriously damaged muscle tissue.

Fortunately, the mobile phone fell out not too far from McDermott. She reached for her newly purchased Android phone, the battery was still at 50% after 3 days even though nearly all the connections on the device were on. She called an ambulance and took a week of intensive treatment in the hospital before her health fully recovered. According to doctors, Beth McDermott's ability to wake up after more than 3 days of coma is really a miracle. However, the fact that she can survive also has a great contribution from the smartphone and its excellent battery saving ability.

Notably, McDermott had only changed phones a few days earlier. Specifically, she decided to switch from the iPhone 6 to the Huawei Y6, mainly because the battery life of the old phone was so bad. McDermott said she had to charge the iPhone 6 up to four times a day just to keep it from turning off.

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For a long time, battery problems have always been the reason Apple has received customer complaints. Recently, Apple has also struggled to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing it of deliberately slowing down old iPhones in an attempt to extend the battery life of these phones. The trouble could cost the tech giant US $ 500 million.

Jessica Tanner

Update 09 March 2020