Hi guys,
Looking for advice. Went into a store directly that was advertising a new Galaxy Note 3 SM-900W8. The IMEI numbers match on the sticker and on the phone. But the serial numbers do not. However, I've run two apps: Genuine Galaxy and Phone Info. They both say it's a real Note but I've noticed the screen has the faint markings of Chinese apps. It's most obvious when the screen is white. Also, on Phone Info it shows that it's been charged almost 4,500 times. My question is bar the Chinese apps being annoying when I'm in a lowlight environment on a light screen, the phone seems to be genuine but refurbished. Should I risk keeping the phone or would I be better off returning it as it was not sold as advertised.
jarletto said:
Hi guys,
Looking for advice. Went into a store directly that was advertising a new Galaxy Note 3 SM-900W8. The IMEI numbers match on the sticker and on the phone. But the serial numbers do not. However, I've run two apps: Genuine Galaxy and Phone Info. They both say it's a real Note but I've noticed the screen has the faint markings of Chinese apps. It's most obvious when the screen is white. Also, on Phone Info it shows that it's been charged almost 4,500 times. My question is bar the Chinese apps being annoying when I'm in a lowlight environment on a light screen, the phone seems to be genuine but refurbished. Should I risk keeping the phone or would I be better off returning it as it was not sold as advertised.
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Not even a question, RETURN IT
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I have a dual SIM Note II bought on eBay in 2013. It came with 2 batteries (EB595675LU) and the first one gave up on me about 2 months ago (it became "fat"). I replaced it with the second battery and ordered a replacement battery of higher capacity (and very cheap - from China). When that came, I saw it wouldn't fit the phone and I thought "at this price ... what can one expect?". Then I ordered an "original" EB595675LU replacement battery from a trustworthy North-American seller. By the time this one arrived, the second battery gave up on me as well (also became "fat"). Unfortunately, the new battery didn't fit either. I have done a lot of digging on the subject, and here is a summary of what I found:
The normal EB595675LU battery has the dimensions of about 74.5 X 55.0 X 5.5 mm; the one in my phone (also clearly labeled EB595675LU) is about 78.5 X 51.5 X 4.5 mm (longer, narrower and thinner). I tried to contact eBay and web sellers, Samsung Hong Kong, and "battery manufacturers" from China (Alibaba). A few Chinese manufacturers have acknowledged the "two sizes", but I have yet to see one to believe (and they usually want orders of 100+ pieces).
It seems that dual SIM Note II's were released for the Chinese market as N7102 and as SCH-N719 ... I googled for images, and none of the pictures showing the inside of either phone looked exactly as mine. In my phone's battery compartment there is a label stating Model N7102 and listing 2 IMEI's, and on top of its "Model" area there is another label, listing 2 different IMEI's. According to one battery seller, what I've got is a "high-copied phone" ... whatever that means. Finally, the only Samsung battery with a similar "form factor" seems to be the Note 3 battery, but haven't yet tried one to see how it fits.
I have seen on this forum and web site that there are people physically modifying their phones in amazing manners. I am an electrical engineer, so I would be OK with some physical tweaking as well. So ... anybody has any suggestions, ideas or pointers (other than "buy a new phone") that could help me put this phone back in a working state?
Hey guys, I'm looking for a replacement battery for my Tab s 8.4 T700. Does anyone know if this is a legit posting? BATTERY URL . On a side note, are there any things I should be worried about, such as exploding and stuff by using a off brand battery battery? Thanks!
atech087 said:
Hey guys, I'm looking for a replacement battery for my Tab s 8.4 T700. Does anyone know if this is a legit posting? BATTERY URL . On a side note, are there any things I should be worried about, such as exploding and stuff by using a off brand battery battery? Thanks!
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So I did a little digging and found some part numbers for the battery in an SM-T700 US version XAR?
This site http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-S-8-4-p/samsung-cs-smt700sl.htm shows a black battery and if you scroll the page to the part numbers listed these appear to be Samsung's part numbers :
Part number: Samsung EB-BT705FBC, Samsung EB-BT705FBE, Samsung EB-BT705FBU
This site shows the same part numbers but no photo: http://www.samsungparts.com/Products/Parts_and_Accessories/PID-GH43-04211A.aspx?model=SM-T700NTSSXAR
And yet another site: http://bigupgadgets.com/battery-eb-...t700-sm-t705-01-007625.html?fee=18&fep=183624
Also shows the battery as being black not white...
So..if it were me - I would NOT buy the cheap one from ebay being as there have been problems all over the world with batteries bursting in flames even while not being charged...
I'm sure someone here has replaced their battery and can tell you more than I can find
flhthemi said:
So I did a little digging and found some part numbers for the battery in an SM-T700 US version XAR?
This site http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-S-8-4-p/samsung-cs-smt700sl.htm shows a black battery and if you scroll the page to the part numbers listed these appear to be Samsung's part numbers :
Part number: Samsung EB-BT705FBC, Samsung EB-BT705FBE, Samsung EB-BT705FBU
This site shows the same part numbers but no photo: http://www.samsungparts.com/Products/Parts_and_Accessories/PID-GH43-04211A.aspx?model=SM-T700NTSSXAR
And yet another site: http://bigupgadgets.com/battery-eb-...t700-sm-t705-01-007625.html?fee=18&fep=183624
Also shows the battery as being black not white...
So..if it were me - I would NOT buy the cheap one from ebay being as there have been problems all over the world with batteries bursting in flames even while not being charged...
