Why are portable chargers bad?

Most cell phones require a wall charger or a portable charger that offers an output voltage of around 5V. These could potentially deliver a voltage higher or lower than what your phone requires. Charging with the wrong voltage can cause real damage to your phone’s battery.

Is charging with power bank bad?

You can keep your phones, tablets and various other devices charged with power banks while you are on the go. Using the wrong voltage to charge your mobile phone can cause serious damage to the battery life of your smartphone. Therefore, it is suggested to use a high-quality and branded power bank.

Do portable chargers wear out?

The average service life of a power bank is about 3 years across all portable charger brands. Take the charging capacity of 5000mAh and 500 times charge-recharge as an example; if the portable charger is charged every two days, it can be used for 1000 days, about 3 years.

Can portable chargers explode?

All lithium-ion batteries contain a flammable electrolyte that can short circuit, catch fire, and explode. Something as simple as a rechargeable battery cell charging too quickly could cause fire hazards. Despite stringent testing requirements, battery-related fires still occur.

Is your portable charger bad for your phone battery?

However, if you’ve ever trawled through questionable eBay listings or spent time in a market with goods of dubious quality, you may have encountered knockoff portable chargers. These could potentially deliver a voltage higher or lower than what your phone requires. Charging with the wrong voltage can cause real damage to your phone’s battery.

What are the pros and cons of using a portable charger?

Sometimes involving moving things in a hotel room. They take up space in you carry on luggage. There easy to forget in leave in a hotel room. In all seriousness, there aren’t any real cons to portable chargers in general. Certain specific ones may be better or worse than others.

What happens if you charge your phone too much?

Repeated charges will eventually render your device not being able to get a full charge. So if you fully charge every day for a year and a half, your battery will exceed 500 charge cycles and will noticeably perform worse. Thankfully there are a few phones that allow you to replace your battery if you are dealing with this issue.

What is the best portable charger for school?

If you want a great portable charger to throw in your school bag, we recommend the INIU 20W 20000 mAh power bank because it comes ready to charge devices via USB-C, which is the port many modern laptops use for charging these days.