How long will it take Iphone 3g to charge?

The charge is completely gone and might have been for a while as I bought the phone off of ebay and it came through the post today.

It all depends on how much power you have left in your phone…

Usually about 12 hours (that's for a new battery though).

It should be able to turn on long before that though - if it's not turning on, then you might try a different charger, otherwise it might be return time.

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