Battery replacement

[Rycon33]

Hi guys, has anybody of you tried changing their N5's battery? If you did, where did you get the replacement?

My N5 has been showing signs of severe battery degradation. It's easily discharged. I'm finding myself charging it two to three times a day. Even on standby, it discharges a lot even there's no wakelocks I'm seeing from betterbatterystats app. Its been a year since I bought our N5 so I guess it's time to replace its battery.

I'm seeing some batteries from eBay but would like to know from where you get yours and how's the quality compared to the original default one.

Thanks.

 

[Svolacius]

I would also like to know that, as mine discharges pretty quickly as well.

 

[TheAtheistOtaku]

im pretty sure google is still doing RMAs for the nexus 5. Every nexus 5 owner gets one free RMA. if you cant find a replacement this might be the next best thing

 

[Pretoriano80]

I would also like to know that, as mine discharges pretty quickly as well.

I saw yesterday that Amazon Italy is selling original batteries for Nexus 5 at 20 - 25 euro, have a look there.

 

[JCreazy]

im pretty sure google is still doing RMAs for the nexus 5. Every nexus 5 owner gets one free RMA. if you cant find a replacement this might be the next best thing

Seems like a pain in the ass just for a battery.

 

[eshopper]

Exactly I have the same problem now.. I'm wondering if the battery replacement is gonna fix draining.. not convinced with lollipop till now

Sent from my Nexus 5

 

[bittermormon]

http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-nexus-5-battery.html

I just swapped mine out 2 days ago. Went from 2hr SOT back to 3. The swap took maybe 15-20 minutes using these instructions.

 

[Rycon33]

Thanks for the recommendations/links guys. But since those have high postage, I bought instead from eBay which has free postage to my place. It also includes the repair kit.

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/New-Genuine-Battery-Flex-Cable-Stylus-For-LG-Google-Nexus-5-D820-D821-BL-T9-/251759223888?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&var=&hash=item3a9e04e450

Hope I don't mess up the procedure replacing it when the time comes.

 

[BombasMirko]

Hi,

I am just wondering if your battery was really genuin . Also thinking about replacing.

 

[republicano]

I also want one, my battery was ok but I was using a 4amp usb plugable dock to charge it and I noticed it the battery has significantly lost its charge now, its best to use charger or usb pc port.

Im looking for a oem battery but made atlease in the last 5months,I've seen some around a year old,

Currently looking at polarcell batteries, haven't seen any bad reviews,possibly more capacity and german made

www.ebay.com/itm/PolarCell-Akku-LG-...99?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item4d2f24869b

 

[davidvan]

I also want one, my battery was ok but I was using a 4amp usb plugable dock to charge it and I noticed it the battery has significantly lost its charge now, its best to use charger or usb pc port.

Im looking for a oem battery but made atlease in the last 5months,I've seen some around a year old,

Currently looking at polarcell batteries, haven't seen any bad reviews,possibly more capacity and german made

www.ebay.com/itm/PolarCell-Akku-LG-...99?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item4d2f24869b

Nexus 5 battery capacity can't meet our demand. it seems a lot of people got caught in the situation that their nexus 5 battery drops quickly
several days before, i saw a man on reddit, he tried to wrap his nexus 5 battery for the battery from lg g2
and he succeeded!

http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/2yr8q2/swapped_my_nexus_5_battery_for_the_battery_from/3

He even took pictures during his project:
http://imgur.com/a/naAvP

May be you can have a try follow his guide, lol:laugh:

 

[ichundu]

I also want one, my battery was ok but I was using a 4amp usb plugable dock to charge it and I noticed it the battery has significantly lost its charge now, its best to use charger or usb pc port.

Im looking for a oem battery but made atlease in the last 5months,I've seen some around a year old,

Currently looking at polarcell batteries, haven't seen any bad reviews,possibly more capacity and german made

www.ebay.com/itm/PolarCell-Akku-LG-...99?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item4d2f24869b

has anyone tested this polarcell battery? reading the description looks promising but would be nice to hear impressions from someone who has tried it.

 

[Traxex_]

has anyone tested this polarcell battery? reading the description looks promising but would be nice to hear impressions from someone who has tried it.

I'm thinking about getting auch a polarcell battery too, would love to read some reviews first.

 

[ichundu]

I'm thinking about getting auch a polarcell battery too, would love to read some reviews first.

Well i went ahead and ordered it already. Waiting for it to arrive could be here any day now. I don't have any problem with my current battery now but I'm hoping the extra capacity would give me more freedom because sometimes I'm away from home and don't have access to a charger. Also it's German brand and I'm hoping it turns out good [emoji6]

 

[dead90]

Have u test it? Can u say if is good or not? Thx in advance

 

[Rycon33]

Thanks for the recommendations/links guys. But since those have high postage, I bought instead from eBay which has free postage to my place. It also includes the repair kit.

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/New-Genu...bilePhoneAccessories&var=&hash=item3a9e04e450

Hope I don't mess up the procedure replacing it when the time comes.

Just to update on my purchase, got it and installed since Feb. Been two months and I can say that it is as good as the original.

Only had slight problem prying open the back cover of my N5 during the process of replacement due to my clumsiness?. Got two small cracks now on the sides of my N5, near the volume area and power button area.

 

[Maxamillion]

Well i went ahead and ordered it already. Waiting for it to arrive could be here any day now. I don't have any problem with my current battery now but I'm hoping the extra capacity would give me more freedom because sometimes I'm away from home and don't have access to a charger. Also it's German brand and I'm hoping it turns out good [emoji6]

I would also like to know your results. If its worth it I'll definitely consider purchasing one.

 

[zerosum0]

I changed mine in ten minutes. Got it off Amazon

Sent from my Nexus 5

 

[ichundu]

I would also like to know your results. If its worth it I'll definitely consider purchasing one.

I'll definitely share my impressions when it arrives, I'm starting to get a bit concerned right now as it's been more than 3 weeks since I've ordered it and it still isn't here yet. Usually shipments inside Europe are completed within a week. Also I've noticed a very strange thing, the listed price for the polarcell battery for Nexus 5 is $140+ now, i purchased it for $25 bucks and it's crazy how the price jumped this much!!! All other plarcell batteries for other phones are around the same price as the one i purchased, only the nexus 5 one is listed $140+ [emoji15].

 

[knipp21]

I'll definitely share my impressions when it arrives, I'm starting to get a bit concerned right now as it's been more than 3 weeks since I've ordered it and it still isn't here yet. Usually shipments inside Europe are completed within a week. Also I've noticed a very strange thing, the listed price for the polarcell battery for Nexus 5 is $140+ now, i purchased it for $25 bucks and it's crazy how the price jumped this much!!! All other plarcell batteries for other phones are around the same price as the one i purchased, only the nexus 5 one is listed $140+ [emoji15].

I saw that too... Pretty bummed that I missed my chance..