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How long do you charge your XPlay for....?

I charge it for about 3 and a half hours just before going to bed. So that's from 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM and take the charger out.
Anyways how long are we supposed to charge the Xperia Play for ?

I charge mine all night from about 10 pm to 6am nearly every night and have had the phone since launch day and never had any problems with the battery or charger but routhly once a month I let the battery completely die to 0% then fully recharge

Shaun27 said:
I charge mine all night from about 10 pm to 6am nearly every night and have had the phone since launch day and never had any problems with the battery or charger but routhly once a month I let the battery completely die to 0% then fully recharge
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Oh right. So its okay to leave the phone on charge overnight. I think i'll just do that then and every month just drain battery and recharge fully !

I actually don't plug my phone into the charger. I bought some after-market batteries that are the same as the stock battery. I used to have 2 spares, but one was faulty, so I'm down to my main battery and the spare. I leave a battery on the charger until I need it, then stick the other one in the charger. I'd say they stay on the charger for up to 24 hours.

lightningdude said:
I actually don't plug my phone into the charger. I bought some after-market batteries that are the same as the stock battery. I used to have 2 spares, but one was faulty, so I'm down to my main battery and the spare. I leave a battery on the charger until I need it, then stick the other one in the charger. I'd say they stay on the charger for up to 24 hours.
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So you take each battery out of the Xperia Play and charge them ?

Yup. Once you take the battery out, wait about 30 seconds before putting it in so the battery usage gets wiped. Once you put the other battery in, boot up and you're good to go.

Depending on my usage, I usually just charge it over night, leaving it plugged in from when I go to bed, normally around midnight, to when I get up again at 7ish. I've never had any problems doing this, I am however a VERY high usage person, so a lot of the time I have to give it a top up in the middle of the day, before I go to work.

I usually charge up to 100% right before I go to bed and unplug it and reboot it. I've still got 99~100% in the morning.

Adam3Sixty said:
Depending on my usage, I usually just charge it over night, leaving it plugged in from when I go to bed, normally around midnight, to when I get up again at 7ish. I've never had any problems doing this, I am however a VERY high usage person, so a lot of the time I have to give it a top up in the middle of the day, before I go to work.
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When i'm just scrolling through menus when having the display on for about 2-3 mins 1% of battery goes. Is this normal and does this happen with yours ?

I charge mine for two hours only

Is it okay to charge the Xperia Play through a extension unit ?

I charge 1-2 times a day. Basically every night before bed I plug it in and it stays for about 6-7 hours, But the bad cell signal at work eats through my battery if I do a lot of texting or anything so by around 4 pm sometimes I plug in for an hour and top up (I'm usually around 25% at that point), or sometimes when I get home but know I'll be headed out I plug in for 1/2 hour or 45 min to get it up around 70-80% or so and I'm good till I get home, even if I play games and stuff or whatever else.

Rogue Leader said:
I charge 1-2 times a day. Basically every night before bed I plug it in and it stays for about 6-7 hours, But the bad cell signal at work eats through my battery if I do a lot of texting or anything so by around 4 pm sometimes I plug in for an hour and top up (I'm usually around 25% at that point), or sometimes when I get home but know I'll be headed out I plug in for 1/2 hour or 45 min to get it up around 70-80% or so and I'm good till I get home, even if I play games and stuff or whatever else.
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Thanks for that. I think i'll have to do that from now on.

isn't it bad to charge the battery after it reaches one hundred percent?
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KindaUndisputed said:
isn't it bad to charge the battery after it reaches one hundred percent?
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No because the phone stops charging. It only accepts charging at 99.99% or lower basically.
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I used to charge my play about 2hours if the batt completly discharged..sometime at the whole night.depend when it is fully discharge.

So is it better to charge it for longer?
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anbu187 said:
I charge mine for two hours only
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How long does it last for after that ?

[Q] Battery charging regimen?

