Hi everybody,
I've been following this great site for a long time, but this is my first post.
I'm one of the unhappy owner of a Nexus 6P with severe battery drainage. I've read plenty of threads on this topic both on this site and others, but some issues are still unclear to me.
The battery performance had been worsening since last September, with an increasing pace up to the point that last month the phone would turn off between 76% and 45%. The drainage was also extremely fast, going from full charge to 70% in half an hour of medium usage.
So I finally made up my mind and decided to change the battery. Last week I brought it to an electronic shop that I trust and they replaced the battery. I hadn't read about the fake batteries yet, and I didn't warn nor asked the guy at the shop about them - but as I said I think he's reliable.
Up to this point, nothing new.
I've had the new battery for three days, but the problems remain, same as before. I am quite puzzled, as I think that even with a fake battery there's no way to get same performance as before. The drainage is as bad as before and so the early shutdown (I reached once the 33%, but still not good and may have happened also with the old battery). AccuBattery says the battery health is 26%, but it is still a rough estimate as it had only 4 cycles.
So my questions are:
1. Do I need to wait some more days for the new battery to adjust before losing every hope?
2. As I was travelling, I could only wipe the cache. I'm gonna try a factory reset, could it help?
3. Do I need to take some extra precautions in order not to "burn" the new battery? As it is lasting as long as the old one, I need to recharge it every 3h more or less or use a battery pack (that I hate) and I think it is not good.
I cannot ask a replacement from Google as I live outside the US.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
@Paul_test even the new batteries can have issues with the 6p. I went through a couple from eBay before I got one that was solid. The shops needs to test the phone with some battery drain apps first to make sure before they put it back together.
Exodusche said:
@Paul_test even the new batteries can have issues with the 6p. I went through a couple from eBay before I got one that was solid. The shops needs to test the phone with some battery drain apps first to make sure before they put it back together.
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Thanks Exodusche. Unfortunately, I was in Spain at the time and they returned it to me the day I was leaving, so I hadn't the time to test.
So the "fake" batteries are complete crap? not just lower capacity I guess.
Did anyone come up with an explanation for this drainage problem? I mean, is it an hardware issue?
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Thanks Exodusche. Unfortunately, I was in Spain at the time and they returned it to me the day I was leaving, so I hadn't the time to test.
So the "fake" batteries are complete crap? not just lower capacity I guess.
Did anyone come up with an explanation for this drainage problem? I mean, is it an hardware issue?
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If your on Oreo shouldn't have any drain unless your using apps like Facebook. I ordered so far 4 batteries from eBay and only the first one had issues. The rest preforming close to stock. If your unlocked an rooted can get app like wakelock and check if have any rogue apps. But if your having early shutdowns no brainer that it's the battery.
About 2 weeks ago I order a battery from Aliexpress (it was about $13) and did the replacement myself yesterday. It took about 3 hours of sweating and swearing - the videos on Youtube make it look SO easy. Part of the problem was that I didn't have the right tools but I improvised and managed to open the phone with very minor marks.
Regarding the battery, I bought the one that seemed the most popular (with 350+ 5 star reviews) but it is definitely not "legit" as the KC Certification number was "XX-XXXX-XXXX" and it is ever so slightly smaller than the original one, but there is a fabrication date on it and it indicates it was manufactured a few months ago, so that's a good thing I guess. The capacity is estimated at ~90% (of the advertised 3.450mAh) and the Screen On time varies from 4.5-5 hours, so I'm pretty happy with that, considering that I would get 2-2.5 hours with the same kind of usage on the old one. A minor inconvenience would be that the % indicator is not as accurate as before, for example jumping from 80 to 76% after I pick up the phone and use it for a while, but this might get better after the initial charge cycles, as well as the "health". Also, the phone is usable to the last 1%, no more sudden death.
So if you're not satisfied with the one you have now, I definitely recommend you get one from Aliexpress, as it comes (almost) directly from the manufacturer, unlike eBay or Amazon where you could pay double.
And maybe try to install it yourself?
Hi all. I admin a group of Nexus 6p Italian users. I quote all replies to the OP questions.
I just would like to add an information. I know some 6p owners that changed their barretu with this one:
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B01BHYLUUQ/ref=pe_3310731_185740161_TE_item
So far, they are happy. Of course you have to consider to change the battery by yourself.
The nexus 6p is still a solid device if you find a good battery. Good luck.
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I'm an admin of a Nexus 6p group of Italina users. I quote all answers to the OP question. I only add that I know some 6p users that replaced their battery with the one manufactured from "vhbw" (I can't post link because I'm new to XDA even if I follow XDA for a long time).
Just google "vhbw battery nexus 6p" if you are interested.
The Nexus 6p is still a solid device if you find a good battery. Good luck @Paul_test
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About 2 weeks ago I order a battery from Aliexpress (it was about $13) and did the replacement myself yesterday. It took about 3 hours of sweating and swearing - the videos on Youtube make it look SO easy. Part of the problem was that I didn't have the right tools but I improvised and managed to open the phone with very minor marks.
