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[Nexus 5 General] jgordon00:
(cross posted to Nexus 5 subreddit)

So I've had my N5 since it was first available (ordered it the first day it was on Google Play). Over the last 6 months or so, I've had absolutely atrocious battery life, which I attributed to the upgrade to Android 5. Most recently, the battery life has been so bad that I could be at 98% and after 10 or 15 minutes of playing a game with GPU usage, the phone just shut down. After a reboot, the phone said my battery was at 1%. Then I'd keep the phone off, leave it for 20 or 30 minutes and when I turned it on again, it told me the battery was at 40%. Super strange.

Long story short, I decided that my battery had some real problems. So I took a chance and ordered what looked like an ok battery replacement off of Amazon (link below) as well as some tools from iFixit.com (link below) and decided I was going to try to install a new battery.

Well, it's been about a week since I did the battery replacement (link below to the YouTube video that was helpful) and my phone feels like a brand new device. I get a real, full-day use of the phone now, which for me is having it on and using maps, Gmail, texting, Chrome, Facebook, Play Music, and a few other key apps. Some games here and there. I also obviously have the phone off during the day when I don't need it. Before the battery replacement, my phone could easily be dead with a mix of screen on and off time in 2 hours or less. Now I'm getting 13-14 hours easily. Really amazing.

So I thought this was important enough to share with everyone. If you're in the same boat that I was, you might give this a shot too. Here's everything you need to do what I did:

BATTERY (ships from Chicago, NOT China! this was key!): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LD7S6YQ

iFIXIT TOOLS (if you don't already have these): https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Plastic-Opening-Tools/IF145-000-1

YOUTUBE TUTORIAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlmKLfgUtBQ

Here's some additional info about my setup that may be helpful: ROM: Cataclysm latest stable build (built off 5.1) KERNEL: Elemental X 2.11. Also using Greenify to hibernate unnecessary background apps

Feel free to ask any other questions. I'm really pleased with how things have gone with this new battery (at least for this first week, which I know is not tons of time). For the moment, it feels like I have a brand new phone! ;)
[Nexus 5 General] jalex9:
I was just starting to look for a replacement for my N5. This one doesn't get the greatest of reviews. I've wasted $13.50 on worse though. You still recommend it?
[Nexus 5 General] jgordon00:
I do! Granted, I've had this for just about a week so it's not the best assessment of long term performance but the difference between the dead stock battery I had and this new one is night and day. I can go all day with this new one. I could barely go an hour with the old one before it shut off. Worth a shot -- and to your point it's only $13.50. :)
[Nexus 5 General] sss2sssss:
Great thread!

But I think my battery still no dead, can get 3.5 hours of SOT with like near to 2 hours gaming, and it can still standby for at most whole days with such usage

Now in stock 5.1 with elementalX kernel
[Nexus 5 General] Aras Bekar:
ONLY fresh year battery to buy

I hope for a long battery manufacturing. Unfortunately, the design of batteries is that they are prone to aging. Even if they are in a store, they begin to lose capacitance over time. It is necessary to carefully examine what year battery you want to buy
[Nexus 5 General] UZ7:
Hmm, also considering replacing my battery...

One day my phone was going haywire and I took it apart (easier than I thought) replugged the battery cord and worked fine after that.

Probably anal but right when I unplugged my phone from the charger just now it went from 100% -> 99% instantly.. dun dun dun! lol I've had my phone since December 2013 so yeah you can tell how long I've had my phone for! haha
[Nexus 5 General] Evo_Shift:
I ordered one from etradesupply that will arrive tomorrow. I hope it has a fairly recent manufacturing date and isn't some extra stock from 2013. I know I am paying more due to shipping but buying batteries on ebay makes me so nervous about fakes and the quality. At least it looks super easy to swap out.
[Nexus 5 General] daern:
Coincidentally, I came to the same conclusion yesterday and ordered a new battery. It appears to be something of a minefield and you can pay between £8 and £30 for what seems to be the same battery!

