For those who used the phone for three years, how is your battery condition?
Horrible, to the point I upgraded to a V60 as I couldn't deal with the 1/3 to 1/2 day capacity of the battery.
I eventually did swap out the battery in the V30, after migrating to the V60, and now use the V30 as my work phone.
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Horrible, to the point I upgraded to a V60 as I couldn't deal with the 1/3 to 1/2 day capacity of the battery.
I eventually did swap out the battery in the V30, after migrating to the V60, and now use the V30 as my work phone.
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Thank you 4 the info
My battery didn't even last three years. It started bulging last year and I was forced to replace it, which was easier than I expected (though the fact that the battery partly lifted the back off for me did help a lot). For only $15, I got a kit that included a new battery and several tools and supplies to perform the operation. If you're unhappy with your battery life, it's worth doing.
Also, to get the most out of the AMOLED screen, I set my wallpaper to black, my e-reader backgrounds to black and try to use dark mode or dark apps as much as possible (ex. a Sudoku app that's white on black rather than black on white). I don't remember the exact numbers, but I tested reading for half an hour with my e-reader set to a light background and half an hour with it set to a black background and the latter drained about half the battery, so I think that dark backgrounds really do help with battery conservation.
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My battery didn't even last three years. It started bulging last year and I was forced to replace it, which was easier than I expected (though the fact that the battery partly lifted the back off for me did help a lot). For only $15, I got a kit that included a new battery (slightly higher capacity than the original, even) and several tools and supplies to perform the operation. If you're unhappy with your battery life, it's worth doing.
Also, to get the most out of the AMOLED screen, I set my wallpaper to black, my e-reader backgrounds to black and try to use dark mode or dark apps as much as possible (ex. a Sudoku app that's white on black rather than black on white). I don't remember the exact numbers, but I tested reading for half an hour with my e-reader set to a light background and half an hour with it set to a black background and the latter drained about half the battery, so I think that dark backgrounds really do help with battery conservation.
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Thank you so much
Malicool said:
Thank you so much Where did you buy the battery and was it easy to install?
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My wife and I still have ours and they're ok, not great. My wife uses her phone a LOT and so I really would love to replace the battery, but I don't want to give up the IP68 rating of the phone. Is there a way to replace the battery and preserve the IP68?
We've also been using AccuBattery app for the past many years, and still says that her battery is at 90% and mine is at "112%". Needless to say, I don't believe it, but so reviews say it's a good way to monitor the health... obviously it's not. My wife gets about 3/4 of the day for her HEAVY usage. I can get through about a day when I use it to my "high" level of usage. Certainly not the "2 days" that it was when new.
Again, I wish companies would go back to replacable batteries... but I guess they can't do that with IP-ratings anyway (or at least they haven't tried hard enough since it's better for them to make them un-replaceable).
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My wife and I still have ours and they're ok, not great. My wife uses her phone a LOT and so I really would love to replace the battery, but I don't want to give up the IP68 rating of the phone. Is there a way to replace the battery and preserve the IP68?
We've also been using AccuBattery app for the past many years, and still says that her battery is at 90% and mine is at "112%". Needless to say, I don't believe it, but so reviews say it's a good way to monitor the health... obviously it's not. My wife gets about 3/4 of the day for her HEAVY usage. I can get through about a day when I use it to my "high" level of usage. Certainly not the "2 days" that it was when new.
Again, I wish companies would go back to replacable batteries... but I guess they can't do that with IP-ratings anyway (or at least they haven't tried hard enough since it's better for them to make them un-replaceable).
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Thank you, But with the application that you spoke about, it gave me 94 percent, and for a full day it consumed 80 percent of the entire charge, I mean, most likely the app is working efficiently
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Thank you so much Where did you buy the battery and was it easy to install?
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I bought it from Amazon. Here's the exact one that I bought:
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
www.amazon.com
It was easy to install, but, like I said, that's largely because my bloated battery lifted the back of the phone partially off. It'll be more work, otherwise, because you'll need to use the blue stick tool to pry the back off. I heard that blowing a hair dryer on the back for a minute or so will loosen up the glue keeping the back on and make it easier to pry. Check out some YouTube videos.
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bought it from Amazon. Here's the exact one that I bought:
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
www.amazon.com
It was easy to install, but, like I said, that's largely because my bloated battery lifted the back of the phone partially off. It'll be more work, otherwise, because you'll need to use the blue stick tool to pry the back off. I heard that blowing a hair dryer on the back for a minute or so will loosen up the glue keeping the back on and make it easier to pry. Check out some YouTube videos.
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Osprey00 said:
I bought it from Amazon. Here's the exact one that I bought:
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
www.amazon.com
It was easy to install, but, like I said, that's largely because my bloated battery lifted the back of the phone partially off. It'll be more work, otherwise, because you'll need to use the blue stick tool to pry the back off. I heard that blowing a hair dryer on the back for a minute or so will loosen up the glue keeping the back on and make it easier to pry. Check out some YouT
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I bought it from Amazon. Here's the exact one that I bought:
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
Amazon.com: Battery for LG V30, 3800mAh Li-ion Replacement Battery for LG V30 BL-T34 H930 H931 H932 H933 VS996 US998 LS998 Spare Battery with Repair Tool Kits : Electronics
www.amazon.com
It was easy to install, but, like I said, that's largely because my bloated battery lifted the back of the phone partially off. It'll be more work, otherwise, because you'll need to use the blue stick tool to pry the back off. I heard that blowing a hair dryer on the back for a minute or so will loosen up the glue keeping the back on and make it easier to pry. Check out some YouTube videos.
