{"id":1038,"date":"2019-07-23T08:51:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T08:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2019-07-23T08:51:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T08:51:13","slug":"how-to-add-a-longer-lasting-battery-to-your-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/archives\/1038","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Longer-Lasting Battery to Your Smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, it\u2019s noon and your phone\u2019s battery<\/a> is already at 37 percent. There are ways to avert this disaster, adding more battery capacity to your favorite smartphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option 1: The Battery Case
The first option you can choose is a battery case. This is exactly what it sounds like. It\u2019s a case you put your phone in \u2014 like a typical case designed just to protect your phone \u2014 but the case is thicker than normal and includes a built-in battery. The case itelf plugs into your phone\u2019s charging port, and you generally plug the charging cable directly into the case\u2019s charging port when it\u2019s time to charge both your phone and the battery case itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technically, this is just getting a separate battery and carrying it around with you. In practice, a battery case gives your phone more battery power at the cost of increased thickness. The case just becomes part of your phone \u2014 you don\u2019t need to carry a separate battery pack in your pocket and attach your phone to it via a cable when it\u2019s time to recharge. Just flip a switch and the battery pack will charge your phone with the power from its own battery. The battery pack can even be charged at the same time you charge your phone, so it\u2019s not even a second device to charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is probably the ideal option for most phones if you consistently need more battery power to make it through a day. Mophie\u2019s line of iPhone battery cases are probably the most well-known, but Mophie has also made cases for other smartphones. They\u2019re not the only company that\u2019s made battery cases, either. Just be sure to get a battery case designed for your specific model of phone so it will fit! Search on Amazon or a similar website and you\u2019ll find many battery cases to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option 2: The Aftermarket Battery Replacement
Most phones don\u2019t have user-replaceable batteries anymore, but some do. Samsung\u2019s line of Galaxy phones stand out here, with even the high-end Galaxy S5 and other S-series phones offering user-replaceable batteries. Because these batteries and the entire plastic back panel of the phone can be removed and replaced, it\u2019s possible to get aftermarket batteries that are larger, complete with new back panels to accomodate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a phone with a user-replaceable battery, you can probably buy a larger replacement battery for it. The battery and its accompanying back replace your phone\u2019s existing battery, so it\u2019s a more effective solution than a battery case with a battery separate from your phone\u2019s battery. Perform a search for \u201cextended battery\u201d and the name of your phone to find one. For example, you can pick up third-party extended batteries that promise three times the battery life for your Samsung Galaxy S5 for $40 or so on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with a battery case, this will make your phone thicker and larger. Whether that\u2019s worth the trade-off is up to you \u2014 if you struggle to make it through a day with your phone\u2019s current battery, it probably will be worth it. But, whatever you do, don\u2019t buy super-cheap battery replacements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option 3: Just Carry Around a Separate Battery Pack
There\u2019s also the external battery pack option. Rather than replacing your phone\u2019s battery or adding a battery case, you can just carry a separate battery pack around with you and connect it to your phone with a cable whenever you need to charge your phone away from an outlet. This has the benefit of ensuring your phone stays thin, and you can use the battery pack to charge other devices that might need more power \u2014 a tablet, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s Note: for our recent trip to CES 2015, we bought this RAVPower external battery pack and it worked amazingly well. We were able to recharge an iPhone 6 repeatedly throughout the trip without having to recharge the battery pack at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are downsides here. The battery pack is yet another thing you have to carry, so it\u2019ll be difficult to pocket and will be more at home in a bag. You\u2019ll have to connect it to your phone via a cable, so you can\u2019t just tuck your phone into your pocket normally and have it charging as you could with a battery case. You\u2019ll also need to charge your battery pack separately, so it\u2019s yet another thing you have to charge at the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, a battery pack isn\u2019t a bad option. If you only need the extra power for your phone occasionally, it\u2019s a good option you can take with you if you know you\u2019ll be using your phone a lot on a particular day. On days when you won\u2019t be using your phone much, you can take your still-thin phone with you and leave the battery pack at home. However, if you struggle to make it through every single day with your phone\u2019s battery, a battery case or extended battery is a more convenient option you can always take with you and always have in your pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charging your phone throughout the day can also help. Whenever you\u2019re using your computer, you can plug your smartphone into it via its charging cable \u2014 the one with a USB connection \u2014 and your phone will charge from the computer. There\u2019s no memory effect with modern batteries, so regularly topping your phone off throughout the day won\u2019t actually damage the battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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