Charging battery 4 to 6 hours first upon buy new cell phone,myth?

Of course this is true. The battery technically has to be charged this long for the first time to maximize its potential. I don't remember why, it was a long time ago when we discussed it in our class during college. Something to do with the charge and the chemicals I think.

There's no harm charging it 4 to 6 hours but it usually take my iPhone a hour or less to get back to 100%.

this is just the myth don't ever over charge your mobile. have you ever read in instructions that you should charge 4 to 6 hours your mobile first time.you must say NO then don't do it. if it would be something like that then company must define it in instructions.if it's not in instruction then don't do it and i think you don't need it to do it. never ever put your mobile whole night charging. whole night charging and overcharging reduce your phone's bettery life. overcharging simply damage your mobile's bettery. your bettery could increase because of overcharging.

they must be have strong reason for the advice and I wouldn't say that this is myth. but may be as the technology moved, some tips like this may not appropiate again. but of course if the shopkeeper give this advice for my new gadget, I would very appreciate it and practice it. there's nothing wrong but avoid the risk, right??

I doing that too, when I buy new phone, I don't want to take a risk in the future and now my handphone battery not have any problem

our chemical teacher tols us its just wrong.We only need charge our cell phone's battery according to instruction book.

in general as regards batteries on mobile phones it is good to fully charge and leave discarge completely and re-charge fully...in this way the battery cycle is always complete and so it won't be interrupted during the time...

You only need charging mobile phones are switched off, until the battery is full. No need for hours, just until the battery is full.

Hi omchesunche, i never new we had to do this with todays phones i tough this was only done on the old phones.

When I first charged my new cell phone, it did take that long and longer, but once the initial charge was completed, the subsequent charges have only been about an hour and a half to two hours to charge it. I also will wait until I get the low battery indication before I charge it as well, as it is better for it if, to get the full potential out of it. I don't really think that it is a myth, as like I said the first charge will take longer than the rest, and also I think it depends on the phone as well, and the size of the battery. It only stands to reason that the smaller batteries won't take as long to charge as the bigger batteries do. Ansyway, it is always best to let if fully discharge before you charge it up again. Take care, and have fun.

Hi, when i bought my cellphone the sales lady said to me that i need to drain first the factory charge before i charge it,they said that i need 4 to 5 hours charging with my battery of course i followed it but my battery was fulled after 2 hours,i said i think that sales lady didn't know well her products.

i think that only applies to the initial charging and i used to do that too. but when i had this phone i have right now, i didn't do the initial charging anymore.

Hi, Yes, it is necessary to recharge the cell phone until it is fully charged when we buy new cell phone..after that every time when u plug in your cell phone remove it after it charged completely..don't keep plugged in even after charged 100%.Try to remove immediately after recharged..Thank You