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Hi,
I am on the latest available software. All of the sudden, got the black screen with red edges at the periphery. Reboot and battery pull did not help. Would recur as soon as phone boots up. So I restored to factory settings, which solved it.
Now my phone shuts down as soon as battery goes down to 60% or so. I have to plug it in, then I can turn it back on, and it shows there is stiill more than 50% charge left. So my phone now needs to be charged every 2-3 hours with any usage. It is 1 year old.
Any ideas? Do I need to buy a new battery, or is this more serious issue (with phone itself)? I do not have the insurance, so taking it to the store is going to be a bit expensive.
Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks
Sincerely,
Check your battery, it most likely has gone bad. For some reason, when this phone is about a year old, the battery will mess up.
How to check if battery is bad:
Take it out, spin it on the table. If it doesn't really spin, it's fine. If it continues to spin, the battery is definitely going bad.
I'm saying this because my phone battery messed up back in August, while my dad's E4GT got messed up last week.
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I have the same thing. Lemme guess, the only guaranteed way to turn it on is to have it start while plugged in right?
I just got off the phone with assurion, my board is messed up and is discharging the battery way too fast
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aman1127 said:
I have the same thing. Lemme guess, the only guaranteed way to turn it on is to have it start while plugged in right?
I just got off the phone with assurion, my board is messed up and is discharging the battery way too fast
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Well, Not quite. It is true that I have to plug-in to start the phone, but the battery IS NOT discharged. That's the interesting part. I usually still have more than 50% charge left when the phone shuts down. That's what worries me the most.
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Well, Not quite. It is true that I have to plug-in to start the phone, but the battery IS NOT discharged. That's the interesting part. I usually still have more than 50% charge left when the phone shuts down. That's what worries me the most.
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It's your battery. Try the spin test.... it'll spin. (May not look like it's bulging much but when you compare side by side with another battery you'll notice it.
Sounds like what my wife was going through a few Weeks ago. Turned out it was the battery. Check Anker batteries on Amazon or Ebay. $20 get you two batteries plus a travel charger. Ever since I replaced my wifes battery, she never had any random shut downs any more.
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s9amme said:
Sounds like what my wife was going through a few Weeks ago. Turned out it was the battery. Check Anker batteries on Amazon or Ebay. $20 get you two batteries plus a travel charger. Ever since I replaced my wifes battery, she never had any random shut downs any more.
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Unless you were one of the first people to buy your E4GT you should still be in the 1 year warranty... meaning it should be covered at no cost. TEP is definitely covered according to corp store folks. IMHO just head over to Sprint store and push them to do a battery exchange for free.
They could push you to do the mfr. claim... but most won't.
Thanks Everyone!
I think I am just outside of the year warranty. I got mine a few days after the release. Will try Anker from Amazon. Spin test is definitely positive. We have another ET4G phone in the family, bought at the same time, and its battery did not spin. Will get two replacements as I suspect the other will die soon as well.
Thanks again.
garwynn said:
Unless you were one of the first people to buy your E4GT you should still be in the 1 year warranty... meaning it should be covered at no cost. TEP is definitely covered according to corp store folks. IMHO just head over to Sprint store and push them to do a battery exchange for free.
They could push you to do the mfr. claim... but most won't.
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They are replacing batteries free of charge outside the 1yr warranty. Both sprint and Samsung are, with Samsung you have to mail in the battery and wait to get a new one, but if you end up buying a replacement its a good way to get a free OEM as a backup
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
They are replacing batteries free of charge outside the 1yr warranty. Both sprint and Samsung are, with Samsung you have to mail in the battery and wait to get a new one, but if you end up buying a replacement its a good way to get a free OEM as a backup
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Who do I contact for this? I went into a Sprint store yesterday and they said I was out of luck and should try ebay.
shaunneutron said:
Who do I contact for this? I went into a Sprint store yesterday and they said I was out of luck and should try ebay.
