Stuck charging... - Motorola Droid Bionic

Just brought the extended battery from Verizon. Using the stock charger I let it charge over night and im still stuck at 30% . So anyone know what the deal is? Or have similar problems?
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I would use it it until 0%/power off then try recharging it again to see what happens. It may just be a bad batt.
I normally do the drain complete then full recharge anyway. I know it has been said you don't need to do a batt conditioning anymore, but I still do at least once a month for a better calibration. Heck, even the Evil Empire over at Apple suggests it for my MacBook batt.

GertBFrobe said:
I would use it it until 0%/power off then try recharging it again to see what happens. It may just be a bad batt.
I normally do the drain complete then full recharge anyway. I know it has been said you don't need to do a batt conditioning anymore, but I still do at least once a month for a better calibration. Heck, even the Evil Empire over at Apple suggests it for my MacBook batt.
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I'd do what this guys said. I got the extended battery on Monday, but didn't put it in my phone until Monday night to charge overnight. It dropped to 90% battery the next morning in about 15 minutes, but I still got about 14 hours off the charger and was at 30% battery before going to bed. Today, it was on 100% for over 2 hours. Batteries don't reach their full potential for about a week, so I've heard and experienced. Charge up your stock battery and keep it in your pocket, then try charging up the extended battery again. If it is stuck at 30% still, go swap it out under warranty and try again.

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HTC 2150 Battery

This thing is amazing! Last night I finally let my phone just die and charge fully. This morning I unplugged it and started using it. I actually thought it wasn't reading the battery stats correctly because it was stuck on 100%. So i started using the GPS, Bluetooth etc... Finally after 3:45 up time and 1 hour awake I dropped from 100% to 99%. I am now at 4:15 up time and 1 :15 awake and at 95% and have been listening to a podcast for the past 20 minutes.
SOOOOO much better than the stock battery.
BTW - running Skyraider 3.1 RC3 with Kingx #4 kernel. Set CPU set to 998 max and screen off to 245-384.
the first time i used it i had 90 hours up time and 17 awake. This thing is crazy!
This battery sounds incredible
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how long is recharge time?
streetglyden said:
This thing is amazing! Last night I finally let my phone just die and charge fully. This morning I unplugged it and started using it. I actually thought it wasn't reading the battery stats correctly because it was stuck on 100%. So i started using the GPS, Bluetooth etc... Finally after 3:45 up time and 1 hour awake I dropped from 100% to 99%. I am now at 4:15 up time and 1 :15 awake and at 95% and have been listening to a podcast for the past 20 minutes.
SOOOOO much better than the stock battery.
BTW - running Skyraider 3.1 RC3 with Kingx #4 kernel. Set CPU set to 998 max and screen off to 245-384.
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if u like that one... this is the one i got!
http://www.amazon.com/Seidio-Innoce...r_1_6?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285049861&sr=8-6
BIGshane123456 said:
if u like that one... this is the one i got!
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8/19/10: HTC Incredible with Seidio 3500 mAh extended battery (2 cm total cell thickness) with Seidio Innocase Extended Snapcase (adds 1 mm to total thickness). Screen covered with custom fit ZAGG invisibleSHIELD. Extended battery fully charged in 8 hours. Seidio recommends charging 4 hours further and 3-5 cycles of 8+4 hours thereafter to maximize battery potential.
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Seidio recommends 12hrs of charging? i only sleep for 5 hrs each night.
I just recieved my battery from Verizon yesterday. Dumb Fedex didnt leave the note on the door so i had to wait an extra three days. Anyway i charged last night bump charged this morning which took 1.5hrs WOW. One phone call and I'm down to 99% already. I will let the battery get down to 5% then recharge and bump charge i will do this two times and see what kinda battery life i get. For the size difference it better be really good. It definetly took away the slim line look. But as much as i use my phone i hate being constantly hooked to a charger.
Grizzly420 said:
I just recieved my battery from Verizon yesterday. Dumb Fedex didnt leave the note on the door so i had to wait an extra three days. Anyway i charged last night bump charged this morning which took 1.5hrs WOW. One phone call and I'm down to 99% already. I will let the battery get down to 5% then recharge and bump charge i will do this two times and see what kinda battery life i get. For the size difference it better be really good. It definetly took away the slim line look. But as much as i use my phone i hate being constantly hooked to a charger.
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After about 2 weeks of letting it die/recharging, it now doesn't even need bump charging if I just leave your phone off to charge the whole time. And mine used to drop really fast the first time but it has stopped doing that now. Goodluck
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Wow that 3150 one is huge!!!
Though seeing the price difference is practically the same on Amazon I'm thinking about getting the 3150
I bought this OE HTC 1500mAh battery for $17.99 shipped. Brand new, can't beat it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140441582056&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
does this battery need an extended door? I bought the seido case, I hope it works with this battery
Nope. It is fine
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You can get used to the extra bulk quickly. I love this extended battery. I can use as much as I want during the day and charge at night.
I received this battery yesterday. I put it in my Incredible and it said there was like %40 of charge. I then turned my phone off and charged it for like an hour or so. I turned the phone on and saw it charged to about 97%. I sat there and watched the battery drain super fast. I mean, 1 minute it would go down like 1-3 %. I was like WTF?? I'm running CM6 and setCPU. Do you all think I need a new kernel? I was going to try a different ROM, but this battery shouldn't be draining this fast should it?
What are the proper step the charging a new battery? Does it really have to be charged for 8-12hrs? If so, I can buy a external charger and let it sit overnight.
Any thoughts?
Dude, it does that quick few % drainage no matter what you're running.
wow is all i have to say, i just got the 2150mAh, with the original battery normally i unplug @ 8am and dead by 4ish pm, it is now 1030pm i have 37% and ive been using my phone a fair amount today, this battery is amazing

