The phone’s battery is its most delicate component and the one that experiences the most stress during daily use. Often longer than it should: You can always improve your battery life by treating it a little better. How? We list five common actions that damage the health of the “energy store”.
With the increasing evolution of mobile phones, driven by the need to make screens bigger and bigger, another element has benefited from growth: the battery. Ending up with 5,000 mAh mobiles is quite common. And in all ranges: thinness generally does not excessively worsen the capacity of the batteries. Of course, the way to maintain his youth as the first day has not yet been found.
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The battery starts to spoil from day one
You must have something clear: as much as you take care of this component, you can’t dodge the inevitable. Due to the chemical characteristics of the elements that make up the batteries, they degrade as the energy circulates; both from the charger to the battery and from said battery to the rest of the parts of the mobile.
For sure: batteries have expiration dates. From now on, taking care of them, pampering them, trying not to degrade them more than necessary, means enjoying more time by their side. For that reason, it’s handy for you to know about all those common actions that gradually eat away at your battery’s useful life.
Never let it completely discharge
This is vital as it presents one of the greatest risks to the battery: don’t let it drop below 20% charge. At least make sure that doesn’t happen, nothing happens either because sometimes you rush if you can’t get to the loader in time.
Besides not letting it discharge below 20%, what you never have to do is keep mobile off for several days when dead with 0% battery. Mobile phones do not discharge completely because, even if they turn off when they reach this 0%, they still conserve energy for vital functions. In the case of being completely empty for a long time, it may lose large charging capacity or even stop working.
Avoid charging it fully
We know that the usual thing is to connect the mobile to the socket and remove it when it is at 100%, but it should not be charged at this level: 80-85% is enough. Always charging the battery to the maximum is not as dangerous as keeping it emptybut it gradually undermines its performance.
The lithium-ion batteries included in the phones do not suffer from “memory effect”: recharging your phone when you want does not reduce the life of your phone (it is better not to exceed 80%)
A large number of manufacturers are currently integrating a security measure that Avoid charging cell phones over 80%
Heat is another of the great enemies of the battery
The degradation of internal battery components is accelerated by heat. This is more noticeable in the summer, as is evident: You must ensure that your mobile does not heat up too much. If you notice that it is too hot to the touch (almost with a burning sensation), stop using it.
Sustained high heat reduces battery life. With this premise in mind, avoid playing heavy titles while charging your mobile, don’t use it excessively outside if it’s sunny and hot, make sure you don’t have a applications blocked in the background and do not keep the phone in environments where you are used to excessively increasing the notes.
Fast charging yes, but in moderation
Improvements in fast charging have made charging the mobile in less than half an hour not only possible, but also common. Ultra-fast chargers have even reached inexpensive mobiles, it is not uncommon to find 200 euro phones with a charge of more than 50 W. This is a huge advantage for you that we recommend you take advantage of.
Manufacturers have improved the components of batteries, chargers and cables; regulate voltages and amperages so that the fast charge is applied only to the percentages that guarantee the safety of the batteries (Above 80% they go much slower for example). Even so, the increase in charging power puts pressure on the internal parts of the battery, it is unavoidable; which gradually decreases its lifespan.
If you decide to use another charger that is not fast, make sure it is of good quality. This also applies to the charging cable
In our experience, it is better use low power charger in daily routine and only use fast charging when you have to leave the house and you don’t have much time to charge the phone. Additionally: If you have wireless charging, we recommend using a 10W maximum Qi charger. It hardly generates any additional heat, you will maintain the life of your battery and also that of the USB connector.
Protect the battery, but don’t obsess
Remember that all the tips above are recommendations that affect the battery, but also your use of the phone. And this one it should be a device that helps you, not hurts you. Therefore, charge it as needed and use it as much as you need. And, whenever you can, protect your battery. You will live longer.
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