Bluetooth battery icon always half full

I just bought a pair of new bluetooth headphones (Philips M1BT). When I pair them to my iPhone they work fine, but the little battery icon next to the bluetooth symbol in the status bar always shows half full, even when the headphones say they are fully charged. Has anyone else had this problem? Does this mean my headphones have a faulty battery or is the icon just showing an inaccurate level?

Thanks for getting back to me. I think the feature is only supported by some bluetooth devices. Take a look at the second screenshot on this page to see what I'm talking about:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/01/01/what-do-iphone-symbols-mean-in-ios-7/

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