Why o why do samsung phones take so freaking long to charge? What good is slightly better battery life if the phone take so much longer to charge?
Yes I know S3 has 2100mah battery but it really shouldnt be taking over 2 hours to charge as phones like the xperia S and iphone 5 charge way faster per mah. Samsung has done a better job with charging speed than the S2 but still its behind.
I dont know why reviews never mention it? Its obvious cost cutting from samsung and trust me I am a big samsung fan but this is really disappointing and surprising that nobody complains about it.
I know atleast on my nexus S that it has nothing to do with the charger, the phone just wont charge faster no matter what charger I use.
Gambler_3 said:
Why o why do samsung phones take so freaking long to charge? What good is slightly better battery life if the phone take so much longer to charge?
Yes I know S3 has 2100mah battery but it really shouldnt be taking over 2 hours to charge as phones like the xperia S and iphone 5 charge way faster per mah. Samsung has done a better job with charging speed than the S2 but still its behind.
I dont know why reviews never mention it? Its obvious cost cutting from samsung and trust me I am a big samsung fan but this is really disappointing and surprising that nobody complains about it.
I know atleast on my nexus S that it has nothing to do with the charger, the phone just wont charge faster no matter what charger I use.
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Well first of all, most people charge overnight so its a non issue really. I dont get your issue with it. Maybe its not reported because no one cares about an extra half hour or so...
Secondly, if it charges faster, battery life will be decreased....also my iphone took longer to charge than my S3 does
Where's the obvious cost-cutting? Seriously, if people took the time to actually understand the technology they use, we wouldn't have these trivial misunderstandings.
Lot of people like i do charge the phone during sleep time, btw my phone charge very fast when i put on charger in daytime
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Well first of all, most people charge overnight so its a non issue really. I dont get your issue with it. Maybe its not reported because no one cares about an extra half hour or so...
Secondly, if it charges faster, battery life will be decreased....also my iphone took longer to charge than my S3 does
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Ya right as if no one ever runs out of battery before the night. And I like to have the phone by my pillow when I sleep.
And you must not be using a proper charger for iphone I assume?
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Ya right as if no one ever runs out of battery before the night. And I like to have the phone by my pillow when I sleep.
And you must not be using a proper charger for iphone I assume?
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My s2 has always charged faster than my old iphone 3gs, and is probably on a par with the iphone5.
The s3 seems to charge pretty fast. Stop plugging it in to your pc, it won't charge as fast on there
Having it by your pillow doesn't preclude charging it though..
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Ya right as if no one ever runs out of battery before the night. And I like to have the phone by my pillow when I sleep.
And you must not be using a proper charger for iphone I assume?
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I was using the charger supplied with my iphone.
Since this post, its taken half an hour to charge my S3 by 40%...
This is elementary maths. Charging a 2.1 Amp-hour battery at 1amp will take ~2.1 hours if there is no concurrent draw . I wish we could break the laws of physics and I bet Samsung wish they could too but since we can't I wouldn't let it bother me if I were you.
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My s2 has always charged faster than my old iphone 3gs, and is probably on a par with the iphone5.
The s3 seems to charge pretty fast. Stop plugging it in to your pc, it won't charge as fast on there
Having it by your pillow doesn't preclude charging it though..
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I dunno about the 3GS but the iphone 4 charges in under an hour.
And how come S2 has charged so fast? Using tweaked kernels? Well you see thats a different thing and not something every user wants to do.
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I was using the charger supplied with my iphone.
Since this post, its taken half an hour to charge my S3 by 40%...
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So your S3 takes less than 1.5 hours to fully charge? I searched this and alot of users are reporting way more times and thats talking about the AC charger not computer charging which I know is slower.
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This is elementary maths. Charging a 2.1 Amp-hour battery at 1amp will take ~2.1 hours if there is no concurrent draw . I wish we could break the laws of physics and I bet Samsung wish they could too but since we can't I wouldn't let it bother me if I were you.
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I dunno what you are talking about. An xperia arc S with 0.7 amp charger takes only 40-50 minutes to charge a 1500 mah battery. It sure doesnt fit your criteria.
I don't see it as a problem myself.
If you find it troubling, why dont you try to set charge current higher?
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This is elementary maths. Charging a 2.1 Amp-hour battery at 1amp will take ~2.1 hours if there is no concurrent draw . I wish we could break the laws of physics and I bet Samsung wish they could too but since we can't I wouldn't let it bother me if I were you.
