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Hi everyone!
After playing a few days with my new Galaxy Nexus, I was quite disappointed with the battery life of my device. It hardly survives a day.
I did a test today, trying to use the device more "intensively" by surfing quite a lot. The screen backlight was on automatic, bluetooth off, sync on, wifi on (although on 2G/3G most of the time this morning), nfc on, gps off.
The battery only lasted 5h30mn with the screen on for approximately 4h30mn.
I've attached 2 screenshots with the stats of the battery.
On a more normal daily use, I use the phone 1h30mn in the morning, check my emails in the day (approx. 30mn) and after work my battery dies after using it for another hour ... And that's when I don't have calls.
How is your galaxy nexus's battery life? Does mine looks normal or should I think about getting my battery replaced?
Cheers,
Laurent
Having the screen on for 4.5hours is pretty good imo, especially considering the size of it. Ive only had mine a few days so hard to tell but I think its matching up to similar battery life as my old Galaxy S..
tumpin said:
Having the screen on for 4.5hours is pretty good imo, especially considering the size of it. Ive only had mine a few days so hard to tell but I think its matching up to similar battery life as my old Galaxy S..
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4.5 hours of screen time is really good. My Desire usually makes me pay attention to charger after 3 hours, certainly after 4 hours. A high definition screen and more processing power Nexus surviving longer than that will mean the upgrade will be easy for me.
I am sorry that the OP is disappointed, but I for one hand predicted even less battery life. This is how battery life is these days with high end phones.
grattemedi said:
Hi everyone!
After playing a few days with my new Galaxy Nexus, I was quite disappointed with the battery life of my device. It hardly survives a day.
I did a test today, trying to use the device more "intensively" by surfing quite a lot. The screen backlight was on automatic, bluetooth off, sync on, wifi on (although on 2G/3G most of the time this morning), nfc on, gps off.
The battery only lasted 5h30mn with the screen on for approximately 4h30mn.
I've attached 2 screenshots with the stats of the battery.
On a more normal daily use, I use the phone 1h30mn in the morning, check my emails in the day (approx. 30mn) and after work my battery dies after using it for another hour ... And that's when I don't have calls.
How is your galaxy nexus's battery life? Does mine looks normal or should I think about getting my battery replaced?
Cheers,
Laurent
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4.5 hrs of screen on time and you're dissatisfied? I'd say that's fairly good battery life for a phone not from the future.
4.5 hours of screen time is very good. I am getting about 3.5 hours on a normal day atm not tried what you have done yet.
Jesus, how did you manage to have the screen on that long lol
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Very similar here.
1h in the morning on my commute. Probably another hour during the day, and then again on my way back.
As long as it makes it home to a charger, fine for me.
Although I have just ordered a 5000mAh external USB battery pack for when I'm travelling
Aye, like others are saying, 4.5 hours of screen time is pretty good. The iPhone 4 only gets around the same.
Then again, with intensive browsing and internet usage that's actually *exceptional*. The iPhone couldn't do it.
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Although I have just ordered a 5000mAh external USB battery pack for when I'm travelling
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Which one did you order?
rikbrown said:
Which one did you order?
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I'm using this one and I am very satisfied!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Dua...kberry/dp/B000NDQ92W/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
iPhone 4 easily gets over 4 hour screen time. I got 2 hrs of screen time with 80% battery left.
We should compare to the galaxy s II which was supposedly very good for android
So you're upset that under an absolute stress test, you got ONLY 4.5 hrs?
That's pretty impressive. If not, return the GNEX and get, well, some other phone that will go 24 hrs under a full screen-on load test. Good luck.
Or just wait on generic batteries to hit eBay and buy three for $15 and be done with it.
gambiting said:
I'm using this one and I am very satisfied!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Dua...kberry/dp/B000NDQ92W/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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Good news, that's what I ordered
Can you confirm it can be charged and the same time it charges a device. I.e a single USB mains adaptor would do me if both need charging.
I prefer something like this, because there is no cables at all. IMHO its best to always have one like that in your bag. It has two charging ports, mini and micro usb.
Pretty poor .. but no worse than most Android devices I have owned, I use them intensely: calls, wifi, GPS, wifi analyse, Fing, email, calendar, internet .... so I am never surprised! Just about lasts long enough to hit a charger in the late afternoon, in the car or back at base.
