How many times should you charge your phone per day?

Usually when you see the battery is low, many people will plug in the charger without knowing how many times they can charge it without damaging the phone. Nowadays, almost all phones use Lithium-ion batteries and do not follow the same rules as traditional batteries. The battery life of your phone will not be affected by the number of charges per day.

How many times should you charge your phone per day?

Instead, it will be affected by the charging cycle it goes through during normal usage. The charging cycle is the number of times the battery is charged to 100%. Typically, a phone battery has about 300 – 500 charging cycles before it needs to be replaced. Each subsequent charging cycle will bring the battery closer to its end of life.

How many times should you charge your phone per day? (Illustration)

Ideally, you should charge your phone enough times to maintain the battery level between 30% – 80% to prolong its lifespan. If it goes below 20%, the battery will degrade faster. Furthermore, if you frequently charge your phone and consume multiple charging cycles, the battery life will decrease faster and you will need to charge your phone more often to maintain the battery level between 30% – 80%.

Therefore, when your phone battery level is below 20%, you should charge it instead of worrying about how many times you can charge your phone per day.

Some notes to keep in mind when charging your phone

Avoid charging your phone overnight

Many people have a habit of using their phones before going to bed until the battery is almost empty, and then start charging the battery overnight. But when you charge your phone overnight, your phone has to constantly operate between full charge and slightly discharged, between 99% and 100%.

This can also heat up your phone, damage the battery, not to mention the risks of explosion while you are sleeping. Therefore, charging during the day is always better than charging overnight.

Use your phone while it’s charging

Using your phone while charging will greatly affect the phone’s performance, but some users still disregard this, which not only damages the phone battery but also poses health risks.

When charging, the phone emits a magnetic field that can be harmful to the user’s health, and there have been cases of burns caused by using the phone while it was charging and falling asleep.

Therefore, if you want to protect your health and your phone, you should immediately stop using your phone while it’s charging, and if you must, only use it when it’s absolutely necessary.

Place your phone in a cool place while charging

When charging, do not place your phone on fabric or in high-temperature areas because it generates heat. Therefore, if you place it in hot spots, it will heat up and affect the battery. It is best to place your phone on a flat and hard surface to facilitate heat dissipation. Keep the charging area cool and avoid direct sunlight as it will heat up the phone.

According to VTC news