Smartphones are getting more expensive, and every user wants them to last longer and longer. Unfortunately, as the cost increases, we only get new features (and not always), but almost nothing changes when it comes to durability. By and large, how long the phone will last depends on you and me. Our habits and prejudices ruin our own devices and shorten their lifespan. To make your smartphone and other gadgets last longer, we have collected for you the most popular myths that are still alive. In one way or another it has been discussed more than once, but people make the same mistakes over and over again. Let's consolidate the result and learn something new about extending the life of our devices.
We want our new phone to last a long time, but we're killing our gadgets ourselves.
What's not good for your phone
By and large, if you don't drop your phone and dip it in water - which you shouldn't do even if you have the protection - the only element that suffers during use is the battery. Only it has a really pronounced wear and tear, not just the risk of mechanical damage. Therefore, you need to know how to take care of it and what to do to ensure that it lasts a long time. After all, if it fails, you will have to replace it, which is a violation of the integrity of the device, money, time, the risk of installing a low-quality battery.
Almost all modern gadgets run on lithium-ion batteries (Li-Ion). Less common are lithium polymer batteries (Li-Po). Sometimes there are other types of batteries, but they are less common due to the fact that they lose weight, durability and demanding conditions of use.
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Lithium-ion and lithium-polymer batteries are forgiving of many user mistakes, but we still persist in screwing up our own smartphones. Here are the most common ways to do it.
Do you have to fully discharge your phone
At one time, there were indeed common batteries that required a full discharge due to the so-called memory effect. If you constantly charged such a battery at half charge, users ran the risk of making that exact start mark become the minimum charge and the battery would lose half of its capacity. This was mostly true of nickel batteries.
A battery is not just a piece of plastic, but a complex chemical module. you have to know how to use it.
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Today's lithium-ion batteries, which mostly come with smartphones, perform better if you keep the charge level in the 30-80% range. Some research proves that if you stick to these values, you can increase the number of charge cycles by about 25-30%. So don't be afraid to charge your phone at 40-50% - it will only make it better
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Is it possible to charge your phone at night?
It's more of a convenience than a myth, but you shouldn't do it that way, and it's partly relevant to the previous point. If you leave your phone charging overnight, it will always be 100% charged, and that, as we've learned, is not a good thing. In addition, the battery is constantly under voltage, which also greatly reduces its life.
In fact, modern devices have a function to turn off the power when the maximum charge is reached or even smart charging. It keeps the charge at 80% and only raises it to 100% before you wake up normally. But any such system can fail. It's best to just not put your phone on charge at night. Just charge it once in a while and it will always have an adequate charge level.
Constant charging or overheating is fraught with the risk of ignition.
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Charging your phone in winter or summer
It may seem like outside temperatures can't affect your phone's battery, but they don't. It can. If the temperature is too high (near the battery, in the sun, under a stack of papers) or too low (in winter outside, under air conditioning), the chemical processes proceed differently and the battery wears out faster. In the case of heat there is also the risk of overheating, which can cause the battery to swell or even explode. Therefore, in many cases it is better to remove the case from the phone while charging. We're used to not doing this and ruining our batteries.
Overheating is much more unpleasant than overcooling the battery. But when the phone is charged in a cold place, the chemical processes are slower anyway. So cold places are also worth avoiding.
Can I use a non-genuine charger?
You can use a non-genuine charger, but you have to do it very carefully. It is worth choosing only quality accessories, even if they are not original.
You can ruin your smartphone not only by breaking it.
But it is the original chargers are the best option. Even though they cost more, but that
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