hi folks..
new here, so hello to you all.
I just took delivery of an new n95. I have half a memory from previous handsets that you need to charge it for 12 hours the very first time you charge it.
Is that still the case? And if not, how long does the first charge need to be?
thanks in advance
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I'd be interested to see the response here. Mine came "half charged"so I just used it and then recharged it when it went flat until it said "battery full".....
You can't overcharge them because they have 'intelligent shutoff' circuits so you might as well leave it overnight to be sure
I'd left mine charging as long as I could when I first got mine, but it seems the more I use and charge it, the better the battery lasts. Not sure if it's the battery getting correctly worn in, or just my usage that's changing. I charge it overnight everynight, and it easily lasts the next day.
SteveClUk wrote:I'd left mine charging as long as I could when I first got mine, but it seems the more I use and charge it, the better the battery lasts. Not sure if it's the battery getting correctly worn in, or just my usage that's changing. I charge it overnight everynight, and it easily lasts the next day.
Its probably a bit of both. The first day my N95 lasted just over 8 hours! Thats because I left WLAN scanning, bluetooth, dual network mode etc all on AND was installing apps, playing with the camera, using the GPS etc. You naturally settle into less intensive usage with a new phone after a while.
Also, the battery reaches peak perfomance after several cycles so it is a good idea to fully charge and then fully discharge it 3 or 4 times when its new. Then you will get much more reliable (and longer) life out of it.
It is also worth doing a full cycle every month or so of the life of the phone too, to keep the battery at its peak.
thanks all
well i was forced to unplug it after about 6 hours anyway...so we'll see
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As far as I know, lithium ion batteries do not need to be 'cycled' like old ones do. They do not have a memory effect like old nickel-cadmium batteries. You should normally actually avoid trying to get the battery as low as possible unless you want the battery chip to be able to more accurately determine the charge. This chip also normally prevents the device from draining the battery too far or too high or too hot as it will permanently damage it. You should instead charge it often and keep it topped up if you're using it regularly. Otherwise drain it to a little less than half charge and put it in the fridge to reduce the degradation of capacity. This is why most lithium ion batteries are passed to consumer's at around half charge. They also don't require priming like old nickel-cadmium (like the first charge must be very long) and the capacity shouldn't change much except by degradation. Most information regarding nickel-cadmium batteries does not apply.
The main crappy part about lithium ion batteries is they lose up to 20% of their capacity per year depending on the temperature they are used at and can just simply fail at some point. So don't buy an extra battery unless you are really going to use it.
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3Shirts wrote:Its probably a bit of both. The first day my N95 lasted just over 8 hours! Thats because I left WLAN scanning, bluetooth, dual network mode etc all on AND was installing apps, playing with the camera, using the GPS etc. You naturally settle into less intensive usage with a new phone after a while.
Also, the battery reaches peak perfomance after several cycles so it is a good idea to fully charge and then fully discharge it 3 or 4 times when its new. Then you will get much more reliable (and longer) life out of it.
It is also worth doing a full cycle every month or so of the life of the phone too, to keep the battery at its peak.
Check my thread on the wifi power setting.
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum//forum/thread/59372/
might improve everyone's experience!