New Maxx

[abitawheat]

New to the Maxx from a DX. Love the phone so far, very thin compared to previous phone.Anyway i've seen it mentioned that the battery will preform better once conditioned. I've always felt that battery life went down as the phone got older. Is it best to use up almost all of the battery before charging it? What are the best practices in regards to a new phone? Any input appreciated!

 

[03sp500]

I read just recently the same thing to condition the battery, I always thought lith ion batteries didnt have a memory. But I want the most battery from the maxx so I am doing what they said.

1st charge battery fully, then use phone till battery is allmost dead, fully charge again and use to allmost dead, then one more full charge and then till allmost dead.

dont know if it work or make a differnece, but im on my second full charge, I fully charged it before activation and then I tried to kill it. charged it full by 1:00pm on friday afternoon. loaded everything on it I had on my DX2, played with it all friday night (the phone) lol then used it most of saturday listening to xm radio doing chores. surfed the net, txt, email through out. on sunday morn at 6:30 it was at 5 percent. its charging now, we'll see.

would love to hear from anyone in the know.

 

[cdf3]

That's what people did with older batteries. It's not needed with the new type of batteries that are being produced. Conditioning your battery is not needed. I've never done it. Some people continue to do it because they read where someone in the forum said to do so. Do what makes you happy.


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[fatboy97]

That's what people did with older batteries. It's not needed with the new type of batteries that are being produced. Conditioning your battery is not needed. I've never done it. Some people continue to do it because they read where someone in the forum said to do so. Do what makes you happy.


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Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[anon(40376)]

Older Ni-Cad batteries developed a memory as well as NiMh batteries. LI Ion and the newer LI-Ion Polymer (as used in the razr) do not develop memories and do not require draining and charging. In fact, it is bad for the battery. (There is a credence to a full discharge/charge to calibrate the gauge if a different size battery is installed like in a laptop, but that is to calibrate the computer, not the battery.)

This info is primairly for LI-Ion batteries, but from what I have read, it pertains to the newer Li-Ion Polymer batteries too.


"Similar to a mechanical device that wears out faster with heavy use, so also does the depth of discharge (DoD) determine the cycle count. The smaller the depth of discharge, the longer the battery will last. If at all possible, avoid frequent full discharges and charge more often between uses. If full discharges cannot be avoided, try utilizing a larger battery. Partial discharge on Li-ion is fine; there is no memory and the battery does not need periodic full discharge cycles other than to calibrate the fuel gauge on a smart battery."

From: How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University

 

[abitawheat]

Tanks for the comments, they certainly clear things up.