Battery capacity not recognized by phone - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I have a problem with my SGS3. I buyed a battery with a higher capacity and now my phone shuts down after regular use as if the old battery were further in use. Normally it should last longer but it doesn´t.
Another point is that if my phone shuts down and I take the battery out of the phone, put it back in and turn my phone on then it´s at 50 % again.
Where can I find the files where I can edit the battery capacity?

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Maybe the battery cannot send battery stats to motherboard? Battery could be defective?

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Since the battery on my newly acquired Razr Maxx can't be removed and replaced, how long will this phone last me? Charge cycles?
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DontCome2MyHouse said:
Since the battery on my newly acquired Razr Maxx can't be removed and replaced, how long will this phone last me? Charge cycles?
Is it OK to drain the battery all the way down (charge every other day) or will that shorten battery life?
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No Official number but in general batteries typically are spec'd to last 300 cycles before there charge is 50% capacity of what it was new, So I always make it a thing to go aslong as I can hold out between charges, just don't try powering it on if it shuts itself off from low battery, that is a fast way to kill a battery, also there are tutorials on how to crack open the case and replace the battery if you end up needing to, but by that point you will probably have moved on to some quad core phone that will be all the rage in 2 years.
With li-on batteries, its best for the battery if you charge around the 40-30% mark. There is a chart out there somewhere, but I don't have it handy. You also don't have to worry about a memory any more
Yes... Only Ni-Cd and Ni-MH batteries have memory problem and Li+ doesn't have those issues...
Top-up the battery whenever possible + need arises... This also reduces battery getting hot, comparing charging from say 10% to 100% at a single stretch... This is useful as Razr/MAXX has non-removable battery....
PLEASE DON'T LET YOUR BATTERY TO GET DRY OR 0% LEVEL and PLEASE DON'T CONNECT TO MAINS FOR LONGER TIME after battery becomes 100% charged... Only these two must be avoided...

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But this is a lot worse than 30-50%, according to AccuBattery, im only getting a capacity of about 1000 mAh, which means the battery lost around 2/3rd's of its capacity. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or do I have to replace the battery at this point.

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