So I recently bought a new honor magic 5 pro. My last phone the Huawei p20 pro was around 5 years old and started to show significantly less battery life. So I want to use this phone again for 5 years. But now I wonder should I keep the battery around 50% (65-35) and charge twice as often or should I 80-20 and charge once every two days? Is there any science that proves one is better than the other? Thank you for your information and sources.

  • @Hazdaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    Don’t worry about it. As long as you don’t let it get down to 0% and as long as you don’t fast charge it 24/7, you’ll be fine. Don’t bother charging it every 10 seconds either. Endlessly taking on and off a charger is not great for a battery. If yiu have 30 mins and you know you’ll need the charge by the end of the day, then go ahead. But if you’ll end the day with 70% then why are you charging it every few minutes? Relax.

    • fmstratEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      What data backs up the “every 10 seconds” comment?

      Specifically:

      Similar to a mechanical device that wears out faster with heavy use, the depth of discharge (DoD) determines the cycle count of the battery. The smaller the discharge (low DoD), the longer the battery will last. If at all possible, avoid full discharges and charge the battery more often between uses. Partial discharge on Li-ion is fine.

      https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-lithium-based-batteries