Replacing the battery on my Moto G5+ mobile phone?

TUVOK

I bought this phone from new about 5 plus years ago at least, and it's been a excellent phone.
The phone needs charging more often now and also appears slower, I do have a number of apps installed on it but from what I read it points to a new battery?
A new battery I read is supposed to make a old phone like new, but is it a simple job to replace a battery or is it a job for a professional?
The other query I have is that I read that you should save all info on the phone before fitting a new battery, I'm not sure how you would do this.
Any comments on my query would be appreciated.

Vitor

It's not a DIY job to replace battery on a Moto G5+, a mobi repair shop should be able to. 

400ixl

The Moto G5 Plus is also not longer getting any security updates and hasn't for quite some time. Time to put it to pasture and put the money to something in support.

You shouldn't be connecting it to the internet, especially if you do any social media or banking on it.

TUVOK

I currently use my Moto for banking and some other financial sites!
You are saying that this use is not safe?

Vitor

Your device has become more vulnerable to security risks over time without updates and critical security patches.

You can somewhat mitigate the risk by not visiting unknown web-sites, not opening emails on the device and not installing new apps from outside the Play Store.

If you're concerned about security and software updates, it might be time to consider upgrading to a newer device like a Moto G Power

Grumpy_chap

I am a big fan of the Moto G series phones.  I would not have thought it was worth changing the battery on a 5yo version, given the initial price point.

One thing to consider, if changing up to a more recent Moto G series phone is that the finger print recognition sensor is now part of the power button.  I don't like that as much as the finger print sensor on the rear of the phone.  It is a personal choice.  It may not be an issue for the OP as I cannot recall whether the 5 had finger print recognition in the first place.

molerat

It won't be long before banking apps won't work with Android 8 so you might as well bite the bullet now.  Plus a new one will be much quicker, 2GB RAM is not really enough now.

flaneurs_lobster

Grumpy_chap said:

 I cannot recall whether the 5 had finger print recognition in the first place.

It does, sensor on the front below the screen.

TUVOK

After buying the Moto G5+ several years ago, I was pleased with the speed of charging and how long the charge lasted.
Thanks the the comments, my thought of changing the battery have been put aside.
My present phone I bought outright and only pay about £12-00 a month now, is this still the best way to have a new phone still?
There is one thing that I have read that might turn me off buying another Moto is that the security upgrades etc are less than other phones, any one comment on this please.

Grumpy_chap

TUVOK said:

My present phone I bought outright and only pay about £12-00 a month now, is this still the best way to have a new phone still?

It all comes down to the maths, but, yes, buying a phone outright and then a SIM-only contract is typically the most MSE way to go.  Particularly when considering the more budget phones such as Moto-G series.

PHK

TUVOK said:

After buying the Moto G5+ several years ago, I was pleased with the speed of charging and how long the charge lasted.
Thanks the the comments, my thought of changing the battery have been put aside.
My present phone I bought outright and only pay about £12-00 a month now, is this still the best way to have a new phone still?
There is one thing that I have read that might turn me off buying another Moto is that the security upgrades etc are less than other phones, any one comment on this please.

Yes, security upgrades are significantly worse. You’ll get them either quarterly or every other month for a couple of years (since the model came out). 

Whereas other manufacturers do monthly updates for a few years, dropping to quarterly then six monthly then occasional. 

For Example, Samsung A15 will have five years of updates. At the end of July, Apple released a security update for nine year old phones/iPads. 

The Moto security updates are also less comprehensive than some other manufacturers. They only batch Android vulnerabilities and not anything specific to Motorola. 

Also, they are slow to fix bugs. When Android 14 was released for some Motorola handsets (at the more expensive end) it broke part of the lock-screen (which not everyone uses) and this still isn’t fixed over six months later.