New Fenix 5 Plus completely discharged out of a box

Hi everyone, I have just received new Fenix 5 Plus. When I opened the box (still sealed) I was quite unpleasantly surprised that the watch can't be turned on. After connecting to the charger, the charging screen appeared. Then after couple minutes of charging watch has finally turned on. It means the battery was completely discharged which is definitely not healthy for battery. Even worse, long term storage of battery in this state can be disastrous. I have never experienced this with any other device.

I have just done full charge and at the moment the watch consumes about 1% of battery per hour in smart watch mode (leaving them untouched, no GPS or music, default watch face) which seems quite lot for me.

Does anyone has similar experience? Should I be worried?

Thanks, Lukas
  • Ok, I stand corrected about the discharge rate of li-ion batteries.

    However, most li-ion battery powered devices do draw some current even if turned off, and that - in practical scenarios - means that such a battery can be depleted after a couple of months of storage, if installed in a device.
    But I agree, this is not directly related to self-discharg rate.