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I understand, thank you very much
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Is there a way to replace the battery and preserve the IP68?
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From what I'm reading, IP68 involves a vacuum seal, so you'd lose that if you replace the battery. What difference that makes to waterproof-ness, I don't know.
I do know that the back of the phone is held on by glue. Once you remove the back, the glue loses some of its effectiveness. I found that I could replace the battery, press the back back on and the glue was still strong enough to keep it together and leave it that way, but I also found that it was much easier to remove the back a second time, which makes me doubt that it was waterproof.
If you really want to make it as waterproof as possible, what you probably want to do is buy the right kind of glue (I forget the name, but a few YouTube videos for replacing the battery mention it), remove all of the old glue and thoroughly apply the new glue. Even then, maybe missing a spot or applying too much or too little might compromise the waterproofness, I imagine, so it's a risk. I think that the benefits of better battery life outweigh the chance that you'll end up immersing the phone in water, though. If you do replace the battery, just be extra careful with it.
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Thank you, But with the application that you spoke about, it gave me 94 percent, and for a full day it consumed 80 percent of the entire charge, I mean, most likely the app is working efficiently
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I don't know if you've been using it for a while, but if you haven't then it won't be accurate. Still, like I said, it tells me my battery is at 110% and the phone doesn't last for more than a day of my usage, which tells me it's not anywhere near that. Bottom line, no way it's anywhere near original capacity after all these years... impossible.
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From what I'm reading, IP68 involves a vacuum seal, so you'd lose that if you replace the battery. What difference that makes to waterproof-ness, I don't know.
I do know that the back of the phone is held on by glue. Once you remove the back, the glue loses some of its effectiveness. I found that I could replace the battery, press the back back on and the glue was still strong enough to keep it together and leave it that way, but I also found that it was much easier to remove the back a second time, which makes me doubt that it was waterproof.
If you really want to make it as waterproof as possible, what you probably want to do is buy the right kind of glue (I forget the name, but a few YouTube videos for replacing the battery mention it), remove all of the old glue and thoroughly apply the new glue. Even then, maybe missing a spot or applying too much or too little might compromise the waterproofness, I imagine, so it's a risk. I think that the benefits of better battery life outweigh the chance that you'll end up immersing the phone in water, though. If you do replace the battery, just be extra careful with it.
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Good point... I could do the glue trick and still be careful. We're usually careful (with the phone), so maybe I just have the battery replaced by a shop, and maybe they can do the glue stuff as well (I don't have the time for it myself). And that would let me keep the phone another 3-ish years... and in a pinch I can get a replacement (which will be an older model, as is my historical preference anyway). Thanks for the post!
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Again, I wish companies would go back to replacable batteries... but I guess they can't do that with IP-ratings anyway (or at least they haven't tried hard enough since it's better for them to make them un-replaceable).
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Nah this is just a scam, look at the Samsung Galaxy S5 for example (IP67) and the new Samsung Xcover line which have IP68 ratings. I'm honestly sick of fragile glass backs without removable batteries.
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Nah this is just a scam, look at the Samsung Galaxy S5 for example (IP67) and the new Samsung Xcover line which have IP68 ratings. I'm honestly sick of fragile glass backs without removable batteries.
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Many years ago... as in circa 1984... PCs came with little batteries soldered to the motherboard. All these batteries had to do was trickle-charge the BIOS settings RAM and keep the clock running. They were soldered on because otherwise they would shake loose over time, and they lasted a long time.
The running joke, probably born of real life experience, was someone complaining about the clock failing...
Hey, my computer keeps losing its settings.
Oh, that means your battery is dying.
So I need a new battery?
No, you need to upgrade your computer.
Both computers and phones have slowed recently, but three years is a lot of improvements.
So I just paid someone to replace my 3 yr old LG battery with a SHENMZ 3600 mah which has decent Amazon reviews. Then I did the 5 full discharge and charge cycles as directed by the manufacturer -- nothing really changed.
Accubattery Pro shows ~3000 mah on the Charging/Health screens, however it projects almost 9h of SOT (62h off / 27h combined). So I am getting nowhere near the reported 3600 mah, but also not even very near the 3300 mah of the stock battery which I would be ok with.
Accubattery showed that my 3 yr old LG battery was 3400 mah on the Charging screen and 3288 mah on the Health screen so I am wondering if I should not treat Accubattery's data as accurate? I know Accubattery is taking data points over a long time, so maybe that is why. It did show a 6.5h SOT for the LG over the week prior to removal so not terrible, but actually worse than the ~3000 mah SHENMZ battery.
Towards the end I did feel like the LG battery held a charge better initially after coming off the charger, but then would drain faster over time vs the SHENMZ which drains more steadily.
I am just not sure whether I should trust Accubattery's mah estimation while charging or trust the discharging SOT estimates which I feel like are about right?
I am trying to get SHENMZ to either send a replacement which then I'll have to pay someone again to install it or a refund or ideally both since I am already out time and money on installation already. I could probably install it myself, but I don't want to risk messing up my daily driver.
Lastly, are there any suggestions of where to get a new OEM LG battery or a reliable alternative? My phone feels heavier with the SHENMZ 3600 mah so the extra weight isn't worth it if it performs worse than a stock 3300 mah battery.
Thanks!