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Did u go to a corporate repair center? 3rd party vendors/franchise repair centers don't seem to have alot of batteries in stock, the one near me doesn't even sell batteries. If you need to contact Samsung, I just called the support # on the website and got a rep in about a min. I explained my phone was just over a year by about 2weeks and my battery had swollen and was causing the phone to run extremely hot and randomly shut off. He then said that they warranty the battery separately from the device and it has an 18 month warranty and he was going to email me a shipping label to send my battery in. I printed the label put it in a bubble wrap envelope with the battery and put it in the mail. 10 days later I received a brand new OEM battery in a original plastic box. No charge for anything. I had already ordered and received an anker replacement from amazon for $8 so I didn't have to go the 10days with no phone. But for $8 I now have 2 batteries a brand new OEM and a brand new anker. The anker was labeled 1800mah but when i received it it was a bit thicker and heavier than my bloated stock one, I put it on my tester and it registered at 1950mah. It came charged at 85% and lasted all day ~12hrs right outta the box. The first 15% dropped fast, about an hr then it stuck at 70% for over an hr while I was on the web the whole time and then evened out and settled down.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Did u go to a corporate repair center? 3rd party vendors/franchise repair centers don't seem to have alot of batteries in stock, the one near me doesn't even sell batteries. If you need to contact Samsung, I just called the support # on the website and got a rep in about a min. I explained my phone was just over a year by about 2weeks and my battery had swollen and was causing the phone to run extremely hot and randomly shut off. He then said that they warranty the battery separately from the device and it has an 18 month warranty and he was going to email me a shipping label to send my battery in. I printed the label put it in a bubble wrap envelope with the battery and put it in the mail. 10 days later I received a brand new OEM battery in a original plastic box. No charge for anything. I had already ordered and received an anker replacement from amazon for $8 so I didn't have to go the 10days with no phone. But for $8 I now have 2 batteries a brand new OEM and a brand new anker. The anker was labeled 1800mah but when i received it it was a bit thicker and heavier than my bloated stock one, I put it on my tester and it registered at 1950mah. It came charged at 85% and lasted all day ~12hrs right outta the box. The first 15% dropped fast, about an hr then it stuck at 70% for over an hr while I was on the web the whole time and then evened out and settled down.
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It was a corporate repair store, but they have never been known to be any good. I will give Samsung a shout. Thank you for the info.
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Who do I contact for this? I went into a Sprint store yesterday and they said I was out of luck and should try ebay.
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Ebay is quite possibly the worst place they could have directed you to. Ebay batteries are generally Chinese mock ups with less than stock Mah and inferior cells. Grab the anker batteries and call Samsung, politely hassle them about the battery and they'll give you one.
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It was a corporate repair store, but they have never been known to be any good. I will give Samsung a shout. Thank you for the info.
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Just an update. I called Samsung and told them of my woes. They said that since my phones were purchased in October, they were no longer in warranty, but he said that when he ran my dec numbers, it showed as still covered. I was emailed shipping labels and have to send proof of purchase along with my battery back to Samsung. I have purchased a few Anker batteries that will hold me over until the new OEM ones arrive.
Thanks everyone for the assistance.
What's up folks...I've got an issue with three different Mophie's and wanted some opinions.
Upon getting the cases, all works well. Lights are working/displaying, power button is active, switch works great, etc.
On all 3 cases (2 black cases from Best Buy and 1 silver from mophie directly) they randomly become unresponsive and dead to world at random times.
The only way I have found to "revive" them is to plug them in and the lights will show fully charged and ready to roll...only to do the exact same thing less than a minute later.
I've reached out to Mophie, and they had no idea what I was talking about...and I've returned the 2 black cases to Best Buy. I'm due to send the silver one back tomorrow, but was really hoping to avoid doing this, as it's the only case I've come across that I actually like...aside from this lovely little issue, that is.
So yeah...any best practices or anything would be ultra helpful.
Only thing I can really think of at this point would be either my phone or there is just something wrong in general with the packs...but I just find that so hard to believe, as there are countless out there that aren't having these issues. And if they are, I haven't been able to fid anything on line just yet.
Thanks again for any help, I really appreciate it.
I actually had the exact same issue on my first Mophie for the One. I had to kind of "jump start" it even though it was charged. Wouldn't light up or charge. Then I exchanged it after a couple days, and the micro-usb port on the replacement was bent (badly enough that the case wouldn't seal.) The third unit I got works perfectly, I love it. Thankfully I work at Best Buy and exchanging it only took a couple minutes.
I would recommend you swap it out until you get a good one.
Right on. That's kind of what I was afraid of. Good to know it's nothing on my end, just sucks that it might be one of those revolving door issues until I get lucky enough to find one that jives.
