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Hello all,
I just bought the 1350 mAh battery from Amazon, but when I opened it I got a little concerned: The battery is half the size in length, and a bit thicker than the original. Moreover, it is a bit wider, making me wonder whether it can fit inside the battery compartment. My most serious concern though, is whether it works properly with the TD2, or it might cause any harm.
Has anybody here tried it? Any feedback?
if it is smaller then it is not for d2.
I see . So it seems I am the only one who bought this and got conned?
The only battery I found on Amazon is for the Diamond, not for the Diamond 2.
I had a Diamond before and the battery does not fit at all in the Diamond 2.
Maybe you can send it back and get your money back.
This the battery I bought:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002AANPYG/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
As you can see, it states clearly that it is a TD2 battery. My problem is that I cannot return it to them without proof that it is improper, and I am not even sure about this (since I have not tested it, and I am afraid to do so) at the moment...
jcan said:
This the battery I bought:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002AANPYG/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
As you can see, it states clearly that it is a TD2 battery. My problem is that I cannot return it to them without proof that it is improper, and I am not even sure about this (since I have not tested it, and I am afraid to do so) at the moment...
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Look at the other thread on TD2 batteries:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519808
It seems that Anfield800 has buy the same battery as you, you should contact him to check if it is working (and if he indeed have received the same battery, maybe yours is a mistake. Just sending HxWxL and the markings/serial numbers of the battery you have received should be enough to be sure you have received the same).
I am very interested in how things will turn out, I was considering buying the same battery...
jcan said:
This the battery I bought:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002AANPYG/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
As you can see, it states clearly that it is a TD2 battery. My problem is that I cannot return it to them without proof that it is improper, and I am not even sure about this (since I have not tested it, and I am afraid to do so) at the moment...
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No, it states clearly that it is a D2-battery.
You did not read the text well.
I wish you good luck getting a refund.
eh ? i read:
HTC DIAMOND2 EXTENDED LONG-LIFE BATTERY (BA S360 COMPATIBLE)
or am I stupid and dont know what is TD2 ad D2 ? i'ts some different devices ?
Please explain. Thanx
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No, it states clearly that it is a D2-battery.
You did not read the text well.
I wish you good luck getting a refund.
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For your information: TD2 = D2 = Touch Diamond 2.
gkai said:
Look at the other thread on TD2 batteries:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519808
It seems that Anfield800 has buy the same battery as you, you should contact him to check if it is working (and if he indeed have received the same battery, maybe yours is a mistake. Just sending HxWxL and the markings/serial numbers of the battery you have received should be enough to be sure you have received the same).
I am very interested in how things will turn out, I was considering buying the same battery...
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I posted a question to that thread, asking Anfield800 about it... I also notified the seller, and he said there must be some mistake, and he will dispatch it again... Let's see...
I will keep you guys posted, anyway.
SOLVED! It seems the guy had sent me the wrong battery... I just got the correct one now, and everything is fine!
jcan said:
SOLVED! It seems the guy had sent me the wrong battery... I just got the correct one now, and everything is fine!
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Can you tell how the new battery compare to the stock one? Increased battery life? Faster/slower charging? Fit the same?
Thanks!
Fit is identical to the original. When I bought it is was half-charged, so I cannot compare charging time yet... Regarding battery life, the first impressions confirm that it does seem to last longer.
Great.. do keep us posted abt the battery.
Extra 240mAh at the same size at that price seems very tempting..
Thanks!
jcan said:
Fit is identical to the original. When I bought it is was half-charged, so I cannot compare charging time yet... Regarding battery life, the first impressions confirm that it does seem to last longer.
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any pictures with this battery installed??
Does anyone know what is the normal charging time for a 1350mAh battery? I noticed that it needs a couple of hours... Is this normal? Does the fact that it is still new has anything to do with it?
I also noticed that the battery percentage gets up to 99% instead of 100%... Is this of any significance?
A couple of hours seems normal, it depends a little bit on your charger (faster with the htc one than charging from your laptop for example), and also if u sue your device when charging (then it is slower), or even the room temperature.
99% seems strange though, with my original battery, I always reach 100% eventually...and I suspect it goes a little higher than that: the time to go from 100% to 99% is much much longer than for going from 99% to 98% ;-)
Well, it does stay at 99% even if I leave it the whole night charging with the HTC charger...
Maybe it's a bug of the battery icon? I am using the one suggested in this forum, that has percentages and different colors.
