ok, i had my captivate replaced for some creaking and a headset speaker issue. my new one seems to run a little hotter than the last though. i'm sure its just me i'm not sure. i know the haptic feedback isnt as strong for sure. anyway, what are the normal temps for this phone to operate at? just sitting normal it goes around 27C, but the more i use it, its gotten pretty hot over 45C! is that normal?
You can confirm this with Samsung as well, but the battery should not get hot after a short amount of use.
My last two phones have had battery issues - temp would reach almost 120(F) in just 20minutes while on a voice call (temp would only get this high when on a voice call)
I am on Cappy #5 this time I am out of my 30 day exchange and am having problems with this one as well getting hot - I have a battery on the way from ATT
FYI - AT&T warranty department does not have replacement batteries for the phone yet - I am having to purchase one through AT&T store, then they are going to credit my account for the price of the battery.
yeah they only sent me the phone, no back and no battery. pain in the ass to get all the settings switched over. so the heat would be the battery not the phone right? if so, its prolly just in my head then, because this is the same battery tht e last one had.
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yeah they only sent me the phone, no back and no battery. pain in the ass to get all the settings switched over. so the heat would be the battery not the phone right? if so, its prolly just in my head then, because this is the same battery tht e last one had.
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Right, the heat would be from the battery not the phone.. unless by some weird leap of faith the same hardware and software in all the phones would only cause some to over heat..
I have actually gotten used to reconfiguring the whole phone over and over and over again.. And since I am tinkering with new ROM's I don't tend to put too much customization in the phone just yet..
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FYI - AT&T warranty department does not have replacement batteries for the phone yet - I am having to purchase one through AT&T store, then they are going to credit my account for the price of the battery.
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Actually that's not necessarily true. I did a W/E on my battery two days ago and they're shipping one out. Maybe just an issue you had through customer care, I went through business care.
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Actually that's not necessarily true. I did a W/E on my battery two days ago and they're shipping one out. Maybe just an issue you had through customer care, I went through business care.
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I went through customer care - They told me they can't ship the entire phone for replacement, that they can only do the phone shell..
There is a warranty center within an hour from me, but it wasn't worth me driving 100 miles round trip if they were going to ship me the replacement battery for free (essentially). The warranty center (walk in) will replace the entire device..
So if I am still experiencing overheating with the new battery and (week old) phone, then I will go to the warranty center for a full exchange.
Is there a trusted source for this? I can't buy it from LG or google...but would like to replace my Nexus 5 battery. I'm charging the phone like 3-4 times/day.
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gvayl said:
Is there a trusted source for this? I can't buy it from LG or google...but would like to replace my Nexus 5 battery. I'm charging the phone like 3-4 times/day.
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You can find all the proper LG part numbers in the D820 service manual, plus, it has the proper steps to dis-assemble the Nexus 5 so you don't break anything.
EAC62078701 is the part number to search for.
Read the last 20 or so pages for part numbers and di-assembly instructions(with color pictures!).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/service-manual-d821-t2791303
This is where i order mine before few days
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00MEURADO/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419814355&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165
I contact the sellers and he assure me that their supply is directly from lg service.
Hi,
I have two questions...is there a trusted US reseller of the genuine LG battery. The one above is from the UK.
Also...I attached the GSAM captures...does this look normal for nexus 5? My battery is being drained very quickly lately. Maybe I need to do a factory reset?
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Hi,
I have two questions...is there a trusted US reseller of the genuine LG battery. The one above is from the UK.
Also...I attached the GSAM captures...does this look normal for nexus 5? My battery is being drained very quickly lately. Maybe I need to do a factory reset?
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2 hours screen on, half battery used? Yeah could be normal. Hard to say really.
Me too.....
