I have a milestone. I was checking my battery consumption in battery monitor widget. I noticed something weird. It shows mAh as 1200 instead of 1390 and voltage as 3829 mV. Is this correct??
is the battery new?
is the battery charged?
Charged should be around 4.3 I believe. The mah will drop as well as the voltage as the battery is used
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Its isnt mormal. My milestone have 4230 mV max.
Mine is around 4200mV when fully charged using Battery Calibration
with what tool did you guys check the battery Voltage and MV?
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To the point that your phone shuts off? Is it bad for the battery?
I know overcharging it isn't because it drops a few percent and constantly charges back up to 100%...
Just wondering, thanks.
From what I understand,our li.ion. batts do not let you discharge all the way.( to save the life of the battery)
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What ^^^ said. Even when "drained" your battery will still put out 3.5 volts +/-.
Ah, gotcha. Wonder why AT&T says to power the battery to 100% and drain until notified of a low percentage... Hmn...
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That is basically calibrating your battery that you see so much about. The phone is designed to turn off when the battery voltage drops to a set level as it requires a minimum voltage to function. On the 100% charged side, sometimes the phone may think that the battery is fully charged when in reality it has not reached 4.2v.
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If I am trying to make sure my battery stats have the full minimum and maximum capacity I run down to 1% before plugging in.
If I think my battery stats are fine I don't worry about when to plug in.
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To the point that your phone shuts off? Is it bad for the battery?
I know overcharging it isn't because it drops a few percent and constantly charges back up to 100%...
Just wondering, thanks.
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Basically, any device that uses a lithium battery has a device or process that monitors voltage and sets a minimum voltage that, when reached, turns off the device. This is required, otherwise lithium batteries would have a battery life that was only good for a few cycles. This applies to every application where lithium batteries are used. Phones, laptops, ipods, basically any modern portable device... or in my case, radio controlled model airplanes. The airplanes I fly use electric motors, and the voltage shut-off has two stages: one that cuts power to the motor but leaves power to the control surfaces so you can still land without crashing, and one that shuts off all power -you crash if you drain it this far. I know it isn't phone related, but it might help you understand the way it works. It's just the way it is. I've destroyed batteries in one cycle by running them below minimum voltage.
Thanks for all the info, ladies.
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Hello
I have replace my original battery with an anker1900ma battery.
the htc battery is charged up to 4,35 volt ,this give the 100% and the led goes to green.
With the new battery (protected at 4,2volt) , the charged voltage cannot exeed 4,2 volt, and stay at 90%and the led stay in red.
Is there an android setting that permit to make the 90% being 100% and the charge stop when it's 4,2 volt?
I find 4,35 volt quite high with the original battery,could you give me your value with 100% charge?
I have tried the "battery calibration" but it does nothing on that
A part from that this battery seems to be better than the original one,it's a little bit thicker but it fits in.
Thanks .
alain87 said:
Hello
I have replace my original battery with an anker1900ma battery.
the htc battery is charged up to 4,35 volt ,this give the 100% and the led goes to green.
With the new battery (protected at 4,2volt) , the charged voltage cannot exeed 4,2 volt, and stay at 90%and the led stay in red.
Is there an android setting that permit to make the 90% being 100% and the charge stop when it's 4,2 volt?
I find 4,35 volt quite high with the original battery,could you give me your value with 100% charge?
I have tried the "battery calibration" but it does nothing on that
A part from that this battery seems to be better than the original one,it's a little bit thicker but it fits in.
Thanks .
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It's seems it is a know problem of Anker Batteries when it comes to using them on this device. There is an already started thread on the batteries section taking about this issue , no fix yet thou what I would like to know if it is a problem only with Anker or if we can expect the same behavior from other extended batteries such as mugen for example
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In fact it's not an anker but it's a saner ,look almost the same.It's not a problem with a battery ,it' s written on it that the protection is 4.2 volt.
