I did a quick test last night, comparing charge current with my case installed, and then I removed the case, and the phone's back, and had a fan blowing across it. I observed higher charge currents as the phone's temperature decreased.
So today I repeated my test. This time using an air conditioner, instead of just a fan, to get the battery cooler.
Ambient temp before starting is 80F. Brightness up fully, Auto-brightness disabled, screen on constantly, WiFi on, Waze running, to try and increase the current draw as much as possible. I used the stock LG charger (1.8A) and cable. I did not unplug the charger, or turn the screen off, during the test.
Charge current is definitely related to temperature. Presumably the phone's measured battery temperature.
I had the phone sitting around, with the Spigen Slim case installed. It was charging around my usual 280mA. The battery was around 98F.
Then I removed the case, and the phone's back. Turned the window air conditioner on high, and held the phone in front of the A/C's output, to cool it down.
As the battery temperature dropped (eventually reaching 57F), the charge current increased. At 86F, charge current was 600mA. At 74F, current was 1570mA. It stayed around 1500mA even as the temperature dropped further.
It appears that ~90F may be the temperature cutoff for dropping to 280mA, since the current changed as it passed that temperature. I don't know when exactly it lets the phone increase to roughly 1500mA.
Then I put the cover & case back on, and turned off the A/C. As the battery temperature increased again, the current dropped off again.
I wish the History tab of Battery Monitor Widget was working better for me. It sometimes doesn't record. I don't have a good chart that shows current, battery %, and temperature all together.
See attached screenshots. In the graph views, the test started with the solid-green line that indicates AC charging. Starting with no cooling, about halfway across the graph, then I turned on the A/C when you see the current spike up, and the battery temperature drop.
So if the phone stays cooler, it will charge faster. Alternately, if the software perhaps allowed a higher battery temperature before reducing the charge current, it would also charge faster.
I do have a Quick Charge 2.0 charger on order, I will try to do this again with the QC charger. People have been reporting ~20% faster charging with QC. Perhaps even-higher current is allowed if the battery stays cool?
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This is going to sound ridiculous, but I have to say it anyway.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (SGH-i777), and I have two charging cables. A U9, and a U2.
When I charge the phone overnight with the U9 cable, I get a 100% rating on the charge, but the battery dies VERY fast. I unplug the phone at 7am, and it's down to 70% by 10am with very little use.
When I charge the phone overnight with the U2 cable, I get a 100% rating on the charge as well, but then the battery dies very slowly, the way I prefer it. I can use the phone moderately all day, and still have a good 30-40% when I get home after 5pm.
Clearly, I use the U2 cable, as this achieves my goal. My question is, why does it work this way? Is there something wrong with the U9 cable? Does it charge the battery differently than the U2?
Check what kind of charging the phone recognize "USB" or "AC". If it is USB the charging is slower (450mA) when AC is faster (650mA).
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Check what kind of charging the phone recognize "USB" or "AC". If it is USB the charging is slower (450mA) when AC is faster (650mA).
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I'm not quite sure what you mean. Is there a place in the menu of the phone to check for this?
I used to use the wall-outlet adapter with the U9 cable. Now I am using the same wall-outlet adapter with the U2 cable.
It`s hidden in Settings -> About Phone -> Status -> Battery Status (AC/USB)
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I'm not quite sure what you mean. Is there a place in the menu of the phone to check for this?
I used to use the wall-outlet adapter with the U9 cable. Now I am using the same wall-outlet adapter with the U2 cable.
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When you connect the usb cable the phone says that is connected like a media device and a usb symbol appear in status bar and notification area, it means that are charging at 450 mAh (like usb connected to PC), but if only see a charging battery indicator then is charging at 650 mAh (like Power AC Adapter).
But I really dont know if the charge duration is affected, maybe is overcharging your battery. Try this, charge until 100% with both, but disconnect it when the phone says that charge is complete and try. Maybe with the time the battery is overcharged and has more battery with one of the cables.
At a molecular level, the slower charging is more thorough and actually deposits more charge (energy) into the battery, which is why a slow charge rate results in a better performing cell or battery. Remember, batteries (or cells; a battery is just a collection of cells) change energy from chemical to electrical when providing power, and accept energy when being charged by converting electrical energy to chemical energy. That chemical change doesn't happen instantaneously, and is why a slow charge can actually raise a cell or battery's energy level higher.