Is there a preferred battery charging regimen for the One X battery?
That is, is it better to, say, always let it drop to 15% and then recharge to 100%, or can/should I charge whenever possible, or in smaller increments?
Also, are there disadvantages to using the phone while charging (as I tend to do quite a lot )?
Thanks!

i normally let mine down to about 10% then just charge it too 100%

treebill said:
i normally let mine down to about 10% then just charge it too 100%
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Right, but do you know if this is actually the way to go with the Li-Po battery or are you, like me, just winging it?

When i first got my phone i let it run down till it asked for the charger, then left it on charge over night.
I did this for the first 3 or 4 times as i found this yields the longest battery life, since then i charge every 2 days regardless what percentage is left always over night though.
Going to leave it tonight & see if it will go till tomorrow night, its been off charge since 7am on Friday morning so far & is still on 46% a total of 39 hours so far.

anoniemouse said:
When i first got my phone i let it run down till it asked for the charger, then left it on charge over night.
I did this for the first 3 or 4 times as i found this yields the longest battery life, since then i charge every 2 days regardless what percentage is left always over night though.
Going to leave it tonight & see if it will go till tomorrow night, its been off charge since 7am on Friday morning so far & is still on 46% a total of 39 hours so far.
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You get two days on a charge? Are you a wizard? Although, having just got the phone (and possessing the patience of a 5 year old), I've done a lot of start-stop charging, which I suspect isn't optimal.
I'll try to refrain from trickle charging for a while, see how much difference it makes. Thanks.

Another battery charging thread? Just plug in the damn phone! It will take care of the rest.
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I have noticed that the battery does drain in strange amounts.
I have my wifi & gps on constantly, my phone went for 2 days 5 hours & i received a text at which point the phone was at 34% battery.
The phone was put back in stand by & the phone went totally flat in the next 4 hours, this i find strange as over night in stand by it only uses 1 - 2%.
There is obviously a bug in the way the phone reports its battery state, by my reasoning this must be some 10 - 15% lower than what it is reporting.

It does seem to have some difficulties reading the battery level correctly. I've noted a couple of times that it shows a significantly higher charge level (+5-7%) after a reboot. Which is hardly likely to recharge the battery. (Unless I got me one of those perpetuum mobile, in which case, yay!)

[Q] Battery drop after reboot?

I've been experiencing huge battery drops (from 10% up to 20%) after I reboot my phone. Is this a KitKat issue or is it my battery?
In the morning from 99% (after checking a few messages in the morning), I rebooted and I dropped 11% to 88%.
I think It may have been my battery giving me the huge drops. I don't seem to have this issue any more after buying a new one. :good:

I didnt found it on reboots, but i have this problem when i enter recovery. 20 minutes in recovery - i dont hace 20% of battery.

artur1131 said:
I didnt found it on reboots, but i have this problem when i enter recovery. 20 minutes in recovery - i dont hace 20% of battery.
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Hmmm that's strange.
I've noticed it usually drops more when I leave my headphones in.

full loaded ACE 2.
reboot cost u 5%
first 10 % gone in a few minutes for heavy users and in a few hours when deepsleep !!
what i wanna say.
the first 10 % gone in a few.
after that normal drain.

I often get this, although not as bad. I usually lose 2-5% on a reboot, sometimes up to 10%. The other week I charged it to 100% when it was off, turned it on and had 92%.

so is this actually a problem or is it normal for everyone?. Mine looses 5-8% in the first couple of minutes after I unplug the charger..

It's normal.
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edithswanneck said:
I often get this, although not as bad. I usually lose 2-5% on a reboot, sometimes up to 10%. The other week I charged it to 100% when it was off, turned it on and had 92%.
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Same experience. Around 5% to 10% is lost during my reboots.
ulalume said:
so is this actually a problem or is it normal for everyone?. Mine looses 5-8% in the first couple of minutes after I unplug the charger..
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Its normal. I usually lose the first 5% of a full charge in a couple of minutes. After it gets to 95%, battery charge will drain normally depending on usage.

