A long time to charge from the included charger

[Tacoman667]

I have had my phone 2 days now and each night I charged them. The first night it went on the charger at 17%, and 7 hours later it was at 99%. Last night I burned the battery all the way down to reset it. I put it on the charger and it was on there for about 10 hours give or take 30 minutes. This morning it was at 98%. I plugged the charger back in and left it another 30 minutes or so and it finally said "Charged". Last night it was off while charging; the first night it was left on.

Has anyone else experienced this? After the 3rd charge (this morning for an additional 30 minutes after unplugging it at 98%) I saw "Charged" for the first time on this phone. After about 10 minutes of use it was already down to 98%.

 

[bilago]

I have had my phone 2 days now and each night I charged them. The first night it went on the charger at 17%, and 7 hours later it was at 99%. Last night I burned the battery all the way down to reset it. I put it on the charger and it was on there for about 10 hours give or take 30 minutes. This morning it was at 98%. I plugged the charger back in and left it another 30 minutes or so and it finally said "Charged". Last night it was off while charging; the first night it was left on.

Has anyone else experienced this? After the 3rd charge (this morning for an additional 30 minutes after unplugging it at 98%) I saw "Charged" for the first time on this phone. After about 10 minutes of use it was already down to 98%.

I don't have mine yet... What is the rated output of the charger?

 

[Tacoman667]

I don't have mine yet... What is the rated output of the charger?

I haven't looked but it's the stock charger so it should be sufficient.

 

[bilago]

I haven't looked but it's the stock charger so it should be sufficient.

Sufficient.. Yes... but you have to remember this is a high capacity battery, so if the rated output is low, it can take a long time.

 

[Tacoman667]

Sufficient.. Yes... but you have to remember this is a high capacity battery, so if the rated output is low, it can take a long time.

Agreed but others have posted that theirs fully charges in fewer hours then my 10+. I understand about waiting a few weeks but I do not remember this kind of issue when I got my 2 Nexus S's last year (brand new).

 

[bilago]

Agreed but others have posted that theirs fully charges in fewer hours then my 10+. I understand about waiting a few weeks but I do not remember this kind of issue when I got my 2 Nexus S's last year (brand new).

Well what you can try, in the meantime is a different wall charger, find one that closest represents the Nexus 4 one. Just ensure the Voltage output is not higher (Amperage is fine). If that works better than you might just have a fubar charger.

 

[rclifton]

Something isn't right, can you try another charger? Or just plug it into your computer and charge it that way? Plugged into the wall mine takes no more than 3 hours to go from below 20% to fully charged. On usb it depends on the computer it's plugged into, on my machine with an Asus motherboard equipped with Ai charger it takes the same roughly 3 hours max, on my wife's PC it takes about 4-5 hours.

 

[Tacoman667]

Ok, specs on my "Travel Charger" from the N4 box:

Model: MCS-01WR
Input: 100-240V~50/60Hz 0.2A(0,2A)
Output: 5.0V = 1.2A(5,0V = 1,2A)

My phone dropped to 93% in 30 minutes so I threw it up on my Seidio Desktop Charger for Samsung Devices (Model: CRDSISSX1) and it charged to full in 10 minutes or so. Are these chargers underrated for the phones they are packaged with??

 

[Tacoman667]

This is the charger I was talking about: SEIDIO | Desktop Charging Cradle Kit for Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note 2

 

[Go Ogle]

The charger thats included freaking sucks. the one i have from my old phone charges the phone soooo much faster.

 

[cnguyen0320]

It depends what you put it in. If it goes into a power supply with other things plugged in, the power will be shared. Plug it into a wall by itself and take a look....

 

[Tacoman667]

It depends what you put it in. If it goes into a power supply with other things plugged in, the power will be shared. Plug it into a wall by itself and take a look....

Mine is plugged directly into the wall. Only other thing plugged into the wall with it is my alarm clock. My iPhones always charged speedily on the same.

 

[bilago]

This is the charger I was talking about: SEIDIO | Desktop Charging Cradle Kit for Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note 2

In comparison, what is the output of that other charger? The higher the amperage, the faster a battery will charge.

 

[Tacoman667]

In comparison, what is the output of that other charger? The higher the amperage, the faster a battery will charge.

5.15V = 1A

Its the charger that came with my Logitech Darkfield Mouse.

 

[bilago]

5.15V = 1A

Its the charger that came with my Logitech Darkfield Mouse.

I'm no electronic engineer, but I would stay away from using anything with higher voltage to charge a battery.... Now it's only .15v higher, so I can't say for certain if that's a wise choice.

Either way, if it has a lower Amperage but charges faster than the travel charger, then there must be something wrong with your Nexus 4 Charger.

 

[anon(847090)]

could be a faulty charger

 

[Tacoman667]

Tonight I will the dock to charge it and see what happens.

 

[prosidius]

Glad I'm not the only one that noticed charging is slow with the charger.

 

[N4Newbie]

Page 5 of this document http://static.googleusercontent.com...s/android/android_ug_42/Nexus-4-Guidebook.pdf indicates that the N4 ships with a 5Volt, 2Amp charger. However, like the OP's, mine came with a 1.2Amp charger.

I don't know if this is a charging issue exactly, or simply the difference between when the device recognizes the difference between 99% and 100% of charge. I would like the OP to tell us what state of charge exists after 1 hour of plug time, 2 hours of plug time, etc.

 

[Tacoman667]

Page 5 of this document http://static.googleusercontent.com...s/android/android_ug_42/Nexus-4-Guidebook.pdf indicates that the N4 ships with a 5Volt, 2Amp charger. However, like the OP's, mine came with a 1.2Amp charger.

I don't know if this is a charging issue exactly, or simply the difference between when the device recognizes the difference between 99% and 100% of charge. I would like the OP to tell us what state of charge exists after 1 hour of plug time, 2 hours of plug time, etc.

I will see if I can remember but I am usually asleep while it charges.

That pdf is BS because my charger says 1.2A