Electronics

[Warrior2022]

I learned many years ago, that when you get a new phone, tablet, etc, you charge it all the way, use it until it's dead.  All the way dead and the device has a great battery life.  

Many devices say charge until full, but don't include that tip.  I was reading reviews on the bolt and many poor reviews have used it out of the box.  

[glb613]

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@Warrior2022 wrote:

I learned many years ago, that when you get a new phone, tablet, etc, you charge it all the way, use it until it's dead.  All the way dead and the device has a great battery life.  

Many devices say charge until full, but don't include that tip.  I was reading reviews on the bolt and many poor reviews have used it out of the box.  

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That isn't recommended anymore. 

"Charging and recharging

So how do you make your lithium-ion battery last as long as possible? You may have heard you need to do a full charge and discharge when your device is right out of the box—but this doesn't really matter on modern batteries. What matters most is how you charge your phone or laptop after you've started using it.  Shallow discharges and recharges are better than full ones, because they put less stress on the battery, so it lasts longer. When your battery is discharging, Battery University recommends that you only let it reach 50 percent before topping it up again. While you're charging it back up, you should also avoid pushing a lithium-ion battery all the way to 100 percent."

[x Hedge]

@Warrior2022,  I too was taught to fully charge, then deeply discharge before fully recharging again.

And that's still right for some of my battery operated devices. 

But not all.

As @glb613 stated, there are newer types that will have long life with frequent short cycled charges.

But I'd still fully charge a new device.