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Why does my charger smell burnt, like electronics melting or burning. I notice this today.
Only from USB port.
No smoke or nothing came out.
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Place saver.
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When electronics smell like they burn or melt, they usually do. Get a new charger
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
Why does my charger smell burnt, like electronics melting or burning. I notice this today.
Only from USB port.
No smoke or nothing came out.
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Does your battery smell like pickels too?
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Yes! My battery definitely one hundred percent smells like pickles. Especially when really hot. I thought I was crazy!
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My second one has had that smell since I got it, like it's burnt. Nothing seems to be wrong though
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lol he said pickels... wait seriously?? lol nah i noticed a funny smell doing a battery pull cuz my goddamn phone locked up im getting used to this bull**** haha n just hearing me say that is a joke CUZ ITS A 600 DOLLAR PHONE!!!!! im gona drop kick this phone
Mine did this in the car today.
Pulled the plug out and it was hot like a cigarette. Smelled like burning.
I am guess I shouldn't use my palm mirco usb charger? (rated at 1000MaH)
IcerC said:
I am guess I shouldn't use my palm mirco usb charger? (rated at 1000MaH)
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What's the output voltage of that charger? The 1000 mah is fine.
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You have a bad battery. Get a replacement battery fast.
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My phone smells like it's burnt as well. Even when I take the battery out, the phone smells like burnt where the gold connectors are. As well as the battery itself smelling. I can smell it through the USB connector on the bottom with the battery cover on.
I purchased a new battery and it still does the same thing... I don't know if it's the phone or the batteries.
The phone works fine and I get great battery life. It's not even hot. So idk if I should be concerned or not.
RELAX man ! your electrical outlet gives the not stable amplitude of voltage....thats why charger is getting hot sometimes., and smells.
Don't worry it's ok
avetny said:
RELAX man ! your electrical outlet gives the not stable amplitude of voltage....thats why charger is getting hot sometimes., and smells.
Don't worry it's ok
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It's not the charger though, it's the actual phone/battery.
After having the phone unplugged for hours, the area around the gold contacts of the phone/battery connectors smells like scorched metal/plastic.
Do u have a custom kernel?
U smell only when u open battery?
Is it happening every time when phone on charge?
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Do u have a custom kernel?
U smell only when u open battery?
Is it happening every time when phone on charge?
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Yeah I'm using Faux's LGE Stock Froyo kernel v0.0.4 with ext4 undervolted.
Stock LG Froyo rom
The smell never goes away as long as the phone is on. It has been doing it since I got the phone about 3 weeks ago before I installed the custom kernel.
Like I said, everything works fine, and the phone and battery aren't even hot. I even bought a new battery and it still does it.
Does any one else's Charge seem to get abnormally hot while charging? Like hot to the point where it's uncomfortable to put in my pocket after charging. Wondering if I should try and get the phone replaced before it fries itself or if it's just normal. Thanks!
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Mine does it a lot, and its actually getting to the point where it wont charge my battery completely. Charged all last night, battery says 100%, but when I take it off the charger, its on 49%. And it died on 12%. Im taking it to VZW tomorrow to see if they can switch out the battery.
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slane35 said:
Does any one else's Charge seem to get abnormally hot while charging? Like hot to the point where it's uncomfortable to put in my pocket after charging. Wondering if I should try and get the phone replaced before it fries itself or if it's just normal. Thanks!
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not normal you have a problem
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I know. Im actually on a replacement too. Its crazy, it did it with my other phone also. I only got a replacement due to the reception issues.
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Verizon should replace the overheating phones. Mine overheated so badly that an error message popped up and said the phone could not charge because it was too hot.....something like that. I brought it to Verizon and they swapped it out no problem.
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I wonder how many times they can swap out. Because mine overheats when it charges, and sometimes when itaint charging at all.
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definitely not normal. Mine charges off of a 2amp charger in under an hour from 10 to 100 percent without getting very hot. Make sure you change out the charger too, the phone might not be the only problem. If there is a partial short it could be causing it.
If it's doing it with the factory charger, yes, it's a problem. If you have an aftermarket charger (or battery), it's most likely that. These phones are a bit touchier than they ought to be about where they accept their power from.
Mine seems to get pretty hot as well. Lets hope that we can pull a fascinate and use the warranty to get the sgs2.
indeed
my charge is overheating as well. there are 2 instances when it overheats. while Charging and downloading a huge file from internet or the app that uses internet/data.
I have tried diff battery did not help. I assume everyones phone is like that. Charge has a overheating problems.
IF you are not agree with me try to torrent on the phone for 20min. Just for testing sake and prove me wrong.(I dont torrent but it is a perfect example)
slane35 said:
Does any one else's Charge seem to get abnormally hot while charging? Like hot to the point where it's uncomfortable to put in my pocket after charging. Wondering if I should try and get the phone replaced before it fries itself or if it's just normal. Thanks!