Thanks.
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Bought my 4th juice pack today. Seemed fine for a few hours...then it hit again. I'm going to just their in the towel, as all these returns are a pain.
Hope others aren't having these same issues
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I don't know about dead in minutes, but I've definitely felt the batteries are draining out much, much faster than they should. I'm considering doing a return or exchange to Best Buy (across the street from work, great stuff) soon. At least they price-matched against Amazon post purchase.
Mine does it on occasion, I just deal with it. Over all the case is a lifesaver.
Yeah, I've loved them in the past. But sadly a case that gives me 5% and then is useless until I can give it a jump start from a wall charger for another 5%.
I mean, if I was around a wall charger all the time, I wouldn't need the case.
Really a bummer.
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Going through the exact same issue. 4th case from best buy. I'm sending this 4th one to Mophie in hopes that it actually might work.
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xderekaustinx said:
Yeah, I've loved them in the past. But sadly a case that gives me 5% and then is useless until I can give it a jump start from a wall charger for another 5%.
I mean, if I was around a wall charger all the time, I wouldn't need the case.
Really a bummer.
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I had a definite scare where mine wouldn't do jack for the first few days, but now things have evened out, and some error messages on my work computer yesterday tipped me off that the USB port I'd been using to charge was just flat out faulty. I think I'll run caseless for now (or buy a slimmer case), but definitely going to hold onto this for a trip.
Mine is doing the same thing. I bought it and the phone last Friday and used it Saturday but it did not seem to work. This is my fist Mophie and I could not remember what exactly to expect from reading the instructions. I took it home and charged it and all was good, or so I thought. I tried using it Monday and it showed to start charging my phone only for me to start hearing the phone warning of low battery every few seconds. I messed with it and it started working but only charged the phone for an hour than was dead. had to plug in to get a responce from it. I will take it back to BB and try another,.
I've got a replacement phone coming in tomorrow for other reasons...so I'm curious to see if anything changes. I REALLY want to keep this silver mophie, but it isn't looking likely.
Really hope someone from Mophie can voice on the matter, as I'm curious to see how widespread these issues are
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One last reply. Replacement phone didn't make any difference. Same issues as before.
Really tempted to keep trying the best buy method, but returning x amount of phones in hope of getting a good one...man.
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I'm having the same issue. I already exchanged one case and number two does the same thing. I bought this specifically for a trip I'm going on tomorrow. Not sure I even want a third one now
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The first one I had started glitching after the first day of using it. It wouldn't turn on and the battery check button stopped working. I sent it to Mophie and they replaced it and even swapped for the color I wanted which was silver. The silver one worked a little bit longer but after a couple of days, same thing. Also the silver one started turning yellow and getting dingey really fast. I sent that one back as well and had them again swap the color back to black. I cannot complain about their support department at all. Very fast and friendly. Well, I'm on my third one and it STILL has the same problem. It wont work until you plug it in for minute and it will randomly stop working again. When it did work, it was great. It would charge from 1% to 100% EASILY. I just wish they'd get this product in line.
I agree with this post. My HTC One mophie has same problem. Seems a waste of time sending in. Replacements have same problem. Great concept, poor implementation.
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I have a black one that I purchased from Best Buy, and so far, so good for me. I don't use it every day, just when I know I'm gonna be using it a lot or away from an outlet for a long time, but whenever I flick the switch it starts charging.
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The first one I had started glitching after the first day of using it. It wouldn't turn on and the battery check button stopped working. I sent it to Mophie and they replaced it and even swapped for the color I wanted which was silver. The silver one worked a little bit longer but after a couple of days, same thing. Also the silver one started turning yellow and getting dingey really fast. I sent that one back as well and had them again swap the color back to black. I cannot complain about their support department at all. Very fast and friendly. Well, I'm on my third one and it STILL has the same problem. It wont work until you plug it in for minute and it will randomly stop working again. When it did work, it was great. It would charge from 1% to 100% EASILY. I just wish they'd get this product in line.
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Wow. was really thinking of getting one of those.
I'm glad I saw this thread. I was just thinking about ordering one. It's a shame they are having trouble out of them. They are usually a great battery case. Well at least they were for the iPhone.
Has anyone test or heard of any other brand?
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Totally agree with the op... Mine stopped working after 2 months..
