[POLL] What size battery would make you give up removability? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Some people are OK with sealed phones, others can't live without removable batteries. It seems to be a repeat theme across this forum and others, one which people are (seemingly) pretty strongly divided on. The tradeoffs of having a sealed device are generally things like battery, thickness and build quality.
I personally couldn't care less about the battery being sealed inside my device. I only own 1 battery and I don't see any other reason for me to be in there. I'd happily keep the device the same thickness and grab a few extra mAh by having it sealed.
So I want to know, what size battery would it take for you to put up with it being sealed inside the device? I've put up a poll and I'd be interested in knowing what you answered and your rationale.
(Poll based on 1750mAh being the base GSM size. Feel free to answer the poll as if the size were 100mAh more if you have a CDMA model.)

2500mah. And only if the battery was still relatively easy for the average user to swap out anyways. Tamper proof screws and or unibody design to inhibit changing battery then no dice.
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Batteries have a limited lifetime. They start to degrade significantly after 2 years or so. I know the average xda user changes phone every 3 months after returning it 10 times because he lost his 4G connection and the screen colors are slightly wrong but being able to use a phone past its planned obsolescence lifetime is a good thing.
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It must be removable. I'm not relying on some fancy unknown key combination to restart my phone when it happens to freeze. The only "plus" for me is the battery case and battery NOT falling out if I drop the phone.

Smokeey said:
It must be removable. I'm not relying on some fancy unknown key combination to restart my phone when it happens to freeze. The only "plus" for me is the battery case and battery NOT falling out if I drop the phone.
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Hi,
I totally agree in both cases ,but since we must choose...removable for me!
I really lost my battery once on an old Nokia when it is dropped on the floor,looking almost everywhere,under the sofa,armchair,TV stand,etc...the battery was in the kitchen under the stove...,slid over 2 meters on the floor
Voted!

2500 for me but only if non-removable also means waterproof.

If you saw how my wife's old phone's battery became swollen.... you would never want one built in. I too am of the camp of having the ability to kill power via removal of power.
And then there is the article from 2006 saying the FBI can listen in even when your phone is off. Call me paranoid but its still scary.
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3300mah or at least double what it currently is. When the battery is built in there is usually a hard reset combination built into a phone. I feel like that should be standard with all phones anyway since the GN is a pain in the ass to remove the back cover and then put it back again.

I have the official 2000mAh in my gsm GNex. I wouldn't be upset if that was non-removable, I never remove it. If something with more capacity was the same size I'd take that obviously. No bigger physically is mandatory.
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Smokeey said:
I'm not relying on some fancy unknown key combination to restart my phone when it happens to freeze.
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Yeah, 'cos pressing and holding the power button is just so difficult

Boot loop = battery pull
+1 removable
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Removable. I don't care what mAh.
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spaceman860 said:
Boot loop = battery pull
+1 removable
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Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3

Removable. When I go on my bike trips, I use Slacker and GPS navigation. I use a battery going to my destination and one coming back. Without removable, I'd have to use an external battery charger. Not my cup of tea.
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spaceman860 said:
Boot loop = battery pull
+1 removable
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msedek said:
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Well, when you have a sealed device you either have a reset button, a key combo, or can hold down the power button to reset. Don't think this is something to worry about. They've thought of this.

martonikaj said:
Well, when you have a sealed device you either have a reset button, a key combo, or can hold down the power button to reset. Don't think this is something to worry about. They've thought of this.
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Yeah, it seems people are overlooking that you can hold the power button for 10 seconds and it'll reboot the phone. You really don't need to ever remove the battery. But to OP, I think at least a 2500 mah would be ideal
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I'd own the RAZR Maxx right now if it wasn't for the amazing Dev support on the Nexus and AOSP support. Removable vs. Nonremovable means nothing to me.
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If you need a bigger battery for the Galaxy Nexus, then
1. you're not rooted.
2. you don't know android.
3. you can't read threads.
If this makes no sense, ask questions. Everywhere. Ask questions all day long. Don't be an idiot, ask the right question for the right answer.
Know what you're getting into. our phones suck battery.
If reading, kernels, and rooting does nothing, then walk away.

