Battery Problems - ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers

I've owned by Axon 7 A2017GV1.30B02 for just over a year. But my battery drains rapidly, not even lasting overnight sometimes.
Any idea where I could get the battery replaced? As I love the Front Facing Speakers and Dolby and I can't see any other mobiles that have these.
Thanks

karl100100 said:
I've owned by Axon 7 A2017GV1.30B02 for just over a year. But my battery drains rapidly, not even lasting overnight sometimes.
Any idea where I could get the battery replaced? As I love the Front Facing Speakers and Dolby and I can't see any other mobiles that have these.
Thanks
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Replace it yourself, you just need a craft knife and something dull to pry the battery loose.
Check JerryRigEverything's video on how to disassemble the phone. Also, when you are about to reassemble the phone, check that the buttons are sticking out as they should be, and slide that side first. and you're done.
Buy an original-looking battery from aliexpress, the cheapest ones are the same quality as the more expensive ones. The Cameron Sino ones are good too. Just ignore the 3650 mAh ones, those are fake.

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high capacity battery?? what vendor? what model? what capacity?

Hi everybody.
plz someone can help me to find a good battery in ebay for my kaiser?
I read about some batteries with high mA capacity but the same performance than the original battery, and some vendors and very bad quality batteries.
so I'm a little bit confused, I want a battery with better performance than the original, but with the same size (of preference) or not too big.
if someone can tell me about a good vendor and his best battery model I would be been thankful with him
PS: plz don't burn me by open this topic so vitiated.
Ps2: sorry about my english
I'm using this battery which is technically twice the capacity here:
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/htc-t...lacement-extended-battery-2700mah-p-3052.html
It comes with a new back casing because as you would expect it is literally twice the width of the original battery so it sticks out at the back. I haven't had any problem with the quality of the battery, but the casing does feel a little bit cheaper than the original.
This one comes with 12 months warranty, which you are unlikely to get on Ebay so bare that in mind when you do your purchase.
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rfarnell said:
I'm using this battery which is technically twice the capacity here:
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/htc-t...lacement-extended-battery-2700mah-p-3052.html
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Technically, yes...but in normal use, does it actually work? Does the battery work longer?
ive used an incredibly similar style of battery for an older htc phone. I used a battery with twice the mah but didnt quite get twice the life. dont get me wrong, did the job at increasing the life pretty well and u get used to it sticking out a bit on the back
ps, if yer using a tight carry case then it may not fit in with an upgraded battery
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Technically, yes...but in normal use, does it actually work? Does the battery work longer?
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that is exactly my question. in this case, which battery is better in weight/size/mAh/performance?
Im using the 1600 mah from www.seidio.com. Barely adds any weight compaired to OEM. Batt life for me is extended about 4-5 hrs. On OEM, with normal usage, I am down to 30% by 10pm (I charge overnight 12am-5am). With the 1600, I am about 45% at 10pm.
All my products from Seidio have been solid. I would stray away from batteries bought from ebay. I got lame ones several times when buying batts for other phones, cameras and devices.
I forgot to add that the 1600 does not need the extended back cover. It is the same dimensions of the OEM. Also the 1600's weight is, if anything less then the OEM. The metal bars/frame on the OEM battery is not there on the 1600. Some say that the metal bars are for reception. So far I have not noticed any reception decrease nor interference difference.
transportguy said:
All my products from Seidio have been solid. I would stray away from batteries bought from ebay. I got lame ones several times when buying batts for other phones, cameras and devices.
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I live in Chile (southamerica) in the ass of the world.
the only easy-fast way to buy something is ebay