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I installed a 3800mAh replacement last year and didn't notice any difference in capacity from stock. I even went fishing around in the system files and found that it was being treated as 3300mAh (at the time, I thought that the phone was assuming that, but I think now that that's all that the battery reports). When I looked it up on Amazon a few days ago, another buyer reported no higher capacity with his testing. Based on that and your report, I'm starting to suspect that these "higher capacity" batteries are just regular capacity (or, maybe in your case, lower than regular capacity) with higher numbers printed on the side. At least the discrepancy isn't as great as when you buy a cheap 128GB microSD card and discover that actually holds only 8GB, but it's still disappointing. My guess is that, if you ask for a replacement, you'll just get another like the one that you got. You could always buy the one that I linked above that, while also a mislabel, at least seems to be the original capacity (3300mAh) underneath.
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@drewcu
I installed a 3800mA replacement last year and didn't notice any difference in capacity from stock. I even went fishing around in the system files and found that it was being treated as 3300mA (at the time, I thought that the phone was assuming that, but I think now that that's all that the battery reports). When I looked it up on Amazon a few days ago, another buyer reported no higher capacity with his testing. Based on that and your report, I'm starting to suspect that these "higher capacity" batteries are just regular capacity (or, maybe in your case, lower than regular capacity) with higher numbers printed on the side. At least the discrepancy isn't as great as when you buy a cheap 128GB microSD card and discover that actually holds only 8GB, but it's still disappointing. My guess is that, if you ask for a replacement, you'll just get another like the one that you got. You could always buy the one that I linked above that, while also a mislabel, at least seems to be the original capacity (3300mA) underneath.
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Thanks for the reply! I checked out the FLSTOR model you linked when initially researching and was a bit worried about the ratio of 5 star to 1 star ratings so I ended up with the SHENMZ.
A couple of people with the SHENMZ reported a lower mah than expected but at least the one with an Accubattery screenshot showed around 3300 mah. I would be fine with a replacement SHENMZ with 3300 mah that lasts a year or 2 -- really anything between 3250 - 3600 mah. Just not barely 3000 mah. That is unless Accubattery is not reliable in calculating mah.
What does Accubattery show on your Discharging tab for screen on, screen off, and combined? Curious that maybe my battery is actually better than I think it is.
Either way 3000 mah isn't terrible so I may just leave it in there regardless of what SHENMZ does for me. And especially if I have to pay another installation fee just to swap it out for a mystery battery that may or may not be any better. The only way I would do another installation now is if I get a NEW OEM LG battery somehow or SHENMZ sends me a replacement battery where they can prove it actually is 3600 mah before shipping.
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What does Accubattery show on your Discharging tab for screen on, screen off, and combined? Curious that maybe my battery is actually better than I think it is.
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I'm not using AccuBattery and even if I were to give you numbers from it, they likely wouldn't be accurate (because I'd need to use it for a week or more and I'm a pretty light phone user as it is). Sorry. The top Amazon review of the battery that I have, though, says:
The weight of this battery is identical (47g) to the OEM battery. I did a careful video streaming rundown test with the OEM battery, which was still relatively fresh, then installed this purportedly 3800mAh battery. After three complete charge/discharge cycles of this new battery, I repeated my video streaming test. This resulted in the same rundown %/hour value (9.2%) as the OEM battery. So, the example I received was no better or worse than the OEM 3300mAh battery. Don't get your hopes up too high.
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I imagine that he used AccuBattery to get that value. That probably answers your question better than I could.
I did try out the app after installing my replacement battery, but uninstalled it when it seemed that it would only set off an alarm at 80% charge. I've been using the built-in Smart Charging feature of the Havoc-OS ROM since then to actually cap the charge at 80%. That's how I'm taking care of my replacement battery so that I don't have to replace it again any time soon.
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I'm not using AccuBattery and even if I were to give you numbers from it, they likely wouldn't be accurate (because I'd need to use it for a week or more and I'm a pretty light phone user as it is). Sorry. The top Amazon review of the battery that I have, though, says:
I imagine that he used AccuBattery to get that value. That probably answers your question better than I could.
I did try out the app after installing my replacement battery, but uninstalled it when it seemed that it would only set off an alarm at 80% charge. I've been using the built-in Smart Charging feature of the Havoc-OS ROM since then to actually cap the charge at 80%. That's how I'm taking care of my replacement battery so that I don't have to replace it again any time soon.
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Gotcha, yeah don't bother with Accubattery then. 9.2% discharging beats my current 11.5% average discharging with screen on.
I am considering returning this SHENMZ and getting the FLSTOR if the FLSTOR is really no heavier than OEM as the reviewer says. I don't know the weight of the SHENMZ battery but my phone just feels heavier and it's bothering me lol.
How long have you had the FLSTOR battery?
Notice any degradation in battery life over that span of time?
Do you agree with the reviewer that your phone feels the same weight as before?
Is the FLSTOR any thicker than OEM?
Thanks again!
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Gotcha, yeah don't bother with Accubattery then. 9.2% discharging beats my current 11.5% average discharging with screen on.
I am considering returning this SHENMZ and getting the FLSTOR if the FLSTOR is really no heavier than OEM as the reviewer says. I don't know the weight of the SHENMZ battery but my phone just feels heavier and it's bothering me lol.
How long have you had the FLSTOR battery?
Notice any degradation in battery life over that span of time?
Do you agree with the reviewer that your phone feels the same weight as before?
Is the FLSTOR any thicker than OEM?
Thanks again!
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I've used the FLSTOR battery since last June.
No, I haven't noticed any degradation of battery life. There's no doubt been some, as all batteries degrade, but it hasn't been enough for me to notice.
Yeah, my phone feels the same weight.
I'm not sure about thickness because the OEM one that I took out was bloated, but the new one fit perfectly, so I don't think that it's any thicker or thicker to the point that it makes any difference.
