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I've been running an LG V20 for the last 4 years and the phone is fine for my needs. I don't do any serious gaming, the Camera is perfectly acceptable (not great, not terrible) and it handles web surfing, watching streaming movies, music and whatnot fine.
What was becoming a problem was the battery life. The built in battery had degraded to the point where the phone wouldn't make it longer than a couple hours with lite use and the phone would often times crap out at 20% battery life if something caused the phone to suddenly pull power (like the screen turning on at max brightness).
Was planning an international trip with the family and would not have that guaranteed access to a socket like I do day to day and was ready to drop $300 on a "new-ish" phone but decided to try replacing the battery instead. Spent $25 on a compatible off brand battery that upped the mAH from 3200 to 4380, it was a bit of a tight fit, but holy cow. I went from having a phone that lasted a couple hours to having an all day phone again.
As phone performance starts to plateau and the "upgrade every generation" bug begins to fade, I wonder if a disruptive manufacturer will bring back the replaceable battery and tout the longevity of their products.
What was becoming a problem was the battery life. The built in battery had degraded to the point where the phone wouldn't make it longer than a couple hours with lite use and the phone would often times crap out at 20% battery life if something caused the phone to suddenly pull power (like the screen turning on at max brightness).
Was planning an international trip with the family and would not have that guaranteed access to a socket like I do day to day and was ready to drop $300 on a "new-ish" phone but decided to try replacing the battery instead. Spent $25 on a compatible off brand battery that upped the mAH from 3200 to 4380, it was a bit of a tight fit, but holy cow. I went from having a phone that lasted a couple hours to having an all day phone again.
As phone performance starts to plateau and the "upgrade every generation" bug begins to fade, I wonder if a disruptive manufacturer will bring back the replaceable battery and tout the longevity of their products.