I have the galaxy A16. I've replaced in once so far. I see so many people get new phones once every two years, yet their phone would be just fine if they just replaced the battery! Try this next time you "need" to buy a new electronic. I learned this from YouTube and I will say it works well for me and it saves a lot of money + you don't need to charge it as much so you'll save a little bit there.
Instead of buying a new phone, replace the battery for $40
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Posted by WinterMoist333
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95% of phones now dont support people changing the battery. You bought a discount model but if you buy a galaxy series you can not buy and replace the batteries so easily.
What haha it’s not free.
Yeah I did this and switched to sim only for £3.40 a month which came with a £50 gift card so…. Pretty cheap.
Most of the time, the change is forced due to bloatware and apps not being supported for older OS.
I’ve done this multiple times on my own S6 and then S9. Also my mom’s iphone. It’s a pain but does save money. ifixit has videos showing the process for various models.
Depends on the phone. Older phones lagged bad when they where old.
My s23 ultra has not lost any performance. While my s10e lags.
I kept my iPhone 6 for 6 years by replacing the battery 2 or 3 times at about $40 a pop. I only upgraded to the ‘22 SE because the iOS could no longer be upgraded and a lot of the apps no longer worked because of it.
I just replaced the battery in the SE a couple of months ago. The guy at the shop almost charged me $120 for it but I’d gotten a quote online from them for <$50 so they honored that. He said something about newer phones having much more expensive batteries. Don’t know if it was true or if he was just making stuff up.
And yeah, it’d probably be cheaper if it did it myself but the extra $10-20 is worth it for someone who knows what they’re doing to do it.
I work in Quality Assurance for a reason! If there’s a way to break it I will; usually without trying. 😂
Or just buy a MagSafe external battery pack for half the cost of an authorized person replacing it. Unauthorized fixes ruin trade in value
I bought a battery pack. I think that’s what it’s called. It sticks to the back of my phone (magnetic) charges my phone. No cord needed. It was on sale and I had a random gift certificate, so I only paid around $6 for it.
Make sure your old phone is still getting security updates.
For me, getting a new phone isn’t about replacing a battery. It’s because newer phones generally have better things like a faster operating system, better camera, more memory, etc.
> I have the galaxy A16. I’ve replaced in once so far. I see so many people get new phones once every two years, yet their phone would be just fine if they just replaced the battery!
Why did you already have to replace the battery on a phone that was released just over a year ago?
I used my Pixel 3a XL from 2019 until late 2024, and when I got a different daily driver, it wasn’t because of the battery, it was to get 5G, because the original battery was still lasting 2 days between charges.
If you only have a year of security updates left, might not be worth it
Wife has an a16. It’s the worst fucking smartphone I’ve ever encountered. I can’t wait until it’s gone. Battery replacements are great if possible but this phone just needs to die.
If I have a $150 phone I’m not going to bother replacing A $40 battery because the phone is going to suck in the first place. Years ago I did have a $150 Motorola something or other. It was okayish at the time but I was getting out of debt and watching all my pennies
It lasted a year or so and then just stopped working and then I was out of debt and got a much better phone
That will not remain a problem for long. Soon we all might get the user replaceable batteries back: *The EU has mandated that all portable batteries in new devices, including smartphones, must be easily removable and replaceable by end-users by February 18, 2027. This regulation, part of the EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542, aims to increase sustainability, enhance repairability, and ensure batteries can be replaced using, at most, commercially available tools without damaging the device*
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