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Good news, that's what I ordered
Can you confirm it can be charged and the same time it charges a device. I.e a single USB mains adaptor would do me if both need charging.
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This is actually pretty cool little thing. It works well for those of you who already have it?
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This is actually pretty cool little thing. It works well for those of you who already have it?
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Yeah and it works with everything that has USB charging. It is no different from when you plug your device into a laptop that also runs on battery, etc. It is always great to have for traveling purposes, the only problem is that this item too has 'charge stress', aka you'll end up wanting to keep it charged 'just in case' but rarely using it.
Thanks all for your replies!
Of course I wouldn't use my phone with the screen on for those 4h30 a day. But it would have been good if the battery could handle 2-3h of web surfing, a day of standby with a call or 2. Unfortunately it often doesn't last this long on these conditions.
Apart from that the galaxy is a great phone.
pewpewbangbang said:
iPhone 4 easily gets over 4 hour screen time. I got 2 hrs of screen time with 80% battery left.
We should compare to the galaxy s II which was supposedly very good for android
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I'm not surprised with the calculator size screen lol
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Wow this post actually makes me want to trade in my thunderbolt asap. I can't touch 4 hours with it, with auto brightness off and set low.
Be happy with your nexy.
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I've had my Desire for a good 18 months now. I'm a relatively medium-light user, so sometimes I can still squeeze two days worth of use out of a single charge. I've also recently flashed my first non-Sense rom (Mildwild 2.X), which has provided a small boost of battery mileage.
Despite this, I've been considering buying a replacement battery (though I have no idea where to buy one in Canada), since I want to stick to with my Desire for at least another year (it does everything I want it to do, and it's quite snappy while doing it too, so why upgrade?).
So how's your battery holding up for you? Do you have a second battery? If not, are you considering purchasing one?
Sounds like I've had my Desire a little longer than you, but I wouldn't ever trust it for an overnight trip without my charger. I bought a new battery via Amazon with a higher mA, but it didn't make much difference. I did try the re-charge trick (search on this forum for details), which did make a difference of several hours in my case.
Frankly, I'm just waiting for something better to come along, but so far I've seen nothing I prefer to the Desire.
chuk
Have my desire 24 months, no problems detected with the battery. In my case it have 50% after daily use. Not less with the time.
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I can squeeze about 40hrs when in good reception area too. Mine is ~16 months old. I saw a oem battery at a provider's store, so I'm contemplating about getting one just in case as I don't know when I'll be buying another device.
one day.. or little more...
mine is about the same age (17-18 months), and on my current ICS rom, I get about a day and a half out of the battery.
For me it Depends really on how I use my phone. I Charge ist every Night, and leave with 100 % Battery in the Morning.
I do have wifi on all the Time, use mobile Data Connection the whole Day and have my Display Set to Auto brightness. When i use it to make some calls, Write Messages and Check the time, i can get up to two and a half day's. With my normal Usage (Surfing the Web on my Way to work, or Flashing roms on the go, i get a half Day.
I Don't have a Second Battery, as i am able to Charge my phone at work or at home, and when i know i'm going to stay Out longer, i use my phone less. So all in all i'm quiet happy with the desire, but could allways be better
Actually if you are careful (and with a proper kernel) you can get more than double the battery life you got when it was new. For example , I get anywhere from 70 to 110 hours now,depending on talking ,and wifi usage,
but I have every radio option off (data, GPS , wifi, Bluetooth e.t.c.) including sync off which made a difference. I also use flight mode when I go to sleep (which also makes it guilt free to have the phone next to me ), and that's it.
100 hours achieved , on an almost 2 year old battery
Of course , when really using the phone , i.e. playing music to the car while using Navigation and talking through a bluetooth headset in between... It's lucky to last 4-6 hours
My desire should also be around 18 months old.
The battery is lasting somewhere between
1,5 days (some wifi usage, music)
and
2,5 days (occasionally wifi, most of the time only standby).
Had my Desire for 22 months and the battery is as good as ever.
My desire is on charger every night.. im supose that im uding it so much... when i give free time to phone, battery csn least 2-3 days.
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3-4 hours.
