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[Q] Is battery user-replaceable?

From the pictures I've seen, I don't see a way to change batteries easily (i.e. without a screwdriver and a knife and some chance of breaking something). Can anyone confirm that? I'm wondering if I can bring a second battery along to help get me (and the kids) through a 12-hour flight?
TIA!
Chris

Not user replaceable in the least, sorry. Not soldered on like the ipad, but definitely not user replaceable without taking the unit apart.
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/nookcolor-teardown/487636?seq=36&tag=content;get-photo-roto - ZDNet teardown

I expect that there will be a bigger battery mod along at some point, it's not one of my priorities though.
/mr

ZeroSX said:
Not user replaceable in the least, sorry. Not soldered on like the ipad, but definitely not user replaceable without taking the unit apart.
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Thanks for the info! Too bad...I'll never understand that design decision. I've bought second batteries for nearly every phone/pda I've owned.

merrill77 said:
Thanks for the info! Too bad...I'll never understand that design decision. I've bought second batteries for nearly every phone/pda I've owned.
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Because manufacturers are following Apple's lead to train you to need new crap more often than batteries will die out. And they bank on the fact that consumers will pay for the extra charging and adapter crap that goes along with their products.
It's also cheaper to do it this way.
I hate it.

non-user replaceable batts are just another reason(along with extraordinarily high prices for comparatively poor specs, esp. notebooks) why I, personally, find Apple to no longer be relevant, but at least in this case it's not soldered to the board... just a matter of how difficult it is to disassemble it enough to replace the batt...
...still thinking about getting one of these as I do want a 7" tablet to go along with my 10" gTab, and it WILL also be pulling duty as a poorly lit area reader... 7" is just so much more comfortable for that functionality....

Doesn't look like the battery is soldered in, but it also doesn't look like it's meant to be easily user replaceable.
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On the ZDnet teardown, you can see that it is a matter of opening and unpluging the battery, so I don't see a reason why eventually we wouldn't see some higher capacity interchange-ables for the brave..
-CC

Pictures of screen for comparison

I can't help but feel I am imagining the washed out effect I see on my N7, perhaps I am just too used to the amoled saturation. Thought pictures of my N7 looking like others would help me feel better about it. Feel free to show if yours looks any different! Of course now that I'm looking at the pic I just took it doesn't show much difference, but in person it does.
Both at 75% brightness:
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I'm personally happy with the screen on the Nexus7. You can't compare it to a Super AMOLED+ screen though. The latter is much better quality with a higher contrast ratio.
I do notice some light bleeding around the edge, but I can live with that. Watching movies, everything looks great.

No point in other people posting pictures of their Super AMOLED phones vs Nexus 7.
AMOLED = Much more vivid colors.
And yes, the Nexus 7 will look 'washed out'

Why is it that this tablet is the least expensive contender on the market and the screen is NOT better than the highest end most expensive table screen?

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Why is it that this tablet is the least expensive contender on the market and the screen is NOT better than the highest end most expensive table screen?
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Maybe because it's the "least expensive contender"?
/sigh
/facepalm

nxt said:
Maybe because it's the "least expensive contender"?
/sigh
/facepalm
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LOL. I think he was being sarcastic

As far as screens, your comparing Mercedes quality (tablet) to Bentley quality (samoled gnex).
Sent from my Nexus 7

Yeah. Sorry for the sarcasm. It just bugs me. I love this thing. Everytime I interact with it I am pleasantly surprised.

i have nothing to add to this thread except that the OP's camera sucks.

nxt said:
Maybe because it's the "least expensive contender"?
/sigh
/facepalm
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hah, it is an ipad camera...does suck indeed. I just wanted a little reassurance that it's normal, all good. I'm cool with it, just wanted to make sure I'm in the norm. Have no one around to compare to.

World’s First 3D Laptops To Hit Shelves: Are They Worth Paying $2,648 For?

The world’s first 3D laptops hit shelves Sunday, and with a price of $2,648 each, it remains to be seen whether they are really worth shelling out that kind of cash. Samsung is behind the new 3D laptop with Compatible Parts . It is a version of the company’s Series 7 gaming laptop, which has been updated to include a “SuperBright” 1920×1080 3D LED display.
The popular tech blog reported the high-priced laptop on Monday, but added a very important caveat, which is the fact that a spokesman for Samsung has said that there are no plans to release a 3D laptop in the United States. So far it is only available in Asia.
The computer, which sports a bold bright yellow cover, has a Blu-ray drive to allow for 3D movie watching, and is all driven by an AMD Radeon HD 7870M graphics card that Samsung says is made for gaming, a 128GB solid-state drive and 1-terabyte hard disk, Laptop Keyboard , CNET reported.
The 3D laptop also features Intel Core i7-3610QM CPU, and has three three-core processors and other Compatible Parts .
Three-dimensional technology has been increasing in popularity in recent years, especially after “Avatar” became one of the most-successful films in history by taking advantage of 3D’s ability to make a visually impressive movie even more fascinating.

