I don't think this means the battery isn't fully charging, I think its more of a disconnect between the actual charge and the display. Are you checking the percentage under phone settings or with a widget? I noticed my battery widget usually shows 96-97% when fully charged, which is odd but no big deal to me. I actually haven't ever checked what the percentage is under phone settings when fully charged but I will next time.

 

This is normal behavior, per the many other comments on the Net about it. If the phone gives you good performance I wouldn't consider it further.

There is also a long thread in this forum about Nexus S battery life that might interest you.

 

yup.. welcome to samsung

 

when i first got my phone it maxed at 96%...after i installed NoLed for the notifications now it maxes at 98% lol

 

Idk what to say about this. Mines maxes out to 98% as well. I don't think it's the widget "quick battery". I used it before on another device and it would reach 100%. It doesn't bother me that much but I am curious as to why. I leave it on the charger all night when it is already at 95% and the highest it was at was 98%. I still get good battery life throughout the day though.

 

i am also having this problem, it will max out at 94 or 96. also phone has very poor signal sometimes...

 

The first day I could max out at 97%, now it's consistently 95%

 

I'll bet it goes to 100%. The 95% may be a blessing in disguise, The article below says that not charging the battery to max voltage,lesser %, extends the life cycle of the battery. See fig4 HERE

Keep us posted on the Lenmar battery. Is the usb port full size (like on a laptop) on the charger?

The 95% charge which seems like everybody is getting may be a non issue since a lot of people are reporting 12+ hours battery life.

 

All that trouble and expense so that it shows you an extra 3%?

Wow.

 

At 97% on the charger now. Been that way for a few hours. Non-issue as far as I am concerned.

 

I was thinking it was an input but maybe it is an output.

 

I emailed the place I got mine from, here is their response.


"Dear Sir/Madam,

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

The USB port does not have any function.

Please feel free to contact us again if you need further assistance.


Thank You."

So you can charge a battery and the phone at the same time I would assume.

 

Mine only goes to 97% as well...

 

hey guys, like a couple of you guys mentioned earlier. I just ordered a couple spare batteries off Ebay and after charging it, it gives me 100% . To be quite honest, i think its the Samsung BATTERY that is defective. NOT the phone itself. I mean i wouldnt call the battery at 95-97% defective by all means, but if its a new phone, new battery, there isnt a reason why you should SEE anything less than 100% if you fully charged it. We should bring our batteries back to the Sprint store and have it replaced!!!

 

I have noticed that it does show to be full around 96 or 97%. But after only having the phone a few days, i'm getting great battery life. After 12hr of normal to medium use my battery was down to 36%. I have a 1750mah battery on the way, and I will see how much use i can get out of it. And I will check if the charge level is different.

 

It is the phone, I got my Seidio 1750mah battery and it only goes up to 98%. But after 8 hours today, sending text, email, playing some games, watching youtube and netflix my battery is at 62%. Not bad for the first charge, it was a slow day at work and I had plenty of time to play with the phone to see how the new battery holds up.