Question When should we charge and discharge our phones?

[sadana1998]

I am confused about the correct way to charge phone. Google says we should charge at 20% and discharge at 80%. We should not charge at 100%.

My dad charges his phone at 60s% and discharges at 100%. His 4.5 year old phone is running smooth.

I cannot check my phone everytime and wait when it reaches a particular percentage and then discharge.

 

[B. Diddy]

There's been a lot written about this, and it's a common discussion here. Battery experts will tell you that if you want to prolong the battery's lifespan as much as possible, it should ideally be kept in the 40-80% range. But the difference between doing this and keeping it in the 20-100% range probably doesn't. matter to the average user, since most people will upgrade their phones within 3-4 years. I typically charge my phone up to 100% overnight, and will make sure it doesn't drop much under 30%, and I've never had any noticeable drop in battery capacity over about 3 years. If you do the 40-80% pattern, that might add a few years to the battery's useful life (like maybe 7-8 years instead of 4-5 years), but from a real world standpoint, it's not very feasible.

I recommend just making sure it doesn't drop too low (i.e., charge it when it gets <30%), and don't worry about charging up to 100%.

 

[sadana1998]

There's been a lot written about this, and it's a common discussion here. Battery experts will tell you that if you want to prolong the battery's lifespan as much as possible, it should ideally be kept in the 40-80% range. But the difference between doing this and keeping it in the 20-100% range probably doesn't. matter to the average user, since most people will upgrade their phones within 3-4 years. I typically charge my phone up to 100% overnight, and will make sure it doesn't drop much under 30%, and I've never had any noticeable drop in battery capacity over about 3 years. If you do the 40-80% pattern, that might add a few years to the battery's useful life (like maybe 7-8 years instead of 4-5 years), but from a real world standpoint, it's not very feasible.

I recommend just making sure it doesn't drop too low (i.e., charge it when it gets <30%), and don't worry about charging up to 100%.

Okay. How frequently should we charge our phoje in a day?

 

[B. Diddy]

Okay. How frequently should we charge our phoje in a day?

That depends on your usage. If it's pretty light and the battery remains above 20-30%, then you can just wait until you go to sleep. My rule of thumb is to charge when the battery gets to 30% or below.

 

[dangerousfen]

I agree totally with B. Diddy.
I've been using the same charging method for 25 years and never had an issue with battery life.
If you stick to his advice you'll be fine.

 

[joeldf]

I agree as well. I charge my phone every night. Unplug it or take it off the wireless charger every morning at 100% and use it throughout the day.

Only if I used it heavily - lots of Teams meetings or taking a lot of construction photos (around 200 to 500 photos within an hour) -could it run low early and I might charge up in the car on the way back to the office or home.

No issues. I've kept phones regularly 3 to 4 years. One was less than 2 years, but only because of a drop that took out the screen.

My advice - like B. Diddy - charge it all the way, use it as you would throughout the day, and back on the charger at night. Just don't let it get too low - about 30 to 20. The battery can handle the occasional full discharge, I mean, they are manufactured to expect that once in a while.

Life is too short to obsess about holding within a certain percentage range. I've got enough obsessions to worry about already.