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Sad but true - with the exploding popularity of the S3 the forum seems to be invaded by script-kiddies without any clue
And another thing - if you recharge from an USB from a computer you will only get 500 mAh at most - so it will take 4 hours - but your S3 will NOT overheat and the battery will probably survive for twice more full recharges!
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Some explanations for the script-kiddies and mactards without a clue (which if you look below you will see that is most likely trolling around):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus#Power
Also certain kernels - for instance Siyah - lets you tweak the recharging parameters - but that will not change the fact that standard computers will immediately disconnect your S3 when it draws more than 500 mAh, or that recharging at 1000 mAh will heat the battery / device and VASTLY accelerate battery aging.
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I dunno what you are talking about. An xperia arc S with 0.7 amp charger takes only 40-50 minutes to charge a 1500 mah battery. It sure doesnt fit your criteria.
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mah = milliamphour (1000th of an Amphour)
An Amphour is 1amp for an hour so a 1 amphour battery will last 1 hour if you draw 1 amp. That is what Amphour means. When charging, the current drops off when nearly complete which is why I used the ~ as a symbol for "approximately".
It is simply impossible to charge a 1.5 Amphour batter in 40 minutes at 0.7 amps unless the battery is knackered and not fully charging.
I have no interest in arguing with you but physics is physics and the same rules apply to all manufacturers.
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if you recharge from an USB from a computer you will only get 500 mAh at most
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Again I dont see evidence for this. iphone has a battery capacity of 1420 mah so that means it should take around 3 hours to charge through USB when it infact charges in just over an hour even through USB.
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mah = milliamphour (1000th of an Amphour)
An Amphour is 1amp for an hour so a 1 amphour battery will last 1 hour if you draw 1 amp. That is what Amphour means. When charging, the current drops off when nearly complete which is why I used the ~ as a symbol for "approximately".
It is simply impossible to charge a 1.5 Amphour batter in 40 minutes at 0.7 amps unless the battery is knackered and not fully charging.
I have no interest in arguing with you but physics is physics and the same rules apply to all manufacturers.
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Hmm letme recheck the xperia charger. You seem very knowledgeable and I have had questions about charging times for the longest of times and I really want to clear them. Will get back to you.
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Again I dont see evidence for this. iphone has a battery capacity of 1420 mah so that means it should take around 3 hours to charge through USB when it infact charges in just over an hour even through USB.
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I believe some computer USBs can provide 1amp now.
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I believe some computer USBs can provide 1amp now.
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I am talking about normal computers but just the latest ones. Dont know what apple does but every single android phone takes considerably longer to charge through USB.
Lol my S3 charges really fast compared to my s1&s2
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Hi guys
I'm an iphone 3gs owner at the mo but my contract is up in a week and after doing A LOT of research over the past 3 weeks, i was pretty much decided that the GS2 was gonna be my next phone.
Then i foolishly visited the xda forums! lol (in fairness, it probably still will be my next phone).
But seriously though, setting aside the various issues some people are clearly having (reboots, battery drain, etc) what shocked me the most was hearing about the low-powered charging mechanism (apologies if i've gotten this slightly wrong).
I've heard that it only charges at ~650mah, but that the phone can easily surpass this under load (~850mah?), meaning that you could be charging the phone at the same time as using it, only to find the battery going DOWN. Can someone confirm if this is true? If it is, then i'm gobsmacked that Samsung could make such a c0ck-up. Imagine if you're using the GPS (a real battery hog) while driving (and plugged-in to the ciggy lighter) only to find that the battery dies before you get to your destination! lol. I've heard about the heat this puppy produces, i wonder did they limit the juice to stop it from burning a hole through the floor
Even though i'm bored to t1ts with my iphone (and i hate apple), what i love about it is that when i don't actually use the phone for extended periods of the day (which is quite often, due to work) it still retains it's charge really well (i get insanely good battery life). I would be really annoyed if i found the GS2 battery dropping any more than, say, 30% over the course of a busy working day (say 9am to 7pm) with virtually no use.
So, to finally get to my point! My iphone charges REALLY fast. I'm worried that it will take a stupidly long time to fully charge the GS2. Can some kind person please do an experiment for me, and see how long it takes theirs to fully charge (from fully dead to 100%) with the screen off and the phone not doing anything major in the background?
