How to keep your phone charged & never miss a photo opp again (REVIEW)

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As much as I love my smartphone there is always one element of it that continues to frustrate me. The phone battery. That dreaded phone battery, that never quite lasts as long as you need it to. Meaning you miss the opportunity to take that killer pic, the one that you know would just be so Instagrammable too.

There are lots of tips on how to lengthen the life such as turning down your screen brightness level, always connecting via wi-fi wherever possible; limit location services; turn on low-power mode and make sure you have downloaded the most recent software.

But what happens when these aren’t possible, or when you have already done all of this and the battery charge still won’t last all day – especially when you are taking lots of photos. 

How do you keep your phone charged so you never miss a photo opportunity again?

Win a ChargeCube

We have tested out a phone charger from Askborg to help make the phone camera better and we also had one to GIVEAWAY to one lucky reader.

iPhone camera pics

I love my iPhone camera, I often post pictures to Instagram for my blog and also my personal account but there are some pictures that I wouldn’t have been able to take without using my in-car phone charger.

But that’s only usable when we are driving. When out for a family walk like on our recent trip to Kirkley Hall we could have easily missed a few great pics, including this one if I hadn’t had a portable charger with me. Memories of the day that we couldn't have kept forever.

Or this one of a brilliant Mother's Day spent with the family in the Lake District.

In Brighton on a  recent work trip, if I hadn’t taken the charger I’d have missed these twilight shots as the phone had been in use for a full day of train travel, with no sockets available from Kings Cross onwards.

A high quality charger

Capturing a good Instagram photo with your phone is harder than it looks. And it is made even harder when your phone is out of charge. This is where a portable charger comes in very handy!

The Askborg ChargeCube 5200mAh is black and is an external battery charger compatible with both Apple and Android products including iPhone, Samsung, Nexus, HTC and more.

It is compact – just 3.9 x 2 x 1 inch which means it can fit in your pocket or bag really easily. 

It comes with an 18-month warranty and has its own flashlight too.

There is also a special offer where you will receive a 15% discount when you buy through Amazon. Simply use the code “ASKB15PO" at the checkout stage.

When was the worst time your phone ever ran out of battery?

Deb x