Had my Desire for about 18 months and the battery lasts pretty much this same if not longer(with the awesome Runnymede AIO). It lasts about 6-8 hours of heavy use, if I'm not using it much it lasts more than 24h.
Uhmm.. Everyday I charge it I think all of us have a huge problem with all android smartphones because it dry the battery!
But I think that problem are in all android phones.
I also get about 6-8 hours with heavy use (Runnymead AIO). But can get it to last a whole weekend when i go away camping. I am going to try the recharging trick also
10 hours worth of music
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HTC Bravo said:
But I think that problem are in all android phones.
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The problem is in technology and materials used. Year 1999 we had 900mAh batteries with 3 row bicolor screens where you could grow a beard between charging cycles. Year 2010 we had 1400mAh batteries with 3.7" screens, 1GHz cpus and plethora of other circuitry. So it has nothing to do with android per se.
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2 Years old Desire.
Medium user.
Battery can hold 12 to 15 hours.
Mine is 21 months old and I consider myself medium to heavy user (I charge it every night, you know, just in case ) and I can't notice any real change in battery life. If I go easy on it (it happens very rarely), it lasts 3-4 days.
Using my Desire for about 22 month now and the battery is still perfect. I couldn't notice any differences so far. With moderate use up to two days.
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Okay so I presume all of you one X power users have noticed a the horrible battery performance. I only got my one x yesterday and I'm already frustrated with the fact that i yet again have to carry my charger around with me. Is there a fix? I have root and custom recovery. So if there is a fix for this please someone let me know.m
Since I flashed the Revolution HD I got excellent battery performance. Without doing too much stuff (just calling and texting), battery remains > 50% at the end of the day. I would really recommend that rom.
I've just flashed it, going to see how it goes. But I would've expected HTC to bang a beast of a battery for the beast of a processor and massive screen its gotta run. Oh well, still early days, hopefully we'll see massive software improvements.
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Stuart.upton666 said:
Okay so I presume all of you one X power users have noticed a the horrible battery performance. I only got my one x yesterday and I'm already frustrated with the fact that i yet again have to carry my charger around with me. Is there a fix? I have root and custom recovery. So if there is a fix for this please someone let me know.m
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18 HOURS ARE THE BEST BATTERY PERFORMANE THAT I EVER SEE... I DONT KNOW WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT lol
wolfraim said:
18 HOURS ARE THE BEST BATTERY PERFORMANE THAT I EVER SEE... I DONT KNOW WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT lol
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I'm getting 6-7 on a full charge at the moment, but that's down to me being a power user.
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Stuart.upton666 said:
I'm getting 6-7 on a full charge at the moment, but that's down to me being a power user.
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And also you just got the phone yesterday. Batteries take about 10 charge cycles to reach full potential.
Stuart.upton666 said:
Okay so I presume all of you one X power users have noticed a the horrible battery performance.
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Not really, no. Personally I did not unlock device, neither root it, neither installed any fix. And I must say that I'm more happy with battery life than I was with my previous phone SGS2. More then 16 hours here with 4 accounts synchronization on, 3g/wifi on, and sometimes gps + music on (for Endomondo). I'm really happy with my One X.
ARHD Rom, auto-brightness, plain wallpaper, no haptic feedback, no roaming, managing syncing, and a few other tweaks will leave this devices battery life as one of the best.
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bought the phone yesterday... my battery drains very quick even if its locked.. its stock i installed the ota update and if i use wifi or just browsing i am losing 1% per min (maybe more %).
anyone else got this problem?
will this get fixed after some full charges?
thnx
patomo09 said:
bought the phone yesterday... my battery drains very quick even if its locked.. its stock i installed the ota update and if i use wifi or just browsing i am losing 1% per min (maybe more %).
anyone else got this problem?
will this get fixed after some full charges?
thnx
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Yep. Relax. I got 6 hours from first charge, 10 hours from second charge, 12 hours from third charge...
After over two weeks I'm now getting between 18 and 24 hours. Give it a couple of weeks before judging battery life.
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wnp_79 said:
Yep. Relax. I got 6 hours from first charge, 10 hours from second charge, 12 hours from third charge...
After over two weeks I'm now getting between 18 and 24 hours. Give it a couple of weeks before judging battery life.
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thnx man.