Also, it would be good to know how this compares to the GS2's competitors.
Sorry for the long post guys!
my phone is at 33% at 8:08
Will let you know how I get on. I have it on charge now
I think mine takes around 3 hours from empty using samsungs supplied charger but I will try to do a test for a more accurate time. How does this compare to the iphone?
Yep mine takes about 3 hours as well from empty to about 90% using the wall charger, then it goes on trickle charge the rest of the way. This is on standby as well.
Yepp takpes about 3 hours to get fully charged. however, i've been using the phone as a wifi hotspot all the time and yes, it increases charging time but it doesn't really matter when it takes so long anyways
winwiz said:
my phone is at 33% at 8:08
Will let you know how I get on. I have it on charge now
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65% at 9am
It takes almost 3.5-4 hours to charge it with stock charger from empty to full.
It takes a bit more than 5 hours to charge from empty full using USB charging in my laptop.
Found out the hard way:
Charging with original EU charger AND heavy use (downloading, Wifi tethering, map ops etc.) MADE it drain faster than charging.
Two nights before left it during night with orig. charger and made it in 8 hrs only to 84% while on.
With Hama 0,8 amps charger full in 2hrs from empty and stays full even with heavy work.
NO heat issue though !
Methinks the charger is crap
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doesn't really matter which charger. got the nokia 1,2A charger and it takes nearly 3 hours as well to fully charge the battery.
I use my ipad charger with it and its definitely more like 2 hours not 3
My car usb adapter is 1amp and has no problem keeping it fully charged while using sygic satnav
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troed said:
Found out the hard way:
Charging with original EU charger AND heavy use (downloading, Wifi tethering, map ops etc.) MADE it drain faster than charging.
Two nights before left it during night with orig. charger and made it in 8 hrs only to 84% while on.
With Hama 0,8 amps charger full in 2hrs from empty and stays full even with heavy work.
NO heat issue though !
Methinks the charger is crap
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Is this an ebay job to get one of these?
Any idea what the max amps the phone can take? I've been looking around, seen chargers up to 2 amps, but don't want to ruin the phone...
Edit: Sorry, posted too soon. Just saw this thread, and the battery has is rated at 1000mA, so ya, don't use a 2 amp charger
Murfle said:
Any idea what the max amps the phone can take? I've been looking around, seen chargers up to 2 amps, but don't want to ruin the phone...
Edit: Sorry, posted too soon. Just saw this thread, and the battery has is rated at 1000mA, so ya, don't use a 2 amp charger
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if you look thru the battery driver source code, samsung capped the charging at 650 mA it seems. not sure why, other android phones use the full 1 amp.
so samsung either saw a heat problem and lowered it, or that's just the way they do their phones charging. who knows.
RogerPodacter said:
if you look thru the battery driver source code, samsung capped the charging at 650 mA it seems. not sure why, other android phones use the full 1 amp.
so samsung either saw a heat problem and lowered it, or that's just the way they do their phones charging. who knows.
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Wow, ok. As someone who uses 3G a lot when our internet connection goes down (all too often), I hope the charge will end up keeping up with the battery drain. Otherwise I'll be tempted to change that source and probably end up frying my phone (if it ever gets in stock :|)
Thanks for the info
Hello,
my Galaxy S II is charging extremely slowly. It takes about 2-3 hours to fully charge.
I underclocked it when its charging with setcpu but it still needs so much time.
My Iphone 3gs charged much faster...
Is there any other option to increase the charging speed?
Search would have saved this post .
SGS2 standard charge time 3 hours .
jje
Don't screw with it. Li-ion battery needs a certain charging algorithm and too much current can blow it up.
jannism said:
Hello,
my Galaxy S II is charging extremely slowly. It takes about 2-3 hours to fully charge.
I underclocked it when its charging with setcpu but it still needs so much time.
My Iphone 3gs charged much faster...
Is there any other option to increase the charging speed?
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I think this is normal for our devices, sir. Mine takes that long too and it would take longer (more than 5 hours, I think) if only via my PC's USB port. But don't worry about it. The longer it takes for you to recharge your phone means the lower the power that goes into your battery. With that, the longer your battery will last.