Regarding the battery, I bought the one that seemed the most popular (with 350+ 5 star reviews) but it is definitely not "legit" as the KC Certification number was "XX-XXXX-XXXX" and it is ever so slightly smaller than the original one, but there is a fabrication date on it and it indicates it was manufactured a few months ago, so that's a good thing I guess. The capacity is estimated at ~90% (of the advertised 3.450mAh) and the Screen On time varies from 4.5-5 hours, so I'm pretty happy with that, considering that I would get 2-2.5 hours with the same kind of usage on the old one. A minor inconvenience would be that the % indicator is not as accurate as before, for example jumping from 80 to 76% after I pick up the phone and use it for a while, but this might get better after the initial charge cycles, as well as the "health". Also, the phone is usable to the last 1%, no more sudden death.
So if you're not satisfied with the one you have now, I definitely recommend you get one from Aliexpress, as it comes (almost) directly from the manufacturer, unlike eBay or Amazon where you could pay double.
And maybe try to install it yourself?
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I was having some doubts about installing it as I don't have the right tools, but if you say you did even without them I can try as well. Also, my phone has already been opened so it may be easier now. I had a bad experience with a laptop display using Aliexpress, so I'd rather try first with the one suggested by luck.giak that is also cheap. Thanks!
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Hi all. I admin a group of Nexus 6p Italian users. I quote all replies to the OP questions.
I just would like to add an information. I know some 6p owners that changed their barretu with this one:
So far, they are happy. Of course you have to consider to change the battery by yourself.
The nexus 6p is still a solid device if you find a good battery. Good luck.
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I'm an admin of a Nexus 6p group of Italina users. I quote all answers to the OP question. I only add that I know some 6p users that replaced their battery with the one manufactured from "vhbw" (I can't post link because I'm new to XDA even if I follow XDA for a long time).
Just google "vhbw battery nexus 6p" if you are interested.
The Nexus 6p is still a solid device if you find a good battery. Good luck @Paul_test
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I'll definitely consider it, as it is also quite cheap. I totally agree that it would still be a very nice phone, but these battery problems make it unusable. I'll give it one last try. Thanks!
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I'll definitely consider it, as it is also quite cheap. I totally agree that it would still be a very nice phone, but these battery problems make it unusable. I'll give it one last try. Thanks!
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Your welcome, be careful to open you device. You need time and patience.
To be completely honest, I'm reporting to you experiences of other users. When I had the same issue three moths ago I contacted Amazon that refunded me completely. My 6p was 1.5 years old and I was upset to change that phone so quickly (according to my standard). I considered the barety replacement by myself but finally I have to say that the refund was the right option --> Now I'm more than happy with my new BQ Aquarius X2 pro.
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Hey all,
I'd like to get a better view on how much 6p's are affected by this issue. I really have no clue what % we're talking about. So.. Is your 6p affected by the early shutdown issue? If not, could you tell us when you've bought your phone and, if you have accubattery installed, the capacity (health) of your battery?
Thanks in advance!
Sure am, and it's died at as high as 45% and as low as 15%. Accubattery pegs the health at about 60% and I've only had the phone about 15 months. Wanted this to be the first one I kept for two years.... Not looking likely with my 2 hours of SOT.
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Sure am, and it's died at as high as 45% and as low as 15%. Accubattery pegs the health at about 60% and I've only had the phone about 15 months. Wanted this to be the first one I kept for two years.... Not looking likely with my 2 hours of SOT.
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Yeah this is really bad. Fortunately, I've got a new battery in it thanks to warranty. But now I'm really afraid to use the phone. I'm waiting on a response from Google on all this before using my phone again. I've used it after repair for a couple of days to see if the problem was fixed: it was.
Can't wait for the oneplus 5 to be released.
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Yeah this is really bad. Fortunately, I've got a new battery in it thanks to warranty. But now I'm really afraid to use the phone. I'm waiting on a response from Google on all this before using my phone again. I've used it after repair for a couple of days to see if the problem was fixed: it was.
Can't wait for the oneplus 5 to be released.
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It infuriates me because I love the phone and don't want to buy a new one.... But I can't have something that is going to die on me. I'm pretty pissed off with the state of Google hardware in general right now. Both the 5x and 6P are bootlooping and dying for no discernible reason, the Pixel and 6P have battery issues, although the Pixel, so far at least, doesn't seem to have them nearly as widespread. I feel like my phone is a ticking time bomb and that's really, really not cool.
Plus the supply issues with the Pixel all but rule that out as a replacement anyway.
I've owned three of the last four generations of Nexus phones, and while I was elated with the 6P when I got it, that glow has faded significantly. .
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It infuriates me because I love the phone and don't want to buy a new one.... But I can't have something that is going to die on me. I'm pretty pissed off with the state of Google hardware in general right now. Both the 5x and 6P are bootlooping and dying for no discernible reason, the Pixel and 6P have battery issues, although the Pixel, so far at least, doesn't seem to have them nearly as widespread. I feel like my phone is a ticking time bomb and that's really, really not cool.
Plus the supply issues with the Pixel all but rule that out as a replacement anyway.
I've owned three of the last four generations of Nexus phones, and while I was elated with the 6P when I got it, that glow has faded significantly. .
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Yeah that ticking timebomb feeling is really annoying. I don't even dare to use the phone now it actually works, because I'm afraid that I'll f*ck up my new battery. I'm trying to wait for an official response from Google, but it's hard. I really want to know if some software f*ckup is causing these batteries to degrade faster.
I had the issue also. I bought mine in October 2015. Accubattery was showing the battery at 60% and was shutting down at random once it got below 40%. Google sent me a refurbished phone even though it was out of warranty. So far this one hasn't shut down early and accubattery shows 95%.
