For folks that are experiencing various charging issues, especially slow charging, and or inability to go to deep sleep after charging, I want to point out something that folks may be doing without realizing the pitfalls of doing so.
Here's why: The Skyrocket actually come with a 5v 1.0 Amp Charger. This is a higher output than similar phones, even the regular Galaxy SII from AT&T uses a significantly lower output charger. The best reason I can see for this is the large stock (1850mAh) battery in the Skyrocket, put there to help overcome the demands of LTE, which is a bit of a beast as far as power consumption.
This charger appears to be the same one Samsung ships with the Note, a device with a huge battery, though I have only been able confirm this by a visual. But this shows what Samsung's intent was. And a properly working charger should completely charge the Skyrocket in a couple of hours if turned off, 3-4 if running. Any longer and something is not right.
That's okay, since it is power "well spent" in my opinion, assuming you are actually in an LTE area. Those that are not though, I would have considered carefully the price you pay (in battery life) for no appreciable return, unless you are in a "coming soon" area, which is actually true for many Skyrocket owners. Alternately you can root, and use appropriate tools to drop back to HSPA+ or (shudder!) Edge.
The 1850mAh stock battery is decent, removable/replaceable unlike the new trend of sealed battery compartments, and it's possible to cram a Galaxy Nexus Battery in there (barely, and some have been unable to).
For problems with deep sleep, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that unplugging while the screen is ON makes some difference, though in my testing (with a single example; my own phone) I could not reproduce this.
DO NOT CHARGE YOUR SKYROCKET WITH A DIFFERENT CHARGER THAN IT CAME WITH
.Here's why: The Skyrocket actually come with a 5v 1.0 Amp Charger. This is a higher output than similar phones, even the regular Galaxy SII from AT&T uses a significantly lower output charger. The best reason I can see for this is the large stock (1850mAh) battery in the Skyrocket, put there to help overcome the demands of LTE, which is a bit of a beast as far as power consumption.
This charger appears to be the same one Samsung ships with the Note, a device with a huge battery, though I have only been able confirm this by a visual. But this shows what Samsung's intent was. And a properly working charger should completely charge the Skyrocket in a couple of hours if turned off, 3-4 if running. Any longer and something is not right.
That's okay, since it is power "well spent" in my opinion, assuming you are actually in an LTE area. Those that are not though, I would have considered carefully the price you pay (in battery life) for no appreciable return, unless you are in a "coming soon" area, which is actually true for many Skyrocket owners. Alternately you can root, and use appropriate tools to drop back to HSPA+ or (shudder!) Edge.
The 1850mAh stock battery is decent, removable/replaceable unlike the new trend of sealed battery compartments, and it's possible to cram a Galaxy Nexus Battery in there (barely, and some have been unable to).
For problems with deep sleep, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that unplugging while the screen is ON makes some difference, though in my testing (with a single example; my own phone) I could not reproduce this.
I'll test with the s3's cord lol