I am so lucky I guess, I never had a problem buying this way always looking the vendor feedback/reputation.
thanks by the advice
I think the best battery is that http://shop.eten.hu/mugen-power-300...5-cingular-with-battery-door-black-p-207.html
breakx said:
I think the best battery is that http://shop.eten.hu/mugen-power-300...5-cingular-with-battery-door-black-p-207.html
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Why do you think that? Have you compared it to the other extended batteries (including the cheap ones on eBay)? As far as I can see, they're all pretty much the same.
As far as I understand, all the extended batteries have the problem where the Kaiser incorrectly reports the capacity and shuts off when they're half full.
Have you seen this post? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2097942&postcount=48
FWIW:
We have few older htc phones at home (ipaqs, tytn1, tytn2).
I bought extended batteries for ipaqs in the past - original from HP's store, and 2600mAh and 2400mAh "generics" from ebay.
Contrary to what I've been "warned" by some people, there was no problems whatsoever with any of the "generic" batteries - they didn't explode didn't damage my phones, nor didn't malfunction prematurely either.
The 2600mAh made in China lasted me 1yr 3mths before it started to act up, the 2400mAh Taiwan-make still works (its been 1yr 5mths now) - and both are no-brand cheap batteries from ebay, and the HP's expensive extended batt (IIRC it is mere 1800mAh only) still works too (almost 2yrs now).
The only problem I had with the extended batteries were their replacement back covers.
Except for HP's original one (of course) which came with 2 extra covers, the "generics" came with really shoddy and crappy covers, the China-make one was the worst: it was slightly out-of-specs, and it always felt somewhat loose (no, it never felt off nor unlatched itself but it had this "loose" feeling always, you could physically feel it moving a bit up and down when holding the phone, not much - maybe half a millimeter - but it was there).
The other Taiwan make battery's cover was perfect in its dimensions (no "loose" feeling) but then its color was few shades off of the original color... not really important detail (specially when you pay 3x less than for the "original") but I thought I should mention it too.
I have just ordered Mugen extended battery for my TyTN II.
When it arrives - and I won't forget - I'll post here about it.
****, I am really confused now
thanks justdave by the advise.
just get a ebay cheapo
http://cgi.ebay.com/EXTENDED-LIFE-B...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
this is what I ordered. from this seller. battery cover fits perfectly. no wiggle. battery lasts all day without worry with heavy usage. talk, email push, web, im on it all day.
It does not report the battery meters correctly as with all extended batteries as noted. but this battery at 23 bucks shipped is the so much cheaper and I am betting the exact same cells as a seidio or muggen battery. they are all made in china anyways.
An alternative may be an external USB power pack. I use one of these and top up when my battery is going low. Saves the hassle of a larger phone, and all i need is a standard mini usb cable
http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=2725&t_mode=des
I am also using the seidio extended life 1600ma battery, i used to charge my phone every night because id be down to like 20% after a day of use, now with the 1600 i go 2 days of use and charge it the 2nd night almost always. Also you retain the original battery cover. I dont know about you guys but this phone is dookie enough as is, i dont need a big battery that requires a new cover and makes my phone another 1/4 inch thicker. seidios a good buy imo, little pricey but ive been happy with its performance.
Extended Batteries
I have an Electrospan by Boxwave @ 2600mah and a Mugen 3000mah. Yes, I think the Mugen might be a little better, but what is interesting is the batteries are exactly the same size although the back covers are different. They do make the device thicker, but it still fits in most horizontal leather cases I have tried. Boxwave also sells an external battery pack that takes 4 AA batteries. The key is to minimize battery drain in the first place. If your data like connects to 3G, battery life goes away quickly vs. edge or GPRS. You can restrict this by using Bandswitch # www.commmgrpro.com (10 euros). Voice calls, screen brightness and push email can also contribute significantly to drain.

I've found the best battery for my Kaiser!

