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As the title says i'm looking for the biggest battery that will fit the stock door. I know most options don't include NFC and by the looks of it who knows when we will actually be able to use it. For now i've heard that the extended nexus battery may work but no relies yet. Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks
JD
hinduboy74 said:
As the title says i'm looking for the biggest battery that will fit the stock door. I know most options don't include NFC and by the looks of it who knows when we will actually be able to use it. For now i've heard that the extended nexus battery may work but no relies yet. Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks
JD
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The nexus extended will work. It may bulge a bit, though. I trimmed a tiny bit of the plastic off and it fits fine. Some work with no modification.
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The nexus extended will work. It may bulge a bit, though. I trimmed a tiny bit of the plastic off and it fits fine. Some work with no modification.
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plastic off the battery or of the door
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plastic off the battery or of the door
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Battery
I just got the Nexus battery about three weeks ago. The cover is tight going on and needs to be maneuvered on properly, but for me, there is no bulge. It works great and you can tell it is a higher capacity battery just from the additional length of time it takes to recharge over the stock battery.
I am attached to a charger most of the day, but will be giving it a good, hard work out when on vacation next month.
Looks like i'm going to buying this then, thanks guys. For those of you that have bought it, what were the time differences between battery length? I'm currently on SKYICS rom and with heavy use and lot of things frozen i get to 10pm with about 10%. I'm hoping i'll have 25% with this new battery.
Also being that this is an NFC battery, would that functionality still work when its finally launched??
hinduboy74 said:
Also being that this is an NFC battery, would that functionality still work when its finally launched??
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Yes it will work. Mine lasts about another 1.5- 2 hours of screen on time
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Do you think this would work with an Otterbox Commuter Case?
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...=samsung&q_model=prod5310287#fbid=LD4Vd1Hc3_S
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Do you think this would work with an Otterbox Commuter Case?
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...=samsung&q_model=prod5310287#fbid=LD4Vd1Hc3_S
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I have an OtterBox, currently replaced tho with a Case Mate. I also have the extended battery. I haven't even used the extended battery, however I will be this weekend. Anyways, to answer your question, I briefly popped the battery in right after I bought it. As others said, there may be a slight bulge, however i'm fairly certain a case would work just fine with it.
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The nexus extended will work. It may bulge a bit, though. I trimmed a tiny bit of the plastic off and it fits fine. Some work with no modification.
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Wow, why did I never think of this
Thanks for the info.
I'm using the Nexus battery with the commuter case and it fits just fine
Is the increase in battery life enough to justify the cost of the battery?
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Is the increase in battery life enough to justify the cost of the battery?
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I say yes. Depends on how much you value $25
You may be interested in these threads:
Galaxy Nexus Extended Battery on Skyrocket?
Andida 2250 mah from Amazon
has anyone have experience with the andida brand batteries? I really dont trust trail and error with an aftermarket battery, I'm using the g nexus ext battery right now
i do, i have the 2250mah. search for my posts and youll find a review
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has anyone have experience with the andida brand batteries? I really dont trust trail and error with an aftermarket battery, I'm using the g nexus ext battery right now
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I linked in my previous post to the thread about the Andida battery. I am using it with good results.
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I linked in my previous post to the thread about the Andida battery. I am using it with good results.
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Do you really think this company has found a way to fit more mah in a battery than Samsung who earns billions of dollars in profit. I got the andida battery and don't notice much of a difference. I think any difference you may see is just the placebo affect.
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ian1 said:
Do you really think this company has found a way to fit more mah in a battery than Samsung who earns billions of dollars in profit. I got the andida battery and don't notice much of a difference. I think any difference you may see is just the placebo affect.
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Yeah, it doesn't get any better even if those junk ass generic batteries say they have more mah. They really don't, and they don't last as long as OEM.
OEM is better, don't waste your time and money on ****ty generic batteries.
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Hello I wondering if after say 6 months - 1 year of use if we could replace the battery of the HTC One S somehow because my limited knowledge tells me the battery capacity will be much lower after 6 month - 1 year of use.
