Keeping nexus 6 for the long haul...

[robert7107]

I usually switch phones every 18- 24 months except last 1 1/2 I have owned note 3, LG G3 and now Nexus 6 under AT&T next plan.. In 18 months or whatever remaining balance I owe I can get another phone... I don't care for lg and hauwei isnt established enough for me to get the nexus 2015 and I really love my nexus 6 !!!
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So what is the average life span of a battery and what would it cost me to replace it ???

 

[Gekko]

I usually switch phones every 18- 24 months except last 1 1/2 I have owned note 3, LG G3 and now Nexus 6 under AT&T next plan.. In 18 months or whatever remaining balance I owe I can get another phone... I don't care for lg and hauwei isnt established enough for me to get the nexus 2015 and I really love my nexus 6 !!!
(TWO PART ?)

So what is the average life span of a battery and what would it cost me to replace it ???

How To Take Care of Your Smartphone Battery the Right Way

 

[Ed Briggs]

Don't drain it all the way, and try not to top it off frequently. I never go below 60% and don't charge it past 90%.

 

[getbretweir]

I usually switch phones every 18- 24 months except last 1 1/2 I have owned note 3, LG G3 and now Nexus 6 under AT&T next plan.. In 18 months or whatever remaining balance I owe I can get another phone... I don't care for lg and hauwei isnt established enough for me to get the nexus 2015 and I really love my nexus 6 !!!
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So what is the average life span of a battery and what would it cost me to replace it ???

I know Samsung is replacing the S6/Edge battery for $45 plus shipping unless you're near Plano, TX or LA. Figure a 3rd party on your Nexus should be similar, probably a little more.

I couldn't agree more about going longer than the typical 24 months. I don't get caught up in specs, and a lot of the newer features are often not worth the upgrade. I'd rather have an S4 with $700 in my pocket, than an S6, but that's just me.

I'll be upgrading my Nexus 4 and S4 eventually, but I'm in no rush, and my next phone will last 3 years minimum.

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[maverick7526]

I want to buy another nexus, but if it is smaller than a 6" screen, I'm passing. I love the size of the n6 screen

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[Gekko]

my strategy is - i only buy Nexus phones but i skip every other one - so i upgrade every 24 months. it works as a nice balance between staying current and pisssssing away money.

Nexus 5 + AT&T GoPhone

 

[robert7107]

How To Take Care of Your Smartphone Battery the Right Way

Great article........ 50% of the time i would say I let my phone go down below 15% then fully charge it.... Other times vary from 60 - 40% but I always fully charge it ... I guess I will not do that anymore.. I also once or Twice a week turn off phone and charge it .

 

[NewAge]

I'd love to keep my N6 longer than two years and probably will but every time the two year mark hits there's always a great deal on a great phone that's too hard to pass up. Even upgrading from my G2 felt unnecessary and I contemplated selling whatever phone I upgraded to and continuing along with my G2 another two years but being able to get back onto a Nexus was just too tempting. I was able to sell the G2 for $160 and my Unlimited Verizon plan For $810 to help :'(

 

[bpe4]

How To Take Care of Your Smartphone Battery the Right Way

I suppose Eric Limer (the author of the article) is a battery engineer? Why you guys would take this article as gospel is beyond me. Never charge to full? Stop at 90%? Pure insanity, especially with the 'average' battery life that the Nexus 6 has. This article was basically a conglomeration of well known battery health tips, and anecdotes.

Let's be real, people. If you follow the tips in that article it would only mean that after 3-4 years, your battery might be at 95% of it's original capacity potential, versus 90%. And how many of you plan on rocking the Nexus 6 beyond 2-3 years? I'll tell you how many... next to NONE. If you read and post on these forums, it makes you a cell phone aficionado, and very very few of you will still be on the same phone for 3 years as your only daily driver. You may have an older device you pop your sim into now and then, but I would bet my first born you didn't have newer options as well. As someone posted, if you really are going to keep it beyond 2 years, I would easily put out $50-$80 bucks to have the battery replaced. That would only be for piece of mind that I was back at 100% capacity efficiency.

My point being... top this bad boy off to 100% and get your full 3,200mah charge. You'll be absolutely fine for a few years. This is almost as bad as S4,S5,Note2/3 users who complain that their battery life has dropped after 1+ years of use, when getting back to 100% efficiency is a $12 purchase from Amazon.

 

[robert7107]

I suppose Eric Limer (the author of the article) is a battery engineer? Why you guys would take this article as gospel is beyond me. Never charge to full? Stop at 90%? Pure insanity, especially with the 'average' battery life that the Nexus 6 has. This article was basically a conglomeration of well known battery health tips, and anecdotes.

Let's be real, people. If you follow the tips in that article it would only mean that after 3-4 years, your battery might be at 95% of it's original capacity potential, versus 90%. And how many of you plan on rocking the Nexus 6 beyond 2-3 years? I'll tell you how many... next to NONE. If you read and post on these forums, it makes you a cell phone aficionado, and very very few of you will still be on the same phone for 3 years as your only daily driver. You may have an older device you pop your sim into now and then, but I would bet my first born you didn't have newer options as well. As someone posted, if you really are going to keep it beyond 2 years, I would easily put out $50-$80 bucks to have the battery replaced. That would only be for piece of mind that I was back at 100% capacity efficiency.

My point being... top this bad boy off to 100% and get your full 3,200mah charge. You'll be absolutely fine for a few years. This is almost as bad as S4,S5,Note2/3 users who complain that their battery life has dropped after 1+ years of use, when getting back to 100% efficiency is a $12 purchase from Amazon.

After thinking about it.....my s3 at 2 yrs old had excellent battery life and my droid bionic as well... Which I owned both 24 months... I remember I would always let them deplete to lower 20s to mid teens then fully charge and they held a charge well.....

