Note7 Battery SWAP MOD? Note5 / S6 / S7E Battery etc ?

[donce1991]

Keep us posted for the Note8 battery mod .. S7 so far works great I used it with cellular and data plan . Easiest mod and fits perfectly. Not to happy about the charge tho ... maybe because of the note 7 original battery pcb ? charges around 2200 mAh even if it says charged 100% ... Or maybe the app that reads doesnt work well ...

sure as for the pcb, it could be the culprit, how the sot time on average? if it gives like 2/3 time of old battery, then there is definitely a problem

i did similar modification to friends s6 (to s7 battery) as someone did in https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/replacing-s6-battery-s7-edge-battery-t3410977 and https://vordhosbn.com/index.php/blog/tech/galaxy-s6-battery-mod-s7-edge-battery/ and it worked just fine so i think that not replacing the pcb on the new battery shouldn't make a big difference

edit: the pcb is not the culprit, you should only use the old battery pcb, about your battery capacity, its like this because your bought battery is fake and actually has just about 2200 mah capacity

 

[parser]

I want to do the same procedure for note 5- s7 edge battery. Have a note 5 and battery is dying so I wanna give it a try. According to the table in the last page, both batteries are 42mm. The only difference is s7e battery is 13w/h where note 5 battery is 11w/h. Would it be a problem?

Would the procedure be as easy as changing pcbs and putting the battery in or is there something else?

 

[donce1991]

I want to do the same procedure for note 5- s7 edge battery. Have a note 5 and battery is dying so I wanna give it a try. According to the table in the last page, both batteries are 42mm. The only difference is s7e battery is 13w/h where note 5 battery is 11w/h. Would it be a problem?
Would the procedure be as easy as changing pcbs and putting the battery in or is there something else?

Yes, the procedure is about right, it should fit (i didn't measured note5 battery height, but it shouldn't exceed 5mm) and you should still have some space left, of course note5 didn't had a recall so you could also get the original battery (code for original note5 battery GH43-04522A, for s7 edge GH43-04575B) the hard part is that with original pcb there is a possibility it might not see full capacity and only like 70 or 90 percent of the new battery capacity (still great because of bigger new battery size of course) and if you use new battery with its own pcb there are some problems with capacity reading like it charges to 100 percent but the phone shows only like 79 percent.

edit: the last part (about capacity and charging) is somewhat false, if you gonna do any modification to use a diff battery then you should use the old battery controller pcb on new battery to ensure best working condition

 

[donce1991]

Keep us posted for the Note8 battery mod .. S7 so far works great I used it with cellular and data plan . Easiest mod and fits perfectly. Not to happy about the charge tho ... maybe because of the note 7 original battery pcb ? charges around 2200 mAh even if it says charged 100% ... Or maybe the app that reads doesnt work well ...

I am putting my modification with more info and pics to my new thread, you can look there https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-7/themes/note-7-note-8-battery-t3706904

 

[me1me2]

nice thread...any have note 7 motherboard wana sale it ,contact with me ...thanks

 

[dmartuniac]

got my hands on some batteries, so i can post some dimensions (width, cos its the most important one and capacity), so far, those are the ones who are not compatible (i got original ones, fake and copies can and most of the time will be a bitt different size):

S6 46mm 2550 mah
s6 edge 44mm 2600 mah
s6 edge+ 44mm 3000 mah
S7 edge 42mm 3600 mah
S7 Active 40mm 4000 mah
s8 40mm 3000 mah
s8+ 46mm 3500 mah
note edge 40,6mm 3000 mah
note4 41.4mm 3200 mah
Note5 42mm 3000 mah

so far only these are compatible:

S7 39mm 3000 mah
note8 39mm 3300 mah

but still there are about 1 mm of width needed (original battery is almost less than 38mm) so you have to either take the tape off the battery and fold its sides or better remove that frame part between battery and motherboard, so, because of the size, i did the mechanical modification and put note8 battery in my note7, so far, the SOT is amazing (like more than half a day on wifi playing youtube ect) but charging is crappy (like 5 percent for half an hour, when jumps straight to about 80 and so on), of course it could because i am using note8 battery with its original charging board (no modification to battery only some to connector), will be posting more detailed info later if its gonna work out well

Hi, could you tell me the exact sizes of s8 and s7 edge?

