Does anyone have a charger I can borrow?

“Smartphone designers have to contend with the user preferences.

As it stands, people want slim, pocket-fitting smartphones.

Close up of hands using smartphone with low charged battery screen

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A big battery would push the phone’s thickness to new areas.”

Its a precarious balance, Freiberger says, and one that hasnt quite been mastered just yet.

How you use your phone does, too.

Disassembled mobile phone. Internal organization. Close-up, top view.

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So, a phone with a rating of 3,000mAh could supply up to 3,000 milli-Amps for one hour.

The actual amount of charge your phone needs each hour is based on what you do on it.

“There are a lot of things acting against phone batteries,” Freiberger explained.

And that’s not even counting apps that need to update constantly."

You also could disable features like location, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth when they arent in use.

Good thing were used to charging our phones every night.