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.
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@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.
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My wife and I have both had t-mobile g2's for almost 2 years now. I had wanted to get addition batteries or replacement higher capacity batteries for a while. There were plenty of cheap batteries on ebay that claimed 1500 or 1600 mAh that would theoretically be an upgrade over a stock battery but it would be a relatively small upgrade and might not even really be an upgrade if they didn't actually live up to their advertised capacity so I had been procrastinating doing anything. Two things changed and I finally stopped procrastinating. First we decided we were going to keep our g2's for about another year. Second I noticed a number of Gold Business Batteries showing up on ebay at a relatively cheap price. They claimed a really high 2450mAh which I figured was not realistic but even if it fell well short of that it should still be a good upgrade. You can find them on ebay with a search for Desire Z gold battery. Can't post a link yet =)
Ordering and shipping was pretty much what you'd expect for cheap ebay purchases from china. The description was poor and communication with the seller was in broken English but I had no major issues. I just selected the cheapest seller at the time and I'm not even sure if that seller is still selling the batteries now. Shipping was predictably slow and packaging was minimal but everything arrived undamaged and is working fine.
The batteries seem to be a little tighter fit than the OEM batteries which seems to be a common complaint about these replacement batteries. I suspect that they would fit better if you removed the "gold" label as it seems to be somewhat stiff and thick for a label but I haven't tried that yet.
No surprise but the batteries don't seem to live up to their claimed capacity. I installed a battery monitor app and ran several full cycles on my battery and it came up with a measured capacity of ~1850mAh. I haven't tried to do the same on my wife's battery but it is enough of an improvement over our original OEM batteries that it is easily noticeable and she has commented on it and prefers the new battery. We got a charger with one of the batteries so she could easily swap batteries rather than charging the battery in the phone but she prefers to charge the gold battery and not swap back to the OEM battery unless she has to. My impression is the same. The new battery definitely lasts longer and was a nice improvement.
I no longer have the battery monitor installed (flashed to a CM9 Mod now) but after a couple months of use I subjectively haven't noticed a large drop in performance for the batteries.
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Good capacity cheap battery that doesn't require a replacement battery cover and I'd recommend them or by another in the future.
THX for your return man
I agree with OP's assessment. Definitely better than stock. I also notice that they get a lot less HOT than stock battery, which often felt like it would burn a hole in my pants. This battery produces no significant heat. Key word is "significant" since it is obviously impossible to produce NO heat. I suspect that the increased capacity compared to stock is due to much less energy lost as heat.
Just ordered a 2680mah one. Will report back when tested. With any luck it'll come before the weekend as my trip to London will be a good test.
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I'm in Canada, with Rogers and have had a 727R for about 18 months. It's time for a new battery mid-contract.
But Rogers doesn't sell them any more. Nor does Best Buy, Future Shop, the Source etc. There are lots of phone vendors around, but I find that they sell them at $20 - $30, and they must be used, because even after a few cycles and battery calibration, they are usually worse than my old battery. I've bought two from different vendors in the Pacific Mall, they were awful.
I've been told that unless Samsung sells it to you, it's a refurbished battery. Don't even know what that might be...how do you refurb a battery?
So with the retailers no longer stocking batteries for non-current phones, where does one get a NEW Skyrocket battery in Canada?
Also looking for a Verizon Samsung Nexus Extended Battery (2200) as per another thread here. They are gone! Nobody has them. I'd love to try one on my Skyrocket, as it's a higher capacity and most say the fit is not an issue, but nobody seems to sell those either. Ebay sellers are out of stock with no idea if they are coming back in.
Is this what it's come to? Do you throw your phone away after 18 months???
I have the Verizon nexus battery and it fits fine. I guess I should hold on to my stock one just in case. Having said that, I've had mine for 14 months and I haven't noticed any degradation in battery life.
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Do you Canadians have Amazon eh?
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Do you Canadians have Amazon eh?
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We have Amazon, but there are Samsung Nexus Extended Battery (2200) left anywhere, and the cheap $20 batteries all seem to be refurbished, none of them last very long.
How about ebay?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-OEM-Sams..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item2ec80ff6f1
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/OEM-SAMSUNG-..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item257de3d643
ebay.ca seems to have a lot of listings
stock battery http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1&_nkw=i727+battery&_sacat=0&_from=R40
ext. battery http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_odkw..._nkw=Samsung+Nexus+Extended+Battery+&_sacat=0
Almost all of those batteries aren't "refurbished". For refurbishing the battery you need to replace the battery itself, keeping the battery controller chip and battery housing. This is mostly done in laptops.
