Cell phone battery replacement cost!!!

[Retired LTC USAR]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. Had it about 2 years and the battery barely gets thru the day without having to be recharged.

Asked about replacing the battery. Going to cost north of $350. Reason is you are paying for a new screen (phone is water resistant), since they have to take the old one off to replace the battery.

Think I'll buy a new phone instead.

Looking at a Sonim XP8.

Thoughts, comments?

 

[Czechvar]

I upgraded from an iPhone 6S+ to the iPhone XS Max 256 last Friday. We have a lot of Apple products that work well together, I’m happy with it. Never heard of Sonim. Apple is releasing the iPhone XR in October, with I think is a very good phone but less expensive. Lots of phones are less expensive than Apple products...The new Samsung’s are probably just as good for less.

 

[Funflyer]

Unless you're prone to dropping a phone in water, I wouldn't worry about a phone being water resistant and try to change the battery myself, or have someone else do it. Batteries are cheap. The repair does look pretty involved but not too difficult.

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[TX-Dennis]

I moved from an S7 to a Moto X4 about six months ago. The Moto is IP68 dust and water resistant. The battery can last me through two days of use much of the time, but I usually charge every night anyway. It charges fully in about an hour with the included quick charger. Nice phone overall. Quick and responsive. Good screen. Very good call quality. It compares well to the S7, and the best part is I got it on sale for $249. It can readily be found for around $299. The $249 was an exceptional price, but I have seen it advertised even lower.

You don't have to buy it from your network provider. I didn't. It's universal unlocked and should work with any carrier just by popping in the sim card.

It may be nearing time for Motorola to come out with an X5 assuming they intend to. I think the X4 was introduced last October. If so, sale pricing may get lower on the X4.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

You might try an after market battery replacer.
Some you can find on Craigslist, Google them, etc.
Just like already posted, it’s not that hard to replace a cell phone battery!
Lots of the guys who live in their Mother’s basement know how!
We don’t have that many basements here in Albuquerque.
They live in their Mother’s garages!

 

[onebadvet]

My Iphone cost was $40.00.

 

[kwselke]

I too just bought a new Motorola Moto X4 for $249. Unlocked, all it takes to switch from a GSM carrier to a CDMA carrier is the carriers SIM. The CDMA SIM for my carrier set me back another buck. I splurged and got a $12 soft case for the thing and transferred the micro-SD memory chip from my old phone. I thought it was a heck of a deal. $40 I-Phones, sure.

 

[DWalt]

My wife and I have only a couple of cheap Samsung cell phones (no iPhones for us) which are now nearly 10 years old, and still working fine. Battery replacement is about as complicated as replacing batteries in a flashlight, and we have needed to do that a couple of times. I've bought replacement batteries off eBay for less than $10 each.

 

[Jack Flash]

I have an older phone, a Samsung S5. I found several videos on UTube demonstrating how to change a battery (on mine it takes about a minute). So then I bought a battery from Amazon for $14.99, free shipping.

 

[Maddog 521]

Good choice Jack Flash
Samsung Galaxy S5 phones are great phones. Its the last Samsung that you can replace the battery in. You can find them on the WWW for under $200.

 

[CBus660R]

Never heard of Sonim.

They're a smaller company that doesn't advertise, but are known by those "in the know" for rugged and durable products. I know a few guys working the oil and gas fields of eastern Ohio and western PA and they're the go to phone in that line of work.

 

[chief38]

I usually get a new phone every 3 - 4 years but recently upgraded to the iphone 8 because I trashed my old iphone 7. It was a great phone and less than 2 years old, but I left it on the roof of my Wife's car just before she left to do errands. Not a good idea!

$350 for a battery sounds ridiculous and 2 years sounds a bit premature for it to start failing. I'd complain and see what they will do.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Looks like a phone hardened for extreme environments, if that's what you need.


My unlocked Moto G6 is $229, off contract. It's does all I need it to do.

My Moto G3 was $179 and lasted 3 years before the battery life shortened enough to justify replacing the phone.

 

[oink]

I'm feeling outdated. I'm still using a Samsung S-4.

 

[Bill Raby]

Just another reason to hate those stupid eye phones.

 

[BC38]

My wife and I have only a couple of cheap Samsung cell phones (no iPhones for us) which are now nearly 10 years old, and still working fine. Battery replacement is about as complicated as replacing batteries in a flashlight, and we have needed to do that a couple of times. I've bought replacement batteries off eBay for less than $10 each.

This is why I have an S5. As long as I can get a phone with a "user replaceable" (easy swap) battery I won't buy one that doesn't.

 

[H Richard]

I have a Samsung S7, and I just replaced the battery about 6 months ago, (had the phone for 4-5 years), and it was $30 installed at Interstate All Battery Center. It has worked just fine.

See post #19, my phone is an S4. My memory from the few times I watched my phone power up was foggy.

 

[bigwheelzip]

I have a Samsung S7, and I just replaced the battery about 6 months ago, (had the phone for 4-5 years), and it was $30 installed at Interstate All Battery Center. It has worked just fine.

Are you sure you have the S7?

That battery life had me thinking I should look into it for myself, but the info I found for that model shows a first release date of March 12, 2016, only half the age you think your phone is.

That battery center seems like a good deal, regardless of how long the original lasted.

 

[H Richard]

Sorry, my phone is an S4. I only see that when I turn it on in the AM if I watch it power up. The very few times I bothered to watch it I misread it as an S7.

 

[BC38]

Sorry, my phone is an S4. I only see that when I turn it on in the AM if I watch it power up. The very few times I bothered to watch it I misread it as an S7.

I had an S4 and liked it, but I like the S5 even better.
Both have the user-replaceable battery. Unfortunately the S5 was the last one to have that feature. Starting with the S6 Samsung saw fit to make the phone a sealed unit that requires complete disassembly to replace the battery - just like the iPhones. Kind of ironic that the S7 which was released shortly afterward was the model with all the battery fire issues.

For $30 you must've got an OEM battery from one of the phone carriers for your S4. FWIW you can actually get good quality aftermarket versions off eBay for $5 or less. Just be sure it is one of the reputable sellers with 99% positive feedback and a LOT of feedback.