****SOMTHING ABOUT YOUR**** ******MOBILE PHONE****** Unplug your mobile: For best battery life, do NOT charge your phone to 100 per cent – Experts Some swear by charging their phones daily. Others insist on letting the power completely drain away. But one way or another, mobile phone owners will do anything to prevent their battery from giving up the ghost. Now, experts have given their verdict: if you want your battery to last, don’t charge it all the way. Technology website Gizmodo has debunked some of the myths around battery life including never charging it to 100 per cent, not letting the battery charge drop below 50 per cent, avoiding wireless charging and staying away from hot countries Technology enthusiast Eric Limer claims a full charge is not good for phones. In fact, he argues they should be unplugged before they reach 100 per cent. ‘For the most part, going from all the way full to all the way empty won’t help; in fact, it’ll do a little damage if you do it too often,’ he explained. Figures from Battery University claim that phones should be kept above 50 per cent charge, but below 100 per cent charge to make the battery last longer ‘That said, it’s smart to do one full discharge about once a month.’ Running down the battery in this way apparently helps to reset the phone. Mr Limer said users should try to keep batteries charged up to 50 per cent if possible – but warned that leaving phones plugged in after charging causes the battery to wear out. In general, the optimum charge level is between 40 per cent and 80 per cent, he said. He also debunked the myth that you should charge a new phone for 72 hours before use so that it ‘remembers’ what it is like to be fully charged.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:56:20 +0000
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