However, housing is almost non-existent on i727 battery - it consists of 2 plastic covers, lower and upper, with the upper holding the controller chip. All the rest of the space is the battery.
What you get when you buy a battery from eBay will most likely be counterfeit, AKA fake. It's a smaller battery wrapped in plastic housing with a chip. It won't have NFC even if written on it, and it'll hold 1/2 the time of the original battery - and the "SAMSUNG" glued paper on it will be just that - a paper.
I've disassembled one of those, so the info is first hand.
As per title, banggood used to sell them and I have heard gearbest can be dodgy for counterfeit stuff, Are there any trusted sellers where we can get a real original battery?
You are right, it is pretty hard to be sure you are receiving an actual Xiaomi original battery based on just a web page description. Even given multiple batteries that look identical, and then opting for the one with a higher price on the assumption that it really is original, well, that is absolutely not definitive (at least not in my experience--I have been burned a bunch of times like this...). I think the only way is maybe to buy it directly from Xiaomi because I think even bigger China-based retailers (Banggood, DX, Gearbest, etc.) buy merchandise to resell thinking it is actually authentic only to find out it is just a good fake job. I'm not sure how to get around this. Because this is the case, nowadays, I usually just look on Aliexpress, find a vendor with a good rating and a high number of orders, and go with it. This is based on the assumption that actual experiences and word of mouth have led to a high rating and high number of orders, but neither is this a guarantee.
I did recently purchase a second battery for my RN2 on Aliexpress, and it cost a bit less than US$6 including shipping. It seems to perform as well as the original battery. Although you might see BM45 replacement batteries which offer up to 4000 mAh of capacity, the only way to be really sure about this is to use a USB voltage/amperage tracker during charging that also tallies mAh, and then account for nominal USB vs Li-ion voltage, i.e. 5V vs. 3.7V, and an efficiency factor.
Anyway, in the long run, I have probably not answered your question about a source for an original Xioami battery. But I can say my <US$6 one bought on Aliexpress seems to work as well as the original. Good luck with the search!
It's difficult to find a genuine battery and I beware who claim his battery have more mAh than the original one.
So I bought a Nohon battery from AliExpress and I'd say it's a good replacement.
+1 for Nohon battery. Good, after-market battery
ianonfire said:
As per title, banggood used to sell them and I have heard gearbest can be dodgy for counterfeit stuff, Are there any trusted sellers where we can get a real original battery?
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My ORIGINAL Battery (came with the original sealed Phone) blowed up like a ballon after 20 Months...so far for "ORIGINAL QUALITY"...
If you are from germany here is a trusted Adress with solid quality replacement Batterys, i dont know if they ship in other countrys
http://web2.cylex.de/reviews/viewcompanywebsite.aspx?firmaName=accucell+deutschland+inh.+ronald+m%c3%bcller&companyId=4015686
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My ORIGINAL Battery (came with the original sealed Phone) blowed up like a ballon after 20 Months...so far for "ORIGINAL QUALITY"...
If you are from germany here is a trusted Adress with solid quality replacement Batterys, i dont know if they ship in other countrys
http://web2.cylex.de/reviews/viewcompanywebsite.aspx?firmaName=accucell+deutschland+inh.+ronald+m%c3%bcller&companyId=4015686
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LOL. Yeah my ORIGINAL battery looks like a balloon and it's now hard to close the back cover so I did order the Nohon battery. :silly:
I don't think that you can find the real original battery any more. In general, Dragon TT is a good source for parts, but they haven't had them in stock for a while. I ended up getting a Nohon battery (from what's supposed to be their factory store on Ali) and it seems pretty good. The capacity seems to be on par with the original, back when it was new, and it doesn't drop from 100 to 90% as soon as you start using the phone, like the original did. I've only had it for a couple of weeks, though.
Nohon batteries bad design
Hi,
I write just to warn about Nohon battery and their supposed 6 month warranty.
I had a bad experience asking support about a new battery bought through Aliexpress on 2018/09/09. The battery was a BM35 model designed for Mi 4C phone and has a loosen connector as shown in the photo attached. I had some experience with different brand spare batteries, because as we all know it is almost impossible to find original xiaomi batteries and rarely the replaced battery has a capacity similar to the original so it wears out faster, but this is the first time I see such a poor designed connector. I had the original one and other two third-brand BM35 batteries and usually the ribbon connector is a whole part fixed under the battery shoulder, instead the Nohon ribbon wire seems to be a different kind of plastic less flexible and more easy to cut, or simply not well fixed under the battery shoulder and easy to detach. I think this could lead to a potentially dangerous short-circuit of the battery itself and damage the phone too.