Can you post some photos of the battery jcan? It looks idential on ebay uk to this one :
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/htc-ba-s360-p18999.htm which only claims to be 1100mAh
wineds said:
Can you post some photos of the battery jcan? It looks idential on ebay uk to this one :
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/htc-ba-s360-p18999.htm which only claims to be 1100mAh
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It has no brand or any other label on it... Here it is how it looks.
Any good online source?
I see a few Ebay sellers but they are in China and by the looks of the pictures, they look like fake Samsung batteries
Sorry I cant post links till i get 8 posts,
anyway go to batteryupgrade webpage (google it) it says "Upgrade your battery! - Store information" next to it.
and search for "Samsung YP-G1 battery (1200 mAh)"
I have not bought one yet, but i plan on it in the next few months.
www.ebay.com/itm/2430MAH-HIGH-CAPACITY-GOLD-BATTERY-SAMSUNG-S5570-GALAXY-/130568244597
Well, someone over at anythingbutipod said that this battery would work, but I find it to good to be true that they could fit twice the mah in the same size battery. That would be awesome if they did, though.
iJimaniac said:
www.ebay.com/itm/2430MAH-HIGH-CAPACITY-GOLD-BATTERY-SAMSUNG-S5570-GALAXY-/130568244597
Well, someone over at anythingbutipod said that this battery would work, but I find it to good to be true that they could fit twice the mah in the same size battery. That would be awesome if they did, though.
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I did a quick google search and it had some good reviews,
however e_cell's ebay profile has 157 negative votes in the last month alone.
mostly due to shipping times (because all the stuff is shipped to china)
I'll look for a better way to get one, and hopefully my SGP will not explode
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Forget That!
I'm buying one!
}Purchased{
Wish me luck!
OK, tell us how it works out!
Yes, even though I have the 5.0 I am still very interested in what happens. Let us know everything, thanks
I will try to make a youtube video when it arrives;
I just hope it dose not mess up my SGP;
anyway even if it's not fully 2430mAh, it would still be nice to have a spare battery
...hmm maybe if i wasn't so reckless with my devices, they would last longer.... nah!
Nah! Come on, isn't that the beauty of having a user replaceable battery? Use your battery how ever you want, then replace as necessary! I got a brother who's one year old itouch battery doesn't last for over an hour of gaming anymore, nothing he can do without spending a fortune!
iJimaniac said:
www.ebay.com/itm/2430MAH-HIGH-CAPACITY-GOLD-BATTERY-SAMSUNG-S5570-GALAXY-/130568244597
Well, someone over at anythingbutipod said that this battery would work, but I find it to good to be true that they could fit twice the mah in the same size battery. That would be awesome if they did, though.
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Just got my battery in the mail, using that Exact link and....
....It WORKS!
The temp is about the same as the OEM battery,
Although I have not tested the running time (just got home)
running times should be up by noon tomorrow
Are the results in yet?
Just finished running a battery benchmark
(Runs the device at 100% battery, with full brightness and other stuff.
and... it's about the same as the stock battery
I have not had time to test video playback and music with the screen off yet though.
oh well At least now I have an extra battery, and it's li-po to
app used for testing:
https://market.android.com/details?...251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmFudHV0dS50ZXN0ZXIiXQ..
in my opinion, it's still worth the buy.
Note: I stated each test right after charging the battery until it hit 100% the meter the dropped to 97, on the stock battery and 99 on the hicap, showing that the battery meter is not all that accurate, I will try to do some better tests later.
I have attached the scores:
Hmm, bummer. I thought it was to good to be true. Oh well, still a good price for a spare.
hmm, I ran both batteries on full brightness with netflix and the HiCap lasted ~3 hours before low battery warning, and the stock only lasted 2hrs(and 15mins)
So it's no where near twice the capacity as advertised, but it looks to last long than the stock,
benchmark was wrong!
more tests next week
You could try "my battery drain analyser" to help test, looks like a useful tool!
So, after having the battery for a while, what is your verdict? Does it actually last longer, or is it not worth it?
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Woah, browsing your YouTube channel, I see you have the foreign legion famas airsoft gun, I recently bought one of those as well, is that coincidence or what!
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iJimaniac said:
So, after having the battery for a while, what is your verdict? Does it actually last longer, or is it not worth it?
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My initial test showed it to be about the same as the stock battery,
I use it as my primary now, and Have not had any issues with it.
