lithium ion battery Archives - Chargie https://chargie.org/tag/lithium-ion-battery/ battery health protection for laptops and phones Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:23:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://chargie.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ChargeFlow-big12-32x32.jpg lithium ion battery Archives - Chargie https://chargie.org/tag/lithium-ion-battery/ 32 32 160097808 A Guide to Improving Your Battery Health https://chargie.org/battery-health/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:23:44 +0000 https://chargie.org/battery-health/ Let's get one thing straight: battery health isn't about how long your phone lasts on a single charge today. It’s about its total ability to hold power compared to when it was brand new. Think of it as the battery's true, long-term strength. Decoding Your Device’s True Lifespan We're talking about the maximum capacity your …

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]]> 170040 How to Preserve Battery Health on Your Devices https://chargie.org/how-to-preserve-battery-health/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:12:49 +0000 https://chargie.org/how-to-preserve-battery-health/ If you take away just one thing from this guide, let it be this: try to keep your phone’s battery between 20% and 80%. Seriously. This one simple habit does more to slow down battery aging than almost anything else. It dramatically reduces the stress that causes batteries to lose their ability to hold a …

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]]> 169897 Should I Charge My Phone Overnight? Tips to Protect Your Battery https://chargie.org/should-i-charge-my-phone-overnight/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:29:05 +0000 https://chargie.org/should-i-charge-my-phone-overnight/ So, is it safe to charge your phone overnight? The short answer is yes, it’s generally safe, but it’s not the best thing for your battery’s long-term health. Modern smartphones are smart enough to stop charging when they’re full, so you don’t have to worry about immediate danger. Understanding the Overnight Charging Debate Plugging in …

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]]> 169672 Battery Degradation: Impact of Temperature and Charging Rates on Lithium-Ion Cell https://chargie.org/battery-degradation-impact-of-temperature-and-charging-rates-on-lithium-ion-cell/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:06:25 +0000 https://chargie.org/?p=164635 Lithium-ion batteries, the cornerstone of modern mobile devices and electric vehicles (EVs), are subject to a variety of factors that influence their lifespan. Among these, temperature and charging rates play a pivotal role in determining how quickly a battery degrades. Understanding these factors is essential for optimizing battery life and ensuring the longevity of devices …

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]]> 164635 When you SHOULD let your phone battery charge to 100% https://chargie.org/when-you-should-let-your-phone-battery-charge-to-100/ https://chargie.org/when-you-should-let-your-phone-battery-charge-to-100/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:12:44 +0000 https://chargie.org/?p=143261 For the past three years, I’ve been preaching to people to not fully charge their phones, or do it as rarely as possible. Well, all this time it seemed obvious to me (and some other battery-obsessed freaks) that you also shouldn’t let your phone discharge to 0, because it also causes harm to the battery …

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]]> https://chargie.org/when-you-should-let-your-phone-battery-charge-to-100/feed/ 17 143261 The Link Between COVID-19 and Phone Batteries https://chargie.org/the-link-between-covid-19-and-phone-batteries/ https://chargie.org/the-link-between-covid-19-and-phone-batteries/#comments Tue, 05 May 2020 08:49:58 +0000 https://chargie.org/?p=132052 We all talk about it – there’s no point explaining what hit us earlier this year. Now, the latest version of Coronavirus is more popular than Coca Cola and Pepsi combined. Viruses are basically pieces of software, or code – if you prefer. They run on our energy and mess with our intricate network of …

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]]> https://chargie.org/the-link-between-covid-19-and-phone-batteries/feed/ 4 132052 Why and How a 65% charged phone actually makes sense for most people https://chargie.org/why-and-how-a-65-charged-phone-actually-makes-sense-for-most-people/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:13:38 +0000 https://chargie.org/?p=130966 We, as a species, have evolved by eventually setting ourselves on top of the entire food chain. Nevertheless, the days of hunger still haunt us and that's why we sometimes make irrational decisions as to whether we actually need to have our supplies full: electric car battery, refrigerator, gas tank, stomach and our phone battery.

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]]> 130966 The 6 Factors that Influence a Phone’s Battery Life https://chargie.org/factors-that-influence-phone-battery-life/ https://chargie.org/factors-that-influence-phone-battery-life/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:24:04 +0000 https://chargie.org/?p=118879 Lithium ion battery capacities have been evolving at a steady rate in the past few years. This is driven mainly by electric cars, but also mobile phones have their share of the lithium ion market. However, lithium resources are scarce compared to the global ambitions of Tesla, Apple or Samsung. Efforts to recycle have to …

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