{"id":465259,"date":"2022-06-19T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-mah-and-how-does-it-affect-batteries-and-chargers\/"},"modified":"2022-06-19T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T12:00:31","slug":"what-is-mah-and-how-does-it-affect-batteries-and-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-mah-and-how-does-it-affect-batteries-and-chargers\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is mAh, and How Does It Affect Batteries and Chargers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a855386c9290\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a855386c9290\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-mah-and-how-does-it-affect-batteries-and-chargers\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_mAh_and_How_Does_It_Affect_Batteries_and_Chargers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Is mAh, and How Does It Affect Batteries and Chargers?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-mah-and-how-does-it-affect-batteries-and-chargers\/#What_Are_Milliamp_Hours\" >What Are Milliamp Hours?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-mah-and-how-does-it-affect-batteries-and-chargers\/#Milliamp_Hours_and_Charger_Capacity\" >Milliamp Hours and Charger Capacity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-mah-and-how-does-it-affect-batteries-and-chargers\/#Is_There_Such_a_Thing_as_Too_Much_Capacity\" >Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Capacity?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_mAh_and_How_Does_It_Affect_Batteries_and_Chargers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is mAh, and How Does It Affect Batteries and Chargers?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-772351 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/portable-chargers-header.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/mobile-phone-powerbank-on-wooden-table-1324060778\" data-credittext=\"Perutskyi Petro\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/mobile-phone-powerbank-on-wooden-table-1324060778\">Perutskyi Petro\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When you\u2019re shopping for a phone or a portable charger, you\u2019re sure to run into the term milliamp hours or the abbreviation mAh. Unsure of what this means? It\u2019s a simple concept, and figuring out what you need is relatively easy.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Milliamp_Hours\"><\/span>What Are Milliamp Hours?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Milliamp hours is a unit that simply measures power over time, with the abbreviation mAh. To get a better idea of how this works, we can look at what milliamps are.<\/p>\n<p>A milliamp is a measure of electric current, specifically one thousandth of an amp. Amps and milliamps measure the strength of an electric current. Add hours to this, and you get a measure of how long this current can flow at that strength.<\/p>\n<p>Think of a battery as an example. If that battery can maintain a current output of one milliamp for 1 hour, you could call it a 1 mAh battery. A milliamp is a tiny amount of power, so this battery wouldn\u2019t be very practical.<\/p>\n<p>Practically, we see mAh used in any electronic device with a battery, from phones to Bluetooth speakers. These devices range from hundreds of milliamp hours into the thousands in terms of capacity, but they\u2019re all measured the same way.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to note here is that milliamp hours are only a measure of capacity. They don\u2019t dictate how fast your charger will charge a given device. This varies across chargers depending on a number of factors, like whether they support fast charging.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Milliamp_Hours_and_Charger_Capacity\"><\/span>Milliamp Hours and Charger Capacity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The average smartphone these days has a battery capacity ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 mAh. These are much bigger batteries compared to flip phones and older smartphones. But as phones have gotten more advanced, demand on batteries has increased, thus diminishing battery life overall. This means portable chargers are more popular than ever.<\/p>\n<p>To be of any real use, you\u2019ll want a portable charger that has at least as much battery capacity as whatever you\u2019d like to charge. After all, an older charger with a 2,000 mAh capacity isn\u2019t going to do much for an iPhone 13 Pro Max with a 4,352 mAh battery.<\/p>\n<p>A charger with roughly the same capacity as your phone or tablet is better than nothing, but in this case, bigger is almost always better. Even if you don\u2019t use the maximum capacity of your charger, it\u2019s often better to have the extra juice and not need it than find yourself missing it.<\/p>\n<p>That said, needs can vary greatly between people. If you want to charge your smartphone while camping, you\u2019ll want a charger with higher capacity, since you\u2019ll likely have fewer (if any) opportunities to recharge. Look for something in the neighborhood of 20,000 especially if you\u2019re planning on longer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>If, on the other hand, you just occasionally find yourself needing to top up a little at the end of the day, a charger with 10,000 mAh will be plenty for your needs.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_There_Such_a_Thing_as_Too_Much_Capacity\"><\/span>Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Capacity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Charger capacity continues to rise as our devices\u2019 batteries are growing larger. With that in mind, is it possible to have a charger with too much capacity for the devices you\u2019re charging?<\/p>\n<p>While there are some downsides to larger charger capacity, there aren\u2019t many, and none of them are dangerous. Having a charger with many more milliamp hours of capacity than you require won\u2019t damage your devices.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the main downside of a charger with more capacity than you need is size. More capacity means larger batteries, which sometimes require more space for cooling, so you end up with a much larger charger. This can be inconvenient if you\u2019re taking a charger on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/31785\/whats-the-difference-between-hiking-and-trekking\/\">backcountry hike<\/a>, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/85840\/a-hikers-guide-to-shopping-for-essential-backpacking-gear\/\">smart packing<\/a> can solve this problem.<\/p>\n<p>The other downside to a battery with a larger capacity is that it can take longer to recharge. This often isn\u2019t as bad as you may assume, but if you\u2019re using a charger daily, you\u2019ll probably want it to charge quickly.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in a hurry and don\u2019t want to look up the battery capacity for your phone to choose a charger, just take a look at our roundup of the best portable phone chargers. 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