I got my phone mid February (Best Buy) last year and do not have the problem. Accubattery shows my battery health at 93% (3220mah). But I also protect my battery as much as possible with when to charge and never let my phone stay plugged in when topped off either.
Never had early shutdown. Had my 6p for a few months. Accubattery shows 99%.
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I had the issue also. I bought mine in October 2015. Accubattery was showing the battery at 60% and was shutting down at random once it got below 40%. Google sent me a refurbished phone even though it was out of warranty. So far this one hasn't shut down early and accubattery shows 95%.
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Does the battery life itself seem to be better as well? Part of my problem is that with the screen on I'm looking at an obscene drain. According to accubattery my average drain with screen on is 1100ma/h. Hell it dropped two percent in the time it took me to type this.
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Does the battery life itself seem to be better as well? Part of my problem is that with the screen on I'm looking at an obscene drain. According to accubattery my average drain with screen on is 1100ma/h. Hell it dropped two percent in the time it took me to type this.
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Yeah the battery life is a lot better. I was doing good to get 2 hours SOT on my old phone. Same setup on this one is getting 4 to 4.5 hours SOT. I don't recall what my average drain was before but now it's about 450 ma/h. Here is a screenshot.
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Yeah the battery life is a lot better. I was doing good to get 2 hours SOT on my old phone. Same setup on this one is getting 4 to 4.5 hours SOT. I don't recall what my average drain was before but now it's about 450 ma/h. Here is a screenshot.
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I may have to give that a shot then. Buying a new one really isn't in the budget right now. Did you flash back to stock or relock the bootloader before you sent it in?
Never had early shutdown, and have had my 6P since launch.... Mostly custom AOSP roms....
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I may have to give that a shot then. Buying a new one really isn't in the budget right now. Did you flash back to stock or relock the bootloader before you sent it in?
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I'm not sure it was necessary but I flashed back to stock and relocked bootloader. I didn't want to take any chances especially since they were replacing it out of warranty. Worst case I could have used Nexus protect either way. They tried to get me to do that when I called. I refused and once I mentioned the Reddit thread they agreed to replace. Saved me the $79.00 deductible.
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:good::good:We have two in our family and neither one is affected. One was purchased Late 2015 and another early 2016. Both show over 95% capacity in Accubattery (mine is 97%) and I can run the battery down to 1%. Both are stock 7.1.1 one is unlocked and rooted, and the other has never been unlocked. Although I could not vote for each phone, it will be interesting to check poll results a few months down the road.
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Yeah that ticking timebomb feeling is really annoying. I don't even dare to use the phone now it actually works, because I'm afraid that I'll f*ck up my new battery. I'm trying to wait for an official response from Google, but it's hard. I really want to know if some software f*ckup is causing these batteries to degrade faster.
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Google's official position is that the early shutdown problem and boot loop of death are both hardware issues. People are experiencing both problems on stock Marshmallow and Nougat as well as on custom ROMs.
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I'm not sure it was necessary but I flashed back to stock and relocked bootloader. I didn't want to take any chances especially since they were replacing it out of warranty. Worst case I could have used Nexus protect either way. They tried to get me to do that when I called. I refused and once I mentioned the Reddit thread they agreed to replace. Saved me the $79.00 deductible.
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Guess I'm making a call tomorrow then. Hope this straightens things up. Thanks!
Just as an update, I got my RMA last week and it has behaved flawlessly since. Accubattery is actually reporting 101% battery health, and It's taking a little getting used to having a phone that the battery doesn't die in two hours.
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Sure am, and it's died at as high as 45% and as low as 15%. Accubattery pegs the health at about 60% and I've only had the phone about 15 months. Wanted this to be the first one I kept for two years.... Not looking likely with my 2 hours of SOT.
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Same story.. getting a new battery install totally solves this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fCDOfljoQY
It's annoying not to be able to easily swap in a new battery but manufacturers could prefer people feel desperate for a yearly upgrade: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/nexus-6p-battery-replacement-options-t3628932
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Same story.. getting a new battery install totally solves this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fCDOfljoQY
It's annoying not to be able to easily swap in a new battery but manufacturers could prefer people feel desperate for a yearly upgrade: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/nexus-6p-battery-replacement-options-t3628932
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I haven't had an issue since I got my RMAd device, so yeah. I even have all the same apps installed and everything and I'm still getting ten hours of mixed usage. Performance is getting a little pokey but the phone is coming up two years old soooooooooooo I'm not surprised.
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Hi
My 5X died (LG Spain told me that they don't want to repair it using the warranty, because they found this inside, I've never wet the phone..also started bull****ing about the screen, screen was perfectly fine, and recovery, i was able to enter recovery, just wasn't able to boot the phone or use it without a reboot after a few minutes...)
Anyway,
Now I'm getting a used 6P at a good price today.
The issue is the battery, apparently is in bad shape......like 74% left with 30 SoT (mainly Whatsapp), 4 hours standby, and some Spotify..(I'm not the user, but I got this info today).
So I'm planning to change the battery next week if I get this 6P.
I've already saw this video, and it's difficult mainly because of the glue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEQbQPAU9Ss
Do you have any good link to buy the battery in Europe? Some good eBay vendor..or something like that? I'd like to have good unused battery!
