- Using cheap chargers destroys batteries
Though cheap chargers are not the best, they still better than the knockoffs.Don’t buy cheap brand knockoff chargers (like ERD) when you can purchase inexpensive, off brand chargers from legitimate retailers like Belkin and KMS.
- You shouldn’t use your phone while it charges battery
Use the phone all you want, when you want to, as long as you’re not using a sketchy third-party charger.In 2013, a Chinese flight attendant’s phone exploded while she was talking to someone when it was connected to the charger. Reports said that it happened because she was using a fake third party charger and that’s what caused the explosion.
- Charging your phone overnight kills the battery
Your smartphone is smarter than you think. Once it is fully juiced up, your phone knows that it doesn’t need the power supply anymore, which means the battery isn’t being used at all. However, that doesn’t mean you should charge your phone all night, every single night. You wouldn’t be filling a cup with water if it is already full, would you? But your battery life will last longer if you keep your phone charged between 40% and 80%.
- You don’t need to turn your phone off — ever
Your phone is a machine, but it still needs to take a few breaks to cool down. An Apple genius once said that in order to maximize the battery life, you should turn off your phone from time to time. And this should be done especially when you go to bed at night. Experts also recommend turning your phone off once a week in order to preserve battery life.
- Don’t charge your phone until it’s completely dead
It’s actually better to charge your phone every day than to do a “deep charge” from time to time. Lithiumion batteries, like the ones used in Samsung and Apple phones, fare better when they are charged from time to time. If you constantly let them drain to 0%, the battery becomes very unstable. Your battery has a finite number of charge cycles but every time it fully dies, another cycle gets thrown out the window.