Some people may love cold weather, but electronics, especially batteries, hate winter. If you live in a cold climate, you will notice that battery Your car doesn’t want to start right away when you turn it on in the morning. You’ll also find that your smartphone’s battery level has dropped rapidly as you commute to work in this cold weather. But this isn’t the battery’s fault. In the following lines, we’ll find out why cold weather affects smartphone batteries?
Winter and battery
Some may think that it’s the battery that’s doing poorly in the cold. But it’s all about the chemical reactions that take place inside those batteries. Electrons start out as neutral atoms or molecules, and are released through a chemical reaction inside the battery. As a result of this reaction, the electrons move through a wire and meet positively charged molecules on the other side of the battery. This movement creates a current that powers your smartphone.
So what does what's happening inside the battery have to do with cold weather?
Cold slows down the chemical reactions that occur inside the battery, reducing its ability to store and transfer energy. This is true for almost all batteries, however, cell phones have lithium-ion batteries inside them and lithium reacts very poorly to cold.
When the temperature drops, it reduces the amount of power your phone's battery can provide and causes it to drain more quickly. If the temperature drops low enough, the liquid electrolytes inside it can freeze. Once this happens, the battery can no longer provide power to power your phone.
Why do some batteries suffer more than others in the winter?
For example, alkaline batteries, like many non-rechargeable type A and type AAA batteries, contain a solution of water and potassium hydroxide. This water solution can freeze at low temperatures. But it begins to lose its chemical strength before it actually turns to ice.
Then there are lithium-ion batteries like the ones in your phone. Lithium-ion batteries tend to outperform alkaline batteries in cold weather, but even these have their limits, which is why electric cars struggle in cold climates. Another very common battery is the lead-acid battery, which is widely used in cars. The cold slows this reaction and makes the oil and other components of the engine harder to start.
Difference between cold charged battery and dead battery?
Finally, it can be said that a charged battery has the ability to produce enough electrons to power your phone, but because the low temperature slows down these reactions, the electrons are released gradually to the point that your smartphone feels that the battery is empty and does not have enough power to operate it. That is why in cold temperatures, the phone constantly tells you that the battery is low or empty, while in fact it is full but just cold, and all you have to do is remove the cold from it and it will charge your smartphone without a problem. As for the dead or empty battery, it does not have any power to charge the phone.
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I saw this information on the anime Detective Conan. I was a little ahead of you.
Not just mobile phones. Even cars.
Because of the winter and cold weather, the car's performance is weak, especially when you reverse, there is a "snag"
Hello everyone!
You bring up a very important point. In fact, cold weather affects the performance of a car in a similar way to the performance of a phone. The chemical reactions inside a car battery also slow down in cold weather, which leads to poor performance. As for the “jump” when reversing, this is a mechanical issue that may need to be checked by a specialist. Always respect your car’s winter as you respect your phone’s winter! 😉🚗❄️
I apologize because the idea of the article is strange
Because in the summer all devices are affected
But in the winter, whether with me or with relatives, there are no problems.
From my personal point of view
I consider myself to understand ducks in general.
How does the battery become weak in winter?
On the contrary, in the summer, the conditions are stronger in the winter. This is my point of view, because the winter does not affect, frankly, unlike the summer, when sometimes you remember to put the device down and sometimes it gets hot. Omani winter is better than summer for phones. I do not know the idea of this article.
Hello Saad Al-Dosari44 🙋♂️, I don't disagree with you that summer can be tough on phones, especially if they get too hot! But scientifically, the cold slows down chemical reactions inside the phone's battery, reducing its ability to store and transfer energy. It is worth noting that this problem appears more in very cold temperatures. So don't worry if Oman's winter is mild! 😄🌧️💙
Thank you for this beautiful article.
I swear to God, this is nonsense. I am the one who notices that the phone takes a long time to charge at night and during the winter. I personally tried and lived in areas where there is cold and heat. The best thing is to use the phone in the cold, especially since it does not heat up or drain the battery or anything. I even have a second iPhone that suffers from excessive heat. There is a problem with it, but these days, winter has come to us. This problem has completely disappeared. Imagine that the weather has solved the hardware problem.
Hello Ali Hussein Al Marfadi! 😄 I really feel warmed by your words, it seems that you live in an ideal world for iPhones. 📱❄️ Unfortunately, problems related to cold and its effect on the battery are a real issue for users of electronic devices in cold areas. As I mentioned in the article, chemical reactions inside the battery are affected by low temperatures. 😅💔 So, it seems that a second iPhone has benefited from the departure of summer! 🌞➡️❄️ Don't worry, if the heating problem returns with the arrival of summer, I will be here to help you! 😉👍
How do we remove the cold from it?
In the Emirates there is spring and summer, there is no winter, and I would like to talk about the bad Apple update. The iPhone hangs when receiving successive calls. Calls cannot be answered. Applications crash. I do not know if Apple increased the speed of the software or what, although the previous version did not suffer from anything, and most of the time the iPhone is as if it is in a state of reduced performance activated without us knowing. But with the increase in the screen frame rate, I think there is a defect between the harmony of the graphics with the screen frames and the performance. The phone is not in harmony. It seems that the hardware is struggling as a result of a software error.
Hi Arkan 🙋♂️, I apologize for the inconvenience you are experiencing due to the update. Unfortunately, these issues sometimes appear with new updates. The reason behind this can be applications that are not synced properly with the new update. Therefore, it may be useful to close all applications and restart the device, or even reinstall the problematic applications. If the problem persists, it may be a good idea to visit an Apple Store or contact Apple Customer Service for technical support 🧑💻. We hope the problem is resolved as soon as possible! 💪😊
Now, the excessive heat weakens the battery, according to my information... and the cold reduces the efficiency of the battery and its charging.
Is this what the article is about???
Welcome Ayman 🙋♂️! Yes, it is well known that the battery is affected by excessive heat and cold. But in the article, we were talking more specifically about how cold affects batteries, as cold slows down chemical reactions inside the battery, reducing its ability to store and transfer energy. As for heat, high temperatures can weaken its functions or even cause it to go out of service. Moderate weather is your device's battery's best friend 😄📱🔋.
The important thing is that the person's general mood is balanced❄️😎 and the battery is in trouble!
You and I are talking badly about winter!
He who warns is excused!
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Hello MohammedJassim 🙋♂️, God bless your high mood even in the cold ❄️😎. But unfortunately, phone batteries are just like us.. they need the warmth of summer more than the cold of winter! 🥶🔋. And don't worry, we're not talking badly about winter, we're talking about how it affects your phone battery. Winter is so wonderful and beautiful! ☃️❤️
Very great effort, thank you very much. We are in Egypt, with its moderate climate, and we do not worry about that as long as the battery is in good condition and stable.