Thanks
thesebastian said:
Hi
My 5X died (LG Spain told me that they don't want to repair it using the warranty, because they found this inside, I've never wet the phone..also started bull****ing about the screen, screen was perfectly fine, and recovery, i was able to enter recovery, just wasn't able to boot the phone or use it without a reboot after a few minutes...)
Anyway,
Now I'm getting a used 6P at a good price today.
The issue is the battery, apparently is in bad shape......like 74% left with 30 SoT (mainly Whatsapp), 4 hours standby, and some Spotify..(I'm not the user, but I got this info today).
So I'm planning to change the battery next week if I get this 6P.
I've already saw this video, and it's difficult mainly because of the glue:
Do you have any good link to buy the battery in Europe? Some good eBay vendor..or something like that? I'd like to have good unused battery!
Thanks
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Hello... Check this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/accessories/oem-battery-t3534410
People discuss about OEM battery replacement and where they bought it.
For a guide to change it, there's also discussions either on XDA or the interweb...
Good luck... :good:
@5.1
thanks man! it's good to see people replacing this phone battery. There are so many posts everywhere with negative comments about it. "It's impossible, you better buy a new one" and things like that.
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@5.1
thanks man! it's good to see people replacing this phone battery. There are so many posts everywhere with negative comments about it. "It's impossible, you better buy a new one" and things like that.
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Yeah... You just need the proper how-to, the proper tools, patience.
Take your time and be gentle with the thin parts. You may buy a new back cover and lens protector (not sure).
Anyway, those who did it certainly know better than i on this matter...
Good luck... :good:
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Yeah... You just need the proper how-to, the proper tools, patience.
Take your time and be gentle with the thin parts. You may buy a new back cover and lens protector (not sure).
Anyway, those who did it certainly know better than i on this matter...
Good luck... :good:
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The good part is that, you don't have to deal with "side locks" (I think) and the side buttons seem to not be affected by the process. (I've replaced a Galaxy Nexus display in the past, and the volume buttons never were the same. Also opened a Nexus 5 to change battery; and the low part of the back ended up a bit loose, probably because of the side locks. Here, at least, we have screws in the cover...the most difficult part is the removal of the glass and the bottom aluminium, but at least there are no side locks, just glue....
(I'm planning to use a hair dryers, and then just get the other tools).
Anyway...first I'm gonna try it with the current battery for a week. but seems to have a bad battery (maybe 20% worse than a regular 5X). I understand that a 6P has more life than the 5X, so that's what I'm aiming after a replacement...
I've been using an iPhone 5S for a week....amazing compass (compared to all the nexus I had), but the rest..... I don't like it (specially the screen size). If I have to open a LINK in Chrome, login into airport wifi, multitask or basically write a big paragraph....i want to kill myself.
So I'm in a hurry right now...
@5.1
At the end I've replaced my battery (used a "Cameron Sino X-Longer" one as replacement, it's more expensive than the others, but seems to worth the price).
- No more shutdowns before reaching 1% battery left.
- More than 100% increase in battery life. Now I'm having 4-4:30 hours+ SoT and all day standby. With everything enabled, trusted voice, trusted places, etc. (except NFC and bluetooth).
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@5.1
At the end I've replaced my battery (used a "Cameron Sino X-Longer" one as replacement, it's more expensive than the others, but seems to worth the price).
- No more shutdowns before reaching 1% battery left.
- More than 100% increase in battery life. Now I'm having 4-4:30 hours+ SoT and all day standby. With everything enabled, trusted voice, trusted places, etc. (except NFC and bluetooth).
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Nice... This is the average SOT you get when the phone is brand new. I use my devices mostly on WiFi without GPS. Also trusted voice/places disabled. So I usually got between 5h30 and 6h30 with average usage (web, YouTube, SMS/MMS, XDA Labs)
I've switched to another model now. But the N6P is a great device nonetheless. Enjoy your new phone..! :good:
Cheers...
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@5.1
At the end I've replaced my battery (used a "Cameron Sino X-Longer" one as replacement, it's more expensive than the others, but seems to worth the price).
- No more shutdowns before reaching 1% battery left.
- More than 100% increase in battery life. Now I'm having 4-4:30 hours+ SoT and all day standby. With everything enabled, trusted voice, trusted places, etc. (except NFC and bluetooth).
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hey im looking for a replacement battery myself, could you tell me where you got the cameron sino from? Ive heard great things about it and would definitely like to order it!
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hey im looking for a replacement battery myself, could you tell me where you got the cameron sino from? Ive heard great things about it and would definitely like to order it!
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http://m.ebay.es/itm/332085932714?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&_mwBanner=1
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Got one the Cameron sino for the Huawei 6p on eBay for 25.00. working like a champ.
I bought my nexus 6p a few months ago second hand from swappa.com. I like others have experienced the early shutdown problem and at first i let it go however it continued to get worse and the battery would barely last my one hour ride to work. I decided to contact google just to see what would happen. I was sure my phone was out of warrantee which the tech support rep confirmed. I told her my situation and to my surprise she said that since this is a known problem, as a one time courtesy they will take back my phone and send me a refurb. Just wanted to share my story in case anyone else here is having a difficult time with this. I cant say yet whether or not i still have the problem but will report back after a few day sif anyone is interested. i'm sure the battery life will be better though.
edit: i even explained that i bought it second hand from sappa.com and thats why i am not the owner in their system. It seems the phone just needed to be originally purchased from them instead of a third party like a phone company.