I don't recall the exact specs of the S2's charger. I think it outputs 1amp (or lower). If I want to quickly charge my phone, I plug it into my HP TouchPad's charger which outputs 2amps. I may be shortening my battery's lifespan, but I'm not too concerned. I have an additional spare battery and I'll probably end up replacing the phone in another few months anyway.
ohyeahar said:
I don't recall the exact specs of the S2's charger. I think it outputs 1amp (or lower). If I want to quickly charge my phone, I plug it into my HP TouchPad's charger which outputs 2amps. I may be shortening my battery's lifespan, but I'm not too concerned. I have an additional spare battery and I'll probably end up replacing the phone in another few months anyway.
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What s/he said. ^ Stock battery is around 1600mah. A charge current of 1.6Amps is the most I would go for personally. This should complete the job in around 1hr from completely flat.
jannism said:
Hello,
my Galaxy S II is charging extremely slowly. It takes about 2-3 hours to fully charge.
I underclocked it when its charging with setcpu but it still needs so much time.
My Iphone 3gs charged much faster...
Is there any other option to increase the charging speed?
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Yes:Switch the phone off. Or if you need it on for calls, then switch off the wifi etc.
Better to keep it charging via USB when you are using your pc/laptop if not using it.
Best of all buy an extended battery, then you have no worries...
ohyeahar said:
I don't recall the exact specs of the S2's charger. I think it outputs 1amp (or lower). If I want to quickly charge my phone, I plug it into my HP TouchPad's charger which outputs 2amps. I may be shortening my battery's lifespan, but I'm not too concerned. I have an additional spare battery and I'll probably end up replacing the phone in another few months anyway.
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Doing this achieves nothing. Your phone does not draw more than 650mA.
oinkylicious said:
Doing this achieves nothing. Your phone does not draw more than 650mA.
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I stand corrected. Indeed the phone never draws the full 2amps.
oinkylicious said:
Doing this achieves nothing. Your phone does not draw more than 650mA.
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so changing the charging current in the voltage control app does nothing anyway?
kyle51 said:
so changing the charging current in the voltage control app does nothing anyway?
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Correct, purely placebo. Though it would allow you to change USB/MISC charging to 650mA.
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Perform shallow discharges.
Instead of discharging to 0% all the time, lithium-ion batteries do best when you discharge them for a little bit, then charge them for a little bit. The table below, from Battery University, shows that discharges to 50% are better for your battery's long-term life than, say, small discharges to 90% or large discharges to 0% (since the 50% discharges provide the best number of cycles-to-usage ratio).
Don't leave it fully charged.
Similarly, lithium-ion batteries don't need to be charged all the way to 100%. In fact, they'd prefer not to be—so the 40%-80% rule you heard is a good guideline. If you do charge it to 100%, don't leave it plugged in. This is something most of us do, but it's another thing that will degrade your battery's health.
Fully discharge it once a month.
This may seem contradictory, but hear us out. While lithium-ion batteries shouldn't be discharged regularly, most modern batteries are what's known as "smart batteries". This feature can get miscalibrated after a lot of shallow discharges. So, manufacturers recommend fully discharging your battery once a month to make sure this stays accurate.
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Is this true?
you can be as neurotic as you like over this, but it really d doesn't make a lot of difference, just enjoy your phone.
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The only big no no is to constantly discharge to below 5% and recharge . That according to the experts leads to a much shorter battery life .
Yes leaving on charge is a waste .
Wiping Battery stats does not improve battery life .
But all this is an old story posted time and again and bring nothing new .
jje
JJEgan said:
Yes leaving on charge is a waste
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It may be a waste but is it detrimental to the battery? I always plug my phone in when I go to bed and take it off the charger when I get up in the morning.
Chromag9 said:
It may be a waste but is it detrimental to the battery? I always plug my phone in when I go to bed and take it off the charger when I get up in the morning.
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there is a built in feature that stops charging once battery level reaches 100%. so there will be no harm to your battery. I have doing the same since gs1
My old Nokia 3510 needed a battery replacement after 4-5 years since it only held 3 days worth of charge instead of the usual 7-8.
I constantly let it discharge from 100% (overnight charging) to empty, the replacement battery cost me 5 bucks.
My Galaxy S1's battery has, after 2 years, no observable loss in capacity with overnight charging to 100% and dropping to 10-15% over 1-2 days.
A replacement battery would cost roughly 15 bucks.
I could go on the same about my Laptop, Netbook, Tablet and other devices with rechargeable Li-Ion batteries.
