I purchased an Anker 7800mah battery, and I'm curious to know if the phone will recognize the larger battery, for example, if I switch to ultra power saving mode, will the days it'll last vastly increase? Or go by battery % left?
Also, for those with extended batteries, how long does charging the phone take now?
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bubblebuddyi said:
I purchased an Anker 7800mah battery, and I'm curious to know if the phone will recognize the larger battery, for example, if I switch to ultra power saving mode, will the days it'll last vastly increase? Or go by battery % left?
Also, for those with extended batteries, how long does charging the phone take now?
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I had an extended battery with my S3, and the percentages scale as you'd expect with the larger battery. I'm sure ultra power saving would also scale, assuming that the "days left" calculator is determined by the phone's percentage.
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To get the best battery life, when should I charge my phone? When the phone almost runs out of juice, or whenever I can (below 80%) ? Please help!
Deep discharges are bad, but so is spending lots of time at maximum charge.
I'd consider charging around when you hit 80% if it's convenient, but if you're expecting to be on battery for a while soon, top off whenever you want.
Discharging to 5-15% is bad for your battery longterm.
So to get the best battery, I should charge when it is $80 right?
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kvl19 said:
So to get the best battery, I should charge when it is $80 right?
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There's no hard fast rule about 'exactly' when you should recharge it. Simply try and keep the phone from running < 20% a lot and never keep it always charged at 100%. If you get in the habit of charging in the 30-80% range, that would be best.
Basically throw out the old mentality of always using it as much as possible before recharging as lithium batteries simply don't work like the old nicad batteries from years past.
This phone uses a Li-Ion battery, and these batteries do NOT have any kind of "memory." Charge it whenever you want to. However, it's not really good to always keep it "topped off." (Deep discharges are also not good.)
If you are going to store the battery, drop it to 75%-50% charged first.
There are some things to consider, however:
If the phone's power circuit bypasses the battery when the battery is fully charge (instead of constantly pulling power from the battery while the battery is recharging), then leaving the phone plugged in is better than constant charge/discharge cycles. Based on the fact that this phone will work properly with NO battery attached when plugged in, this is probably a true statement (but I can't know for sure.)
Second, the phone itself might like to see the battery charged/discharged once in a while to calibrate the battery monitoring circuitry. (You never calibrate a li-ion battery - only the circuitry that monitors the battery.)
Here's a link with some interesting information:
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
Take care
Gary
Got it. Thanks for all your information
A small note to add why you shouldn't 'keep' it above 80% (constant top offs and being left on the charger). In general when above 80% it's been found that lithium ion batteries have a 'higher state of activity'.
What that does to the battery is what it sounds like. Higher state of activity means higher wear and overall shorter lifespan.
That wear is easily seen in laptops. Many people have the habit of leaving them always plugged in while using and through the night, so they're always 'ready to go'. People who consistently do this to their laptops usually find after 1 year the battery life is noticeably shorter, 1 1/2 years 50% or so of 'new' capacity, and after 2 years looking at replacing the battery.
And I usually find a cheap deal on eBay for them, plus $50-75 for me. At least phone batteries are a bit cheaper.
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I am not familiar with batteries for our phones, I used to have an HTC Inspire and I purchased a Anker External Charger with 2 batteries. like shown here. I would like to purchase another OEM battery for my SGS: II, can I use just the external charger that came with the Inspire Anker Batteries for my SGS II batteries? That way I can always have a full battery instead of worrying about my phone dying. Not sure if it's possible or even recommended and figure I'd ask.
I'm not sure about what's recommended but I'm currently using an external charger identical to the one pictured in your link to charge my 3500 mah extended batteries. It says anker battery expert on it and everything. I can also confirm that it works on the stock battery although I only used it once on the stock battery before discharging it to 40% and sticking it in the fridge.
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I'm not sure about what's recommended but I'm currently using an external charger identical to the one pictured in your link to charge my 3500 mah extended batteries. It says anker battery expert on it and everything. I can also confirm that it works on the stock battery although I only used it once on the stock battery before discharging it to 40% and sticking it in the fridge.
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why the fridge?
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why the fridge?
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For Li-ion batteries, a 40% charge is around the best capacity at which to store them for longer periods of time. By the nature of the battery technology, this type of battery also able to hold less of a charge over time...whether you use them or not, it's capacity will decrease. Keeping them cold (close to 0°C/32°F) and charged to about 40% will keep the battery from losing much of its full charging capacity--important for when you decide to use it later.
Which of these two ways is better?
1. Use your phone to 20%~10% of battery and charge it till fully charged.
2.Frequently use and frequently charge(charge from 60% and unplugged at about 80%, then use to 50%~60% and charge again)
Which is better for the battery's life of phones and tablets,1 or 2?
