Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Chui-Woo Park

Jeong-Ho Lee

Chi-Hyun Cho

Ku-Chul Jung

Min-Jung Park

Sang-Hyun Ryu

Disclosed is an electronic device including a battery; an interface that receives an external power; a system circuit including a processor; and a power management circuit, wherein the power management circuit is configured to detect an input of the external power through the interface; identify a voltage of the battery in response to the detection of the input of the external power; when the voltage of the battery belongs to a first designated voltage range, avoid charging the battery using the input external power and supply the input external power to the system circuit; and when the voltage of the battery belongs to a second designated voltage range, charge the battery using at least some of the input external power.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Chui-Woo Park