I'm sure someone here has replaced their battery and can tell you more than I can find
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Thanks man, I'm going to bump this to see if anyone else has any info!
I've replaced battery in my T700 with this one:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...32466260763.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.HVMxr6
I can confirm it is original and it's working fine for more than 6 monts now. Still holding excellent, in fact much better than the original one. But that's mostly cos i changed my usage scenarios
I opened up my case and intended to replace the battery with one of the suggestions I've found here, but upon inspecting my cables directly connected to the battery I found one was not fully inside the plastic adapter that locks into the tablet's male connection. I reinserted it fully and reconnected the battery to the tablet, put it on the charger, and it's been two full days without any issues. No extreme battery level fluctuations, sudden power downs, green lines, or black screens. I ordered the second battery just in case, but it looks like it won't be necessary for some time.
I got a Note 4 from AT&T from a friend at work. In the day it was quite fine but colors looked wierd I couldn't figure out why. Until night, I decided to reboot the phone and just wow...
- backlight bleeding? The logo of samsung was surrounded by light? even my LG G3 has better black than that.
- Tried to navigate on some black wallpapers and... this phone can't reproduce the color black?
I mean, Samsung info (the app) says that it is not refurbished and the IMEI is not blocked.
Other info apps says that the screen is Samsung original or OEM.
But just look at the pictures I attached. It is imposible for an AMOLED screen to be that bad, I change picture modes and nothing.
What do you think? It is not a fake phone because it rocks like it should on high demanding games and S-pen works good (I have a Note 3 and both S-pen works)
Rom is 5.1.1 updated via OTA right from AT&T
Do I freak out and tell her about the phone?
1 of the pictures is a screenshot, the other 2 are photos taken with my Note 3 to the "Note 4".
Well, what do you mean you got it from your friend, is it a gift to you, or did you buy it? or are you borrowing it?
It's very difficult to understand what I'm looking at with the pictures you posted. So, I cannot really say what is happening. It may be that they have an app installed that is doing something. The Note 4 cannot be rooted, however, so a factory reset would set you back to stock Android, without fear of any lingering unwanted programs.
Do you have the backlight turned up all the way?
If the phone is yours, I'd say do a factory reset. Also, if you are on 5.1.1, you are WAY behind on updates...Current is 6.x so you have a long way to go. Some apps change the screen settings to reduce blue at night, or other things. There may be something messing with your screen. But then again, I cannot say because I don't know what I'm looking at in your pictures.
For me I like my screen, it gets black, and it does well... But I don't turn up the backlight and I don't know what settings you are using.
If you bought it and you think there's something wrong with the screen - I'd say talk to the seller. Be polite and just express your concern, ask them if they know what's going on.
Hi xda peeps,
I just like to ask if it’s worth it buying a Note 7 that was part of the batch with battey issues? They’re selling it for roughly $175. The issue seller has indicated is that the serial number randomly shows on both sides of the screen (see attachment).
And if ever I purchase this unit, what step can I take (rooting or downgrading) to remove the limits Samsung implemented on their updates? (I’m assuming the unit was updated so the serial number started popping up, and maybe has a white battery)
I just blurred out the serial numbers for privacy.
Thanks
Pretty sure that's a prototype though, if numbers appear on the screen
For that price, is it worth it? And would there be any workarounds to get rid of the occassional serial numbers popping up? I appreciate your reply.
Hi!
I am trying to read the Battery Discharge Cycles (or whatever parameter would give me a similar information) on a Samsung S20+. Tried different apps but none works. The closest so far - Phone Info Samsung - actually can read this on my old Samsuns S8, but there is no such info on the S20+.
Any idea how I can get this info w/o rooting the phone?
Background info: I purchased a "new" Samsung S20+ via ebay with the Black Friday/Cyber Monday ebay rebate.
The phone was listed as new, just with a "damaged" packaging.
This is correct, the package is damaged. But the package was not longer sealed, there were no plastic protection on the phone. The back code bar label seems also applied later (it is unevenly cut and there is only the IMEI, no other info - model number, ...). All accessories are from some older model Samsung phones (USB A to USB C cable, an older USB A charger, 3.5 mm jack headphones, ...
The phone is also build for a different country than Germany, but this is less relevant for me.
What is more important is that the phone has been manufactured in February. It has no scratches and if I can be sure that it has been charged around 30 times, than that is fine.But if someone had it for ~ 9 months, used it w/o care than I would rather buy a really new phone and forget the 8% black Friday rebate.
Sorry. I don't have the answer but I would like to know what kind of software is able to give such infos.
About your ebay S20+ : was the price that a great deal to "risk" buying such a "new" phone ?
@gilzve : best so far is Phone Info Samsung - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
or using adb tools, coneecting to the phone and going to sys/class/power_supply/battery and reading the values of fg_cycle (number of charge cycles) fg_fullcapnom (capacity nominal).
The last part only works on my Samsung S8, on the S20 + I can not change to the battery folder - access denied.
price: as stated, it was not much, it is just 8% off, around 590 EUR. And on e-bay it said: "new, just the packaging is damaged". Fake news or lies, however you want to call that.
side note: although I understand why the battery folder is protected I am quite unhappy that there is no easy way to read the charge cycles of an Android phone today. On Apple devices this is a default feature for ages and to be honest it is very handy: if you want to see what the state of your device is or when purchasing a second hand device (have no idea if the charge cycle count can be manipulate or not..).
I want to change my battery. Is there a way to reset the counter so that the battery is treated like a new one and not a used one with reduced capacity / charge?