Many people today complain about their phone's battery life. Although they are using a new flagship phone, its battery doesn't last longer compare to the previous old models. But have you thought about your phone consumption? Here is the reason why your phone easily drains and how you can avoid it.
In a test made by the South China Morning Post, it revealed that smartphones' lithium-ion batteries drain faster today. In spite of the makers' promise of "boost battery life" with more "efficient processors, low-power modes, and artificial intelligence to manage the apps," it simply can't keep up.
Although there are some phones, like Samsung's Note9 and Apple's iPhone X, that have batteries that last longer, the top smartphone models of today underperform last year's models. The new iPhone XS's battery drains 21 minutes earlier compared to iPhone X. Google's Pixel also died an hour and a half earlier than Pixel 2.
So, are the batteries to blame? According to the Silicon Valley firm Qnovo's chief executive Nadim Maluf, the phone power consumption today is growing faster than 5 percent while batteries only improve at 5 percent per year. You can blame the high-resolution screens, demanding apps, and the obsession to continuously check your phone all the time that are consuming a great percentage of your battery life.
It just means that your battery life depends on how you use your smartphones. But if you can't help but use your phone often, there are some ways that you can make your battery lasts longer.
The Washington Post noted that larger phones often last longer, but it is not because of its battery. Smartphones that have bigger screens, coupled with high-resolution technology or using OLED technology are often the ones that badly work. The technology it uses demands more power to light the whole thing.
So to make your smartphones' battery life last longer, you can minimize the screen's brightness. You can also avoid checking your phone over and over again, especially if it is not necessary.
You can also make your battery life last longer by using WiFi as much as possible. You can also put your phone on Airplane Mode when you are not expecting any call or message from anyone. If you can't help but use your mobile data, both Apple and Android have low-power mode features that will decrease some of your data functions but will keep you online.