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Hello I wondering if after say 6 months - 1 year of use if we could replace the battery of the HTC One S somehow because my limited knowledge tells me the battery capacity will be much lower after 6 month - 1 year of use.
Thanks!
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I highly doubt you can replace it yourself, the back is one whole peice, I'm gonna say that your gonna have to take it to a retail store so they can replace it for you bcuz I kinda asked the same question at the store and they said to just bring in the phone and we'll replace it for you but im not too sure about that, if you don't mind taking apart your phone to replace a battery you could buy a battery from amazon or eBay and just look up how to tear down the one s but the decision is all yours, its your device.....hopefully this kinda helped you
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DONT DO IT URSELF LOL! why would u give him that idea
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Lol my bad, maybe he wants to do it him self which I really wouldnt recommend at this point but each user makes his own decision, everyone is different....he may want to do it himself (i wouldn't recommend). Im just putting ideas out there you know whatever he chooses to do is his decision but he should think about the consequences should he choose to do it himself, but hey everyone is different so....think about it b4 you make a decision....
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DONT DO IT URSELF LOL! why would u give him that idea
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Umm, why not? I've opened my phone several times. The battery looks pretty easy to replace.
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Umm, why not? I've opened my phone several times. The battery looks pretty easy to replace.
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Dont quote me on this but I've read while it's not hard to take the back out, the battery appeared to be soldered or some other way permanently attached. Not the battery itself but the wires coming from it. I heard the wires aren't just a clip connection to the board but soldered or some other way
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HTC One S Screen Repair Directions | DirectFix
Check this video of One S disasembly out, it may be helpful. Removing the back cover doesn't seem hard at all and the battery is is not soldered, as you can see in the video (somewhere around 3:40 they remove the battery connector).
Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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Allow me to disagree. It appears to be a very straight forward task. You have to:
1. Remove the two plastic covers
2. Unscrew 4 screws
3. Unplug the old battery and plug in the new one
4. Screw the 4 screws, mentioned in step 2
5. Place back the plastic covers
If that sounds dangerous to you, maybe you are probably right not to do it yourself.
P.S. I do not take any responsibility whatsoever for other people's skills or lack of skills and the potential damage they may cause to their devices
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Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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LOL. You're assuming that I don't have the technical skill to take apart a phone because you lack the ability. The One S isn't my first rodeo; the process is straight forward and even a halfwit monkey could do it. If you lack the technical skills of a halfwit monkey than excuse me for my disrespect and I admire your willingness to blend into a social setting with your illness. :good:
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Dont quote me on this but I've read while it's not hard to take the back out, the battery appeared to be soldered or some other way permanently attached. Not the battery itself but the wires coming from it. I heard the wires aren't just a clip connection to the board but soldered or some other way
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My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
EDIT: Z3ra7uL; You got to the video first :] Plus thanks to you.
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My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
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have u found any black casing yet bro?
I dissasembled my device, it's not hard at all. Trust me, i'm engineer
Is there an sd slot in there? I would really like to put my 32 gig sd card in this phone. Sadly 16 is not enough.
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Is there an sd slot in there? I would really like to put my 32 gig sd card in this phone. Sadly 16 is not enough.
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Nope, we're lucky enough to get flash memory.
Dr. Rick: not yet. The UK body is not compatible with the US S. It has a different bottom. I'm waiting for the black and red US S before continuing my experiment.
I am looking to see if the One J's battery is compatible with our phone. I'll Frankenstein a larger battery. As it stands I've bought a few extra one s batteries and to keep charged just in case of emergencies. The battery is really easy to replace.
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Nope, we're lucky enough to get flash memory.
Dr. Rick: not yet. The UK body is not compatible with the US S. It has a different bottom. I'm waiting for the black and red US S before continuing my experiment.
I am looking to see if the One J's battery is compatible with our phone. I'll Frankenstein a larger battery. As it stands I've bought a few extra one s batteries and to keep charged just in case of emergencies. The battery is really easy to replace.
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I thought someone said there was a cut down sd card in there...once he takes off the back, what's the black thing in the upper right of the back of the phone?
