Charge Battery

[FollowingSeas]

I read that the battery level is best if kept around 90%. I guess that means topping it off is not a good idea. How low should I allow it to go before charging to the 90% mark?

 

[lvt]

Probably not less than 30% as most of phones consider 25% a critical battery level and power saving mode would start automatically.

 

[lunatic59]

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about either. Manufacturers know that charging to 100% and discharging to 0% can harm the battery, so they build that into the charging circuitry. When your' phone reads 100% charge the battery is charged to ~93%-95% capacity. And when it shuts off for being discharged, there's usually a good 15% charge on it.

Even leaving it on the charger overnight in most cases is okay as most phones stop charging at 95% (showing 100%) and won't resume until it drops below 90%.

Modern Li-ion batteries do perform better on incremental charges than on full cycle charges, but you probably won't harm them any more or less by changing your charging patterns.

 

[Dannydet]

I agree, there's no harm whatsoever

 

[FollowingSeas]

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about either. Manufacturers know that charging to 100% and discharging to 0% can harm the battery, so they build that into the charging circuitry. When your' phone reads 100% charge the battery is charged to ~93%-95% capacity. And when it shuts off for being discharged, there's usually a good 15% charge on it.

Even leaving it on the charger overnight in most cases is okay as most phones stop charging at 95% (showing 100%) and won't resume until it drops below 90%.

Modern Li-ion batteries do perform better on incremental charges than on full cycle charges, but you probably won't harm them any more or less by changing your charging patterns.

Thank you for your reply. I think I will just sit back and let the phone do what it should do.