Our Data Shows That It's OK if You Forget to Charge Your Phone Overnight

CNET Lab exclusive: We've been testing charging speeds for years and now see that newer phones can get plenty of power in just 30 minutes.

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The habit of charging your phone overnight probably needs to go to sleep. That's because the charging speed on most phones released over the last three years has stepped up so much that you legitimately might fill your phone's battery by as much as 76% within a 30-minute charge.

Now, to be clear, I'm not saying that you must stop charging your phone overnight. While some reports support how you can lengthen your battery's overall lifespan by charging it less, Android and iOS each have settings like charge limits and the ability to slow down charging speeds to help prolong battery life even if you charge overnight every day. You might even want to use features like StandBy mode in iOS...

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