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Weird battery charging iPhone 6s
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You can't overcharge modern batteries. The phone automatically stops charging once the battery reaches 100%.
False. 100% false. This is an old wive's tale left over from rechargeable NICAD days. Look up trickle charging with lithium-ion.
Similarly, there is no "memory" to li-ion as there was in NICAD, so it's best to top off li-ion whereas with NICAD it was best to drain all the way down and then up.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-get-the-most-from-li-ion-batteries/
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Is this something that you have measurable results for or just something that you've noticed?
May I suggest running battery down to 50%. Then plug it in and time how long it takes to reach 60% without your interference. Then run it down to 50% again and time how long it takes to reach 50% with your surfing web, watching a video, etc.
The battery shouldn't drain while charging under normal use, and iPhones don't exactly charge fast compared to what's out there now but it shouldn't be anything remarkably slow either.
I would try restoring your phone and setting up as new or better yet go get a replacement because that's not normal
I would try restoring your phone and setting up as new or better yet go get a replacement because that's not normal