In the end, I went with a mid-price battery from a reputable seller and hopefully all will be well...quite excited for it to arrive :)
[Nexus 5 General] dan-fish:
My new battery just arrived today! I'll get it fitted and update with how it is. I've got some screens of battery life at the moment. Hopefully it improves
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Where did you order from?
[Nexus 5 General] Evo_Shift:
My etradesupply battery arrived yesterday. It looks exactly like the stock battery and shipped from Texas. Manufacture date is September of 2014... Can't remember the exact date but it for sure september of 2014 which is older than I'd like but we'll see. It was at 47% charge which is about what it should be for storage.

I haven't had a chance to do a full cycle yet. I just charged it to 100% once so far. My screen on time is 2 hours 15 minutes with 34% battery left. I don't do anything special to conserve battery and use automatic brightness set to 50% or whatever stock is. That's a mix of games and browsing.

I am not sure if a new battery has to go through a full cycle to get calibrated or anything like that. I've read laptops should be drained completely once in awhile (not often) to recalibrate something with how the battery life is measured. I feel battery life is better than the battery it replaced so far which is what matters to me. If I can get 3+ hours SOT consistently I'll be happy. I was getting down to around 2 hours SOT on my old battery.
[Nexus 5 General] AndrasLOHF:
I've been contemplating getting a new battery for a while. I have a launch week device so my battery is sitting around 18 months old. I'm not getting terrible battery life but it's not as good as it was either. My usage patterns have changed since then and I also keep a lot of apps installed and have everything turned on as opposed to when I first had the device I had a script remove most everything from the phone and kept most things turned off. I'd say an average work day I'll see 2-2 1/2 hours screen on time with about 1 1/2-2hours bluetooth music playback. I'm looking for a charger around 6pm when I get home.
[Nexus 5 General] dan-fish:
i see you're in the US so not sure if I'll be of much help. I ordered off ebay, just checked to make sure there was plenty of feedback for the battery. Just using up the battery of my current one so will change tonight and hopefully update tomorrow!
[Nexus 5 General] Phurkus:
Good to hear OP! I always look forma back up bstteryied con amsozn
[Nexus 5 General] dan-fish:
Just my luck. I get the one battery that doesn't charge ? have to wait on a replacement now
[Nexus 5 General] zerosum0:
Every one knows batteries need to empty and fill a good few times to reach peak holding. I replaced mine with a genuine OEM, from Amazon, and it took a good few days then it made a huge difference longevity. Never buy cheap batteries. They are fake and can't be told from the real thing until you use it AND findout. Go by the reviews and who is selling

Sent from my Nexus 5

---------- Post added at 08:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:28 PM ----------

Thought the whole world knew don't but batteries of eBay!!! Sorry to hear that. Get one of Amazon. My fiancee sent mine from the states from Amazon.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] boyz211:
Battery Replacement in India

Where can I get the battery in India. My battery too draining like hell..

Can anyone suggest where I can get battery in India.. Online website is fine
[Nexus 5 General] moraytadroidz:
I have my old battery replace at the official LG service center here in Manila and all i can say is that my 5's battery life is just like brand new. After a year with the old battery, sot max is just 1.5 hours, after the replacement, 4.5 hours.
[Nexus 5 General] !n0x:
where exactly did you get it replaced? mine's not dying yet, but I would like to know just in case :D
[Nexus 5 General] moraytadroidz:
LG Megamall
[Nexus 5 General] ritchea:
Thanks. So many reports of bogus batteries. Good to hear about one that works.
[Nexus 5 General] Kusanagi Motoko:
I think it'll soon be time to replace mine as well.

This post made me wanna do so anyway. XD
[Nexus 5 General] nokiagye:
For official only on lg
[Nexus 5 General] sst:
I agree with not using replacebase.co.uk. The battery is a fake; the temperature read 29.2 Celsius, when it had 10% battery life it would take 1 hour to reach 100% and after having it for 6 months I would only get 30-45 minutes of SOT compared to the original batter which was 18 months old giving 1.5 hours of SOT. Just received a replacement for spareslg.com which so far seems good as it does it give me a temperature reading. The true test will come in 3-4 months times to see how its holding up.
[Nexus 5 General] breakbread:
To everyone who's dealt with dud replacement batteries - other than poor SOT, are there any other variables that indicate the fault lies with the battery and not some other component?