I measured the voltage with other phone,for the galaxy s and the htc desire,the voltage is 4.2v when 1t's 100%.
Only the xl want 4.35v for 100% (mesued with my voltmeter) .
So i wonder if my xl is normal or not ?
I found this "2150mAh High Capacity Battery for HTC Wildfire G8 Legend G6". 6.99 € free shipping! (e b a y ^^)
I'm a bit sceptical towards this manufacturer specification, because it's very cheap although very high capacity, general product description etc.
Does anyone tested this Battery?
I just bought it and going to test the (real) capacity in a few days, when it's delivered.
Edit #1:
I use the stock Battery "BB0100" Li-Ion Polymer 1300 mAh. About 2 1/2 year old, daily charged.
There is another stock battery "BA S420" Li-Ion which supposed to be better than BB0100, but i haven't proved this.
My configuration: CPU 600 Mhz, max Brightness, official Cyanogenmod 7.2 stable. Regular Weather, Facebook, E-Mail updates + "avast! Mobile Security".
The battery was recalibrated at 100% charge.
Then i start "Battery Benchmark": "Full bench: "100% to lights out)"
(Battery Bench uses alternating GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, Networkdata, Screen on/off, CPU, to simulate smartphone usage. It loops until 0% and notes the operating time.)
Result: 06:26h
Edit #2:
Battery Benchmark from 100% to 0% = Result: 05:22h
This new Battery has a lower real capacity than the stock HTC 2 1/2 year old Battery!
HenryDE said:
I found this "2150mAh High Capacity Battery for HTC Wildfire G8 Legend G6". 6.99 € free shipping! (e b a y ^^)
I'm a bit sceptical towards this manufacturer specification, because it's very cheap although very high capacity, general product description etc.
Does anyone tested this Battery?
I just bought it and going to test the (real) capacity in a few days, when it's delivered.
Edit #1:
I use the stock Battery "BB0100" Li-Ion Polymer 1300 mAh. About 2 1/2 year old, daily charged.
There is another stock battery "BA S420" Li-Ion which supposed to be better than BB0100, but i haven't proved this.
My configuration: CPU 600 Mhz, max Brightness, official Cyanogenmod 7.2 stable. Regular Weather, Facebook, E-Mail updates + "avast! Mobile Security".
The battery was recalibrated at 100% charge.
Then i start "Battery Benchmark": "Full bench: "100% to lights out)"
(Battery Bench uses alternating GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, Networkdata, Screen on/off, CPU, to simulate smartphone usage. It loops until 0% and notes the operating time.)
Result: 06:26h
Edit #2:
Battery Benchmark from 100% to 0% = Result: 05:22h
This new Battery has a lower real capacity than the stock HTC 2 1/2 year old Battery!
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Maybe mugen is as better choice
HenryDE said:
I found this "2150mAh High Capacity Battery for HTC Wildfire G8 Legend G6". 6.99 € free shipping! (e b a y ^^)
I'm a bit sceptical towards this manufacturer specification, because it's very cheap although very high capacity, general product description etc.
Does anyone tested this Battery?
I just bought it and going to test the (real) capacity in a few days, when it's delivered.
Edit #1:
I use the stock Battery "BB0100" Li-Ion Polymer 1300 mAh. About 2 1/2 year old, daily charged.
There is another stock battery "BA S420" Li-Ion which supposed to be better than BB0100, but i haven't proved this.
My configuration: CPU 600 Mhz, max Brightness, official Cyanogenmod 7.2 stable. Regular Weather, Facebook, E-Mail updates + "avast! Mobile Security".
The battery was recalibrated at 100% charge.
Then i start "Battery Benchmark": "Full bench: "100% to lights out)"
(Battery Bench uses alternating GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, Networkdata, Screen on/off, CPU, to simulate smartphone usage. It loops until 0% and notes the operating time.)
Result: 06:26h
Edit #2:
Battery Benchmark from 100% to 0% = Result: 05:22h
This new Battery has a lower real capacity than the stock HTC 2 1/2 year old Battery!