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I bought my nexus 6p a few months ago second hand from swappa.com. I like others have experienced the early shutdown problem and at first i let it go however it continued to get worse and the battery would barely last my one hour ride to work. I decided to contact google just to see what would happen. I was sure my phone was out of warrantee which the tech support rep confirmed. I told her my situation and to my surprise she said that since this is a known problem, as a one time courtesy they will take back my phone and send me a refurb. Just wanted to share my story in case anyone else here is having a difficult time with this. I cant say yet whether or not i still have the problem but will report back after a few day sif anyone is interested. i'm sure the battery life will be better though.
edit: i even explained that i bought it second hand from sappa.com and thats why i am not the owner in their system. It seems the phone just needed to be originally purchased from them instead of a third party like a phone company.
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Let us know how it all works out, how long it takes to get the refurbished one which I've heard can be a different color if that matters to you but should be the same capacity. Did they ask for a credit card in case they don't get the return unit?
I think I'd personally rather just change the battery first ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72934124&postcount=25 ) to see if it solves the problem without losing my 1.5 yr+ whole setup-dealing with restoring files that I did however backup but it's good to know Google has offered this one time courtesy since it's a real issue that a Google store device shouldn't have. My fingerprint sensor on my stock Nexus 6P is getting annoying slow too often ( for some it's stopped working entirely https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/vLbK8_TF7vE/27XCSnZvBQAJ ) so maybe I'll contact Google to see what they say - https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/7109524?hl=en&ref_topic=7084203.
I just installed the latest July 5 security patch update (this Build N2G48B of 7.1.2 took a long time to boot & still finishing update) which seems to have helped my fingerprint sensor speed so far but more time will tell..
to answer your questions, i ordered it the sunday before independence day and recieved it thurs. they used fedex 2 day shipping.phone is the same color and capacity. they put a hold on my credit card for almost 800 until they recieve the old phone back. battery life is substantially improved. I am so used to plugging the phone in every chance i get that i have not had a chance to see if it actually goes to 0% yet but i did get it down to about 15. ill post back in a few days to let you guys know if i still have the early shutdown with this refurbished phone
I did the same exact thing on Sunday, I got my phone on Swappa with Nexus protect that was transferred to me. The battery issue has become a serious issue sometimes dying at 50% so on Sunday google changed original owner in "google tools" to me so it appears as if I bought it from them and also issued me an out of warranty RMA. I placed the order yesterday once I got the funds for the hold ($588 for 64gb 6P) and the phone shipped today.
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to answer your questions, i ordered it the sunday before independence day and recieved it thurs. they used fedex 2 day shipping.phone is the same color and capacity. they put a hold on my credit card for almost 800 until they recieve the old phone back. battery life is substantially improved. I am so used to plugging the phone in every chance i get that i have not had a chance to see if it actually goes to 0% yet but i did get it down to about 15. ill post back in a few days to let you guys know if i still have the early shutdown with this refurbished phone
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Thanks for starting this thread, did they send you a prepaid postage to return your device with your refurbished replacement?
Could you-everyone install AccuBattery as described in thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72934124&postcount=25 & tell us the battery health (mine is just 41-42% estimated capacity after >19 mo) of your refurbished replacement.. I would be very surprised if you still have an early shutdown problem with a healthy battery. The latest update seems to have improved my fingerprint sensor speed but still sluggish at times (yet still faster than entering the PIN).
Mine is a 64GB Silver Aluminium which is probably the most produced one so would likely get the same one in return but for others I've still heard you could get a different color like this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fCDOfljoQY
If I had more recently got the phone I'd be more psyched to contact Google first but after >19 months of data on it setup the way I like it I'm still leaning toward just replacing the battery by Monday with only an 1hr of downtime & monitor with AccuBattery but the more options to solve the issue the better.
They email you pre paid postage to print out and use and you can use the same box. Accubattery shows 87% health based on 2 sessions with 130% charged and 3908 mA
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They email you pre paid postage to print out and use and you can use the same box. Accubattery shows 87% health based on 2 sessions with 130% charged and 3908 mA
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Good to know, hopefully you won't get anymore early shutdowns (for at least the next 12+ months anyway when its battery degrades & you've moved on to another device. Maybe the 87% will also go up some with more sessions data but it should be far better than the original battery.
I had an uninitiated reboot today at 100% because I had my N6P plugged into an external battery since I didn't want a potential shutdown while using voice navigation (among other apps) but at least it could reboot without further incident. I still think that could have been the degraded battery issue that can not keep up with the power demands of so many apps (even if plugged into a portable external charger-some apps which I closed after the uninitiated reboot).
Hopefully no one will be reporting early shutdowns & less uninitiated reboots after healthier batteries..
it has been months now having to deal with this issue.
i really love my 6p but I've got tired of having to charge my phone every three hours. it shuts down when recording video when the battery below 50% or giving the CPU a hard task like searching a long excel sheet. i cant open Snapchat when below 50% fearing that it will shutdown and its not may or may not it will shutdown .
i don't think its a hardware failure because when it happens twrp boots up just fine but cant mount data and it shows the real percentage. while ROM shows 1% and shutdown. it happens with all ROMs even the stock ones.