I will do some more tests on Wednesday, Video playback/wifi/ using CPU at 100% for long periods of time. and I'll report the Results, I have a battery graphing app, so that may help
But as of know it dose not seem to have almost twice the capacity of the stock battery, like it's advertised as.
iJimaniac said:
Woah, browsing your YouTube channel, I see you have the foreign legion famas airsoft gun, I recently bought one of those as well, is that coincidence or what!
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Cool! so how do you like it?
That's great, it's still a great price for a replacement battery! I like the famas pretty good, it stands out from the crowd!
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Are the results in yet?
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Sorry, I've been super busy with school stuff;
I ran another benchmark, scores attached; I think the new one won because It was syncing rss feeds, but idk... any way I'll do some real testing as soon as I can, and I'll post the results, I can't promise a date, but I hope to have it up within two weeks.
Cool! Thnx.
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I have a Rezound I got in June of 2012, I am unlocked and running CM10.1 and the phone has never run smoother, but the battery is killing me. Back in December my battery just outright died and Verizon gave me a new one. The problem is that even though this battery is only five months old I only get half a day off a full charge. This morning I played a game for ten minutes or so and surfed Reddit for a few, in total less than thirty minutes of use and I was already down to 85% on my battery. Does anyone else have problems like this, is there an actual fix, am I doing something wrong? Someone help please.
i use the pc to charge the battery its charge it at 500mah max
the battery life is better then normal charging
i use for browser uc with lower brightness and low image
Amorphous86 said:
I have a Rezound I got in June of 2012, I am unlocked and running CM10.1 and the phone has never run smoother, but the battery is killing me. Back in December my battery just outright died and Verizon gave me a new one. The problem is that even though this battery is only five months old I only get half a day off a full charge. This morning I played a game for ten minutes or so and surfed Reddit for a few, in total less than thirty minutes of use and I was already down to 85% on my battery. Does anyone else have problems like this, is there an actual fix, am I doing something wrong? Someone help please.
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Try another battery, undervolt your phone, reduce your brightness, etc.. Can you take a screen shot of Settings, Power, Battery Use to see what's using most of your power? I'd suspect the screen is since it's a power hog.
Screen is a *****!
mjones73 said:
Try another battery, undervolt your phone, reduce your brightness, etc.. Can you take a screen shot of Settings, Power, Battery Use to see what's using most of your power? I'd suspect the screen is since it's a power hog.
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I will start manually controlling my screen brightness, and what do you mean by "undervolt your phone"? Attached is a SS of m battery usage.
Make a screen shot after clicking on Screen item on you your screen shot. That way we can see how much usage of screen time you get. Usually I don't get more then 2 hours of screen time.
Amorphous86 said:
I will start manually controlling my screen brightness, and what do you mean by "undervolt your phone"? Attached is a SS of m battery usage.
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If you got about thirty minutes of screen on time with only 15 percent drop in battery, then that is pretty good for this phone. Sorry to inform you, but it isn't going to get any better with this phone. Battery life is, and always will be, the worst aspect of the Rezound.
gr8nole said:
If you got about thirty minutes of screen on time with only 15 percent drop in battery, then that is pretty good for this phone. Sorry to inform you, but it isn't going to get any better with this phone. Battery life is, and always will be, the worst aspect of the Rezound.
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Yeah that is a bit of an odd one to me as most reviews said battery life is about the same as the Galaxy Nexus, and most people I know with that phone are content with the battery life.
gr8nole said:
If you got about thirty minutes of screen on time with only 15 percent drop in battery, then that is pretty good for this phone. Sorry to inform you, but it isn't going to get any better with this phone. Battery life is, and always will be, the worst aspect of the Rezound.
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I assume you're talking about the stock battery and not the extended. With the extended I usually get about 5 1/2 hours screen on, but that with maybe 5% left.
swilbert80 said:
I assume you're talking about the stock battery and not the extended. With the extended I usually get about 5 1/2 hours screen on, but that with maybe 5% left.
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Screenshot or it didn't happen. Seriously though get an extended.
where would you all recommend coming across an extended battery? ebay etc? Also, I got an extended battery a little while ago, granted it wasn't HTC oem or anything, but the back cover that came with it did not appear to really give me any signal anymore, as if the contacts for the antenna were not touching in order to allow for the signal to be amplified.
