How long should I charge my cell phone?

Have you ever wondered: how long should I charge my cell phone? Today we will talk about the correct charging time for your cell phone.

This is a very common question among cell phone users, and is very popular, especially when purchasing a new device.

However, it may be that the person finds a discrepancy in information when researching the subject, much of this caused by the confusion between old and new batteries.

Below, see more about batteries and cell phone charging time.

Batteries 

Firstly, we will talk a little about the batteries used in cell phones.

In general, the cell phone battery provides 300 to 500 charge cycles.

Once you exceed this number, the battery tends to lose its performance, and will have less capacity to store energy when charging.

One charge cycle is the equivalent of charging the cell phone until the percentage reaches 100%.

Still, it is important to note that all batteries will lose performance after two years of use.

However, it is still necessary to take some care so that the battery's useful life lasts the maximum time it was programmed to last.

Battery types

At the time the first cell phones were developed, nickel was used in the manufacture of batteries, a material that today is considered somewhat inferior.

These old batteries were able to store the type of charging habit in their “memory”, and misuse caused damage and compromised their useful life.

Now, in new cell phones, lithium-ion batteries are used, but they also require specific handling to maintain their performance.

How to charge your cell phone?

Now that we know a little more about cell phone batteries, we'll go back to the topic from the beginning, and find out how to charge your cell phone the right way.

After a brief online search, it is possible to receive various information about the time and how to charge a cell phone.

Talking about charging time is complicated, as each cell phone can have a different charging speed.

The best thing to do is to always keep the battery charge between 20% and 80%.

There are some brands of cell phones that actually start to charge more slowly after exceeding 80%.

It is also noticeable that the batteries suffer more when charging between the percentages of 0% to 20% and 80% to 100%.

Another recurring question is if the cell phone is left connected to the power for a long time, will it cause any damage to the device. The answer is no.

This is because after reaching 100% of charge, the cell phone enters its intelligent management and disables charging.

But of course, even if major losses do not occur with cell phones in these conditions, it is not recommended to make it a habit to always leave your cell phone connected to power.

It is known that electronic devices can deteriorate over time, and it is recommended to avoid always charging them.

Use your cell phone while it charges

Another very common question is whether using your cell phone while it is charging will cause any damage to the device. The answer is also no.

However, if the cell phone is charging, and the person opens apps and games that start to overheat the device, in the long term, this could cause the battery to deteriorate.

Therefore, it is always recommended that, when you notice your cell phone overheating, you stop using it, close whatever is open on the cell phone and, if possible, remove the back cover of the device.

There are some brands of Android cell phones that turn off the screen if the device becomes overheated, preventing it from being used until it has cooled down.