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G1 Battery in the Incredible?

I have a G1 battery sitting around. Can I use that as an extra battery for my incredible?

I seriously doubt it... incredible battery is A TON thinner than the g1 IIRC, and I doubt the contact points would line up correctly. also, check your voltages and mAh if you do decide to try it. if the voltage is higher on one than the other, you could very well fry the internals

Not sure about the g1 battery, I know that the DI battery is exactly the same as the eris.
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I'm pretty sure the only HTC batteries that are compatible with the DI is the Eris and the Touch Pro 2.

Eris, Tilt2, TP2... Ebay from $7.00 to $14.99
1500mAH and lasts about 30% longer from my tests over the past 2 days.

Is overcharging an issue on the xoom?

I normally let my phone charge overnight. I dont really worry about the battery deteriorating, I can easily swap it out with a new one. Is it bad to leave my xoom on the charger overnight? Or does it do a decent job of protecting the battery?
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gonintendo said:
I normally let my phone charge overnight. I dont really worry about the battery deteriorating, I can easily swap it out with a new one. Is it bad to leave my xoom on the charger overnight? Or does it do a decent job of protecting the battery?
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I've had the original Verizon U.S. Motorola XOOM since release Day 1, and have never had any issues with "over" charging.
Today's technology has come a long way to safely charge a rechargeable battery without the need to unplug it after charging is complete.
Currently I plug my XOOM in every night and let it charge overnight. It typically finishes charging within 1-3 hours, and then remains fully charged until the next morning.
Bottom line: No, you don't have to worry about damaging the battery or the XOOM by leaving it plugged in. lol

I also leave my xoom charging before i sleep.no problem here either.and its battery life is still the same

How long does the Xoom battery last?
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Leaving In Mains

I want to use my Samsung Galaxy Note as a tablet. Sure, it isn't as large as a 10" tab but it offers the same great resolution. However, 5 hours battery life isn't good enough. Someone I know suggested just leaving it in the mains during heavy usage, as I would with my laptop, but would this not kill the battery? How can I get tablet usage out of my device whilst still having battery power left should I have to go out and need a phone?

On the topic of battery, what does power-saving mode actually do?

Lowers MHz, brightness, turns on one core only (my guess)
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debernardis said:
Lowers MHz, brightness, turns on one core only (my guess)
Carefully crafted on my Galaxy Note, for your eyes only
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Thanks.

Will leaving it powered in mains ruin battery then?

^^ I don't think so. When the phone is fully charged, it stops receiving current. So, your phone should be safe.

Also curious.

Thanks. I want to use the device as a tablet but not be left without any battery.
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There is a limited amount you can do.
One of the bigger advantages of a larger tablet is the ability to have a huge battery - three or four times the capacity.
Using the note while plugged in is a bit annoying.
One alternative is external chargers/batteries. Swapping batteries every x hours isn't a huge deal.
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But would leaving it in mains harm battery.
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No !! it will not damage the battery, As said above the phone stops receiving currents when fully charged.
Modern day batteries will out live the actual device, and under extreme pressures it will still live longer than the time you will own the device.

in general not due to technology, however its best not to, wear tear connectors, usb jacket plus risk when accidentslly dropping it bending it etc, etc etc
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Brad387 said:
But would leaving it in mains harm battery.
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Shouldn't do. Modern batteries don't suffer with lack of full charge cycles like old NiCd and NiMH batteries used to.
Probably won't hurt to fully discharge it every now and then to help with battery calibration though.

Thanks! Problem solved then.
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Improved Charging Time

Recently,i have tried charging off my Nexus 4 using the ipad charger as the original charger was not readily available.
I have observed the phone charging time has decreased considerably.
Checking for the technical reasons,ipad Charger serves 2.1A at 5V vs 1.2A at 5V by default charger.
My question how does this impact my battery on Long run?

htnawsaj said:
Recently,i have tried charging off my Nexus 4 using the ipad charger as the original charger was not readily available.
I have observed the phone charging time has decreased considerably.
Checking for the technical reasons,ipad Charger serves 2.1A at 5V vs 1.2A at 5V by default charger.
My question how does this impact my battery on Long run?
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Fast-charging a battery negatively affects battery longevity somewhat. Ideally, if you want to preserve your battery, you'd charge it at the slowest rate possible (i.e., USB port at .5 A).
Given that the Nexus 4 has an improved battery that lasts 800 full cycles as opposed to the industry standard of 500 full cycles, I may not worry too much about it. It is more likely that you'll change your phone first.

