[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chefproll:
It's mine. That guy already bumped into me a while ago, now it's time for his revenge. :D

I'll care for that, now...

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So here we go; you asked for it... :D

My critism about the Note 4 refers to it's GPS receiver, which is "deaf" compared to the competition and shows frequent signal drops.

More here: http://xdaforums.com/note-4/general/gps-close-to-unusable-t2948602

Indeed - have a look:

I already advised to realize this is 2014 battery technology, not the ancient batteries of the past.

Short: There is no "trickle charge" with Lithium-Ion-batteries.

See this: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries - quote: "The difference lies in a higher voltage per cell, tighter voltage tolerance and the absence of trickle or float charge at full charge."

Quote: "The charge rate of a typical consumer Li-ion battery is between 0.5 and 1C in Stage 1, and the charge time is about three hours. Manufacturers recommend charging the 18650 cell at 0.8C or less."

"C" is the capacity, 3220 mAh with our Note 4's battery. So we're save to charge with a current (milliamperes, "mA") of up to 3220 mA - if we follow the manufacturer's advice for the older type of batteries of that kind (18650 is an old warrior in the field), there's still 2576 A left.

So what does our fast charge supply deliver ? Look at it's ratings: 5 V, 2 A (2000 mA).

So even fast charge is far below the limits - our real limit is 3220 mA, but fast charging just uses 2000 mA.

Sound and safe.

Wonder about me highlighting "higher voltage" in zurkx's highly elaborate statement in red ? - Answer is above: The voltage does NOT change, it is NOT higher. Of course not !

The worst enemies of LiIon batteries are heat and age.

Heat is generated by a) placing the device at a hot spot (like behind the car's windscreen or in bright sunlight), b) by using demanding features like 4K video recording or highend games, c) by charging .

a) Your call. Just don't let your Note get hot. Overheating destroys your battery in no time. We're lucky we've got an exchangeable battery - so nothing to really worry about.

b) Your call. See a).

c) Charging produces some heat, especially on the "last mile", when the battery is "almost full", because the battery is a bit reluctant of getting charged up to the brim. So more heat is generated in that last phase. It's not much, won't reach the safety limits. It just can't, because the build-in charging circuits limits the current if heat gets up.

By the way: That integrated charging circuits are propped with safety measures, checking charge, condition, temperature and the like.

So even if you hook up a charger capable of providing 20 whopping amperes, the circuits just won't let that happen.

There is no way of providing the battery too much current; it's automatically limited.

Again; welcome to the 21st century. We don't need any slow charge. It's the opposite.

Charging right slow has the danger that apps on the phone draw more power than the charge provides. That may drain your battery instead of filling it.

Plus: If you hook up the charger for long, it will be recharged (charge gets "topped off") frequenly. And every new charging attempt has a slightly negative impact on the battery's life; it's like wearing it a bit down. - Charge often, reduce your battery's life. That damage is tiny, by the way. But it is there, so hooking up your charger for many hours slowly kills your battery.

Now for the aging:

LiIon battery ARE AGING, up from the time of manufacture.

You all know that: You charge a device like you're told by the instructions - but after 1 to 3 years you notice a severe drop of usage time, a drop of capacity.

That's aging.

NOTHING you can do against that but buying a new battery.

So your battery will lose it's capacity over time; if you use it or not. You all know that, you all experienced that.

With the Note 4, we can happily buy a new battery if the old one runs out; it's that simple. But as a normal Li Ion battery reaches it's shelf live after 2 or 3 years anyway, there's NO (!) need of burdening it and you with slow charge. The results are exactly the same, with the difference that you save precious time with fast charging.

And now allow me quoting again:

Have a nice day, all of you except one. ;)