[Q] Will a battery help my S3 Mini? - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello XDA!
Okay so I have the NFC model of the S3 Mini (i8190N) and in need of a battery. The reason being because the phone just keeps randomly rebooting like all the time now (say if I am at 90%, it will randomly reboot and go down to below 5% ). It never used to do this and I have had the phone for not even 12 months (Around 8/9 months now I've had it). I'd like to think its the battery that is the problem as I have done a "battery test" like spinning it around and placing it on a flat surface and it drops. My battery has 4 pins (not like 3 pins from the original i8190 model).
Sorry for if some of what I have said doesn't really makes sense (haha ) but If anyone has any help they can offer me, it'd be greatly appreciated!
P.S: I was looking at the original NFC battery on Amazon which is about £10 (as that was the only one I could find with 4 pins lol) and was wondering if that'd help anything?
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I also bought the 3-pin instead of the 4-pin one for my I8190N, it just losses NFC connectivity. It doesn't bother me since I don't use NFC. If you need the 4-pin one, might need to buy from original Samsung center which will be quite expensive.

Wow so you can use a battery with 3 pins (in a NFC model with 4 pins) and it'd still work?
What about this battery then? Would this be okay to use? Would it stop the reboot issue also? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00A89528S?pc_redir=1408125233&robot_redir=1
Edit: Ordered the battery earlier so here's hoping that when it arrives, it'll work fine!
And sorry if the first part was a dumb question xD
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Bump! Pls help!

buy a new battery, this will solve the problem
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Yeah dude. Recently i was in same situation. Just go and buy an new battery and use only stock based roms. Higher than 4.1.2 will cause battery defections.

Thanks guys for the replies!
I'm using R Mod v3 at the moment which is obviously based on stock 4.1.2. That will be fine to use right?
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Sn0wdune said:
Thanks guys for the replies!
I'm using R Mod v3 at the moment which is obviously based on stock 4.1.2. That will be fine to use right?
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battery wont fit

hey guyz i woke up today and i held my note and it was boiling up like fire i couldnt hold it so i quickly took out the battery and let it cool down then after when i try to put the battery back in im having trouble getting it in its like the bettery is bigger than its supposed to be !!!
plz tell me what is the problem and how can i fix it ??/
If the battery is swollen up you need to change the battery
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Obviously the battery is faulty. Is it a genuine Samsung one or one of those cheap Chinese knock-offs ?. Dont use the battery again or you may destroy your phone next time.
bidboy said:
Obviously the battery is faulty. Is it a genuine Samsung one or one of those cheap Chinese knock-offs ?. Dont use the battery again or you may destroy your phone next time.
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yes its the official battery that came with the note
i will go to samsung to buy a new one !!
thank u all for the help
don't know how but these official Samsung note batteries don't last more than a year
Mines still okay after a year #touch wood#, i think it depends on your usage.
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yeah may be mine just sits for charge a lot of times as I am a heavy user. but still, I have had other phone and should say the battery were more friendly
nokiamodeln91 said:
yeah may be mine just sits for charge a lot of times as I am a heavy user. but still, I have had other phone and should say the battery were more friendly
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Yeah, agreed.
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I am seeing a trend of bad stock batteries,
people please dont go buy new ones but hand them in for warrantee replacement. That way Samsung knows there is a qa issue
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baz77 said:
I am seeing a trend of bad stock batteries,
people please dont go buy new ones but hand them in for warrantee replacement. That way Samsung knows there is a qa issue
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Agree.. :thumbup:
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(Q) Should I get this phone?

I need a new phone for work, could someone please tell me if this phone can keep up with:
Typing 3 words a second (quite a few phones can't keep up with my speed unfortunately.)
Slight drops, maybe from 4ft on a floor as hard as rubber tarmac (like in children's playgrounds)
Slight water resistance (a few drops on the screen)
My s2 survived for 4 months of this usage, along with about a year of normal usage.
Can this phone cope? Thank you ever so much !
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Yes
BUT it is so old nowadays you need something better
I recommend S3 MINI
ahmadashraf said:
Yes
BUT it is so old nowadays you need something better
I recommend S3 MINI
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Thanks! Nah, I need something cheap. I'll only be using it for texting & music .
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okmijnlp said:
Thanks! Nah, I need something cheap. I'll only be using it for texting & music .
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Why not get another nexus 4? they cost about the same if you buy the nexus from google...
okmijnlp said:
Thanks! Nah, I need something cheap. I'll only be using it for texting & music .
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In that case there are many more cheaper options available. However, if you want a phone of at least this caliber, I suggest you to get an SII again.
gverma1 said:
In that case there are many more cheaper options available. However, if you want a phone of at least this caliber, I suggest you to get an SII again.
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No s2 plus is awesome
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AW: (Q) Should I get this phone?
You can tey the Samsung xcover. It's an outdoor amartphone
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I wouldn't recommend. A friend of mine got one and received constant force closes in all application after flashing a new firmware. This is the second case I'm aware of.
Nowadays I would buy a Xperia with native CM10 support.
Recommend this over the S2
okmijnlp said:
I need a new phone for work, could someone please tell me if this phone can keep up with:
Typing 3 words a second (quite a few phones can't keep up with my speed unfortunately.)
Slight drops, maybe from 4ft on a floor as hard as rubber tarmac (like in children's playgrounds)
Slight water resistance (a few drops on the screen)
My s2 survived for 4 months of this usage, along with about a year of normal usage.
Can this phone cope? Thank you ever so much !
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I'ts a good phone, and still a valid option with an updated rom (Slimbean or CM) however if you could afford one with more processor/mem I will recomend that

