How long should I charge my cell phone?

Have you ever asked yourself: how long should I charge my cell phone? If so, check out today's article for the best answer we will give to this question and to put an end to this doubt once and for all.

It is very common for people to have this type of question, especially when they change cell phones and want to preserve the new device as much as possible.

But it is also true that it is possible to find a lot of conflicting information on the internet due to the old batteries that were used in cell phones.

Below, find out more about cell phone batteries and the correct charging time.

Batteries

To start, let's talk a little about the batteries used in cell phones.

In general, a battery provides 300 to 500 full charge cycles.

Each battery cycle corresponds to 100% of charging that battery.

So, when past this margin, the battery starts to lose its performance. And it will have less energy storage capacity when charging.

It is important to say that all batteries begin to lose their useful life after being used for two years.

But even so, it is very important to charge it correctly so that the battery is preserved and used to its maximum potential.

Battery types

At the time cell phones were created, the batteries used were made from a material that is considered inferior today, nickel.

These batteries stored a type of memory of use and, if the person had bad cell phone charging habits, the battery would be affected.

New cell phones, however, have a battery made of lithium-ion material, but these batteries also require specific care to ensure their useful life is prolonged.

How to charge your cell phone?

Now that we've talked a little about batteries and the materials used, we return to the main topic of the article, which is how to charge your cell phone correctly.

With a quick search on the internet, you can find a lot of information about the correct way and time to charge your cell phone, but some may differ.

Here, we will not say an exact time to charge the cell phone as each cell phone may have a different charging speed.

Therefore, it is best to say that it is always recommended to maintain the battery percentage between 20% to 80%

Some brands of cell phones start to charge more slowly after charging exceeds 80%.

In general, between the percentages 0% to 20% and 80% to 100%, the batteries suffer a little more to charge.

Another very common question is whether the cell phone will suffer any damage if left charging for a long time.

The answer is no, because, after reaching 100%, the cell phone goes into its intelligent mode and management disables charging of the device.

But even if there is no major harm from this action, it is not recommended to create the habit of always leaving the device connected to power.

Electronic devices tend to deteriorate over time and it is always a good idea to prevent them from remaining connected to power for a long time.

Using your cell phone while it charges

Finally, we have another very recurring question. Does using your cell phone while it is charging cause any damage to the device?

The answer is also no, but if a person starts using applications and games on their cell phone while it is charging and the device starts to overheat, it is important to stop using it because this can cause the battery to deteriorate.

So, if the cell phone starts to overheat, stop using it, close any processes that are open on the cell phone and, if possible, remove the back cover.

There are some brands and models of cell phones, which have an Android system, that turn off the screen when the cell phone becomes overheated and only turn it back on when it has cooled down.