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I wrote an article recently about how you could reduce the time it takes to charge your smartphone simply by enabling airplane mode this will turn off all the radios in your device and should speed up charging times but what kind of improvements are we talking about I am Dan Graziano and in today's how-to we're going to see just how much time you can save by charging your phone in airplane mode charging times will vary based on the size your battery the charger you're using and even the cable for this test I will be using my Nexus 5 smartphone which has been drained to 1% battery and this charger that outputs 2 amps at 5 volts to keep things consistent I will be using the same exact phone the same charger and the cable for both tests so let's get started well there you have it as you saw enabling airplane mode resulted in a charging time that was four minutes faster than when you charge your phone normally but the question remains is it worth it in my opinion no it's not when airplane mode is enabled you can't use the internet or receive calls or text messages essentially you are sending your phone back to the Stone Age I did find an earlier test though one in which they use a less powerful charger and only charge the phone to 50% that airplane mode gave me a charging time that was 12 minutes faster so the debate continues as I mentioned charging times will vary based on the size your battery its health the charger you use and even the cable for more tips and tricks like this be sure to visit how to adapt cnet.com you can also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments I'm Dan Rajgarh for C net thanks for watching