A removable battery is a must for me. I ride my dual sport motorcycle way into the everglades on a weekly basis, using gps to guide me and record my track. I also need to be able to to carry extra batteries in case I break down out there and have to walk away from the bike. With my photon I carry a charger and a spare stock battery along with the 3500 ma that is on the phone.
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Step666 said:
Yeah, 'cos pressing and holding the power button is just so difficult
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Wouldn't have expected a snarky comment from a moderator....
That said, I've never owned a non-removable battery device to even know that. I know on my current phones, that doesn't work. When something hard locks, its battery pull time.

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[Q] NOT SEIDIO- 3500mAh battery + cover on Amazon- $23.99

3500mAh battery + cover- looks smoother than Seidio, but also looks like it could be cheaply made.
Check it out.
What do you think? Would you gamble on it? Why or why not?
i took the gamble, i'll let you know how it is in 2-6 business days
$19? Seems cheap...especially for an "extended" battery. Our 1900mAh battery as a replacement costs more than that, haha.
will this still fit in the lapdock?
Would probably fit in the lapdock if you took the back off
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xandr115 said:
Would probably fit in the lapdock if you took the battery off
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fixed for ya
I ordered one from Gorilla Gadgets. I can easily use the phone HEAVILY (games, calls, texting, facebook, music, bluetooth always on) from 630am to 10pm without charging or it dying.
Just took the risk as well. Will report back on how it does. 2-6 business days!
Keep us posted guys. My gf is picking up the atrix so this would be a good accessory to pick up
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Im interested in seeing how this fits. Also how the battery life is with setcpu disabled under heavy use
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I hope it's good but odds are it's crap like every other aftermarket battery.
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They took forever to ship it, but it's shipping now. Hope it gets here soon!
Well, came home to the package, and it does NOT fit in my phone. I don't know what else to do.
Sinful Animosity said:
Well, came home to the package, and it does NOT fit in my phone. I don't know what else to do.
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Geez man that really sucks. Thanks for letting us know tho.
I think I might not be trying hard enough to make it fit, but it just seems like it doesn't want to go in.
Hello, everyone. I received this battery a couple days ago. The battery doesn't just slip right in, you have to push really hard. Overall, the extra sign is not as bad as i thought. It actually blend in with the phone. I was using it heavily for 14 hours straight, when the phone said i have 1% left. I thought that the phone would shut off but it keep on going for another 3 hours. It probably can go on but im afraid it might ran out while im on the road. I recharge it and will continue to monitor it. The only problem i see is the battery indicator is not accurate. I hope that it will calibrate itself in a few more power cycle.
You had to push hard? I pushed super hard and I was afraid of breaking the phone. I'll give it another shot though!
Sinful Animosity said:
You had to push hard? I pushed super hard and I was afraid of breaking the phone. I'll give it another shot though!
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Yes, put the battery conductor side down first and push the rest of it down. It will work.
Sorry. I feel like an idiot for not being able to push a battery in. But when you put it in conductor side first, did the back of yours get stuck on the fingerprint scanner part?
I feel like I'm going to break the device if I push any harder.
Sinful Animosity said:
Sorry. I feel like an idiot for not being able to push a battery in. But when you put it in conductor side first, did the back of yours get stuck on the fingerprint scanner part?
I feel like I'm going to break the device if I push any harder.
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No, mines isn't stuck on the fingerprint part. I hope we got the same battery. I got mine from the link on the first page of this post.

