We all know that our smartphone batteries are bad as they
hardly last a day. But it is partially our fault because we are charging them the wrong way whole time.
Most of us (including me) have a belief that charging our
smartphones in small bursts will result in some long-term damage to their
batteries and that it is better to charge the mobile when they are below 5%.
But we just couldn’t be more wrong.
As a matter of fact a site from battery company Cadex named
Battery University shows how the lithium-ion batteries in our smartphones are
very sensitive to their own versions of ‘stress’. And, like us humans, extended
stress could damage our smartphone battery’s lifespan.
If you want to keep your mobile battery in top condition and
get a full day of charge without
worrying, then you have to change a few
things.
Do not keep it plugged in when it’s fully charged
According to the Battery University, leaving your phone
plugged in when it is fully charged just
like we might overnight, is very bad for the battery in long run.
Once your phone reached 100 percent charge, it will get ‘trickle
charges’ to keep itself at 100 percent
while it is plugged in. This keeps the battery in a very high-stress and
high-tension state, this wears down the chemistry within it.
The Battery University gives a bunch of scientific detail
and explanation to this, but it sums it up nicely: “When fully charged remove
the battery” from the charging device. “This is just like relaxing the muscles
after exercise.” You would be in a pretty miserable state if you worked out
nonstop for hours and hours.
Plug in your phone whenever you can
As it turns out that the batteries in our smartphones are
much better if we charge them occasionally throughout the day instead of just
plugging them in for a large charging session when they are empty.
Charging our phone when it loses a 10 percent of charge
would be the best case scenario, according to the Battery University. So, it is
fine to plug in and unplug multiple times a day.
This keeps your smartphone battery to perform optimally for
longer time, and it also keeps it topped up throughout the day.