Looking for a good batterie

Hello everyone am still using the stock batterie but i want to change it cuz it's not that great end very quickly so what am asking is anyone know a good batterie that last alot for galaxy mini
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i 'm afraid that you wont get better performance for an aftermarket battery
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...ni-s5570-wave-575-s5750e-wave-723-s7230e.html
Expensive but worth it.
i got myself a new battery worth Rs.550..approx 10 USD..original samsung one..been running aosp ics from past 2 days with only 10% battery drop with minimal usage..
very happy
A_U said:
i got myself a new battery worth Rs.550..approx 10 USD..original samsung one..been running aosp ics from past 2 days with only 10% battery drop with minimal usage..
very happy
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wow lucky can you give me link from where did you buy it ?
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Yahia700 said:
wow lucky can you give me link from where did you buy it ?
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samsung store
My battery is very poor. It's fully loaded when i go to sleep, at the time i wake up it asks me to charge the battery because there is less then 10% left. When i use the phone at most i can get 4 hours of work out of it :crying:
i'm also looking for a battery, still not yet sure if should buy one from samsung of the mugen version.
http://m.aliexpress.com/item/756250123.html?tracelog=storedetail2mobilesitedetail
2680 mah for mini GT s5570
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Have you tried using this much of mAh? Does it affect any software or hardware of our mini?
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carbon5127 said:
Have you tried using this much of mAh? Does it affect any software or hardware of our mini?
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I've been reading about these gold batteries and it seems it's a fake!!
3D Printer batteries... Google it dude, the future
pryerlee said:
3D Printer batteries... Google it dude, the future
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hhahahaahahahahaha :laugh:
stay to the original .it.s better than dangerous exploding batt
original battery is the best
Thank
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A_U said:
i got myself a new battery worth Rs.550..approx 10 USD..original samsung one..been running aosp ics from past 2 days with only 10% battery drop with minimal usage..
very happy
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Can you please explain a bit more about the model number and capacity (mAh) of your battery?.
olagovno said:
hhahahaahahahahaha :laugh:
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This is a junk reply too bad

is there any ROm/kernel to solve battert problem ??

hi , i really love Sony V , but i must recharge my battery one or two times in day if i use wifi for 4-7 hours , my brother have Samsung Note III or my friend have HTC Desire and they work with internet too same me but they only charge theire phones 1 time per 2 days !!
is there any way to solve this ??
Arioman said:
hi , i really love Sony V , but i must recharge my battery one or two times in day if i use wifi for 4-7 hours , my brother have Samsung Note III or my friend have HTC Desire and they work with internet too same me but they only charge theire phones 1 time per 2 days !!
is there any way to solve this ??
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Buy an extended battery or become friends with your small stock one.
I did the latter
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WhiteNeo said:
Buy an extended battery or become friends with your small stock one.
I did the latter
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thanks man for guide
i really hate Sony Phone this time and i never buy or recommended this brand to any one
i sold my Arc S phone a few month ago cause Arcs have many Problems with Wifi Droping Wep password and Slow in work.
**** Sony
Arioman said:
i sold my Arc S phone a few month ago cause Arcs have many Problems with Wifi Droping Wep password and Slow in work.
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You shouldn't use WEP 'passwords' anyway, so it's only just that that was bugged imho
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Galaxy Gear: Higher Battery Capacity Replacement?

