| bonzobanana said: Normally li-ion batteries lose about 0.3% capacity every 10 charges or lose capacity of about 1% a month. |
That is assuming it is used in handheld mode and charged once a day, and I presume you are talking about charging it from 0% to 100% (which because of heat production is not good on the molecular structure of the battery, it is better to charge it in increments.) I am a pretty avid handheld gamer, and don't even charge my 3DS and Vita that much. If I could play these docked (in fact in the Vita's case I also have a PSTV), I'd save even more charges, as I'd more often use direct power.
I probably charge my 3DS four times a week, and after almost four years of owning it, any change in battery life is imperceivable to me. What helps a lot is Nintendo's ability to retain almost all of the charge when the system is in sleep mode. It can last days in sleep mode. I expect the same for the Switch.
