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We are hearing additional little tidbits about the new iPad’s battery and its ability to charge beyond 100 percent. CNBC’s John Fortt reports Apple has stated that charging beyond 100 percent could somehow “harm the longevity of the battery.”
This would be extremely odd, so we are skeptical and looking for clarification on the issue. We already observed the new iPad continues charging for an hour beyond its 100 percent and noted you get longer battery-use if you let the iPad stay on those extra 60 minutes.
But are those extra minutes coming at a cost? It would be surprising if Apple wanted people to pull the plug on the new iPad when it hits 100 percent (especially because it now requires an overnight charge to fill it up).
Apple says nothing about this on its iPad battery usage/optimization page.
A properly maintained iPad battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 full charge and discharge cycles. You may choose to replace your battery when it no longer holds sufficient charge to meet your needs.
The new iPad takes significantly longer to charge than the previous iPad 2 due to its 70 percent larger battery. Interestingly, the new iPad is not able to take a charge when playing intensive graphics games and video.
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- Why does the new iPad continue charging after it hits 100%? (9to5mac.com)
- 5 reasons why the new iPad runs hotter than the old ones (9to5mac.com)
- At 42.5-watt-hours capacity, the new iPad is almost all battery (9to5mac.com)
- As we thought, new iPad takes longer to charge. Also gets warm inside (9to5mac.com)
- The new iPad has 10-hour battery life, is 0.6mm thicker and 0.07lbs heavier (9to5mac.com)
