100% charged?

[Jayelo]

Does the Versa ever charge up to 100%? Mine seems to be forever at 99%. Is this normal? I would think it should go to 100%.

[swim4lifekac]

Mine just did. 

[swim4lifekac]

 Charged  to 100% I mean. 

[Jayelo]

After i wrote my post i checked my Versa and it said 100%. So i was happy. As soon as i put it on and checked the watch it went to 99%. Shouldn't it stay 100% for a little longer than from just being removed from the charger to my arm?


Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.

[stevenang88]

I think it never stays at 100%. Once you put it on, few minutes later it drops to 99%.

[aux]

I don't have a Versa yet but my Blaze does the same thing. If I leave it in the charger for a while longer after it hits 100% though, it'll take a while before it drops below that. "100%" is probably really 95%.

[daniellemarie94]

I charged my fitbit Versa and took it off the charger when it was at 100% and it stayed at 100% 

[Jayelo]

@daniellemarie94 How long did it stay at 100%? I just left mine in a little longer at 100 in the charger, took it out and it stayed 100% for a minute then dropped to 99%. 

[daniellemarie94]

about an hour so, til i went on a walk then it dropped some. 

[Ynott]

@Jayelo  Ditto. Same exact thing happens on my 7 Edge.

[Jayelo]

Yeah mine is still not holding a 100% charged for more than a few seconds no matter how long I charged it. I’ve charged it for 3 hours and it still drops to 99% after a few seconds. Is this normal or a glitch? I just find it weird. 

[swim4lifekac]

Mine does the same...

[Baysidefish]

Mine does the same thing. But once it drops to 99%, it is about 15% a day.

[swim4lifekac]

Mine drops 25% or more each day (notifications, alarms, tracked workouts).

[Jayelo]

I know I lose 5% over night. I may lose around 15-20% with on and off Bluetooth/location, exercise tracking, multiple syncing, and playing with the watch. But I charge it everyday.

[SunsetRunner]

I agree. It's a minor point really but it is weird that it takes AGES to get from 99% to 100%. I've even left it on for an extra 20 minutes at 100% to see if this makes a difference but within about 5 minutes of taking it off 100% charged, it's dropped to 99%! Even at 100% the status is always 'Battery Charging'. I average about 1% per hour. Obviously it's more during the day and less at night but overall with Quick View on it's about 24% usage in 24 hours.

I would like to see some more battery saving options as I'm sure you could get a lot extra up time out of the Versa.

I experimented with turning off Quick View (which I'd like to see turned off with Do Not Disturb or such like) and it increased battery life from 4.25 to nearly 5.5 days between charges.

[aux]

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@SunsetRunner wrote:

I agree. It's a minor point really but it is weird that it takes AGES to get from 99% to 100%. I've even left it on for an extra 20 minutes at 100% to see if this makes a difference but within about 5 minutes of taking it off 100% charged, it's dropped to 99%!

This is actually normal behaviour for batteries. You don't see it in most devices because those devices are lying to you about what's really going on. Fitbit for whatever reason chose not to do that on the Versa.

100% battery after using a device for half an hour is pretty weird, when you think about it.

[SunsetRunner]

Hi aux, I'm not saying it drops after half an hour of usage, it drops from 100% to 99% after less than 3 or 4 minutes without being used. Usage drops at a pretty regular pace at about 1% per hour when not in exercise tracking mode. I was just saying it is incongruous that it can take around 20-30 minutes to go from 99% to 100% and then drop back to 99% so quickly. 

[jsmiller]

I have not been able to get my Versa beyond 99% charged, but that may just be impatience on my part.  Even if this is a bug, it is a really tinie tiny one in the grand scheme of things.

I am consuming about 20% battery charge per day, so I am satisfied.  However my Versa is brand new, so I will have to see what the battery life is like after a year.

[SunsetRunner]

It goes to 100% but stays there for less than about 2 minutes. It takes
around 15-20 minutes to charge from 99% to 100%.

As a side comment, if you switch off all day sync (but have the always
connected and keep alive widget on so that notifications work 100% of the
time) it adds about 24 hours. Same with if you turn off Quick view, adds
about another 24 hours. I am getting 7 days pretty regularly and that's
with about 4-5 workouts a week.