I don't have much charge/electricity left

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If we wanted to finish a call earlier on a mobile phone, we would say 'I don't have much charge left.' (mobile phone)

Are the following sentences natural?

1. I don't have much charge left on my mobile phone.
2. My mobile phone doesn't have much charge left.
3. My mobile phone doesn't have much electricity left.

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"My battery's dying."
 

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If we wanted to finish a call [STRIKE]earlier [/STRIKE] early on a mobile phone, we would say 'I don't have much charge left.' (mobile phone)

Are the following sentences natural?

1. I don't have much charge left on my mobile phone.
2. My mobile phone doesn't have much charge left.
3. My mobile phone doesn't have much electricity left.

Thanks.
While all of them are correct, number 3 is rather odd. In the US we call such a device a cell phone. I would say, "My battery is getting low", or, "My cell is running out of power".
 

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"My battery's dying."

I like that one. I've also heard:

- My battery's going flat. (BrE)
- My battery's going dead. (AmE)
- My battery's low.
- My battery's running out.
 

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I like that one. I've also heard:

- My battery's going flat. (BrE)
- My battery's going dead. (AmE)
- My battery's low.
- My battery's running out.

I haven't heard "flat" in connection with a phone battery. It's very commonly used for a discharged car battery, though.
 

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The only time I use the word 'charge' in this context is if I say that I need to charge my mobile, or put my mobile on charge. Generally, however, I use expressions such as others have already suggested.
 

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I like that one. I've also heard:

- My battery's going flat. (BrE)
- My battery's going dead. (AmE) - I don't think this is normal here.
- My battery's low.
- My battery's running out.

Instead of "going dead"
My battery's dying.
My battery's almost dead.
 

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- My battery's going dead. (AmE) - I don't think this is normal here.

Instead of "going dead"
My battery's dying.
My battery's almost dead.

Perhaps it's not the most common way to express this idea, but some speakers use this construction nonetheless:

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