. should i let it to go 1% to charge it or charge it anyway?
(for night)
patomo09 said:
thnx man.
. should i let it to go 1% to charge it or charge it anyway?
(for night)
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I try to use as much as I can the first few days, and time it so that you have about 10-30% charge left when you reach home from work/school and then I let it charge overnight.
I know quite a lot of time was spent idle, but 60% after 7 and a half hours isn't too bad http://twitter.com/Dev_Meltus/status/194082996767309825/photo/1/large
I've not really had a problem with battery life so far.
Meltus said:
I know quite a lot of time was spent idle, but 60% after 7 and a half hours isn't too bad http://twitter.com/Dev_Meltus/status/194082996767309825/photo/1/large
I've not really had a problem with battery life so far.
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how did u use it on those 7 hours? idling?
Have been seriously contemplating getting the One X.
My first choice had been the Galaxy S3..... but the One X seems the better choice.... I have had the iPhone 4 for almost 2 years, so now it's almost upgrade time If the Galaxy S3 had no physical home button I would be taking it.
Had been worried about the battery life of the one x but after reading these and a few others it seems worth it and it's available in black (dark grey but darker than S3 metallic blue)
I Just hope I don't have issues with app incompatibility for the apps I use on iPhone.
With normal usgae, I've got more than 10 hours after one charge. Not so happy with it but it's good enough for me.
sy573mx said:
Have been seriously contemplating getting the One X.
My first choice had been the Galaxy S3..... but the One X seems the better choice.... I have had the iPhone 4 for almost 2 years, so now it's almost upgrade time If the Galaxy S3 had no physical home button I would be taking it.
Had been worried about the battery life of the one x but after reading these and a few others it seems worth it and it's available in black (dark grey but darker than S3 metallic blue)
I Just hope I don't have issues with app incompatibility for the apps I use on iPhone.
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have you got yourself the One X? if so, how is it compared with your previous phone?
i also want to swap my iphone 4 with One X and looking for different experiences especially with the battery life
I've turned everything off and left my phone on idle, my battery issue has persisted for over 6 months now (I bought it in Singapore on release day). With screen on min brightness, static wallpaper, most apps off, my battery drains fully within 6 hours. If I actually do anything with it like make phonecalls, it drains in hours. The battery phone is constantly hot, when on charge It's almost too hot to hold. If while on charge (AC) I use it to make a call, it complains that it's not receiving enough power. Should I look to get a replacement from HTC? I'm still using stock rom so it should be covered under warranty?
Sounds like the htc amaze battery overheat..
Also get gsam battery app.. it will tell you what apps are using what % of battery.
I also use advanced task manager from play store.. it proved to me how much gmaps Facebook and other bloat was ALWAYS RUNNING!.. I got root and froze it all with big improvements
Some of us who htc amaze w no warranty bought a new battery and that fixed it
e-Sex.. All of the carpral none of the tunnel
3piece said:
I've turned everything off and left my phone on idle, my battery issue has persisted for over 6 months now (I bought it in Singapore on release day). With screen on min brightness, static wallpaper, most apps off, my battery drains fully within 6 hours. If I actually do anything with it like make phonecalls, it drains in hours. The battery phone is constantly hot, when on charge It's almost too hot to hold. If while on charge (AC) I use it to make a call, it complains that it's not receiving enough power. Should I look to get a replacement from HTC? I'm still using stock rom so it should be covered under warranty?
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Aside from your time travel/exaggeration, I suggest better battery stats, finding out what is causing wake lock, and killing.it.
Your phone is fine, but you have some crapware on it.
So, is this normal to wait 2h30min and maybe more (!) to fully charge the phone ?
new phone, original charger and original usb cable...
From about 15% mine takes 3 hours
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dzhoshkun said:
So, is this normal to wait 2h30min and maybe more (!) to fully charge the phone ?
new phone, original charger and original usb cable...
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Yes, normal - mine takes 2hrs 50mins which I think is not bad for such a large battery.
Although my battery bank charges my HOX in less time at 2hrs 35mins
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chrisjcks said:
Yes, normal - mine takes 2hrs 50mins which I think is not bad for such a large battery.