The point is; don't try to forcefully extend your battery life, enjoy your phone. Most people replace the phone every 1-2 years and the batteries are designed to live that long with high usage and deep-discharging. If yours should not or you plan to keep the phone longer, a replacement battery is cheap.
there is a built in feature that stops charging once battery level reaches 100%.
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All Lithium batteries have it (and need it) since there is a risk of damage, fire or even explosion when it is overcharged. That's why not the phone but the battery itself has the corresponding controller. Since the controller cannot measure the exact capacity of the battery (only an estimate), it is recomended to deep-discharge and fully charge (charge-cycle) the battery once in a while to reset the controller's counter.
Battery replacement is cheap and easy as abc. That's the benefit of having removable battery. Just enjoy your phone.
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So why do Sammy stop charging at 99%
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So why do Sammy stop charging at 99%
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Why don't you just read the thread and you will see the explanation?!
i have always been charging my samsung galaxy note and sIII overnight ever since i got them , i stil have great battery life !
akboiboi said:
i have always been charging my samsung galaxy note and sIII overnight ever since i got them , i stil have great battery life !
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Same here. No broblem.
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Still no one answered my question... :silly:
Is the small 40%-80% charges better for the long-term battery life?
I just got my cradle and it took 4 hours for my battery to charge. Is that how long it's supposed to take?
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I just got my cradle and it took 4 hours for my battery to charge. Is that how long it's supposed to take?
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Its meant to discharge fully and then charge your battery.
stlouie65 said:
Its meant to discharge fully and then charge your battery.
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I don't understand. The battery was fully discharged in my phone then I put it in the cradle. 4 hours later the light turned green.
I've noticed it's pretty slow. I don't know if it's 4 hours, but it's definitely at least 3
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I don't understand. The battery was fully discharged in my phone then I put it in the cradle. 4 hours later the light turned green.
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Your phone will never truly fully discharge the battery (safety measure) it has to save enough to shut down properly. So that is part of it... I don't know if the cradle is set up to fast charge either... I doubt it, considering the phone should last longer than four hours any way. I'm happy to have a FREE extra battery, and cradle... It charges the battery, that's all I'm really looking for... I you are unhappy with it, I suppose you could send it back...
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I'll try to remember to check mine next time. I don't think it takes that long though!
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stlouie65 said:
Its meant to discharge fully and then charge your battery.
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No such thing is happening. Please do not spread misinformation.
It charges slower than the phone because it does not have Quick Charge, it's a very simple charger. Label says it puts out 1.6A at 4.4V, which means the battery probably charges at about 1A on average. Charging is never 100% efficient and charging does not progress in a linear fashion, it slows down past 80% to near-trickle, otherwise the battery would overheat.
Chargers don't discharge batteries to charge them. This isn't 1990 and our battery isn't NiCad.
I just don't know why they're calling it a cradle. You're not resting your device on it. Those are cradles, this is a battery charger.
THIS is a cradle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ue&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_2&smid=A1LWHYTZATVG8I
However, this thread is otherwise interesting, I've used my battery charger for a few cycles, meh, it charges my spare battery overnight.
I know this is an older thread, but what's the experience with this cradle? I just got a used V10 on Swappa with this cradle and it does seem like it's taking a while to charge. I have no problem with how long it's taking, but I need to know if it's defective so I can do something about it on Swappa.
tripey said:
I know this is an older thread, but what's the experience with this cradle? I just got a used V10 on Swappa with this cradle and it does seem like it's taking a while to charge. I have no problem with how long it's taking, but I need to know if it's defective so I can do something about it on Swappa.
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It doesn't have fast charging like the phone itself... It's fine.
Common sense isn't all that common
I really miss the option to turn off the fast charging (it is present on my Note 4, for example). I don't need the fast charging, because I charge the phone mostly at nights. And I'm almost sure, that the fast charging will degrade the battery more, than the regular charging.
The thing is, the Mate 10 isn't officially available in my country, so I will not be able to change the battery (don't really want to disassemble it myself).
What do you think, will it be preferable to use my Note 4 charger (Mate 10 should use it as a regular 5V/2A charger), or maybe the native Huawei charger may somehow be more friendly? Maybe, any recomendations?
