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I lost the battery for mine and would like to replace it if possible. Anyone that could give me a model number to order. I'm in Mexico and the guys at the phone stores are more interested in selling me an overpriced phone with a tv. Over the air tv mind you. wtf.

muqali said:
I lost the battery for mine and would like to replace it if possible. Anyone that could give me a model number to order. I'm in Mexico and the guys at the phone stores are more interested in selling me an overpriced phone with a tv. Over the air tv mind you. wtf.
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Model Number of battery HTC Tornado / SDA / SP5m original battery ---> ST26B, ST-26B, ST 26B (1150mAh)

Thanks, found and ordered one from Amazon. Girlfriend needs a cheap unlocked phone so I dug this one up till an android she likes, is from a good manufacturer and is in her price range comes up.

Try to get an original one of the ST26* (A,B,C). The ones from Samsung (A) or Sanyo (C) perform best from my experience. There are several offers on ebay from American sellers. Despite these are used, all original ones I had have outperformed the Chinese copies.
In the meantime I measured about 30-40 such batteries (see my signature) and NONE of the aftermarket meets the quality of either Sanyo or Samsung.
Search on ebay for "OEM ST26C Battery" - and make sure with the seller that you get one from Sanyo.

For $9 for a phone to just tinker with, the one I got says ST26B, but has a Celxpert sticker on it. Looks like it's covering the original sticker. So far, at full charge it looks to be ok. We'll see how long it has on standby.

The Celxpert are original ones as well - however not so common. I have seen the following original batteries:
- ST26A: Samsung - 1050mAh, also (seldom) 1150mAh
- ST26B: Maxell - 1050mAh or Celxpert - 1150 mAh
- ST26C: all 1150 mAh from Sanyo
Look at my signature for a method to measure the battery capacity with the device itself.

[Q] Where to Buy Wireless Charging Cover?

All, I'm taking a gamble here, as this forum seems pretty bare nowadays. My wife and I bought new Windows Phones to replace her Lumia 520 (which replaced her Galaxy Express) and my Galaxy Note i717. She has a 1020 and I have a 1520. Her 520 had wireless charging due to my buying a Qi sticker for it that plugged into the physical USB port. The problem with the sticker is the slowness of charging. I am looking for a Nokia wireless charging cover for her 1020, and can not find them ANYWHERE, except for a few listings on Ebay for $500 USD or so. (Amazon also lists one for $129.99?!) Where can I buy my wife a wireless charging cover? She can obviously use her wireless charging pad, and my old wireless charging pad, as my 1520 uses PMA charging (thanks AT&T... ), so as it stands I have two charging pads that do a good job just lying about the house. Any clues where to look?

I'm in a similar situation. I'm looking to get my brother a wireless charging cover for Christmas as he's having issues with his USB connection. Can't seem to find the damn things anywhere. I did find a listing at "Overseas electronics" (welectronics [dot] com.) via a Google shopping search. They accept Paypal so I tried placing an order but it was refunded with the reason being they are on backorder.
I've considered pulling the coil/connector out of a 925 charging cover but it looks like those have 3 pins vs the 1020 which has 2. I'm assuming I can't just leave one of the pins off. I have no problem tearing the coil out of the case but it's the connector that looks like it's going to be an issue.
Unfortunately, it looks like the only hope is to try and find a used one somewhere...

I have a used wireless cover in black that's gathering dust as i have sold my 1020.
I even got 2 camera grips in black and 1 wireless charging plate spare.
I am in the UK.

U wont be able to buy it any where as nokia stop manufacturing them prices of them become crazy , best bet is to make your own as look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lum...ireless-charging-cover-inside-photos-t3044448

Maybe a microsoft sotre site , have a wireless cover .

dont buy this battery

i got this from ebay, reviews said it was great and its not it sucks my 6 month old original battery is way better, contacts were clean no marks but water detector is not threre, was 14$ also i dont see any nfc bulge even tho it said it has it and it still activates in the phone but not sure how to test it to see if it is really there or gone
front http://imgur.com/8R4a3r2,wa4ROmi#0
back http://imgur.com/8R4a3r2,wa4ROmi#1
so is this a real battery or did i get get suckered