I have this: 2750mAh Battery For HTC Rezound, ThunderBolt 2 Extended with Black back cover from UK-Expert (can't post links yet)
I know I know...probably not the greatest thing to trust...didn't think much about it at the time =P Should I just go for buying htc oem off ebay? or what do you all suggest to get the extended battery & the cover so that it actually works this time =P
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where would you all recommend coming across an extended battery? ebay etc? Also, I got an extended battery a little while ago, granted it wasn't HTC oem or anything, but the back cover that came with it did not appear to really give me any signal anymore, as if the contacts for the antenna were not touching in order to allow for the signal to be amplified.
I have this: 2750mAh Battery For HTC Rezound, ThunderBolt 2 Extended with Black back cover from UK-Expert (can't post links yet)
I know I know...probably not the greatest thing to trust...didn't think much about it at the time =P Should I just go for buying htc oem off ebay? or what do you all suggest to get the extended battery & the cover so that it actually works this time =P
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As you know our antenna is part of the battery cover. I have read quite a few posts where people buy an offbrand extended battery and their signal ends up bad because of the new battery cover. So because of that personally I would buy your first extended from Verizon. You have to be careful buying "oem" batteries off of Amazon and EBay because they make claims that they are oem when they are just lookalikes. I can suggest a case too that won't add any thickness to the back. I got that case and extended and love it.
http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-rezound-extended-battery-tpu-case-hard-rubber.html
Looks like they are out of stock on the case but you may find it somewhere else. GL
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As you know our antenna is part of the battery cover. I have read quite a few posts where people buy an offbrand extended battery and their signal ends up bad because of the new battery cover. So because of that personally I would buy your first extended from Verizon. You have to be careful buying "oem" batteries off of Amazon and EBay because they make claims that they are oem when they are just lookalikes. I can suggest a case too that won't add any thickness to the back. I got that case and extended and love it.
Looks like they are out of stock on the case but you may find it somewhere else. GL
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ok will do. that case is out of stock but i'll check around I'll be careful looking for them since Verizon doesn't want anything to do with the Rezound accessories much anymore...or at least I had no luck finding anything. I'll see what I can gather up on ebay/amazon hopefully I get lucky thanks.
Has anyone seen an extended battery for our G3? I had a zerolemon battery on my s3 before I upgraded and I really miss being able to go a whole day without worrying about my battery dying. It would be really cool if someone made one for the g3 that supports NFC and Qi charging.
My g3 lasts me through the whole day with medium to heavy usage without charging but it would be cool to have an extended battery case that has a slim profile
No need to buy extended battery because standard battery is the best. The weight of mobile increases if you use extended battery. Perfect standard battery can give you a whole day even on hard use. But it needs proper charging, sometimes people forget to charge their phone and in their way to office they come to know they did not charged the phone in this scenario travel charger will help. Just like I am using this. You can also buy from the dealer named Avantek. See this item
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L34ARD2
I don't know what everyone else considers hard use but how I use my phone I burn through about 10% every hour. On a full charge the battery lasts about 10 hours which is 4 hours short of the 14 hours that I'm awake. That's not including using the camera or running any resource intensive apps. I could probably kill the battery in under 3 hours playing a 3d game. As for weight and thickness, I would not have gotten a g3 if I wanted my phone to be super light and super thin. The g3 is thicker than my two and a half year old gs3. I know its not for everyone but some of us really appreciate having an extended battery.
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leszakk said:
Has anyone seen an extended battery for our G3? I had a zerolemon battery on my s3 before I upgraded and I really miss being able to go a whole day without worrying about my battery dying. It would be really cool if someone made one for the g3 that supports NFC and Qi charging.
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I would just get another OEM battery. Keep the phone profile low, and just pop in the spare when you need it. I keep mine in my wallet.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NBNP7QK
I have three batteries for the G3. LOL. Only used one tho.
You don't really need extended battery - the standard battery can last you long enough with proper care. Just do the usual - brightness low, mobile data off etc etc and it should last you a day or almost a day.
Make sure to get your free battery.
http://lgg3promo.com
CookieMonsterr said:
You don't really need extended battery - the standard battery can last you long enough with proper care. Just do the usual - brightness low, mobile data off etc etc and it should last you a day or almost a day.
