Reasons why your smartphone battery drains quickly
Xiaomi smartphones are famous for their autonomy. The company's manufacturers, knowing that the Android operating system has huge “appetites,” put high-power batteries in their products. And still, many are surprised by such a rapid energy consumption. Especially considering the relatively long charging time. By comparison: a smartphone can actually be discharged in 4 hours in games, while it will take 3 hours to charge. In normal mode, smartphones provide 1-2 days of operation. At the same time, according to statistics, more than 90% of smartphone users on Android OS are forced to charge their gadgets every day.
If the device works for an average day with a light load, then everything is in order, and the problem here is not the battery itself, the charging unit, the cable or the micro-usb port (this is the name of the connector for charging Xiaomi phones and smartphones of other brands). In the case where the phone withstood 1.5 hours of gaming during the day, accessed the Internet via the Wi-Fi module, made calls for many hours, played videos on YouTube, and was in standby mode for the rest of about 4-6 hours, then 12-14 hours survivability in this mode is an excellent indicator.
It is noted that in the background, most of the battery energy is spent on communication with the network, running background applications and on the Android system itself. When a smartphone is actively used in games and on the Internet, the largest amount of energy is spent on a running application, screen, as well as on the mobile network or Wi-Fi.
Charging the fitness bracelet
Xiaomi fitness bracelets have to be charged infrequently - no more than once every 2 weeks. However, there are some nuances here too:
- The bracelet comes with only a special adapter cable, but there is no charging unit. Accordingly, you can see the output indicators only in the operating instructions, which are not always in Russian or even English. Therefore, it is recommended to charge the bracelet with a current no higher than 1A, or even from the USB port of a computer or laptop.
- Before charging, the device body is removed from the soft strap. This must be done by pressing on the device from above so that its body moves inside the strap. Often, users simply damage the soft material by removing the capsule incorrectly.
- You can view the charge level on Mi Band 2 directly on the device screen, but in the case of the first version of Mi Band, you will need to use the Mi Fit application.
- The device is fully charged within 2 hours. It is not recommended to exceed this limit and leave the bracelet on charge longer than necessary to avoid overheating the battery.
- When disconnecting the capsule from the adapter cable, it is necessary to hold the latter only by the plug, and not by the wire itself. The connection between the capsule and the connector is secure, and holding the cable while disconnecting may damage it.
How to charge correctly for the first time
The Xiaomi smartphone is capable of holding a battery charge for a long time, outperforming phones from other manufacturers in this parameter. However, to prevent the performance from deteriorating over time, it is recommended to carry out the following manipulations immediately after purchase:
- turn off the purchased smartphone immediately after checking its functionality (you need to discharge no more than 10% of the capacity that was available when you first turned it on) and connect it to the network for 12 hours;
- disconnect the mobile device from the network for 5-10 minutes;
- turn on the mobile device and charge it for 1 hour;
- remove the smartphone from the charger again and turn it off;
- wait 5 minutes and charge again for one hour;
After completing this procedure, the smartphone will always work correctly and maintain its original battery life for a long time.
Important: there is no need to carry out complete charging and discharging cycles 2-3 times. This method is absolutely not suitable for this type of battery!
conclusions
The main problem with the rapid loss of charge or aging of the battery is its improper use, and in order to try to prevent these moments, it is necessary to carry out a series of procedures for the first charging of the battery after purchasing the phone. You don't even need to know how to charge your device properly because it's better to take care of how to use it properly. If you don't need it, turn off your mobile Internet and Wi-Fi, don't install animated wallpapers, constantly clean your RAM, turn on automatic brightness mode, and don't unlock your phone when you don't need it. In short, treat your device with care and it, like its battery, will last you a very long time.
General recommendations for battery charging
Batteries of all types have general operating recommendations. If they are regularly violated, the smartphone will hold a charge much less. Therefore, even if the battery was correctly charged the first time, this does not mean that the operating rules can be neglected.
- It is not recommended to leave smartphones charging overnight. After all, modern models are able to reach maximum capacity in no more than 3 hours. Devices that support fast charging technology are charged to 100% in 1.5 hours. Therefore, connecting to the network for more than 3-4 hours harms the battery.
- It is necessary to supply current to the battery only using a proprietary charging unit. This also applies to the original cable, which should not be replaced with analogues, especially cheap ones. It is impossible to allow subtraction, since the elements have different voltages. If the current is supplied with parameters different from those specified by the manufacturer, this will damage the battery. In the event of a breakdown of the power supply, or just the cable, you must purchase an original cable or the entire charging unit. If you cannot find them on sale, you will need to check the characteristics of the charging unit and purchase the same one.
Attention: it is forbidden to charge your smartphone with a charging block from another smartphone, this not only reduces the battery capacity, but also messes up its settings (the charge level is displayed incorrectly)!