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LOL. You're assuming that I don't have the technical skill to take apart a phone because you lack the ability. The One S isn't my first rodeo; the process is straight forward and even a halfwit monkey could do it. If you lack the technical skills of a halfwit monkey than excuse me for my disrespect and I admire your willingness to blend into a social setting with your illness. :good:
My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
EDIT: Z3ra7uL; You got to the video first :] Plus thanks to you.
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So the battery wires were just a clip like connection then?
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eminembdg said:
So the battery wires were just a clip like connection then?
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Yup check the video posted in this thread by z3ra7ul, post #7 its a real nice teardown vid
You guys seem to have this pretty well covered but just thought I'd include my experience as well. A few days ago I replaced the damaged housing on my International One S because somebody was interested in buying it but then wasn't interested in my asking price because the warranty was now void..
Anyway, it was super easy. Only difference is that, while the one in the video's lower cover just pops off, mine is double-sided stickied in an elaborate pattern and was rather difficult to remove. The sticky stretches out and needs to be put back into place. It was even more difficult to get it back on properly.. but I finally got it.
But yes, The battery is easy to get at, but I don't remember seeing a connector for it (but I wasn't really looking for it specifically.. just checking things out). So I wonder if the EU version is soldered and the US version is connector?
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Only difference is that, while the one in the video's lower cover just pops off, mine is double-sided stickied in an elaborate pattern and was rather difficult to remove. The sticky stretches out and needs to be put back into place. It was even more difficult to get it back on properly.. but I finally got it.
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Do you mean the used some double sided tape?
Basically you just need to pop off the top cover, then the bottom with a case opener, remove a few screws, then CAREFULLY dislodge the case from the rest of the device, be very careful here because if you use too much force the metal will bend! Then you can just use tweezers to pull the battery connector off and you can remove the battery.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/htc-one-s-teardown/
Hi folks!
I have ordered and tried that replacement battery (look in google, from sunsky. can not yet post urls).
Though I had read somewhere that its actual capacity may vary from 2000 up to 2500mAh, I wanted give it a try because it is not so expensive, with a hope that it helps a bit.
Anyone else have tried it already?
Unfortunately I can tell, that I feel no difference to our standard 1800mAh. But I may be wrong.
For that reason I would like use a battery life testing tool and as a reference point, what tool would you suggest me to use to check the battery life from both?
Thanks
I've tried that battery (http://www.sunsky-online.com/view/3...r+Samsung+T699+++Galaxy+S+Relay+4G+++i415.htm)
Unfortunately I found it was sh!ter then the stock battery we have.
Also that sunsky battery lacks NFC. It's cheap for a reason, bad quality in my experience.
Check Nards tweak to the stock 2100mah Samsung S3 battery.
I've performed that trick to 4 of those batteries, and can safely say they perform wonders.
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2333553)
Perhaps this thread is better placed in the Accessories section
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dillalade said:
I've tried that battery (http://www.sunsky-online.com/view/3...r+Samsung+T699+++Galaxy+S+Relay+4G+++i415.htm)
Unfortunately I found it was sh!ter then the stock battery we have.
Also that sunsky battery lacks NFC. It's cheap for a reason, bad quality in my experience.
Check Nards tweak to the stock 2100mah Samsung S3 battery.
I've performed that trick to 4 of those batteries, and can safely say they perform wonders.
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2333553)
Perhaps this thread is better placed in the Accessories section
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There is a Gold S3 battery available....
Remember the one that went over so well for the 4G Slide?
hehe, considering getting one of those. Only problem is, if I get it and mod it I can't return it if it doesn't come out right
Hello dillalade
yes it is that one from your link which I tried also. I had been indeed influenced by the thread from Nards tweak when gtmaster303 mentioned that battery.
Thats why I wanted give a try to this one first before going further to the tweak.
Also I wanted post this to Accessories first, but because this seems like a question so I came here, and after collecting details I could report there my results as well. (The video on the registration makes you a bit down and stressed, so trying to be careful.)
Can anyone suggest me an app to test the capacity in order to compare them?