Hot swapping batteries

I noticed that the GN works with the charger plugged in and the battery out, unlike other Androids I've owned. The OS freezes after anywhere from 1-60 seconds, but it does work. So then after another reboot I tried plugging in the charger and quickly replacing the 54% charged battery with a fully charged one. Took out the charger again - no freezes at all. But the battery meter still "remembers" the charge state of the old battery.
So is this behaviour by design - Google and Samsung decided it's time to let this happen? - or is it merely an oversight since it confuses the OS?
If I'm in a situation where I'd like to use this trick to hot swap a depleted battery without shutting down, would there be any potential harm? I'm guessing it could bork the battery calibration.
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It wouldn't effect Android, it would effect the battery itself. Battery calibration only happens on the battery itself, Android "battery calibration" that everyone talks about is just the battery stats page that tells you what apps are using what. The battery has a little chip on it that tells it when there isn't enough power/voltage to run.
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That's a good question. I rarely do this and I think because of clearing out the phone often while swapping software I don't get any potential side effects.
Read the user manual, it specifically states not to do this.
Like all things, no one can stop you from doing it, doesn't mean that it isn't a silly idea.
s2d4 said:
Read the user manual, it specifically states not to do this.
Like all things, no one can stop you from doing it, doesn't mean that it isn't a silly idea.
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That leads me to a good question - where is the full user manual for the GSM version, not just the quick start guide? Google doesn't even have it available on their site. Nor does Samsung Canada.
But I did catch the language you were referring to: "Do not remove the battery before removing the
travel adapter. Doing this may cause damage to the device."
Heh okay, oops
I'd say it's a terrible idea to even try to do this.
If your device writes to the internal flash memory just when the power runs out you may end up with a broken file system or even damaged flash cells.
Don't do it.
Valynor said:
I'd say it's a terrible idea to even try to do this.
If your device writes to the internal flash memory just when the power runs out you may end up with a broken file system or even damaged flash cells.
Don't do it.
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But isn't that no worse than doing an occasionally necessary battery pull?
In any case I wasn't describing the power running out at all - this is changing batteries while the phone is on AC power. Laptops have been able to do this safely since forever... Old dumb phones were often able to do it too. This is my first Android on which this actually works - but, true, the manual does advise against.
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I guess I'm just going to avoid the unnecessary risk. I don't think a 3 minute restart is worth the inconvenience of replacing a phone. Or worse, it running buggy and not knowing why.
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Btw, I have a surge protector with battery back up (Tampa thunderstorms can be a *****) and usually run my laptop battery less. It's better for the battery life but if I didn't have the back up battery, it could cause some headaches if the power blacks out.
cmstlist said:
But isn't that no worse than doing an occasionally necessary battery pull?
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Depends, I guess. If the phone has crashed and is in some endless loop doing nothing really, there should be no additional harm from the battery pull.
If only the UI froze but the "core" OS is still working in the background and updating the file system just in the moment you pull the battery .. well, that's really bad luck. :-/
Why don't we have external batteries like on cordless drills? Well Palm Pre and some others have it...
Probably a hack here somewhere to manually set the battery level and avoid that risk of getting a crucial customer call in that 3min reboot, no?
cmstlist said:
But isn't that no worse than doing an occasionally necessary battery pull?
In any case I wasn't describing the power running out at all - this is changing batteries while the phone is on AC power. Laptops have been able to do this safely since forever... Old dumb phones were often able to do it too. This is my first Android on which this actually works - but, true, the manual does advise against.
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You answered your question, the battery pull for the freezing is unavoidable. You need to pull the battery.
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[Q] Battery Seems Destroyed

