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Offline Drew

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Battery Life
« on: July 16, 2012, 08:51:30 PM »
Any secrets for keeping the battery up on your Nexus 7?

I know it has a nice battery life, but looking to keep it that way.  Should one let the battery discharge completely and recharge to 100% the first few cycles?  I heard that, while not advertised, you could replace the battery down the line if needed.


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Re: Battery Life
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2012, 09:01:08 PM »
I don't think modern batteries need special care. They can charge at any time as many times per day you need. My Droid 1 battery was as good as day one after two years and I charge all the time between car and work.

I plan on keeping wifi off until needed and reading under 25% brightness.
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Re: Battery Life
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 08:26:25 AM »
Lithium batteries do not need to be discharged and then recharged.  That will actually do more harm than good.  I have found you get better battery performance by keeping the device topped up when close to a power supply.  Also, letting a lithium battery get below 20% on a regular basis can damage the battery.

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Re: Battery Life
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 09:41:04 AM »
^^ good info

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Re: Battery Life
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2012, 10:18:46 AM »
Thanks for the help!
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Re: Battery Life
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2012, 05:12:49 PM »
Lithium batteries do not need to be discharged and then recharged.  That will actually do more harm than good.  I have found you get better battery performance by keeping the device topped up when close to a power supply.  Also, letting a lithium battery get below 20% on a regular basis can damage the battery.

This is what I'm looking for.  Thanks.

 


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