# Cell Phone battery life question... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 31, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925 "2007-10-31T09:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/1 "2007-10-31T09:17:39Z")
I guess this question could be directed toward any rechargable battery. everybody notice’s that with time their cell phone’s charge lasts less and less time…and i’m starting to notice that now with mine (the phone is about 6 months old, the battery about a year old). the question is this…does the product itself become less efficient over time, or does the battery itself lose the ability to hold as much of a charge? (or a combination of both?) i’m debating just buying another battery for my phone, but if it’s gonna fly through any battery due to lost efficiency then i’m not gonna bother. it still works fine, but i’m beginning to notice a very slightly shorter life, and i know that it’s not gonna get better, only worse… ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/2 "2007-10-31T09:18:53Z")
Get a new battery. ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/3 "2007-10-31T09:23:19Z")
It loses it’s ability to hold charge. I swear they’re still using Ni-Cad in these phones. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/4 "2007-10-31T09:24:43Z")
Mine’s lithium. :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/5 "2007-10-31T09:26:47Z")
they use lithium-ion. i told u not to get a chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/6 "2007-10-31T09:27:20Z")
Lithium Ion Batteries only have a shelf life of about 3 years. So if you plan on keeping a phone for a long time, you’ll need to replace the battery eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/7 "2007-10-31T09:41:48Z")
you can probably find a replacement battery on amazon for 10-20 bucks. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-phone-battery-life-question/37925/8 "2007-10-31T10:29:29Z")
Lithium Ion batters can also explode yay