Should I charge the newly-bought phone?

I just want to know whether I should charge the newly-bought phone or not. Nothing on the manual says it has to be initially charged for a specific number of hours... but a lot of people are telling me it has to be initially charged.

would anyone know for sure here?
help pls!

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WIth the newer battery technology these days, and the way cell phones fly off the shelves, you should be just fine letting it run all the way down, then recharging it. I wouldn't recharge it yet, but when its almost dead, I would...

Originally Posted by BigJames523

WIth the newer battery technology these days, and the way cell phones fly off the shelves, you should be just fine letting it run all the way down, then recharging it. I wouldn't recharge it yet, but when its almost dead, I would...

At first the phone can power on, so I don't charge it. Then the battery is dry out. Should I finish the charging when it shows the charging is complete or just charge for more hours? I heard that on the first three chargings, the battery should be charged for more than 10 hours to lengthen its serve life.

That is true. It is the same with the battery of our laptop. We need to charge it more than 14 hours on the first three chargings. For mobile phone, I guess 12 hours is enough.

Originally Posted by cathy

That is true. It is the same with the battery of our laptop. We need to charge it more than 14 hours on the first three chargings. For mobile phone, I guess 12 hours is enough.

I got different answers from different person. Today I was told that the discharge will shorten the battery's life. And the lithium-ion battery can be fully charged in 4-5 hours. And we usually should charge the phone when there is only one bar left in battery...I'm really puzzled about the charging of lithium-ion battery....

I was told to charge overnight b4 use. From a pratical stand point it works right out the box. To completley diminish the battery from time to time promotes longer life