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"You" may not need an extended battery but please don't tell me what I need. As for ME, I don't see a point in having a phone if it doesn't keep me connected 24/7..or if I can't see what's on the screen. I started this thread just to see if there was something out there... Not to be told what I do or do not need
Check this out:
http://mugen.co/mugen-power-6200mah-extended-battery-for-lg-g3-with-battery-door.html
thomthejuggalo said:
Make sure to get your free battery.
http://lgg3promo.com
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I bought mine on 9/2. Has anyone tried sneaking it through outside of the dates? I'm going to give it a shot, just wondering if anyone else had luck.
Also, that Mugen battery looks nice. I already have a Diztronic case on, wonder how difference the bulk is?
unrly said:
I bought mine on 9/2. Has anyone tried sneaking it through outside of the dates? I'm going to give it a shot, just wondering if anyone else had luck.
Also, that Mugen battery looks nice. I already have a Diztronic case on, wonder how difference the bulk is?
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im curious if anyone has actually gotten their free battery and cradle
foxsdaddy67 said:
im curious if anyone has actually gotten their free battery and cradle
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unrly said:
I bought mine on 9/2. Has anyone tried sneaking it through outside of the dates? I'm going to give it a shot, just wondering if anyone else had luck.
Also, that Mugen battery looks nice. I already have a Diztronic case on, wonder how difference the bulk is?
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I received the email from LG that it has been approved today. To get the free battery and cradle I had to upload an image of both the box with clear meid and my receipt from sprint in one image. Just a heads up.
HPTesla said:
I received the email from LG that it has been approved today. To get the free battery and cradle I had to upload an image of both the box with clear meid and my receipt from sprint in one image. Just a heads up.
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today is my 5th working day and still nothing from LG about it
foxsdaddy67 said:
today is my 5th working day and still nothing from LG about it
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That sucks. Here is what they sent me......
Congratulations! Your submission for the Free LG G3 Battery and Battery Charging Cradle Promotion has been successfully validated.
Please be on the lookout for a shipping confirmation email* letting you know that your battery and cradle are on their way.
To ensure timely delivery, please review the information below for correct spelling. Please email any corrections to [email protected] within five days. Unfortunately, we can correct typos, but we are not able to change the recipient or shipping address.
If you have any questions regarding this email please contact us at [email protected]s.com or 1-800-793-8896.
Thank you for choosing the LG G3.
All the best,
LG Electronics, Inc.
*Please note that the package will be shipped out 4-6 weeks from submission
Zero Lemon 9,000mAh:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...g-g3-zero-lemon-9000mah-extended-battery.html
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Zero Lemon 9,000mAh:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...g-g3-zero-lemon-9000mah-extended-battery.html
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This seems like such a nice investment! although can I use my own tempered glass screen protector with this case and also what kind of insane battery life are some of you getting?
mreese14 said:
This seems like such a nice investment! although can I use my own tempered glass screen protector with this case and also what kind of insane battery life are some of you getting?
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I would guess 2-4 days. I can about 1.5 with just checking facebook/browsing/email. Usually get 1 day if i play some games/watch a lot of video.
After looking at several posts in XDA and Reddit, it seems that the BLOD or BootLoop of Death is happening to devices everyday as we approach the 2 year mark of the N6P release. Seems like a hardware issue or maybe a combination of both. My question is that do you guys think that this issue is actually a large number of lemons or that there is really a design flaw. Will all 6Ps eventually BLOD? Is it a matter of If or When?
Also it seems that the batteries were indeed pretty bad, with 4 users that I know personally all experiencing the degradation.
Well, it's not all 6P's. I bought my 6P last January 18 months + and I still get 6.5 to 7 hours of screen on time. Using Accubattery my estimated capacity is still 88% 3,028mah. I can run my phone to 10% no reboots or shut downs. It's really in how you take care of your battery.
And before you ask, no I haven't changed my battery out. I've never opened my phone due to the fact I want to sell it soon and afraid they heat gun would warp things on the phone.
Eric214 said:
I haven't changed my battery out. I've never opened my phone due to the fact I want to sell it soon and afraid they heat gun would warp things on the phone.
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Curious if you've seen or heard anything that'd validate your fear... it's certainly reasonable to be cautious, and it does NOT look like an easy process by any means but why the heat gun? It's a very common tool to use for jobs like this.
But to be clear, I too worry the phone won't look/feel the same after a successful battery replacement.
Of course skill levels vary greatly.
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Curious if you've seen or heard anything that'd validate your fear... it's certainly reasonable to be cautious, and it does NOT look like an easy process by any means but why the heat gun? It's a very common tool to use for jobs like this.
