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Battery charging super slow

Is anyone else having problems with there battery charging super slow? It's been on the charger for almost 1 hour and only increased by 7%. I am using the stock charger.
Last night it was at 8% when I put it on the charger and after 3 hours it was only at 62%.
Is this normal?

yep it took me about 6 hours to charge completely with usb from pc. is it because i charge from pc? gonna charge using stock charger after battery depletes and report back with the results.

sert89 said:
yep it took me about 6 hours to charge completely with usb from pc. is it because i charge from pc? gonna charge using stock charger after battery depletes and report back with the results.
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HTC charger charges with 1 amp of current. Standard USB charging (ie through a pc) is 0.5 amp. It will take at least twice as long charging via pc USB.
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Mine just now seemed to be taking forever to charge (4+ hrs, only up to 80%) so I took a chance and rebooted it. Came back on saying 100%. WTF? I've previously noticed some odd behavior in that unplugged it would sit at 100% for a very long time, so now I'm even more suspicious.

yep was discussing it over here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130390&page=3

jschu22 said:
Mine just now seemed to be taking forever to charge (4+ hrs, only up to 80%) so I took a chance and rebooted it. Came back on saying 100%. WTF? I've previously noticed some odd behavior in that unplugged it would sit at 100% for a very long time, so now I'm even more suspicious.
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Same with me, all night chage only 66% ( hot) but reboot - 100%

Mine took almost 5 hours charging from 4% to 100% yesterday, using the proper 1A mains charger. My HTC Desire could fully charge from USB in less time than this!

I have problem with charging 2. from 14% @ 8AM till now 79% @ 1PM..
HD2 charged battery way, way faster...
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after restart 93%

I figured out what's causing the problem. You have to use the cable it came with. Every time I user a different cable my battery charges writers but then I switch to the stock cable and everything is fine.
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jrwingate6 said:
I figured out what's causing the problem. You have to use the cable it came with. Every time I user a different cable my battery charges writers but then I switch to the stock cable and everything is fine.
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I am charging using the original HTC cable, plug to Power. it took me 5 hours to charge from 1% to 96%. And still charging...
What could possibly be wrong.? Or is this acceptable?

Don't use pc usb to charge.
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egg_n_ham said:
I am charging using the original HTC cable, plug to Power. it took me 5 hours to charge from 1% to 96%. And still charging...
What could possibly be wrong.? Or is this acceptable?
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Sometimes the phone doesn't display the battery % correctly, so when it reaches 100mA during charge, restart your phone. Most probably you will see 95% to 100%, or that's what I normally noticed.
Note: I believe our battery starts charging at 100mA when it's almost full, so let it charge for about 10mins more after it reaches 100mA then restart your phone. Tedious work but no choice as of now

Guys check if are having any CPU intensive apps running (even in the background) if charging takes that long. Mine is getting charged in 2,5 hours via AC

Try this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16808932

Hi.
I think this is good place for my question.
I have 1.5year old Sensation. I bought it with GB 2.3.3 (of course), the updated OTA to ICS 4.0.3.
Charging time was always 2.5hours. I was always charging from 14% (4%) to 100% with original charger.
Now, the charging time is 4.5 - 5hours for few months already.
First 2hours, it's charged to 75%, and then it is slow as hell. Another 2.5-3hours from 75% to 100%.
I am using original charger, when I am charging, built in "battery meter" says "charging AC", so the cable is detected correctly.
I did factory reset (didn't help). I still have stock ROM, no root.
Can anyone tell me why it is getting slower and slower?

Time to buy an anker
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I got similar issues and I bought a new battery(not stock one or Anker) for my sensation. It still takes 6-7 hours to finish a charge. I found that charge becomes very slow when the battery charges to 60-70%.
Does anyone one know the solutions?
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So I wrote an email to repair center, since my Sensation is still under warranty period.
They replied me it can be either motherboard fault, or faulty battery.
So I sent it to them and they replaced the battery.
Now, the charging time is 2hours and 15mins, I'm very happy

Chichitec battery

Just got it in the mail today. Fully charged it and ever since I took it off the charger, (4 hours ago) It's still at 100% battery. Plugged it in and still gives me a green lit LED, indicating full battery. Best buy for the phone for only $20!
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I got mine today.... Thats good news for me.

i just got mine also but um curious my charger has purple and blue lights.. my charger just went from purple to blue.. does that mean its full? because i dont think i will have a green light....