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I had the same thing on my original Charge when it shipped to me. Along with the heat issue, my phone was dying way faster than it should considering my setup.
I went to a VZW corp store and they switched me out with a new battery as part of the manufacturer's warranty program.
The new battery didn't overheat anymore and my battery lasted twice as long.
Either way, you have nothing to lose.
big red is shipping me a replacement today...hopefully its a good one!
As always, if you are having heat problems I recommend underclocking/volting to 800mhz. Last time I did that it solved ALL my heat problems completely! It would only get ever so slightly warm when watching Netflix(the most data and system intensive app I know of). Never hot though.
So its been a full week of testing this battery on my infuse and no lie its amazing. It last about 2x the original battery with full usage. Use as in playing game for 1hour and 30 mins= average 13% drain. Use of Facebook,YouTube, and generally anything that uses the web for about a good 6 hours(not in use every min) average 27% drain. Then next day still have a good amount to last me through the day. First day around 55-65% and second 49-2 or dead. Its really nice, infuse not as heavy(pretty much same weight). Case fit perfect, durable and nice feel to it.
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Yoshiikim said:
So its been a full week of testing this battery on my infuse and no lie its amazing. It last about 2x the original battery with full usage. Use as in playing game for 1hour and 30 mins= average 13% drain. Use of Facebook,YouTube, and generally anything that uses the web for about a good 6 hours(not in use every min) average 27% drain. Then next day still have a good amount to last me through the day. First day around 55-65% and second 49-2 or dead. Its really nice, infuse not as heavy(pretty much same weight). Case fit perfect, durable and nice feel to it.
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itz damn costly in india...
it costs me rs1500 i.e around $26..
Where did you get the battery?
Thanks for sharing your experience
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..Case fit perfect, durable and nice feel to it.
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You're talking about the replacement back cover, right?
But as far as I understand, there is no protective outer case (extra protection against dropping etc) suitable for use with the extended battery, right?
electricpete1 said:
Thanks for sharing your experience
You're talking about the replacement back cover, right?
But as far as I understand, there is no protective outer case (extra protection against dropping etc) suitable for use with the extended battery, right?
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right theres no other protection but i been using it for a while and havent dropped it
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Where did you get the battery?
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amazon
Just pick up 3500 mAh... I love the extra time but I already miss my bodyglove case. Tried to modify a cheap rubber case, didn't want to ruin the bodyglove, but that didn't work out too well. Any cases out there for the bigger back?
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psal217050 said:
Just pick up 3500 mAh... I love the extra time but I already miss my bodyglove case. Tried to modify a cheap rubber case, didn't want to ruin the bodyglove, but that didn't work out too well. Any cases out there for the bigger back?
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I bought a 3000mah Power bank instead. So now I can use my body case too without any problems....
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I will check it out. Where did you get it?
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I will check it out. Where did you get it?
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Ebay.
Just search for "power bank" .
Buy according to ur requirements.
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unknown25 said:
Ebay.
Just search for "power bank" .
Buy according to ur requirements.
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Something like this?
http://www.amazon.com/Green-Externa...347898124&sr=8-9&keywords=3000+mah+power+bank
Looks pretty good, only $17.25
Assuming you want to carry something extra around, I guess there are two possibilities:
Option 1 - carry spare battery (charged to something like 80%... avoid 100% to extend battery life)
Disadvantage: Have to open up phone (always possibility to contaminate) to replace battery, possibly daily if that's your pattern. Might confuse your battery monitoring widget program and possibly the built-in battery %-remaining feature.
Advantages: In the time it takes to swap battery and boot back up, you're done.
Option 2 - carry a power bank which can charge your battery in a few hours.
Disadvantage - takes a few hours plugged in to get back. Doesn't really have much way to know how much juice is left other than LED when fully charged
Advantage - don't have to open up phone or reboot.
Thanks for the info. Since I did spend some money (a whole $8 on my 3500 mAh), I will try to get use to it rather than switching. Hopefully, someone comes up with a case.
However, that is an excellent idea with the battery power back up for when we lose power (happens more than I would like). Keeping one of them around would have some advanatages.
Edit: cheap ebay 3500 mAh is now draining faster than my regular battery. Might not need to worry about the case...
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Thanks for the info. Since I did spend some money (a whole $8 on my 3500 mAh), I will try to get use to it rather than switching. Hopefully, someone comes up with a case.
However, that is an excellent idea with the battery power back up for when we lose power (happens more than I would like). Keeping one of them around would have some advanatages.
Edit: cheap ebay 3500 mAh is now draining faster than my regular battery. Might not need to worry about the case...
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Hows the battery doing 5 days later?
