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Ask HN: How to maximize battery life of my Smartphone?
This question keeps appearing within my group of friends, from my understanding there are 2 type of batteries in smartphones:
- LiPo
- LiIon
And there are various theories about phone charge/discharge to keep battery healthy:
- Recharge when it goes down to 40% but stop at 80% (I use this technique for my laptop)
- Reach battery minimum (~10%) and fully recharge
- Keep the phone plugged whenever you can (battery topped as much as possible)
- Keep the battery as close as possible to 60% all time (recharge when it's lower, stop charging when it's higher)
- Keep the battery unplugged and fully charged all time (laptops only)
What's the right way to deal with battery cycles of my smartphone?
Bonus points for laptops suggestions too.
- fetus8 9y agoI'm really curious what an "expert" might have to say about this as well. I've been the kind of person to charge my phone/laptop up all the way and wait for it to be less than 10% before I plug it in again...
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 9y agoSame here. Even the "web" seems confused about it, whenever I perform a research on internet I find information stating one thing and then the opposite. I'm so confused. I assume there are studies around it so there must be a clear scientifically correct answer rather than just "theories"