A similarity between Apple’s iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro is battery life or lack thereof. These iPhones give adequate battery performance, yet represent one rung down from 2019’s iPhones. I have typically been getting about just over four hours of usage per charge using 4G, 5G and also Wi-Fi. Now, that only a day’s usage, and a tiny buffer. In comparison, I could get nearly a day-and-a-half from Apple’s iPhone 11 and the iPhone XR. A day per charge is good, however it would’ve better to have a larger safety net for those days where you go hard.

And on a charging related note, the company, Apple has gone with a rather interesting policy of stopping providing power bricks & earbuds with their new iPhones for environmental reasons. All you will see included in the box, other than your iPhone, is a USB C to Lightning cord. Some do not think it’s a deal breaker. EarPods aren’t the best, & most people have a charging adaptor already. The tricky thing is the company’s choice of cord. You’ll need a charging adaptor that has a USB C port to use the cord (or a computer) but unless you’re coming from the iPhone 11 series, the iPhone power adaptor will come with a USB port.
One may utilise your old charger & cable, however you’ll not get the quick charging abilities the iPhone 12 can provide. If you want to purchase a USB Type C power brick, you’re spending around $30 to buy one of these.

Magnetic Charger

In addition, Apple additionally now has their new wireless charging standard . This system consists of a puck-like wireless charger that will magnetically snaps onto the back of the iPhone 12. This gives the best alignment to get faster wireless charge, it means that you can still use the iPhone as it is juicing and you can’t do with a non MagSafe wireless charger. You can able to get a faster charge with a normal charger, but MagSafe will take the iPhone 12 from zero up to about 40% over about thirty minutes.
Naturally purchasing MagSafe will cost you extra. You will have to drop roughly about $65 for the charger, and another $29 if you need to get a USB C charging adaptor. And if you’re wanting the magnets to snap to your cover or case, you will need to get a MagSafe case. The MagSafe charger can provide charge through most covers, but it will not stick to non MagSafe cases. Apple’s MagSafe covers and cases start at $80.
There are aspects of MagSafe that are proprietary, it still works as a regular wireless charger that charges with any phone that supports it. Charge time will be won’t be as fast. Right now, MagSafe is a fun but convenient option, and I am interested to see where MagSafe will lead to.
Because a lot of iPhone owners do not want a MagSafe charger at the office, there’s much potential when it comes to MagSafe accessories like vehicle cradles where it could save time.

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A article in South Korean tech source The Elec states Samsung would scale back production from an average 25 million handsets per month to just 10 million handsets for the month of April. The source quotes an un-named source to propose that the ongoing lockdowns due to Covid-19 and the closure of production facilities in India and the country of Brazil were responsible for these output cut.
They state output will be normalized in May when the India and Brazil plants resume manufacturing. Although, even though the lockdown has already been extended in India till May 3 and considering that Covid 19 cases unfortunately are rising in these two countries, the recovery may yet take longer than Samsung anticipates.
Nonetheless, there’s a silver lining for the Korean tech giant. Their sales projections of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra are outperforming market estimates and sales are expected to reach 6 million handsets during the year as against the predicted numbers about 3.5 to 5.25 million handsets.

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Holding your smartphone against your face could be 10 times more dangerous than resting your head on a toilet seat

To prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, health authorities are telling people to wash their hands and not touch their face. But what about touching their phones?

Research shows that harmful pathogens like E. Coli and MRSA are capable of clinging to screens for up to four days, while separate studies show that the average person picks up their device around 76 times per day.

How well coronavirus survives on smartphones is yet to be tested, but if it’s similar to one of more than 17,000 bacterial gene copies discovered on high school students’ phones, then it might stand a chance.

Unfortunately, cleaning these germ magnets is not as simple washing them with soap and water while singing Happy Birthday twice – in fact doing so could end up breaking them. So what are the best ways to clean and disinfect a phone?​

When washing hundreds – sometimes thousands – of pounds worth of technology, it’s important to be gentle. You should start by turning it off, removing the case and unplugging any headphones or power chargers. 

To avoid any scratches to the screen, the best thing to use is a micro-fibre cloth – the small cloths that come with glasses or camera lenses work well. 

It can either be used with a small amount of warm, soapy water, or screen cleaner solution specifically made for touchscreens. Using heavy chemicals might remove germs, but they might also remove any chemical coating that manufacturers use to protect the screens from fingerprints.

Using a mixture of water and rubbing alcohol is an effective method but using more than 50 per cent alcohol can also risk damaging the screen. If the chemical coating is removed, it is still possible to reapply it using a simple application kit.

Waterproof phones with an IP68 rating can be submersed in water or placed under a tap for a thorough clean. Most modern flagship phones now come with this kind of waterproofing, including the iPhone 11, Google Pixel 4, Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 ranges of phones.

Another effective solution is using a UV light to kill bacteria and germs. Products like PhoneSoap zap devices with a blast of UV-C to sanitise phones, however they cost upwards of £80.

Once clean, the challenge is then to keep it clean and free of germs. One way is to always wash your hands before you use your phone and to not take it to places where it is likely to pick up bacteria.  A 2016 study of 1,000 UK workers revealed that around one third used their phones on the toilet, while other studies found that phones carry 10-times more bacteria than the average toilet seat.

If you haven’t cleaned your phone in a while, this might make you think twice before holding it up to your face the next time you have a phone call.

This article Coronavirus: How to clean your phone properly originally appeared on www.independent.co.uk

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