Stay away from them
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treysgreen said:
The first one I had started glitching after the first day of using it. It wouldn't turn on and the battery check button stopped working. I sent it to Mophie and they replaced it and even swapped for the color I wanted which was silver. The silver one worked a little bit longer but after a couple of days, same thing. Also the silver one started turning yellow and getting dingey really fast. I sent that one back as well and had them again swap the color back to black. I cannot complain about their support department at all. Very fast and friendly. Well, I'm on my third one and it STILL has the same problem. It wont work until you plug it in for minute and it will randomly stop working again. When it did work, it was great. It would charge from 1% to 100% EASILY. I just wish they'd get this product in line.
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I can totally relate to you. Everything has also happened to me as well. What a waste of money this was. I felt like breaking them but i can't sense i spent so much on them lol.
2 months for me as well...anyone know of a reputable alternative?
My Morphie is very strange. As best as I can tell, it only charges both the internal phone and case battery when the phone is turned off. I get some luck when I run down the internal phone battery to near depletion (with little switch pushed outward and showing red) and then switching until the green shows on the switch. This starts to recharge the phone battery. I get about 18-20 hours overall use excluding when the phone is turned off and charging. Far less than ideal.
Anyone tried the I-blason variety? It's about $60 on Amazon and seems like a nice alternative. I tried a cheap (Power Bank) alternative on ebay.. Terrible idea. It's on its way back now.
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I have a silver one I ordered from Mophie's site that I haven't had issues with.
I bought a Mophie that was on discount (customer returned) about 4 months ago and its been working just fine. You just been digging out a bad batch.
I finally got mine working by using the USB cable that came with morphie. The only problem now is that it does not charge all the way to 100%, dies at 70%
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I picked up a couple of these guys and keep one in the car and one in my backpack...
Small enough to throw in a jacket pocket if necessary too...
I hate cases - gotta show off the beauty of the One.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Ultra-Compact-Lipstick-Sized-Smartphones-USB-charged/dp/B005NF5NTK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389206663&sr=8-2&keywords=portable+battery
Mine stopped working 3 days in for some strange reason the lights would show but no charging the device. Tried on my other htc one same issue there.
I just bought one from Amazon, coembe brand. 30 bucks. It didn't last one charge. I was so pissed Also it said 3800mah, that's not even close to being true. I don't know what the deal is with these products. Good concept horrible execution.
HTC ONE 32gb M7
S-off, Rooted up, Unlocked, Tampered like he'll...
Running Maximus HD 30.0
4.4 KitKat Sense 5.5
No S4 UI Bubbles & Smiley Faces Here...
*fingers crossed* so far no problem with mine. I don't use it daily, only when I travel or if I'm gonna be out all weekend or something.
jozanich said:
Anyone tried the I-blason variety? It's about $60 on Amazon and seems like a nice alternative. I tried a cheap (Power Bank) alternative on ebay.. Terrible idea. It's on its way back now.
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I know your question is old , but just incase someone thinkin to get I-blason , it act same as what i've read about Mophie.
I came here to look for alt , but looks there nothing good atm in the market
Has anyone found a reliable battery replacement? I haven't been able to find an authentic Samsung T8220e battery.. and the third party ones I've tried won't put out enough current (if I turn the brightness up, the tablet immediately shuts off). All the listings I've found so far on Amazon are 3rd party junk batteries.
I just bought a used p600 with a piece of junk Marval Power battery that only charged to 60%. I replaced it with a used OEM battery (at the time, there was only one shop on eBay selling used batteries) and it's working fine. I haven't used any apps to measure battery health yet, but it seems to be performing pretty equally to the three other p600s I've had over the last few years. It's probably up to luck, too (based on the condition of the tablet that the used battery was pulled from).
Hope this helps!
I just ordered a battery from mister-phone on eBay, instead of the pos replacement battery I have been using for a week, I hope the new one is original as advertised
please let us know how the mister phone battery works out. i have to get another battery after actually having some good luck for a while on an ebay purchase. but one side is swollen again and the battery is all over the place. thanks
So far it seems to be the real deal, it have the same markings and shape on the frame as the original, I'm still testing it, and it's way better than the cheap one.