From the looks of it, it is a fake, a few things I noticed,
1. The recycling symbol is missing
2. It could be due to the products original destination but none of the other Samsung batteries on there website show any chinese lettering on them
3. Like you said I also don't notice the square indent in the left hand corner for the nfc
4. On the litter bin the printer they used looks like it filled in the little empty dot the present on genuine Samsung batteries
5. Its missing its UL standard marks (Nom , NYCE ) , the CE (European Conformity Mark) is present but in every other Genuine Samsung Galaxy battery references online and on my Galaxy 1,2,Nexus,3,4,5 all have the CE mark on the left hand side (from what i noticed online, and this is just an observation it my not be correct, the low end models of Samsung's phones has batteries that vary slightly, this is probably due to outsourcing to lower quality OEMs. This is probably why this battery has the 5 symbol which I only found a few low end replacement batteries from Samsung.
6. The Text on the front that list the serial number is lining up with the barcode on that battery, on the OEM batteries they dont
(I am not an expert in batteries or anything all of these are just observations based on references from Samsung suggested retailed of there OEM batteries)
hyphydragon said:
i got this from ebay, reviews said it was great and its not it sucks my 6 month old original battery is way better, contacts were clean no marks but water detector is not threre, was 14$ also i dont see any nfc bulge even tho it said it has it and it still activates in the phone but not sure how to test it to see if it is really there or gone
front http://imgur.com/8R4a3r2,wa4ROmi#0
back http://imgur.com/8R4a3r2,wa4ROmi#1
so is this a real battery or did i get get suckered
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next time you should either buy from Anker/ZL or some others in Amazon which have great trustworthy ratings , they come with 2 2800 mah batteries and an extra charger cradle which you can use to charge one while you use one in your phone, pretty handy! i have bought the Anker one it is performing good

3 hours off the charger with 1 hour of on screen time i was at 23% and it was full 100% its trash and im gonna try to return it..ebay..never again.

replacement battery?

Hi there, I bought a used XT1225 a couple months ago and the battery is worn (dying at ~35%). Did anyone here do a battery swap? I'm used to fixing my devices by myself, so I only need guidance on where to get a genuine battery (trustworthy eBay/amazon sellers or other online shops), or recommendations on third-party brands that make decent batteries for the quark (saw some listings of this "x-longer" brand on eBay but I've never heard of it before - I would rather get something like Mugen Power or Zerolemon).
Thanks in advance!

Do searches for: OEM Motorola battery Droid Turbo XT1254.
Yes, I know you have an XT1225, but it's also a Quark and is better known of the Quarks.
Here's one:
For Motorola Droid Turbo XT1254 EQ40 OEM Genuine Replacement Battery SN5949N
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Motorol...ine-Replacement-Battery-SN5949N-/252380471441
Some like these also sell you the battery + tools to help you replace it:
New Genuine Replace Battery For Motorola Droid Turbo XT1254 SNN5949A EQ40 +Tools
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Genuine...68b01b8&pid=100005&rk=6&rkt=6&sd=262781348810
This one lists XT1225 in the title as well, just to reassure you it's compatible. But if it fits for the Droid Turbo, it fits for all Quarks.
OEM Motorola EQ40 SNN5949A Internal Battery Droid Turbo XLTE XT1254 XT1225
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Motorol...ef1c65&pid=100011&rk=2&rkt=12&sd=152046189164
You don't have to buy from either of those guys, I'm just giving you examples and you can use the information in those listings to then search for other sellers if you wish.
Apparently EQ40 seem to be the part number in the Motorola system.

@ChazzMatt I have done some research and bumped into some of these you linked. My issue here is assuring the battery is of decent quality, so my phone won't explode or have the battery wear fast. Most of these OEM batteries are not good quality, I don't want to risk getting a faulty one and having to wait a couple of months to have it replaced.

K3n H1mur4 said:
@ChazzMatt I have done some research and bumped into some of these you linked. My issue here is assuring the battery is of decent quality, so my phone won't explode or have the battery wear fast. Most of these OEM batteries are not good quality, I don't want to risk getting a faulty one and having to wait a couple of months to have it replaced.
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If it's really OEM, they are good quality. OEM is an acronym that means "original equipment manufacturer" -- it means the ORIGINAL part the phone was manufactured with. "Replacement" part (in this case, battery) is what you don't want, or "OEM-equivalent" -- which means they are saying it's "as good as" OEM. Sometimes it's not.
I did list some replacement batteries just because sometimes sellers may call it that for people who don't know what to look for.
But if it's truly OEM, then it's exactly what was put in the phone by the manufacturer.
Now if you are saying they are lying and it's not truly an OEM part, I understand your hesitation.

