News hardware You do not connect your smartphone correctly: here’s how to charge it
Published on 06/08/2022 at 17:25
Smartphones today no longer have easily interchangeable batteries. This is therefore the element that will lose performance the fastest. Maintaining your battery properly means keeping your smartphone for a long time.
One charge or multiple charges?
This is the question that is often asked, do you really need to charge it several times a day instead of one big charge? The answer is a bit mixed, it will depend on your use.
Surely the worst way to recharge it is to wait until it reaches zero percent. You will force the battery to take more charges and work harder. It is also not recommended to charge it up to 100%. for the same reason. The ions need more energy to fill the battery when it is empty, as well as when it is nearly full. This is also the reason why most smartphone manufacturers display a recharge time of 0 to 80%.. In reality, the 20% can almost double in the case of very fast charging.
The ideal is therefore to charge your smartphone in a range between 30 and 80%. Therefore favor small loads between these two values, rather than a large massive load. This can double or even triple the decrease in battery degradation. It is therefore preferable to arm yourself with patience and not to need the full autonomy. Especially since already basic, your smartphone at 100% battery does not use the full capacity. We imagine in most cases that it oscillates at 90%. This is for the same purpose of battery conservation.
The charger is one of the essential elements
You can imagine that the material used to charge your phone is important. The golden rule is to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations. Ideally, it is best to use the supplied charger or the version sold by the brand with smartphone compatibility. Just because a charger charges doesn’t mean it charges well. Yes the sentence is not the simplest, but it sums up the problem of the batteries.
If we do not want to use the supplied charger to use a more powerful one and you do not want to use the branded one, it is possible. To do this, look at the manufacturer’s recommendations in terms of power or the characteristics of the official fast charger. It will be necessary to look at the Voltage, which will be at 5V, as well as the amperage, which often starts at at least 1A. Always choose a charger from a known and reputable brand.
The other factor to consider is the environment in which you charge your phone. Heat is a real handicap for properly charging a battery. Especially since the simple fact of plugging in your smartphone will make it heat up. Result: never cover it and leave it in the open air is very important. Especially since beyond damaging your battery, it can happen that the battery overheats and catches fire. It is therefore strictly not recommended to keep your smartphone charging under your pillow.