Hello,
I am guessing that my battery is shot because it is acting weird.
It will jump from any percentage to 0% and immediately shut the phone down. I won't be able to turn it on again unless I do a battery pull. At that point, it displays the true battery charge level.
The battery is swollen and I can barely close the case on it.
It also jumps from low percentages to super high percentages after an automatic shutdown and batter pull.
I took it to the sprint store and they referred me to a service center about 30 miles away (why am I paying for phone insurance if they can't just give me a frickin battery?). He also asked if I was rooted and running another ROM because, "custom roms tell the battery how to charge and it could be telling your phone to over charge your battery..."
Of course, I told him no.
Of course, I am indeed running a custom rom (Calks).
So, my question to you guys is, what will the service center guys tell me? Do I need to somehow get back to stock before taking it in so that they don't just take one look at my phone and dismiss it as rooted custom rom issue?
The phone is basically inoperable if it is not plugged in, and even then it still turns off once in a while.
If your phone is a year old or close to it, if you ran ics for any time at all, you need a new battery.
You run the risk of damaging your phone the longer you use your phone in this state.
I got a new battery from Amazon, it was about 15 bucks with shipping, two days later and JB stock/rooted Ga10 and my phone feels and runs like new.
Pp.:beer:
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
Can you explain why it will get damaged if I ran ICS on it?
Still running it. =|
I'll order one now.
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Some people blame ICS update on the battery problems. I personally think its unrelated and a result of cheaply made batteries, faulty chargers, power surges, heat, and age. ICS just happened to be out when many started having problems.
Anyhow check online for a corporate store or one with a repair center. If its too far away just order a battery. There are some decent generic brands for under $10
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_s...11&h=8f1ef09ab1e005d0414754796d3bbcd7eddff953
Is there a way to verify if they are really OEM or not?
Bear Knuckles said:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_s...11&h=8f1ef09ab1e005d0414754796d3bbcd7eddff953
Is there a way to verify if they are really OEM or not?
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I ordered one of these, the seller was Technollusion, and when I got the battery I peeled the sticker back out of curiosity and to my surprise it was a fake !!! But a good fake, it was a 1900 mha battery labelled as a 1800 mha battery.. Profit !'
Look in Amazon for the seller, if not try Google. Apperantly not OEM, but better than OEM.
Check this out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37697217
Pp.:beer:
Transmitted from another galaxy with a Jellybean infused P-5113 full of Unicorn porn.
My battery is bad. The back fl fits on but the battery still spins like a top when I spin it on the table. I don't think it's bulged yet
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Jared King said:
My battery is bad. The back fl fits on but the battery still spins like a top when I spin it on the table. I don't think it's bulged yet
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If it spins its bulged, thats why it spins
I like to break stuff!

[Q] How would you improve the HTC One?