The "3800mAh" that it's printed and advertised with may be a lie, but I've been happy with everything else about it.
FWIW, after I read your last reply, I installed AccuBattery, let the battery lose 20% (because that's how much the app suggests is necessary for an accurate reading) and then charged it back up. The health tab estimates that the battery holds 3,010mAh of the original 3,300mAh, for a battery health of 91%. If that's accurate, and that's a big "if," since it's just based on one charging session of the minimum length, then I've lost 9% capacity in 9 months, or 1% per month. That doesn't seem so bad to me, but I'm not sure what normal is.
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Have just bought an Hero 3000mAh battery and larger cover for £14.99 uk (free postage too) for a test. Will report back as to performance since it has just arrived and am in process of charging.
Only downside so far is thicker cover is black, but that is puerly a cosmetic factor and doesn't bother me too much. Am hoping that this will give me better than a days charge with Android 2.1 ROMs.
Am not sure that I can post where I bought the battery from on the Forum as this could be considered spamming. Could someone clarify if I am able to give the link.
I have just purchased one as well after seeing this post, Will hopefully be ok.
Initial impressions of the battery seem to be positive (pun intended). Had a slight worry when battery indicator dropped a single bar within an hour, 20 hours later and indicator is still sat at one bar from full.
Am still on my first charge and expect the battery to reach it's full potential (another pun) after a couple of charges. So far am very pleased with value of this battery and the charge it holds.
Could you maybe post some pics on how thick your hero is with the new battery
does a 3000Ma battery can do a damage to the phone?
if it doesn't, why everyone dont buy it?
Bit difficult for me to take photos at the moment, my camera is mounted up for my work and takes ages to set back up. The battery cover adds about 6mm to the depth of the phone in an area equal to the size of the battery. I actually have big hands and find it more comfortable to hold than the standard cover.
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does a 3000Ma battery can do a damage to the phone?
if it doesn't, why everyone dont buy it?
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3000mAh is the capacity of the battery it should run for longer, not the voltage supplied so no damage should occur. The problem comes with quality control on aftermarket batteries, they can be of lower capacity than a standard battery, despite claims of a higher capacity.
There have also been cases of aftermarket batteries overheating and expoding, it is rare but can happen. I bought the battery as an experiment to see if it lived up to the claims and am prepared to take the small risk of serious hazards with the battery. In the end it's down to paying for a name and strict quality control, Kellogs Cornflakes or Unbranded Breakfast Crunchies.
The large capacity battery's make your phone fat and ugly
I rather work with 20 hours of total battery life with a beautiful piece of kit, then to run 40 hours with an ugly 80's looking fatso.
JanSchotsmans said:
The large capacity battery's make your phone fat and ugly
I rather work with 20 hours of total battery life with a beautiful piece of kit, then to run 40 hours with an ugly 80's looking fatso.
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I don't mind having a fat and ugly phone, it tends to be topic of conversation and draws attention away from the very similar owner in my case
feedback please
I agree u don't mind having a thick phone ad long ad its safe and gives more power so pleas to those who have bought this battery can you please provide link to page and please any feedback on this battery is very much welcome
marvi0 said:
I agree u don't mind having a thick phone ad long ad its safe and gives more power so pleas to those who have bought this battery can you please provide link to page and please any feedback on this battery is very much welcome
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Am not sure on rules about posting links to retailers, but here it is http://www.oddsandpods.co.uk/hero-e...-replacement-back-cover-p-120.html#googlebase if anyone objects please PM me and will remove the link
If you enter FP code in the checkout you will get Free Postage
One thing I have noticed about charging this battery, is that the indicator will show battery as fully charged. I found that giving an extra hour after fully charged is shown will give a much better charge. So far the battery will give a good 36Hrs with Wifi continually on, haven't tried it with WiFi off for a long period, so far about 12hrs and it is still showing fully charged.
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this was really helpful... i will go ahead and buy one
Has this battery worked good for you guys? No problems? I kind of need a bigger battery for the times I'm doing jobtravels etc. Earlier experiences in non original batteries are both good and bad. Bought a battery for my HTC Diamond, and the phone got fried. Don't wanna experience that again (even though my job buys me new phones when I need one)...
Just wanted to know you my experiences.
I have a 2600 mAh extended battery and my running time of the phone with enabled WiFi and Nimbuzz is about 48 hours. Without WiFi, pure Standby, is about 85-90 hours.
You need at least 10-15 recharge cycles to get the full capacity out from the battery.
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Just wanted to know you my experiences.
I have a 2600 mAh extended battery and my running time of the phone with enabled WiFi and Nimbuzz is about 48 hours. Without WiFi, pure Standby, is about 85-90 hours.
You need at least 10-15 recharge cycles to get the full capacity out from the battery.
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Sounds great. I might have to try one of these batteries. What battery did you buy?
I bought one of this too, off Ebay. Although the phone is a bit uglier and slightly heavier, the battery seems to last between 2 and 3 times as long. I gotta say it's totally been worth it. The extra size isn't that noticable either...most people look at the front, right?
Well i bought one and i rly dont like it.
Its almost a half centimeter bigger and allot heavier.
So be ware the phone does get ugly but you do get more battery power.
Tbh i rather recharge my phone everyday then make it so ugly
I've just ordered this battery.
Can any one give some real numbers? For example how long will it last with 3g network active. I bought this one for outdoor activities when I can't recharge for a few days and I would like to know how many days I can depend on it.
Thanks!
I rooted my phone and tweaked the crap out of it.