Tips on keeping the N7 battery healthy

Whats your way of keeping your nexus 7 battery healthy? I wanna keep it as healthy as I can for as long as possible. Nothing irritates me more than having a battery lose its charge faster and faster every day. Just to be clear im not asking how to prolong battery usage between charges; I'm asking how to keep it from losing its charge quicker and quicker when the power usage is relatively the same. One thing I do know is once it the battery hits 100% to take it off the charger. One thing i have heard is try not to let the battery dip below 50% and rarely let it completely discharge but I have also heard to ALWAYS let it die out by completely discharging. Feel free to add to the myths, folklore but preferably facts on how to keep the battery healthy and holding its charge very well
N7 has Lithium polymer battery, right?
Well then read about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery
But from what I heard: rather charge it then let it drain below 30%, don't let it charge too long, and so on - probably the same stuff you heard or read yourself
but that's something that upsets me: no chance to replace the battery. Used my DHD for 2 years and after those 2 years the battery was just ****ty. Replaced it, works like a charme. On N7 or TF300T there's no chance to replace the battery. Right now I'm using TF300T very often when I'm not at home, so even with dock and tablet it'll most probably go below 20%...well if that's bad for my battery, then I don't know what to do if it doesn't last an entire day :-/ (though that'll take some time)
Certainly I wouldn't let the Nexus battery completely drain but maybe down to 5 % then fully charge
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l33ch0r said:
N7 has Lithium polymer battery, right?
Well then read about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery
But from what I heard: rather charge it then let it drain below 30%, don't let it charge too long, and so on - probably the same stuff you heard or read yourself
but that's something that upsets me: no chance to replace the battery. Used my DHD for 2 years and after those 2 years the battery was just ****ty. Replaced it, works like a charme. On N7 or TF300T there's no chance to replace the battery. Right now I'm using TF300T very often when I'm not at home, so even with dock and tablet it'll most probably go below 20%...well if that's bad for my battery, then I don't know what to do if it doesn't last an entire day :-/ (though that'll take some time)
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You can change the battery on the nexus 7. Its actually relatively easy and simple to do so. I havent had the need to replace it but I did have to disconnect it. Just pop off the back with your choice of apparatus. I used a small flat head that i could wedge between the sides but a guitar pick is another popular choice. Then just disconnect the wire and take the battery out! no screws just slight pressure holding it in. right here is a guide with pictures showing it step by step.
What I would do is time my charges. In my experience, my Nexus 7 gets fully charged in 2 and a half hours from 20% battery. I then take it out immediately so that in won't get hot(sometimes it does, and also to save energy.:good And also, if after 3 days my battery is still 50% or above, I drain it to 20% then charge since Li-ions tend to not want to get not drained often.xD
Charge early and often and keep out of extreme temperatures. It boils down to that.
If you can, charge it nightly. Try to avoid discharging below 20%.
And a little myth busting... There is no need for you to manage its charging cycle, it will do that itself. Charging a LiIon/LiPoly battery partially is NOT a "charge cycle".
If you're actively using your Nexus 7, just charge it as often as is reasonable, nightly should be just fine. If you're NOT using it for an extended period of time, discharge it to 50%, turn it completely off and store it in a cool (20c/70f range) location.
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?! i was told i should drain it under 20% more often -.- oh well, my battery is going to be the first dying
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The battery's are $20 for a new one so as long as it lasts a year I don't mind buying another one. In another question has any one bought a replacement battery yet? And if so does the charge last about the same as stock?
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fushla said:
?! i was told i should drain it under 20% more often -.- oh well, my battery is going to be the first dying
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Nope, that was NiCad information, LONG LONG AGO. LiIon/LiPo, charge early and often.
Everything you could need to know:
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
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Dirty AOKP 3.5 <&> m-kernel+ a35 (t11)
My advice : Charge it when it's between 20%-30%. That's the ideal charge point. Any lower and you're just damaging the battery and any higher is just a waste. As for immediately plugging it out once it hits 100% is utter bull. You see, these modern day batteries found in most phones/tabs have their own resistors which decide how much power enters the battery or if it should enter at all. Once a battery hit's 100%, the resistors kick in and block all incoming power. The "discharging" many believe to happen if we over charge beyond 100% doesn't exist. What happens if you leave a phone or tab alone idly ? It discharges like always. Same thing here, which is why you see your battery bouncing from 100% down to 97%. When that happens, the resistors will allow power back in and thus charging it back to 100%. So you can leave it charging all night and not having to worry about it going beyond 100%. It'll get it's own sh!t together .
So bottom line :
1. Charge when it hits 30%-20%.
2. Don't discharge it (0%) and back to 100%. It doesn't work on modern batts.
3. Don't worry about pulling out when it touches 100% immediately.
Enjoy your tab
RohinZaraki said:
My advice : Charge it when it's between 20%-30%. That's the ideal charge point. Any lower and you're just damaging the battery and any higher is just a waste. As for immediately plugging it out once it hits 100% is utter bull. You see, these modern day batteries found in most phones/tabs have their own resistors which decide how much power enters the battery or if it should enter at all. Once a battery hit's 100%, the resistors kick in and block all incoming power. The "discharging" many believe to happen if we over charge beyond 100% doesn't exist. What happens if you leave a phone or tab alone idly ? It discharges like always. Same thing here, which is why you see your battery bouncing from 100% down to 97%. When that happens, the resistors will allow power back in and thus charging it back to 100%. So you can leave it charging all night and not having to worry about it going beyond 100%. It'll get it's own sh!t together .
So bottom line :
1. Charge when it hits 30%-20%.
2. Don't discharge it (0%) and back to 100%. It doesn't work on modern batts.
3. Don't worry about pulling out when it touches 100% immediately.
Enjoy your tab
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Thank you, you mythbusted almost every battery myth there is.
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Okay.. Since I did everything wrong with charging...
Is it okay to reboot the device while charging? Or is it bad for my battery.. :/
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fushla said:
Okay.. Since I did everything wrong with charging...
Is it okay to reboot the device while charging? Or is it bad for my battery.. :/
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Nope. Reboot away. Remember, the only harmful thing you can do and see immediate effects are charging the battery in a very hot enviroment or if you charge it when the battery is 40-50 degrees celcius. It'll either swell up or it'll just catch on fire or explode.

How's my charging routine?