@gtmaster303
good idea again to try with Gold S3 battery hehe
@gtmaster303
what do you think of this one www aliexpress com/store/product/Gold-3000mAh-High-Capacity-Battery-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-i9300-Free-Shipping/102222_600571892.html
it looks so seductive
edit: seems to be a scam (forum xda-developers com/showthread.php?t=1690314)
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@gtmaster303
what do you think of this one www aliexpress com/store/product/Gold-3000mAh-High-Capacity-Battery-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-i9300-Free-Shipping/102222_600571892.html
it looks so seductive
edit: seems to be a scam (forum xda-developers com/showthread.php?t=1690314)
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I've been looking into the gold battery and you can't always assume they're all the same. Get it from the same seller that's been verified to supply good batteries.
Either way it's still a win for us as the battery has a much higher capacity already. We should see a great improvement in battery no matter which S3 battery we buy
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There is a Gold S3 battery available....
Remember the one that went over so well for the 4G Slide?
hehe, considering getting one of those. Only problem is, if I get it and mod it I can't return it if it doesn't come out right
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I suspect 'unable to return' won't be your only problem.......
From past readings, I read the Gold S3 battery was slightly thicker than the stock S3 battery.
If my interpretation is correct, then that gold battery (being thicker than stock) would be very hard to accommodate in our Relay battery slot.
I say this from my experience in already utilising the stock S3 battery in our Relay. In that the stock S3 battery is 'already' thicker than our stock Relay battery, such that the stock S3 battery is already a very tight fit (thickness wise.) So much so that closing the back housing door on our Relay is already as snug as I'd like.
Hence ifffff that Gold S3 battery is indeed thicker then the stock S3 battery, than you may have a hard time trying to close the battery cover on our phone with the Gold battery.
In addition to the tighhhht squeeze issue.... similarly to the previously discussed Sunsky battery above - neither can cater for NFC.
All that I can say from weeks of experience with the stock S3 batteries is that I'm able to achieve ~20-30 hours uptime with roughly 2-3hours talk time and 3-4hours screen on time.
I cannot complain thus far. I'd say, It's worth the extra pennies for that OEM Samsung S3 battery with NFC for that extra juice.
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alright, we can forget this 2500mAh battery..
I was using it now for not even one week, check the attached pics how it starts behaving on charging now.
It stops charging with 94%, both via pc usb or direct charger.
as an information for others i agree to move this thread to accessories, as i stop experimenting with this battery now.
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alright, we can forget this 2500mAh battery..
I was using it now for not even one week, check the attached pics how it starts behaving on charging now.
It stops charging with 94%, both via pc usb or direct charger.
as an information for others i agree to move this thread to accessories, as i stop experimenting with this battery now.
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Yes, that's another thing I failed to mention. I too noticed that Sunsky battery failed to charge to 100%.
I guess we can safely conclude these batteries are cheap as nutts for a reason - they are poor quality. Ridiculous how they get away with stating these bogus MaH capacities.
Go for S3 battery, you will be pleasantly surprised.
I have 4 of them, all of which are rock solid (Samsung OEM products.)
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You guys should have bought from the link I posted. They have free return shipping if the item is defective
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Another trick you can do with batteries that are too thick, get a bulky phone case and leave the battery door off altogether.
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Nardholio said:
Another trick you can do with batteries that are too thick, get a bulky phone case and leave the battery door off altogether.
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With that wisdom in mind, this maybe the way to go
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00AAXS0U4
3000MaH OEM Samsung.
Keep us posted if anyone tries that battery out.
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Ok, I have just ordered 3250mAh slim battery brand KINPS for S3. Of course it is enough when it is just 2700mAh in real.
will then try Nardholio's instruction and will let you all know
esilence said:
Ok, I have just ordered 3250mAh slim battery brand KINPS for S3. Of course it is enough when it is just 2700mAh in real.
will then try Nardholio's instruction and will let you all know
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NFC equipped?
I'm guessing no.
Otherwise a fair choice
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@dillalade
I havent found any information that mentions about it. I will see and report when I get it
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NFC equipped?
I'm guessing no.
