I am loving my charger!

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I've had phones with replaceable batteries before but I've never had a charger. For the first time since owning a smartphone I am no longer charging it every night. I just let it go until it gets down to about 20% and then swap my charged battery into the phone. Old battery goes right into the charger. Life is good. :)
 

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Make that 40% and your batteries will last so long the phone will be worth $25. (The batteries in my V551, a feature phone from about 2004, still give me about 95% capacity.) Draining the battery to 20% shortens the life by about 55%.
 

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I've had phones with replaceable batteries before but I've never had a charger. For the first time since owning a smartphone I am no longer charging it every night. I just let it go until it gets down to about 20% and then swap my charged battery into the phone. Old battery goes right into the charger. Life is good. :)

Welcome to the club buddy!!!

Isnt fukin awesome that you get a 100 % charge right away? Life is good indeed 🐶

GFour
 

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I was really irritated that the new Moto X didn't have a replaceable battery, but now that I have a Qualcomm quick charger I have no problems with it at all. It charges my phone up to 100% so fast, doesn't even phase me anymore. Best charging system ever, I love it. I still would prefer a replaceable battery though, the quick charger just makes it bearable.

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When I received my package from LG I kind of imagined that it would all end up in a drawer and I'd start using the other battery in a year or two. Instead I ended up using it right now, and yeah, it's really awesome to be able to charge and swap and never have the actual phone tethered to a charging cable. Such a great promotion that they gave this stuff away for free.
 

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I was really irritated that the new Moto X didn't have a replaceable battery, but now that I have a Qualcomm quick charger I have no problems with it at all. It charges my phone up to 100% so fast, doesn't even phase me anymore. Best charging system ever, I love it. I still would prefer a replaceable battery though, the quick charger just makes it bearable.

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What charger are you using, and is it much faster than the regular charger that came with the phone?
 

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Make that 40% and your batteries will last so long the phone will be worth $25. (The batteries in my V551, a feature phone from about 2004, still give me about 95% capacity.) Draining the battery to 20% shortens the life by about 55%.
$25 isn't much incentive... but I will swap batteries sooner than I have been... :)
 

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I am so stoked to get my extra battery & external charger (just got the shipping email today!)! About my only gripe with the G4 is sub-par battery life (by my standards (I know, battery life is such a subjective topic)) ... that will all be resolved in a few days :)

I have a quick charger, which too is great ... but having the capability to jump to 100% from 30-40% in mere seconds is more betterer LOL
 

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Make that 40% and your batteries will last so long the phone will be worth $25. (The batteries in my V551, a feature phone from about 2004, still give me about 95% capacity.) Draining the battery to 20% shortens the life by about 55%.

I thought these batteries didn't have memory so it wouldn't matter how much you drained it.
 

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Lithium batteries are different. No memory, but it is still bad for them to drain them too far.

I use lithium-based batteries in a hobby, the guideline we use is to not drain more than 80% of their rated capacity. Generally, their lifespan will be reduced by discharging them further. Drain them 70%, vs 80%, and hopefully they will last you longer. But hard-data is tough to come by, too many variables at play.
 

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What charger are you using, and is it much faster than the regular charger that came with the phone?
I am using a generic Qualcomm quick charger, ordered off amazon for like $15. Is is WAY faster than the original charger. The standard chargers take like two hours to fully charge my phone, quick charger takes 40 minutes max from totally drained to 100%. It has made my Moto X experience 100 times better, no joke. I highly recommend getting a quick charger if your phone is compatible. I also bought a quick charger for my car, and between having one for the house and the car I am never stuck with a low batter.
Like I said, I was really turned off by the battery on the new Moto X, but the quick charge makes up for it, and am now a very happy camper.

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Could you link to the specific charger you bought? I heard many charge only so fast, and I want to be sure the charger will be compatible and not do any damage.

Also, it sounds like it charges 'too fast'? 40 minutes instead of 2 hours?
 

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I think he is talking about quick charging the Moto X, not a G4. The G4, with a QC 2.0 charger, only gets more like a 20% speed increase at best vs the LG charger, if the phone is kept cool enough while charging.
 
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Quick charging good. Wireless charging better unless you sleep 2 hours a night. When one travels, charged replaceable batteries, indispensable. I travel a lot to m/c rallies in the summer where there are charging stations. I would never leave a $500 phone, even on quick charge, laying around. And I'm sure not going to baby sit it. No one steals chargers. At home I just toss it on the wireless pad and go to sleep. If I worked and needed to charge during the day, a quicky might do the trick. I have an Anker QC 2.0 18v from amazon I use but it sure isn't, tapping my foot, looking at my watch, fast. Different tools for different applications.
 

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I am using a generic Qualcomm quick charger, ordered off amazon for like $15. Is is WAY faster than the original charger. The standard chargers take like two hours to fully charge my phone, quick charger takes 40 minutes max from totally drained to 100%. It has made my Moto X experience 100 times better, no joke. I highly recommend getting a quick charger if your phone is compatible. I also bought a quick charger for my car, and between having one for the house and the car I am never stuck with a low batter.
Like I said, I was really turned off by the battery on the new Moto X, but the quick charge makes up for it, and am now a very happy camper.

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Just to verify this is on the Moto X, right?
 

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