{"id":6694,"date":"2019-01-31T22:53:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T11:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2019-01-31T22:55:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T11:55:54","slug":"fear-of-battery-obliteration-its-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/fear-of-battery-obliteration-its-a-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of Battery Obliteration &#8211; It&#8217;s a Thing."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you live in fear of your smartphone battery not going the distance? &nbsp;Well new research from Huawei suggests you\u2019re definitely not alone.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Survey found that finding that 74% of us run out of battery at least once a day, despite 4 in 5 admitting that doing so makes feel stressed, helplessness, angry, anxious and\/ or lonely. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that low battery also impacts how people behave&#8230;with one in ten lying about having a phone charger so they wouldn\u2019t have to give it up&#8230;and almost 20 percent of those aged 18-24 more likely to leave an event early if their battery was on the way out.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research has also led to the coining of the term FOBO (Fear of Battery Obliteration) \u2013 a negative cognitive reaction to 0% battery.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.huawei.com\/au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Huawei\u2019s (opens in a new tab)\">Huawei\u2019s<\/a>\u00a02019 Fear of Battery Obliteration (FOBO) Survey, polled over 2,000 Australians, finding that 74% of Australians run out of battery at least once a day, despite 4 in 5 admitting that doing so makes feel stressed, helplessness, angry, anxious and\/ or lonely.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also revealed&#8230;<span style=\"background-color: #e8eaeb;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>83% of Aussies experience negative emotional symptoms when their phone runs out of battery, with one in ten suffering physical symptoms including sweaty palms, increased heart rate and even crying<\/li><li>One in three Australians say they would rather give up sex than their phone.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laya_Blue_Front_Unlock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6696\" width=\"206\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laya_Blue_Front_Unlock.jpg 354w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laya_Blue_Front_Unlock-139x150.jpg 139w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laya_Blue_Front_Unlock-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Laya_Blue_Front_Unlock-51x55.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So how do you avoid FOBO?  <br \/>Well if you&#8217;re attached to your current phone and its battery doesn&#8217;t always go the distance, get yourself a 10000mAh power bank.  Otherwise seek out a better phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.huawei.com\/au\/\">Huawei <\/a>says its new Mate20 Pro is the best on the market when it comes to battery life, lasting 48hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you suffer from FOBO?  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