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If you’ve noticed your phone is charging at a slower rate than usual, the problem may have little or nothing to do with your phone — and absolutely nothing at all to do with your phone battery.
The charging device you use can play a significant role in how your device powers up and how long it takes to get to the sweet spot (ideally 40 to 80 percent — any higher and you risk exposing your phone to a trickle effect). If you’re in the market for gadgets that boost your charge, experts happen to love one over most others. This is the iPhone device every Apple store employee loves because it charges your battery in SECONDS.
There are a few things to keep in mind while you shop for tools that can increase your phone’s battery potential. For starters: your need for such a device isn’t going anywhere anytime soon — because improving upon the design of your iPhone battery is beyond challenging.
According to CNet: “All mobile phones -- and most personal electronics and electric vehicles -- use lithium-ion (li-ion) rechargeable batteries. It's a tough slog to create batteries that last longer, because battery technology hasn't changed in decades. Instead, much of the recent progress in battery life has come from power-saving features built into devices and from making the software that manages charging and discharging more efficiently, so you sip power rather than guzzle it.”
With that in mind, chargers may be the natural first place you begin your shopping quest for tools that can boost your phone’s charging capabilities. But the importance of charging cables should never be overlooked.
According to Tech Radar, one of the best cables for charging devices fast doesn’t cost Apple prices, thought is works amazingly well on the iPhone (and other devices).
Tech Radar calls The Anker Powerline Plus II USB-C to Lightning Cable “incredibly fast” and “virtually unbreakable.”
According to the tech experts: “It works with high-powered chargers including Apple’s ones and is lab-tested to withstand 30,000 bends, which means it should last thirty times longer than lesser cables. Anker is so confident that it offers a lifetime warranty: this cable should last much longer than any of your iPhones or iPads.”
And the best part: it costs just $11.
Anker Powerline Plus II USB-C to Lightning Cable, $11, Amazon
Arming yourself with quality cables and chargers can take you a long way toward a better performing iPhone battery. But don’t forget simple, free, and effective steps like dimming your phone screen, not allowing your phone charge to dip all the way down to zero and then powering it up to 100 percent again, and keeping your phone away from extreme temperatures.