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How many times have you cycled the new battery ie charged from flat to full? LiIon batteries usually need 2-3 full cycles before they reach full capacity .. give it a go and see how it goes after a few cycles..
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3 weeks tested now.
ranger4740 said:
How many times have you cycled the new battery ie charged from flat to full? LiIon batteries usually need 2-3 full cycles before they reach full capacity .. give it a go and see how it goes after a few cycles..
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I used it 3 weeks, but the capacity doesn't change. (no more, no less capacity)
That Mugen Battery is maybe better, but it costs 45$
Can I charge my z from night till morning everyday? Will it swell up the battery or decrease its battery life?
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pjgowtham said:
Can I charge my z from night till morning everyday? Will it swell up the battery or decrease its battery life?
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Battery have protection, so You can leave it over night. In the morning You can find batter on 92-96%. That is no problem, it is some kind of overcharge protection. When it came to 100%, it stops charging and start discharging to avoid any battery or phone damage.
I read somewhere that it is good for the phone to be on charge often. Its the charge/discharge cycles that wear out the battery. The battery is only good for a certain amount of charge cycles. For example, if the battery goes down to say 60% then you charge it back to full, thats only 20% of 1 full charge cycle (40% of the discharging half of the cycle = 20%).
I always have my phone on charge overnight. I just updated from a 2 year old Xperia Arc and the battery on that still lasts as long as it did when it was new.
If you think about it, if its on charge and reaches full, it isnt really using the battery is it? Its running off mains.
charging overnight is not bad but letting your battery drain below 10-15% is bad. it is best to charge from 40-50%
For lithium batteries il better charge from 80% To 100 than 10% To 100... The battery is Less stressed... So.. For me over night it's ok, The battery has protection But charging from 10 To 100% no..
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Mine is on charge around 80% of the day, yet maintains it's original battery life when it's running off its own juice.
I don't see a problem, the only issue I can think of is that using the phone heavily whilst on charge causes the battery to heat up and this can sometimes be felt through the phones casing.
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I use a 350ma charger, it takes about 4.5 hours to charge over night, ( about 7.5 hours). I believe slow charging and not draining the battery too much is the best way.
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Is there a way to turn off adaptive charging like in the Note 4? If there is, is there any significant benefit to turning it off? I heard that adaptive charging increases the battery temperature, decreasing long-term battery life. This is not good for me, especially since the battery is not replaceable.
Thanks in advance.
I read where Samsung would replace your battery if it degrades to <80% capacity within the first year. Then it's $45 for them to do it. That's a fair deal. Haven't seen an option to disable it in the menu that I remember. Personally, I'm not too worried about it.
source: http://bgr.com/2015/04/16/galaxy-s6-battery-replacement-cost-samsung/
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I read where Samsung would replace your battery if it degrades to <80% capacity within the first year. Then it's $45 for them to do it. That's a fair deal. Haven't seen an option to disable it in the menu that I remember. Personally, I'm not too worried about it.
source: http://bgr.com/2015/04/16/galaxy-s6-battery-replacement-cost-samsung/
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How would one be able to tell if the battery had degraded <80%?
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How would one be able to tell if the battery had degraded <80%?
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do a volte check on the battery when fully charged it should be 4.2 volts If its less at max then the battery has degraded. 3.2v is 0 MaH and 4.2v is 2600 MaH so if the Battery is degraded and not getting above 4 volts its degraded by 80%
This info and lots others about your battery can be pulled from a simple battery monitering app.
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do a volte check on the battery when fully charged it should be 4.2 volts If its less at max then the battery has degraded. 3.2v is 0 MaH and 4.2v is 2600 MaH so if the Battery is degraded and not getting above 4 volts its degraded by 80%
This info and lots others about your battery can be pulled from a simple battery monitering app.
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Wow, I never new about that. Thank you.