How often should I charge my Maxx HD?

[princeplanet]

With my old Thunderbolt I was required to charge it every night, if I wanted to use it the next day.
With the Maxx HD I do not have to charge as often.

So...before I should start doing something I may regret later, what are the do's and don'ts with this phone' battery? Should I wait to charge it? Is it ok to charge daily? Will charging daily affect battery life and longevity? These are the type of questions I'm hoping to find answers for.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.


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[dinkoh]

Good question. I was told not wait to wait for a full discharge unless you think your phone is grossly misrepresenting your battery life percentage. Otherwise, you should charge it any time you want. Battery life depends on the age of the battery and the total number of charges you do.

 

[cowisland]

From what I have heard, battery wears out due to the charge / discharge cycles as well as time. We can't do much about the charging cycles because we use our phones. We can do something about battery damage due to the passage of time.

The battery deteriorates the quickest when it is fully charged or fully discharged. Hence, if possible, you want to avoid these two extremes. So to minimize battery wear, you may want to keep it charged, say, between 80 and 30 percent. That is annoying, however.

I think a more practical suggestion is not too keep it always charged up near full capacity, while also charging it as quickly as possible when it drops below 15% or so. Basically don't let it sit at that discharged state for a long time if possible.

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[princeplanet]

Thanks, everyone!

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[xlow78]

New polymer batteries don't like to be fully discharged. However the battery life expectancy shortens, each time you charge it. So imho, keep the balance and charge it once maybe max twice a day. Of course if it's needed you gotta do it more often. Just use common sense. Nothing lasts forever.

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[dandar]

Twice a day? I had 65% left after 24hrs off the charger. Granted, that was some limited use on first day, but still. I'm wondering whether to charge it every night or every other night.

 

[xlow78]

OK. Turn on skype. Have couple video calls, then watch some YouTubes, call somebody, use Google Maps and Navigation. You will not have much juice left, especially if you have only 1-2 signal bars.

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[Maurice216]

For the longest time what I have done was charge until full and leave it on battery until it tells you to plug it in. No need to get all technical about it. The battery will last until ur next upgrade trust me. I have been doing it this way for years and not a single problem with my battery on any of my devices.

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[princeplanet]

For the longest time what I have done was charge until full and leave it on battery until it tells you to plug it in. No need to get all technical about it. The battery will last until ur next upgrade trust me. I have been doing it this way for years and not a single problem with my battery on any of my devices.

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This is more, or less, what I've been doing. In addition, everything all of you are saying makes sense.

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[LifeAsADroid]

Twice a day? I had 65% left after 24hrs off the charger. Granted, that was some limited use on first day, but still. I'm wondering whether to charge it every night or every other night.

You obviously don't use your phone as much as some of us... I have Pandora running 10 hrs a day at work and in the car, then use it to make calls, texts, watch vids, and use FoxFi for internet at home to download programs, surf the 'net, etc on my home computer. I charge all day at work and overnight, pretty much every day.

How often one has to charge depends on how much use the phone gets. Sure, I could push a single charge to 2-3 days, but I'd rather USE the new toy I just bought