The critical point in the structure of smartphones is in its battery.
From its duration in the day, through its charging speed to its useful life over time;
all are issues that mobile manufacturers have not been able to fully resolve.
But if some practices are carried out regularly,
each charge will last longer and the end of its life cycle can be stretched.
Is it convenient to leave the cell phone
charging all night
?
Better get it to zero to plug it in?
And what happens when it is used while it is charging?
Every Lithium-Ion battery comes with a fixed number of
charge cycles
, that is, the number of times it can go from zero to 100.
On average, a phone has a useful life of between 500 and 700 charge cycles.
But that doesn't mean it can be plugged in 500 times.
A battered phone can last between 400 and 500 cycles, which is equivalent to about 2 years.
On the other hand,
if it is well maintained
, it can achieve between 750 and 1,000 cycles, which takes its duration to between three and five years.
Don't let the charge go to 0
The key is not to let it drain completely, but to divide it into several short sections.
If it is maintained between 20% and 80% throughout the day, the time that those 500 charges will last will be extended.
Thus, the device
will be affected if it goes from 1% to 100% frequently
, and even takes a part of the battery life.
Both on iPhone and Android, the truth is that these types of practices currently ruin the battery.
Do not use dummy cables
The quality of the cable is important.
One of the worst and most dangerous things you can do is use cheap or incompatible phone cables.
In fact, those stories where phones catch fire out of nowhere have to do with this type of problem.
For this reason, it is better to always use the factory accessories that each device comes with (although brands like Samsung stopped selling their equipment with chargers, so you have to buy it separately).
What you consume the most
It is always key to know what consumes the most battery of the device and put the magnifying glass there.
"Among those uses that consume the most are: applications for loading content, games, and audiovisual entertainment. The screen is undoubtedly one of the components that consume the most. It is also important to always close applications in the background," he
indicates
to
Clarín
Pablo Brancone, Motorola product manager for Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia.
Plug it in and forget it until it hits 100%
The best thing to do when your phone is charging is not to use it.
But if this is not possible, what you don't have to do is run applications that require a lot of processing at that time.
Thus,
the worst thing is to plug in the device while you are playing.
This is because gaming consumes a lot of power, and it can get hotter with the strain of gaming and charging.
Both actions at the same time can overheat the mobile.
Don't keep your cell phone plugged in all the time
All the tips to make the battery last longer.
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This is the other side of the problem:
having a 100% charge all the time is not good for the device
.
It is, in fact, just as bad as leaving it at 0%.
And this is a typical problem of leaving the phone charging all night, since it reaches 100% and remains plugged in for several hours.
This is not good for the life cycle of the battery.
It is also true that modern phones, when they reach 100%, stop charging precisely to avoid this problem.
But when it goes down to 99%, it reloads to get to 100%.
The harmful thing is that this little cycle repeats itself over and over again and it is not good for the battery.
Charge it all night?
However, there are cell phones that have a system to prevent them from continuing to charge when they reach the top.
A good way to check if the mobile is in good condition is to touch it in the morning.
If it is cold, it is that it responds perfectly.
If it's hot, better never leave it charging overnight.
Fast charge
Fast chargers work at their maximum charging speed only with compatible cell phones.
And what about fast charging?
Not being able to solve the problem of battery life (there is no device in which it lasts much more than a day) the manufacturers introduced fast charging in their most expensive devices, so that at least, when it is needed, "they will be able to it can give air” and go from red to green in less than an hour.
The good thing is that this system does not shorten the useful life of these batteries.
Fast charging has a whole protection system: there is energy and temperature management to achieve a clean charge.
In addition, there are regulators with voltage management so that the phone, as well as the battery, does not suffer any damage.
To access this advantage, both the cell phone and the charger must have fast charging, which some brands also call "turbo".
If this type of charger is connected to an incompatible device, it will use a value of 5V, the minimum to avoid damaging the battery.
Thus, it will not charge quickly, but it will not damage it either.
"We introduced new charging technologies like we introduced with the Motorola edge 30 ultra. With this device, users will be able to power through the day in as little as 7 minutes thanks to the fastest 125W TurboPower charge ever. Even , this model includes wireless charging of up to 50W", exemplifies Brancone.
Cell phones: more tips to extend battery life
Putting the phone in Airplane Mode speeds up charging
, since it does not use hardware resources to search for networks and notifications.
Charge the phone without the case
.
The more heat that is dissipated within the battery, the more potential there is for long-term damage.
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