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Have 22 month old Galaxy 9+ that has gradually required more charging during the day. Now, even with 'good management' per tips from Samsung, settings and various restrictions, very little video demands & zero movies/FTF chat etc, charge dwindles from "95-ish" on arising; dwindles by noon to about 50%, and down to 24 or so with very little use. Mostly a few cell calls per day, reading a few forum sites. Battery life on this model is reputed to be "from 1-3 years". Batteries Plus will install a new one for $90. What other choices are there to consider? **************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey | ||
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Trade it in through Samsung on an S11 model. Depending on your employer you might also qualify for an additional discount through Samsung’s Save at Work program. | |||
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Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
Damned planned obsolescence!!! Should throw it at a wall, see if it will stick. What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???  | |||
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Buy phones with easily replaceable batteries. My phone is a LG G4 and outside of some silly new emojis, it's just as good as a new phone. Its 4 years old and I'm on my second battery. | |||
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I have an S8 with similar battery problems. From my searching it looks like the galaxy phones use some glue which makes the install much more complicated. Ill have to look into Batteries+ replacements. It kills me to pay $600 plus for a new phone. | |||
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$90 seems reasonable to end your grief to me.  | |||
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| Bookers Bourbon and a good cigar  |
1. Put all unused Apps to sleep. 2. Don't let unused Apps run in the background. 3. Wipe the Cache Partition. 4. Make sure your phone is not searching for Hotspots. Trade up to a Galaxy S20 (there is no S11 series) If you're goin' through hell, keep on going. Don't slow down. If you're scared don't show it. You might get out before the devil even knows you're there. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
I agree with this. If you get another 1 or2 years out of your phone then it's a cheap option. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Short of buying used phones, this simply is not possible anymore. The move toward slimmer devices and especially water resistance has forced non-user replaceable batteries on us. While I'm sure your phone does the job for you, it's objectively false than any four year old device is "just as good as a few phone". When you look at improvements in processor speed, RAM, displays, and most significantly to a lot of people, cameras, there is zero question that the tech gets better every year. It is definitely more iterative now than ground breaking, though. The question really is whether a particular user needs what the latest and greatest has to offer. A lot of people get a new device every year or two because it's a status thing, I'm sure a lot solve their battery (or hard use) problems by buying a new device. Others are on plans that replace the device at intervals. It can be a lot to spend on a "phone", but when you consider how much you use your phone, it makes sense to a lot of people to put money into it. | |||
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| Conveniently located directly above the center of the Earth |
As a retired journeyman curmudgeon, there's a LOT of features that remain turned off or uninstalled from the Day 1 purchase. And at least monthly I review each/every line of user-accessible or app/program settings to insure they remain OFF. I don't use the 'talk to the nice device & let it order the pizza for you' advise a friend gave me a few years ago. I don't want movies or music in my pocket device. I continue to be amazed by the camera, and that is the actual primary reason I chose this model. I'm not linked/hot spotted/etc to anything else. There's absolutely no business nor financial apps, and almost never use GPS/map feature as I've got Garmin in my rig. I use DuckGo to look up stuff multiple times/day, to gain a quick insight into a wide range of 'what's THAT mean?.... It really is odd, so much $$$ for something that's largely turned off, yet the parts I like are wonderful and make the juice worth the squeeze.....like 4x4 utility when needed. There are a few oddities I've never been able to chase down yet continue to expand my user inter face as possible. Appreciate the comments. Many threads here on phones just fascinate, as they do stuff beyond imagination. **************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey | |||
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Every Samsung phone I've had has went through periods of massive battery problems - it's something in the software. New batteries didn't fix it. Sometimes resetting the phone to factory fixed it, but not always and sometimes only until an update unfixed it. My S3 & Note4 were the worst. Now 3 years after I replaced the note4, the 5= year old battery will last a long time (no SIM, Wifi streaming music) No more Samsung for me - I have 2 Motorolas now, but the cameras kinda suck (I'm no photographer, but the Samsungs were much better) | |||
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If you've got your phone that stripped down and are running through battery that quickly, then yes, it's worth paying somebody to replace The battery or getting a new device. | |||
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| Big Stack |
I have a Galaxy S4. Still works well. I purpose looked for a phone with a user replaceable battery, for just this reason. | |||
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eh-TEE-oh-clez |
If you are handy and good with small parts, a battery replacement for most phones is pretty easy. | |||
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| Big Stack |
I've seen videos showing it. It's not usually a straight mechanical disassembly/reassembly. Usually there are parts glued/taped together that need to be peeled apart and restuck together. I'd be worried about tearing/breaking something in the process. Not only are the phones deigned so that this isn't an easy process, it seems like the phone makers want it to be as difficult as possible.
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Was using the same Galaxy s9+ phone for 2+ish years with the same battery issues near the end. If you don't want to get a battery yet, then get a $20 wireless charger stand at work. Makes it simple to just put the phone on the charger while you are at your desk for the midday charge up. Otherwise, $90 bucks is not an unreasonable new battery replacement price, especially if it's a authorized Samsung fixer that will also ensure factory water resistance afterwards. Those thin strips of glue that seal it up are a pain to deal with; actually putting back on so it's water tight is much harder than taking apart. | |||
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| eh-TEE-oh-clez |
Correct. There's glue/tape involved. But, it's still pretty easy. iFixit has all the replacement parts and tools (as a kit, the specialized "tools" are just a few bucks more), including pre cut replacement adhesives. If a hourly employees at a mall kiosk can do it while you wait (and generate a reasonable profit), you can do it if you take it slow and follow instructions. After you've done it once, you ought to be as proficient as pretty much any "professional". Pretty much the only "experience" you'd gain from doing it previously is knowing how the little press-in ribbon connectors come on and off. Again, nothing you can't overcome by going slow and careful. | |||
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^^^This. From everything I've read, the S9 was one of Samsung's best phones and well reviewed. I'd have the battery replaced and then do a factory reset on the phone to clear it of garbage, re-install what I needed, and run with it. | |||
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I bought a Mophie battery case for my S7 edge soon after getting it. It added some time but even its performance declined. It would be cheaper and perhaps quality is better now. | |||
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You know, Samsung makes some nice midrange phones as well. You might want to just peruse their Web site. It might make more sense to buy a new mid-range rather than replace your battery. The Samsung A51 is $230 and the Samsung S10 Lite is $400. | |||
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