Galaxy note 4 fast charging.

[kyrax12]

Is it bad for the battery?

It seems that after fast charging, my phone gets kind of hot.

 

[Dulanic]

Really? I'm always surprised how cool mine is after it charges so fast. It gets much warmer when I use Qi charging.

However, I have read that it shouldn't decrease the battery life.

 

[Oyeve]

I heard it shortens the life of the battery. I personally have notice that my Note 4 doesnt last 2 days on a single charge anymore. Dont know if the fast charging is the cause or if thats the nature of batteries in general. I have also noticed that when it hit 93% on charging, it will instantly go to 100%. I have also gotten a gear 2 watch a couple of months ago so that may be killing the battery much faster.

 

[CrystalBay]

Maybe a bit warmer for mine,but It's such a great feature ! I have the same 93% bug or built-in safety also.

 

[shabby]

I heard it shortens the life of the battery.

I heard it doesn't, my nexus 5 charges in 75 minutes with a 2amp charger.

 

[lxskllr]

I've always used the slower is better philosophy for battery charging. Most things in life work better if you don't change their state too quickly. It definitely made a difference with older battery tech, but I don't know about the new stuff. Slower certainly won't hurt, so I do that as much as possible.

 

[mrochester]

I've certainly heard that fast charging does shorten the life of a battery. However, how true that actually is I don't know.

 

[dawheat]

Fast charging is honestly unnecessary for me 95% of the time as I normally charge overnight. However, the occasional times I'm running low and only have a short time to charge (10-15 minutes) I'm constantly surprised how much of a charge it pulls.

Really really great 2014 feature for when you need it.

 

[blankslate]

Is it bad for the battery?

It seems that after fast charging, my phone gets kind of hot.

Get the spare battery with charger/case from Samsung.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EB-KN910BWUSTA

charge the battery in the charger off of a USB port on a computer overnight and it'll charge more slowly than if it was in the phone or if the charger is connected to the note 4 charger.

swap the battery at 40% - 50% capacity when you don't need every last bit capacity for heavy usage and you should extend the the life of your batteries.

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries

tables 2, 3 and 4 from the above page are interesting.



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