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So the more you use your phone, the more you have to recharge the battery, and the more it degrades. For heavier phone users who wear down their batteries quicker, or those who have older phones with smaller batteries and more marginal battery life to start with, the good news is that batteries can be replaced fairly cheaply. Or you can do it yourself, by following the guides on iFixit.
Or have a part-time job watching their battery percentage. So it is a trade off between the total life of the battery and the amount of times that you have to recharge it. But sometimes you forget. What the science says Charging your battery causes its performance to degrade over time, no matter how you do it. I have a practical question. I use my phone a lot for navigation Waze. What do you recommend the most.
Running Waze without charging the battery. Or charging the phone in the meantime with a car charger. I use a standard car charger without fast charging technology max charging current mA to prevent excessive heating. And is enough to run Waze and charge the phone a little bit. Hi Tom, exposing your phone battery to extensive heat and also fast charging can reduce your battery lifespan. If you have no choice to charge your phone while using the navigation app, try to avoid your phone from exposing to direct sunlight, placing your phone in front of the air vent could help bringing down the phone temperature and using your non-fast charging charger is a good choice too.
The other thing you could is to follow the 20 — 80 rule. Does it affects my battery life. Please tell me. Hello there. Charging frequently will not harm your battery. If anything, allowing your battery to drop extremely low is bad for battery life.
Will it reduce the battery life? My device usage is quite heavy…. Hey Ankur. You can find a balance between convenience and longevity. Hello I am Shrikritee Singh. I bought a Vivo Y 91 around 2. It has a battery of mah. It was working just fine with the need to be charged just once a day. I have been following all the necessary protocols. Hi sir I am using nokia 6. Is it effect my battery?
Hi Arun. Is this bad for the device!? Hey Shylee. Hey I had the same question. I mean should I once a week do a recharge. I usually do a recharge but I wanted to ask that should I once a week charge my device upto from 30 and does it improves my battery health or degrades it. I just bought realme 6i , and my charging routine is does it counts as a healthy charging? Hi Carlo. Better than , and any variants that are closer to 0 and What should i do with it?
Am I doing good at that? Hey Myca. With that in mind, you can find a range that is most convenient for you. If anything, charging when your battery gets too low is harmful. Hello Benjamin. Greetings Charbyte. In your opinion how is the accuracy of the app l? Greetings Travis. Most phones have in-built sensors to provide data on battery. It is a matter of whether the app developer can utilize those data wisely. That said though, we could not comment on the app itself. Hello Queen. However, do note that this is only my second or third full discharge during the entire lifetime of the phone Asus ZF Max Pro M1 mAh , which has lasted me for a good 2.
Will this discharge severely affect my battery life or is it okay? Thanks in advance! Hello John. So it is okay for calibration once in a while. Hi Jacob. Hi bro! After Reading above information,I am a bit worried. Kindly Give me piece of advise. Hi Shehroz. Stopping the charging earlier as you did is helpful too. In other words if I charge my mobile two times a day in this way, how long will my battery lasts, wil lasts for 2years?
Other factors, however, such as high heat and fast charging will degrade the battery. About your final question: that would be the case in a typical scenario. Though we should emphasize that consistent healthy practice can minimize the rate of degradation. Hi i got my new phone oppo a5 my charging cycle is is it good for my battery?
Is it true that is healthy? Why is it healthy than ? Hi Mico, charging your phone battery to a higher battery level, can cause more stress to the battery, which can deteriorate the battery lifespan. However, not everyone can follow the 20 — 80 rule to have a healthier battery but shorter battery capacity for daily usage.
If you are to use the charging cycle of 30 — is fine too, as it avoids low battery level which can harm your battery. If I charge my phone higher than 80 e. Hello Kimberly. It boils down to personal preference and convenience because battery degradation is inevitable.
Is It okay if I set my own rule let say ? Hello Aye. Sure you can. MY huawei mate 30 pro uses lithium-po and it is not lithuim-ion, can i still do thesame thing to prolong its life? You can definitely charge in between the percentage. Charging frequently is more beneficial for lithium-ion batteries. Hi there, and thank you for this wonderful piece of info.
Is it true? Please guide me. And is it good that you use your phone while its plugged in? Like gaming watching videos while its charging? Hi Zain! Which is to say your phone battery will still benefit from avoiding full charge.
Okay Charby noted. I will try and keep charge at 85 but not exceed 90 if I really need more juice. Now my next question is on regualrity of the top up during the day. Considering what you said earlier about Depth of Discharge.
I want to balance DOD with battery health and longevity. Hello Charby, Good day. I intend to use my smartphone Xiaomi 4,mah battery for four years at least. Will the difference be significant? Will charging to make the battery unusable then or it will still be in good condition considering the charging pattern I mentioned? Good day, Ekemini. But generally:. So top up whenever convenient. Just curious if manufacturers already use the rule in their charging strategy to prolong life and prevent catestrophic failures.
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