There are a few
things you should not do with your battery. The limited two-year lifespan of
lithium-ion batteries can be reduced even further if you don't avoid certain
behaviors. We'll tell you which ones they are in this article.
The battery is
the most sensitive part of our smartphones and their usable lifespans can be
affected by our behavior. Several series of measurements by the Battery
University have produced significant results. Now, get ready for the shocking
findings.
Don't charge your smartphone at a computer
Charging via the
USB port of your PC not only takes longer, it is also harmful. Tensions of USB
ports often vary and create greater heat generation. This has an affect on the
service life of batteries. The materials used for electrodes and electrolytes
are really stable only in a small temperature spectrum and they dislike when
you rip them from their comfort zone.
If your charge
your battery hard, especially in connection with high voltages, it can lose
capacity within a few months. The Battery University notes a fall to 65 percent
of its original capacity when the battery is warmed to 40 degrees Celsius.
So, ideally, use
the original charger and connect it to an electrical outlet. The supplied
transformer provides a direct current, which should not heat a battery - thus
maximizing its service life.
Don't completely drain your battery
If your battery
level drops to 2 percent, it is already too late to find a charging socket. Be
aware that if your battery discharges too deeply, it may cause damage and
premature aging.
In its long-term
test, the Battery University found that regular, to-the-limit discharging led
to an overall lifespan of only 300 to 500 charge cycles, while batteries which
had been discharged to only 25 to 50 percent could reach 1,000 to 2,500 cycles.
So don't shy
away from charging the battery even if there's another 30 or 50 percent charge
left.
Don't charge the battery overnight
The structure of
the battery is so composed that, during charging, the lithium ions are pressed
into a graphite lattice. The problem here is that the lithium ions react
nastily with crystals when they meet and connect. And the greater the battery
is charged, the more likely these connections are.
These crystals
are sharp, big and destructive. They are so large that the graphite lattice,
which should be confined, actually break up little by little. And with fewer of
these individual cells remaining, there is logically less space for
lithium-ion...ergo less battery capacity.
So don't charge
your battery to 100 percent. Unfortunately, there is no app that stops charging
at, say, 80 percent so you must make sure yourself that your smartphone is not
overcharged. Battery University even found that when you regularly charge your
battery to only 70 percent, you can still get more than 1000 cycles from it.
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