How long to charge a new phone?

Lin3ar · 29-12-2008, 10:40 AM

I bought my daughter a LG KP500 phone yesterday and put it on charge at about 5pm.
At this moment in time (10:30am the next day) it is still charging.This seems to be a VERY long time to charge one little battery.
Is something wrong or is this normal for this type of phone?

ROBIN50N · 29-12-2008, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lin3ar

I bought my daughter a LG KP500 phone yesterday and put it on charge at about 5pm.
At this moment in time (10:30am the next day) it is still charging.This seems to be a VERY long time to charge one little battery.
Is something wrong or is this normal for this type of phone?

whats the battery sign showing?

Munckles · 29-12-2008, 11:12 AM

Also, what type of battery is it?

Lin3ar · 29-12-2008, 11:23 AM

The battery is showing 2 bars full with the 3rd bar flashing.
The battery spec says 900mAh, Li-Ion (whatever that means)

readymix · 29-12-2008, 11:31 AM

Remove the charger and use the phone untill it gives low charge signal and then recharge.

omar7955 · 04-01-2009, 2:28 AM

they say charge for about 16 hours, but i don't think that is required, 3 hours or so should do the trick

prking · 04-01-2009, 9:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omar7955

they say charge for about 16 hours, but i don't think that is required, 3 hours or so should do the trick

You should always charge according to the instructions supplied with the phone. Certainly a Li-ion battery only needs a short charge and could be damaged by a lengthy charge. That may be what has happened to the OP.