I live in a country where there is no support from google or any hardware store ( they don't even know the name of the phone ).
this issue have put me in many awkward moments I've waited for a long time towards a solution maybe that's it. and it is time to move on ??.
Its a hardware fault, as in as much as your battery needs replacing. Well known issue where the battery degrades causing this issue.
You could install Accubattery and do a health check to conform this.
Replace Your Battery!
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it has been months now having to deal with this issue......
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Have you been living in a cave? Are you a troll? Did you think a software update was coming to fix it? You need a replacement battery, or get another phone.
dark3bod said:
it has been months now having to deal with this issue.
i really love my 6p but I've got tired of having to charge my phone every three hours. it shuts down when recording video when the battery below 50% or giving the CPU a hard task like searching a long excel sheet. i cant open Snapchat when below 50% fearing that it will shutdown and its not may or may not it will shutdown .
i don't think its a hardware failure because when it happens twrp boots up just fine but cant mount data and it shows the real percentage. while ROM shows 1% and shutdown. it happens with all ROMs even the stock ones.
I live in a country where there is no support from google or any hardware store ( they don't even know the name of the phone ).
this issue have put me in many awkward moments I've waited for a long time towards a solution maybe that's it. and it is time to move on ??.
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I installed a new battery and used battery calibration from the play store. It's working like new again.
I just got my new 6p battery. I can confirm that I just get 1hr of screen on time and it will shutdown. I live in asia and There is no stock of the 6p's battery everywhere here even in Huawei stores and service centers. I got mine from an online site and have it shipped to me. It took a while but it was worth it. Its like new again (bought this device 2nd hand and already have the degraded battery).
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I just got my new 6p battery. I can confirm that I just get 1hr of screen on time and it will shutdown. I live in asia and There is no stock of the 6p's battery everywhere here even in Huawei stores and service centers. I got mine from an online site and have it shipped to me. It took a while but it was worth it. Its like new again (bought this device 2nd hand and already have the degraded battery).
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What batteries did you guys buy? I have battery issues. Phone dies but twrp shows another value. Sometimes drops by 2% instead of 1%
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What batteries did you guys buy? I have battery issues. Phone dies but twrp shows another value. Sometimes drops by 2% instead of 1%
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There is no more original battery for our 6p almost everything that is being sold is a chinese knockoffs. But I got a Beltron Battery. I also like the cameron sino (good reviews) but the price is 2x the price of beltron if when i ship it to my country. But, So far no issues. 1hr 45mins SOT and i still have 70% (Fb, YT, Web browsing, instagram and etc). Today is my first day of using this battery. Fingers crossed.
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There is no more original battery for our 6p almost everything that is being sold is a chinese knockoffs. But I got a Beltron Battery. I also like the cameron sino (good reviews) but the price is 2x the price of beltron if when i ship it to my country. But, So far no issues. 1hr 45mins SOT and i still have 70% (Fb, YT, Web browsing, instagram and etc). Today is my first day of using this battery. Fingers crossed.
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I've never heard that one. But I've heard I've had to be careful with sino as most are fakes now. But I've also heard good ones about Cameron sino x longer? Or something.
Very much would appreciate your advice on this as I don't want to pay for a fake. As I plan to get a new charger, battery, screen protector and case for it. But with the battery as it is now. Wouldn't be worth it
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I've never heard that one. But I've heard I've had to be careful with sino as most are fakes now. But I've also heard good ones about Cameron sino x longer? Or something.
Very much would appreciate your advice on this as I don't want to pay for a fake. As I plan to get a new charger, battery, screen protector and case for it. But with the battery as it is now. Wouldn't be worth it
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I suggest Beltron like mine, most of the batteries doesnt have any temp sensor. It doesnt bother me that much. I suggest using a 1A charger. Slow charging but it doesnt stress the battery so much like the OEM charger. My wild guess is that the charger is the reason why the battery degrades so fast. Good luck with your 6p!
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I suggest Beltron like mine, most of the batteries doesnt have any temp sensor. It doesnt bother me that much. I suggest using a 1A charger. Slow charging but it doesnt stress the battery so much like the OEM charger. My wild guess is that the charger is the reason why the battery degrades so fast. Good luck with your 6p!
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Thankyou very much. I will keep looking/reading but I keep this in mind. Thankyou
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There is no more original battery for our 6p almost everything that is being sold is a chinese knockoffs. But I got a Beltron Battery. I also like the cameron sino (good reviews) but the price is 2x the price of beltron if when i ship it to my country. But, So far no issues. 1hr 45mins SOT and i still have 70% (Fb, YT, Web browsing, instagram and etc). Today is my first day of using this battery. Fingers crossed.
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Agree... but what does Accubattery say your battery capacity is? 1st day feel of the pants is feedback, but having data would be better. Run the app, and after a few full charges let us know how this battery compares to the one it replaced. You *may* have found a great replacement. Thanks.
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Agree... but what does Accubattery say your battery capacity is? 1st day feel of the pants is feedback, but having data would be better. Run the app, and after a few full charges let us know how this battery compares to the one it replaced. You *may* have found a great replacement. Thanks.
