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Changing battery on 4 year old mobile
Is it worthwhile to change the battery on a 4 year old mobile phone, or should I just get a new Android phone? I don't mind getting a new battery, but this might be a waste of money if the phone won't last much longer. It is used for zoom and similar, which I think may have run down the battery.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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Depends on the phone some will be worth sorting some won't.
If it is physically still good probably worth keeping
I gave up on a couple of Nokia when the buttons failed but still have a Honor with cracked screen as a backup battery on that is on its way out.
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if not used much in mobile situation you may get away with just using it on charge or with a power bank(which you can reuse when you change).1 -
How easy is it to replace battery ??.Just pull the back of or use special tools to dismantle .Personal opinion price up then decide .1
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How much is the battery?
Are you changing it yourself?1 -
I've got an iphone SE and it's about 3 1/2 years old, had the battery replaced last year for £20 by local phone shop.1
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Without knowing what make and costs it's not really possible to comment properly1
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Annie1960 said:Cisco001 said:How much is the battery?
Are you changing it yourself?
Even if it is a smartphone, many of the earlier ones do not have hardwired batteries, so it's just as easy to replace them. But, unless you tell us the actual model you have, it's speculation.
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macman said:Annie1960 said:Cisco001 said:How much is the battery?
Are you changing it yourself?
Even if it is a smartphone, many of the earlier ones do not have hardwired batteries, so it's just as easy to replace them. But, unless you tell us the actual model you have, it's speculation.
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