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Mobile Phones:

Cell phone batteries demystified

By Aloysius Choong
16/05/2002



 


People don't usually bother about their mobile phone batteries--until it starts to fail. Then the unfortunate owner has a phone that spends more time on the charging rack than off it. Here, we unravel one of the most important but least understood components of a cellphone.

Battery types explained
Lithium-ion, Lithium-polymer, nickel-metal hydride, nickel cadmium... No, it's not back to Chemistry 101, but our guide to the different battery types in use today.

Making battery life longer
To get the best out of your battery, you really have to give it proper care and maintenance. We tell you the dos and don'ts.

Original or third-party?
Buy original, we always say. But most people fall to the temptations of a cheaper third-party solution. What are you in for when you buy a strange battery from the neighborhood streetseller?

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