new 3150mah battery

[Johnny C]

My old battery is about 6 months old. Gets regular charges when it drops to 20%, but it doesn't last long - 4 days at most with the phone on and a small amount of daily usage (20 mins).

I got a new 3150mah battery last week. Not OEM, just a compatible one.

I charged it fully as per instruction (3 hours). This was last wednesday.

The phone has been on since then, and I've made a good few calls. I've played maybe 2 hour of games as well as normal use.

After 5 days, it's still showing 100% battery.

is it a) the old battery is knackered, b) the battery meter doesn't work that well with 'compatible' batteries, or is it just a very good battery?

[nuclear]

Try to reflash the ROM. This problem is occuring with a new 3150mAh battery correct? Well reflashing the ROM should fix complications. ^^

[EastExpert]

However good the new battery is, it can't remain at 100% after a "good few of calls". After all its capacity is just twice that of a normal battery.

Most probably it's a Cameron Sino battery and it'll remain at 100% always. I had one (1750 mAh) which showed exactly this. Didn't last very long. Had to return it. The replacement at least indicated charge more or less properly, but didn't last too long either.

[omega_]

Those battery that shows a constant 100%, that means the battery is defective.

[d_ranade]

Those battery that shows a constant 100%, that means the battery is defective.

There are quite a few defective battries floating around. Besides constant 100% charge even the LED s on the device behave eratically with these batteries. There is a detailed thread on this issue elsewhere in the forum.

[apd]

There are quite a few defective battries floating around. Besides constant 100% charge even the LED s on the device behave eratically with these batteries. There is a detailed thread on this issue elsewhere in the forum.

I agree - I have had real problems with 'clone' batteries. The original ones are the only reliable ones IMHO.