I am looking for this, too. My battery is really messed up. I've tried recalibrating, factory reset, different ROMs, complete stock, etc. I'm getting 3 hrs. TOTAL before having to charge and it'll hit 25% and die almost immediately after that. I power back on and I'm at 3% (!). I'm trying the Zerolemon battery case to see if that gets me through the next few months until I can possibly upgrade or get another Nexus 5.
Excellent
kojoti2 said:
This is where i order mine before few days
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00MEURADO/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419814355&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165
I contact the sellers and he assure me that their supply is directly from lg service.
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I've spent the past few days looking for a genuine battery (in the UK). I've actually spent about 2 weeks swapping ROM's around from 4.4 to 5.0.1. Turns out Lollipop is some of my problem but even on 4.4 I'm getting pretty bad life.
All the other batteries I could find were about half the price but the reviews said they were fakes. I'll try this one.
OEM battery is only about $10 or $15, so price alone won't tell you if it's genuine or not.
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OEM battery is only about $10 or $15, so price alone won't tell you if it's genuine or not.
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I can't argue with that!
When I searched on amazon.co.uk for OEM Nexus 5 battery, I found a few for only about £10 but the reivews made it clear that they were not really LG batteries. I couldn't find the link that the poster gave (probably because it doesn't have OEM in it). I've no reason to believe it is more genuine other than the poster contacted them and they assured him. So I ordered it and it looks very genuine so far - some that are sold as OEM don't even have "LG" written on them!
I'll install it soon and see if my battery life improves and come back here and also write an amazon review - it's the only way for people to see what's good or not.
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I can't argue with that!
When I searched on amazon.co.uk for OEM Nexus 5 battery, I found a few for only about £10 but the reivews made it clear that they were not really LG batteries. I couldn't find the link that the poster gave (probably because it doesn't have OEM in it). I've no reason to believe it is more genuine other than the poster contacted them and they assured him. So I ordered it and it looks very genuine so far - some that are sold as OEM don't even have "LG" written on them!
I'll install it soon and see if my battery life improves and come back here and also write an amazon review - it's the only way for people to see what's good or not.
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Resellers will then mark those up to whatever price they want so it's really a crap shoot out there. Best of luck with your replacement and let us know the results.
I would like to ask all the people on this forum that have replaces their battery in the Nexus 5 to post some of their impressions about the "new" battery, this thread looks like the perfect place to do this.
I will start:
- I had to replace my battery because it became very bloated/swollen, so much that on one side the back case was lifted 1 mm, and
the phone felt a little bit heavier. Also the battery would not last even an hour, the phone closing on it's own with the battery showing 50-70 %,
and after reset showing <10%, then it would magically charge itself back to 50%
- So I bought a new one from ebay: "http://www.ebay.com/itm/361075010454", the guy had positive reviews and many people got this item
- It arrived in perfect state, at least visually, it had part number "EAC62078701" like all the replacement batteries online, the seller assured me it was original and new from LG. Proof that it was new could be that the connector ribbon was straight and not folded in any way, so it could not have been used in a phone before. The inscriptions on it seemed original, but when I scanned the barcode from the lower-left side it decoded a different date
than the one written on it over the P/N, so no match, but what does this mean ?
- I put it into the phone and now it acts "normally", meaning that it goes from 100% all the way to 0% without the phone closing itself
- Charging also seems normal, taking about 2,5 hours to fully charge with the LG WCP-300 wireless charger
- But this is were the problems start, with the new battery I cannot get more than 2 - 2,5 hours of SOT no matter what I do. I've tried 4.4.4, L preview, 5.0, 5.0.1, even cm11, with full wipes and no restores, but it's the same, as soon as the screen in on, the battery drains like crazy, I lose 15% battery in 10 minutes of playing Temple Run 2, which is not even such a demanding game. Totally unacceptable, when the phone was new, I used to get 4-5 hours of SOT, now I don't even get half that.
This is why I'd like to get other people's impressions about a replacement battery.
Maybe this replacement battery is bad, I but I don't want to get another one without proof that other replacement batteries can get 4 hours of SOT with stock Lollipop.
