Have you ever wondered: how long should I charge my cell phone? Well, that's what we're going to talk about today. Check it out below.

The doubt can arise, mainly, when buying a new cell phone, since you want to preserve it as much as possible.

There is a lot of confusion about the timing of the first and successive recharges, as the instructions from before have changed, as the types of batteries have also changed.

Learn now how to properly charge your cell phone, new or not.

Batteries 

Let's start by talking about cell phone batteries. These have about 300 to 500 full charge cycles.

This means that beyond this margin, the battery's performance will decrease and its maximum storage energy will be reduced.

A battery cycle is when you charge your phone until the battery reaches 100%.

It is also worth noting that all batteries, whether full cycles or not, lose performance after two years of use.

Despite this, it is possible to have habits that can extend the useful life of your cell phone battery.

battery types

Before, when cell phones were created, the batteries were nickel, being considered of inferior quality today.

These batteries ended up having a “memory”, so the person could not use them while charged, among other habits.

Nowadays, the batteries used in cell phones are lithium ions, which have other aspects that can affect their useful life.

How to charge cell phone

Now yes, knowing the type of battery used, we can go to what matters.

There is a lot of information about how to charge your cell phone, up to what percentage and other tips.

Here we state that, for the battery to have a better useful life, it should keep its percentage between 20% and 80%.

Some cell phone brands normally charge up to 80%, getting slower after that, until it reaches 100%.

This is because from 0% to 20%, and from 80% to 100%, the battery suffers more to charge, which shortens its useful life.

Another myth is that if the cell phone is charging for hours, it will affect it. This is not true

The smartphone, after reaching 100% battery, enters the intelligent management mode, recognizing that the maximum charging capacity has been reached, deactivating this area.

However, even if it does not affect the cell phone in this way, it is not advisable to leave the cell phone always connected to power.

Electronic devices deteriorate over time, and it's best to avoid leaving them plugged into an electrical current unnecessarily.

Using your cell phone while charging

This is another issue that has been talked about a lot on the internet, but what we can say is that, in fact, nothing wrong happens during use during charging.

However, when using the cell phone, opening games and applications that overload the device, it may contribute to overheating the device, which is not recommended, in addition to causing further deterioration to the battery.

If the phone is too hot while charging, do not use it, remove the back cover and close open apps and processes on the device.

Some smartphones with Android system, do not allow use on the device when it overheats, turning off the screen.