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Ask HN: How to maximize battery life of my Smartphone?

3 points by Fire-Dragon-DoL ↗ HN
This question keeps appearing within my group of friends, from my understanding there are 2 type of batteries in smartphones:

- LiPo - LiIon

And there are various theories about phone charge/discharge to keep battery healthy:

- Recharge when it goes down to 40% but stop at 80% (I use this technique for my laptop) - Reach battery minimum (~10%) and fully recharge - Keep the phone plugged whenever you can (battery topped as much as possible) - Keep the battery as close as possible to 60% all time (recharge when it's lower, stop charging when it's higher) - Keep the battery unplugged and fully charged all time (laptops only)

What's the right way to deal with battery cycles of my smartphone? Bonus points for laptops suggestions too.

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fetus8
I'm really curious what an "expert" might have to say about this as well. I've been the kind of person to charge my phone/laptop up all the way and wait for it to be less than 10% before I plug it in again...
Fire-Dragon-DoL
Same here. Even the "web" seems confused about it, whenever I perform a research on internet I find information stating one thing and then the opposite. I'm so confused. I assume there are studies around it so there must be a clear scientifically correct answer rather than just "theories"