New battery charge percentage, what should it be?

[Toffolo1]

Hi all, this may seem like a strange question.

Just got a new Mate 10 Pro, and when I switched it on for the first time the battery percentage was at 42%. I've read somewhere that as a general rule for new phones, batteries are normally between 50 and 60% out of the box, and if it is anything less this could be a sign that the battery is faulty (e.g. can't hold charge for long). Also my last few phones have actually been around 50-60%, so was a little concerned to see it at 42%.

Does anyone know if this is true or what I've read is a load of rubbish?

Don't want to return phone but will if I have to.

Thanks.

 

[Tim1954]

I wouldn't stress, it's probably been sitting in a warehouse for a while... Chill and enjoy your new device ??????

 

[Aljean Thein]

I wouldn't stress, it's probably been sitting in a warehouse for a while... Chill and enjoy your new device

This could be true. And I never heard about that 50% out of the box battery life before. I would wait a few days before judging the battery

 

[Shad181]

well i received it with empty battery, and i put it on charge, and then i booted it, which got me concerned.

 

[Toffolo1]

I spoke to Huawei and they say they've had multiple cases of battery being below 60% due to phones being accidently turned on in transit. They suggested charging to 100%, then leaving phone in airplane mode overnight with all apps closed and seeing how much the battery drains. Anything above 96% is a good battery apparently.

 

[Aljean Thein]

I spoke to Huawei and they say they've had multiple cases of battery being below 60% due to phones being accidently turned on in transit. They suggested charging to 100%, then leaving phone in airplane mode overnight with all apps closed and seeing how much the battery drains. Anything above 96% is a good battery apparently.

Oh that's interesting. I'll keep this in mind for future phones I buy

 

[dpham00]

Hi all, this may seem like a strange question.

Just got a new Mate 10 Pro, and when I switched it on for the first time the battery percentage was at 42%. I've read somewhere that as a general rule for new phones, batteries are normally between 50 and 60% out of the box, and if it is anything less this could be a sign that the battery is faulty (e.g. can't hold charge for long). Also my last few phones have actually been around 50-60%, so was a little concerned to see it at 42%.

Does anyone know if this is true or what I've read is a load of rubbish?

Don't want to return phone but will if I have to.

Thanks.

I would not worry about it. I have seen new phones with less than 50% and had no issues

 

[dpham00]

I wouldn't stress, it's probably been sitting in a warehouse for a while... Chill and enjoy your new device

Pretty new phone though... Couldn't have been sitting that long

 

[dpham00]

This could be true. And I never heard about that 50% out of the box battery life before. I would wait a few days before judging the battery

I haven't heard of it either.

 

[dpham00]

well i received it with empty battery, and i put it on charge, and then i booted it, which got me concerned.

It's possible it was left on from the factory and drained

 

[dpham00]

I spoke to Huawei and they say they've had multiple cases of battery being below 60% due to phones being accidently turned on in transit. They suggested charging to 100%, then leaving phone in airplane mode overnight with all apps closed and seeing how much the battery drains. Anything above 96% is a good battery apparently.

That's a good idea!

 

[dpham00]

Oh that's interesting. I'll keep this in mind for future phones I buy

Yup, you never really know what happens in transit

 

[Aljean Thein]

I would not worry about it. I have seen new phones with less than 50% and had no issues

I think I've had phones below 50% and I never had any problems with it later

 

[Aljean Thein]

Actually I've sold phones with less than 50% of battery life and no one complains about bad battery life

 

[Aljean Thein]

Hi all, this may seem like a strange question.

Just got a new Mate 10 Pro, and when I switched it on for the first time the battery percentage was at 42%. I've read somewhere that as a general rule for new phones, batteries are normally between 50 and 60% out of the box, and if it is anything less this could be a sign that the battery is faulty (e.g. can't hold charge for long). Also my last few phones have actually been around 50-60%, so was a little concerned to see it at 42%.

Does anyone know if this is true or what I've read is a load of rubbish?

Don't want to return phone but will if I have to.

Thanks.

How's your battery performing so far

 

[fatboy88888]

Thanks for the replies guys. Battery has performed well so far, around 40% left at end of day. Although there have been some inconsistencies such as when leaving it overnight then checking the percentage in the morning it will be the same as it was before I went to bed then it will suddenly drop about 4%. So seems to be a delay with displaying the correct percentage. Does anyone know of an app that may show a more accurate percentage?

Have also noticed the percentage dropping rapidly once the battery hits around the 8% mark i.e. It will go from 7% to 5% in a number of minutes then to 4% in minute later. Seen this in older phones but not in new ones. I don't normally let my phones drop below 20% but will keep an eye on this.

 

[Aljean Thein]

Thanks for the replies guys. Battery has performed well so far, around 40% left at end of day. Although there have been some inconsistencies such as when leaving it overnight then checking the percentage in the morning it will be the same as it was before I went to bed then it will suddenly drop about 4%. So seems to be a delay with displaying the correct percentage. Does anyone know of an app that may show a more accurate percentage?

Have also noticed the percentage dropping rapidly once the battery hits around the 8% mark i.e. It will go from 7% to 5% in a number of minutes then to 4% in minute later. Seen this in older phones but not in new ones. I don't normally let my phones drop below 20% but will keep an eye on this.

What's your screen on time hours? I'm happy enough that my phone can last a day. A lot of time it doesn't

 

[Aljean Thein]

Keep us updated with it

 

[JZ VR]

When mine got here it had like 18% battery, but battery life has been excellent so far.

 

[Aljean Thein]

When mine got here it had like 18% battery, but battery life has been excellent so far.

That's great to hear!