{"id":543886,"date":"2023-01-26T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-do-phone-batteries-still-only-last-a-day\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:00:11","slug":"why-do-phone-batteries-still-only-last-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-phone-batteries-still-only-last-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Do Phone Batteries Still Only Last a Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a2c12c63448c\" 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-6a2c12c63448c\" 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\/why-do-phone-batteries-still-only-last-a-day\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Do_Phone_Batteries_Still_Only_Last_a_Day%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Do Phone Batteries Still Only Last a Day?&#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\/why-do-phone-batteries-still-only-last-a-day\/#Why_Is_Smartphone_Battery_Life_Still_Bad\" >Why Is Smartphone Battery Life Still Bad?<\/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\/why-do-phone-batteries-still-only-last-a-day\/#Will_Batteries_Ever_Get_Better\" >Will Batteries Ever Get Better?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Do_Phone_Batteries_Still_Only_Last_a_Day%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Do Phone Batteries Still Only Last a Day?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-865438\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/phone-charging-at-night.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Phone charging at night.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smartphones have been in our lives for nearly two decades, and we\u2019ve seen huge improvements in that time. However, one thing has mostly remained the same\u2014charging your phone every day. Why hasn\u2019t battery life gotten better along with everything else?<\/p>\n<p>Bigger, high-resolution displays, powerful processors, intelligent software features, and faster data speeds are just a few of the improvements over the years. Yet with all of those advancements in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, I\u2019m still charging my phone every night\u00a0like I was in 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Is Charging Your Phone All Night Bad For the Battery?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_Smartphone_Battery_Life_Still_Bad\"><\/span>Why Is Smartphone Battery Life Still Bad?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You could make a pretty solid argument that battery life has actually gotten <em>worse<\/em>. Before smartphones, cell phones could last for multiple days on a charge. Of course, smartphones are much more advanced than those devices, but shouldn\u2019t batteries be advancing too?<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that battery life for most smartphones is pretty bad. Unless you\u2019re using a super-mega-ultra model\u2014-such as the iPhone 14 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra\u2014you\u2019re probably keeping a close eye on the battery level, and maybe even juicing up before the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s going on here? It\u2019s actually pretty simple when you get right down to it. Smartphones have gotten better faster than batteries have. Batteries <em>have<\/em> gotten better over the years, but the advancements are miniscule compared to those made in chips, displays, and other smartphone components.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the incredible advancements in <em>other<\/em> smartphone components are what\u2019s keeping battery life in the one-day range. Internal components are shrinking, which makes room for bigger batteries. That\u2019s still the best answer we have for improving battery life\u2014<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2019\/4\/30\/18522236\/energizer-huge-battery-phone-p18k-pro-indiegogo-price-fail\">throwing more mAh at the problem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the batteries found in smartphones today are still based on technology from the 1990s. There were big advancements in battery technology between the 80s and 90s, but things have stagnated since then. We\u2019ve essentially reached the limit of what we can squeeze out of\u00a0lithium cobalt batteries.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Batteries_Ever_Get_Better\"><\/span>Will Batteries Ever Get Better?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The big question is: Will we ever get out of this rut? Everyone is waiting for the next big advancement in battery technology, but it never seems to come. I certainly never would have guessed we\u2019d still be charging our phones daily back when I got my first one.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of things on the horizon to look forward to. The first is called \u201cstacked batteries,\u201d and Samsung is reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/samsung-stacked-batteries\/\">planning to mass-produce them in the future<\/a>. Stacked batteries are literally multiple cell sheets stacked on top of each other to achieve a higher capacity in the same physical footprint.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get your hopes up too much, though. Stacked batteries only increase capacity by around 10%. A phone with a 5,000mAh battery could fit 5,500mAh with stacked battery technology. We also don\u2019t know when Samsung will actually start implementing this tech\u2014if it ever h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens.<\/p>\n<p>Solid-state batteries are another technology that could be a solution. Conventional batteries have two metal electrodes in a liquid electrolyte substance.\u00a0Ionic particles move between the electrodes when charging and discharging.<\/p>\n<p>As the name implies, solid-state batteries are, well, solid. The liquid electrolyte is replaced with a solid piece of metal or alloy. The electrodes and electrolyte can be compressed into layers that can be flatter than a typical liquid-based battery. That means more capacity in the same size package.<\/p>\n<p>A much bigger deal in the world of battery technology is Graphene.\u00a0Graphene is a one-atom-thick crystalline lattice of graphite. Despite being nearly 2D, Graphene is an excellent electrical and thermal conductor, while still having a high level of hardness and strength. Graphene batteries would offer 60% more capacity than lithium-ion batteries in the same size.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds great, right? Indeed, Graphene is an incredible material, but there are some big roadblocks. Graphene is very difficult and expensive to mass produce. It\u2019s not feasible to make a smartphone with a Graphene battery. Currently, the best we can do is graphene\/lithium hybrid batteries, which you can already buy from companies such as <em>Elecjet<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Smartphones are simply advancing at a much higher rate than batteries. It\u2019s likely our phones will demand even more power by the time the next big battery breakthrough occurs. Don\u2019t expect to change your nightly charging routine any time soon. In the meantime, your best bet is to opt for the best iPhone or best Android phone for battery life\u2014or keep a few portable chargers around.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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