Vino Kulafu said:
Same experience. Around 5% to 10% is lost during my reboots.
Its normal. I usually lose the first 5% of a full charge in a couple of minutes. After it gets to 95%, battery charge will drain normally depending on usage.
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ok then, thanks...I just thought that this didn;t happen when I was on GB, but it doesn;t matter anyway..

If I reboot once, I will lose between 5 - 10% battery. However, if I reboot straight after the first reboot, I will lose between 0 - 2% battery. I've never really understood this.
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Phone need more energy for reboot, that causing the drain. Mine usually drop 2-5%. After recharge battery alsi drop to 95-92% fast. Thats normal
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Battery Charging Issue
Is this normal?
When I charge my battery whether it be from mains or USB computer it charges ok, but as soon as it gets to 100% it still says charging for a little time and doesn't report the unplug charger message right away.
With the Jellybean 4.1.2 system I don't get the alert tone when the battery reaches FULL, therefore I have a feeling that when it still says charging even though it's showing 100% that it's actually decreasing power at that point, any help please?
I have tried other batteries, and one in particular goes from 90% right up to 100% and seems to miss that last 10 percent, so I don't use that one now.
I have the most current firmware installed.

Buy a new one
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pbgrout said:
Is this normal?
When I charge my battery whether it be from mains or USB computer it charges ok, but as soon as it gets to 100% it still says charging for a little time and doesn't report the unplug charger message right away.
With the Jellybean 4.1.2 system I don't get the alert tone when the battery reaches FULL, therefore I have a feeling that when it still says charging even though it's showing 100% that it's actually decreasing power at that point, any help please?
I have tried other batteries, and one in particular goes from 90% right up to 100% and seems to miss that last 10 percent, so I don't use that one now.
I have the most current firmware installed.
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when it says 100%, you still have to wait for a few minutes before it displays the green "full" icon in the upper left corner and asks you to disconnect the charger.
However, the first 5-8% always drains REALLY fast and not proportionally to the rest of the battery drain...

I think It may have been my battery giving me the huge drops. I don't seem to have this issue any more after buying a new one.

ItsHumf said:
I think It may have been my battery giving me the huge drops. I don't seem to have this issue any more after buying a new one.
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what about the initial drain? does the first 10% still drop fast or has this changed too with the new battery?

I just wish that JellyBean 4.1.2 would give an alert sound when the battery has reached it's full limit like Gingerbread used to do.
Who would be the best place to ask them to do this on their next update?

But I think that it does..a very short one indeed, but it does, along with the screen lighting up briefly..

ulalume said:
But I think that it does..a very short one indeed, but it does, along with the screen lighting up briefly..
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Doesn't make a sound on my phone and im not always looking at my phone to see it light up.
I have sounds all turned on and on full volume so no reason why I dont hear a sound when its reached full capacity.

ItsHumf said:
I've been experiencing huge battery drops (from 10% up to 20%) after I reboot my phone. Is this a KitKat issue or is it my battery?
In the morning from 99% (after checking a few messages in the morning), I rebooted and I dropped 11% to 88%.
I think It may have been my battery giving me the huge drops. I don't seem to have this issue any more after buying a new one. :good:
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are you using custom battery ? like double-powered-battery

Honor 8 Pro Mobile shutdown at 2% battery

My new honor 8 pro battery empty and shuts down exactly while at 3% when i try to switch it on. It turns on shows battery 3% and gives popup battery is low phone will shutdown in 30 seconds and it shuts down. I keep turning it back on until it stopped booting to main screen till 1% and put the charge when phone off till it reaches 100%. I did it like this for 3 cycles but still it turns off at 3%. Is it common in all honor 8 pro mobiles or mine is defective. I have tried factory restore and battery calliberation using an app in playstore at 100% still phone ****sdown at 3%. Do i return this phone for replacement? And charging battery tooks nearly 2.45 to 3 hours to full charge from 0 to 100 using provided fast charger. Please reply and help me as soon so that i can go for replacement option. Is my phone is normal pr defective?

