I got a new Samsung Alpha in the mail. Not really much of a serious smartphone user, so I’m looking to make sure to get some advice on how to manipulate the battery life. Here’s what I use it for
It’s off from 9am to 6PM b/c i’m at work and there is no good reason to have my cellphone on at that time. Just a distraction
After work, sometimes I like to browse the web while waiting for my dinner. I have fucking ADHD, I always have to be doing something productive.
During a monthly trips to the casino , I have to text other poker players about how shitty my opponents are between hands.
On some weekends, I’ll drive 90-120 minutes and would like to have a solid GPS
On vacation, I want to be able to able to use web apps for a full day at the amusement park (9am to midnight). Needless to say, this is the part that is going to put the battery life to the test. How can I get my Android to last 12-15 hours without sacrificing key performance features?
If you turn down display brightness you should be fine for 1-4. Just remember to charge it every evening. You should be prepared to use your phone more often than you expect. The moment you start to look at your smartphone for bridging idle time (waiting for public transport, dinner, or your conversation partner to finish her monologue), the more you will use it. Also keep in mind that battery life drops significantly after half a year. Be prepared to get yourself a replacement battery somewhere down the road. As for your point 5, I recommend two things. First, get yourself a cleaner app (e.g. CC, Clean Master). Those apps will keep your system load low and offer energy savings plans. Second, get yourself a mini-charger. I got mine as a promotion for a gas station. It houses 4 AAA batteries in a case that looks like a flashlight with a USB jack at one end. It fits nicely in your jacket and can be used to charge your phone at any time.
Get the wireless charging back accessory from Samsung. I leave my Galaxy S5 sitting on the charger all day long while I’m not using it. I never have to plug my phone in, and never run out of juice.
I think he means that he wants the flow to stop when the phone is at 100% battery life, since this is supposedly bad for the battery. This probably means that the charging pad would have to receive a signal from the phone that says when to turn the electromagnetic field on or off.
It’s 2015; phones know when they’re fully charged. I leave my phone sitting on a charging pad for the 18 hours a day that I’m not actively using it, and everything is groovy. Samsung has figured this techmology stuff out for us.
It’s not a technology thing, but more a physics thing. There is a reason your S5 says “Please unplug” once it reaches 100%. Leaving it charging is going to make it worse
Let’s look at real-life situations and examine what stresses lithium-ion batteries encounter. Most packs last three to five years. Environmental conditions, and not cycling alone, are a key ingredient to longevity, and the worst situation is keeping a fully charged battery at elevated temperatures. This is the case when running a laptop off the power grid. Under these conditions, a battery will typically last for about two years, whether cycled or not. The pack does not die suddenly but will give lower runtimes with aging.
Nope, not a physics thing. The “Please unplug your charger” alert is a “Save the environment!” type message. (Note that it doesn’t say “Please unplug your phone.”) Chargers continue to use a trickle of electricity even when a phone isn’t connected.
Pfft, whatever. I do the Opposite of all those things. If I ever manage to degrade my S5 battery (which I don’t think will happen), I’ll pay $10 and drop a new one in.