How to handle batteries?

[fade2black101]

I have an extra 3100mah with external charger, both from Samsung. I just let it drain to about 15-10% then pop it out to the charger then pop in the charged one.

I used to do this on my old htc but eventually the back cover feels more loose it you take it off and on every single day.

Not a massive issue though. But I've avoided it this time for that reason.

 

[Jude526]

Yes. That's right. The battery has a memory in it....it knows when its fully charged and stops when it is. A good analogy I can think of is the crockpot. Its a slow cooker. Once the meal is cooked it just keeps it warm till served....it doesn't overcook. The battery doesn't over charge . It's a no brainier! These batteries last a very long time. I have never had to replace a battery. I do let it drain once a month as I previously stated. It is good for the battery. Everyone will do what is best for them. This can be discussed forever. Its not bad for the battery.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note2

 

[Droid_Evo_8]

I used to do this on my old htc but eventually the back cover feels more loose it you take it off and on every single day.

Not a massive issue though. But I've avoided it this time for that reason.

Not a massive issue at all since I have a ballistic case covering the phone anyways so I'm good.

 

[dpham00]

Yes. That's right. The battery has a memory in it....it knows when its fully charged and stops when it is. A good analogy I can think of is the crockpot. Its a slow cooker. Once the meal is cooked it just keeps it warm till served....it doesn't overcook. The battery doesn't over charge . It's a no brainier! These batteries last a very long time. I have never had to replace a battery. I do let it drain once a month as I previously stated. It is good for the battery. Everyone will do what is best for them. This can be discussed forever. Its not bad for the battery.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note2

It does stop charging when the battery is full, but maintaining a full charge is not optimal. Does not mean that the phone battery will die within a year, probably not, just that it just isn't the best thing for the battery.

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

 

[anon(394005)]

I have an extra 3100mah with external charger, both from Samsung. I just let it drain to about 15-10% then pop it out to the charger then pop in the charged one.

Same setup here. It's sweet to always have a fully charged spare ready to go at a moments notice. The spare battery charger also makes a great stand (portrait or landscape!). Prior to that with my Thunderbolt, I used a Seidio Multifunction battery charger to keep numerous batteries charged (rarely ever use the phone itself to charge them). In either case, I typically let the phone get to approx. 15-20%, then swap out the battery and leave the discharged one in the charger until needed. With the Thunderbolt, after over a year and a half of doing this, the only battery that had any type of noticeable performance drop was the larger extended battery that took some pretty heavy use during its life and experienced frequent heat build up (major battery killer) when streaming NFL football games. In comparison, my Note 2 doesn't get anywhere near as warm, probably due to the larger size (spreads heat out) and overall more efficient hardware. Anyway, I don't stress too much about trying to extend the battery life beyond limiting a deep discharge and trying to minimize heat build up because worse case; I can always get a new one! This is a major reason I refuse to consider a phone with a sealed/embedded battery.

Battery University has some good info about prolonging lithium based batteries here: How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University