Do electronics batteries last longer if when you first get them, you charge them fully before the first use?

Question

i have heard this, and i had used my phone and pretty much everything before i fully charged them, does that deplete battery life?

Answer 1

Usually, yes......but that depends on the battery technology, the chemicals inside....

Li-Ion batteries do not have a memory effect, so this is not exactly true with li-ion batteries.

The only thing that is universal is that the battery should be discharged fully every time and charged every time for a full cycle.

Additionally.....

Nickel batteries require cramming....which is a procudure known as charging and freezing to keep the battery life the longest and the discharge the slowest.

The inverse is true with li-ion batteries. Their capacity is actually degraded in cold temperatures.....

Answer 2

It's not that reason. I answered a similar question as yours. See the first link. Battery life span is counted on the number of charge/recharge cycle. See the other link.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

http://www.mpoweruk.com/life.htm