Obviously I reported this issue through Aliexpress dispute system directly to Nohon store and even if my battery should have been replaced inside the 6 month warranty, I received a joking reply telling me they would have let me know in a hypothetical future and they never replied anymore to the next message.
Ivan_a_new_one said:
I don't think that you can find the real original battery any more. In general, Dragon TT is a good source for parts, but they haven't had them in stock for a while. I ended up getting a Nohon battery (from what's supposed to be their factory store on Ali) and it seems pretty good. The capacity seems to be on par with the original, back when it was new, and it doesn't drop from 100 to 90% as soon as you start using the phone, like the original did. I've only had it for a couple of weeks, though.
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Does the quick charge work with this Nohon battery?
It does, the battery charges as quickly as the original one did, at around 2A.
Well.. I'm a bit hopeless ATM.
I'm trying to buy a new replacement battery for my H850.
Thing is, internet is FULL of scam sellers and even more products.
I mean yeah, it's easy to avoid Chinese crap with 18569303mah but there are batteries claim to be the "original" with the yellow sticker and everything but they're actually just fake copies.
Is there any trusted place I can order the actual original LG replacement and not a fake made in a basement in China?
Thanks
LG still sells OEM G5 batteries on their website for 39.99 USD. First result when googling LG G5 Battery. No one seems happy about the battery life on the reviews though.
original battery is also available in Aliexpress, i found only 1 listing with OEM battery, all others are fake!
I absolutely love my G5 SE H840, but the battery is shot. I can barely get half a day out of the thing. Open a game and I can sit and watch the battery drain at 3/4% per second. No I am in the market for a bettery and am also having a hard time finding an OEM battery anywhere around here (South Africa)
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LG still sells OEM G5 batteries on their website for 39.99 USD. First result when googling LG G5 Battery. No one seems happy about the battery life on the reviews though.
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original battery is also available in Aliexpress, i found only 1 listing with OEM battery, all others are fake!
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cornelha said:
I absolutely love my G5 SE H840, but the battery is shot. I can barely get half a day out of the thing. Open a game and I can sit and watch the battery drain at 3/4% per second. No I am in the market for a bettery and am also having a hard time finding an OEM battery anywhere around here (South Africa)
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Well..
I found (and purchased, waiting for delivery) this one few days ago.
It seems to be less fake than usual. Hope it won't result to another PayPal claim by me. I'm getting sick of this game.
jijishthomas said:
original battery is also available in Aliexpress, i found only 1 listing with OEM battery, all others are fake!
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How can one know that one battery is fake and another isn't?
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How can one know that one battery is fake and another isn't?
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Normally the fakes come in horrible printed packaging And compared to a genuine one you can tell all kinds of misprints and such defects in the manufacturing process.
Where did all the spare batteries and charging cradles that lg gave away go? lol
I got 3 batteries and a cradle for mine still
Well I've got the battery and it seem fine.
It'll be the last battery for my G5.
By the time new battery will be needed G7 will be out and well... xD
Why not buy the charging cradle that already comes with an additional battery? Most of these cradles are legit and cheap, my most recent purchase was from last year and I only payed 18$ for a charging cradle (the battery included, same capacity) through Amazon
I would never pay for it $40 for this battery, I have two batteries and both of them drain horribly bad and most likely are already dying, and since i spent an entire year daily switching each battery due to lacking a charging cable, that only means that it used each battery for the length of an half a year.
These batteries are so so so so worthless it's not worth the sacrifice spending ton on money on a single unit
Edit: checked Amazon, cradles aren't cheap anymore, i guess lg dropped support for the lg g5 so their are not restocking their older replacement parts, unless I'm wrong.
You CAN find like 9$ lg g5 batteries on Amazon, by LG LG (not considering they are not the supplier, be careful with whichever store supplier you're buying, refunds are guaranteed either one way or another so it's nothing to worry about)
But yeah enjoy ur new fresh battery, hope this info helps others
Just ordered the 2-pack of AEXPower along with the external charger off Amazon. I have a Disney trip this weekend so I'll definitely make use of testing them out. I'll update this post Sunday night or Monday.
Update on the AEXPower batteries. Are they OEM quality? Close. I can almost get a full days of use out of it...taking pictures and posting to social media and such. But, the joy of this phone is having the ability to swap out batteries quickly. Battery Stats rated the battery right at 2800mAh after a few 100% discharges so I highly doubt that it's actually the 3000mAh that they rate it at. However, it's still a good battery and would definitely recommend it since you're getting 2 batteries and an external charger for sub $30.