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Ill download the app again. I always forget using that app. Last night i charged it 30%-100% in just more or less 3hrs using 1A charger. i was asleep that time. Today I'm using the phone non stop. Off wifi and off cellular since i have a dedicated daily driver for my social life using this device just for entertainment. Today I've been reading manga using an app non stop @ 50% brightness. Here are the screen shots of my battery in settings. I think its good. Ill return with accubattery data later
Any links for recommended battery instructions?
dark3bod said:
it has been months now having to deal with this issue.
i really love my 6p but I've got tired of having to charge my phone every three hours. it shuts down when recording video when the battery below 50% or giving the CPU a hard task like searching a long excel sheet. i cant open Snapchat when below 50% fearing that it will shutdown and its not may or may not it will shutdown .
i don't think its a hardware failure because when it happens twrp boots up just fine but cant mount data and it shows the real percentage. while ROM shows 1% and shutdown. it happens with all ROMs even the stock ones.
I live in a country where there is no support from google or any hardware store ( they don't even know the name of the phone ).
this issue have put me in many awkward moments I've waited for a long time towards a solution maybe that's it. and it is time to move on .
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My wife had the same problems and got a Pixel.
I ordered a new battery for around $20, put it in and now it's like a new phone. I swapped out the Sim card from my Moto z and now it's my daily driver. By the end of my shift it's still at 80%
I bought a brand new Nexus 6P and have had it for a month now and I must say, coming from the LG G5, its a damn shame the 6P's battery doesn't live up to the potential some phone batteries do. I would recommend doing a health check for your battery once a month at least, it's what I do to keep an eye on things. There are some good apps for monitoring your usage and longevity quite accurately.
Nevertheless I still prefer my 6P to the G5 :silly:
If your want an OEM battery here is one https://goo.gl/jmYfn9 the seller runs out but seems to get more in. I bought this one and had five and a half hours screen on time when I plugged in at 8% battery left. Mine was shutting down as soon as it hit 20%
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I bought a brand new Nexus 6P and have had it for a month now and I must say, coming from the LG G5, its a damn shame the 6P's battery doesn't live up to the potential some phone batteries do. I would recommend doing a health check for your battery once a month at least, it's what I do to keep an eye on things. There are some good apps for monitoring your usage and longevity quite accurately.
Nevertheless I still prefer my 6P to the G5 :silly:
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I have to object to the that factor that the battery on the 6p doesn't live up to its potential, well I'm making a statement out out of that comment, I bought an replaced my own battery, even went as far as adding new thermal paste in the places required, I also have my device rooted an pretty much battery mod central on my device, I have had it for 5 days on deep doze settings an it's at 68%. I had insured my journey with complete overall satisfaction, I have added a 3600 an it came 2 days after I Ordered off Amazon, for 15$ free shipping, can't beat the fact is the way a device should run, no just a nexus 6p, I mean ll devices, if you can oot it when your phone is new, you can max your battery potential to the extreme, if you've had the device like me for 3+ years, every battery saving option I went through trial and error Makin that thing last for 3 hours if it was rooted with doze settings and lasted an hour max if not rooted. So I went the do it youself an learn something an it wasn't hard one bit. Charged It till full an turned it on an let it do its thing, I can't tell you how many of you need to change your battery out an buy a new phone. let's be clear an unrooted phone will never exceed battery life for the reasons of the hogwash they add o it an cause it to drain, if you eliminate the drag you'll get your full potential on battery life and only 15$ than forking out 500$ on a new device, work smarter not harder. Seeder, amplify, greenify, power nap, servicely, naptime, xposed, better battery stats, tasker, appcontext, powersving.apk,magisk doze mods, I recommend them all on magisk even if they are repoed, fix the prop for the present time if you know what your doing, Lspeed Is a great tool to have, I use elementalx an tweaked my settings for battery another great tool for battery conserving is [All+ROMs]+Galacticâ„¢+DeepSleep+MOD+[Super+Battery+Saver], find an flash it in recovery. For all devices.
If there are any questions on those apps or have any fed back let me know. Good luck.
hi guys i don't know if there is a thread about this already, but where do you guys get a battery for axon 7? my axon 7 now dying so quickly, I'm so tired of it
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hi guys i don't know if there is a thread about this already, but where do you guys get a battery for axon 7? my axon 7 now dying so quickly, I'm so tired of it
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Amazon/ebay
messi2050 said:
Amazon/ebay
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but are they trustable.... :/ any specific product
cho9736 said:
but are they trustable.... :/ any specific product
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Check highest rated products, here is an example
http://r.ebay.com/cqJUf4
cho9736 said:
hi guys i don't know if there is a thread about this already, but where do you guys get a battery for axon 7? my axon 7 now dying so quickly, I'm so tired of it
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surprisingly most batteries (Even blatant knockoffs) have the advertised capacity, except the 3600 mAh ones. Just grab a Cameron Sino or one of the original-looking ones and you'll be fine
I got a replacement OEM from the states for 5 quid - it was the cheapest on ebay at the time. Works perfectly. My phone returned to it's formal glory, except for Quick Charging which was broken before.
Just ordered this one: it's supposed to be for the Axon 7s which I think as the same structure inside, so it must fit well. Seems legit, 3320mAh as the Axon 7s is 3400 mAh
Battery Aliexpress
And 2 speakers as the bottom one seems non fonctional and the top one is not sounding good anymore
3650mAh-LI3931T44P8h756346-Battery-For-ZTE-Axon-7-Battery-5-5inch-A2017- Have anyone tried this 3650mah battery
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amus76 said:
Just ordered this one: it's supposed to be for the Axon 7s which I think as the same structure inside, so it must fit well. Seems legit, 3320mAh as the Axon 7s is 3400 mAh
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And 2 speakers as the bottom one seems non fonctional and the top one is not sounding good anymore
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Have you tried ?
alwynjoshy said:
3650mAh-LI3931T44P8h756346-Battery-For-ZTE-Axon-7-Battery-5-5inch-A2017- Have anyone tried this 3650mah battery
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Have you tried ?