Yeah the op was referring to the phones led, the wall charger turns solo blue when finished.
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well im just going to let this battery charge over night even though it shows its full just in case because it took only 1 hr

It's usually not good to overcharge a battery, but I doubt anything will happen.
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joe645733 said:
It's usually not good to overcharge a battery, but I doubt anything will happen.
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Lithium ion batteries stop charging when full anyway.

just ordered mine hope its good like the reviews say.!!! =DD

10% off at Chichitec site
Just enter OFF10 at checkout
Free delivery in the USA too!
Chichitec.com

Hmm...anyone notice the battery getting worse after a few charges? Or am I just having high expectations...
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Chichitech Battery stats first use
So after first charge, got around 15hour of use on one charge. Sorry about the pictures being blurry.
Voice use was about 3hr 4mins
Display was 1hr 11mins
Standby and cell use was 15hr 34mins or so. http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Original HTC battery lasted about the same if I didn't use the phone alot, meaning i used like 1-2 hours of voice and 1-2 hour of display. Chichitech battery would last atleast 24 hrs on idle... http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
Recommend the battery for now, not sure if it will hold up after frequent recharges.
Battery recharged in about 2hr 50mins from 0-1% to 100%., double the time if using external charger that came with the battery since its only a 400ma charger. http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
HTC battery recharged anywhere from 3 to 4 hours on A/C power.

Sensation takes 6 hours to charge from 1% to 100%

Hi all,
ever since i rooted my phone and flashed another ROM, i have been having this problem of very very long charging to 100%. I did attempt to calibrate the battery after flashing the ROM by the way.
First CM7, then Virtuous Inquisition, now Ordroid.
From 1% to 70% it would be quicker. Then from 71% and onward, it will take hours to move. I am using the original usb cable n adapter for charging, i can't seem to figure out what can be wrong.
Or did i calibrate the battery in a wrong way?

You charging via a power socket or a USB port in a device like a computer or something?

I think he was implying he's using the usb with wall charger
Mine takes almost 3 hours, more if i'm using it a lot while charging -- all stock with ICS

Hi, I'm on ordroid too and it takes me two to three hours to fully charge with my wall charger. I'm using a different battery, extended life Anker battery. My stock battery was so bad it took too long to charge and ran out so quickly! Are you using stock battery still or a another battery? If it's stock, you might want to consider a long lasting battery. I've found it charges faster and lasts longer. I hope this helps
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It is intended to do that, i think.... I read before somewhere, too lazy to look for it though lol... It slows down the charging when its near completion to avoid battery damage.... Mine does the same thing, i give my phone atleast 7 or 8 hours from as low as 15 to 10 percent
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Hi,
this not normal. My Sensation takes between 1 or 2 hours to full charge from empty.
After charging, how long you can run on battery?
When charging, is screen on or off? any application draining battery?
Regards

I think you just might have an issue with your charger. Go get a new one and see how that works out for you. If that doesnt fix it - get an anker battery
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ypsmav said:
Hi,
this not normal. My Sensation takes between 1 or 2 hours to full charge from empty.
After charging, how long you can run on battery?
When charging, is screen on or off? any application draining battery?
Regards
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Honestly this seems more likely to be not normal. 0 to 100 in one hour with this phone would blow me away.
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If you all want faster charging get an ipad 2 charger and plug in your usb cord in instead !
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.

It might be the usb cord or usb wall plug... The one that came with the phone works the best for me. All the other ones usually give me a problem...

realsis said:
Hi, I'm on ordroid too and it takes me two to three hours to fully charge with my wall charger. I'm using a different battery, extended life Anker battery. My stock battery was so bad it took too long to charge and ran out so quickly! Are you using stock battery still or a another battery? If it's stock, you might want to consider a long lasting battery. I've found it charges faster and lasts longer. I hope this helps
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I am using stock battery, stock USB cable and stock adapter.
AndroidNeophyte said:
It is intended to do that, i think.... I read before somewhere, too lazy to look for it though lol... It slows down the charging when its near completion to avoid battery damage.... Mine does the same thing, i give my phone atleast 7 or 8 hours from as low as 15 to 10 percent
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Are you serious..? I always thought something is wrong with my phone because of the long charging time. Many in the forum of custom ROM will feedback they charge for 2-3 hrs to full battery though..
ypsmav said:
Hi,
this not normal. My Sensation takes between 1 or 2 hours to full charge from empty.
After charging, how long you can run on battery?
When charging, is screen on or off? any application draining battery?
Regards
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My battery can last for 4-5 hours under constant usage of data and apps, before going to less than 10%.

Any apple wall charger*
Sent from outer space 3000 years in the future (with my now extremely outdated, but still freaking awesome, HTC Sensation Z710e)

Try to use different usb cord and wall charger, if it still giving you problem, i suggest u either do a fresh install your current rom or install a different rom.

try a different wall charger if the problem is the same then u need to consider a other battery

thanks for the advices..
it just came to my mind, that before I flashed any ROMs, when i was still using stock HTC Sense 3.0, it used to only take 2-3 hrs to full charge. Now it's 6.

