You bought your new iPhone six months ago, and the battery is already showing signs of weakness? By adopting good habits, you will probably be able to extend your life cycle by several months and avoid having to take a backup battery with you everywhere ... To help you see things more clearly, we have drawn up a list of 10 practical tips to maintain the battery of your smartphone.
Tip # 1: Do not charge your smartphone overnight
This is the bad habit we have all taken over time. The autonomy of most smartphones reaching about a day, users tend to recharge their device during the night, regardless of the risks that this represents for the battery of the smartphone. Because you probably did not know it, but recharging its battery 100% considerably reduces the life expectancy of your smartphone. Ideally, it is better to only charge the battery of your smartphone at 75%, and recharge it throughout the day for short periods of time. Charging your smartphone every day during the night reduces its life expectancy by several months or even years, and above all quickly affects the autonomy of the smartphone.
Tip # 2: Do not let your smartphone fully discharge!
It's always tempting to wait until the last minute to charge your smartphone. However, waiting until your smartphone is fully discharged to connect to the mains will also have a devastating effect on its life expectancy since once isolated from the electric current, some cells of the battery will no longer be able to hold a charge. In practice, therefore, it is better to cut your smartphone once you reach 10% of remaining battery, otherwise, you can not use it after only a few months ...
Tip # 3: Do not charge your smartphone when it remains 40% of battery
You may have wondered why every electronic device you buy is already partially loaded. The fact that their battery displays 40% at first start is not due to the fruits of chance. In fact, a smartphone battery works best when it is 40% charged. In practice, this means that it is better to wait until you have dropped to 20 or 30% of the remaining battery to charge your smartphone.
Tip # 4: Charge your battery before storing an electronic device in a closet!
Have you recently bought a battery backup for a trip to the West? When you come home, do not put it in the drawer without first loading it. Leaving an electronic device fully discharged for a long period of time usually has a detrimental effect on its life expectancy. Better to think about reloading between 40 and 50% before sliding it to the bottom of a drawer ...
Tip # 5: Avoid buying multiple replacement smartphones
Do you really like HTC One M8 and are convinced that you will never find such a successful smartphone? While it may be tempting to keep a replacement device, avoid imitating Kim Kardashian by storing half a dozen BlackBerrys in a drawer to replace the smartphone that accompanies you on a daily basis. Lithium batteries do not support prolonged storage and deteriorate over the weeks. After a year, it is very likely that your "new smartphone", carefully stored in its original packaging, is unable to start once unpacked.
Tip # 6:
Avoid fast-charging!
More and more manufacturers are opting for fast-charging options or offering cables that can charge their smartphone twice as fast as with a traditional cable. If the offer is appealing, keep in mind that fast charging also has a negative impact on the life expectancy of a battery. If most batteries charge slowly, there is a good reason for that.
Tip # 7: Flee the cold as hot
If you are traveling to Antarctica or the Death Valley, consider leaving your smartphone in an air-conditioned area. Too much cold or scorching heat will affect the cells in your battery and will shorten the life expectancy of your smartphone. Ideally, it's best to keep your smartphone at a pretty cool temperature. If you're traveling to a tropical region, consider regularly replacing your battery. In the hottest regions of the world, the capacity of a lithium battery can decrease by 80% in a single year!
Tip # 8: Completely unload your smartphone once a month
If lithium batteries are not to be fully discharged every day to maintain their maximum capacity, it is necessary to recalibrate the battery regularly, discharging it almost completely (up to 5%) at least once a month. Once fully discharged, recharge it to 100% to recalibrate and avoid "bugs" loading.
Tip # 9: NEVER use counterfeit chargers
Do you regularly use Chinese online sales sites to make purchases? Avoid counterfeit chargers at all costs! If their prices are rather attractive, they mostly do not comply with European standards and can be very dangerous to use on a daily basis. In the best case, the battery of your smartphone will have a reduced life of several months. In the worst case, your home will end up in flames.
Tip # 10: Unpack your new smartphone and use it without first charging it!
If it was necessary to charge its electronic devices before first use a few years ago, the new lithium batteries no longer force the user to wait calmly until the battery is fully charged to start using his smartphone. Upon unpacking, you can customize your device. Be careful, however, this rule is not applicable for tablets and laptops that sometimes use significantly different batteries requiring a first full load!
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