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No, phones don't use power after they're done charging (they might trickle-charge[1], but that uses a fraction of the power). That would either destroy the battery or heat up your phone to spend that energy.
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle_charging
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle_charging