This is why you shouldn’t leave your smartphone on charge overnight

You could be destroying your smartphone by leaving it on charge overnight.

It may not be a good idea to leave your smartphone to charge overnight

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That’s according to the guys at Battery University who claim if your gadget is kept charging after reaching capacity, the battery’s chemistry could damage it.

This is because it would be in a constant ‘high-stress’ state, which is not good.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) are widely used in smartphones

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They argue it’s actually better never to fully charge your smartphone.

Instead, they recommend you do it at intervals as this extends the Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery’s lifespan.

These batteries are widely used in smartphones, including iPhones.

‘Li-ion does not need to be fully charged, nor is it desirable to do so,’ they wrote.

‘In fact, it is better not to fully charge, because a high voltage stresses the battery.’

So remember short bursts of charge could better than full ones.

The concept behind the argument is fully explained by the Battery University here.