Here is one more post which will remind you, Not to let the mobile phone battery discharge completely.In fact, this habit of fully charging mobile batteries was considered pretty good with the older Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) batteries. This is because of something called the Memory effect, which essentially causes them to lose their maximum energy capacity if they are repeatedly being charged after only partial discharges.
But now every phone is coming with Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries which no longer has such issue.
So, there is no point in charging and discharging them completely every single time and if you do this may account in reduction of the battery’s efficiency.
So below are some efficient practices for charging of Li-ion batteries :
- The 40–80% rule: Try maintaining the charge range in between 40%-80% in order to prolong the battery life to maximum.
- Even if you do charge it to 100%, never leave it plugged in i.e do not overcharge your battery
- Try keeping the phones in cool environment, as heat drastically degrades the performance of Li-ion batteries
- Fully discharge it once a month, as this helps in rejuvenating the battery’s accuracy of estimating the remaining time for complete discharge.
Above points hold good for your Laptop or any other device if its using Lithium-ion batteries
