[Q] Charging for the first time...

[omega100]

1.How many hours should i charge it for the first time when i take it out of the box?

 

[akakitsu]

I would say charge it until the light turns green

 

[Daz555]

Light goes green. Done.

All this charging for hours and hours before you first use it malarky goes back to NiCad days and does not apply to Li-ion batteries.

 

[Aythamie]

I left it to charge overnight, but I don't think it matters with Li-Ion batteries

 

[ruchern]

Li-Ion batteries doesn't need that initial 8 hours charge.

 

[jokies]

I remember reading article on engadget saying you can charge in whichever way you like thanks to nowadays battery technology.

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[Dyonas]

I know about the memory effect of older battery technology and how it isn't present (well, it's so small as to not count) but I still charge my phone regularly and leave it plugged in for at least an hour or two after the charge light turns green. I'm not the heaviest of phone users, probably very light to medium, but I get a day easily. This is from last night when I got the 15% or less charge remaining message...

I shrank the image to avoid it looking overly large. I'd like to point out I'm using stock firmware, no overclocking or underclocking and while this was longer than most charges I'm usually getting between 22 - 30 hours between charges. You might be able to do the same and get nothing like this, I'm just passing on my experiences

 

[Frostyeo]

Well can you show us the screen on time and also whether during that 1 day and 15 hours was it on heavy internet usage?

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[Dyonas]

Not now I can't because that was posted before I went to bed and the times reset when I took the charger out. As I said I'm not a very heavy user at all, I'd put myself in a perfect tablet user market but I'm waiting for better options to come out. Judging from my usage I'd have to guess at around between one and two hours screen on time. A lot of my use is basically checking a few things online, Twitter for example, reading a few articles on Engadget and the odd YouTube video.

I'm not saying the battery life is great or that using it this little is normal, but I don't purposely avoid using it to stretch the battery out so this is typical for my use.

 

[Aamir.Badat]

I got a letter from my provider saying you should charge the phone for 14 hours i only charged it until the light was green 3/4 cycles of usual charging should get the battery working at optimum level.