Showing posts with label Cell Phones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cell Phones. Show all posts

HTC phone won't charge to 100% capacity [Android]

Your battery gauge is lying to you (and it's not such a bad thing)
I realize that much of this is common knowledge on XDA. Still, every day I see people post about how their phone "loses" 10% as soon as it comes off the charger. I also have friends who can't understand why their battery drains so quickly. Trying to explain this to people without hard numbers is often met with doubt, so I figured that I'd actually plot it out with real data. So it's not a piece that is optimized for this audience, but I hope that you find it interesting.  

Your Smartphone is Lying to You
Climbing out of bed, about to start your day, you unplug your new smartphone from its wall charger and quickly check your email. You've left it plugged in overnight, and the battery gauge shows 100%. After a quick shower, you remember that