Runs 48 hours with standard battery now.
No need for fat and ugly
I have this battery + cover too.
Because it's bigger, I find it easier to press the hardware buttons on the bottom of the front of the Hero. THe only drawback is the total volume in your pocket, but that's just a minor point.
Also, flashing Modaco's 3.1 Rom and the newest RADIO Rom, the phone lasts for about 6-7 days with normal use (wifi/3g on when i need it, some regular phonecalls/texts)
Just picked up a new replacement battery for the G3, will test and see how much longer this supposedly "3800" rating is...=)
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Just picked up a new replacement battery for the G3, will test and see how much longer this supposedly "3800" rating is...=)
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good luck budy...i hope your phone dont die or that battery dont explode...is a well known battery and some people have a lot of problems with that...
i dont recomend that kind of battery...is way better spend more 5/10 bucks for original one and have two battery's.
anyway, good luck!!
Really interested in seeing the results as well. I have been looking for a slim battery that will last me through the whole day easily.
Yes, I'm also very curious!
When I was looking for spare batteries I've seen this one but I did not trust is because of the big capacity increase...
Let us now how it works out!
My SOT is so bad. I just installed a mod to increase the battery life. Let's hope that works.
Found review for the one OP posted. Does not look that good. There is another one here with so-so review.
AnTuTu Battery Results....
After my second full charge, i ran the AnTuTu Battery Tester, and lets just say it didnt like this battery at all. I will continue to use it for the rest of the week, and see how it performs on a more with my normal day-to-day usage. I will also post another benchmark on the original battery after a full year of usage, and see how it compares to the new one.
LG Battery History....
...this is the screen shot from the Battery Widget, on the Battery History, when the AnTuTu Battery Benchmark was running, so it looks like only getting around 2+ hours....
Don't believe what the knock off batteries say. There's no way they can fit more battery into the same size as the original without dumping millions into R&D to create a new type of battery.
....after a week of usage, buyer beware...lol, you get what you pay for I guess. really just a sub-par battery, and I will now be using as power bank replacement...and continue using the ORIGINAL battery which came with the device...lol, $9 for a power bank ok i guess... Just Buy the Real Stuff people.
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....after a week of usage, buyer beware...lol, you get what you pay for I guess. really just a sub-par battery, and I will now be using as power bank replacement...and continue using the ORIGINAL battery which came with the device...lol, $9 for a power bank ok i guess... Just Buy the Real Stuff people.
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Yeeeeeep, the cheapo batteries off ebay always overstate the mah of the battery, and after a few months begin to degrade very rapidly, and your battery life will be worse.
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Don't believe what the knock off batteries say. There's no way they can fit more battery into the same size as the original without dumping millions into R&D to create a new type of battery.
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Hi, thats not correct. First, the companys dont invest millions in this batterys. We have the same technic in the g4 as it was in the g2.
Second, sure its possible to get more mah in a pack with the same size.
To get more with the same size, the distance between the celles get smaller.
So they bring in more cells in the same size.
But the problem is that 500mah is nothing.
With standard 3000mah we take a number of 3 hours SOT.
If we count simple, we get from 500mah the power for only 30min.
To get the full power of a battery its recommend to make around 5 to 8 full loading phases. In this time the battery is the same or a little less than the original.
Is the loading phase complete, we get like count around 30min more.
If the screen is brighter or you write a sms more then normal the min go down.
So, i would say thats normaly its not measurable but its really more power inside.
I buy alwasy cheap batterys and had never problems. All manufacterer of batterys buy the cells from 3 or 4 big companies. Inside is all the same.
watch out guys!!!!
i have used cheape batteries from ebay amazon ect.......
after 2 batteries my motherboard died !!!! and even befor that my device have said many times battery invailed and wont power on because the contact (piece tgat contact the battery and suply the power) wasn't recaching into the cheap battery
Here's a quick over view of my experience with this battery. So far I've been very impressed getting over 10 hours in SOT. It makes the phone about twice as thick at the bottom 2/3 but is actually quite nice to hold still and not too heavy. The actual capacity is massive I'm sure its the 6000mah they claim which is surprising considering how cheap it is relative to the other brands.
The back cover that comes with it does feel cheap and flimsy but I purchased the honeycomb case with the battery so that is not a big issue for me. My major concern with this battery is its voltage. On the battery it is printed that the Max charge voltage for the battery is 4.2V (the standard lithium ion Max voltage) but the lg g3 takes its battery up to 4.35 volts (due to modern phones using a slightly different li on chemistry). Constantly taking the battery to 4.35 volts when it is only designed for 4.2volts will significantly shorten its cycle life. For this reason I'm using an app called Battery charge limit to only charge my phone to 92% which is equivalent to around 4.2 volts.
Overall highly recommend it and the honeycomb case if you want to give your lg g3 a new lease on life and massive battery life without breaking the bank. Time will tell how long it'll hold up. Saw reviews saying after 6 months the battery swells up but hopefully by limiting how full it charged to that can be prevented.
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Here's a quick over view of my experience with this battery. So far I've been very impressed getting over 10 hours in SOT. It makes the phone about twice as thick at the bottom 2/3 but is actually quite nice to hold still and not too heavy. The actual capacity is massive I'm sure its the 6000mah they claim which is surprising considering how cheap it is relative to the other brands.