I bought this one on amazon, and it appears to be working. My stress test is to play a game on full screen brightness and it instantly dies with the other lousy batteries. So far, so good... but it's oos. I would recommend buying a battery on amzon though for the easy returns if it doesn't work. Also, a kit with a decent spudger. I bought this one on Amazon that has a pretty good metal one with a decent selection of mini drivers.
I ended up buying one. Battery seems to work well except I can't get it to charge passed 80 or so no matter how long I leave it plugged in for. Other than that it works well. Restarts don't do anything. Anyone e have any ideas to reset the stats or something. I am at a loss. Thanks.
Stock or custom rom?
It's been a while since you posted this, but I just recently had to replace the battery in my SM-P600 when the original battery started puffing up. The only symptom was that home button was jiggly and loose, and I thought that the housing for that button was broken or something, and was looking into replacing the parts associated with that button when I pressed on the casing on either side of the button and everything clicked back into place and the button worked properly. I then noticed the screen was slightly bulging int he middle and realized it was the battery expanding.
Anyway, the assortment still available on Amazon has pretty bad reviews, so I gambled on a new listing that didn't have any reviews except the seller has been around for a while and is reviewed very well. Received the battery, replaced it, it took a while to charge up, but it holds a charge well and stress tests (full brightness with a taxing game) fine as well. I'm happy with it. Keeps my tablet alive for a little while longer (even though I don't use it much anymore since I got my 15" Chromebook that converts into a tablet).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L67LJMK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Incidentally, I also bought the same toolkit you mentioned and it's a really good one. I've used it disassemble four different devices now and it's worked well. Good toolkit for the price.
Has anybody personally found a good replacement internal battery that has full, or close to full charge capacity? Before anybody says it, I have replaced phone batteries before and have no issues with the risk and disassembly aspect of replacing the battery. I want to install a new one because my current battery dies so quickly anymore, but everywhere I look I only find ones with terrible user reviews. Can anybody point me in the direction of a better quality option?
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Has anybody personally found a good replacement internal battery that has full, or close to full charge capacity? Before anybody says it, I have replaced phone batteries before and have no issues with the risk and disassembly aspect of replacing the battery. I want to install a new one because my current battery dies so quickly anymore, but everywhere I look I only find ones with terrible user reviews. Can anybody point me in the direction of a better quality option?
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Did you ever find a good replacement? I want to do mine. 69 percent battery health and I barely get 2.5 hours SOT
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Did you ever find a good replacement? I want to do mine. 69 percent battery health and I barely get 2.5 hours SOT
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No I ended up using the slightly-less-than-terrible verizon trade in offer on an s10. I got the plus because of the 4ah battery specifically although im already remember how much samsung's UI's blow compared to regular android... But if I had gotten one I would probably just get one directly from ifixit after reading some of the user feedback. Seems like they are mostly better received than amazon and ebay options.
I purchased a battery from the below eBay seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113153374724
It's a genuine battery from what I can tell and came in a clear plastic case. It's dated 2019/01/16, so very recent. I'll be installing it tomorrow.
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I purchased a battery from the below eBay seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113153374724
It's a genuine battery from what I can tell and came in a clear plastic case. It's dated 2019/01/16, so very recent. I'll be installing it tomorrow.
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I just installed this same battery yesterday. Been using it all day today. Seems to work just fine so far. But only time will tell.
I just installed mine today. As you pointed out, no real way to know how good until it's had a few cycles under it's belt. Was the HTC logo marked out on your battery?
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I just installed mine today. As you pointed out, no real way to know how good until it's had a few cycles under it's belt. Was the HTC logo marked out on your battery?
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Logos are marked out to do with customs, in many of countries they do not allow the importation of counterfeit products under copyright law, marking out the company logo bypasses this. Obviously if the actual OEM is selling their own batteries then this does not need to be done.
Any updates on battery life? I am looking to buy from the same seller for my Pixel XL.
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I just installed this same battery yesterday. Been using it all day today. Seems to work just fine so far. But only time will tell.
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Got any updates on how the battery fares in day to day use?
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Got any updates on how the battery fares in day to day use?
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I used it for 2 weeks before selling the phone. The battery worked great. Hello a charge like new. ??
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I purchased a battery from the below eBay seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113153374724
It's a genuine battery from what I can tell and came in a clear plastic case. It's dated 2019/01/16, so very recent. I'll be installing it tomorrow.