Otherwise a fair choice
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Meh, NFC is a gimmick unless you actually use it. Honestly I've never used it once
I'd trade it for more battery any day
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Ok, I have just ordered 3250mAh slim battery brand KINPS for S3. Of course it is enough when it is just 2700mAh in real.
will then try Nardholio's instruction and will let you all know
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Yes please keep us posted. Very interested in the results
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Hi folks!
I have ordered and tried that replacement battery (look in google, from sunsky. can not yet post urls).
Though I had read somewhere that its actual capacity may vary from 2000 up to 2500mAh, I wanted give it a try because it is not so expensive, with a hope that it helps a bit.
Anyone else have tried it already?
Unfortunately I can tell, that I feel no difference to our standard 1800mAh. But I may be wrong.
For that reason I would like use a battery life testing tool and as a reference point, what tool would you suggest me to use to check the battery life from both?
Thanks
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Probably you will not see the difference.
Even if capacity is higher i doubt about quality which end up with similar efficient.
I believe Samsung hold high quality of their products.
And it is not NFC...
Regards
Mac
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Yes please keep us posted. Very interested in the results
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I have received the battery now http://s44.photobucket.com/user/blu...0502/05020201/05020201bluestone001_a.jpg.html
Unfortunately it is too thick, 5mm while ours are 4mm.
I can not close the back cover with it, so I can not use it. .. disappointed and sad
Is the original s3 battery then 4.5mm when Nard says "a bit thicker"?
I find that a little hard to believe... how can 1mm make that big of a difference? (pun intended)
is the back cover really that flush that there's no extra room? Not even a slight amount?
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Hey guys. The other day I dismantled my nexus to replace my cracked housing and of course that involved removing the battery. I removed my battery by prying at it gently with a screw driver (mistake, I know) and it came out pretty easily. I flipped it over and saw I created a small scratch on the bottom of the battery. As far as I can see it isn't punctured but now my phone smells like spearmint. Is my battery screwed? It still works and everything I am just a little worried that I keep getting wafts of battery mint.
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You have mercury poisoning, see a doctor ASAP.
Edit: I made the same mistake as well with a tablet, the moment I felt that smell which was rather sweet, the battery was dead.
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In my experience, yes, your battery is now doomed to failure... I believe that the smell you can smell is the electrolyte, which is now slowly but surely escaping as your battery is no longer sealed
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You have mercury poisoning, see a doctor ASAP.
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Thanks for nothing.
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In my experience, yes, your battery is now doomed to failure... I believe that the smell you can smell is the electrolyte, which is now slowly but surely escaping as your battery is no longer sealed
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Damn. I was hoping that wouldn't be the answer. I guess I'll wait and see I'd my batt is dying faster than normal. Do you know if it is dangerous?
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I don't know for sure that it is dangerous, but I'd go on the side of caution and say yes. Depending on how bad it was bent / punctured, I've seen them go on to swell up from there on in as well. I'd get a new one and pop it in
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I don't know for sure that it is dangerous, but I'd go on the side of caution and say yes. Depending on how bad it was bent / punctured, I've seen them go on to swell up from there on in as well. I'd get a new one and pop it in
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Yea. Thanks for the insight. I'll go ahead and order one off of eBay. I took a look on there a minute ago and luckily there are ones available to be shipped from ft Lauderdale. I'm in Orlando so it works out. I'll update when I get the new one to let you guys know if I get better performance with the new battery and what the battery in question looks like.
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I am looking to replace my battery on my Nexus 6P, I've abused it in the form of basically charging it all the time, all 8 hours at work, it sat on the charger all day, since I use it heavily. I now know the erro of my ways and I want to repalce the battery.
I've watched videos on how to do it, I know it's not easy, but it is possible. Has anyone here changed it, also where did you get the battery, I've found them anywhere form $10 to $50, I ahve no problem paying more if I know it's an OEM battery.
Thanks in advance.
Maybe someone, but I've not heard of anybody doing it....