Is my charging routine bad? Here is my daily recharging
I let it charge over night. By the time I get home its normally in the 60% or so. So its left on all night until about 7am.
Then about half way through my day I charge it again while I'm at on my office. By then the phone is around 70%. So I let it charge to 100% then move on with my day.
So about 2 times a day I charge my phone. Is this healthy for the battery or does it not matter? I'm trying to get the most out of my battery. I seem to burn about 3-4% per hour with it just sitting on desk. Thanks for any advice!
cgardnervt said:
Is my charging routine bad? Here is my daily recharging
I let it charge over night. By the time I get home its normally in the 60% or so. So its left on all night until about 7am.
Then about half way through my day I charge it again while I'm at on my office. By then the phone is around 70%. So I let it charge to 100% then move on with my day.
So about 2 times a day I charge my phone. Is this healthy for the battery or does it not matter? I'm trying to get the most out of my battery. I seem to burn about 3-4% per hour with it just sitting on desk. Thanks for any advice!
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Nothing wrong with that
You are charging twice a day though so you will half as many days until your battery dies. Still a couple of years until it reaches 80% capacity though
MacHackz said:
Nothing wrong with that
You are charging twice a day though so you will half as many days until your battery dies. Still a couple of years until it reaches 80% capacity though
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I do not understand. Am I better off charging one time a day?
cgardnervt said:
I do not understand. Am I better off charging one time a day?
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Well yeah, but don't worry about it. You'll get another phone by the time you notice a battery drop on this phone.
Ideally you should be charging the phone when the battery gets down to around 40% and charge it to almost full, 97%-99%
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I've always felt that the less you charge s phone, the better in the end. And once its done charging, unplug it. So don't leave it charging over night. I have a timer set up so my phone charges only for a few hours a night then shuts off. When I wake up, my phone is usually in the 90%+ range
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MacHackz said:
You are charging twice a day though so you will half as many days until your battery dies. Still a couple of years until it reaches 80% capacity though
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That's simply not true.
Lithium-Ion batteries are designed to be used - not to be used as permanent storage (thats why batteries in always-coorded laptops die faster)
(storing li-ion batteries should be done at 50% charge, never 100% nor 0%... )
Li-ion batteries should never get below 30% and likewise never hit 100% - The reason why, is because you are stressing the battery the most in the extreme ends... an almost empty cell is stressed when it has to deliver .. and an almost full cell has to charge at higher voltage to reach 100%.
So the best thing you could ever do is to charge from 30% to 95% if possible.
Regarding the amount of charges... with Li-ion you shouldn't think about the AMOUNT of charges, but the SUM OF HOURS that your charge..
so lets say you charge 500 times a year and you in total charge for 500x4 hours = 2000 hours of charging..
the battery usually last for 5.000-10.000 hours of charging ..
The reason why it is so, is because charging li-ion burns the Kathode (or Anode, can never remember) -- and when its all burned off, the battery wont charge anymore ...
Discharging too fast, also burns the Kathode (Anode) !!
Everyone is all over the place in this thread. The two things I will tell the OP to do is not leave the phone plugged in over night, and stay away from 100 and 0% and you will be fine.
But even if the OP keeps treating his battery the way he says, it will be okay. Not ideal, but still okay.
I personally try to keep the phone between 30-80%.
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BenPope said:
That's simply not true.
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Nice input there, just letting you know you're on my ignore list for being rude on every post I've seen you make
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Nice input there, just letting you know you're on my ignore list for being rude on every post I've seen you make
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I think I'll still be able to sleep at night, but thanks for letting me know.
Well I did find this. What do you guys think?