I wouldn't pay it. 3D is a stupid gimmick.

I'd buy it to lord over all the Mac ninnies.
"What's that say? Oh, I'm sorry, I can't see what's happening on your computer because I'm in... the THIRD dimension."
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Here, we smoke while we shoot the bird.

I didn't like 3d in the early 80s, and I like it even less now.
Sent from your mom.

hmm so you mean whenever i watch this on my old laptop:
it will look like this on that one:
seems legit

Battery Case for OnePlus 8T

This may sound weird but I'm not satisfied with the batter life of this phone.
Is there any battery case available or do you make one yourself?
Unfortunately, The Latter.
Here's mine!
Now finally the claims of "2 day battery life" sees the light of day.
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I couldn't get my hands on Epoxy resin or silicon sealant so hot glue FTW, for now.
To not make it look ugly I just stuck a piece of torn jeans on top to make it bearable.
6Ah Li Po battery, 1A Power bank board, Portronics L-shaped USB-C cable, lots of hot glue, a flatback sacrificial case and patience are all you need to make one yourself.

Technical but it seems too ugly

Cool stuff!

hey, you could try to use someone's 3D printer and software to create a much cleaner housing/case for the external battery

lolkadudaev said:
hey, you could try to use someone's 3D printer and software to create a much cleaner housing/case for the external battery
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ideally for strength I would go with CNC milling aluminium, or better yet, mill a new chassis and add 2x 4Ah cells in series, since the battery inside is 2x 2250mAh in series for 7.2v, but I'm working with what i have for the moment

I have ordered Battery case for my brand new One Plus 8T Araceli 10000 Mah since 22 days but still I have not received my order yet but trust me it look so great and exciting for the order. You guys must check out on AliExpress. SIPOTEK

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005002201164167.html

Informative but Too ugly back cover

I think @bitpushr is the

svetius said:
I think @bitpushr is the
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I like this battery case

it's mind-blowing,,,

I actually just registered on this forum just so I could congratulate you on your work of art! I was looking for a battery case for my OnePlus 8t and found this post... I probably will not get around to duplicating your success... but I also had the same idea. At long last, I'm surrendering my Note 4 from 2015 with its ZeroLemon 10,000 mah battery which would go at least 2 days often 5 between charges. I joked that I could go on a 3-day drinking adventure and when I sober up my phone would still work to tell me where I'm at! Just kidding of course... I hardly drink. Anyway, your kind shall triumph! Ha ha! Keep up the handiwork!

Interesting work

General Multiple Phones

Any one of you beautiful S21 Ultra people have more than one phone?
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My iPhone 13 Mini starlight arrived earlier today (thanks Amazon).
Im an IT guy by trade and hobby and have always gravitated towards the larger phones.
However as of recently Ive had the need to have both iPhone and Android devices (work reasons) and up until my Mini arrived, was using the Apple 12 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.
However, my usage case gravitated more towards the android for media consumption, file management, social media etc and the iPhone was more work based / apple ecosystem esq / so iMessage, copy and paste between phone and macOS, Apple Pay and Apple CarPlay (Android Auto sux big time)
However it got me thinking that as the usage of iOS was not as screen intensive as the S21 Ultra, a smaller iPhone would make more sense!
Whilst the mini is used alongside the big boy Android, the x2 together fit my work and play requirements beautifully , far mo so than caring around x2 behemoths!

S21 Ultra and Pixel 6

I also have an iPhone in my backpack, but it is my least used device by far. The Note 10 is now my daily, the LG V20 is a backup on alarm duty, and the HTC One has been relegated to security duty, but the Moto X Pure Edition is still my favorite ever (best screen + best sound ever seen and heard on a mobile device). If I didn't desire band 71 LTE, I probably would've ended up just switching back to a higher capacity Pure Edition.

I have 2 phones, the s21 ultra and iphone se.. my s21 ultra is ny daily driver, i was going to make iphone as my daily driver because of the apple watch 7 and ipad pro 2021..but i felt its not the time yet to do this move
I have the galaxy watch 4..but i felt the watch 7 is way better

I've always been a Pixel fan, had each one and have a P6P now. The Galaxy S phones always interest me too and I usually grab one. I don't have 2 at the moment but I'm seeing that S22U in my future. I think the way to fix my dilemma is to have both.