India, Nov. 8 -- You might be habituated to leave your phone plugged in overnight or draining the entire battery until recharging but slowly and steadily such ways of recharging will shorten the battery's life.

Though the phone batteries will eventually wear out at one point of time, wrong methods of recharging will accelerate the pace.

Here are some of the ways to protect your battery from early wear out

1. Keep charge between 20 percent to 80 percent

2. Use original or certified chargers

3. Avoid fast charging all the time

4. Unplug once full

5. Keep the phone cool

6. Don't charge while gaming or using GPS

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from India Blooms....