How to Get More Battery Life From Any Phone
A few settings account for most of the drain. The advice about closing apps does not.
Tag: batteries
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Does Fast Charging Damage Your Battery?
Yes, slightly, and considerably less than the heat it generates. The distinction matters for what you should do.
Solid-State Batteries: Still Coming, Still Not Here
Announced as imminent for a decade. The chemistry works, the manufacturing does not yet, and that distinction explains everything.
How a Battery Actually Works
Chemistry that pushes electrons around a circuit. Understanding it explains charging, degradation and why they catch fire.
The Used Electric Car Market Needs One Number
Battery condition determines most of a used electric car's value, and there is no standard way to check it.
The Battery Chemistries Competing to Replace Lithium-Ion
Sodium, solid-state and lithium-iron-phosphate are each solving a different problem. None of them wins outright.
The Grid Needs Storage More Than It Needs Generation
Solar and wind are cheap. Making them useful when the sun sets is the remaining problem, and it is a storage problem.
How to Make a Phone Battery Last Longer
Battery degradation is chemistry, not usage. A few habits slow it down measurably.