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[–] [email protected] 231 points 1 year ago (69 children)

Back in the day this was even better:

Original Galaxy S battery was getting weak? Order a new battery from Amazon for 13€. Battery arrives, pop the back of the phone off, pull battery out (just like that, no soldering), push new battery in. Push the back of the phone back on, done.

New battery in and it had more mAh than the original one. Despite overclocking that phone it ran a day longer after the replacement.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Thanks for reminding me of how I used to never worry about battery life cause the moment one got low, I'd just pop a spare out of my backpack and continue on with my day. Batteries were so freaking cheap!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have an Anker powerbank for that, if my phone ever gets low I just plug it in in my bag.

Though it never got this far to be honest, my Galaxy S22 lasts for 2+ days (so charging it in the evening for half an hour is usually enough to never worry about battery).

Bought the powerbank 6 years ago to play Pokemon Go (go figure), but then they removed the steps feature (showing you how far away you are from the Pokemon, leading to people actually hunting them down instead of sitting around in one spot) and I stopped playing (:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I just bought a shoulder bag that has a USB passthrough for this sort of thing. I haven't put a powerbank inside yet but I plan to. Both mine and my wife's iPhone 13 batteries are starting to suck bad.

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