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Cellphone Battery Care & Maintenance for all Wireless Cellphone Batteries

Charging/Using a New Battery Batteries typically require a break-in period, so your battery may not hold a full charge at first. We recommend you completely charge and drain the battery before recharging it for the first three cycles. This properly conditions the battery and ensures that it will operate at its maximum capacity. All you need to do to drain your battery is simply leave the phone on.

Battery Types Nickel cadmium (ni-cad) batteries appeared with the first cellular phones, and are still a common battery type today. Ni-cads are inexpensive, but they tend to be heavy, large, and offer only average talk and standby times. They also suffer from the so-called memory effect, a gradual reduction in the battery's ability to take a full charge unless you drain it fully between charges.

Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries offer improved standby and talk times, good resistance to the memory effect, and a generally moderate price tag. Compared to ni-cads, a NiMH battery will run up to 40 percent longer on each charge.

Lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries are quickly gaining on NiMHs in popularity. Lithium-ions are immune to the memory effect and cannot be overcharged. They are also extremely light. While more expensive than their competition, lithium-ions offer superior talk and standby times. On average, these batteries tend to last 12 to 18 months before needing to be replaced, and they are environmentally friendly.

Memory Effect NiCd batteries are extremely sensitive to "memory effect" build up. NiCd batteries will only charge to the level at which the battery was last discharged due to an accumulation of gas bubbles on the cell plates. These gas bubbles reduce the chargeable plate surface area - therefore capacity. If a battery is discharged to 30% and then recharged, the battery will only charge to 30% of its capacity thus shrinking the battery's capacity. The best advice for NiCd battery care is to fully discharge your battery before recharging.

Standby & Talk Time Standby Time is the estimated time your battery will hold a charge and Talk Time is the estimated time you can talk on your phone before the battery discharges. Your battery will discharge at a much greater rate when you're actually talking on it than when it just sits unused. Standby and Talk Time estimates given by the phone or battery manufacturer are exclusive of each other.

Recycle Your Old Batteries It's been determined that there are negative environmental effects from disposing of Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) batteries in our landfills. The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) was established to properly dispose of NiCd batteries free of charge. Consumers can call the RBRC toll free at 1-800-822-8837. The RBRC will either direct you to the nearest RBRC collection box send you a postage pre-paid envelope to submit the battery directly to the RBRC. For more information visit the RBRC Website at http://www.rbrc.com

Batteries typically require a break-in period, so your battery may not hold a full charge at first. We recommend you completely charge and drain the battery before recharging it for the first three cycles. This properly conditions the battery and ensures that it will operate at its maximum capacity. All you need to do to drain your battery is simply leave the phone on.

Battery Types Nickel cadmium (ni-cad) batteries appeared with the first cellular phones, and are still a common battery type today. Ni-cads are inexpensive, but they tend to be heavy, large, and offer only average talk and standby times. They also suffer from the so-called memory effect, a gradual reduction in the battery's ability to take a full charge unless you drain it fully between charges.

Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries offer improved standby and talk times, good resistance to the memory effect, and a generally moderate price tag. Compared to ni-cads, a NiMH battery will run up to 40 percent longer on each charge.

Lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries are quickly gaining on NiMHs in popularity. Lithium-ions are immune to the memory effect and cannot be overcharged. They are also extremely light. While more expensive than their competition, lithium-ions offer superior talk and standby times. On average, these batteries tend to last 12 to 18 months before needing to be replaced, and they are environmentally friendly.

Memory Effect NiCd batteries are extremely sensitive to "memory effect" build up. NiCd batteries will only charge to the level at which the battery was last discharged due to an accumulation of gas bubbles on the cell plates. These gas bubbles reduce the chargeable plate surface area - therefore capacity. If a battery is discharged to 30% and then recharged, the battery will only charge to 30% of its capacity thus shrinking the battery's capacity. The best advice for NiCd battery care is to fully discharge your battery before recharging.

Standby & Talk Time Standby Time is the estimated time your battery will hold a charge and Talk Time is the estimated time you can talk on your phone before the battery discharges. Your battery will discharge at a much greater rate when you're actually talking on it than when it just sits unused. Standby and Talk Time estimates given by the phone or battery manufacturer are exclusive of each other.

Recycle Your Old Batteries It's been determined that there are negative environmental effects from disposing of Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) batteries in our landfills. The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) was established to properly dispose of NiCd batteries free of charge. Consumers can call the RBRC toll free at 1-800-822-8837. The RBRC will either direct you to the nearest RBRC collection box send you a postage pre-paid envelope to submit the battery directly to the RBRC. For more information visit the RBRC Website at http://www.rbrc.com