This video shows 5 smartphone charging hacks you never knew existed

Charging your phone is pretty straightforward. Plug it into the wall, wait a bit, and job’s a good ‘un. But there are tons of other ways to keep your phone topped up — and I’ll bet that you haven’t even thought of some of them. We’ve put together a selection of 5 smartphone charging hacks in a YouTube video. Check out the video on YouTube, or scroll on for the text version!

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Gorilla Glass 5 boasts better drop protection, but you don’t need to wait

Last weekend, I went to a jazz night at the local university’s botanical garden. Between the eager play of the usual standards and a glacially-paced raffle, my girlfriend managed to drop her Galaxy S7 Edge onto the asphalt. Her phone, devoid of any protection, suffered a nasty crack in the screen that ran between the home button and the left side.

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