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How long has it been since you bought your smartphone? It may have been a few years already. In this case, you have certainly noticed that the device's autonomy has decreased over time; Did you know that recharging your smartphone battery correctly (or not) can directly affect its longevity?
Despite the lithium batteries, commonly used on smartphones, are not addictive after recharging, even incomplete ones (contrary to what many people think), there is a catch: they solidify over time. Each recharge cycle causes the internal materials of these batteries to harden, making them less and less prone to full recharges.
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Even if your smartphone displays “100%” on the charge indicator, this does not mean that your battery is also healthy! And yes, the smartphone has identified that there is no more to charge – and that includes the dead cells in your battery, too.
How to recharge your cell phone battery, anyway? Is there any trick for this? In fact, there is more than one.
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About battery life
In general, smartphone batteries are capable of being recharged between 300 and 500 cycles. This does not mean, however, that they will be able to maintain their full capabilities until the end.
These batteries are estimated to last between 2 and 3 years, but this can drastically depend on some important factors. It may last longer than that, but it certainly won't remain as powerful as before. In these cases, the only viable solution is to change the battery at a specialized technical assistance center.
Most current smartphones are frozen; therefore, opening them can be a real challenge. If this is not your case, simply buy a new battery compatible with your device and install it.
How much to charge the cell phone battery?
This is one of the most important parts of this article! How many times have you let your smartphone charge up to 100%? If this is part of your routine, stop right now.
Experts say that charging the battery to the maximum can harm it and reduce its useful life substantially. Have you noticed how long it takes to charge from the 90% to the 100%? This is because the charger needs to work even harder to complete the job – which is not good in the long run for the device.
Therefore, the ideal is to let the battery charge up to 90%, maximum. In addition to not making a big difference to the autonomy of your device, it will make your battery last much longer.
When to start recharging it?
Many people wait for the battery to reach 10% (or less) of charge before putting it on the charger. This may seem like a good idea, but it's not: in the same way that charging it up to 100% is harmful, recharging it at zero or with a very low charge also doesn't help its useful life.
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Try recharging it as soon as it is between 25% and 30% remaining charge. This way, it will heat up less while it is connected to the charger. Furthermore, the average time taken will be reasonably reduced!
Bad habits when recharging your smartphone battery
There are so many bad habits that it can be difficult to list them. Here are some of them: mark the ones you repeat and never repeat them again!
- Leave the battery to recharge overnight;
- Recharge it up to 100% every time;
- Let the battery completely discharge to recharge it;
- Keep the protective cover on during recharging;
- Use of damaged cables or cables of dubious origin;
- Exposure to extreme temperatures (too cold or too hot);
- Use your smartphone while charging;
- Using a broken, incompatible or questionable quality cell phone charger.
Life is usually quite busy – but that’s not an excuse to stop taking good care of your battery, right? It's not just about autonomy, but security, too.
Did you know that, in the vast majority of cases, cell phone battery explosions occur due to poor quality chargers? Many users choose options from dubious brands on the internet, and this is highly risky.
Many of these chargers do not even have mechanisms to detect when the battery is fully charged. This means they never stop supplying power to the battery, which can cause overcharging.
Likewise, charging smartphones with the protective cover on is not a good idea: it must be removed from the device before connecting it to the socket. Otherwise, the battery will heat up more than necessary during the cycle.
Another very common (and dangerous) habit is using your smartphone while recharging; The more you use the device during the process, the more cycles it will take until the charge reaches the ideal level. Furthermore, certain heavier tasks (such as games or editing software) can make the device very hot, which is not safe during charging.
Fully charged? Never
Now that you've learned how to recharge your smartphone's battery, you'll certainly see how its useful life will increase over the months. It's really annoying when a mobile device, even new, starts letting you down in the middle of the street because the battery no longer works like it used to.
With these tips, you will probably be able to count on your battery for much longer: this way, you will save a lot of money and time wasted on technical assistance. Remember to always use original chargers or those from trusted brands approved by the smartphone manufacturers.
