Replacing your phone’s lithium ion battery is quite harder than it is to treat it right in the first place. Smartphone nowadays don’t provide easy user access to their batteries. Mainly all iPhone and many flagship Android phones from brands such as Samsung. Official battery replacements can be very expensive at some stores.
Below are some steps that you can take to preserve and extend the lifespan of your phone battery. Battery lifespan means how many years and months the battery will last before it needs to be replaced. In contrast, battery life refers to how many hours or days your phone will survive on a single charge.
How phone battery degrades.
With every charge cycle the phone battery degrades slightly. A charge cycle is a full discharge and charge of the battery, from 0% to 100%. Partial charges count as a fraction of a cycle. Charging your phone from 50% to 100%, for example, would be half a charge cycle. Do that twice and it’s a full charge cycle. Some phone owners use more than a full charge cycle a day, others use less. It depends on how much you use your phone and what you do with it. Battery manufacturers say that after about 400 cycles a phone battery’s capacity will degrade by 20%. It will only be able to store 80% of the energy it did originally and will continue to degrade with additional charge cycles.
Avoid extremes of heat and cold
If your phone gets very hot or cold it can strain the battery and shorten its lifespan. Leaving it in your car would probably be the worst thing, if it’s hot and sunny outside or below freezing in winter.
Avoid fast charging
Charging your phone quickly stresses the battery. Unless you really need it, it is wise to avoid using fast charging. In fact, the slower you charge your battery the better it will perform, so if you don’t mind slow charging overnight, go for it. Charging your phone from your computer as well as certain smart plugs can limit the current going into your phone, slowing its charge rate.
Don’t drain phone battery to 0% or charge it up to 100%
Newer phone batteries work in a different way. It stresses the battery to drain it completely or charge it completely. Phone batteries are happiest if you keep them above 20% capacity and below 90%. To be extremely precise, they’re happiest around 50% capacity.
Extending battery life
The tips above address battery lifespan directly. Battery lifespan is also affected by battery life, how long your phone lasts on a single charge. Improving battery life extends the lifespan of the battery by slowing down those charge cycles.
Turn down the screen brightness
A smartphone’s screen is the component that typically uses the most battery. Turning down the screen brightness will save energy. Using Auto Brightness probably saves battery for most people by automatically reducing screen brightness when there’s less light.
Final Thoughts
Current versions of iOS will show you the battery health. There is no such feature in Android, but there are third-party apps that will perform this function. Try these methods to increase battery life of your phone and if you have tried all of the above mentioned steps but still your phone’s battery dies too often, it’s time to replace it with a new one. Farigh offers battery replacement service at an affordable price. We use the top quality product. Book an appointment for battery replacement with us and we will make sure to give you the best service possible.