vinodh3 said:
My new honor 8 pro battery empty and shuts down exactly while at 3% when i try to switch it on. It turns on shows battery 3% and gives popup battery is low phone will shutdown in 30 seconds and it shuts down. I keep turning it back on until it stopped booting to main screen till 1% and put the charge when phone off till it reaches 100%. I did it like this for 3 cycles but still it turns off at 3%. Is it common in all honor 8 pro mobiles or mine is defective. I have tried factory restore and battery calliberation using an app in playstore at 100% still phone ****sdown at 3%. Do i return this phone for replacement? And charging battery tooks nearly 2.45 to 3 hours to full charge from 0 to 100 using provided fast charger. Please reply and help me as soon so that i can go for replacement option. Is my phone is normal pr defective?
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It is normal, to save the battery, phone will shutdown at 3%. we should not dry the battery to 0% that is reason behind this. But you have drained your battery many times to checking purpose, so dont try this any more, because your mobile taking more time to charge around 2.45 to 3 hours. Normally this is not the case, it will take around 2 hours. So be safe with your battery.

Do you have Honor 8 pro? Are you also facing the same kind of activity on your mobile. Thanks.
P.K.Shivaram said:
It is normal, to save the battery, phone will shutdown at 3%. we should not dry the battery to 0% that is reason behind this. But you have drained your battery many times to checking purpose, so dont try this any more, because your mobile taking more time to charge around 2.45 to 3 hours. Normally this is not the case, it will take around 2 hours. So be safe with your battery.
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vinodh3 said:
Do you have Honor 8 pro? Are you also facing the same kind of activity on your mobile. Thanks.
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yes of course, one month back i have checked. then i come to known i should not try this. We must put charge at least by 10%. By putting it between 15 to 20% is safe.:good:
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vinodh3 said:
My new honor 8 pro battery empty and shuts down exactly while at 3% when i try to switch it on. It turns on shows battery 3% and gives popup battery is low phone will shutdown in 30 seconds and it shuts down. I keep turning it back on until it stopped booting to main screen till 1% and put the charge when phone off till it reaches 100%. I did it like this for 3 cycles but still it turns off at 3%. Is it common in all honor 8 pro mobiles or mine is defective. I have tried factory restore and battery calliberation using an app in playstore at 100% still phone ****sdown at 3%. Do i return this phone for replacement? And charging battery tooks nearly 2.45 to 3 hours to full charge from 0 to 100 using provided fast charger. Please reply and help me as soon so that i can go for replacement option. Is my phone is normal pr defective?
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How much Screen ON Time do u getting?

vinodh3 said:
My new honor 8 pro battery empty and shuts down exactly while at 3% when i try to switch it on. It turns on shows battery 3% and gives popup battery is low phone will shutdown in 30 seconds and it shuts down. I keep turning it back on until it stopped booting to main screen till 1% and put the charge when phone off till it reaches 100%. I did it like this for 3 cycles but still it turns off at 3%. Is it common in all honor 8 pro mobiles or mine is defective. I have tried factory restore and battery calliberation using an app in playstore at 100% still phone ****sdown at 3%. Do i return this phone for replacement? And charging battery tooks nearly 2.45 to 3 hours to full charge from 0 to 100 using provided fast charger. Please reply and help me as soon so that i can go for replacement option. Is my phone is normal pr defective?
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Just don't keep doing this. Don't let your battery level go that low. It will reduce the charge holding capacity of battery faster.
It's normal for the phone to turn off at 3 percent. Nothing wrong.
And if you use your phone while charging, it will take more than 2 hours to fully charge so as the phone doesn't heats up.
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My 8pro shuts down by 4%. I brought to such a low level only once. Usually I do not let it fall below 20%

Sundarkness said:
My 8pro shuts down by 4%. I brought to such a low level only once. Usually I do not let it fall below 20%
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Mine also shuts down at 2%. A countdown starts first.