I experienced a drain on the 3500 and the 1750 stock battery for several days. I had to switch ROM builds but didn't put the other battery back until last night. Right now it is plugged in so I will report back in a day or two.
Edit. Using it two days now and it drains as fast as the 1750. Will give it one more day then back to OEM and Bodyglove case.
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Battery lasted one day running really well and the next day (after recharge) drained twice as fast. Went back to standard battery and am using this as a back up now. Very disappointed in the quality.
I tried one of these when I had a captivate and had the same issue. First charge was great but it got to where it lasted the same as the original battery. You have to go Anker or Mugen for descent quality batteries.
I might check it out. Thanks.
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I just got in my 3500mAh battery from the ebay seller known as battery gallery, and at 1213; I still have 80% of my battery left, and I unplugged it from the charger at 0800 I consider this pretty impressive, but it's only day 1 of using the battery.
I wish you better luck then I had. First day was good, second day okay, third day someone pulled the plug on the drain. Drop very fast. Of course I could have just gotten a bad battery.
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Works like a charm
I picked it up from Amazon, and needless to say the battery works like a charm.
I just bought a qcell slim battery for the epic touch and it fits our epic 4gs nicely....its 1950mah I got it from amazon it came pretty quick haven't fully tested it but it fits and works for sure
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epic559 said:
I just bought a qcell slim battery for the epic touch and it fits our epic 4gs nicely....its 1950mah I got it from amazon it came pretty quick haven't fully tested it but it fits and works for sure
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Seems these Epics also employ a Diode Bridge in the battery circuit as I got this one and it didn't have a battery, but I wanted to make sure it worked... I took a battery from a Stratosphere, which is too long and the contacts are on the wrong side, so I flipped it and shoved it in with some tape to hold it in! lol Powered right up! Though it didn't dawn on me till later that flipping it so the contacts would connect also resulted in the polarity being swapped Only other way it would work and not go up in a puff of smoke is with said bridge, which is a group of 4 diodes arranged in a way that regardless of the pins you connect to, + will re-reoute to + and - will to -. Same goes for the opposite, I charged my Epic batt in a Strat. lol
Anyways, I don't condone doing it, especially since I don't know if this is the reason this Epic won't charge (As-Is eBay buy with Bad ESN, did not come with a battery, hence me using a Strat's). BUT I'd be willing to bet that in a pinch, like an emergency situation, as long as the battery will make contact and you can keep it in place then it'll work fine.
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Seems these Epics also employ a Diode Bridge in the battery circuit as I got this one and it didn't have a battery, but I wanted to make sure it worked... I took a battery from a Stratosphere, which is too long and the contacts are on the wrong side, so I flipped it and shoved it in with some tape to hold it in! lol Powered right up! Though it didn't dawn on me till later that flipping it so the contacts would connect also resulted in the polarity being swapped Only other way it would work and not go up in a puff of smoke is with said bridge, which is a group of 4 diodes arranged in a way that regardless of the pins you connect to, + will re-reoute to + and - will to -. Same goes for the opposite, I charged my Epic batt in a Strat. lol
Anyways, I don't condone doing it, especially since I don't know if this is the reason this Epic won't charge (As-Is eBay buy with Bad ESN, did not come with a battery, hence me using a Strat's). BUT I'd be willing to bet that in a pinch, like an emergency situation, as long as the battery will make contact and you can keep it in place then it'll work fine.
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I really didn't understand anything u said could u dumb it down for me lol I had to flip this battery to fit and all epic touch batteries fit the og epic 4g
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epic559 said:
I really didn't understand anything u said could u dumb it down for me lol I had to flip this battery to fit and all epic touch batteries fit the og epic 4g
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I think what he's saying is if you had to flip the battery when putting it in the phone then the polarity is now reversed because the positive is on the negative terminal and vice versa. From my understanding this is bad because it damages the battery circuits.
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I think what he's saying is if you had to flip the battery when putting it in the phone then the polarity is now reversed because the positive is on the negative terminal and vice versa. From my understanding this is bad because it damages the battery circuits.
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O really????yea I had to flip it over and on first full discharge its at 20hours +.....with 21% left.....but its bad if flipped over????I dnt wanna mess up my phone :\
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epic559 said:
O really????yea I had to flip it over and on first full discharge its at 20hours +.....with 21% left.....but its bad if flipped over????I dnt wanna mess up my phone :\
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As far as I know it shouldn't mess up the phone but it will shorten the battery life because of the extra stress on the battery.
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As far as I know it shouldn't mess up the phone but it will shorten the battery life because of the extra stress on the battery.
