I bought my BW8X extended battery on the very day I got the phone. So it's almost 3 years old, i guess. And it's bad. REALLY bad. Charging is all over the place. It charges to 60%, then suddenly jumps to 100% a minute or two later. Or it will drop from 40% to 4% in matter of minutes.
And how do I really know it's time to replace it? It's actually very simple. Take it out and run your finger across the top of it.
If you feel one or two bulges, the battery's toast. It has accumulated so much gas and heat inside from previous abuse the battery is ruined.
In extreme cases, it'll look like this:
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A good battery would be completely FLAT. On both sides.
And yes, this is a genuine Motorola battery.
Obviously this trick is not 100% accurate, but it should be an easy way to spot a worn out battery.
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My father in law had a massive stroke and we had to travel to Miami and spend weeks in the hospital. (he is ok now and recovery more and more everyday) I was so blessed that I picked up a RAVPower brick before I left. This thing was awesome, even though I had to travel all around if I needed any extra juice for my phone, tablet or wife's phone I just plugged it in and kept going. This thing last a while and more than doubled my battery life. On top of being a wonderful power backup it has a bright flash light on it. The materials are made out of metal so it feels secure. This thing is worth a lot more than it costs. It doesn't hurt to pick one up to have on stand by. I can't recommend it enough!
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You can pick one up here
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Are these normal? Not charging and just basic usage with Web/text and streaming music. Phone feels warm to the touch.
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That seems hot. Mine is usually in the 80-95 degree range for the battery. At 81 now, I'm just doing some texting and Web browsing.
At 87 now at home - work office was stupid hot today. Maybe that had something to do with it.
Phone is warm and battery is draining after Lollipop update...
I have updated to the lollipop update like you and my phone is warm and sometimes hot.
I am not using my phone and it still gets warm and drains the battery life.
In 4 hours i will go from 100% to dead with no use. I searched the MOTO threads and cant find anything as of now to resolve this issue.
Hope help comes quick!
Is A Removable Battery A selling Point?
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So LG just announced today that their new phone LG G5 will come with a removable battery. I feel like a removable battery has only benefits when it comes to repair. I was wondering if this is a selling point for those of you that often take apart your phones. Have you ever found yourself replacing a battery on a phone with a non-removable battery?
Of course there is the obvious benefit of being able to carry two batteries and swap them when one dies. This is a concept that they are pushing pretty hard and I can kind of see how that might be handy.
But the questions is- for those of us that often disassemble our phones, will this be deciding factor? Aside from the battery, the phone looks like it will be a nightmare to take apart. What are your thoughts?
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I am looking for a QI receiver that works decently well.
I have the generic one now, with a circle, it seems most of the sellers have something very similar.
Looking to see if anyone has been able to find a better one as this one has these issues:
it is a bit thick, definitely not the 0.16mm some listings are claiming, it probably exceeds 1mm in some places
it makes an audible noise, like tick-tick, this is the most annoying part
it doesn't charge too fast, sometimes not at all
sometimes gets hot, making the entire phone hot
the "cord" is a bit longer than needed
the plug sticks out the bottom by a bit more than the actual case
I saw there's one from Nilkin available, I will order it in order to test it, but I expect it to have the same issues. At least it solves one, as it has a "short" version as well.
How did you go with the other receiver?
Hello Friends. I got a warning that the "Air Temperature is Low bla bla" with an indication that my battery is not normal, for example my battery is in the 80% position and it drops for a very long time, but suddenly from 80% to 70% or even below. and when I'm charging in the 50% position, but it doesn't go up as if charging doesn't come in, but instantly from 50% to 60% and keeps going up. This abnormality when I checked using Franco Kernel Manager the temperature position reached minus for example -37. And suddenly the temperature returns to normal and the battery is normal.
I think the problem is with the battery, I've replaced it 2 times with different brands but the problem doesn't go away, anyone knows the solution? I'm so dizzy, thank you.
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