- It is not advisable to completely discharge your smartphone before turning it off. Approximately 10% should remain. Evidence that states that the phone needs to be completely drained to zero, and then charged to 100%, is characteristic only of previous generation batteries.
- Mobile phones should not be overheated. Due to excess heat, their batteries will begin to increase in size over time. The main danger here is that it will be impossible to notice, since Xiaomi phones have a unibody body with a non-removable cover. This also applies to products from other brands. If the phone gets hot, you need to close running applications from the background.
In general, smartphones can withstand a certain range of elevated temperatures. If they're barely warm, they're fine. If the increased heating of the case is so obvious that it can distract you from the game, then it’s time to close all applications in the background and let the smartphone cool down a little. However, it is advisable not to let this happen.
Note: You can check the battery temperature in the CPU-Z application. It is important that its indicators do not exceed a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. The permissible temperature is considered to be 35-37 degrees.
General rules for li pol batteries
Lithium-polymer energy storage devices are a new step in the development of power sources. However, they have the following disadvantages:
- withstand no more than 500 charge-discharge cycles, and then cease to retain charge as well;
- may ignite (extremely rare) as a result of excessive charging time or extreme heat;
- Over time they lose their original capacity.
These shortcomings determine the main condition for the operation of such batteries - they must be properly charged using only original power supplies.
General rules for li ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are extremely negatively affected by several factors. These include:
- Fever. If the smartphone is exposed to direct sunlight, the battery may heat up and lose capacity.
- Deep discharge below 20 percent.
- High voltage. Therefore, you cannot replace standard power supplies with third-party ones with increased voltage supply.
- Avoid emergency discharge (during active use in games).
These tips will help extend its service life.
What to do: Xiaomi battery drains quickly
The topic of quickly draining a phone battery is quite extensive and requires a separate article. Depending on the age of the battery, the reasons may vary. If the battery is new, most likely the problem is at the software level. There are many programs running on your phone at once, each of which takes away valuable resources.
Running applications in Xiaomi
If your mobile phone is several years old, then you can say with almost 100% certainty that the battery needs to be replaced. The “old age” of a Li-ion battery is also determined by its swelling. Try removing it (if possible) and placing it on a flat, level surface. You can immediately determine the convex side this way.
In conclusion, we can say that we, users, have practically no special instructions to ensure long battery life. The main rule is to charge your Xiaomi smartphone correctly: try to keep the charge between 20% and 80%. Charge the battery to 100% before a long trip - this is not critical. All of the above are just recommendations.
Fast charging and its consequences
Fast charging is considered by many to be a technology that damages batteries. Indeed, in the process of extreme charging or loss of charge, the batteries quickly deteriorated and failed. Users note that when you connect a smartphone to the power supply, after some time the phone becomes warm, and after 20 minutes it becomes completely hot (a feature not of all models).
You shouldn’t be afraid of this, because after 30-40 minutes the voltage supply to the battery becomes less intense and the mobile device cools down even during the charging process. In addition, new types of batteries can withstand huge temperature changes. Batteries are now available that go through multiple complete charge and discharge cycles with active fast charging technology. They show outstanding results. Thus, a smartphone that supports this technology can charge the battery twice as fast as compared to devices that do not support this function. This is an important plus, especially considering the fact that in the first 30 minutes of accumulating capacity, the phone can gain almost 50% charge.
How to properly charge your new Xiaomi phone
Difficulties in replenishing battery energy often occur, so after purchasing a smartphone, you can note that it is, on average, half charged. Such parameters are supported due to the greatest optimality for a mobile device.
As a result, many users are wondering how to properly charge a new Xiaomi phone? To do this, 5 tips that really work will be presented.
Current lithium-ion batteries are characterized by successful charge retention at such rates. Also, in comparison with earlier versions, they benefit from prolonged pre-charging of the battery.
But new devices may have problems with energy consumption. In practice, at the beginning of use, discharge is carried out slowly, but after a certain period, battery life is significantly reduced.
The problems are caused by incorrect execution of the resource replenishment procedure.
Is Power Bank harmful?
Power Bank is a representative of portable batteries that power smartphones and are connected to them via a micro-USB socket.
External batteries may have different capacities. But usually it is about 10-12 thousand mAh, which is 3-4 times the capacity of phone batteries. There are also portable batteries whose capacity exceeds 15,000 mAh.
As for the harmfulness, this is an absolute myth. These devices do not harm the built-in batteries, which for the most part are adapted to work with such peripherals. Moreover, manufacturers strictly calculate the current supply, which does not harm the built-in power supplies. They also have their own controllers that monitor the supply of current, voltage and other parameters. Xiaomi itself produces external portable devices for its smartphones.
