These are the mistakes that “kill” your mobile battery

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When the first iPhone was released, we discovered daily charging. Today, we’re lucky if we can go eight hours without our phone “dying” and many of us ask, “Why does my phone battery die so quickly?”

It may not be a flattering memory that shows our age – but you remember when mobile phones did they only need to be charged once a week?

When the first iPhone was released, we discovered daily charging. Today, we’re lucky if we can go eight hours without our phone “dying” and many of us ask, “Why does my phone battery die so quickly?”

Sure, it’s trivial to complain about the short battery life of a technical marvel like today’s smartphones—which are less phones and more pocket computers—but it’s frustrating to pay 900-1500 euros for a cell phone that forces you into the day sitting next to an outlet.

Despite our best efforts to keep our phone in constant power-saving mode, our shortened battery life may have less to do with how we use our phones and more to do with how we charge them.

If you think the only way to charge your phone is to plug it in—you’re wrong.

You let the battery die

It used to be good practice to let your battery die completely before charging it, but back then our phone batteries were made of nickel. Today’s lithium batteries can be recharged without having to fully discharge them. So the battery power is not affected by how often it is charged and we don’t have to wait until it is completely empty to charge it again.

Charge the battery to 100%

Keeping your phone constantly charged at 100% is not good. This will cause wear on the battery as it only has a finite number of charge cycles. A battery works best when kept between 35 – 40% to 80 – 85%.

Charge overnight

This brings us to the next point: Don’t charge your phone overnight. It may seem convenient to plug it in before bed, but this excess can kill the battery faster. As with everything else in life, moderation is key, so charge your phone during the day to avoid draining the battery.

Remove the phone case when charging

For some of us a beautiful case is an extra color in our life or an extra statement about what we like. However, holding the case while the phone is charging can damage the battery. Heat is bad for batteries and leaving the case on the phone while charging helps trap the heat generated. Remove the phone case when charging to give it a breather.

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