Charging a new phone.....

timberflake

Have got a K800i upgrade coming through the post, but was just wondering how long I should charge it for the first time? Manuals never advise this, but I generally charge it for 24 hours the first time, use it until the battery is completly drained, fully charge it again, let it drain again, charge it once more then just charge it as and when needed.

My question is, does it need charging for 24 hours the first time? I'd prefer not to have to, cos its another day I have to wait before getting to play with my new toy!!!

peterg1965

Just plug it in when you get it, and whilst you initially 'play' with your new gadget it will be happily charging. I would say that you would be fine just charging it for a couple of hours initially but then make sure you leave it on charge overnight. It is good to let the battery drain and then charge it fully as this should prolong the life of the battery.

SenorGroucho

Modern Li-** type batteries mostly don't like being fully discharged unlike previous generations of Ni-** batteries.
Charge it fully when you first get it and recharge before it gets too low.

gaming_guy

i just wait until the phone has fully charged, then take it off charge and play with it.

i did this with my old k700i and the battery is still going strong after a year

JAYMARSH2005

I agree witrh gaming guy, the myth of running the battery fully out is not the norm with a lot of new products, I say charge it for 12 hours and try not to fully run the battery out.

SANJ

i've heard that you should charge for 24hrs without even turning the phone on....is this true?

timberflake

SANJ wrote:

i've heard that you should charge for 24hrs without even turning the phone on....is this true?

This is what I used to tell people when they were buying phones from me, but this is 6 years ago......I'm not sure if its needed now?

pingu

first charge took 2.5 hours and its fine

it used to be 4 hours minimum not anymore

SANJ

timberflake wrote:

This is what I used to tell people when they were buying phones from me, but this is 6 years ago......I'm not sure if its needed now?

hmm, let me change that, in January 2006, i read in the SE k608i manual that you should charge it for 24hrs without turning it on.

ukbill69

charged for 12-16 hours, the manual tells you how long. Phone might come up with fully charged, but Ive always been told do keep it going for at least 12 hours otherwise means you will have a longer battery life.