And here it is, the original battery with a new 1600mAh cell
Don't know if it's really 1600mAh, but it's definitely better than the original Sony cell
Congratulations, have a cookie...
That sure is one empty camera area.
stuntdouble said:
Congratulations, have a cookie...
That sure is one empty camera area.
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I removed the lens because I thought some dust went in, there are white spots on every pic I take with it. Seems the white spots are not on the lens but are on the sensor, and I lost the lens
i got 2800mah from 4u-kidi for 18 US$
battery backs up for two days
antonieoalan said:
i got 2800mah from 4u-kidi for 18 US$
battery backs up for two days
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I got the 1600mAh cell for HK$32 (US$4.12)
From personal experiences though, DynaPack isn't that great. If you don't take proper care of it (like this guy I know of) the battery can really go bad.
Anyways, I just bought a MOMAX X-Level 1400 mAh. Lasts longer than the original and is of the same form factor.
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From personal experiences though, DynaPack isn't that great. If you don't take proper care of it (like this guy I know of) the battery can really go bad.
Anyways, I just bought a MOMAX X-Level 1400 mAh. Lasts longer than the original and is of the same form factor.
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It went bad already. I took it apart and replaced the crappy Sony cell inside with a brand new 1600mAh cell
I absolutely will never buy anything from Momax again. I bought a Momax BC60 battery for a Motorola phone, it says 900mAh on the packaging, but the cell is actually 400mAh(!) only Found this out after peeling the sticker off.
more mAH means the battery is heavier?
more maH means longer running time and longer charge time, but that doesn't translate directly into a heavier battery. If size constraints were inexistent, then probably the manufacturer would simply add more cells to the battery pack, but since there is a contraint, mah would depend on the cells' chemistry.
I am using a DynaTech 3.7v 1400mah battery to replace the Dynapack battery that came with the phone. It lasts for about two days in between charges on days when I seldom used the phone other than SMS, one and a half days when I use GPRS/GPS/WiFi. It gets pretty hot though when charging...
One very good choice is
the 1600mAh Cameron Sino I bought one from amazon.uk for I think 16euro.
This is my second one the others last more than one year of havy duty. A lot of GPS and WiFi almost every day. Good battery in my opinion.
i have the same battery since maybe a year. it was great, until 1 or 2 months ago, when the life was gone. the battery drains for 3-4 hours when i play music. the original battery is way better in durability.
my 3000maH battery
this battery lasts on average 5-6 days on standby time on WM6.1 full ROM
gps | wifi | BT | 3G OFF
it is pricey though $80 something
battery does not fit with regular phone cover so a new cover is provided by mugen which has a nice glossy finish and looks quite good on the phone.
2 BAD points
no opening on back cover for GPS antenna as there is no antenna in the market to fit the raised back cover.
no camera lens cover, just a cut hole in the plastic with a silver-colored plastic covering.
i protect my camera lens using a single layer of clear cellotape, pictures come out quite decent.
http://www.mugenpowerbatteries.info.../es109514_es120302495377/Products/HLI-P4550XL
or google search for HLI-P4550XL

Someone explain this?

I've got this battery with the phone when I traded it over craigslist, and I knew for a fact with research that this wasn't the original battery. It felt old, and gave me about 5 hours of battery life no matter what I did to conserve life. It wouldn't fully charge, it'd get stuck at 77% and not move, but after a restart it would be a hundred but start draining right away. It was also very soft and I could easily bend the battery in half. So I ordered a 1500mAh off ebay for $6, and whoaa day and night difference, I get a little more than 12 hours with auto brightness and moderate-heavy usage, but I know these Chinese battery's aren't too good, and they will start crapping out.
So I got a replacement from T-Mobile, works fine, But now I have 3 batteries for one phone that gets me through the day, and since the battery I got first was ****, I said let me take the sticker apart and see the deal with these batteries.
Mind you, the battery looks and feels like a real legit HTC battery, and I thought it was the real one when I got the phone, had no idea that it was fake. It states it's a 1400mAh on the black sticker and 1000mAh on the actual battery housing under the sticker.
Striped it away and on the part where there is the connector, it says "YY-HT DESIRE HD"
Now I really don't know or can't tell if it's a fake battery or not, can anyone let me know how I can test it? What to look for?
Here are some pictures.
well my original battery states that it's 1400mAh, and through battery tests, it reports that it's 1377 mAh so I'm pretty sure that yours isn't genuine
How do you find out the true mAh of a battery without having to peel off the sticker?
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How do you find out the true mAh of a battery without having to peel off the sticker?
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Putting it on a load over time and calculating mA/h