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I'm still waiting for the battery, this is Aliexpress
For the 3650 mAh, just a little search on the forum will answer your question, or a search on Aliexpress. SPOILER: it's a 3200mAh
Just received my battery.
Just a reminder, it was supposed to be a battery for Axon 7s which has a greater capacity.
The battery I received is a standard yellow one for Axon 7 with ZTE logo.
I'm too busy to install it right now, I hope it's a legit one and has a standard capacity.
Conclusion: you can't find any Axon 7s battery
I ordered mine off Amazon called Cameron Sino like someone here said earlier and it's working good for now I hope it stays this way for a while. I've read about 3rd party batteries degrading too fast compared to oem ones. Almost doubled my battery life compared to a 2 year old battery i was using before this
How difficult was it to do the replacement?
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How difficult was it to do the replacement?
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For my first time I would say not too bad but I did end up scratching the speaker grills and ordering a replacement. To me, getting the speaker cover out was harder than the actual battery. I've posted some sot screenshots in a different thread if u are interested in seeing them. And as a first timer also have advice for others who want to try it as well so they don't make the same mistakes as me. It can be worth it if u don't care about keeping your device that mint anymore. But it can still also be mint depending how good u are at replacing it. If u use a case, the scratches can be covered up anyways. Imo I would say only do it if u had your phone for too long or got bored of it. Once u know how to do it perfectly, this can almost futureproof the phone and u might not feel like switching anymore. Another time to do it could be when u order an already used one for less than half the price of a new and have nothing to lose. Replacing the battery will make it feel new again and u just got yourself a good deal. There are a bunch for sale either on swappa or ebay. I think people usually sell their phones because battery degradation is the main reason and they went for a new phone instead of replacing it themselves
I need a battery replacement too.
I get 1.30 hours screen on time and Battery Saver is enabled all the time.
If I use WiFi I lose 1 percent every 30/60 seconds.
I need it mostly on screen.
I checked accubattery multiple times once it said 1.950 mah left and now 2.150 mah.
I'm running Android 9 but I got worse results on older Versions of Android. I don't even play games now.
Is this all battery fault?
Voenix said:
I need a battery replacement too.
I get 1.30 hours screen on time and Battery Saver is enabled all the time.
If I use WiFi I lose 1 percent every 30/60 seconds.
I need it mostly on screen.
I checked accubattery multiple times once it said 1.950 mah left and now 2.150 mah.
I'm running Android 9 but I got worse results on older Versions of Android. I don't even play games now.
Is this all battery fault?
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Yes probably!
So you get better battery performance with Android 9 than Stock Oreo beta?
Screen shot for Battery replacement
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For my first time I would say not too bad but I did end up scratching the speaker grills and ordering a replacement. To me, getting the speaker cover out was harder than the actual battery. I've posted some sot screenshots in a different thread if u are interested in seeing them. And as a first timer also have advice for others who want to try it as well so they don't make the same mistakes as me. It can be worth it if u don't care about keeping your device that mint anymore. But it can still also be mint depending how good u are at replacing it. If u use a case, the scratches can be covered up anyways. Imo I would say only do it if u had your phone for too long or got bored of it. Once u know how to do it perfectly, this can almost futureproof the phone and u might not feel like switching anymore. Another time to do it could be when u order an already used one for less than half the price of a new and have nothing to lose. Replacing the battery will make it feel new again and u just got yourself a good deal. There are a bunch for sale either on swappa or ebay. I think people usually sell their phones because battery degradation is the main reason and they went for a new phone instead of replacing it themselves
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Hi, can you send me the link to the thread you have for battery replacement screen shot.
anildzs said:
Hi, can you send me the link to the thread you have for battery replacement screen shot.
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Go on Youtube, it's an easy process once the phone is oppened. Just mind to reconnect carefully all the cables
anildzs said:
Hi, can you send me the link to the thread you have for battery replacement screen shot.
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Sorry for the late reply. I posted a few screenshots in schwifty kernel thread but u have to go back a few pages. There are more than 1 post with 3 different days if u go back more
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ax...schwifty-kernel-custom-6-8-17-t3808465/page13
Right now I'm currently testing oreo beta rom which can't use that kernel
Voenix said:
I need a battery replacement too.
I get 1.30 hours screen on time and Battery Saver is enabled all the time.
If I use WiFi I lose 1 percent every 30/60 seconds.
I need it mostly on screen.
I checked accubattery multiple times once it said 1.950 mah left and now 2.150 mah.
I'm running Android 9 but I got worse results on older Versions of Android. I don't even play games now.
Is this all battery fault?
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I dunno if you replaced your battery since posting, but I had the same levels of battery degradation as you. I just changed my battery... And this thing is flying again and not feeling like it'll shutdown after 3-4 hours of use. It's crazy how much my device was throttling with the old battery.
Be careful not to damage the screen ribbon. Also not to over heat the grills distorting them. The glue on the camera glass has to go during assembly.