Many of these cables can permanently damage your device—or worse, put you
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chargers from a known brand.
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wrapping your cables so tightly, and avoid yanking them out of the wall from
the cord—pull them out from the actual plug. You don’t want to end up on the
evening news as a victim of another battery explosion.
NOT USING A CASE (OR A GOOD WARRANTY)
How many people do you know whose phones have a cracked or shattered
screen? We all think it won’t happen to us—until it does. You may prefer the
cleaner look of a caseless phone, but it just isn’t worth the risk; even small chips
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likely. Not only that, but those small chips and cracks can destroy the phone’s
resale value.
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ideal, and a tough screen protector is a good idea, too (because no, your screen
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