Battery cycles used while charging

dave43

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If I'm at work and want to listen to music can I plug the unit into a wall charger and hypothetically it won't use battery power cycles that will reduce the lifespan of the battery?
 

deichenlaub

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Using your phone while plugged in will not reduce the life of your battery. Try to pug it into a high capacity "Wall Wart" charger. If you plug it into a USB port, the phone might draw more current than the USB port can supply. If that happens, your battery will slowly discharge.
 

Citizen Coyote

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Modern Li-ion polymer batteries like that in the Nexus 4 have pretty good charge life cycles. You'll likely replace the phone before it becomes necessary to replace the battery due to charge cycle exhaustion. I wouldn't recommend draining and charging it several times a day, but if you want to use it while plugged in to a wall socket it should not significantly affect overall battery life.
 

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