The back cover that comes with it does feel cheap and flimsy but I purchased the honeycomb case with the battery so that is not a big issue for me. My major concern with this battery is its voltage. On the battery it is printed that the Max charge voltage for the battery is 4.2V (the standard lithium ion Max voltage) but the lg g3 takes its battery up to 4.35 volts (due to modern phones using a slightly different li on chemistry). Constantly taking the battery to 4.35 volts when it is only designed for 4.2volts will significantly shorten its cycle life. For this reason I'm using an app called Battery charge limit to only charge my phone to 92% which is equivalent to around 4.2 volts.
Overall highly recommend it and the honeycomb case if you want to give your lg g3 a new lease on life and massive battery life without breaking the bank. Time will tell how long it'll hold up. Saw reviews saying after 6 months the battery swells up but hopefully by limiting how full it charged to that can be prevented.
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from where did you buy?
I'm in Australia so don't have access to Amazon so I got it straight off their website http://www.mpjbattery.com/mpjr-6000...ile-d850-at-t-vs985-verizon-ls990-sprint.html also have the honey comb case on there. If you're in US or UK or some magical place that has amazon you can get it off there.
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I'm in Australia so don't have access to Amazon so I got it straight off their website http://www.mpjbattery.com/mpjr-6000...ile-d850-at-t-vs985-verizon-ls990-sprint.html also have the honey comb case on there. If you're in US or UK or some magical place that has amazon you can get it off there.
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no 855 suport
Breno Spangler said:
no 855 suport
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Don't all g3 models use same battery? I have the d855 and it works fine. You lose NFC and wireless charging but I didn't use em anyway.
As long as your battery is BL-53YH it fits fine
Ah yes. That one I got aswell.
Not only acts as awesome battery, but comes with a SUPER COMFY case (feels icky going back to the usual case, this is way more handfriendly)
It should work for D855 too;
I bought one from aliexpress which was stating 7500 mah but the SOT is still the same with original battery. I tried some apps to estimate the capacity which actually was ~3000 mah.
So I dont want to waste money again. Can you share some screenshots for your SOT? BTW the shape of the battery and back cover is the same as this one
Nah haven't got any screenshots sorry mate, my g3 died of the dreaded screen flickering and fading bug. Trying to sell my extended battery now actually. But anyway I guarantee its an extended battery was getting 6+ hrs sot when I was getting 3 before. You can also look at the Hyperion 6000mah battery pretty sure it's a clone of the mpj or the other way around. You can look for YouTube videos of people using the battery too btw. Cheers.
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Nah haven't got any screenshots sorry mate, my g3 died of the dreaded screen flickering and fading bug. Trying to sell my extended battery now actually. But anyway I guarantee its an extended battery was getting 6+ hrs sot when I was getting 3 before. You can also look at the Hyperion 6000mah battery pretty sure it's a clone of the mpj or the other way around. You can look for YouTube videos of people using the battery too btw. Cheers.
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Sorry about your phone but PMed you about your battery...
When I got my G5 (Verizon VS987) I also got a spare battery and charging dock as a promotional extra.
The charging dock is connected to the USB port on my PC. When I swap batteries I put the discharged one in the charging dock and remove it when the lights indicate it's fully charged. If I don't swap batteries for a few days I'll stick it back into the charging dock for the few minutes it takes to bring it back to full charge.
Now I notice one battery is swollen, as if from charging too fast or ???
It still fits into the phone with some difficulty but it does fit.
I'm wondering if I should discard it or keep using it, wondering if it can damage the phone?
Any thoughts?
Do not use the swollen battery any more. Do not toss it in regular trash either - find an authorized battery recycling operation in your area. If you can't locate one immediately, store the battery in a dry, cool spot with electrical tape over the contacts until you can dispose of it properly. Continued use may cause the battery to fail and catch fire and/or explode.
Batteries can swell due to overcharging, but also wear and tear aging with frequent full charge cycles. If you've been using the battery daily for about a year it is not uncommon for it to show such signs of wear. Failure rates are also more common with cheaper, off-brand batteries that aren't made as well to begin with. Buy a replacement battery and make sure it is OEM quality.
I've had this happen once before with a Motorola V3 battery so you see how long ago that was!
I believe it's the USB port allowing charging at a faster rate than the factory charger? Two requirements, the charge must be from a USB port and the battery must be very discharged.
The swollen battery is genuine LG, sent direct from LG, whatever quality that might be. Both the swollen Motorola batteries continued to work just fine in the V3, the LG battery works but is VERY difficult to remove and is now out of the phone forever.
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I've had this happen once before with a Motorola V3 battery so you see how long ago that was!
I believe it's the USB port allowing charging at a faster rate than the factory charger? Two requirements, the charge must be from a USB port and the battery must be very discharged.
The swollen battery is genuine LG, sent direct from LG, whatever quality that might be. Both the swollen Motorola batteries continued to work just fine in the V3, the LG battery works but is VERY difficult to remove and is now out of the phone forever.
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It's not a problem of faster charging, but overcharging. The longer and more often a battery is charged 100% and left there, the quicker it wears out. If the battery is about a year old with daily use like this, a bit of swelling isn't unexpected.
There is no immediate threat from swelling but it is the start of failure if allowed to continue use. You surely don't want it expanding inside the phone from heat until it gets stuck and/or cause GPS, volume or other contacts to mess up by expanding the frame, etc.
Batteries aren't too expensive so order another one.
Not sure I agree, evidence seems to point to heat as the culprit since the battery wasn't charged that often.
Anyway, OEM batteries are available on eBay for under $12 and one should arrive Monday.
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Not sure I agree, evidence seems to point to heat as the culprit since the battery wasn't charged that often.
Anyway, OEM batteries are available on eBay for under $12 and one should arrive Monday.