Generally, the charger measures the charge state of the battery by the voltage of the cell or battery, and charging slowly allows the charge to more thoroughly dissipate through the cell. Rapidly charging, on the other hand, builds potential (voltage) quickly, but the quick charging doesn't allow the chemical change to occur thoroughly throughout the cells, and misleadingly indicates a higher voltage (charge state) than has actually occurred.
Think of the game of Tetris: When the blocks (incoming electrons) are falling slowly, it's easy to pack them tightly and fit more into the play area (battery). When they're coming in quickly, eventually you become unable to fit them all tightly without leaving voids, and the height of the stack (perceived charge level, or voltage) reaches the threshold without being fully packed (charged).
I hope this helps, four years after the question --Mike Jernigan, Greensboro
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At a molecular level, the slower charging is more thorough and actually deposits more charge (energy) into the battery, which is why a slow charge rate results in a better performing cell or battery. Remember, batteries (or cells; a battery is just a collection of cells) change energy from chemical to electrical when providing power, and accept energy when being charged by converting electrical energy to chemical energy. That chemical change doesn't happen instantaneously, and is why a slow charge can actually raise a cell or battery's energy level higher.
Generally, the charger measures the charge state of the battery by the voltage of the cell or battery, and charging slowly allows the charge to more thoroughly dissipate through the cell. Rapidly charging, on the other hand, builds potential (voltage) quickly, but the quick charging doesn't allow the chemical change to occur thoroughly throughout the cells, and misleadingly indicates a higher voltage (charge state) than has actually occurred.
Think of the game of Tetris: When the blocks (incoming electrons) are falling slowly, it's easy to pack them tightly and fit more into the play area (battery). When they're coming in quickly, eventually you become unable to fit them all tightly without leaving voids, and the height of the stack (perceived charge level, or voltage) reaches the threshold without being fully packed (charged).
I hope this helps, four years after the question --Mike Jernigan, Greensboro
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4 year? You waited 4 year ???
So I got this phone 2 days ago and I love it except for the battery.Anyways,the battery temp while charging is 34c is this normal?(37c while writing this in chrome)And I noticed that battery drains pretty quickly while gaming(like clash of clans)and hot from the back-top.So is this normal?n
Yes, this is normal. Having the screen on while charging will make it even warmer. Be aware that the phone charges more slowly when the battery rises above roughly 90F/32C, so keeping the phone cool will help with charging speed. Mine will drop from the max of 1600mA with the stock charger, to about 300mA, as the temperature reaches the low-90's F.
Thanks for the reply!
Yeah I noticed that.When ive put the phone in an air conditioned room,battery tempreture decrased to 31.5c and the voltage increased to 4300 mV.But I did a research and found that li ion max voltage is 4.2v anything up is dangerous unless the battery got some sort of overvoltage protection.So should I be worried?
No. Mine charges to 4.4V. I'm comfortable that this is a safe value for the battery.
If LG had it dangerously overcharging every single battery, that would be incredibly irresponsible. I'm sure they picked a safe voltage.
Guys - what app/s are you using to measure. I use Ampere but is there any better?
Thanks.
Just go to the hidden menu by dialing *#*#4636#*#*
That doesn't show the charging Ma?
When I go to sleep at night, I usually leave my phone plugged in until I wake up. I need my phone to have a full battery when I awake, and this is the only option that I know of. I was wondering if there is a way to force the phone to charge a little more slowly so that it isn't sitting plugged in on the charger with a full battery for a few hours until I wake up, as I understand this can damage your battery and reduce longevity. Anyone have any suggestions?
Maybe you could use a low amperage charger?
With original charger (1.2A if I'm not wrong), it took nearly 6h for my phone to fully charge (while it was new and on factory software). Even the charger is declared as 1.2A, charging current never went over 700mA so you can safely leave it on charger, with no worries... Devices do have a overcharge protection, and simply will stop charging second battery sensor gives "Full" state (you can test that with Ampere - you'll get the charging current and see that even after 100% is reached, battery continues to charge for a while, until "Full" state is set by the sensor). Battery quality will deteriorate no matter what you do - they are made to survive some number of recharging cycles and that's it - mine suddenly started loosing capacity fast, after 2.5 years (or around 1000 cycles), out of blue, and you can just replace it. Same story with other phones I have/had: simply, after 2.5-3y their batteries start loosing capacity rapidly.
