My N96 battery needs to be charged on a daily basi...

I purchase by N96 black edition last April and have been meticulously been attentive to the importance of not over-charging the phone battery. However, after a simple 3months, from having a battery life of three days (whilst using it for calls and TV viewing and surfing) the battery life suddenly dropped to a single day.
What do I do? I understand that this is still under warranty, do i need to replace the battery? and is this grounds to have a battery replacement?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

I don't know where you got your information about "overcharging" but that is outdated twaddle.
First of all, it's nickel-based batteries (NiCd or NiMH) that don't like being overcharged. The battery in your phone is a lithium-based battery (lithium-polymer or lithium-ion) so the information doesn't apply to them.
Secondly, it's impossible to overcharge a battery in a phone because once it's charged, the phone's electronics stop charging it anyway.
Thirdly, lithium-based batteries prefer to be charged as much as possible. Not only that, but fully depleting them too often can even damage them.
The drop in battery life is likely to be because the battery has been depleted too often. Although, to be honest, I have no idea how you managed to get 3 days out of a BL-5F. Nobody else has! With your usage pattern, 1 day is actually what I'd expect to get out of it.
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