These Simple Charging Tips Could Help Your Phone Battery Last Longer

Battery degradation is one of those problems that sneaks up on you.

The phone that lasted a full days when you first got it starts struggling to make it to dinner, or even lunch, and most people chalk it up to age and move on.

Age is part of it, sure, but the overnight charging habit accelerates the process considerably. Lithium-ion batteries lose capacity faster when they spend extended time at the top of their charge range, which is precisely where an overnight charge leaves them. The fix doesn't require a new phone or even a new charger. It requires a small adjustment to a habit most people have never thought twice about.

Keeping a lithium-ion cell pinned at 100%creates voltage stress, and the heat generated from sitting on a charger could end up meaning the difference between keeping your current phone a little longer or having to buy...

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