I ask because I've now tried two replacements: one from an ebay seller and one from etradesupply. Both resulted it in about the same abysmal SOT as I was already experiencing with my original batter (which is about 30m - 1h). I'm wiped and reflashed, let it sit in safe mode, let it sit overnight in airplane mode, etc. In each scenario the battery continues to discharge rapidly.

For example, after about 7 hours of [me] sleeping, with the phone in airplane mode, it was sitting at 6% left. BBS confirms it was perfectly fine in deep sleep.

Basically, I think it's clear that I don't have some zombie app/service draining the battery, and I"d like to believe I didn't get two duds in a row. I don't know how reliable the "Battery Health" indicator is, but they've all indicated "Good". Temps are within normal thresholds (80-90F).
[Nexus 5 General] Piteryo:
Just got battery replacement from ali express and it won't charge. Stuck on 24% and that's all. Battery monitor says that this temperature is -30 degrees. I thought that i had broken some contacts but the stock battery works well.

Should i try to flash stock or battery is fake and it won't work?
[Nexus 5 General] dakore:
[MENTION=4728344]Piteryo[/MENTION] it is fake
[Nexus 5 General] mcsingh:
I ordered one from Aliexpress and it was a fake, only charged to 70%. However, I tried again with the battery Arodey purchased earlier in the thread and have gotten great results in the week I've been using it: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00LD7S6YQ?ref_=pe_1229820_124470850

Before with my old battery I would be at 50% by mid-day with about 40 minutes screen on time and about an hour of music listening. I would almost never crack 2 hours screen time. Right now at mid day my battery is at 70% with 50 minutes screen on and almost an hour of music. Almost like a new phone.

The battery wasn't exactly the same size as my original (it was very very slightly smaller) but seems like it is working great. I would recommend this battery. If anything goes wrong I will post here.
[Nexus 5 General] Chi Am:
Don't be cheapskates, it only leads to regrets eventually, make your purchase from LG, get the real McCoy.

Remember to scan the QR code to check if it matches the Date and P/N on the label, even if you've made the purchase from official Sites.

http://www.spareslg.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=EAC62078701
[Nexus 5 General] JanSchotsmans:
Sorry for the late reply.

I used the one sold by Replacedirect.

But since the 5X came out they are only selling the generic 2300 mAh version for around 22 Euro.

I'll open my phone when I get home next week and see what make the battery is so you can google it somewhere.
[Nexus 5 General] cricsss1:
From the website, I see they ship to international. But i was not clear you have mentioned to scan QR code to check if it matches or not. Could you please elaborate.
[Nexus 5 General] francobarber:
I've tried to order from spareslg, and although they now appear to be able to ship to the USA, I had trouble getting their web shop to take my payment. They only accept PayPal and bank transfers, but every time I would try to get it to work with PayPal there would occur an error where the redirect to PayPal wouldn't work: the error message made it sound like the "state" field in the address data from spareslg web page to PayPal wasn't getting filled in, so PayPal would reject the transaction. I can only imagine that spareslg web shop is probably setup to work with the European version of PayPal, where perhaps 'state' isn't used. And I'm not going to attempt a bank transfer.

For a us based supplier, I've heard that lg.encompass.com is an authorized lg parts seller, but I haven't tried to order from them yet.
[Nexus 5 General] onesolo:
Just received a battery sold directly from Amazon.co.uk (not from a 3rd party seller). Seems pretty legit to me. It has the same Part# and it says it's from October 2015. I'm waiting for a new screen+frame to switch everything at the same time. Only then I can tell if it's the real deal or not. But as I said, seems pretty legit
[Nexus 5 General] Underwater Mike:
I ordered from Encompass three weeks ago. The ship date came and went, and they've yet to fill my order. I called last week and asked for an ETA, and was told "maybe a couple more weeks."

It's absurd that you have to trash a well-functioning phone simply because batteries are not available. :mad:
[Nexus 5 General] labky:
Could you please post link for this battery?
[Nexus 5 General] Chi Am:
Strange that you did not have other payment options, I paid by Visa Credit card. If you don't succeed, try and try again.

Recieved the new and replaced the old battery.

The new battery lasts much longer now than when I first purchased the Nexus 5, maybe it's due to Android MarshMallow.