Hi there, I was disassembling my watch to be curious. I found the battery area and I noticed online there are micro batteries around the web. Do you guys think there is a way to get one of those batteries and fit it into the watch and use the ribbons (the wires) that were on the old battery and make them work with the new battery? I'm still trying to look for a good battery only if it is confirmed that one can do this. Thanks if you can help me out!
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sandvich123127 said:
Hi there, I was disassembling my watch to be curious. I found the battery area and I noticed online there are micro batteries around the web. Do you guys think there is a way to get one of those batteries and fit it into the watch and use the ribbons (the wires) that were on the old battery and make them work with the new battery? I'm still trying to look for a good battery only if it is confirmed that one can do this. Thanks if you can help me out!
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I'm thinking you've gone deeper into your gear than a lot of us...
Find a battery that fits, has similar voltage output, and let us know how it goes! :fingers-crossed:
for the size of 20mm x 30 mm you will be very lucky to find anything over 315mA
i had a quick search and i found 310mA etc
unless you can modify the case some how i dont think you will find anything
forshaw said:
for the size of 20mm x 30 mm you will be very lucky to find anything over 315mA
i had a quick search and i found 310mA etc
unless you can modify the case some how i dont think you will find anything
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Found it, not that much higher, but I am still searching. I will post to see if I can find more batteries
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sandvich123127 said:
Found it, not that much higher, but I am still searching. I will post to see if I can find more batteries
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ok cool
Have you done it mate ?
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NK-SOFT said:
Have you done it mate ?
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Still waiting on battery, it's coming in on May 7th at the least. Silly China :banghead:
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I finished it! All I did was that I got a 350 mAh battery with 3.7 volts. I stripped the wire a little and placed it in the original area where the ribbon used to go, if you want, I can show the battery if you want to switch
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Yes, please post pics. That would be awesome. Thanks, man!
sandvich123127 said:
I finished it! All I did was that I got a 350 mAh battery with 3.7 volts. I stripped the wire a little and placed it in the original area where the ribbon used to go, if you want, I can show the battery if you want to switch
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This is an older photo, I used the regulator from the old battery on this one, but as you see, it isn't being used with it in this photo
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It would be really interesting to hear if this replacement gave You more life for the watch ? let us know after few days of use...
The battery life isn't substantially higher, it lasts longer as I can see, but only by a few hours .
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was the battery much bigger, in mA ,and physical size
The thickness was a little bigger, but the dimensions are the same
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sandvich123127 said:
The thickness was a little bigger, but the dimensions are the same
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You rock! Thanks for putting this together. Any chance you can link the battery you used just in case anyone (myself included) wants to order it and make the update themselves? Not much difference, but as this device gets older it might be worthwhile to swap batteries.
Thanks again for the nice mod!
sandvich123127 said:
This is an older photo, I used the regulator from the old battery on this one, but as you see, it isn't being used with it in this photo
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How has no one noticed the fact that the word "350mah" was written in marker and not printed?
I'm calling your bluff.
therealduckie said:
How has no one noticed the fact that the word "350mah" was written in marker and not printed?
I'm calling your bluff.
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haha I noticed that to
but ive been looking for batterys to see if there is physicaly same sizes
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Battery-3...711?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cd9ca39d7
http://www.helipal.com/v100d03bl-z-12-3-7v-3500mah-20c-lipo-battery-pack.html
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/703022-3-7v-350mah-3-7v_1861048361.html?s=p
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Rechargeable-Lipo-battery-3-7V-350mah_961704580.html?s=p
this is perfect size 20x30mm
so its easy to replace battery? a original is 20/30euros.
im not decided yet galaxy gear or lg g watch..
for my oneplus one. but im not sure if galaxy gear is that usefull with oneplus one. but i like it for having full android a speaker and camera..
2nd hand a gear is 60-100euro. and lg g watch 2nd hand 100euro or new from 7-11 december 99€
im not decided... lg watch is cool but no speaker. no camera. and no full android.
but gear no full suport with other phones. but with some apps it works. perfectly. still dont know
reggiexp said:
so its easy to replace battery? a original is 20/30euros.
im not decided yet galaxy gear or lg g watch..
for my oneplus one. but im not sure if galaxy gear is that usefull with oneplus one. but i like it for having full android a speaker and camera..
2nd hand a gear is 60-100euro. and lg g watch 2nd hand 100euro or new from 7-11 december 99€
im not decided... lg watch is cool but no speaker. no camera. and no full android.
but gear no full suport with other phones. but with some apps it works. perfectly. still dont know
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I have successfully replaced the battery before, but be cautious if you do get a gear, only tested on original gear. You have to switch the capacitors, or the battery will just drain, and it needs the same voltage. The LG G Watch I heard was a great device, and with the oneplus, the G watch has full compatibility. I used the gear once with a Droid ultra, I had problems with a few things, and no galaxy store. Good thing I'm back to my Note 3 (for now ☺).
when replacing the battery with the 350mah one, you have to switch a capacitor? you can just connect the two wires to the pads? and what is the battery regulator? I want to try this one
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Rechargeable-Lipo-battery-3-7V-350mah_961704580.html?s=p
are there bigger ones that fit?
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sandvich123127 said:
I have successfully replaced the battery before, but be cautious if you do get a gear, only tested on original gear. You have to switch the capacitors, or the battery will just drain, and it needs the same voltage. The LG G Watch I heard was a great device, and with the oneplus, the G watch has full compatibility. I used the gear once with a Droid ultra, I had problems with a few things, and no galaxy store. Good thing I'm back to my Note 3 (for now ).
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when replacing the battery with the 350mah one, you have to switch a capacitor? you can just connect the two wires to the pads? and what is the battery regulator? I want to try this one
https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...04580.html?s=p
are there bigger ones that fit?

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