[Nexus 6P Accessories] radionerd:
Adventures in replacing a 6p battery

I am a techie guy with some skills and tools, or I thought. This was the first smart phone that I have torn down. I didn't have the luck that many have reported here. It probably would have come out better if I had done the replacement at my work bench instead of at home. I work on radios all day long, so no biggy, right?

It's now been a week since I completed the battery replacement. Prior to the job I watched a bunch of videos, purchased all the parts from amazon: replacement Battery, rear camera glass, bottom cover, suction cup with tools.

The Cameron Sino Battery was recommended, it came in a nice pretty box. It was a about 1mm smaller than OEM. They saved a nickle by substituting in a resistor instead of using a thermistor. temperature reads 77 Fahrenheit, 24 Celsius all the time :( The ribbon is thinner and a bit too long. It wrinkled in OK though (pic at bottom). Fired it up at near 50% and it rapid charged to 100%, It dies after drain all the way down past 1%.

AccuBattery reports 91% health 3127 mAh after a week of charges and discharges, 100% to past 1% shut down. I am a little miffed that they faked the temp sensor. I had hoped for a report of 100% health +3450 mAh. Time will tell I guess, with no thermal foldback with fake temp sensor it will limit life when fast charging. I have run heavy current draw and have had zero FC's. Ran videos once from 100% to past 1% shutdown. My last charge from 100% to 2% Phone lasted 27 hours, screen on for 5hours. So it's OK for now, I guess.

Holograph sticker WOW

I paid more for quick prime shipping, others sell the same battery for less:

Cameron Sino 3450mAh / 13.11Wh Replacement Battery for Google Nexus 6P A1

Sold by: Power-O-Matic $37.14

The replacement bottom cover looked OK, glad I got it because when I first tried to remove the original one I used my xacto knife to try to get under it. Knife slipped and skidded across it leaving a nice scratch. So then I stabbed it and pealed it off pronto :eek:

The new one looked the same and went on with no problems.

Walking Slow-Replacement For Huawei Nexus 6P H1511 and H1512 Bottom Back Cover Assembly Replacement + Pre-installed Adhesive (Black)

Sold by: Walking Slow $9.99

Dogxiong Black Back Rear Camera Genuine Really 100% True Glass Lens Cover + Adhesive Fix Replacement Parts For Huawei Nexus 6P [H1511 H1512]

Sold by: DogXiong $8.99

I cracked my rear camera glass, didn't have my commercial heat gun at home, just a hair dryer. I tried for about ten minutes to get a strip of aluminum can and other thin soft tools under the seam. Burning fingers with hair dryer, shielded the rest of the device with a piece of cardboard. After no luck I tried prying with my trusty xacto knife, and crack it went. The replacement looked the same. Camera looks good, no dust or hairs.

The suction tool did help lift the corner enough to get a tool in to start releasing the clips. Be careful you don't pull the screen up. Mine didn't, but I watched a video where that happened. I did damage one of the plastic frame retaining clips on the lower side while sliding a plastic card up the seam. Once you release the bottom third of the tabs you can pull it apart without running your tool up near the delicate switches.

Smart Phones Repair LCD Screen Opening Pliers with Strong Suction Cup, Showpin 3 in 1 Cell Phone Screen Repair Tool Prying Tool Compatible for Mobile Phone / Laptop / Tablet PC

Sold by: Showpin USA $11.49

Once everything was opened up I started working on the battery removal. Playing cards bent and ripped, aluminum can strips got in a bit, but no leverage. I reverted to the spudger in the pry notch and was able to then slip a small nylon putty knife in. Once it got under the battery the left side started to come loose. The picture below shows the notch on the left side that you can get a spudger under to start lifting up.

I made a fatal mistake though. Once I got the left side loose I didn't lift the battery up enough to get over the digitizer/display ribbon. I sliced right through the ribbon cable :eek:

Then I said a few choice words, especially since I had watched several video warning to stay clear of the center of the device where the ribbon cable is placed. I thought I was above it. If I had pealed the battery up a bit more, enough to get eyes inside I would have easily gone over it with the nylon spatula.

I had already damaged one of the retaining clips and both top and bottom back covers during removal and didn't want to break anything else, so I rushed a new frame and touch screen assembly. The new assembly arrived and I carefully tore down all of the remaining components and put them in the new frame. When I pried the AMMC RF connector up off the RF board the coax fell right out of the micro RF connector. I Wasn't even putting any stress on the coax. It obviously wasn't crimped correctly at the factory. Using a magnifying glass, needle and tiny needle nose I was able to take it apart, and re-crimp the micro RF connector back on the coax. I think that the RF connection is now better than original. I had the best upload speed I have ever seen on LTE after fixing the tiny RF connector.

Display and frame work fine, the phone is back to 99%. The only thing I noticed with the new display is the front LED is dim shining through the new display.

SPHENEL LCD Display And Digitizer Touch Screen Assembly With Screen Frame For Huawei Google Nexus 6P H1511 H1512 (With Frame)

Sold by: Sphenel $179.90

This photo below shows the too long battery ribbon cable before putting the back cover on.

So my experience with changing the battery didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. It definitely was a learning experience. Those that are contemplating doing the battery replacement yourself this phone is not an easy job like other's said it was.

I looked at a lot of Batteries, if I had know the Cameron Sino had a fake temp sensor I would have tried to find a better one. A buddy of mine changed his battery he bought a different one and his won't even charge to 100%.

Hopefully some of the guys around here will post the vendors that delivered quality batteries.