Although my battery bank charges my HOX in less time at 2hrs 35mins
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this is ridiculous. charging for 3h and drains in 8h...
such an amazing device but useless when it comes to battery.
i miss the old school phones when you forget about battery and charging for a week.
dzhoshkun said:
this is ridiculous. charging for 3h and drains in 8h...
such an amazing device but useless when it comes to battery.
i miss the old school phones when you forget about battery and charging for a week.
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How the hell are you draining in 8hrs - constant use?
Normal days without gaming gets me 17+ hrs
Even streaming all day via data connection gets me more than 8 hours.
I noticed when I got mine, I thought it had low battery as I was always using it, due to the 'ive got a New phone, can't leave it alone bug'
Normal usage, few calls, bit of browsing, bit of gameplay etc should get you through your working day quite easily.
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dzhoshkun said:
this is ridiculous. charging for 3h and drains in 8h...
such an amazing device but useless when it comes to battery.
i miss the old school phones when you forget about battery and charging for a week.
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You can't be serious... Yes the old school phones lasted longer because they didn't have 4.7" hd displays to power...
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Normal usage, few calls, bit of browsing, bit of gameplay etc should get you through your working day quite easily.
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It does, but that is not good enough.
Without root and a battery bank it`s a pain in the ars.
Coming from Sensation which was the same in the beginning and now it`s a beast.
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You can't be serious... Yes the old school phones lasted longer because they didn't have 4.7" hd displays to power...
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Was talking about battery only.One day it should be the same on 4.7" displays, hopefully.
Idk what everyone is complaining about. I came from an iPhone which had amazing battery life and my HOX is just as equally good.
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@op, yes.
this is what i got last night before i plugged my phone in to charge.
i can easily get through a day without wondering where i can plug in my baby.
i get over a days use with my battery since the last software update... but charging time does seem fast.
is there such a thing as overcharging in terms of degrading battery life?
Please use one of the existing threads on battery life and charging time.
We already have plenty of them and would like to keep everything compact.
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Hello all,
I hope I'm not beating a dead horse by asking this because I have searched this site as well as other places around the internet and there seems to be alot of information out there concerning how to charge your phone battery. But every time I read something, it seems to contradict the last thing I read. So I wanted to pose both viewpoints to the experts here in one place and hopefully get some clarification.
I recently got the Note 2 and am really happy with the phone. One of the biggest and most welcome surprises is the terrific battery life I have gotten so far. I am coming from a HTC Sensation and while I liked that phone, I always felt like the battery life pretty much sucked. When I first got the phone, it would barley get me through the waking hours of the day and that was only if I used it sparingly. Over the course of the nearly two years I had it, the battery life just got worse. I typically would leave my phone charging all night as well as in the car during the day if I had heavier use that day.
With the Note 2, I am seeing much better performance. I can easily make it through a whole day starting at 6am and by the time night comes still have over 50% charge remaining. I am not a heavy user but I have found myself using it more, trying to deplete the battery so I can charge it at night. My problem now is I can make it through one day with no problem but to make it through two full days may not work as well. I feel if I don't charge at night when its still around 50-45%, the next day I may need to charge right in the middle of the day when I need to use it or am not by a charger.
So my question is what is the best practice? Is it best to fully charge then fully discharge, and if so does it need to be a regular habit or just the first few cycles? Do I need to remove the phone from the charger once its fully charged or will an overnight charge be a safe option? If the phone is only at 40% or more is it ok to charge it? Are there any other battery management practices I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance for your help
dont read too much into battery charges...charge as you like...........at home, in car, connected to pc...........lol..........the battery will last for 2-3 yrs well...then if you feel it is dying, it has a removable battery.........you can always change the battery, buy a new one...they are cheap...
for ex:
you get ~1200 cycles if you charge from 40%-90%, but you will charge twice a day (2 charges a day will last ~400 days)
you get ~400 cycles if you charge from 10%-100%..charging 1 time a day will last ~400 days again
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
The above is the only proven effect on our batteries. The rest is handled by the battery itself.
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Honestly ive always charged my phones however and whenever I liked. Overnight and at varying parcentages. Never noticed any battery degradation at all. My x10 battery seemed the same as the day I got it after 2 years.
I figure any detrimental effects will probably occur after 2 years of bad practice at which point most people would have a new phone anyway
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