Btw, did batteries get any better in the past 3-4 years? Can I expect the Mate 10's battery to degrade slower, than the Note 4's battery? (it degraded noticably in a year, even without a fast charging)
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I really miss the option to turn off the fast charging (it is present on my Note 4, for example). I don't need the fast charging, because I charge the phone mostly at nights. And I'm almost sure, that the fast charging will degrade the battery more, than the regular charging.
The thing is, the Mate 10 isn't officially available in my country, so I will not be able to change the battery (don't really want to disassemble it myself).
What do you think, will it be preferable to use my Note 4 charger (Mate 10 should use it as a regular 5V/2A charger), or maybe the native Huawei charger may somehow be more friendly? Maybe, any recomendations?
Btw, did batteries get any better in the past 3-4 years? Can I expect the Mate 10's battery to degrade slower, than the Note 4's battery? (it degraded noticably in a year, even without a fast charging)
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You can control battery degradation with accubattery on playstore. Very great app.
Better to charge to 80 % max in order to degrade battery slower.
App gives good advices et a lot of infos.
Moreover, yes, supercharger probably degrade battery a bit faster but I think it's negligible
sonydesouza said:
You can control battery degradation with accubattery on playstore. Very great app.
Better to charge to 80 % max in order to degrade battery slower.
App gives good advices et a lot of infos.
Moreover, yes, supercharger probably degrade battery a bit faster but I think it's negligible
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Thanks, but I don't see it a handy solution, to be honest. I charge the phone at night, so I can't stop the charging at 80%.
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Thanks, but I don't see it a handy solution, to be honest. I charge the phone at night, so I can't stop the charging at 80%.
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It's the point.
It's a mistake!
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It's the point.
It's a mistake!
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We're automatizing anything we can, and you're suggesting to wait for a notification everytime I charge, to pull of the charging cable. Wrong or not, but I'll stick with the "plug in and forget" option, cause its really easier to disassemble the phone once in a 1.5-2 years and change the battery, than to wait it charging to 80% every other day So, the questions about the charger selection and battery improvements in past 3-4 years remain open
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We're automatizing anything we can, and you're suggesting to wait for a notification everytime I charge, to pull of the charging cable. Wrong or not, but I'll stick with the "plug in and forget" option, cause its really easier to disassemble the phone once in a 1.5-2 years and change the battery, than to wait it charging to 80% every other day So, the questions about the charger selection and battery improvements in past 3-4 years remain open
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Ok as you want dude but honestly have a normal charger is useless..
Are there any studies that prove that fast charging can degrade the battery performance faster?
A shower and breakfast is all the time it takes to charge to 80%.
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Are there any studies that prove that fast charging can degrade the battery performance faster?
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Speaking as an electronics engineer (and not as an expert on batteries), I'd suggest that "slow and steady" will always be kinder to the battery, no matter how much technological work has gone into preventing the battery from destroying itself through fast charging.
Keep the SuperCharge charger that came with your 'phone handy in case you need an emergency top-up, but for overnight charges use an el-cheapo 1A USB charger. It'll be more than enough to bring you to 100% by the morning, and there'll be no chance of crystallising/drying-out the battery's electrolyte.
Cephalus said:
Speaking as an electronics engineer (and not as an expert on batteries), I'd suggest that "slow and steady" will always be kinder to the battery, no matter how much technological work has gone into preventing the battery from destroying itself through fast charging.
Keep the SuperCharge charger that came with your 'phone handy in case you need an emergency top-up, but for overnight charges use an el-cheapo 1A USB charger. It'll be more than enough to bring you to 100% by the morning, and there'll be no chance of crystallising/drying-out the battery's electrolyte.
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You're probably right but science proves now that the most important thing in order to maintain battery is to charge it to 80 % max.
Your point is to be kinder to the battery right?
Better way is to charge it less than fully.
But, anyway, you're want to be stubborn ?. So, buy a normal charger, charge phone fully the night and don't cry after if you're battery doesn't work well.
And to answer to your "question" better is to buy a huawei charger if you don't want for sure any problem...
its not a good maner to compare note 4 with mate 10
samsung usually uses low quality batteries in cell phones
but after s6 and note 5 it improved the quality
about huawei's batteries
the batteries are in high quality state
my brother has huawei honor 3c lte. he bought it around of 5 years ago. after years we couldnt realize a significant weakness.
so dont worry about mate 10 and its super charge
im sure that your device will be working in a good condition