replacing battery

Had anybody had their 6p battery replaced? Can anyone recommend a good battery? What else should I expect as far as costs and turnaround time?
I would especially be interested in hearing if anyone had a bad experience (e.g., damaged device) getting their battery replaced or if anyone has any shops they can recommend in the bay area. Thanks!
marbertshere said:
Had anybody had their 6p battery replaced? Can anyone recommend a good battery? What else should I expect as far as costs and turnaround time?
I would especially be interested in hearing if anyone had a bad experience (e.g., damaged device) getting their battery replaced or if anyone has any shops they can recommend in the bay area. Thanks!
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I would recommend doing some searching.... https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/accessories/oem-battery-t3534410
Lots of information here
The camera glass is supposedly the worst part. I hear it breaks very easily.
crixley said:
The camera glass is supposedly the worst part. I hear it breaks very easily.
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I'm wondering if someone tries to fix it for me and they damage it, would they pay for a replacement part? I doubt it and that worries me because I'm sure I can ask a repair shop to do it and they might say yes but they may not be experienced in replacing 6p batteries.
crixley said:
The camera glass is supposedly the worst part. I hear it breaks very easily.
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I just replaced my battery earlier today. The camera glass was actually pretty easy, once I used a heat gun on it. The only thing I damaged greatly was the bottom plastic cover. Slipping a thin blade under it left a bulge in it. I had a spare and replaced it.
I did mine today also. It wasn't to bad.. The most important thing is HEAT or the glass will crack. It took me about 40 minutes to finish it
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bigmatt503 said:
I did mine today also. It wasn't to bad.. The most important thing is HEAT or the glass will crack. It took me about 40 minutes to finish it
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Will you guys report if you see a big difference after changing? I'm ordering a sino today. If you have Accubattery installed I'd be curious in knowing what it reads the replacement battery health as.
marbertshere said:
Will you guys report if you see a big difference after changing? I'm ordering a sino today. If you have Accubattery installed I'd be curious in knowing what it reads the replacement battery health as.
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I got the Cameron sino battery from Amazon. Accubattery said my og battery was at 78% and my nexus was losing its charge much faster when I purchased it a year ago. My new battery is showing 99% after 24 hours with accubattery. I'm glad I took the risk of swapping the battery myself
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marbertshere said:
Will you guys report if you see a big difference after changing? I'm ordering a sino today. If you have Accubattery installed I'd be curious in knowing what it reads the replacement battery health as.
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I've been running Accubattery for quite a while. Before the replacement, I was down to 60% battery health and getting around 2 hours of screen-on time. I was getting shutdowns at 15% and 20% battery life. Also, a heavy-load action like taking pictures wasn't safe when at less than about 60% battery remaining, since I'd get just a few pictures and then a sudden shutdown.
My battery replacement was advertised to be and looks like a legitimate OEM Huawei part. I'm now showing 107% battery health after a couple charges and a predicted screen-on time of about 4.5 hours. I also used the phone a lot yesterday for video, audio streaming, gaming playing, etc., and it held up solidly compared to what my old battery was giving me.
And I concur with bigmatt503 that heat is the key to avoiding damage to phone parts. I think if I'd have used more heat on the bottom plastic strip before wedging the knife under it, I would have avoided damaging it and would have been able to reuse it, rather than replacing it with a new one. The heat source for me was a heat gun bought from Amazon.
highvista said:
I've been running Accubattery for quite a while. Before the replacement, I was down to 60% battery health and getting around 2 hours of screen-on time. I was getting shutdowns at 15% and 20% battery life. Also, a heavy-load action like taking pictures wasn't safe when at less than about 60% battery remaining, since I'd get just a few pictures and then a sudden shutdown.
My battery replacement was advertised to be and looks like a legitimate OEM Huawei part. I'm now showing 107% battery health after a couple charges and a predicted screen-on time of about 4.5 hours. I also used the phone a lot yesterday for video, audio streaming, gaming playing, etc., and it held up solidly compared to what my old battery was giving me.
And I concur with bigmatt503 that heat is the key to avoiding damage to phone parts. I think if I'd have used more heat on the bottom plastic strip before wedging the knife under it, I would have avoided damaging it and would have been able to reuse it, rather than replacing it with a new one. The heat source for me was a heat gun bought from Amazon.
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I did a bit more research and found out that the battery I used as a replacement is not a real OEM battery. The ribbon cable on it is thinner than the OEM and the temperature sensor is locked at 25C. See this thread for a lot more information on finding an OEM battery and the non-OEM batteries that do have a working temperature sensor:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/accessories/oem-battery-t3534410
highvista said:
I've been running Accubattery for quite a while. Before the replacement, I was down to 60% battery health and getting around 2 hours of screen-on time. I was getting shutdowns at 15% and 20% battery life. Also, a heavy-load action like taking pictures wasn't safe when at less than about 60% battery remaining, since I'd get just a few pictures and then a sudden shutdown.
My battery replacement was advertised to be and looks like a legitimate OEM Huawei part. I'm now showing 107% battery health after a couple charges and a predicted screen-on time of about 4.5 hours. I also used the phone a lot yesterday for video, audio streaming, gaming playing, etc., and it held up solidly compared to what my old battery was giving me.
And I concur with bigmatt503 that heat is the key to avoiding damage to phone parts. I think if I'd have used more heat on the bottom plastic strip before wedging the knife under it, I would have avoided damaging it and would have been able to reuse it, rather than replacing it with a new one. The heat source for me was a heat gun bought from Amazon.
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Thanks for sharing guys. What battery did you purchase?
highvista said:
I've been running Accubattery for quite a while. Before the replacement, I was down to 60% battery health and getting around 2 hours of screen-on time. I was getting shutdowns at 15% and 20% battery life. Also, a heavy-load action like taking pictures wasn't safe when at less than about 60% battery remaining, since I'd get just a few pictures and then a sudden shutdown.
My battery replacement was advertised to be and looks like a legitimate OEM Huawei part. I'm now showing 107% battery health after a couple charges and a predicted screen-on time of about 4.5 hours. I also used the phone a lot yesterday for video, audio streaming, gaming playing, etc., and it held up solidly compared to what my old battery was giving me.
And I concur with bigmatt503 that heat is the key to avoiding damage to phone parts. I think if I'd have used more heat on the bottom plastic strip before wedging the knife under it, I would have avoided damaging it and would have been able to reuse it, rather than replacing it with a new one. The heat source for me was a heat gun bought from Amazon.
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marbertshere said:
Thanks for sharing guys. What battery did you purchase?
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I bought mine from an eBay vendor, but I don't think they are still selling the battery.
After reading through the thread I posted about above, it seems like these are the best bets for getting batteries that have the temperature sensor:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252482757101?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KV4OIDE/ref=s9_dcacsd_dcoop_bw_c_x_1_w

