Gocompare.com Energy has launched the Charger Tariff Calculator, which reveals the true cost of charging smartphones, tablets and other devices from zero to 100%. Whilst of course it is important to be frugal and ensure lights are switched off when nobody is in the room and that the TV isn’t left on stand-by, allowing a friend to charge their smartphone every time they pop over really isn’t going to break the bank. For example, if someone had charged their phone 25 times, using 7.5 pence of electricity, they would need to charge it another 266 times before owing enough to buy a 45g bar of chocolate (£0.80). The calculator is available for free on Android phones running version 2.2 or higher, but not iOS.
Gocompare.com Energy has launched the Charger Tariff Calculator, which reveals the true cost of charging smartphones, tablets and other devices from zero to 100%. For example, if someone had charged their phone 25 times, using 7.5 pence of electricity, they would need to charge it another 266 times before owing enough to buy a 45g bar of chocolate (£0.80). The calculator is available for free on Android phones running version 2.2 or higher, but not iOS.