But to be clear, I too worry the phone won't look/feel the same after a successful battery replacement.
Of course skill levels vary greatly.
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I've seen or heard nothing, but since I'm upgrading to OP5 I was going to sell my 6P to help cover some costs. Looks like they are still selling for about 300-350. That's a nice chunk off the 540 of the OP5. My phone shows zero signs of wear and have never once dropped a phone. It looks like it came out of the box last night and plan to keep it that way for sale.
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I've seen or heard nothing, but since I'm upgrading to OP5 I was going to sell my 6P to help cover some costs. Looks like they are still selling for about 300-350. That's a nice chunk off the 540 of the OP5. My phone shows zero signs of wear and have never once dropped a phone. It looks like it came out of the box last night and plan to keep it that way for sale.
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Gotcha. And thats a hell of a deal! I've been thinking of upgrading, OP5 is really tempting. If I got $350 for my 6p itd be like a 45% discount. Much better than the trade-ins carriers give you.
Edit-No it's like a 70% discount! $539 for 128 gb 8gb ram. For some reason I thought the base model came in at around $700
Eric214 said:
Well, it's not all 6P's. I bought my 6P last January 18 months + and I still get 6.5 to 7 hours of screen on time. Using Accubattery my estimated capacity is still 88% 3,028mah. I can run my phone to 10% no reboots or shut downs. It's really in how you take care of your battery.
And before you ask, no I haven't changed my battery out. I've never opened my phone due to the fact I want to sell it soon and afraid they heat gun would warp things on the phone.
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Really glad to see that you've preserved your battery well. I had to repair/replace my mobo and battery under warranty but I'm worried that the issues will happen again eventually due to poor manufacturing.
I just saw this over at the google tracker and wanted to share it.
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37130791#comment598
[email protected] <[email protected]> #597 Jun 24, 2017 07:53AM
For those of you hit with this problem and who have been denied warranty or are having no joy with either Google or Huawei, I have found a solution, albeit not the best of solutions but one that will have at least have a 60% chance of bringing back to life your Nexus 6P.
So after running some solid tests over the last week and abit on a few Nexus devices hit with the BLOD, I have found the following:
* BLOD Issue is not a software related Issue, Well not in full only in part, 6.0.1 handles and reacts to the sudden voltage drop that happens with the shockingly bad battery in our phones, it reacts to the loss differently so something changed in the newer versions 7.X.X that must trigger the battery to do something different and then causes the phone to BLOD, though the 6.X.X train was not entirely immune from it, the phone would hold up longer.
* Through various tests both with electronic hardware and software on the phone, you can physically watch the battery health drop sharply on a daily basis, these batteries are really that bad.
* The OEM Battery is a POS, when it gets put under load the Voltage tanks and tanks sharply, when it is not under heavy load and running at <31deg/cel the phone will work but only if the following conditions are meet... (1) The motherboard has not been fried by the battery shorting it out, a small IC chip appears to get damanged by it from what we can tell when we did testing on about 4 phones, but not on every phone or (2) the battery health is well enough to keep powering the phone.
* Here is where the problem gets interesting, the more the battery gets put under load, the more it degrades and rapidly, my current Nexus 6P 128GB Frost White version which is getting replaced on Monday by Google is down to 36% battery health, meaning if it drops below 60% battery life the phone just shuts down, so to prevent it from going into bootloop I have to keep it above 60% and each day the battery health is dropping even more roughly a 1% very two to three days at the moment.
* So we decided to put in a Generic battery into one of the 64GB versions that is stuck on BLOD, and it was nothing more than a battery from HK some cheap no-name of eBay, and BOOM! The phone boots up and comes to life again...
* However I have noticed a pattern on three devices I tested this on over the last week, I think the original battery at some point ends up damaging the PCB (Motherboard) and from what we could observer this would be the norm, if your battery is spiking and doing all sorts of things it shouldn't be, it has the potential to fry other components. There isthree of us doing these tests with one being an electronics engineer and the other two of us just being tech heads who repairs phones as a hobby.
* Now if we put back in the OEM battery, guess what? The phone would not boot up, it would just BLOD and on the meters the battery would just spray out wild voltage and all over the joint, these are really crap and awefully bad batteries that Huawei have put in the Nexus 6P, In fact we are not sure why they dont blow up like the Note 7 phones did, given how erradic the voltage spikes are.