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O that sucks :\ guess I might just give this battery to my mom she has the epic touch lol
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Okay so I took a look and it seems like there's a + side and a - side and for the epic batteries stock its the same as the qcell epic touch I think it should be fine and last I just got 21 hours off its first discharge its just reversed on the epic touch idk I might be trippin but stock + and - are in the same place as this qcell epic touch battery I hope everything is all good
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Okay so I took a look and it seems like there's a + side and a - side and for the epic batteries stock its the same as the qcell epic touch I think it should be fine and last I just got 21 hours off its first discharge its just reversed on the epic touch idk I might be trippin but stock + and - are in the same place as this qcell epic touch battery I hope everything is all good
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If the + matches the + and the - matches the - then you're good. What were you talkin about when you said you flipped the battery?
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If the + matches the + and the - matches the - then you're good. What were you talkin about when you said you flipped the battery?
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Cuz the epic touch battery prongs are on the right side and on our epics its on left so the qcell battery would have to be flipped on our epics cuz its made for the epic touch but yea the + matches the + and the - matches the - I checked with my oem epic battery and the +and- and in the same spot s the qcell epic touch I think everything should be good
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Cuz the epic touch battery prongs are on the right side and on our epics its on left so the qcell battery would have to be flipped on our epics cuz its made for the epic touch but yea the + matches the + and the - matches the - I checked with my oem epic battery and the +and- and in the same spot s the qcell epic touch I think everything should be good
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Sounds like it's all good. Let me know how the battery does after a few charge cycles cuz I just got the s2 oem 1800 MaH battery and I notice the differece compared to the stock 1500 Mah battery.
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Sounds like it's all good. Let me know how the battery does after a few charge cycles cuz I just got the s2 oem 1800 MaH battery and I notice the differece compared to the stock 1500 Mah battery.
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Forsure fist discharge was 21hours very beast 1950mah is pretty nice in a slim battery
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21 hours isn't bad at all. What was your screen on time and usage like?
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21 hours isn't bad at all. What was your screen on time and usage like?
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4hours a little more then 4hours I took screen shots I'll uploaded up in a few its a little tricky using the app would have to use the web browser to upload the screenies
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If it's too much trouble don't worry, I'll take your word for it. Does the back cover still close ok or is it snug?
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If it's too much trouble don't worry, I'll take your word for it. Does the back cover still close ok or is it snug?
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It closes fine it goes injust a little sung on the phone but the back fits just fine
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Might have to order one lol.
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Might have to order one lol.
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U won't be disappointed its beast and if u dnt have 1 alrdy get a battery charger that charges the battery very useful if u have more then 1 battery and when u do get it charge it till its all the way full then use it till it dies then redo and ur battery will be at its fullest potential do about 2 or 3 cycles for best results
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It got shipped super fast in 2days I got my battery didn't think I was gonna get it that fast
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I've been thinkin about getting a second battery but wouldn't wanna carry an extra one cuz I don't wanna damage it somehow lol. 2 days is fast, where did you order it from?
http://www.androidguys.com/2013/10/08/ontrion-lifecharge-battery-case-samsung-galaxy-s4-review/
I just saw this last night. Has anyone tried this case out yet? It looks intriguing. After adding the case, you're looking at about 4800 while keeping the slim design of the phone. Definitely an interesting concept.
Pelvic bump.
Surprised there's not more interest in this.
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While battery cases are super cool, dont they like, kill the battery faster, since its always charging?
^^^ Facepalm.
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igotlostintampa said:
While battery cases are super cool, dont they like, kill the battery faster, since its always charging?
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Yes.
The battery is being charged 24 hours a day. These cases kill the battery very fast by putting them under that kind of duress.
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Skipjacks said:
Yes.
The battery is being charged 24 hours a day. These cases kill the battery very fast by putting them under that kind of duress.
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Well damn I just got a chromo battery case... its bad for my phone??
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While battery cases are super cool, dont they like, kill the battery faster, since its always charging?
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Yes.
The battery is being charged 24 hours a day. These cases kill the battery very fast by putting them under that kind of duress.
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thats why you just turn off charging on the battery case. duh. But having a battery you can swap out anytime sorta kills this idea. So................... but for some reason i like the idea. weird.
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thats why you just turn off charging on the battery case. duh
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This. You wouldn't switch on the charging when it's close to 95%. I turn it on when it's at 5% or less.
My Charging Case.
I don't have the exact same model but I do have a charging case and I love it. My battery would deplete quickly since I play music while working and emulators when I'm not. It can easily go 2 full days and a bit without touching a wall charger and almost 4 days if I don't play games or music. Your mileage may vary depending on what ROM you have running.
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Skipjacks said:
Yes.
The battery is being charged 24 hours a day. These cases kill the battery very fast by putting them under that kind of duress.
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That's why you don't leave the charging on...the idea of a charging case is to be able to have a backup when your phone is low on battery. Obviously for a phone like the S4, it's not as sensible because you can just buy an extra battery and swap it. But it's still a cool concept.