Here's how
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
I discharge untill ~35%, then recharge. But you have more advices there.
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I prefer charging my Phone frequently! Whenever I can, I connect the charger and then use so that when I am not able to charge or when I am out, I have full/more battery!
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i prefer charging from 20% to 100% without any breaks............frequent plugging unplugging will ruin the connectors as well as battery...........
NaylinnMaung said:
Which of these two ways is better?
1. Use your phone to 20%~10% of battery and charge it till fully charged.
2.Frequently use and frequently charge(charge from 60% and unplugged at about 80%, then use to 50%~60% and charge again)
Which is better for the battery's life of phones and tablets,1 or 2?
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The batteries in our phones (and most newer electronics) are Lithium-Ion (and in some newer phones Lithium-Polymer). these batteries have no 'memory'. in fact discharging them all the way is very bad for them, and can actually cause the battery to rupture if its done too extreme (you would have to short the terminals for this to happen)
The reality of this is that the less you let your battery discharge, the longer it will last. Every time you let it drain all the way (or almost all the way) you are harming it and reducing its lifetime.
The best way to take care of your phone's battery is to try to keep it between 50% and 80% full. Even keeping the battery fully charged for very long periods of time can be just as bad as discharging it fully.
Further Reading - HERE
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The "cycles" which supposedly prolong our battery life are not true. This used to be the case, but like TopDroid said, with lithium batteries they do nothing.
Its like how on older versions of Android, task killers were useful, but newer versions don't need them and is actually bad. With batteries, the technology has progressed from that time.
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NaylinnMaung said:
Which of these two ways is better?
1. Use your phone to 20%~10% of battery and charge it till fully charged.
2.Frequently use and frequently charge(charge from 60% and unplugged at about 80%, then use to 50%~60% and charge again)
Which is better for the battery's life of phones and tablets,1 or 2?
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I prefer 5%-15% because it gives more accurate battery stats + if you use go power master it would say "Healthy Charging"
or Method 1 as well
Hello guys
Do you know what is the máximum charge for the bh6x and the bh5x
I wonder if for the bh6x is 4200mV, i'm having a several battery drain and i want to make sure that the battery is in good shape
bh5x is the one that came with my phone and i'm not sure of it's maximum capacity too.
I recently replaced my battery with the same one that came with the phone. Found a relatively cheap OEM on eBay, and I charge it every day (sometimes twice on days with really heavy usage).
IDK the maximum charges, but you can kinda tell when a battery isn't as strong as it once was when it came with the phone.
Then again this is EXACTLY why I want removable batteries on my cell phones and absolutely HATE integrated battery cell phones... (IDC how "cool" the phone looks)
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I have both of those and the maximum charge i get on the bh6x is 4200 and the bh5x is 4174
Hope that helps
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Hello guys
Do you know what is the máximum charge for the bh6x and the bh5x
I wonder if for the bh6x is 4200mV, i'm having a several battery drain and i want to make sure that the battery is in good shape
bh5x is the one that came with my phone and i'm not sure of it's maximum capacity too.
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Thanks. i found out that both charges uo to 4200 but everything depends on the power per hour they can deliver
Thankyou
Im looking for an app or a way to see how much output my chargers actually have since I dont believe some of them
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Well I use Battery Monitor Widget and it has a logging feature that saves a basic text file to your SD Card and it polls the battery every 1 minute (customizable down to I think every 5 seconds) where you can read the battery mA draw or charge.
When I would be on the AC Charger, the log showed an average peak of about 1.8A charging the phone. I believe the reason it doesn't show 2A ever is because some of the current is going negatively against the battery to power the device, thus reducing the actual gained mA.
Give it a shot. Maybe there's better options out there though.
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Well I use Battery Monitor Widget and it has a logging feature that saves a basic text file to your SD Card and it polls the battery every 1 minute (customizable down to I think every 5 seconds) where you can read the battery mA draw or charge.
When I would be on the AC Charger, the log showed an average peak of about 1.8A charging the phone. I believe the reason it doesn't show 2A ever is because some of the current is going negatively against the battery to power the device, thus reducing the actual gained mA.
Give it a shot. Maybe there's better options out there though.
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Thanks that sounds good
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I use a program called Elixir2. Its got a widget that you can set with mini buttons and all kinds of info. Its got options like battery voltage and battery current. The current will show the charge/discharge rate. Kinda helpful. That was how i figured out one of my car chargers was shot. With my thunderbolt, it was charging the battery less than my phone was pulling.... it slowed the battery drain, but didnt charge anything.
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