Battery remains at the same percentage for extended period of time after unplugging from charger. Is this normal?

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Battery remains at the same percentage for extended period of time after unplugging from charger. Is this normal?

I have been experiences this for a while now on my XR and i cant seem to get a straight answer. If i charge my phone and remove it from the charger at say 80% (happens at any percentage it is unplugged at) it will stay at 80 for a lot longer than any other percentage (similar to what happens when you unplug at 100%). . Once it drops down 1 percent it starts to operate normal again. BUT if i restart the phone immediately after unplugging the battery jumps up a couple of percent.

Basically the battery is more full than it shows and doesnt go down until it lines up with the percentage shown, and the only way to show the real percentage is to restart it

A few people on another forum said this was normal but the apple genius' i spoke wit yesterday said it was not. Very confused by this I have heard a number of contradicting ideas

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Nov 28, 2019 10:11 AM

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y_p_w

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Nov 28, 2019 11:46 AM in response to mtomiuck93

At 100% it's kind of different because it's not necessarily a linear representation of the charge level - similar to how a fuel gauge might stick around at the maximum level for a while even though it seems it should go down a little bit. I've been using a phone for a half hour and it's still at 100%. I've checked with coconutBattery and it will show a "live" reading where the phone shows 100% while the tool is showing anywhere from 94 to 100%.

Not sure of what might cause sticking around at 80%.

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y_p_w

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Nov 28, 2019 11:49 AM in response to mtomiuck93

mtomiuck93 wrote:

Thats why im confused no matter what percentage i unplug it at it stays there for a while depending on how much i use the phone. can be 55, 60, 78 doesnt matter

The number is really a "software" representation. Not sure why it's stuck. If you have access to a Mac maybe you can try using coconutBattery to see the internal charge level.

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Nov 28, 2019 11:41 AM in response to y_p_w

Thats why im confused no matter what percentage i unplug it at it stays there for a while depending on how much i use the phone. can be 55, 60, 78 doesnt matter

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Battery remains at the same percentage for extended period of time after unplugging from charger. Is this normal?

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