Cheap vs notCheap G3 battery

[me75006]

I needed a new LG G3 battery, so I ordered two.
One was a Duracell, the other an EBay $7.50 G3 battery. Specifications were correct.
Big difference in the two.

I gave the 'made in China' Ebay battery a 2 week trial. This was to ascertain the notion about breaking the battery in. no help.
It had difficulty charging to 100% in my Qi wireless charging setup. I would have to use usb charge to achieve 100%
It quickly discharged from 100% under minimal load, it would discharge to 74% in a couple of hours where as the stock battery (or even the Duracell) would only discharge to 97%.
With phone in standby mode, battery would (self?) discharge much faster than with two other batteries I had worked with.

You get what you pay for, cheaper may not be better, beware of clone batteries.

 

[B. Diddy]

Good lesson. Are you able to return the battery to the eBay seller and get a refund? eBay is pretty good about protecting the buyer, so if the seller refuses, see if eBay will help settle this.

 

[TWC42]

How much was the Duracell battery?

 

[me75006]

batteriesplus dot com has them. 10% online discount available.
I bought mine in a local outlet.
It has a lifetime warranty, for any reason, they will replace it. $39.95

I checked the Walmart cell battery lists,they offer a lot of 'refurbished' batteries. What the heck is a refurbished cell battery ?

I did work out an agreement with the ebay vendor.

 

[Rukbat]

A refurbished battery can be anything from new cells in the old casing with the old cable, to an old battery that's been cleaned up to look nice.

 

[lmvine]

Got one on ebay for $10.95 made by lg & date code of 3/2016. Works great & solved issue w/ 2 yr old batt.