So far so good, I am very very pleased with spareslg after all those transactions from counterfeits/ scammers
[Nexus 5 General] ssamara:
I ordered a battery from them based on the above comment, and it appears to be a fake. The temp was stuck at 29c which aroused my suspicions, so I checked the QR code and sure enough it doesn't match the supposed manufactured date. It's not a bad looking fake otherwise, but a fake all the same. Performance-wise it seems to be similar to my now 2 year old original battery (gets me through most days with light use and 2 hrs SOT), which I initially put down to the original possibly not having degraded all that much, but now I'm not so sure.

Even if they were selling originals at the time OP ordered theirs this doesn't seem to be the case any more, so just thought I'd warn others considering ordering from uk mobilestore.
[Nexus 5 General] Nexive:
I'm looking for an official battery replacement for my Nexus 5. I already have one from replacebase.co.uk (4 months ago). In the beginning my SOT was around 3 to 4 hours. But now I reach 2h30 SOT. The temp is stuck on 29°C so it appears to be a fake.

Are the parts on spareslg.com official OEM parts?
[Nexus 5 General] lupohirp:
Hi guys, i'm not an expert in batteries. i bought a used Nexus 5, but the battery it isn't really perfomant. I made some screenshots of GSAM. My configuration is all stock ( 6.0.1, kernel from google) and i don't have any particular wakelock. ( checked first, i've rooted my phone and see if there were wakelocks ). I use an Amazon basic charger and a Nokia cable. I've ordered an OEM charger with original LG cable and i don't know if is the charger the cause of my poor battery life.

Do you think that i need a new battery, or maybe this battery life is normal with stock Marshmallow?

Thanks in advice.

as i know, yes, spareslg is an official OEM part.
[Nexus 5 General] francobarber:
I placed an order from Encompass for a couple Nexus 5 batteries on February 9.

They were out of stock a long time, but finally came back in stock this week and I just received them today. They look like the real thing. The data code is from late 2014. The qr code decodes to the EAC part number plus the same date code that's printed on the battery. When I actually get a chance to install one in a phone I'll report back on how it works.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/88e22f91joujgp3/BL-T9.jpg
[Nexus 5 General] onesolo:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00SHVIV96/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Just choose the one sold by Amazon itself

Sorry for the late reply.

The battery that I received does not have the same part # that the original battery. It has a slightly different part#, the font is a bit small and on the back the lettering is also different. The original seems like a sony battery. The one that I bought think is from LG itself. The video tutorial that I use to see how to change my screen+frame, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0AoVcoRxjs has the same battery that I just bought, it has the same part#, the same lettering on the front and on the back. The only difference is the date. Mine is way more recent. So I must conclude that my new battery is original.

Ok, so only yesterday I finally tried to change the battery. I took so long, cause only yesterday I received the new screen+frame.

Well not everything run ok. I was able to change the screen with no problems.

The worst came with the battery. When I tried to put the new battery, the flex cable of the battery was not bended like the original. So I had to try to bended so that it could fit on the space. After I plug in everything, phone did not turn on like it used to. I did plug my phone to the charger, and it would light on the charging battery screen for a few seconds and then turn off, then turn on with the charging battery screen and turn off again after some seconds, and so on like a loop. I then took the new one, put the old one and push the on/off button and it works ok with no problems whatsoever. So my fears about some cable not connected well were off. It was about the new battery.

I still can't say exactly what had cause that connection problem, but pretty sure that I must made some mistake when bending the flex cable of the new battery :( damn it!!! I should have test it first without bending the flex cable!!!

Can this be the situation?!
[Nexus 5 General] ssamara:
I too ordered a battery sold directly by Amazon UK, and I'm not sure what to make of it. The font is slightly different from the original, for example the letters used for the part # are taller than the original, but aside from that it looks pretty good. The QR code matches the printed date of manufacture, but that date is 2013.09.17, which coincidentally (or not) is the same date encoded in the QR code of the suspected counterfeit battery I received from ukmobilestore.