Doubt that, mine charges to 100 in about an hour and a half (Running HyperNonSense).
If you're using a USB charger, make sure the phone knows the power source is (AC) and not USB. USB will charge a lot slower. Dial *#*#4636#*#* for testing info and look under battery information (There's probably another spot in settings but this is my favorite).
Also use the original power adpater that came with the device, or one that came with another similar device.

Mine takes 4-8 hours to charge in any ROM. Last night it was almost 9 hours from 3% to 100%
When it reaches 60 more or less it's like 100% if you reboot. I do reboot everytime to stop the wait. I don't know if that's bad but this phone charges very slow after some percentage is reached.

My phone take 1hr.45mins
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Sensation-al! said:
Any apple wall charger*
Sent from outer space 3000 years in the future (with my now extremely outdated, but still freaking awesome, HTC Sensation Z710e)
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IPad charger outputs more voltage...
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KCuadrado said:
When it reaches 60 more or less it's like 100% if you reboot. I do reboot everytime to stop the wait. I don't know if that's bad but this phone charges very slow after some percentage is reached.
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This is crap, what you´re doing!
If you charge the battery, the phone doesn´t know how much capacity it got. (Could be an old battery or a bigger/smaller non-stock battery) So the device will recorgnice how fast the battery adopt the power and estimate when it slows down on a specific value when to stop and show 100%.
If you will restart the device during the loading sequence, it makes a battery calibration and thinks your on 100%. But of course it is still on 60%.
Your just fooling yourself

Charging ...

What samsung reccomend for charging time ? How long exactly ...
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3 hours, 15 minutes and 42 seconds every 3rd Tuesday, but only leap years.
Charge it when you get to 15% and just use it. When it is charged it will let you know - disconnect. Done.

With original charger from 5% to 100% approx. 5 hrs with screen off but Sync fully on .....

Im asking about manufacturer recommended duration for best battery life. And im also asking because its best to break the battery in proper by only charging for the recommended duration.
Thanks though
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Nope. You won´t find any guidelines by the manuf since You are supposed to only use original chargers which guarantee an optimum charging procedure and a shut off of charging once batt is fully charged provided GNote is switched off or trickle charge when it is on to keep batt full.

The Note (along with every other smartphone or tablet released in the past 4-5 years) has a built in smart battery charger that handles automatic charge cutoff.
Manufacturer recommended charge time is a concept from the age of dumb time-based NiCd chargers, which haven't been sold anywhere for years.

Really because acer recommends 4 hours for the a500 only a year old device. Which i asked because i asummed other companys had similar recommendations.
So it has to be off for auto shut off ?
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DJsCrIBbLe said:
Really because acer recommends 4 hours for the a500 only a year old device. Which i asked because i asummed other companys had similar recommendations.
So it has to be off for auto shut off ?
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Does not have to be off. Just charge it as you please. Try not to discharge it below 15% for best battery life.

Battery charge rate.
troed said:
With original charger from 5% to 100% approx. 5 hrs with screen off but Sync fully on .....
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New Note 10.1 owner here ................ last night it took 6 hrs to charge from 50% turned off.
Tonight I will charge it turned on in the airplane mode to see what happens.

How long does your Butterfly / Droid DNA take to full charge?

Is it just me or the HTC Butterfly takes a very long time to full charge? When I am using the HTC supplied AC adapter (1A output), it takes like 5-6 hours from zero to full. I tried using the Samsung 2A AC adapter and it took like 3 hours or so. My HTC 8X takes only like 3 hours on the 1A AC adapter, but they have almost the same battery capacity.

5-6 hours is too much unless you are actually using the phone heavily while its being charged

v-b-n said:
5-6 hours is too much unless you are actually using the phone heavily while its being charged
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I wasn't using it while it's charging. Anyone else?

i hope to buy this phone as i read it.seem good....

WPMan said:
I wasn't using it while it's charging. Anyone else?
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It does take quite a while. I haven't timed it but probably 3-4 hours going from 0% to full charge. The last 5% going from 95-100% takes forever.

It uses Li-polymer battery, it's normal that the last few percent to charge slower to avoid overcharging.
FYI, Li-Po battery will blow up/caught fire if overcharged.
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Butterfly 920d - 4 hours for me - in stanby mode - from 1% to 100%.

Around 3 hours for me. Drains faster. lol
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My HTC Butterfly (Have To Charge )
Between 3 and 4 hours average .......from 5 to 100%

2-3 hours for me. I use a 2A charger from the nexus 7.
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4 hrs for me too.. very slow charging but stays up for nearly a day with normal usage few games and browsing gives about 15 to 18hrs so its ok

On a full charge from completely dead to 100% it takes me 2hrs or less because i cut the phone completely off and it gives me 2 days and couple hours on light usage like plenty calls and texts and checking emails also surfing the web

2 hour or more if using 3g not bad but i alway forget to charge it and go outside lol
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