Replacement Battery for Motorola G5

inspectorperez

I have a 3 year old Motorola G5 which I have found to be probably the most reliable mobile I have ever had. It's only 16GB internal storage, supplemented by larger capacity external memory card.

It's about time now to replace the battery which is showing signs of deterioration and I am researching how best to obtain a reliable replacement (not necessarily the cheapest).

I have been in touch with Motorola and they have provided me with 2 options :-

1. Send the whole unit to their repair shop and they will fit new replacement
2. Purchase a genuine Motorola replacement from their authorised spare part stockist, IFixit.

The cost of the latter option is £27 for the battery and £6 for shipping via Fedex.

I'm reluctant to send off the whole unit and be without for x days and the cost of £33 is in proportion more than I can justify spending, certainly by comparison to the cost of a new replacement mid range smartphone.

Just wondering if anyone has any alternative recommendations which might be more cost effective?

[Deleted User]

Buy on on Amazon for £20 or so.

You could go even cheaper with a non Motorola one, but that may come with certain risks.

Either way, it's not a job you need a qualified battery swapper-over for.

matelodave

According to this it's a replaceable battery, so you don't need any expertise whatosever to change it - https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Motorola+Moto+G5+Battery+Replacement/103229. TBH I'd get one from either E-bay or Amazon

inspectorperez

Was tempted to take advantage of a Black Friday deal on G8 64GB for £140, but you do need a "repair man" to replace the battery on that model.

Have plumped for a replacement battery on Amazon for £15. We'll see how that goes.

matelodave

If you check on line there's usually a youtube video on how to swap a battery even for iPhones

liggerz87

You could buy the replacement battery and also get the g8 as a back up

inspectorperez

Just an update for anyone interested. Replacement battery from Amazon Prime for £15, ordered Thursday, arrived yesterday lunchtime. Took 2 hours to fully charge from 30% and almost 24 hours later on 65%. Quite happy with that as bluetooth and wifi have been switched on for the whole period of time.

nottsphil

liggerz87 said:

You could buy the replacement battery and also get the g8 as a back up

That's poor advice; OP's phone could last another 3 years. When it gives up, or the OS starts becoming obsolete for some websites, OP will want next phone to have an up-to-date OS otherwise it will not be long before that too needs replacing. 

trickydicky14

inspectorperez said:

Just an update for anyone interested. Replacement battery from Amazon Prime for £15, ordered Thursday, arrived yesterday lunchtime. Took 2 hours to fully charge from 30% and almost 24 hours later on 65%. Quite happy with that as bluetooth and wifi have been switched on for the whole period of time.

Would you have a link to this battery please

inspectorperez

trickydicky14 said:

inspectorperez said:

Just an update for anyone interested. Replacement battery from Amazon Prime for £15, ordered Thursday, arrived yesterday lunchtime. Took 2 hours to fully charge from 30% and almost 24 hours later on 65%. Quite happy with that as bluetooth and wifi have been switched on for the whole period of time.

Would you have a link to this battery please

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battery-JUBOTY-Replacement-Motorola-SNN5967A-GK40/dp/B07MYWGTKY

£14.85. So far so good. Holding charge well and reasonable time to fully recharge.