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Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by Nobody: 8:23am On Sep 28, 2015 |
There are many smartphones myths in the Android world, and they generally go unquestioned. It's easy to see how that happens. Something happens once, under certain circumstances, or completely by accident, and starts to be considered the rule. I'm here to set the record straight on some of the more common smartphone myths that you probably thought were fact. Myth 1. You should only use the charger that came with your phone If this were true, none of our office phones would be working – we rarely use the 'correct' charger and our devices are almost always charging. There is a little truth to this myth though. Different chargers have different specifications, “you can plug any USB device into any USB cable and into any USB port, and nothing will blow up – and in fact, using a more powerful charger should speed up battery charging.” Myth 2. Black wallpaper saves battery life This is a truth, but not a universal one. Black wallpaper can save battery life, to some degree, on devices with an LED display (Super AMOLED and OLED included). LED displays do not require power for black pixels. LCD displays however, do use light even for black pixels, which is also why LCD screens can't show true black. Myth 3. Better specs means better performance When manufacturers boast about 4 GB of RAM and 21 MP cameras, it’s easy to assume that this means it will perform better than older, less-powerful handsets or cameras with fewer megapixels. But look at Geekbench’s performance statistics for the HTC One M9. The M9 is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, which is said to be one of the fastest smartphone processors in the world, yet the One M9's single core performance is beaten by the two-year-old LG G2 and its Snapdragon 800 chip. In dual-core performance, the Nexus 6 and Galaxy S5 Plus, with last-generation Snapdragon 805 processors, are also superior to the M9. Of course this is a cherry-picked example – we know the HTC One M9 featured an underclocked CPU. But Geekbench offers many examples of where older hardware outperforms current components. Great hardware means nothing without the proper implementation. Though performance is hard to quantify, the number of megapixels a smartphone camera has is often used to sell the product. Myth 4. Overcharging your phone will damage the battery Like all the best myths, there is some accuracy in this. Modern smartphones are built to defend themselves against overcharging, so there is no problem leaving your phone on charge overnight, even if the battery reaches 100 percent charge before it is unplugged. Shane Broesky, co-founder of Farbe Technik, a company that makes charging accessories, once said “Your phone is very smart. Once it’s fully charged, it knows when to stop the current from coming in to protect [itself] from overcharging.” However, charging a phone will make the battery temperature increase, which will in turn increase the phone temperature. If the phone is inside a tight spot, in a case or, say, under a pillow, it could heat up and expand beyond what it normally would, and damage can occur. Remember to take your phone out of its case and leave it in an open space before charging for long times to help avoid this. Myth 5. A factory reset completely wipes data It is often advised to factory reset a phone before selling it, giving it to somebody else, or throwing it away. This is good advice; a factory reset will remove much of the data from your phone. But it doesn’t remove everything. Android’s flawed factory reset is discussed in-depth over at ArsTechnica, which claims that "an estimated 630 million phones fail to purge contacts, e-mails, images, and more." The reason for this is that the content is not 'removed' by a factory reset, it is just put in a state where it is ready to be overwritten. It is suggested that you encrypt your phone before the factory reset to give it the best chance of success. http://zpykios..com/2015/09/smartphone-myths-probably-thought-were-true.html?m=1 2 Likes |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by StealthyMe(m): 8:28am On Sep 28, 2015 |
True... |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by dulux07(m): 8:30am On Sep 28, 2015 |
Well said, but ve doubts abt d comparison in myth 3 |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by isaacasher(m): 8:45am On Sep 28, 2015 |
ok noted good one |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by henribj(m): 8:47am On Sep 28, 2015 |
nice one op |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by callmelanner(m): 11:51am On Sep 28, 2015 |
What about you should not receive or make call while charging |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by Nobody: 12:39pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
Charging the phone with nepa for 24hrs |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by 01ghostmode: 4:03pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
okay oooihhhh |
Re: Smartphone Myths You Probably Thought Were True by Whizpeter(m): 4:18pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
Hmmmmm |
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