So this is either another good looking fake, or very old stock. Not sure I like either of those possibilities.
[Nexus 5 General] Pedro2NR:
Ouch, this does happen. The flex cable gets damaged (cracked). Take out the battery and inspect the flex cable for any damage. The best method is just as you said: first connect the flex cable to the phone and then place the battery while allowing to properly bend the flex cable.
[Nexus 5 General] nokiagye:
I say it again bye only from LG
[Nexus 5 General] Nexive:
What is your SOT guys on a Nexus 5 with a fresh original battery on marshmallow? (With wifi and/or LTE on?)
[Nexus 5 General] dakore:
There is no simple answer. You should compare your SoT under different conditions - new/old battery but same setup and usage pattern. I could say you my SoT is 4h but in next post somebody will say he can achieve 6h and everybody will start asking for his kernel settings etc. You can't copy somebody's SoT, in case you intended to do that.

My SoT depends on usage pattern on that day...

Right now it's 4,5h (20h on battery, 90% on wifi with 2G signal, the rest is on LTE very good/excellent signal strenght)

Ussualy it is around 3-4h, depending on how much I play Ingress during the day.

My battery is 4 month old.
[Nexus 5 General] Nexive:
I just wanted to know because i consider to buy a new battery for my phone and if it's worth to do a replacement because there is a 4 month old fake battery in it and my sot is very less (1h30-2h30 max on wifi without data on). So if there is a big difference to the original one i would buy one.

I'm running completely stock.
[Nexus 5 General] onesolo:
My phone when I got it, almost two years ago, since the begining of it, I never had more than 3 to 3,5h of SOT !!! Never!! Not with kitkat, with Jb, Marsh, never...

Maybe it was from the apps that I have installed, or maybe from the cell signal of my provider that I have. In standby I never, but never had any problems, stock or not... but when I turn the screen... hell breaks loose. Even with only wifi, when screen turn on, battery doesn't last enough on my opinion. But that I think is android's major fault. No matter the bigger batteries they put inside phones, android will always use more battery than iOS for example. iPhones have a much smaller battery compared with top android phones, but they last a lot more!! I know they are different platforms and even different CPU architectures, but Google and Android CPU makers mut change this paradigma !!! On android you have to have a 3000mah or more battery to get almost the same battery record on the latest iPhones... google should be ashame on this...
[Nexus 5 General] fly23:
Same here, I never had these long DOT times. I changed the battery 2 months ago with a white 2600mah described one from aliexpress. Before (original) and after it did not change much.

After inserting the new Battery I I started Netflix and I got 3.40h with max brightness on stock rom with WiFi.

But in normal usage on Wifi with nearly lowest brightness and surfing I rarely get that 3.40h. With 20h standby mostly 3h is the end. If I am moving and use LTE I only get max 2h DOT.

Everything is the same one the old and new battery.

Maybe it's the cell standby, at home I am always connected to a very good lte signal, I will try 2G instead.
[Nexus 5 General] dakore:
I believe I wrote this before - I use KRT16M modem since Kitkat. All newer modems gave me higher battery drain in idle (search my previous posts, I compared my batteries and wrote some useful info). You can try it few days and see if you feel the difference.
[Nexus 5 General] Navalio:
Out of topic

Could you tell is the battery include a vibro module inside?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] dakore:
Nope, vibration motor is separated module located under battery cover:

https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/SJQTUlA5iTNuxHlb.medium

Battery itself has nothing integrated inside.
[Nexus 5 General] Navalio:
[MENTION=2692781]dakore[/MENTION]. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] dripple_:
Hi guys,

Any good reference to buy a working recent battery in Europe/France ?

Thanks.

Dripple_
[Nexus 5 General] Vk-dzK:
Hi Guys

My battery is draining very fast , but my Nexus 5 is sometimes smooth and sometimes is the system is slow , this may be the battery influencing the system slowdowns ?

The battery has 1 year and a half of use.

Thanks for help :)
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
I never found an official LG battery in France except in a certified LG service center (the price is not the same, about 60€). I finally use a compatible battery for 15€.
[Nexus 5 General] Pedro2NR:
I'm also having trouble ordering from Spareslg (USA).

I checked out lg.encompass.com and they are out of stock. The site states if ordered, it will ship 4/15/16 or 32 days. I'll check back with them then.

Here is the Web Link for the battery.
[Nexus 5 General] Pedro2NR:
lg.encompass.com push their ETA until the end of May 2016.

I might just get an aftermarket from Amazon.

Based on reviews, these look good:

Onite Replacement Battery

Generic Replacement Battery