 

[donce1991]

Hi, could you tell me the exact sizes of s8 and s7 edge?

s8 - 40 x 83 x 5,7 mm
s7 edge - 42 x 96 x 5 mm

 

[dmartuniac]

s8 - 40 x 83 x 5,7 mm
s7 edge - 42 x 96 x 5 mm

Dang, i thought I could fit the s7e battery inside s8, but it seems impossible. After 1 and a half years, my battery can't get me through a day, so i want to change it. Any recommendations about this procedure? I meam, wich battery could fit but is a little bit bigger in terms of mAh?

 

[donce1991]

Dang, i thought I could fit the s7e battery inside s8, but it seems impossible. After 1 and a half years, my battery can't get me through a day, so i want to change it. Any recommendations about this procedure? I meam, wich battery could fit but is a little bit bigger in terms of mAh?

cant say for sure, but a8 or s9 batteries looks similar size, but i don't have the exact measurements, but don't look at the older models, samsung improves their batteries every year, so you wont find a bigger (size /capacity) density battery in older phones compared to yours

 

[tudgirl]

My dudes, i have a note 7, but i don't have a battery, so i just thought that i could plug it in just for fun. Well the problem is that it works. It works for 5 minutes, then it starts restarting every 20 seconds. My question is, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

 

[Hzlph]

My dudes, i have a note 7, but i don't have a battery, so i just thought that i could plug it in just for fun. Well the problem is that it works. It works for 5 minutes, then it starts restarting every 20 seconds. My question is, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

I'm sorry I'm years late, but you gotta plug the phone in with a fast charger of any kind and it will work (and will be "charging", and funny enough it will go up in charge as though there was a battery in).

That's what I do with mine just to use it for no reason

 

[prston007]

I have never ever once used fast charging on them knowing what it does and how it physically affects batteries, never ever had I used it on my note5 s6 s6e or s7e.

I have to disagree with your assessment of Samsung fast charging technology. My Note 4 was my first Note with fast charging. In 2019, I am still using my N4 with original battery ... and I always fast charged it. The N4 battery remains strong. Since Sept 2017, I fast charged my N7. The battery doesn't hold a charge like new 3 years later but it still charges very fast and holds up for a while (no worse than my N8).

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the battery bay width in note7 is no more than 37mm

Using calipers, I got these dimensions from my original N7 2nd Edition battery: 37.9 mm x 97.8 mm x 4.9 mm

And your N7 battery was 37mm wide? Really?

 

[prston007]

seen S8+ battery which is wider, and S8 ... well, whats the point when S7 standard battery works 100% perfectly for Note7 battery swap?

The S8+ battery is too wide? Are you sure? According to iFixIt.com's article on their S8+ teardown, they claimed that the S8+'s dimensions were identical to the N7 battery.
https://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s8-battery-same-galaxy-note-7-2528215
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S8++Teardown/87086
I don't have the measurements of the S8+ battery. So, I can't verify iFixIt. I may order one just to see. But if you KNOW it won't work, please let me know.

And what about the Note 8's battery? Have you looked into that avenue?

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It is a pity this thread died ... because in December of 2019, those Sept 2016 N7 batteries are starting to get weak ... which is why I am looking to replace my N7's original battery.

My aim is to attempt installing a Note Fan Edition battery ... and thus avoid major mechanical mods, hopefully. But, damn, finding a FE battery seems impossible. Can anybody tell me if the FE battery works? If so, where can I buy one?

I wish the work on modding the Note 8 would have continued and been reported.

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Today, after doing some custom firmware work back and forward, I have managed to exhaust battery to ~35% ...

Mr. Ultimate, I must give you my hearty congratulations for your very impressive perseverance in developing a solution for replacing the N7's original battery. Your body of work is nothing short of extraordinary. That's why I sent a small gift in tribute to your efforts. If you had had a paypal donation button, I would have done that. Well done, sir. You are a paragon ... and your name is accurate, not hyperboyle.

 

[patsonator]

I can confirm that the s8 battery can't fit there. It's way too wide.