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How long do you charge new phones?

NJG_2
NJG_2 Posts: 110 Forumite
I've just opened my new HTC Hero and it occurs to me the manuals for phone no longer tell you how long to charge new phones...


How long are you meant to charge your phone now before turning it on??

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  • Sagz_2
    Sagz_2 Posts: 6,251 Forumite
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    With my new one I charged it for an hour then turned it on and left it charging until it was full.
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
  • tanith
    tanith Posts: 8,091 Forumite
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    Our new phones said they needed to be charged for 7hrs but we used them after an hour although they probably wouldn't of lasted if it wasn't a quick call...
    #6 of the SKI-ers Club :j

    "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke
  • korny88
    korny88 Posts: 122 Forumite
    They used to write to charge for 12 hours, but i've heard its just a guideline. I've put the battery straight in and used it immediately, although the battery was low and had to charge it soon after. Enjoy the new phone
  • mrochester
    mrochester Posts: 1,519 Forumite
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    You had to charge it for a certain length of time when phones used to come with NiHM batteries, but they have long been replaced with Li-Ion and Li-Pol batteries, which don't require this.
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