This is honestly the first phone I've ever had that I felt was essentially perfect for me. While the camera could be a bit better, I frankly can't find fault with anything else. It's smooth as silk, the battery is as good as can be expected of a phone of this size and depth, and the screen is flawless. The build quality is superb.
While I really sweated losing unlimited upon upgrading from this phone, I can honestly say that I will be able to use this for 3+ years. Unlocked, I feel like I have a Nexus phone with Apple level build quality. Best of both worlds.
Thoughts? Am I alone in thinking this?
I guess I will say what everyone will say sd card slot.
I would like to see like apple has it. Being able to play all audio through usb. That's the only thing I miss from my iPod touch.
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Only thing I wish it had is an external SDCard. If it had that it would be PERFECT in my opinion.
Laser turrets
But seriously, the phone does what I need it to do and fast. An external SD card would be nice but I don't really miss having one. I hardly keep anything on the phone anymore, everything is in the cloud.
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I go through a lot of phones. Since the original Motorola Droid came out a few years ago it has been 13 different phones (all different styles). Actually if you go back to my Blackberry days it is quite a bit more. This is by far my favorite phone. When I shipped it off to get s-off I used an Galaxy S4 and hated it. Funny cause I had the S3 and Note 2 before and was ok with them. Guess I am just spoiled by this one...
If I had to choose anything it would probably be sd card slot and maybe just a bump in image size from the camera. I am not complaining about the picture quality at all and do not want some 16MP + image...just a tad more.
Power button on side like htc one maxx
The only thing I really wish it had were the headphone jack on the bottom.
It never was an issue until I went from the iPhone 4S to the iPhone 5, which Apple moved the headphone jack to the bottom on the 5.
Now I wish every phone had the headphone jack on the bottom. I find it to be a much better location.
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power button relocation, extSD slot, larger battery, make the HTC area an actual button
Move USB jack to the side.
Briing back\ the FM radio app/
Standard 3 hardware keys (or better yet, hardware keys and extend the screen down), volume buttons on other side, power button on the side, and external sd card. Other than that, I don't care. Even then, the sd card is the only one I legitimately have a hard time with, and that's still not enough to turn me away from this beauty.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
power button relocation, extSD slot, larger battery, make the HTC area an actual button
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Actually, it is an actual button.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/23/new-htc-one-kernel-maps-htc-logo-to-be-sleep-or-menu-button/
Note to devs out there, being able to map this thing to a custom app would be godly.
scarshapedstar said:
Actually, it is an actual button.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/23/new-htc-one-kernel-maps-htc-logo-to-be-sleep-or-menu-button/
Note to devs out there, being able to map this thing to a custom app would be godly.
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You could probably map it to anywhere you wanted. However, it requires a custom kernel to which we do not have source. Also its not an actual button, but rather where the digitizer of the screen comes down too far and is accessible from the top of the logo (almost on the screen, often accidentally interacting with the screen instead of assigned action).
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Less bezel would have been nice...
Less bezel and more screen with the traditional 3 on screen buttons. A camera better than what's on the iPhone 5s. Larger battery. Micro sd slot but keep unibody design.
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Well, as much as I like the phone there's a few things I'd change about it.
First things first, I'd want to have a RED one on verizon... The unibody is nice, but not being able to simply swap the plastics, like is doable on many samsungs, is a bit saddening for me. I did get a blue one, but the red one is drop dead secksay.
Removable battery... While the battery is great, most people haven't ever put the stress to the batteries like I have. I had an HTC HD7s where the stock battery was dead in less than a year from the many charge cycles I went through. It was to the point where an hour of standby would kill it. I'm hoping this battery doesn't kick it that quick, but I'm sure it will eventually and is the reason I pay for the insurance.
3.5mm on the bottom would be very nice. Makes listening to audio while using the phone in portrait mode much easier without fighting the cord.
Last but not least, a method to tear it down. I have taken every phone I've owned apart for cleanings once a month. My OCD is absolutely raging right now as I should have cleaned this thing inside and out a week ago.
But the other changes I'd like have been stated... SD slot, software buttons with a bigger screen, etc...
All around though, it's the best "stock" phone I've had. Every phone has it's issues to each person. This one just has less of a list for me. Just irritates me that I can't clean it inside... bleh
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Well, as much as I like the phone there's a few things I'd change about it.
First things first, I'd want to have a RED one on verizon... The unibody is nice, but not being able to simply swap the plastics, like is doable on many samsungs, is a bit saddening for me. I did get a blue one, but the red one is drop dead secksay.
Removable battery... While the battery is great, most people haven't ever put the stress to the batteries like I have. I had an HTC HD7s where the stock battery was dead in less than a year from the many charge cycles I went through. It was to the point where an hour of standby would kill it. I'm hoping this battery doesn't kick it that quick, but I'm sure it will eventually and is the reason I pay for the insurance.
3.5mm on the bottom would be very nice. Makes listening to audio while using the phone in portrait mode much easier without fighting the cord.
Last but not least, a method to tear it down. I have taken every phone I've owned apart for cleanings once a month. My OCD is absolutely raging right now as I should have cleaned this thing inside and out a week ago.
But the other changes I'd like have been stated... SD slot, software buttons with a bigger screen, etc...
All around though, it's the best "stock" phone I've had. Every phone has it's issues to each person. This one just has less of a list for me. Just irritates me that I can't clean it inside... bleh
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There must be some way to tear it down, right? What happens when you need the battery replaced? There has to be a way to get into the phone...
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There must be some way to tear it down, right? What happens when you need the battery replaced? There has to be a way to get into the phone...
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It's a unibody construction. There's really no way to get into it. If you need a new battery they will most likely just give you a new phone like Apple does.
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It's a unibody construction. There's really no way to get into it. If you need a new battery they will most likely just give you a new phone like Apple does.
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I'm not sure that Apple hands out new phones instead of replacing batteries, the iPhone is not too difficult to get into, I've taken apart several.
I found this teardown of the HTC One: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+Teardown/13494/
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It's a unibody construction. There's really no way to get into it. If you need a new battery they will most likely just give you a new phone like Apple does.
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Hmmm then how do they check the water damage stickers inside for a warranty return? I know they do...
I guess they could intentionally smash it, but not sure that would be their best approach
They have a tool. It's not available to the public though.
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Replacement battery

