Is my N5's battery giving up after 7 years...
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... or does there need to be some power management tweaks?
The battery indicter ticks down visibly when using UT now - even when the phone's plugged in... Making it somewhat unusable as mobile device.
N5 Dev channel.
And if it's a new battery that I need, I remember someone saying that there's more than one option - so which is the best one to get? TIA.
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@Bramble
Hi, you probably need a new battery.But in order to be sure, you can switch to RC or Stable.
With my N5 I go from 100% to 20% in about 23hours with wifi on and bad LTE coverage.I'll try to find the thread about battery replacement for the N5 for you.
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@AppLee
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@Bramble
Here there are discussions about battery replacement for the N5:
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1100/nexus-5-replacement-battery
and
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4006/nexus-5-vs-nexus-5x/25As @rocket2nfinity argue, polar cells are well renowned :
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4316/can-i-use-nexus-5-with-ubports-as-my-daily-driver/2 -
@AppLee
Thank you. That's very kind. -
@Bramble Just wondered if switching channel to stable improved battery life for you? I'm on RC channel and under the impression that lately my Nexus 5 battery also drains faster than it used to. If the switch of channel solved the problem, then it's software related. If not, it's battery age.
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@Bramble Second the Polar cell replacement, it worked well when I did it.
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@Alter said in Is my N5's battery giving up after 7 years...:
@Bramble Just wondered if switching channel to stable improved battery life for you?
Thank you for the concern. Sadly, changing channels did not solve the issue: A new battery it's going to have to be.
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Thanks, @Lakotaubp -
@Bramble Thanks for your reply, good to know it isn't software related! Hope replacing battery will be easy and your Nexus 5 will be good as new!
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@Bramble Be very careful when opening the back cover, the plastic tabs that holds the cover in place breaks very easy. It's not meant to be opened. If I where you I would buy a new when buying the battery. Just in case, they are not expensive.
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@Rondarius
You should add that back cover, if changed, must be chosen carefully, as genuine one holds some antenas and the NFC receptor.https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Nexus-5-Rear-Panel/IF293-005?o=1
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@Rondarius
Yes! I watched in some horror as a friend of mine took the back off his... I'm not at all keen to do that - I'll take it into one of those phone repair shop places. They can have that stress!
