Charging the battery

Which one is better, to charge your phone while it is turned off or while it is turned on?

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I think it's better to charge your phone while it is turned off so that your phone could have time to really "recharge" and "rest" as it does so.

Originally Posted by rashie

I think it's better to charge your phone while it is turned off so that your phone could have time to really "recharge" and "rest" as it does so.

Ye this way it can rest as above user says

All the batteries including Li-ion battery have a maximum number of charging and discharging cycle times. When you charge with your cell phone on. It keeps draining charges out of the battery. The charger will detect the phone not in max capacity and hence charge again. This will shorten the battery's life in result.

There is a sticky here.
http://cellphoneforums.net/general-c...tery-life.html

aren`t batterys smart anough already so you don`t have to go through all these ceremonys to charge and uncharge and turn it off and dance the batterydance etc.
i myself never have done these and it always makes me laugh when people panic when i randomly charge my phone.
i buy a new one when it starts to fail..
simple

charge it when it turn on
i think it is better

Charger it when it turn off for some brand phone. Which brand of your cell phone?

what difference does it make what brand it is, a battery is a battery

I still can not notice any difference if the battery lasts longer or shorter, if the phone is switched on or off loading.

It depends on phone. But its good if mobile turn off during charging.

To charge your phone while it is turned off, then it can charge properly. As a result your battery's life time will not decrease.