Does keeping a phone powered off most of the time make the battery last an extra year or two before it will need replacement?

Question

How long till a battery needs to be replaced if the phone was always powered off?

Answer 1

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Yes.  Cell phone batteries only last between between 300 to 500 charging cycles.  If you have an Android phone, it's not a big deal because a replacement battery is about 40 dollars and it's easy to install.

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Answer 2

the battery always has some drain to keep the internal clock &c. running. Probably it will go flat in a couple of months. If you really want to keep a phone as a ready to go unit you need to give it say 20 minute on charge every 2 weeks or so. If you let it go completely flat the battery could be dead forever.

Answer 3

Not necessarily. The battery drains even when not in use so might as well keep the phone on with it.

Answer 4

If you power off when you sleep at night and when you're in meetings, an old flip phone could last several years without battery change, but a modern smart phone, fewer years.

Answer 5

What if the battery is not even in the phone then how long?