Battery charge manager
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Extend battery lifespan of phone/laptop/tablet with battery charging manager:
Battery charging tips
- Avoid fast charging when hot - use low watts charger.
- Avoid full battery discharge to 0%.
- Avoid full battery charge to 100%.
- Once a month you may charge to 100% and discharge to 10% to calibrate charging level values.
- Store battery when not in use, in cool room tempretaure and 50% charging level.
- Set battery charge limit:
- iOS: Settings > Battery > Battery health & charging > 80% limit
- Android: Settings > Battery > Battery Protection (85% limit)
How to reduce battery environmental pollution
- Avoid non-rechargable, single-use, batteries when possible (e.g Alkaline battery).
- Prefer Nickel-metal (NiMh) over Nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries.
- Avoid Lead-acid battery usage, especially indoor usage. The lead metal is poisonous.
- Recycle all batteries.
- Reduce screen brightness.
- Use device low power settings:
- Windows: Settings > System > Power & battery
- Android: Settings > Battery > Power saving
- iOS: Settings > Battery > Low Power Mode
Rechargable battery types
| Battery type |
Lifespan |
Charging temperature range |
Charging cycles |
Common usage |
| Lithium-ion (Li-ion) and Lithium-ion polymer (LiPo) |
2-3 years |
5 to 45 °C (41 to 113 °F) |
300-500 |
Mobile phones, laptops, electric cars |
| Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) |
10 years |
0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F) |
500-2000 |
AA/AAA rechargeble batteries, electric cars |
| Lead-acid |
3-12 years |
-35 to 45 °C (-31 to 113 °F) |
500-800 |
Car batteries, solar panel batteries |
* Typical values - actual battery parameters are product dependent
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