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Re: Nexus 4 battery bloating

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Post by dpark »

studentrob wrote: post #55
drzaiusapelord wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because modern smartphones, unlike your Nokia, work batteries very hard. They discharge more, get charged more often, have more capacity, have less room in the case for cooling, run hot in general, etc. I don't think its controversial to say that 3 year old phones may start having problems. If this was the new Nexus 6, yes, then there would be a lot of concern, but telling me a budget phone from 2012 is having batter…

Typing on an n4 here.. I find it unacceptable that the phone's life is now limited by the battery. Where can you buy a new n4 battery now? Nowhere.. Yet the rest of my hardware is fine At the time of purchasing the n4, I had tried to find another decent smart phone with a replaceable battery but didn't find anything suitable. My next phone won't be with Google and I'll instead be looking for something whose replaceme…

> Where can you buy a new n4 battery now? Nowhere.

I see a bunch listed on Amazon and eBay. Some of the ones on Amazon have reviews indicating that they are used, but not all of them. You can probably find a new one if you look for it.

Re: Nexus 4 battery bloating

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Post by serf »

icpmacdo wrote: post #62

I have a Galaxy Nexus with the battery at least 4 times the size it should be. Its in my garage, I will take a photo of it when I get home.

Bloated batteries are pretty unsafe, I hope you took proper storage precautions.[0] A garage can be mighty flammable.

[0]: http://www.tekrevue.com/swollen-battery/

Re: Nexus 4 battery bloating

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Post by glandium »

Grazester wrote: post #43
mattwdelong wrote: post #9

Interestingly enough, my beloved Nexus 4 just died this past month. I noticed it getting extremely hot, and then one day started a boot loop that I could not fix. I figured some hardware broke. My uncle also picked up one around the same time, and is going through similar problems - overheating and rebooting, though has no boot loop issues. I will warn him of this battery issue. On another note, I just purchased a Ze…

My Nexus 4 screen started to turn yellow due to the discoloration of the adhesive between the lcd and the digitizer caused by heat. Unfortunately my phone developed a dead sport on the digitizer and no longer registers touch input there. I just ordered a new screen. I would most likely end up giving the phone to a friend whose phone is dying

My Nexus 4 screen started to turn yellow too, and a few weeks later (coincidentally, at the end of last week) the battery bloated like in the OP. So be aware that you might just be covering up symptoms of an imminent death of your phone's battery.

Re: Nexus 4 battery bloating

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Post by milankragujevic »

dpark wrote: post #60
milankragujevic wrote: post #38

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However, it's particularly dangerous on RC aircraft, which can crash and puncture the battery. The battery on my quadcopter fell out while 20 meters high directly over concrete and it puffed up, but didn't catch fire. I discharged it with a light bulb and buried it with a cup full of sand in my yard.

Burying a lithium battery in your yard seems like a pretty terrible way to dispose of it. Could you not take it somewhere for recycling, especially since you discharged it? Doesn't the typical AT&T/T-Mobile/Target/Best Buy/Etc store have a recycling drop-off for old cell phones and batteries?

I'm not from the U.S. and I don't want to waste money going to the capital city just to throw away a little battery. There are no battery recycling places around my village (yes, living in a village). Nor anywhere near it.

Re: Nexus 4 battery bloating

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Post by dpark »

milankragujevic wrote: post #65
dpark wrote: post #60

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Burying a lithium battery in your yard seems like a pretty terrible way to dispose of it. Could you not take it somewhere for recycling, especially since you discharged it? Doesn't the typical AT&T/T-Mobile/Target/Best Buy/Etc store have a recycling drop-off for old cell phones and batteries?

I'm not from the U.S. and I don't want to waste money going to the capital city just to throw away a little battery. There are no battery recycling places around my village (yes, living in a village). Nor anywhere near it.

Fair enough. I've gotten spoiled by access to these kinds of services where I live and didn't think about other countries lacking the same services.

Re: Nexus 4 battery bloating

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Post by chaostheory »

awfullyjohn wrote: post #30
chaostheory wrote: post #14

It's made by LG. Throughout their long history, they've never really had a reputation for quality. Keep that in mind the next time you shop for any electronics or appliances.

Source?

Personal experience. They used to be called Goldstar when I was a kid.

You can check out Consumer Reports but it has a paywall.

Re: Nexus 4 battery bloating

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Post by studentrob »

dpark wrote: post #61
studentrob wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Typing on an n4 here.. I find it unacceptable that the phone's life is now limited by the battery. Where can you buy a new n4 battery now? Nowhere.. Yet the rest of my hardware is fine At the time of purchasing the n4, I had tried to find another decent smart phone with a replaceable battery but didn't find anything suitable. My next phone won't be with Google and I'll instead be looking for something whose replaceme…

> Where can you buy a new n4 battery now? Nowhere. I see a bunch listed on Amazon and eBay. Some of the ones on Amazon have reviews indicating that they are used, but not all of them. You can probably find a new one if you look for it.

Many are out of date...

And, what I mean is, given that both consumer and company know that the phone's life would be longer with a new battery, why do they refuse to offer replacements? Phones are fast enough and featured enough for me now. If someone made a decent one with replaceable battery that will be on the market for awhile I'd throw money at them

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