The thing to generally look out for is listings which state a capacity higher than the original battery.
The Quark has a "non-removable" battery and a "sealed" back cover. The only battery ever produced for it (to the best of my knowledge) was the 3900mAh EQ40 battery --- no official high-capacity batteries/extended backplates. Li-Ion and Li-Po have remained largely the same for at least a decade, never mind the last couple years; any seller claiming a larger capacity in the same form-factor is full of it.
It looks like the batteries were originally manufactured by Hanrim Postech Electric Co. LTD. Just looking real quick, there's at least one being sold on eBay that's labeled by "Pro-Power Communications Co. LTD".
Personally, I'd buy one that's from the company who originally made them, but that's just me...it's entirely possible that Pro-Power took over manufacture of replacements for Motorola at some point, and make a perfectly adequate battery. I dunno, pop your back cover off and see who manufactured your current battery.
Buy from sellers with high feedback, avoid high-capacity/gold-labeled/non-OEM-labeled batteries, and you'll be fine. Batteries with fancy labels are generally just plain old OEM batteries with the label replaced; effectively mystery batteries. Don't pay extra for them unless you know it's from a reputable brand who's known to use good cells (e.g. Mugen).
If you want to get a battery that might last a tad bit longer, try asking a seller if they would be willing to send you one of the latest-dated cells in their inventory, so you get one that's "fresher". Batteries have a limited shelf life, after all, and the clock's always ticking.

Another question: I just saw a refurb unit listing, this battery was took from a phone, which includes the wireless charging coil, but most listings for the battery don't include the coil. Is the coil easy to move from one battery to another just by heating?

anyone successfully replace this battery? mine is starting to die VERY quickly nowadays and i'm not willing to let this phone go yet. i found what seems to be OEM battery on ebay and was thinking of doing the replacement. just want to see if there's been any success or stories of failure. thanks all.

Experiences buying used phone screens on Ali

Dear reader,
I'm looking at buying a screen for an old S6 (G920F). I cracked the original AMOLED when attempting a charging port PCB replacement. A shame, but that is a common occurrence with this repair attempt. Mainboard still works and it charges the battery now that I have connected the new charging port PCB. I has previously run and functions fine, but could only wireless charge with 5W, which took forever. Hence my repair attempt.
This is not a daily driver, but it would be nice to have it as a backup phone. I am not going to spend $130 on a replacement screen though, so I am looking at several listings on Aliexpress ($30-40). This includes:
- used but burned-in screens (different classes, either white and blue only or also with red burn-in for cheaper ones)
- listed as original (but probably also used)
- listed as new replacement (likely knockoff screens)
All in the same price class.
All will include frame and digitizer + charging PCB, I'm not risking another cracked AMOLED.
Some are clear on their description on being used burned-in screens, but some are not.
I reckon I can't post direct URLs to their listings here, but in case you want to check it out, most are in the top 10 range when arranged by no. of sales.
Does anyone have any experience buying these type of screens off Aliexpress?
In my opinion, the burned-in listings seem most honest and have highest chance of actually being an original screen, instead of a knockoff. I'm cautious about listings that state 'new' or 'replacement' without any mention of burn-ins etc. for that last reason.
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards

Why don't you check your local market for defective phones?
Of course, most phones have cracked screens, but with a little patience you may find a bootlooping one or with FRP, no service...
That will surely beat the 30-40 $ of Aliexpress, not to mention possible inconvenience with delivery times (in China Corona-lockdowns are still very popular) and customs.

I have, but there are not that many listings. Most that are, do not state the reason for their defect.
Secondly, it would still be nice to get some answers on the primary question, as it could provide insight on this topic for future scenarios.
Regarding the Ali conditions and circumstances, I have yet to encounter any issues with recent shipments (be it customs or their lockdown protocol. Plus, they often include some kind of warranty (whatever little value it has, still better than none when bought directly second-hand).
Thank you for your reply!

I would look at Amazon for refurbished phones, never buy something at AliExpress
Amazon.com : refurbished phones