Battery Charging

from article posted on appleinsider

"concerns ipad's battery arose last week when analysis publicized claiming new ipad "prematurely" reports charged 2 hours. dr. raymond soneira of displaymate claimed ipad finished charging cycle 2 hours after reports full charge. that's design, apple's michal tchao said things d on tuesday. ios devices, including new ipad, display 100 percent charged before device reaches charged state. device continue charging, discharge bit, , recharge once again — cycle continue until device unplugged. "that circuitry designed can keep device plugged in long like," tchao said. "it's great feature that's been in ios." apple's battery percentage display simplified users not confused constant cycle of charging , discharging while device plugged in. apple's approach allows of ios devices maximize potential battery life."

 

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