Thread: N900: "Display stays lit when charging"
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tswindell is offline tswindell
2010-09-13 , 13:40
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Originally Posted by extechop View Post
In my case, I ran into this when plugging my N900 into my car and starting GPS-based navigation software. I was somewhat surprised when the display would not stay on because the battery was full.

My point is, though indubitably technically accurate, how useful is this behaviour? What is the concievable benefit to the user of having the display switch off once the charging cycle is complete, instead of the implied "power-hungry display stays on when ample external power is available"?
Once again you're completely missing the point, once the battery is fully charged. The phone starts to use battery power, having the screen on will cause battery drain as once the battery is full, the power connection is not being used. Think of the green light as I was full, but now I'm discharging.