True or False about charging your phone when its half dead?

is it true if you charge your phone when its not all the way dead it messes up your battery life ?True or False about charging your phone when its half dead?
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Beware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!True or False about charging your phone when its half dead?
I wish it was a simple true or false answer, but it depends on the kind of battery in your phone. An OEM battery will be labeled Litium Ion if it is one.





The modern batteries are litium ion and are not effected in this manner to the degree that older batteries were. The concerns you have are the following two:


The limited number of recharges the battery will accept; and,


The limit of your battery capacity based on a recharge when it is not completely necessary.





Charging your phone often will decrease the number of times you can recharge the battery, and possibly (as stated by Arwen) can limit the life of your phone itself.





Charging the battery often will not decrease the limited capacity of the battery to the degree it would with older, non-lithium ion batteries.
Over time, charging the battery when it's not dead can decrease the battery life. Doing it every now and then shouldn't make a huge difference, but for the most part, you want to let the battery die or almost run out before charging it in order to get the most out of both your phone and your phone's battery.





P.S. The primary reason for this has to do with the capacitors/resistors associated with your battery and its charge.