[MyboxJC]

Hello, sometimes I charge my Nokia N97 mini longer than 5 hours. Directly from wall, no from notebook. Getting You too?

[coolbelief]

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If u are using ur phone continuously when charger is plugged, it'll obviously take more time to charge the battery to its full.

[jcourcoul]

As you probably know from what you write, using the wall charger (my N97's is rated at 1,200 mA) will get the job done faster than plugged onto a computer (max USB current draw is 500 mA). However, very long charge times are unusual if the hardware is ok.

Does the battery get unusually warm in the process?

Assuming all connections are good and tight, an old and dying battery could increase its internal resistance, hence the warming up and the long time. But first make sure all connections (charger to phone and phone to battery) are perfectly clean. If necessary, use electronics contact cleaning spray, which dissolves contaminants and evaporates immediately; just dont get it too much inside the phone. Can also use a can of "compressed air" to blow out lint and dust.

[shadow1976]

I just bought a nokia n97 mini weeks ago and I noticed that whenever I need to charge it can never reach full charge even if its plugged in using a plug in charger straight to the wall for 5 hours.  It does not heat up, but it just simply takes time.  Is this normal?  this is the first time I experience this.

[chanchan05]

It would depend as well on the charger. Nokia usually ships a fast charger with 890mah output, but twice my family has bought phones with a bundled 360mah output "slow" charger.