Anyone replace their battery yet? I bought my note 10 refurbed and never felt it had the power it should. Will last 3ish hours with light gaming and web surf. I've seen some replacements on amazon, just wanted to get some input.
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Anyone replace their battery yet? I bought my note 10 refurbed and never felt it had the power it should. Will last 3ish hours with light gaming and web surf. I've seen some replacements on amazon, just wanted to get some input.
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I bought one from zwxj on Amazon a couple of weeks ago. 20 minute install. Very easy. There a a few youtube videos you can search for that show the entire process.
I'm getting about 8 hours or more of screen on time now.
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I bought one from new power 99, was getting 10% loss for every hour for the first few months but then it started to go alot faster. They have a 1 year garantee on there batteries so i just wrote them 2 days ago and explained what was happening and they sent me a replacement the day they got my email. It was a little more expensive but definitely worth it. They also told me to just keep the first battery. So i would definitely recommend them . They didn't argue or tell me I'm doing something wrong when I sent the email , they just shipped a new battery out. It comes with all the tools to take tablet apart and was very easy to do.
So my battery is fine except when playing games. It's drops insanely fast. I have a refurbished model and am thinking a new battery should do it. Anyone have that issue and a new battery take care of it?
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My battery life is getting much worse, and the tablet is now 2 years old. Looks like time for a new battery here too...
Don't know if I need one yet. I know I leave it on the charger quite often and it seems to drain much faster under load than my refurbished nexus 7 2013, but standby time is much, much longer than my nexus 7. Disassembly also seems like a pain. I don't like that you have to pry on the screen
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Don't know if I need one yet. I know I leave it on the charger quite often and it seems to drain much faster under load than my refurbished nexus 7 2013, but standby time is much, much longer than my nexus 7. Disassembly also seems like a pain. I don't like that you have to pry on the screen
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Like the rest of you, I'm experiencing severe, and rapid drain from my battery. I just bought a brand new OEM battery for my tablet. Hasn't come yet, and I will let you know about any difficulties. YouTube videos make it look like a fairly easy job, and it doesn't look like there's much pressure on the screen while you do it. By the way, just for giggles I decided to check how difficult it would be to access the battery. Take it from me-DO NOT TRY TO PRY THE SCREEN LOOSE! You might lose the power and volume switch caps. Only remove the screen if you need to replace it.
Rather, pull the S Pen from it's socket, and gently pry the back cover loose. From there, follow the directions on YouTube carefully. When you are done, gently reseat the rear cover, and make sure that it's properly seated. You'd never believe that piece of chrome coloured plastic was so important. Sheer Genius!
Well, hope that helps.
Rob
Changed my battery about a week ago. Wasn't very hard and the results have been amazing. So happy.
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Hey which battery did you end up buying and from where? If you don't mind my asking
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Changed my battery about a week ago. Wasn't very hard and the results have been amazing. So happy.
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Get the one used in the most wellknown tutorial vid, from Newpower99. I wonder whether they ship overseas.
Any way to check to see how much power or life your battery has left? Just bought a used one and seems normal.
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Hey which battery did you end up buying and from where? If you don't mind my asking
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i got it from zwxj on Amazon. it was cheap. it was actually very easy to install. there was a small issue though. the cord that connects the battery is a little to long. and the plastic piece at the top isnt exactly correct. i was able to get it in though with minimal effort. they battery lasts forever. the only issue i have and it is a pita is it will randomly shut off when playing a game. doesnt happen all the time and there is no rhyme or reason to when it happens. i need to plug it into the wall and then it will restart with the same battery it shut off from. i could read things all day down to zero and it would never happen. wither way for the 15 bucks or so i spent on the battery it makes the tablet usable again and i love it.
graffix31 said:
i got it from zwxj on Amazon. it was cheap. it was actually very easy to install. there was a small issue though. the cord that connects the battery is a little to long. and the plastic piece at the top isnt exactly correct. i was able to get it in though with minimal effort. they battery lasts forever. the only issue i have and it is a pita is it will randomly shut off when playing a game. doesnt happen all the time and there is no rhyme or reason to when it happens. i need to plug it into the wall and then it will restart with the same battery it shut off from. i could read things all day down to zero and it would never happen. wither way for the 15 bucks or so i spent on the battery it makes the tablet usable again and i love it.