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
cgardnervt said:
Well I did find this. What do you guys think?
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
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you found the right source... its were i get my facts from...
Does the HTC One battery stop charging after it hits 100%? There for no longer having the issue of over charging?

Anyone use Better Battery Stats? Need help lowering %/per hour

So I'm burning 1.8% per hour according to BBS. Does anyone here know how to decipher the info and tell me what's the culprit?
1.8% per hour? That's not even bad. Round it up to 2%. That's 50 hours. What's wrong with that?
Jayanthy said:
It may be likely that your Moto X’s battery is fine, but having trouble correctly identifying how much battery life is left.
Simply run the battery down to about five to eight percent and let it die. You can speed this up by streaming a YouTube video. Then, when the Moto X has died, let it charge for a few hours before turning it back on.
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http://gizmodo.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-smartphone-battery-the-right-w-513217256
Never go to zero
Obviously, using your battery is going to make it degrade. But it's going to slowly die even if you just leave that iPad in the closet for a bit. There's a trick to minimizing that inevitable aging though: leave it a little bit of juice.
If you're going to be shelving any lithium-ion battery for a long time, try to leave it with at least 40 percent battery power to tide it over. Lithium-ion batteries don't hemmorage power at 30 percent a month like nickel-metal-hydride batteries do; they'll lose maybe five to ten percent of their charge each month.
And when lithium-ion batteries get too low—like, literally zero percent—they get seriously unstable, and dangerous to charge. To prevent explosion-type disasters if you do try to charge one, lithium-ion batteries have built-in self-destruct circuits that will disable (read: destroy) the battery for good, if it reaches rock bottom. And sure, that'll save you from a face full of battery-acid, but it'll also leave you short one battery.
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Always have heard it is bad to drain the battery in a phone. I know other people swear by it, but its not worth the risk of it not charging again, or worse blowing up.
Charging sooner doesn't hurt since there is no "charge memory" like nickle based batteries. so just plug it in when you can, and if you your away from an outlet for too long, maybe it time to consider an external battery backup.
OP, here's another thread that has been discusing the same issue, its a good read.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418077
I burn around 6% after the last update, with no other changes to the phone. And that's with Battery Saver on too. Used to be around 1.5 to 3%. Everyone said "just wait, this always happens after an update, it will eventually settle out". Total BS. My daily battery life has been cut in half for months.
Well I did a better battery stats 6 hours test ( let it sit no touching etc ) and Im only at 1% an hour. Im pretty happy with that.
I've tweaked the crap out of my phone....and get 24+ hours with 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 hour screen times. Extremely happy......and best I've got on standby is 1ish per hour.
Again....tweaked the crap out....for battery life. LOL. So 1 percent even may take sacrifices some may not wanna make. I'd say a stock sorta phone would get 2 even and you'd be doing alright.
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wow you guys are getting great battery life! According to GSam Battery Monitor, I'm at 9.7%/hour. Currently 6 hours since unplugged and I'm at 35%! With only 2 hours of screen on time.
I think I messed it up when I first got the phone. I immediately upgraded to the 2 OTA's and forgot to do a factory reset. I think I might do one now and see if it fixes the battery life.
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rda990 said:
wow you guys are getting great battery life! According to GSam Battery Monitor, I'm at 9.7%/hour. Currently 6 hours since unplugged and I'm at 35%! With only 2 hours of screen on time.
I think I messed it up when I first got the phone. I immediately upgraded to the 2 OTA's and forgot to do a factory reset. I think I might do one now and see if it fixes the battery life.
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1 percent per hour is with no use. 9.7 per hour with you using it a lot and depending what you are doing could be perfectly normal.
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Charging Habits