Not here either....seems like a terrible time haha Best of luck to you if you try but when my battery life degrades to that point I will be parting with this phone and either buying another one of some sort. Even working with electronics for years there no way I'd personally succeed the first time lol
I have dissassembled my phone to replace random components after falling on it. its not that hard to get apart in my opinion, and its super simple to replace the battery if you can source the battery
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I have dissassembled my phone to replace random components after falling on it. its not that hard to get apart in my opinion, and its super simple to replace the battery if you can source the battery
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Right! The teardown video I saw made it look not that bad, and I toar apart my Galaxy Nexus to replace the USB port on it back in the fday, and that was actually fun, granted it had a removable back with easier access to screws, but still.
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Not here either....seems like a terrible time haha Best of luck to you if you try but when my battery life degrades to that point I will be parting with this phone and either buying another one of some sort. Even working with electronics for years there no way I'd personally succeed the first time lol
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I have been eyeing the oneplu3 and oogling over the supposed specs on the oneplus4, so I'll probably go there as soon as it's released, but my battery is bad, I get 2 hour SOT if I'm lucky, this phone used to give me 4+ easy.
If you have to open up.
Buy extra camera glass pieces. Thats literally the only thing that normally goes wrong if you dont have a real heat gun. Dont thing hair dryers will do the trick unless your extremely patient. I plan on replacing the housing soon.
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I have been eyeing the oneplu3 and oogling over the supposed specs on the oneplus4, so I'll probably go there as soon as it's released, but my battery is bad, I get 2 hour SOT if I'm lucky, this phone used to give me 4+ easy.
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Gotcha...yeah I'm unfortunately stuck w/ Verizon which severely limits my unlocked options lol, but I'd seriously consider the one+ series if I could!
ohlin5 said:
Gotcha...yeah I'm unfortunately stuck w/ Verizon which severely limits my unlocked options lol, but I'd seriously consider the one+ series if I could!
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You just made me sad, I hadn't really looke dinto the oneplus all that much and dind't realize VZW data didn't work. I'm on an unlimited VZW plan, crap.
Hopefully the oneplus 4 has the ZVW radios. Now I really need to change this battery.
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You just made me sad, I hadn't really looke dinto the oneplus all that much and dind't realize VZW data didn't work. I'm on an unlimited VZW plan, crap.
Hopefully the oneplus 4 has the ZVW radios. Now I really need to change this battery.
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Haha yeeeeaaah all that GSM crap and all their "nice" phones Good luck if ya try man, you're more adventurous than I!
I've successfully done an internal component swap. Swapped the motherboard and battery from a very beat up N6P into one that was in excellent condition but was basically a paperweight.
The most difficult thing about this project was not getting into the phone, but getting into the phone without leaving any noticeable scratches. Removing the camera glass and the plastic strip at the bottom took at least half an hour of heating and gentle prying. Getting the screen out without a suction cup tool was a bit tricky too, i had to wedge in a chisel x-acto blade and pry it up, lucky no damage was done.
My advice would be to have on hand as many of the tools suggested in the youtube videos and to be patient while do it.
intruda119 said:
If you have to open up.
Buy extra camera glass pieces. Thats literally the only thing that normally goes wrong if you dont have a real heat gun. Dont thing hair dryers will do the trick unless your extremely patient. I plan on replacing the housing soon.
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Been there done that with a hairdyer. Rear camera covering glass came off in one piece
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moochinazz said:
Been there done that with a hairdyer. Rear camera covering glass came off in one piece
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Good to know
Thinking about doing mine
I've never taken mine apart but if I plan on replacing my battery I will buy the replacement glass piece and bottom plastic piece at the same time. Those are the only pieces that can get damaged in the process.
I just watched that video. from the looks of it, so long as you take your time. and have that suction cup tool, it should be fairly straight forward. at least you are not having to separate the screen itself from the guts to get inside.
Looks like my battery is on its way as well.
Anyone sourced genuine replacement yet?
Have you considered getting a battery case for it?
willisjm193 said:
Have you considered getting a battery case for it?
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I threw up a little while reading this.
intruda119 said:
I threw up a little while reading this.
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Why?
I understand the 2 out of 10 rating on iFixit after replacing the back cover on my phone. 90% of the pain is getting to the 6 screws. I don't think it is possible without scratching up the old cover. Funny thing is that I just wanted to change it from silver to black. A heat gun is a definite requirement. Not for the faint at heart for sure.
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