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I've bought one from AliExpress with the same issue in the little plastic piece on top so I guess it's from the same manufacturer. Mine constantly turns off. Even updating apps. It seems to be an issue with these batteries.
Also, I feel like it doesn't show the correct percentage. Is there something I should do after replacing the battery for it to show the correct percentage?
One last question and this goes to everyone. Using Ampere, could you please check and tell me whats the average drain in mA?
Thanks!
I use Battery Monitor Widget, included in the 3C Android Toolkit, and samplin battery data in sync with Android to save power. So Standby values should be too high to be representative, 0,05 to 0,2A. Idling with screen on, around 0,6A. Max Load should be over 2A or ten watts. These values should be calculated from the battery voltage instead of the Usb voltage. Attached to a power supply, the Note never seems to drain the battery, so there must be a ten watt power limit, it will simply no longer charge under full load.
Using improper plugs doesn't sound like a good idea, the contacts could get so hot, that the plastic of the plug und socket or the back cover could melt and the contacts could de-solder themselves from the main pcb.
Just ordered a OEM Samsung battery today. Will post when I getvand get it installed. Battery is totally flat on my device.
graffix31 said:
i got it from zwxj on Amazon. it was cheap. it was actually very easy to install. there was a small issue though. the cord that connects the battery is a little to long. and the plastic piece at the top isnt exactly correct. i was able to get it in though with minimal effort. they battery lasts forever. the only issue i have and it is a pita is it will randomly shut off when playing a game. doesnt happen all the time and there is no rhyme or reason to when it happens. i need to plug it into the wall and then it will restart with the same battery it shut off from. i could read things all day down to zero and it would never happen. wither way for the 15 bucks or so i spent on the battery it makes the tablet usable again and i love it.
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I had the exact same thing happening with mine after replacing the battery. Check your CPU clocking. If you're on a CM ROM it's probably overclocked & set to 1900MHz. If you set the governor to 1300MHz (which is the factory clocking speed, I think) it should quit shutting down like that. That's what I did and I haven't had it happen even once since. I think the CPU is just overclocked a bit much for the aftermarket battery to handle. Your tablet will run a bit cooler this way too.
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I had the exact same thing happening with mine after replacing the battery. Check your CPU clocking. If you're on a CM ROM it's probably overclocked & set to 1900MHz. If you set the governor to 1300MHz (which is the factory clocking speed, I think) it should quit shutting down like that. That's what I did and I haven't had it happen even once since. I think the CPU is just overclocked a bit much for the aftermarket battery to handle. Your tablet will run a bit cooler this way too.
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That's awesome. Trying it now. Thanks
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thebadwrench said:
I had the exact same thing happening with mine after replacing the battery. Check your CPU clocking. If you're on a CM ROM it's probably overclocked & set to 1900MHz. If you set the governor to 1300MHz (which is the factory clocking speed, I think) it should quit shutting down like that. That's what I did and I haven't had it happen even once since. I think the CPU is just overclocked a bit much for the aftermarket battery to handle. Your tablet will run a bit cooler this way too.
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I just replaced my battery as the tablet had become unusable. I found the same issue. Only happened once, I also found that I could only charge the device while off, I reseated the charging flex which seemed to correct the unable to charge while on. Now that I think about it, I was on a TW 4.4 rom rooted when it happened, I'll report back with findings.
I contacted Samsung support and they referred me to a distributor of official OEM Samsung parts. Ordered a battery last week. Unfortunately, delivery is in the 2 to 3 week timeframe, as it's coming from overseas. I will let you all know how replacement of it goes.
jak341 said:
I contacted Samsung support and they referred me to a distributor of official OEM Samsung parts. Ordered a battery last week. Unfortunately, delivery is in the 2 to 3 week timeframe, as it's coming from overseas. I will let you all know how replacement of it goes.
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If you want or need directions for replacing the battery, when I did mine about a month ago I posted a step by step guide for what to do along with pictures (just ignore the part about removing the charging port if your only doing the battery). Here's a link to it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66124495&postcount=13

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