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I wonder if those are legit LG made.
Yup, why wouldn't it be? It's a unique battery for an obsolete phone, everyone that has any quantity is dumping them. The one I'm getting is from an "overstock" dealer.
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Yup, why wouldn't it be? It's a unique battery for an obsolete phone, everyone that has any quantity is dumping them. The one I'm getting is from an "overstock" dealer.
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Yeah I was just curious. Will buy few myself that's not a bad deal at all. Yeah I can't blame people, this will be my last LG phone. Great specs and price, but build quality trash.
Sad part I know 3 people with LG V20 who are also having build quality issues. Speaker going on all of them and this is a common issue.
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Yeah I was just curious. Will buy few myself that's not a bad deal at all. Yeah I can't blame people, this will be my last LG phone. Great specs and price, but build quality trash.
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I guess I've been lucky, I've had very few problems. I really miss an unlocked bootloader and a rooted phone with a custom ROM but this seems to do the job other than about 90% of the "wonderful" features being stuff I don't want, don't use and would delete if the phone was rooted..
I really wanted the removable battery and the SD card, I think LG is my only option for both isn't it?
I have no idea what (or IF) my next phone will be, maybe I'll drag out my old Motorola V3 and use it? <G>
Seriously, no kidding, it's been all downhill since my BlackBerry Bold.
I bought two spares batteries, one from Ebay with the external charge case that looks genuine but the battery lasts about 20-25% less than the original battery and a second one from Aliexpress that lasts half the time of the original battery. The one from Ebay ways the same as the original, the one from Aliexpress is lighter.
On both the batteries the green heatshrink is not exactly the same color as the original one.
So I think none of those batteries you can buy from those sites will have the same capacity as a original battery from a official reseller.
The one I got seems to be OEM, I suspect the ones you got were just old, I can't imagine anyone making an aftermarket battery for such a low sales volume phone.
I believe any battery you get will be 3 - 4 years old before you get it, that may be why the one I got took almost 40 hours to reach full charge.
So far it seems it will last as long as the original but who knows?
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You have some abnormal batteries, cables, and/or chargers...
No, all working as they should.
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Hey everyone,
I've finally decided to actively look for ways to extend my battery life, kinda fed up of the poor SoT and overnight drain.
I know there are other ROMs I can try that will improve the battery life, as well as other tips like disabling ok Google, but I was thinking more on the hardware level.
Has anyone looked for/replaced the battery on their Mi 9? I found a battery on AliExpress claiming to have the same form factor as the OEM while boasting 4650mAh
I'm incredibly sceptical of this but nevertheless, there's a small part of me itching to get it hoping it will add significant life to the device.
Any thoughts or reviews?
All those batterys are fake
Fake capacity
If it was possible to make a battery with same size of the original battery but with higher capacity why all oems doesnt make this type of batteries ?
I see iphone 5s with 4500mah capacity in the same size
That's exactly what I thought as well, but I'm not very familiar with how batteries are made etc, so I'm not sure if another company that dedicates themselves to making just batteries, later figured how to make bigger capacity in the same size.
But I tend to lean more on your same line of thought, which is why I wanted to know if anyone here had some first hand experience with these kind of claims.
Is there any good replacement batteries with the same capacity as the original one?
Does the Mi 9 Pro battery fit?
eBay has 4700 mAh extended battery cases for 29.99
Replacement of 4000mah battery for my mi9
I replaced of 4000mah battery for my mi9 recently and I'm satisfied with its performance.
-active drain ~ 12.1%
-static drain ~ 0.4%
Most of my activity is using LTE network to look at news.
The brand name of 4000mah battery is MARWAY.
Kris
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I replaced of 4000mah battery for my mi9 recently and I'm satisfied with its performance.
-active drain ~ 12.1%
-static drain ~ 0.4%
Most of my activity is using LTE network to look at news.
The brand name of 4000mah battery is MARWAY.
Kris
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It actually fits? Where did you get it?
Where did you buy it and can you give some me details of the battery? I'm really searching for a 4000mah battery for Europe (Germany) but i only saw fakes.
Yes and it does !
I get it from taiwan shopee ~ (https://shopee.tw/product/44600106/4819487274)
Kris
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It actually fits? Where did you get it?
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Kris Chen said:
I replaced of 4000mah battery for my mi9 recently and I'm satisfied with its performance.
-active drain ~ 12.1%
-static drain ~ 0.4%
Most of my activity is using LTE network to look at news.
The brand name of 4000mah battery is MARWAY.
Kris
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Are they sending to Europe ?
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Are they sending to Europe ?
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hi everyone, has anyone managed to find a replacement battery or a way to improve it?
Anyone know of any US sources for a replacement battery? I'm kind of in a pickle here. My case developed a crack in it several months ago. It was just a minor cosmetic thing so it hadn't bugged me too much. Lately every time I grab my phone I hear it creaking so I decided to look for an exact replacement case. The original store I bought mine from is listed as out of stock and searching for the part number elsewhere came up with 3 stores, all out of stock. Doing searches on ebay/amazon/ailibabba didn't come up with anything. I decided to just go ahead and get my phone out of this case and stick it into the stock TPU case. Anyway, I pop open the metal frame and the glass back literally flies off. I'm shocked to see the back of my phone now 90% popped outward. Looking from the side it's becuase the battery is one giant swollen blob! Everything is working fine, I had zero clue there was anything wrong until I tried taking it out of my case now I'm kind of on a desperate hunt for a replacement battery. I don't even know how I'm going to hold my phone together beyond attempting to cram it back into my metal/glassback case.
