Ok, I've held off asking this question long enough, but I can't help myself any longer. It's one of those things that gets in my mind and I won't be satisfied until I ask.
So the past few months my S4 battery was getting pretty bad. After unplugging it from a full charge and then basically just walking to the car, it could be down to 90%. It didn't last a full day even with light usage. I figured it was the battery itself, but just to be sure I tried a different outlet, in case the outlet itself was simply not charging properly. It still seemed to do the same thing as far as I could tell.
I finally decided to upgrade to the S7. The first couple of times I charged it I used the same outlet. But even after a bunch of tweaks, the battery still seems to be draining somewhat quickly. Just now I had it unplugged for 18 minutes, with light usage like checking emails and Feedly feeds, and it was down to 95%. I have no idea if that's normal, but it seems like a fast decrease to me.
About how much screen time should I expect to get with light-medium usage on the S7? I'm still in the process of measuring all this. I got 5 hours yesterday, but I think that was because I was having Gmail sync issues and it was syncing for a long time and using up the battery. I will test again today and see if I get more. (Edit: From what I'm reading, 7 hours is on the high side and 5-6 is a little more normal.)
So I'm back to wondering about the outlet itself. This last charge was done using a different outlet (from the same surge protector), but my question is this: if an outlet for some reason isn't properly charging a battery, can it physically damage that battery? Even after just a couple of charges? Or is this all in my head?
Thanks!
So the past few months my S4 battery was getting pretty bad. After unplugging it from a full charge and then basically just walking to the car, it could be down to 90%. It didn't last a full day even with light usage. I figured it was the battery itself, but just to be sure I tried a different outlet, in case the outlet itself was simply not charging properly. It still seemed to do the same thing as far as I could tell.
I finally decided to upgrade to the S7. The first couple of times I charged it I used the same outlet. But even after a bunch of tweaks, the battery still seems to be draining somewhat quickly. Just now I had it unplugged for 18 minutes, with light usage like checking emails and Feedly feeds, and it was down to 95%. I have no idea if that's normal, but it seems like a fast decrease to me.
About how much screen time should I expect to get with light-medium usage on the S7? I'm still in the process of measuring all this. I got 5 hours yesterday, but I think that was because I was having Gmail sync issues and it was syncing for a long time and using up the battery. I will test again today and see if I get more. (Edit: From what I'm reading, 7 hours is on the high side and 5-6 is a little more normal.)
So I'm back to wondering about the outlet itself. This last charge was done using a different outlet (from the same surge protector), but my question is this: if an outlet for some reason isn't properly charging a battery, can it physically damage that battery? Even after just a couple of charges? Or is this all in my head?
Thanks!
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