Originally Posted by
noglider
My phone's battery died before my ride was over, and when I plugged it in, it said I have 65% capacity. I'm not happy. And the recording of my ride was aborted a mile from my finish. Not that one mile makes a difference for my tallies, but it means my phone battery is flakier than I knew. I usually connect to an external battery, and this reinforces the fact that I need to do it all the time now.
My phone is a few years old, and I have this problem as well. It's definitely connected to the cold. I'm not sure where you keep your phone while riding, but I always try to keep mine in a pocket that's tight to my body and will give it a bit of body heat to keep it alive.