A few tips to make your phone's battery last longer

Nov 27, 2006 11:18 GMT  ·  By

How to save precious battery life and keep your mobile phone going for days and days? Most smartphone users have been encountering the same problem lately.

Since their phones are smarter, have bigger, brighter displays, and are more energy thirsty than before, there are certain things the smartphone user should do in order to try and extend battery life. The people from Nokia E50 Blog have a few tricks and tips concerning this matter.

They recommend the disabling of Bluetooth when not in use (as Bluetooth is the most power hungry application), as well as keypad tones or vibrating alert when you don't really need it. Brightness of the display should also be lowered and you are advised to turn off the phone whenever you don't use it.

Also, you'd better stay away from games, since they are really battery-consuming. I don't know about you, but to me it sounds a little scary, because having a smartphone means that you have that phone specifically for using all those features that you are advised to use as rarely as possible in order to keep your phone 'alive' longer.

You might sometimes find these tips very helpful though, when you are stuck somewhere, away from home without your phone's charger. It might be a nice idea to turn off your phone at night, when you are sleeping whenever you think that you might need the phone's battery to last more.

It might also be a good idea to turn your smartphone off when there is no coverage, because the mobile keeps searching for the network and will drain your battery at a fast pace.