Battery health on Android phones: what each brand shows
Where seven Android brands put battery health, and whether our own phones showed maximum capacity and cycle count, read from our screenshots.
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We opened the battery pages on seven Android phones from seven brands and wrote down what each one actually showed. Every value in the table comes from our own screenshots, taken when we checked the guides in October 2026. Where a phone did not show something on the pages we looked at, the table says "not shown in our test" rather than guessing.
What each phone showed
| Phone | Software | Where it is | Maximum capacity shown? | Cycle count shown? | Other values on the page | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | One UI 8.5, Android 16 | Settings › Battery › Battery information | Yes: Battery health, 100% | Yes: 14 | Battery capacity 5000 mAh (typical), manufacture date, first used date, battery status and level | Our guide |
| Google Pixel 10a | Android 17 | Settings › Battery › Battery health | Yes: Battery capacity, 100% | Yes, on a different page: Settings › About phone › Battery information, 0 | Status (Normal), Battery health tips, Charging optimisation; manufacture date and date of first use on Battery information | Our guide |
| Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16 | Settings › Battery › Battery protection | Yes: Battery health, 100% | Yes: Cycles, 0 | Manufacture date, first use, Charging protection choices | Our guide |
| OnePlus Nord 5 | OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16 | Settings › Battery › Battery health | Yes: Maximum capacity, 100 % | Not shown in our test | Smart charging, Custom charging limit, Resume charging at 95% | Our guide |
| OPPO Reno13 5G | ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 | Settings › Battery › Battery health | Yes: Maximum capacity, 100 % | Not shown in our test | Smart charging, Custom charging limit, Resume charging at 95% | Our guide |
| HONOR Magic7 Lite | MagicOS 10.0, Android 16 | Settings › Battery › More battery settings | Yes: Maximum capacity, 100 % | Yes: 103 | Manufacture date, first use, a one-line condition note, Smart charging and Smart battery capacity | Our guide |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro | Nothing OS 4.1, Android 16 | Settings › Battery › Battery information | Yes: Maximum capacity, 100% | Yes: 1 | Production date, first use; the charging modes are on a separate Battery health page | Our guide |
What the table tells you
All seven phones showed a capacity figure as a percentage of the battery when it was new, but they call it different things: Battery health on Samsung and Xiaomi, Battery capacity on Pixel and Maximum capacity on OnePlus, OPPO, HONOR and Nothing.
Five of the seven showed a cycle count. On the Pixel it is not on the Battery health page but under About phone, Battery information. On our OnePlus and OPPO phones the Battery health page showed Maximum capacity and charging options, and no cycle count.
Samsung, Xiaomi, HONOR, Nothing and the Pixel also showed when the battery was made and when it was first used. That helps when you buy a phone sold as new or refurbished.
Read these numbers with care
These are the readings of our own handsets on the day we checked, not figures for the models in general. Most of our phones were new, so they read 100% with few cycles. Menus can differ by region, model and software version; each guide lists what to try if a row is missing.
For iPhone and MacBook, see how to check battery health on an iPhone and how to check battery health on a MacBook.