Disgraceful battery, used phone -- options?

Hi all,
Bought my 6P used a year ago to the day.
Recently, along with the ever-looming battery shutdown bug (32%), I've been struggling to even get an hour SoT, and can go for a short walk with 50% battery and come back with a dead phone.
Huawei refuse to do anything as I do not have original proof-of-purchase for the phone, so my only options are to do things myself or pay someone else.
What are my options here? Will a battery replacement resolve my issues? Replacement genuine batteries seem expensive, are cheap knockoffs to be trusted?
Here is my findings.
I reset my 6P and fully charged. Let it on without using it, it last at least 20 hours and still 59% power left. Then I took 3 photos and it shutdown right away.
I think it is the software issue. Replace battery won't fix it.
Bought my phone used through Swappa and had no proof of purchase, but was still able to convince Google to send me an RMA phone a few weeks ago. Accubattery said the old one had like 70% battery capacity, while the new one is reporting 103% now and my SOT is probably double. So maybe complain away to Google reps until they decide to just RMA it...
Hi, who did you contact for this? I can't find a link on Google's site.
Thanks
Buy a new battery form ebay for 9.99 and it comes with the tools needed to swap with the exception of a x-acto knife or heat gun, but you can use a hair dryer just make sure not to apply heat on the camera or you will have to replace it as well. Buy the one form seller 8-50855 which offers the battery with a temp sensor. The process takes about 20-30 minutes, but it makes a huge difference to have a new battery. Now I get 5-6 hours SoT with heavy usage with pure nexus and custom kernel(Francos) 103% health as well and no more shutting off at 25%.
sytzeng said:
Here is my findings.
I reset my 6P and fully charged. Let it on without using it, it last at least 20 hours and still 59% power left. Then I took 3 photos and it shutdown right away.
I think it is the software issue. Replace battery won't fix it.
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That is a GUESS on your part, not a finding.
xxgmon3yxx said:
Buy a new battery form ebay for 9.99 and it comes with the tools needed to swap with the exception of a x-acto knife or heat gun, but you can use a hair dryer just make sure not to apply heat on the camera or you will have to replace it as well. Buy the one form seller 8-50855 which offers the battery with a temp sensor. The process takes about 20-30 minutes, but it makes a huge difference to have a new battery. Now I get 5-6 hours SoT with heavy usage with pure nexus and custom kernel(Francos) 103% health as well and no more shutting off at 25%.
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Right on! :good:
xxgmon3yxx said:
Buy a new battery form ebay for 9.99 and it comes with the tools needed to swap with the exception of a x-acto knife or heat gun, but you can use a hair dryer just make sure not to apply heat on the camera or you will have to replace it as well. Buy the one form seller 8-50855 which offers the battery with a temp sensor. The process takes about 20-30 minutes, but it makes a huge difference to have a new battery. Now I get 5-6 hours SoT with heavy usage with pure nexus and custom kernel(Francos) 103% health as well and no more shutting off at 25%.
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Unfortunately in the UK they are harder to source.
One thing that worries me is - do you need to glue the phone back together?
Quarsar said:
Unfortunately in the UK they are harder to source.
One thing that worries me is - do you need to glue the phone back together?
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they are easy to get in the uk, if you dont trust ebay, i use this company for all my spares for the nexus 6p
https://www.replacebase.co.uk/for-huawei-nexus-6p-replacement-battery-hb416683ecw-3450mah-oem/
also you dont need glue to reassemble the phone, not sure if the battery is held down but if it is, the some double sided m3 tape would do the trick.
DANIELWHITT said:
they are easy to get in the uk, if you dont trust ebay, i use this company for all my spares for the nexus 6p
https://www.replacebase.co.uk/for-huawei-nexus-6p-replacement-battery-hb416683ecw-3450mah-oem/
also you dont need glue to reassemble the phone, not sure if the battery is held down but if it is, the some double sided m3 tape would do the trick.
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Sound, pulled the trigger and ordered off ebay. Now to hope I don't break it taking it apart!
I may end up doing a battery swap also. I;ve had my 6P for 14 months and the battery is only at 65% of it's capacity. This is by far the worst performing battery I have ever had. I'm getting something like 2 hours of SOT. My LG G5, which I've owned longer, has held up MUCH better in the battery department.
I basically move it from charger to charger (car, desk, night stand). I was at an even this weekend and was sure to bring my battery pack to make sure it wouldn't run out of juice during the 8 hours I was there.
I treat my batteries well, and try to never let them discharge below 50% if possible.
I get 2 hours on a VERY good day!
Battery replaced, a little more hassle than it really should be, but let's see how this goes.

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