* I can safely say that the Huawei made Nexus 6P has a huge problem with the installed battery, which by extension is also causing electronics to fail if it gets caught in the BLOD for too long and overheats the phone. My advise, if your phone goes into BLOD then don't strain, stop using it stright away, dont stree the phone too much, get the battery replaced ASAP, find someone who knows how to open it and replae the battery inside of it with a $7-$16 battery that you can get of eBay, this will at least bring your phone back to life.
I have spent about $400 on testing this to get to the bottom of it, having to buy batteries, run multiple tests, and also buy broken Nexus 6P Phones, at least I can get some of it back by selling the phones that have been brought back to life I guess.
Good Luck peeps, and my advice is to stay away from any Huawei Phones, because if has happened to this phone which was supposed to be a flagship, then it can happen to other Huawei phones if they are using the same or similar batteries, unless they knew all along and have changed them.... Which now makes me wnt to buy other broken Huawei phones and see if they have changed them.
Cheers,
David.
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cyberedward said:
Really glad to see that you've preserved your battery well. I had to repair/replace my mobo and battery under warranty but I'm worried that the issues will happen again eventually due to poor manufacturing.
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Yeah, fortunately I haven't had any issues with hardware on my phone. I'm curious if we'd ever see numbers hardware failure rate.
I've loved my 6P. I'm gonna miss the front facing speakers and QHD display. I may not notice the difference in 1440p to 1080p done I don't need with VR.
I share the same experience as Eric214, I have the phone since November 2015, my Accubattery show 93% 3191, I have all update installed thru OTA. Never rooted or installed custom ROM, here is my stat from Accubattery
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Eric214 said:
Well, it's not all 6P's. I bought my 6P last January 18 months + and I still get 6.5 to 7 hours of screen on time. Using Accubattery my estimated capacity is still 88% 3,028mah. I can run my phone to 10% no reboots or shut downs. It's really in how you take care of your battery.
And before you ask, no I haven't changed my battery out. I've never opened my phone due to the fact I want to sell it soon and afraid they heat gun would warp things on the phone.
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I have literally never gotten that much sot on this phone, I feel like even if I didn't install any apps and left it in airplane mode I still wouldn't.
My new s7 edge gets me crazy battery life, but the 6p has been disappointing as far as battery life goes.
I think the bootloops and battery dissipation are caused by overheating of the 810, though that's just my professional opinion. Components don't like heat, especially when packed so closely together.
I had this battery issue after 14 months, replaced it 10 days ago - AccuBattery said my battery had something about 40%, now it says 101%. Everything back to normal.
Funny thing is: a month ago, AccuBattery showed 88% as well, everything working fine. Suddenly, 52% and the shutdowns began (no BLOD). I lived with this scenario for 15 days (battery health going down fast), almost bought an iPhone to replace it. Digging around I found a post from a Brazilian dude that brought its N6P back to life buying a battery from a given seller in a known online platform here and I decided to give it a try - battery and replacement costed 12% of what I paid on my phone. I expect to have it working until Pixel 2 pops up.
I'm in the group that after just 14 months my battery is at 67% of it original capacity and my SOT is around 2 hours. The worse battery performance of any phone I've ever owned. And I take care of my battery rarely will I let it drop below 60%, as I try to avoid deep discharges that harm battery longevity.
But no boot looping thus far.
as for the long post mentioning updates from MM to Nougat, i believe that the only thing i defintely did notice was with the battery behavior, the first weeks it took much longer to fully charge the battery , and it freaked me out.
now it is kind of normal again, i rooted my 6p the day i have got it haha.
i love flashing custom roms/kernels.
had the 6p for about 10 months now, i love it and really hope that it won't let me down quick.
at least another year would be nice, or 2.
So according to what @cyberedward mentioned from Google tracker replacing EOL battery with new Huawei made battery is like setting timer in a time bomb to another value ...
I don't know if they'll all bootloop but the battery is crap. After my experience that I documented in another thread, Id doubt anyone who's used the phone for a year has a battery thats holding anywhere close to full capacity.
Mine also shuts down at 20%. Now 4 days out of warranty. I'm gonna fight with the people at Huawei to get it replaced but best case scenario, I have to find a temporary phone for however long it takes to get it fixed.
3 year old phone?-I guess cut your loses.
But within a year?... complete BS! It's defective and they should recall them all.
***And to the OPs original question--what sucks is theres no known cause for the bootloop so you could get the battery fixed and within days, weeks, months you might also deal with that.