The complain of poor battery performance from smartphone users is unending despite the Long life battery promised by manufacturers. However this fault can be traced to the way users handles their device through wrong practice which we are here to correct.
The issue of poor performance and short lifespan of batteries rise's from improper charging methods, The best way to avoid suffering from poor battery performance is to know more about what you're dealing with and stop repeating the mistakes that affect battery life users usually make.
Here are typical charging mistakes users make and how to correct them.
1. Waiting For Battery To Get Extremely Drained Before Charging
This is a normal practice by most smart phone users. Most users are in the habit of charging their device only when its gets beltween 1-20% and some never charge it on till it's has no life in it anymore.
What users should remember is that their smartphones use Li-ion batteries and those do NOT need to be drained then charged in full. In fact, Battery University says that following this practice only shortens the lifespan of Li-ion batteries because it adds stress-yes, batteries get stressed too.
According to Battery University "Li-ion does not need to be fully charged as is the case with lead acid, nor is it desirable to do so. In fact, it is better not to fully charge because a high voltage stresses the battery," . Battery University is a website run by Cadex Electronics, a company specializing in battery testing, analysis, and pretty much anything that can be done to prolong battery life.
Li-ion batteries are designed to perform its best between 30 percent and 80 percent capacity so, once the battery hits lower than 30, feel free to charge your smartphone already. Likewise, once the charge hits 80 percent, you really don't need to wait for your phone to reach 100 percent anymore.
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2. Charging While Phone Case is On
Most phone case users are guilty of this, Apple device manufacturers has advised users to advoid charging their device at extreme temperature because a lot of battery stress comes from the temperature and it is no surprise that your smartphone sometimes heats up during charging. Taking off your phone case would help your phone and its battery charge at a comfortable temperature.
"It's especially important to avoid exposing your device to ambient temperatures higher than 95° F (35° C), which can permanently damage battery capacity. Keeping the phone case on would prevent the heat from escaping, thereby making your device grow hotter and that is really bad.
3. Charging Your Phone At The Wrong Place And Time
As mentioned before,the Li-ion battery has a certain temperature range that it can function properly in. Placing your smartphone in a hot area, on electric device like DVDs, Refrigerator etc could raise the temperature and stress it out but, at the same time, keeping it in low temperature areas, like in front of the air conditioner, also causes problems even if it is more or less a temporary one.
Again, users charge their at anytime they wish, charging your device immediately after removing it from a hot bag or pocket may leave your battery at risk also charging while using also reduces battery life span.
4. Overcharging
This is a very Common mistake every user has practiced once in their life. Smartphone users plug in their devices before they sleep then pull the plug when they wake up many hours after. Unfortunately, unless a user only sleeps two to three hours, this could pose a problem because Li-ion batteries usually reach 100 percent charge between two and three hours.
When the battery is over charged,the temperature rise's and, not only would this shorten the battery life due to stress, it may also threaten a user's safety, just like those batteries that quickly heat up and explode.
5. Charging With Any Charger That Fits
Some people may find it useful that most smartphones use a micro USB for its chargers; however, this does not necessarily mean that all chargers and phones are compatible. Some phone chargers are designed to cut-off the power it supplies once your device reaches 100 percent charge while others do not.