Edit: I ended up getting a replacement battery from iFixIt and using their replacement guide. Note, their guide is for the non-transparent edition. For the transparent edition, they use P2 pentalobe(0.8mm star) screws rather than phillips #00.
after EDL and its story everything is ok except there is no fast charging available and the phone charged normaly.
the original adaptor also rattles something in it maybe it is normal. MIUI 12 12.0.2
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Anyone know of any US sources for a replacement battery? I'm kind of in a pickle here. My case developed a crack in it several months ago. It was just a minor cosmetic thing so it hadn't bugged me too much. Lately every time I grab my phone I hear it creaking so I decided to look for an exact replacement case. The original store I bought mine from is listed as out of stock and searching for the part number elsewhere came up with 3 stores, all out of stock. Doing searches on ebay/amazon/ailibabba didn't come up with anything. I decided to just go ahead and get my phone out of this case and stick it into the stock TPU case. Anyway, I pop open the metal frame and the glass back literally flies off. I'm shocked to see the back of my phone now 90% popped outward. Looking from the side it's becuase the battery is one giant swollen blob! Everything is working fine, I had zero clue there was anything wrong until I tried taking it out of my case now I'm kind of on a desperate hunt for a replacement battery. I don't even know how I'm going to hold my phone together beyond attempting to cram it back into my metal/glassback case.
Edit: I ended up getting a replacement battery from iFixIt and using their replacement guide. Note, their guide is for the non-transparent edition. For the transparent edition, they use P2 pentalobe(0.8mm star) screws rather than phillips #00.
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I just ordered a replacement battery from ifixit as well. How is the battery? Are you noticing a difference from the stock battery?
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I just ordered a replacement battery from ifixit as well. How is the battery? Are you noticing a difference from the stock battery?
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Unfortunately it's way too soon for me to tell. I'm not sure I did battery calibration correctly because I replaced the battery last Wednesday, slow charged it to 100% on my slowest charger and let it continue on the slow charger for 2 hours, then unplugged it and continued to use it until it was so drained it couldn't turn on again(which to my surprise wasn't until Sunday evening). Then plugged in to that same slow charger without turning on the phone overnight. So I'm only a little over 2 days with the new battery. My SoT doesn't seem to be as good(my battery was at 65% this morning when I'm used to seeing low 70s-80s), but I might need to look back up how to do the battery calibration.
One note though, for some reason I had some difficulty getting the loud speaker realigned correctly. The connecting pins just didn't want to sit right. It took me three times taking it back apart until it worked properly. Might just be my phone but I'd be real careful with the alignment and do the whole "tightening a car tire" style turn each screw a little bit to make sure it seats flat. Again, it might just be a mfg defect with my particular phone as I didn't see anything online with anyone else having a similar problem.
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Unfortunately it's way too soon for me to tell. I'm not sure I did battery calibration correctly because I replaced the battery last Wednesday, slow charged it to 100% on my slowest charger and let it continue on the slow charger for 2 hours, then unplugged it and continued to use it until it was so drained it couldn't turn on again(which to my surprise wasn't until Sunday evening). Then plugged in to that same slow charger without turning on the phone overnight. So I'm only a little over 2 days with the new battery. My SoT doesn't seem to be as good(my battery was at 65% this morning when I'm used to seeing low 70s-80s), but I might need to look back up how to do the battery calibration.
One note though, for some reason I had some difficulty getting the loud speaker realigned correctly. The connecting pins just didn't want to sit right. It took me three times taking it back apart until it worked properly. Might just be my phone but I'd be real careful with the alignment and do the whole "tightening a car tire" style turn each screw a little bit to make sure it seats flat. Again, it might just be a mfg defect with my particular phone as I didn't see anything online with anyone else having a similar problem.
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Any update on the new battery? I got mine in, but debating if it will be worth it to change it or not. I appreciate the tips on replacing it.
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Any update on the new battery? I got mine in, but debating if it will be worth it to change it or not. I appreciate the tips on replacing it.
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If you are asking if I'm having a longer SoT, no. I'm not. I'm also using xiaomi.eu weekly which means I'm very used to inconsistent SoT as each week things change.
I have a transparent edition, which means rather than the phillips #00 screws you see in replacement guides I had 0.8mm star screws(P2 pentalobe).
The issue with my previous battery was it had ballooned to more than three times it's regular thickness which caused my back cover to pop off. So I don't have any advice on how to get the back off as mine had already fallen off. The funny bit is that I didn't replace the tape because I wanted to wait a few days to make sure everything was okay. My case ended up pressing the back cover tightly enough against the back that it ended up regluing itself when I took it out of the case to start retaping.
I had several issues with reassembly. My giant hands took quite awhile to get the antenna wire back on and since the replacement battery cable is a little longer than the original it took some wiggling until I was able to get the plug to be lined up to lock in. After I put it back together I tested everything and discovered the loudspeaker wasn't working. You need to screw it down like you are putting a tire on a car. Don't tighten each screw individually but go around to each one so when it's going down it's going down flat so the connection is straight(similar issue to the battery cable, if it's not exactly parallel, it doesn't connect).
I ended up doing a battery replacement. I got an original (at least it sure looks like it) and a new back cover to replace my scratched one. The install was easy, and I'm actually getting better life than the old one. Not dramatically better, but still a slight improvement.
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I ended up doing a battery replacement. I got an original (at least it sure looks like it) and a new back cover to replace my scratched one. The install was easy, and I'm actually getting better life than the old one. Not dramatically better, but still a slight improvement.
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Do you mind giving the link for both?