XV with B950 battery

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stirlitz99

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Anyone tried to fit Xperia ZR's B950 battery into an Xperia V?

Almost same size but 300mAh more... Might be a tight fit, but would give a bit of oumph to the V.
 
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unicastbg

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And here's my update - the battery won't physically fit. And the power pads do not match. I've modified it to fit the Xperia V and am currently testing its durability. Here's how you can make it fit the phone:
There's a plastic frame all over the battery. You can brake it at any place, but it's best to brake it on the left hand side as you'll need to remove the left part of the frame. The battery is wider than the B800 but is just a bit shorter than it. So you need to make some space.
If you remove the left part of the frame, the battery will fit, but the power pads won't match the phone's connectors. Therefore remove the top part of the frame (easily done on my battery) and you'll see the two metal connectors for the + and the -. There's also a small board that probably makes sure the voltage is ok. You can bend the connectors so that you'll move the pads a little bit to the right. Now the pads should fit the phone's connectors. For stability it's good to place back the top part of the frame, cutting one of the edges, cause it's a bit wider. The battery should also have the bottom part of the frame so that the pads will be well pressed against the phone's pins.
You can use double adhesive tape to secure the frame if something's not right. I can't make pictures right now, but if someone needs some, just let me know and I'll think of something :)
Last thing to add is the bottom phone's cover - because the battery is a few mm wider, it closes a bit harder. You can't see it if you look at the phone though.
 
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unicastbg

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Here are some photos of the ready "product" :)
The hole battery was in a plastic framework. Once you remote it from the left and from the right, you get what you see in the pictures. You of course need to remove the black.. how should I say it.. coating? I mean the package that says the battery's properties, model and make.
I left most of the frame on the top as that's where the connectors are. I also had to place a small part of the frame on the bottom to secure the connection, cause I had a few cases where the phone turned off for no reason and I found the battery was a bit loose.
Now that you're done with this you just need to close the back lid. You'll notice it's a little bit harder to close it, but it does close perfectly at the end.

Forgot to add - the white paperlike parts between the battery and the connectors are double sided adhesive pads.
 

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unicastbg

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It's not a huge improvement, but it's definitely better. With my normal use I need to charge the phone every day. Now with the new battery I can go for a day and a half.
I ran some antutu battery benchmarks which placed the phone very close to a 3000mAh Lenovo phone.
 
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sekiller

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looks bit too much DIY to my taste. But getting bigger/better battery for XV would solve the last issue I have with it
 

unicastbg

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Well, there are pros and cons. My battery went bad and was shutting down the phone randomly. After phone restart the battery percentage was dropping with at least 20%. All this lead to returning the old battery in my phone. The results might be better with original battery but I don't know how this battery is made and what is the plastic that surrounds the battery cells and how much I can break of it.
 

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    Anyone tried to fit Xperia ZR's B950 battery into an Xperia V?

    Almost same size but 300mAh more... Might be a tight fit, but would give a bit of oumph to the V.
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    Here are some photos of the ready "product" :)
    The hole battery was in a plastic framework. Once you remote it from the left and from the right, you get what you see in the pictures. You of course need to remove the black.. how should I say it.. coating? I mean the package that says the battery's properties, model and make.
    I left most of the frame on the top as that's where the connectors are. I also had to place a small part of the frame on the bottom to secure the connection, cause I had a few cases where the phone turned off for no reason and I found the battery was a bit loose.
    Now that you're done with this you just need to close the back lid. You'll notice it's a little bit harder to close it, but it does close perfectly at the end.

    Forgot to add - the white paperlike parts between the battery and the connectors are double sided adhesive pads.