Can cold weather affect mobile phone battery life and shorten it?

AnthonyUK

I have got a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile simfree phone and had it a few years, I have recently noticed it has developed a severe memory effect where it runs down quickly and runs out when it has barely gone to the bottom of the battery scale and when I switch it on it has 1 section which goes to nothing then it cuts out completely and requires charging. It charges up to full within an hour then when I use it again does the same thing. I have been using it outdoors in the cold temperatures of the long cold winter and chilly spring;can this reduce operating capacity/life and if this is so, is it maybe time for a new mobile phone battery with the way it is acting?;) I have heard cold weather can spell curtains for various rechargeable device batteries and shorten their life;-is this true? Some equipment manuals apparently do say so.

kwikbreaks

Cold weather means any batteries won't last as long as normal. Whether or not it can shorten the lifetime of rechargeables I can't say but I daresay google can help on that.

If you've had the phone several years the battery probably needs replacing anyway as cycle life is usually about 1000 and smartphones usually need a daily charge. I'd just go for an eBay cheapy. I've had that type for all sorts of things and don't recall getting a duff one.

AnthonyUK

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Cold weather means any batteries won't last as long as normal. Whether or not it can shorten the lifetime of rechargeables I can't say but I daresay google can help on that.

If you've had the phone several years the battery probably needs replacing anyway as cycle life is usually about 1000 and smartphones usually need a daily charge. I'd just go for an eBay cheapy. I've had that type for all sorts of things and don't recall getting a duff one.

I'll get a replacement off the local market, thanks for that reply;)

paddyrg

I'd go cheapy BUT reputable - Lithium Ion batteries have been linked to some overheating issues, sometimes leading to damage and fire. Cheapo Chinese ones from bottom-price sellers could prove more expensive in the long run if they kill your mobile/catch light for the sake of a few extra quid,

kwikbreaks

True but the ones in the news that have had faults were all reputable ones... The disreputable ones probably don't get reported.

Unfortunately I don't think there is any way to be sure just what you get. I know for sure that Maplin buy cheap Chinese tat items and sell them at multiples of the eBay price. I just look for high volume sellers with a high feedback score and hope.