Thanks for all the clarification. I am clear now. I usually do not check SOT. It varies day by day but battery backup is fine so far. It stays for 20 hours with moderate usage.
P.K.Shivaram said:
yes of course, one month back i have checked. then i come to known i should not try this. We must put charge at least by 10%. By putting it between 15 to 20% is safe.:good:
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How much Screen ON Time do u getting?
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vinodh3 said:
Thanks for all the clarification. I am clear now. I usually do not check SOT. It varies day by day but battery backup is fine so far. It stays for 20 hours with moderate usage.
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Measure and tell us.

Is the battery life normal or is this a serious problem?

I've a brand new Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite, but since a few days I notice that it seems that the battery is draining fast.
So I've done a test: I've charged my phone to 100% and used it until it turned off due to too low battery and it lasted 23 hours and 3 minutes.
But I doubt if this is normal and I'm kinda worried about it.
I've bluetooth off, and wifi is always on except when I go outside and then I use mobile data.
I use my phone for surfing, using social media, chatting, gaming, making nice pics and more.
So is the battery life normal or is this a serious problem?

is 23hr bad ? I feel like my one is always above 80% as it charges that fast I don't seem to notice the battery being low

deanlee121 said:
is 23hr bad ? I feel like my one is always above 80% as it charges that fast I don't seem to notice the battery being low
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I dunno

I haven't mentioned the standby time and the active time in the topic, and I cannot find that data anymore so that means I have to do the test again

I would advise to install AccuBattery app, fully charge the phone and look at screen off and screen on power consumption at the end of the day.
These numbers are "normal":
Screen off - no activity (over night or phone just laying down for a few hours): 0.2-0.3%/h
Screen off - the usual daily activity (moving around with the phone in the pocket, Whatsapp for web active, Google location tracking active etc.): up to 1.3%/h
Screen on - about 7-9%/h

I'll do another test on Friday as I said.
I'll charge the phone to 100% and use it until the phone turns itself off due to low battery and look at the active time then.
I'll post the results here if the test is done.

What were the results?

jinz24 said:
What were the results?
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I'll tell it you once I've the results.

Today I've redone the test.
I charged my phone to 100% and I then I used it until it was 5%.
I got an active time of 5 hours and 27 minutes and the standby time is 18 hours and 1 minute

Googole said:
Today I've redone the test.
I charged my phone to 100% and I then I used it until it was 5%.
I got an active time of 5 hours and 27 minutes and the standby time is 18 hours and 1 minute
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My phone is pretty new and I am using it more frequently these days. This leads to similar battery times like you describe them.
I did not do the exact same discharging like you did, but imo battery drains mainly during screen-on time. Over night it is quite stable and only slowly discharging.
Maybe power consumption is dominated by the LED screen? This might be the reason why Xiaomi has such an aggressive screen dimming implemented...
I think what _mysiak_ is describing above, is pretty accurate and explains what you are observing.

Googole said:
Today I've redone the test.
I charged my phone to 100% and I then I used it until it was 5%.
I got an active time of 5 hours and 27 minutes and the standby time is 18 hours and 1 minute
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Unless your trying to calibrate the battery that's really stressful to the battery to use it like that.
Puts a lot of wear on it... fast.

blackhawk said:
Unless your trying to calibrate the battery that's really stressful to the battery to use it like that.
Puts a lot of wear on it... fast.
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I know that, and I used to do that all the time but when I received my new phone I changed my habits.
I'm now trying to keep my battery level between 90% and 40% or 30%.

Googole said:
I know that, and I used to do that all the time but when I received my new phone I changed my habits.
I'm now trying to keep my battery level between 90% and 40% or 30%.
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I go with a maximum 80% cutoff.
My current target range is 45-72%