Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Can a cell phone battery stay charged when its not in a cell phone?

Question by Taddster: Can a cell phone battery stay charged when its not in a cell phone?
I want to buy a extra battery for my cell phone..and charge it, to bring with on extended trips where i cant charge my phone at all. So that when my phone dies..i can pop then new charged battery in it. Will this work? Or will the battery drain not being in a phone? Thanks!


Best answer:

Answer by tavenger5
yes, but all batteries will lose charge over time. It depends on how long you leave the battery out of the phone.



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2 comments:

  1. It may drain a little but it should be very close to fully charged if not fully charged

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  2. depending on the type of battery they will hold a charge for a long time. Current cell phones use Li-po or li-ion batteries. They will loss a small amount of change each day, about 1-5% at most.

    So if you would to change the battery to day before your trip it would hold a change for at least a month no problem.

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