I would not recommend weaker charger (under 700mA) because our device has 250-400mA drain during idle, and if you want your phone to be full same moment you're awake, you may get a nasty surprise of "Charging" status Anything around 1A is more than enough.
Thanks so much! That answers my question.
Does fast charging as opposed to normal charging (FC turned off in device care) as our standard means of charging our devices affect battery lifespan in the long run?
All things being equal, I don't think that it does
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All things being equal, I don't think that it does
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Well, thanks. But it's the noticeable heat generated from fast charging that gives me some concerns whereas in normal charging, the heat isn't that much.
Well, no such differences with chargers I use but if there was I would be probably use normal charging
No. Charging doesn't harm your phone
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Its a known fact that high temperatures are bad for lithium ion batteries, fast charging generates more heat than std charging, if there are no adverse effects by fast charging, then it would not be an option, it would be the standard
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Its a known fact that high temperatures are bad for lithium ion batteries, fast charging generates more heat than std charging, if there are no adverse effects by fast charging, then it would not be an option, it would be the standard
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Fast charging is fine as long as you control the heat; brief 10-30% partial charges generate a modest temp increase. LIs are designed for fast charging.
If your ambient room temp is high simply wrap a damp rag around the phone while charging to cool it.
Monitor bat temp and keep it belong 95 F.
-Avoid full or near full charging-
60-70% is a good range; > 62% is ideal for longevity.
Avoid discharging below about 20%; low voltage isn't as efficiently converted and there's a knee in LI's power curve near that mark; battery % drops more rapidly from 20-6%.
Deep cycle recharges stress the LI much more than short 10 or 20% bursts.
LI's love frequent, short charge cycles in the 40-60% range.
Keep battery >100 F when using, charging or storing!
Avoid using the phone whilst charging; it screws up the charge cycle curve and greatly slows charging!
Same-same if battery temp exceeds 100 F!
25 w brick yields about 2%@ minute charge.
Hi. I have the Indian version of the device, which is Mi 11x 6|128GB variant. I noticed while charging, Accubattery shows battery temps of 45 46 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). I find that not normal for a new phone. I'm coming from a Poco F1 which had a SD845, so here are my doubts:
1. Does all flagship class SoCs heat up that much during charging? But my Poco F1 didn't.
2. Is there something wrong in my unit or is it faulty cooling implementation on the entire Redmi K40 lineup?
3. Can I expect this issue to become a little less in the future after some updates to alter SoC clock speed or something?
Thanks for reading.
Thats normal if you use the included 33W charger, the battery naturally heats up while charging, the fatest you charge the battery the more heat it produces. is always recommended to not heavily use the phone while in charge. just for the sake of doubt you can try use a 5W charger and see if it heats up while charging slowly, (it should be hot just a little).
What's the ambient temperature?
Is it fast charging? Which typically produces a,fair amount of waste heat.
If it's start temperature is 99F it will climb into the triple digits.
You want the battery to be above at least 72°F at charge start to prevent the possibility of Li plating.
While it may be normal for this phone, you are beating the battery. It's been reported that high temperatures during fast charging can promote Li plating.
Cool it once it reaches 99F, with a fan and/or a damp microfiber cloth.
On my Samsung it will stop charging if it goes above about 102F. Samsung tends to be conservative with their charging parameters.
Not a bad thing as it lengthens battery lifespan and reduces the chances of a thermal runaway event.
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Thats normal if you use the included 33W charger, the battery naturally heats up while charging, the fatest you charge the battery the more heat it produces. is always recommended to not heavily use the phone while in charge. just for the sake of doubt you can try use a 5W charger and see if it heats up while charging slowly, (it should be hot just a little).
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I'll try this with my Poco F1 charger and let you know what I find
Ambient here is
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What's the ambient temperature?
Is it fast charging? Which typically produces a,fair amount of waste heat.
If it's start temperature is 99F it will climb into the triple digits.
You want the battery to be above at least 72°F at charge start to prevent the possibility of Li plating.
While it may be normal for this phone, you are beating the battery. It's been reported that high temperatures during fast charging can promote Li plating.
