Support Using the phone while charging?
Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by AmgedIsmail, May 10, 2012.
Can I use the phone while it is charging?
Play games, browse the internet while it is charging.
Yes, you can use it while charging. It will take longer to charge, especially if you're doing something processor-intensive like playing games, and longer still if you're charging through the USB port instead of the mains.
No I just mean that will using the phone while charging cause something to battery?
Like make it weaker? or drain quickly after that?
No, you can safely use it without worrying about your battery.
All batteries degrade naturally over time. You probably won't experience any degradation unless you keep the same phone for several years (or go through a LOT of charge cycles).
So using the phone for several years will downgrade the battery?
Oh and you say even charging a lot will downgrade the battery life??
Oh I charge it everyday even if I am leaving the phone in standby(Idle) mode, I am not even using it but it has to discharge itself automatically..
It makes no difference how often you charge it.
- OR running down the batter to 80%, recharging it and repeating another four times.
These will have the same effect on your battery health. Batteries have a finite number of charge cycles, but this is an extremely high number - more than the vast majority will ever reach.
How many times/numbers would you guess?
This website goes into detail.
So this suggests that the average li-ion battery should last for 500 complete charge cycles. After this, this doesn't mean the complete death of the battery, they define "end of life" as when the battery reaches 70% of its' original capacity.
And what does the "end of life" mean?
So when it reaches the "end of life" the battery will start to drain more quickly than before?
Like it drops to 1 % in about 30 minutes?
No, like I said in my last post, they define "end of life" as when the battery reaches 70% of its' original capacity.
In other words, even when the battery is fully charged, it will only hold 70% of its' original capacity.
So, Instead of 100 % it will be 70 %?
And what if I replaced the battery after it reaches the "end of life"?
Will the new battery be like the original one?
It should be similar yes, but due to the complexity of batteries no two batteries will ever be exactly the same. The same can be said for CPUs, GPUs and anything else that is built using such tiny components.
Please don't worry so much... Just enjoy the phone. Play with it. Work with it.
If you use it so much that the battery no longer holds the original charge, then you can replace it. Unlike HTC One or IPhone where replacement on your own means loss of warranty.
But for now... don't worry. You are just destroying your own enjoyment of the phone.
Thanks. So that means its always better to charge the battery before its reaches too low .
just to bring up this thread. . .
anyone of s5 users who do this? and on what percentage you charge your phone (considering a power socket / charger is available in your area) eg. office, at home. .
I usually charge mine in the 30% but as i have read,, it is better to charge it on the 50% range. . .