Hey all!
I am upgrading from my note 4 to a note 7 (super excited!) For the past few months my note 4 has been absolutely horrible battery wise. It will shut off at any time below 60 percent. It will then drop my battery atleast 20 percent. If i open any app that uses camera, it will die no matter the percentage. I am unable to turn the phone back on unless I remove the battery or plug it in. Sometimes it will drop the phone to 0 percent battery life. Now the reason im telling you all this is because I have a question about batteries and their life span. I am not exactly sure what is causing this issue (I have replaced the battery, restored the phone, etc.). And not that it really matters anymore. But anywho.. I am always charging my phone. I know it is a horrible habit but I always like to be prepared. As we all know with the note 7 we cannot just swap batteries when we overcharge and kill the first one. I have read things that say to not let your phone die as this hurts the battery life. Others say always top off charge when possible. I have read that batteries need to be "conditioned" (drained then recharged to 100 before first use) which I believe is true for older batteries, but not the ones we currently use today (please correct me if im wrong)
So what is the best thing to do to keep your battery lasting as long as possible? Charge frequently? Charge only when dead? Only when below x percent? What about wireless chargers...is the heat bad on the battery? Any insight will be highly appreciated!
I am upgrading from my note 4 to a note 7 (super excited!) For the past few months my note 4 has been absolutely horrible battery wise. It will shut off at any time below 60 percent. It will then drop my battery atleast 20 percent. If i open any app that uses camera, it will die no matter the percentage. I am unable to turn the phone back on unless I remove the battery or plug it in. Sometimes it will drop the phone to 0 percent battery life. Now the reason im telling you all this is because I have a question about batteries and their life span. I am not exactly sure what is causing this issue (I have replaced the battery, restored the phone, etc.). And not that it really matters anymore. But anywho.. I am always charging my phone. I know it is a horrible habit but I always like to be prepared. As we all know with the note 7 we cannot just swap batteries when we overcharge and kill the first one. I have read things that say to not let your phone die as this hurts the battery life. Others say always top off charge when possible. I have read that batteries need to be "conditioned" (drained then recharged to 100 before first use) which I believe is true for older batteries, but not the ones we currently use today (please correct me if im wrong)
So what is the best thing to do to keep your battery lasting as long as possible? Charge frequently? Charge only when dead? Only when below x percent? What about wireless chargers...is the heat bad on the battery? Any insight will be highly appreciated!