Plugging into your computer may be the slowest way to charge your smartphone battery.
When your smartphone battery power runs low, it’s time to plug it into your laptop for a recharge, right? Not so fast … literally. Pulling power from your laptop’s battery or through the machine’s power cord will charge up your smartphone, camera, music player or USB-connected small device, but it will take a while.
If you need a tanked-up smartphone battery in a hurry, these tips will help you recharge faster:
1. Plug in the power cord
If your smartphone came with a cord or plug for recharging from a standard AC wall outlet, reach for it first. It’s a case of simple math: A typical USB 2.0 port delivers up to 500 milliamps of power. The AC wall plug delivers almost twice that, at 900mA to 1,000mA. If you happen to be lucky enough to have a plug outlet that is already wired for USB, you could be looking at speeds of up to 2,100mA.
2. Opt for a USB 3.0 port
Already known for faster data transmission, a USB 3.0 port also supplies energy at a more-powerful pace — 900mA — rivaling standard AC wall chargers.
3. Skip the USB hub
Charging through a hub slows down the process by up to 50 percent — especially if the hub lacks its own AC power connection. Instead, use a dedicated USB port to charge your smartphone.
4. Charge through a bigger machine
Older, larger laptops have bigger batteries, and desktops use more power than Ultrabooks, so you’ll get a faster charge if you can use a USB port on one of these old-school titans.
5. Go to the wall with a high-powered charger
These AC plug-in devices have USB ports and are capable of 1,000 mA to 2,500 mA, meaning your smartphone could be fully charged within an hour. Most high-powered wall chargers cost between $10 and $20.
6. Use a docking station
A docking station isn’t quite as fast as a wall AC charger, but about 1 1/2 times quicker than plugging your smartphone directly into a laptop USB 2.0 port.
7. Rev up with a car charger
Your smartphone battery will charge up to twice as fast if you use a charging cord while the car is running.
8. Power down when powering up
No power being used means your smartphone will spend less time on a charging cord.
9. Top off your smartphone battery … often
If your smartphone requires less of a recharge, it’ll charge up faster.
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