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The right screen brightness for both battery life/health and eye health, and question sim slot mech

Big Boar

Big Boar

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Hello people! with my new pocophone F1 I want to know the right screen brightness for both battery life and eye health. I want to put the brightness on low to save more battery but will the low brightness damage my sight? And... just curious, since the low brightness only sips battery will too low consumption damages the battery? And also about the sim ejector button under the tiny hole what does it made of? Is it metal? I just... put a bit more pushing pressure than what it should be, and it's bothering me... Is it possible it could be damaged? Sorry I'm too sensitive for brand new and first great devices. Also... I think i forgot to turn off the charger after it reach 100 for about 1 hour. Huuurgg..
 
There is no standardized level of brightness that is good for everyone as human eyes are too complex and phone screens are themselves different (eg lcd, oled...). When it comes to brightness setting, each to his own eyes.
 
Personally I tend to set brightness to auto and if the phone allows, I set the brightness level to about 75% because the automatic brightness is sometimes too dark for me.
 
Putting the brightness too low certainly won't damage the battery (otherwise it would be really bad to let the screen go off!).

Nor is it necessary to remove a phone from the charger the moment it reaches 100% (that's a particularly persistent myth of the internet).

As for eye strain, set it to whatever is comfortable, neither too dim nor to bright for you. And don't worry so much.
 
Setting the screen brightness down does help with battery life, but that's the only benefit you'll get from doing so. So yeah, it helps the battery but don't set it too low. If every time you use your phone the screen is too dim to actually be comfortable using it, set it so it's bright enough that you like it. Your smartphone should be enhancing your quality of life, you should never let it rule over yours.

As for 'overcharging' your battery, don't worry about it as you can't. The charging circuitry built into your smartphone's battery itself just stops taking in power and prevents this from happening. So while it's optimal to not just leave your phone connected to its charger, even when you do the only thing that happens is the charging cycle gets needlessly repeated every few hours.
 
lvt said:
Personally I tend to set brightness to auto and if the phone allows, I set the brightness level to about 75% because the automatic brightness is sometimes too dark for me.
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Unfortunately, from what I have read, and in my experience, using the Auto feature for screen brightness uses more battery power.

This is because the lux sensor and whatever that needs to work is always running, and then there is the screen that is constantly adjusting briteness as a result.

Even with my bad vision, my devices tend to be both visible and not too hard on the eyes at 25%.
I have one device that is nice at 13% while indoors at night.

Of course, those are not enough when outdoors in bright sun.

At those times, 100% is barely enough, and I rely upon a short screen on time for battery savings.
 
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