Thank you.
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This is why I'd like to get other people's impressions about a replacement battery.
Maybe this replacement battery is bad, I but I don't want to get another one without proof that other replacement batteries can get 4 hours of SOT with stock Lollipop.
Thank you.
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With all bells and whistles I get 3- 3.5h SOT . LTE at all times , location on , brightness around 15%. 4 to 5h on 3g with location off and no music.
The only way to be sure if it's the battery is to either compare it with another battery in your phone or do a controlled discharge .
That would involve taking it out , wiring it to a constant current sink and timing how long it takes until it reaches cut-off voltage. Since either buying a current sink or building one will cost you more than 15 bucks I'd say just look for another battery if you really hate the current SOT .
Best of luck!!! Had the same issue a few days ago when I plugged my N5 to the charger of my sisters tablet, which is obviously one of those cheap Made in China tablets,
and the voltage totally killed the battery in my phone, so didnt really feel like those sellers where worth my trust, so went to FB and got in the N5 fan page of my country, so there was a guy who had one with a broken screen and was nice enough to sell me his battery, this is basically your best shot, asking around if you REEEEAAALLY want a original one, since LG dont sell them to the public
Temperature of replacement Nexus 5 battery
Hi,
Sorry to bother you, but could you tell me if your replacement Nexus 5 battery has a varies temperature?
I mean if the temperature goes up to 35 Celsius when it's charging or you're playing games, of if it goes down to 25 when it's idle.
Because my replacement battery always stays at 29 degrees Celsius, no matter how I use the phone.
I think mine might be bad, but I want to check with someone else before buying another one.
Thanks.
Update - I replaced it a few days ago (using the amazon.co.uk link given previously) and it has solved my issues. I played a video in a loop on full brightness and got almost double what I had before. General usage seems much better too.
So why did I need a new one after just a year? I think my old one was damaged by overheating on cheap wireless charger. My new charger doesn't make the phone get so hot. I used the old one for about a year and lost about 50% capacity. I thought they must all do that so I didn't worry. I'm told heat can damage the battery.
The temperature is fine - about room temp unless I use it a lot.
It's normal - a battery loses about 30% of its capacity after 400 cycles.
Niflheimer said:
It's normal - a battery loses about 30% of its capacity after 400 cycles.
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I guess you got that from something like "table 2" on this page -
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
That's showing a 30% loss on 300-500 cycles assuming the battery was right down to 0%. I didn't know that.
However, I lost 50% and would not have been charging from 0% so it seems worse than average. The next paragraph on that page talks about degradation due to heat. That would explain why mine was so bad.
I'm still surprised though as I've had a few smart phones and never noticed even 30%. I had my Motorola Defy for 2 years as my main phone and then 2 years as a spare and it seemed fine. I suppose you don't notice a gradual loss so presumably I just wasn't noticing.
Not all batteries are made the same - my very old motorola (w388 , 10 years old) started out with around 7 days battery life . Now it only lasts about 3 days so ~60% loss.
My desire x lost around 30% capacity in 2 years - so around 900 charging cycles. My S3 on the other side ... capacity was down to 50% after 200 charging cycles. I've checked most of the with a controlled discharge on a current sink so it should be about 3% off .
So i finally replace my battery and miracle happen phone charge normally not in 40 minutes, there is no battery jump and fall during reboot, no enormous drain etc. So if you have issue as described above and changing roms, kernels and go back to kitkat didn't help change your battery.
Just got a battery from eBay... Looks authentic, but doesn't charge.. Just stays at 0%...
Probably will have to exchange... Is there a way to tell if an LG battery is authentic??
Edit: Well the seller has quickly refunded me and I didn't even have to send back the battery. Told him it wouldn't charge and is stuck at 0%.. He insisted he would just send out a new one, but I asked for a refund instead.
