reading some of the threads on this forum and XDA, I found out that a lot of people were getting a lot more juice out of their batteries than I got from my LG G2's. Most of my battery drain came from powering the screen backlight, so software hacks weren't going to fix the problem. Nevertheless, I decided to take matters in my own hands and I wasn't going to let the "non-replaceable battery" designation stop me. A quick webshop order and 1 day wait later my $22 battery was ready for installment (best I've spent in quite a while).
Turns out the repair job was surprisingly easy. The worst I had to do was screw loose two plastic panels, disjoin some connectors, pry some glue from underneath some small metal sheets and lift the battery from the square pen it was glued into. Reverse the process with the new battery in place and presto.
I think what will most freak out people about this description is the word "glue" but it's really unnecessary. I found out that re-applying the glue was only really necessary in the battery pen. All other sheets were fixed underneath the screwed plastic panels already. I did glue the sheets back on to be sure and even then the job was hardly at all messy, nor was anything likely to dislodge in the process.
The results were quite amazing; tripled battery life doesn't overstate the effect. Now you might wonder what kind of huge defect to the old battery could make that difference so large. Honestly I'm left guessing too, but this picture might provide a clue:
At any rate, I'm not surprised anymore why I couldn't get the seams at the left side of my phone closed properly anymore. :biggrin:
The term "non-replaceable", like many restrictions on Android phones, applies only to warranty-dependent mortals who cringe at the thought of doing anything with their phones that OEMs didn't intend them to. To anyone else this shouldn't be a reason to reject a gem like the LG G2 or other samsung competitors*.
* I can't guarantee it will be similarly easy, though
Turns out the repair job was surprisingly easy. The worst I had to do was screw loose two plastic panels, disjoin some connectors, pry some glue from underneath some small metal sheets and lift the battery from the square pen it was glued into. Reverse the process with the new battery in place and presto.
I think what will most freak out people about this description is the word "glue" but it's really unnecessary. I found out that re-applying the glue was only really necessary in the battery pen. All other sheets were fixed underneath the screwed plastic panels already. I did glue the sheets back on to be sure and even then the job was hardly at all messy, nor was anything likely to dislodge in the process.
The results were quite amazing; tripled battery life doesn't overstate the effect. Now you might wonder what kind of huge defect to the old battery could make that difference so large. Honestly I'm left guessing too, but this picture might provide a clue:
At any rate, I'm not surprised anymore why I couldn't get the seams at the left side of my phone closed properly anymore. :biggrin:
The term "non-replaceable", like many restrictions on Android phones, applies only to warranty-dependent mortals who cringe at the thought of doing anything with their phones that OEMs didn't intend them to. To anyone else this shouldn't be a reason to reject a gem like the LG G2 or other samsung competitors*.
* I can't guarantee it will be similarly easy, though