Is it better to get OEM battery which was manufactured in 2016 or non OEM manufactured in 2017? Also does non OEM support Quick Charge 3?
This is the only one I saw on amazon with good reviews
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788K5Z8V/
And I ran it thru fakespot and it says over 90% of the reviews are legit
Newegg.com.
Nice price too.
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This is the only one I saw on amazon with good reviews
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788K5Z8V/
And I ran it thru fakespot and it says over 90% of the reviews are legit
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Just want to add that I have had the battery now over 30 days and its working well. Recommended.
Thx
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Just want to add that I have had the battery now over 30 days and its working well. Recommended.
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Just ordered the two pack with charger..... will post sometime in May after they get down here to me in S.A.
I have been using two LG batteries with the LG charger dock but they now shut off the phone when they get down to 15% very fast.
Was just going to get a newer phone but now with 15.1 (Oreo) coming soon I think I will stick with the phone another year!
I think we will be the last with a swappable battery in our phones
I bought 3 Anker batteries last year and have been rotating them but I'm looking for one more unit as I'm going to Nepal and having an extra fully charged battery is really handy. The Anker batteries seem to have settled at £13.99 on Amazon, the POlarcells are £19.99 but the Ravpower ones are only £10.99 and have good reviews. I'm not a fan of the "genuine Samsung" roulette and would be happy to pick one of these 3, but so far the Ravpower one looks the most likely.
I've had no issues with the official Samsung batteries for the Note 4. Thought I did, turns out it was a issue with the Marshmallow OS update that stops you from fully charging a new battery on it. I can still charge the battery that originally came with my device though.
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I bought 3 Anker batteries last year and have been rotating them but I'm looking for one more unit as I'm going to Nepal and having an extra fully charged battery is really handy. The Anker batteries seem to have settled at £13.99 on Amazon, the POlarcells are £19.99 but the Ravpower ones are only £10.99 and have good reviews. I'm not a fan of the "genuine Samsung" roulette and would be happy to pick one of these 3, but so far the Ravpower one looks the most likely.
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as I know there is no new original batteries for samsung note4 for sale at this moment. you should search for analogues. I know that Craftman batteries are good as original.
Well, after buying a Ravpower battery and going on my trip I'm very disappointed to say that they've all failed - one of the Anker units swelled as has the Ravpower one and the remaining 2 Anker ones randomly shut the phone down, and not just when they're running low either - it's happened when the battery is at 90% at times!
Anker have zero stock so issued refunds and I'm waiting to hear back from Ravpower but a quick look at their amazon.co.uk listing shows that they're out of stock here in the UK.
I'm in need of at least one fully functioning battery to test the phone (I've installed a different ROM to be sure it wasn't a software issue or rogue app). The only non generic one I can find is this - has anyone had any experience with them?
What about any other options - with such an active note 4 community, surely we're all in need of new batteries at some point - what do you use? (I don't want to spend £35-40 for a new Sammy unit on a phone that cost me £150!)
I'm hesitant to recommend this due to the aforementioned 'roulette', but I notice MyMemory have some 'new and improved one from the original manufacturer'. (can't post a link as a new poster)
I've ordered Samsung SD cards from MyMemory before and they've been fine, so they obviously have some distributor link to Samsung - not just random suppliers from Amazon. They also sell a small variety of Samsung accessories - ie they aren't a general mobile tat vendor.
However the bit that worries me is the 'new and improved' and 'The Note 4 battery has increased autonomy performance and fits perfectly in your smartphone.' - I haven't studied this, but I'm surprised that OEM batteries would change design after the phone's release.
They also have a 2-power battery - I've heard positive things about 2-power, but no experience myself.
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I'm hesitant to recommend this due to the aforementioned 'roulette', but I notice MyMemory have some 'new and improved one from the original manufacturer'. (can't post a link as a new poster)
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I've also bought decent stuff from Mymemory as well but firstly they're too cheap and secondly the QR code is missing the unique serial number that genuine batteries should have (and are on the ones that Samsung UK were selling a couple of months ago). The S/N printed on the battery is actually a batch number.
I've had a couple of Ankers fail and was refunded without hassle by Anker. I have 3 RAVPower and one has been in use since last September and has been 'fast charged' almost daily with, so far, no problems.
Last year I would have bought one or two, tested them for capacity and then challenged the supplier when they fell short but I'm pretty much fed up with testing them now plus I have a decent stock for my Note 4s,