What are your charging habits? I usually let the battery down between 20-30% and charge it from there to 100% without any interruption.. Is it good for battery?looking for suggestions..
Thank you..
How long are you planning to keep the phone?? Because I'm only betting on mine lasting 3 year's. I for only let it go to 15% to 10% get as much juice as I can! When you charge it at 20% don't you think you can use that extra 10%? It gives you at least another 30 minutes of SOT. People like yourself aren't enjoying themselves!
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nano303 said:
How long are you planning to keep the phone?? Because I'm only betting on mine lasting 3 year's. I for only let it go to 15% to 10% get as much juice as I can! When you charge it at 20% don't you think you can use that extra 10%? It gives you at least another 30 minutes of SOT. People like yourself aren't enjoying themselves!
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I m also planning to keep it for at least 3yrs..I usually charge in morning and at night when i return from work its between 50-60%..then i use my phone at night for sometime.. So when i wake up its always 20-30% then i put it on charge again.. I don't care much about sot.. As long as it lasts for a day that's enough.. But i was worrying about my charging habits.. Will it affect battery life in a long run?
nano303 said:
How long are you planning to keep the phone?? Because I'm only betting on mine lasting 3 year's. I for only let it go to 15% to 10% get as much juice as I can! When you charge it at 20% don't you think you can use that extra 10%? It gives you at least another 30 minutes of SOT. People like yourself aren't enjoying themselves!
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Every Battery discharge/charge cycles Drops The power of battery but the life of a battery depends on the quality of battery
by the time it will looses its all power i am sure you were not using this phone anymore
nitinvaid said:
Every Battery discharge/charge cycles Drops The power of battery but the life of a battery depends on the quality of battery
by the time it will looses its all power i am sure you were not using this phone anymore
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Yup that's right.. So is it safe to always charge it to full? I have read yesterday somewhere charging till 80% keeps the battery healthy.. In my previous phones battery went really bad after a year.. So i was guessing my charging habit was the problem..i am hoping this phone ll last 2yr without a battery replacement..
vickystarboy said:
Yup that's right.. So is it safe to always charge it to full? I have read yesterday somewhere charging till 80% keeps the battery healthy.. In my previous phones battery went really bad after a year.. So i was guessing my charging habit was the problem..i am hoping this phone ll last 2yr without a battery replacement..
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after a year dont expect your battery to run on full power no matter till how much you charge
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after a year dont expect your battery to run on full power no matter till how much you charge
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That's true.. So I guess can safely continue my charging habits.. Thank you..
It wasn't that expensive so I don't think i'll try to preserve it too much. I will probably buy the next OnePlus when it comes out anyways
I let my phone get down to 5% or less and then put it to charge... Never have I left the phone on charge longer than 3 hours...
The battery is fantastic and I really consider a full charge to last me the full day and can probably push 2 days if trying to conserve

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