Already ordered a new one from etradesupply, should be here within a few days..
Has anybody got their battery replaced at a service center? How was your experience?
hey,
I personally got my battery replace yesterday, my battery was really in bad conditions and battery life was awful. I bring a battery I had purchased on amazon (not OEM) for the reaplacement, It should have cost 20 bucks. It should because my battery was inflated and distort, therefore by trying to take it off at the service center they broke a screen connector. So the screen had to be replaced too, they did it really quickly the next day. End up costing me 50 bucks. But I dont regret it at all. The battery life is like new ,4h sot and more.
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hey,
I personally got my battery replace yesterday, my battery was really in bad conditions and battery life was awful. I bring a battery I had purchased on amazon (not OEM) for the reaplacement, It should have cost 20 bucks. It should because my battery was inflated and distort, therefore by trying to take it off at the service center they broke a screen connector. So the screen had to be replaced too, they did it really quickly the next day. End up costing me 50 bucks. But I dont regret it at all. The battery life is like new ,4h sot and more.
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Oh that's great. I saw the cost for motherboard replacements, etc. on the HiCare app and freaked out thinking even a simple battery repair would cost a lot of money. How did u get ur battery in such a bad shape?
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ayush rao said:
Oh that's great. I saw the cost for motherboard replacements, etc. on the HiCare app and freaked out thinking even a simple battery repair would cost a lot of money. How did u get ur battery in such a bad shape?
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I think I may have overcharge the battery but I'm not sure about it.
I personally don't think quick charge is good for Li batteries. The faster you charge them, the more internal resistance is created. That means shorter battery lifespan.
I love this phone but after more than 2 years battery life is not as good as it was at first. Don't know if it's from the aging battery, the software updates, or both?
Did anyone here replaced it's battery? Is it worth it?
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Yes
I am also using it since 2018, and have to admit battery life get miserable once you cross 2 years so I contacted service center and since it was in 2 year warranty I got a free replacement and now its working fine.
shub11 said:
I am also using it since 2018, and have to admit battery life get miserable once you cross 2 years so I contacted service center and since it was in 2 year warranty I got a free replacement and now its working fine.
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They replaced to whole phone? How much SOT did you have before and now?
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Not the whole phone only battery, and i am not sure about the SOT but new battery definitely works great at least last for the day
Got the battery replaced just now from the authorised service center. Only Rs 1120. Rs 180 fitting charges instead of Rs 413. They returned the old battery as well. Looks like Everup and not Sunwoda. End date – 30th June. No need to install MIUI if using a custom ROM. 3 months warranty.
Edit: It's Sunwoda.
@amgnito @abhinavm24
Hope it's not a bother.
But is that battery original? How is the fast charge?
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But is that battery original? How is the fast charge?
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As original as it gets! It's from the authorised service center in case it wasn't clear. When I checked it was charging at around 2.5A. I don't care for fast charging so reduced it soon after.
While it took only 10-15 minutes in my case I have come to know that in some service centers one needs to leave the device with them for 7 days or even longer.
Regarding the battery on target for 12 hours SoT which is quite an achievement in A12. Right after switching from the very battery efficient crDroid 7.15 (A11) to Awaken 2.8 (A12) active drain had increased from 8%/h to a little over 10%/h with the old battery. Now it's reduced to a bit under 8%/h. 99% battery health.
Update: After 3 cycles I can confirm that the battery is on par with the original battery.
Even after expiry of the aforementioned deadline I had called a few service centers and they were still quoting Rs 1120/1356.
Thanks will check today. What's the regular price btw?
jayc137 said:
Thanks will check today. What's the regular price btw?
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Rs 1999+ 18% GST and Rs 350(+18% GST) fitting charges = Rs 2750.
They ship this battery to South America?
Pavamarea said:
They ship this battery to South America?
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No! Xiaomi service centers won't ship batteries or any other spare parts even within India nevermind internationally.