Even though the autonomy The battery life of today’s smartphones has improved greatly and it is now easy to get to the end of the day with enough battery, but completing charging cycles means wearing down its useful life. Because yes, the battery’s health is losing ground with the passage of time and use.
Now, knowing exactly when a battery needs replacing is not so easy. A battery that needs replacing can show up in different ways. Do you have doubts about your phone? These are the symptoms who are screaming at us to “change me.”
The battery does not last as long as it did in the beginning
The battery duration It is very relative, as it depends on the capacity, the software and its optimization, and even the apps that we have installed on our smartphone. However, when a battery is nearing its final moments, the autonomy is seriously affected.
If you were doing six hours of active screen time each day – something you can see from the battery statistics – and now you don’t get past three, there is something wrong. It is the most common symptom, although not the only one and may appear alone as accompanied by others that we describe below.
There are considerable jumps in the percentage
Have you ever charged your phone to 100% and when you unplugged it it dropped to 80%? It’s just an example of a battery in disrepairAbrupt changes in the percentage can be due to several factors, such as a poorly calibrated battery, although the most natural thing is that its time has come.
Yes indeed, It doesn’t pay to obsess over the percentage indicator: A gradual drop should be normal. Detecting an alarming drop will be easy, especially if it happens after a full charge.
Excessive heat
When we demand more power-intensive tasks from the mobile, it is normal for the heat to start to be noticed, both on the screen and on the back. However, Excessive heat while the mobile is idle or with simple actions such as checking social networks, it is an alarm.
The mobile does not charge, or does not charge to 100%
Preserving battery capacity means protecting it from complete cyclesThat’s why many manufacturers are taking the approach of adding protection features that stop charging at 80%. If you don’t have this enabled and your phone still won’t charge to 100%, there’s a problem.
Wireless charging not working
Wireless charging allows you to recharge the battery without the need for cables. Simply placing it on our charging base will start to increase the percentage. Of course, although it is very comfortable and helpful consumes a little more electricity by its very nature.
However, if it stops working, it may be due to a fault in the battery. It is advisable to check if it charges via cable, but if our mobile supports this feature, it should work normally. Doesn’t it do this with any other charging base? Time to change the battery.
It turns off before the battery percentage is depleted
The normal thing is that the mobile turn off something before draining its battery completely. However, never with “normal” percentages and much less after charging it. However, if the battery is asking for a change, it can show it this way. As with the jumps in the percentage, the fact that the mobile turns off with a charge above 10% is rare, and surely a clear symptom that it needs to be replaced.
The back of the phone has swollen
A physical deformation on the back of the mobile indicates that the battery has swollen. Why does this happen? It may be due to overcharging, poor quality of its components, extreme temperatures or simply a manufacturing defect. However, if a good some time after releasing the smartphonemay be a sign of wear.
In such a situation, you will have to resort to technical service: Do not attempt to manipulate a swollen battery.. Its internal elements may have been altered and are toxic to our health.
Should I change the battery or just buy a new smartphone?
Any of these cases are obvious symptoms that the battery of our mobile phone has its days numbered. Now comes the difficult part: making the decision to change its battery or opt for the purchase of a new smartphone.
There is no universal answereverything will depend on various factors such as the age of our mobile, whether it still has updates, whether it provides us with adequate performance for our needs… Each user is different. Of course, it is clear that in such situations, our battery will pass away.
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