1st charge question

[shanedroid1]

so i recieved my dx in the mail today from verizon but i wasnt home so i just got around to plugging it in before using it. when i plugged the battery in it said it was at 70% anyone who can gimme an estimate as to how long i have to let it charge before i can use it. its 12:10 am here and i would like to activate and set it up before i go to sleep. thanks in advance!!

 

[El Jefe]

I don't understand, why can't you activate it now or even while it is charging?

 

[shanedroid1]

i could but isnt it better for the battery to let it charge fully first before using it at all? i thought you had to fully charge the battery before using it for the first time in order to get the most out of your battery life?

 

[midwestcajun]

Not lipo's....it already has its first charge...hence the 70%. There's no memory in lipo like Mah batts.

 

[digitalslacker]

bit more details on lipo batteries, they have a max charge cycle they are rated for. I wanna say the DX is like 300....could be wrong.
A cycle is 100%
So, a cycle could be 0-100 one time
or 50 to 100 two times
it doesn't matter where you start or finish the charge.

 

[Cyber Warrior]

They're lithium batteries so you don't have to worry about them losing memory charge. If your phone is at 70% you can use it. For the first three nights try to give it a good charge of 8-12 hours, after that you are fine.

 

[RHChan84]

Its usually good to shut the phone off and charge it for a few cycles for these kinds of battery. But only the first few cycles. No need to do it everyday.