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How is it holding up? I am looking for OEM quality replacement battery too, half a year is enough to tell whether it is good or not...
Carmageddon1984 said:
How is it holding up? I am looking for OEM quality replacement battery too, half a year is enough to tell whether it is good or not...
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Sorry for the late reply.
It was defective, it lasted a week before it would no longer hold a charge. It looked genuine, but I didn't want to deal with a replacement, so I ended up getting a refund, and going with ifixit for a replacement battery instead. I'm guessing I just received a lemon, the seller was solid with the refund.
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Google-Pixel-XL-Replacement-Battery/IF356-005
Expensive at $25, but it's been solid ever since. Holds a charge very well. I purchased the kit, since I can see myself reusing the tools in the future.
It matches the original bloated battery I took out the first time. It seems to be genuine OEM, the HTC logo on the battery is covered up by a black marker which you can remove with alcohol. You can even make it out a bit in their photos.
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Sorry for the late reply.
It was defective, it lasted a week before it would no longer hold a charge. It looked genuine, but I didn't want to deal with a replacement, so I ended up getting a refund, and going with ifixit for a replacement battery instead. I'm guessing I just received a lemon, the seller was solid with the refund.
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Google-Pixel-XL-Replacement-Battery/IF356-005
Expensive at $25, but it's been solid ever since. Holds a charge very well. I purchased the kit, since I can see myself reusing the tools in the future.
It matches the original bloated battery I took out the first time. It seems to be genuine OEM, the HTC logo on the battery is covered up by a black marker which you can remove with alcohol. You can even make it out a bit in their photos.
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Thank you for the update!
I guess I will get this one probably, instead of buying the new Pixel 4 XL.. just to see how long it lasts... it still works damn good, and exactly why I chose Google phone over other cheaper contract phones!!
What do you think? any practical reason to get the 4 over a battery upgrade for this one?
Carmageddon1984 said:
Thank you for the update!
I guess I will get this one probably, instead of buying the new Pixel 4 XL.. just to see how long it lasts... it still works damn good, and exactly why I chose Google phone over other cheaper contract phones!!
What do you think? any practical reason to get the 4 over a battery upgrade for this one?
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Since Google decided to extend support for the OG Pixel/XL with Android 10, they left me little reason to upgrade to 4. They would have to come in at $700 (not going to happen) or less for me to upgrade, or else I'm staying put until next year's 5. There is also the "possible" Pixel 4a/XL to look forward to in 6 months.
I had to buy mine used to replace my OnePlus 5 that had a saltwater accident after 2 years of use. The used eBay pixel XL I bought seemed like it hadn't been used in well over a year based on the software update status. It was also on the beta program so it was probably an enthusiast who bought new and used it a few months and switched to something else throwing it in a drawer. Battery still seems as good as they were new, after months of me using it. Still not as good as the OnePlus 5 and doesn't charge fast but it's still a good phone. Camera is close to as good as anything out there. UI had more lag than the op5 but seems smoother in scrolling and general usage.
Hi,on my pixel XL my USB preferences stopped working and is stuck on charge. After trying different chargers and cables, my phone will only charge using a USB-A to USB-C. When I plug phone into PC, it will only charge, can't change it from charge. I was wondering if someone has had a similar problem. If so, did changing the battery fix this problem or has anyone changed the USB daughter board and that fixed the problem. If anyone knows of a fix for my problem. Thank you.
fiverings said:
Hi,on my pixel XL my USB preferences stopped working and is stuck on charge. After trying different chargers and cables, my phone will only charge using a USB-A to USB-C. When I plug phone into PC, it will only charge, can't change it from charge. I was wondering if someone has had a similar problem. If so, did changing the battery fix this problem or has anyone changed the USB daughter board and that fixed the problem. If anyone knows of a fix for my problem. Thank you.
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tried the original cables?
sudoxd said:
tried the original cables?
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Yes and other cables and other charges as well
fiverings said:
Yes and other cables and other charges as well
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sounds like either firmware or port to me but someone else may be able to correct me. have you also tried on a different computer? could be the ports on there.
sudoxd said:
sounds like either firmware or port to me but someone else may be able to correct me. have you also tried on a different computer? could be the ports on there.
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Yes, I have tried on a different computer, did work there either. What it feels like, my USB preferences are not on my pixel XL anymore. Like they got wiped off my phone. Thanks