Cool it once it reaches 99F, with a fan and/or a damp microfiber cloth.
On my Samsung it will stop charging if it goes above about 102F. Samsung tends to be conservative with their charging parameters.
Not a bad thing as it lengthens battery lifespan and reduces the chances of a thermal runaway event.
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Ambient here is 86 Fahrenheit and above. While charging the phone, I don't even use it. I just put it face down on the screen so that the heat dissipation is faster from the back surface. But still it reaches those temperatures and is making me doubt the QC process of Xiaomi in this case.
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Ambient here is
Ambient here is 86 Fahrenheit and above. While charging the phone, I don't even use it. I just put it face down on the screen so that the heat dissipation is faster from the back surface. But still it reaches those temperatures and is making me doubt the QC process of Xiaomi in this case.
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It may dissipates more heat through the display.
Never use a phone while charging as it skews the charge cycle parameters.
Simply cool as I described or don't use fast charging.
You can also use partial charge cycles like 40-60%. That's also part of the range the battery pulls high current and heats up.
If I see my battery temp climb above 100F I will stop the charge and hit it up a little latter.
For my Samsung the optimum battery temp range for fast charging is 85-100F. Outside of that range fast charging may not always engage or stay engaged. However in that ambient temperature range I need to some form of cooling when fast charging if I want to maintain a temperature under 100F.
Always keep an eye open for case swelling which indicates a battery failure. Replace it immediately if that happens.
It becomes more likely as the battery ages or if exposed to temperature/current extremes. I just replaced a failed battery at the 1.5 year mark on my Note 10+.
Fun, isn't it
I just checked the charging with my Poco F1 charger which is 18W. The portion just below the camera module heats up the most. And the temperature between charging with the 33W charger and 18W poco charger are same. At least that's what Accubattery says. I'm replacing this device for sure, let's see how the replacement device works out.
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I just checked the charging with my Poco F1 charger which is 18W. The portion just below the camera module heats up the most. And the temperature between charging with the 33W charger and 18W poco charger are same. At least that's what Accubattery says. I'm replacing this device for sure, let's see how the replacement device works out.
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If the temperature is the same than it's not fast charging. Fast charging generates much more heat however even while it's enable the charge rates vary due to temperature, charge state and battery condition.
For instance between 80-100% the charge rates will be about the same. This may start as low as at 70% or even lower if the charging parameters aren't optimum.
The easiest way to tell is with an app like Accubattery. Put it on the charge page then use the power button to turn off the screen. Start charging. You have about a second if you turn the screen on to see the screen off charging milliamp figure. The charging log also tells what was happening but not when it happened in the charging cycle.
At maximum rate mine tops out at around 5200 ma using a 25 w brick. It varies between 1700- 5200 until it starts ramping down as the cell nears a full charge.
Nearing 90-100% it may be 800 ma or lower.
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If the temperature is the same than it's not fast charging. Fast charging generates much more heat however even while it's enable the charge rates vary due to temperature, charge state and battery condition.
For instance between 80-100% the charge rates will be about the same. This may start as low as at 70% or even lower if the charging parameters aren't optimum.
The easiest way to tell is with an app like Accubattery. Put it on the charge page then use the power button to turn off the screen. Start charging. You have about a second if you turn the screen on to see the screen off charging milliamp figure. The charging log also tells what was happening but not when it happened in the charging cycle.
At maximum rate mine tops out at around 5200 ma using a 25 w brick. It varies between 1700- 5200 until it starts ramping down as the cell nears a full charge.
Nearing 90-100% it may be 800 ma or lower.
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But 45 degrees Celsius is not normal for a new device dont you think? I mean if it was 65W charging I'd say maybe it can get a little toasty but for 33W I'm sceptical.
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But 45 degrees Celsius is not normal for a new device dont you think? I mean if it was 65W charging I'd say maybe it can get a little toasty but for 33W I'm sceptical.
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If that's the battery temp, it's high. The CPU can easily run beyond that though.
If the whole phone feels hot you got issues.
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If that's the battery temp, it's high. The CPU can easily run beyond that though.
If the whole phone feels hot you got issues.
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It's generally the back portion of the phone specially the part below the camera module. I'm getting the device replaced tomorrow. Let's see what happens