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2015-11-18, 01:00
(2015-11-17, 22:34)ptrs2001 Wrote: You are correct, cookiedough, that load cycles decrease the capacity over time. However most Li-ion batteries are designed for 500 load cycles. At that stage significant (II believe 20% but don't quote me on the number) decrease in capacity is expected, but the battery should remain working just fine. Moreover, if you want to ensure using as few load cycles as possible, you should plug in the phone as often as possible: as long as the phone is on the mainz, it is not using battery, therefore not using load cycles. So if you really want to "spare" the battery it makes sense to charge the phone every night. This will already make sure you are not using load cycles for a third of every day. This would however mean that the internal battery is never discharged and effectively is in storage for long periods. And as you know as well, storing full batteries IS detrimental for battery capacity, while going through 500 load cycles on the internal battery (if you miraculously know how to completely empty it every day) and charge it for 1/3 of the day will take you 500/2*3=750 days, or about two years. In other words: Stop worrying about the exact algorithm used for charging the batteries: You will have long grown tired of this phone before the batteries wear out!I wasn't suggesting keeping it plugged often enough where that the internal is never used
That would make no sense. I suggest using it normally, and charging it when it's convenient.Obviously the battery will remain usable for a long while to come regardless of what profile is used. My point is that the internal will remain fresher longer if draining the external first rather than alternating between the two. That's all.
If you disagree, we'll just have to agree to disagree. Hopefully Innos can release a setup that allows choosing between a couple of different profiles.
