I have always thought Nexus 4 used Li-po battery(Gsmarena). But seems like mine is Li-Ion instead. Is yours Li-ion also?
The battery inside says lithium ion polymer. Same thing
Oh I see. It's not really the same though, Li-po batteries have long life span, while Li-ion is more convenient.
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: for phones like galaxy s and iphone that use lithium battery, it is "better" to charge several times a day rather than draining it to low percentages. It lengthens the life of your battery XD
This is true. Leaving the phone plugged in is also good for preserving the life of the battery.
This also applies to laptops which is contrary to what most people are told.
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the question is...
If your battery is damaged , do you change only the battery ? Galaxy s yes , iphone NO !
The best for the battery is to keep it between half filled and full - keeping it always at full charge degrades the battery! Source wikipedia
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I can't tell if there is sarcasm in this thread or not.
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hi guys I just want to know what's the best way to calibrate my battery??
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hi guys I just want to know what's the best way to calibrate my battery??
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Use it...... Charge it often... try not to discharge the battery to zero. Calibration is not needed... This is a newer phone with new battery technology.
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thanks I thought to calibrate it you had to discharge it fully then recharge
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Yeah just use it like normal. Don't worry about the battery bar too much.
Calibration is a myth
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It is a good idea to charge for solid 8 hours and discharge to around 10% the first 2-3 cycles of the battery to condition it. But after that, use as you please, no memory effect or calibration or the like.
Only thing I would add, do not drain completely flat (0%) as it can negatively effect battery capacity, tho modern batteries usually have guards to prevent full discharge, for that reason
Calibration (full discharge) was for Ni-MH battery technology, and is actually a bad thing to do with Li-Ion/Li-Pol batteries
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RellikZephyr said:
It is a good idea to charge for solid 8 hours and discharge to around 10% the first 2-3 cycles of the battery to condition it. But after that, use as you please, no memory effect or calibration or the like.
Only thing I would add, do not drain completely flat (0%) as it can negatively effect battery capacity, tho modern batteries usually have guards to prevent full discharge, for that reason
Calibration (full discharge) was for Ni-MH battery technology, and is actually a bad thing to do with Li-Ion/Li-Pol batteries
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There is no memory effect any more. Just avoid killing the battery fully or leaving it charged for extended sessions, because the heat hurts the battery.
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The thing about discharging to zero damaging the battery is another myth. The phone will report the battery at zero well before it reaches the "real zero". So there's an inbuilt safety margin that means you don't have to worry.
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Hey guys ...
As you know this beloved phone has Li-polymer battery and I remember that once I had read that this kind of batteries have this possibility that for example even if they are not fully discharged, we can connect them to charger and it does not damage them and so on.
Is this true? Do you know about this?
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It is even better for these batteries to not fully discharge.
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Hey guys ...
As you know this beloved phone has Li-polymer battery and I remember that once I had read that this kind of batteries have this possibility that for example even if they are not fully discharged, we can connect them to charger and it does not damage them and so on.
Is this true? Do you know about this?
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http://www.dailymobile.net/2012/03/...-the-life-of-your-smartphonetablet-batteries/
Read this article, basically says everything you need to know
Just charge and use your phone normally, there are a lot of myths about batteries. One is the fact that if you discharge the battery to zero you can damage it. That's true at an electrical level, but your phone will report "zero" and turn off at a safe level, well before any potentially-damaging level.
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One of the strangest charging profile I've seen.
That is weird. Miscalibrated battery, maybe? Try a full discharge, then recharge.
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That is weird. Miscalibrated battery, maybe? Try a full discharge, then recharge.
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I'd never recommend a full discharge for an li-ion battery
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I'd never recommend a full discharge for an li-ion battery
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It's not recommended to do often, but discharging has been known to solve issues with improper calibration.
Besides, you can't tell me you've never used your shiny Nexus 4 to 0% before ;P
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Did you restart your phone while it was charging? I've seen strange dips and spikes in the battery graph on my Nexus S when rebooting while its charging. I haven't seen anything like your graph on my N4 yet but I don't check the graph much plus I've only had the phone about a week and a half.
What is the vest way to charge / calibrate the battery to get the most hours out of it?
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By and large, battery calibration is a myth when it comes to lithium polymer. Every now and again, an end user can run their battery through one full cycle to reset the battery's flags, but that won't have any effect on battery life.
Lithium based batteries do not benefit from any sort of priming prior to first use.
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