PoisonWolf said:
Fast-charging a battery negatively affects battery longevity somewhat. Ideally, if you want to preserve your battery, you'd charge it at the slowest rate possible (i.e., USB port at .5 A).
Given that the Nexus 4 has an improved battery that lasts 800 full cycles as opposed to the industry standard of 500 full cycles, I may not worry too much about it. It is more likely that you'll change your phone first.
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Serious? I charge my phone twice a day, yes full cycles. I do the 'RUSH TO THE CHARGER!!1!!11!' thing twice a day. So.. It's gonna die in 1 years' time?

jiayit said:
Serious? I charge my phone twice a day, yes full cycles. I do the 'RUSH TO THE CHARGER!!1!!11!' thing twice a day. So.. It's gonna die in 1 years' time?
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Your battery isn't going to "die" per se. It just means that after 800 full charge cycles, the battery will hold less than the original capacity, typically about 80-90%, then 70%, and so on.

I think the higher voltage charger creates more heat which in turn will degrade batteries or electronics in general, making them not last as long. But who really cares anyway because a battery shouldn't be that hard to change out anyways.
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eqjunkie829 said:
I think the higher voltage charger creates more heat which in turn will degrade batteries or electronics in general, making them not last as long. But who really cares anyway because a battery shouldn't be that hard to change out anyways.
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Higher voltage or higher amperage?

estallings15 said:
Higher voltage or higher amperage?
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Amperage, sorry.
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eqjunkie829 said:
I think the higher voltage charger creates more heat which in turn will degrade batteries or electronics in general, making them not last as long. But who really cares anyway because a battery shouldn't be that hard to change out anyways.
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Agree...i can observe that the back of the phone becomes hot with the ipad charger...

iPad chargers have some hardware thing in place to make it charge at USB rate for non-Apple devices. I tried my iPad charger and it charges at USB rate

akusokuzan said:
iPad chargers have some hardware thing in place to make it charge at USB rate for non-Apple devices. I tried my iPad charger and it charges at USB rate
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I use my wife's Kindle fire charger and it brings the battery up very fast. I don't even care if I need to replace the battery on this phone early cause I don't want to wait 4 hours to charge from 0.
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Quick charger crapped out. Question on quick charging.

I have read about the turbo 2 chargers crapping out mine had been giving me issues. So I called Moto and they sent me a brand new in the box turbo 1 charger thats right folks. So I called them and said this is the turbo charger not the turbo 2. Well they don't have any turbo 2 chargers BS. So guess I'm stuck with this charger. My question is the turbo 2 charges at 24w and this one charges at 18w. Does it charge slower has anyone tested this or should I just not care or it is son negligible I wouldn't notice.

This happened to me as well, I haven't really noticed much of a difference. The charging time for the 18w isn't much slower than the 24w, but it is a little bit slower. Not a big deal though.

johnmansfield said:
This happened to me as well, I haven't really noticed much of a difference. The charging time for the 18w isn't much slower than the 24w, but it is a little bit slower. Not a big deal though.
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Well go figure verizon stepped up I called them and they said bring in the charger and they will replace with there 24 watt charger.

Verizon was cool in this case
Anyway, I don't like turbo charging. Shorts battery life.
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Zeljko1234 said:
Verizon was cool in this case
Anyway, I don't like turbo charging. Shorts battery life.
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I'll take my chances, don't see Motorola packing a charger with the phone that's gonna damage it.

mjones73 said:
What proof do you have that's happening?
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It's just chemistry/physics (learned in high school) and practice. More information with tests, graphs, explanations... you may find here: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/ultra_fast_chargers.

I don't know, as long as it's not overheating the battery it shouldn't be really doing any damage. The UL did an extensive study on it and didn't find any issues with decreased battery life. I understand overheating them can shorten their life, the qualcomm tech used monitors the temps and adjusts accordingly. I think my phone gets hotter running GPS then it does turbo charging it. Time will tell I suppose..

Heat is main problem but not only one. Heat from GPS is coming from SoC and it's worse if is coming from the battery itself. Unfortunately battery cells are very sensitive. Electronics can help but not really avoid chemistry.

any idea how long does it take for u all to full charge on turbo?
i find it that i get turbo charge only when i switch the device off... is it like that for all of you?

I gave my phone back as I was getting very inconsistent readings...somtimes it does 20 to 80 % in 50 mins... sometimes it does like 30 to 55 in an hour.. which is very weird.. isnt it supposed to be consistent? and yes my phone hits temps of 45 Deg. Celsius..

Zeljko1234 said:
Verizon was cool in this case
Anyway, I don't like turbo charging. Shorts battery life.
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My friends bring that up about Quick Charge and shortening the life of the battery. But it's a moot point since I get a new phone at least once a year. I mean, it's not my problem at that point. Lol, that makes me sound like a total asshole.

You can donate you less than a year old phone to a dev
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