Best way to charge battery

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Kinada new to this. But
It is ok to charge the Samsung stock gsm battery at any percentage or should I wait till it low to charge it??
Like if I'm at 30% at night and need full battery for the next day, should I drain it to 10% ish or just let it charge from 30%??
Would it shorten the length of the battery or harm/damage the battery in any way??

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Originally Posted by airkenada

Kinada new to this. But
It is ok to charge the Samsung stock gsm battery at any percentage or should I wait till it low to charge it??
Like if I'm at 30% at night and need full battery for the next day, should I drain it to 10% ish or just let it charge from 30%??
Would it shorten the length of the battery or harm/damage the battery in any way??

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doesnt matter with lithium.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus uses Li-Ion battery. So it doesn't matter if u charge it any way u like.
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Does leaving the phone plugged into the charger all night degrade the battery?

Originally Posted by creeve4

Does leaving the phone plugged into the charger all night degrade the battery?

yes it does.. overcharging the battery is not good. it may decrease its capacity. it is always recommended to unplug it when your phone is fully charged

- It is best to keep the battery between 20-80% and never fully discharge it except for the first time just for calibration
- It is preferable to use the pc for charging (slow charging is better)

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/a...ased_batteries
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/a..._ion_batteries

Originally Posted by mohaimed

yes it does.. overcharging the battery is not good. it may decrease its capacity. it is always recommended to unplug it when your phone is fully charged

What you'd stated is true but doesn't the galaxy nexus have its own safety for this where it stops charging and runs off the battery til it drops to ~98-96% and then charges back up ?

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Originally Posted by DynamicRam

- It is best to keep the battery between 20-80% and never fully discharge it except for the first time just for calibration
- It is preferable to use the pc for charging (slow charging is better)

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/a...ased_batteries
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/a..._ion_batteries

Is slow charging really better? In my experience, when charging from AC, the battery lasts longer than when I charged it from my laptop.

Originally Posted by fifarunnerr

Is slow charging really better? In my experience, when charging from AC, the battery lasts longer than when I charged it from my laptop.

It should be better because its cooler also its more steady than an AC Charger

I just charge it at night before sleeping and unplug it when I wake up..taught the battery stop overcharging??

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