Prolonging the battery life

[vedhprakashy]

This my first new phone I've ever gotten and I want to do anything I can to prolong the battery on-screen time and overall lifespan of it. I've already done most of my research on this topic myself and have applied what I learned, such as partial charging, avoiding hot places, planning to stop using fast/hyper-charging and a few more. I want to know what are you guys' take on this topic. Any tips are appreciated, it'll help both me and passing readers. Thank you in advance! ?

[vedhprakashy]

jetjosh92

Just use your phone like you normally would and just enjoy the device. Batteries will degrade no matter how much you take care of it. But is it really worth it to lose sleep over following all the different methods of trying to prolong your battery ? I mean you will probably get a new phone after 2 years.

It is ok to use Hyper charging, it was designed that way. The reason you might not want to use it is because of the heat that is being produce when you charge from 20% to 80% for example.

What you can do to reduce heat when charging is to try and keep the battery close to 80 or 90% just do regular top ups like 5 to 10% in a day. Remember one cycle is from 0 to 100. Not much heat will be produced if you do it this way.

Don't charge while gaming on the device. You will get a lot more heat.

You can follow the 20% to 80% method if you are comfortable with it. For me I keep the battery at 100% without overcharging it and I do regular top-ups to keep it close to at least 95% before I actually charge it back to 100% in the morning before leaving the house.

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Thank you so much!

[vedhprakashy]

Averan

Use scheduled charging during overnight charging

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Will do ?

[vedhprakashy]

julienvd93

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/43414#Comment_43414

Keeping the battery charged at 50+ % actually degrades the battery faster then 50-%

https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries

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But this article applies to li-ion batteries. Can the same explanation here be used on li-po batteries? The one that the ROG Phone 2 is using?

[jetjosh92]

vedhprakashy

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/43495#Comment_43495

But this article applies to li-ion batteries. Can the same explanation here be used on li-po batteries? The one that the ROG Phone 2 is using?

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The study was done 8 years ago and a lot has changed and like I said most of us change devices every 2 years or slightly over 2 years. Don't lose sleep over it. you will be fine for the next 2 years or slightly more and I am sure by then you would be changing to the next generation of ROG device or some other android device.

[julienvd93]

vedhprakashy

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/43495#Comment_43495

But this article applies to li-ion batteries. Can the same explanation here be used on li-po batteries? The one that the ROG Phone 2 is using?

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The study applies to lithium based batteries. The full name of li-po is a lithium-ion polymer battery. A li-po battery is a lithium-ion battery with a polymer as the electrolyte compared to a li-ion battery that uses a liquid electrolyte.
Short answer: fundamentally yes.

jetjosh92

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/43549#Comment_43549

The study was done 8 years ago and a lot has changed and like I said most of us change devices every 2 years or slightly over 2 years. Don't lose sleep over it. you will be fine for the next 2 years or slightly more and I am sure by then you would be changing to the next generation of ROG device or some other android device.

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A lot changed in BMS. Not that much changed in the battery design and chemical composition. This study applies if we are talking about degredation caused by elevated SOC.
I agree about the 2 year argument but TS asks how to prolong battery life, not if he should worry about battery life if he replaces his phone every 2 years.
you're giving him advice that degrades the battery faster (by keeping the SOC 80+%) which is the opposite thing of what he wants.