How to take care of your mobile phone battery

           Do you own a mobile phone? if yes, then I bet you love your small gadget. You would have probably given a lot of thought about how to keep it safe and sound. Even when buying a cover, you  must have checked out tens of pieces, right? But, have you ever thought about the battery that does the heavy lifting? If your answer is no, then don’t worry because more than 30% of people never do.

            You must have heard the phrase, “batteries have a memory, you have to charge it to it’s fullest and discharge to zero and repeat”. Well, don’t! Because, this used to be true for the old nickel based batteries but now most of the manufacturer’s batteries are based on Li-ion, for which the phrase doesn’t hold true.

       So, how to know whether your battery is nickel based or Li-ion, look at the back of your battery.

·         So, Li-ion based batteries can be charged full and discharged but it doesn’t have memory effect and it’s not advised to do so either. You should keep your charge between 90-40 percent and never go to zero charge.

·          Do not expose your device to high heat for prolonged periods, as Li-ion batteries doesn’t keep well in high heat, like during a hot day inside a car.

                   Li-ion batteries do well when charged and discharged at a slow pace. So, avoid fast charging whenever you can and for that you can use a low voltage charger.