How To Charge Your Phone And Keep Your Battery Health, The Right Way
1 year ago
A Phone connected to a charger
You probably charge your phone every day. When you charge it the right way, your battery wears less and your device lasts longer. Here, we’ll explain why it’s better not to charge your phone up to 100% and why fast charging is convenient. That way, you’ll know exactly how to properly charge your phone, tablet, or some other device
We’ve listed the most important tips on charging for you.
Heat and cold are bad for your battery
Heat is very bad for your battery. A temperature between 20 and 30°C is fine. But temperatures of 35 up to 40°C cause a lot of wear. Never place your device out in the sun, under your pillow, or in some other hot place. You should especially keep this in mind during charging, since your smartphone already becomes slightly warmer when it charges. Very low temperatures aren’t good for your battery either, so never place your device in the freezer to cool down.
Frequent short charging is good for your battery
A battery wears when it runs out or charges. You can’t prevent wear, but you can limit it. The most wear is caused by charging the last 20 to 30%. That means fully charging a battery up to 100% causes about 10 times more wear than charging up to 70%. In other words, your battery lasts a lot longer if you only charge up to 100% when it’s absolutely necessary and keep your battery percentage between 20 and 80% the rest of the time. For example, don’t charge it up to 100% in the morning before you go to work, but up to 80%. You can shortly charge your device with a fast charger at work for a little boost.
Charging up to 100% is bad for your battery
Charging up to 100% causes a lot more wear than charging up to 70 or 80%. In addition, it can harm your phone battery if you keep charging after the battery reaches 100%. Your smartphone won’t explode or anything, they currently have built-in protection for this. But if your battery level drops by 1%, the charger will recharge this 1% right away. And that last 1% happens to be the part that causes the most wear. In addition, your device becomes warm, which also causes wear. That means you shouldn’t charge your smartphone during the night, since the device is often connected to the charger for hours while already fully charged. You don’t have to charge a new smartphone up to 100% the first time you use it either. This was necessary for old batteries, but it’s been years since that type of battery has been used in smartphones.
In terms of safety, it doesn’t matter if you use a charger from the same brand as your phone or a different charger. All of our chargers are safe and won’t damage your battery. Cheap chargers from Chinese bargain websites may be bad from your battery, so always buy one from a reliable retailer. For iPhone models, it doesn’t matter whether you use an original iPhone charger or not when it comes to the charging speed. The same goes for most smartphones. With the Samsung S series, OnePlus, and OPPO smartphones, you can only reach the maximum charging with an original charger. Other chargers aren’t harmful, they’re just slower.
Don’t use your smartphone during charging
It depends on what you do with your smartphone, but try to use it as little as possible while it charges. Intensive use heats up your phone. Charging also generates heat and all of this warmth combined causes you battery to wear extra fast. Do you want to charge your device and play some music while you cook? No problem. Do you want to play games or do other intensive things? Wait until your device is charged. Use a fast charger if you don’t want to wait for too long.
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