Why you should not charge your smartphone above this percentage: the battery will only thank you

 These recommendations may add some inconvenience in everyday life, but if you try, they will become useful habits over time.

Sooner or later, any battery installed in a smartphone degrades . This is a natural process that cannot be stopped. However, you can make it happen as slowly as possible. Here you can draw an analogy with the human body: you can't stay young forever, but you can lead a healthy lifestyle in order to age more slowly.

A wide variety of factors affect how quickly the battery completely "wears out". Including the charging features of this smartphone. We tell you why you should not charge your smartphone to full 100% and what percentage of charge is considered optimal.

It's best not to let the battery charge go above 80%

To begin with, it is important to understand that you do not need to charge your smartphone to 100 percent, especially when using fast charging. If earlier phones used nickel batteries, which were recommended to be charged and discharged completely, then modern devices use lithium batteries, which should not be discharged below 20% and should not be charged above 80%. Many smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung and Xiaomi, even indicate this point in their recommendations.

Modern lithium-ion batteries have a limited number of charge-discharge cycles before they begin to lose their capacity and performance. Simply put, the higher the charge level, the greater the load on the battery and the faster it can degrade. In addition, charging the battery to 100% can also cause increased heating of the device, which can also lead to accelerated battery wear.

Of course, it is not always possible to monitor the phone's charge level. But most modern devices have a built-in function of "Automatic transition to economic mode" when the battery is low and "Stop charging the smartphone" when it reaches 80-90%.

Do not charge your smartphone overnight

It is also not recommended to charge the smartphone overnight. Despite the fact that after reaching 100% charge, modern phones "disconnect" from charging, after a while this indicator drops to 99% and the phone starts charging again. Because of this, his battery degrades faster.

Not to mention that the device, which is on fast charging, can get quite hot, especially if you use a cover or an unofficial charging unit. Such heating, as well as strong cooling, has a very bad effect on the battery. Therefore, it is better not to use the phone while charging, protect it from direct sunlight, remove the cover and use only the original charging unit.

How to extend battery life by two times or more

Among mobile experts, there is an alternative charging tactic "50-70". It is based on the fact that the battery charge between 50% and 70% is optimal for its operation and allows to reduce battery degradation.

However, it should be noted that using this charging tactic may not be very convenient for everyday use, as it limits the time until the next charge. In addition, you need to constantly monitor the charge level in order not to "miss" charging. However, to solve the second problem, there are  special applications that will notify you when the battery reaches a certain percentage of charge. 

In general, all of the above recommendations may cause some inconvenience in your daily life, however, if you make an effort, they will eventually become useful habits. This is due to the fact that replacing the battery on a smartphone is not only an expensive pleasure, but also lacks guarantees of good operation of the device in the future.

Previously, UNIAN told  why the "flight mode" in the phone is needed . Although this mode was originally implemented in phones and tablets for activation during flights, it can actually come in handy in everyday life as well. They also shared the nuances  of why it is important to follow the correct sequence  when connecting your device to charging.