 

[BargainingJew]

I suppose Eric Limer (the author of the article) is a battery engineer? Why you guys would take this article as gospel is beyond me. Never charge to full? Stop at 90%? Pure insanity, especially with the 'average' battery life that the Nexus 6 has. This article was basically a conglomeration of well known battery health tips, and anecdotes.

Let's be real, people. If you follow the tips in that article it would only mean that after 3-4 years, your battery might be at 95% of it's original capacity potential, versus 90%. And how many of you plan on rocking the Nexus 6 beyond 2-3 years? I'll tell you how many... next to NONE. If you read and post on these forums, it makes you a cell phone aficionado, and very very few of you will still be on the same phone for 3 years as your only daily driver. You may have an older device you pop your sim into now and then, but I would bet my first born you didn't have newer options as well. As someone posted, if you really are going to keep it beyond 2 years, I would easily put out $50-$80 bucks to have the battery replaced. That would only be for piece of mind that I was back at 100% capacity efficiency.

My point being... top this bad boy off to 100% and get your full 3,200mah charge. You'll be absolutely fine for a few years. This is almost as bad as S4,S5,Note2/3 users who complain that their battery life has dropped after 1+ years of use, when getting back to 100% efficiency is a $12 purchase from Amazon.

Right. All this hand wringing about battery preservation is patently absurd.

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[NewAge]

Right. All this hand wringing about battery preservation is patently absurd.

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Battery preservation/longevity/care is a huge part of cell phone maintenance. I don't have $700 to throw around lightly and as I've gotten older the NEW bells and whistles don't impress me as much and I'm able to keep my phone longer so taking care of all aspects of the phone are important to me. I understand if they're not to YOU but empathy can go a lot further then contempt.

The new Quickcharge with the heat it generates and "perceived" stress it puts on the battery isn't something I thought about until I read this article. I'm not such an important person that I need to charge my phone like that. I'm more than fine leaving it plugged in over the night with a standard charger (like I always have) and use the QC in the car/desk where the need may be greater.

I hope I haven't come across as rude, some of this was directed at the post above as well.

* I'll bet by the time I get my next Cell phone it will be $800 base price. The Edge I financed was $918 with the 128gb being $1018. INSANE. Big reason I returned it.

** And where else would it be OK for us to talk about this but on a Cell Phone aficionado web site?

 

[Almeuit]

I suppose Eric Limer (the author of the article) is a battery engineer? Why you guys would take this article as gospel is beyond me. Never charge to full? Stop at 90%? Pure insanity, especially with the 'average' battery life that the Nexus 6 has. This article was basically a conglomeration of well known battery health tips, and anecdotes.

Actually this is agreed on by multiple people who know batteries.

Five tips for extending lithium-ion battery life - TechRepublic

http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...e-care-feeding-lithium-polymer-batteries.html

 

[LeoRex]

You really have to get abusive for an extended amount of time to do any real damage to the lifespan of your battery... constant deep cycle discharge/charge (100% to basically power off back to 100%) . There are people out there that do this constantly, and those are the people who wear these suckers out fairly quickly. But if you don't go beast mode and have your phone on constantly, recharge early and often... you should get a decent amount of time before you have to replace it.

But I wouldn't stress about it too much.... Saying the Nexus 6's battery is 'not replaceable' is patently false. It can be replaced easily, just takes a bit more time and effort than popping off the back place and tossing a new one in. Replacing the Nexus 6's battery isn't all that hard....

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+6+Teardown/32877

 

[CHILLYWILL_95831]

Don't drain it all the way, and try not to top it off frequently. I never go below 60% and don't charge it past 90%.

That's complete rubbish regarding the 90 percent. These phones do not have those issues with top off as the CPU will not allow the battery to keep charging beyond 100 percent. The battery is safe for the most part especially if you use the included charger that comes with the phone.

 

[BargainingJew]

Battery preservation/longevity/care is a huge part of cell phone maintenance. I don't have $700 to throw around lightly and as I've gotten older the NEW bells and whistles don't impress me as much and I'm able to keep my phone longer so taking care of all aspects of the phone are important to me. I understand if they're not to YOU but empathy can go a lot further then contempt.

The new Quickcharge with the heat it generates and "perceived" stress it puts on the battery isn't something I thought about until I read this article. I'm not such an important person that I need to charge my phone like that. I'm more than fine leaving it plugged in over the night with a standard charger (like I always have) and use the QC in the car/desk where the need may be greater.

I hope I haven't come across as rude, some of this was directed at the post above as well.

* I'll bet by the time I get my next Cell phone it will be $800 base price. The Edge I financed was $918 with the 128gb being $1018. INSANE. Big reason I returned it.

** And where else would it be OK for us to talk about this but on a Cell Phone aficionado web site?

My point is that it has zero effect on your phone's longevity.

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[doggy2965]

Do to a severe case of incurable UPGRADITIS. I never have any battery worries

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[Ed Briggs]

That's complete rubbish regarding the 90 percent. These phones do not have those issues with top off as the CPU will not allow the battery to keep charging beyond 100 percent. The battery is safe for the most part especially if you use the included charger that comes with the phone.

Believe what you want. It's OK, it really is.

 

[davidnc]

Don't drain it all the way, and try not to top it off frequently. I never go below 60% and don't charge it past 90%.

When I charge my battery up I go above 90% to 100% .I have not had any battery issues, with any of my phones with non removeable batteries.I have not had to have any of those batteries replaced in those phones either. Moto X (2013), Moto X (2014) .I dont normally run the batteries down below 30% but somtimes it happens to

 

[Ed Briggs]

When I charge my battery up I go above 90% to 100% .I have not had any battery issues, with any of my phones with non removeable batteries.I have not had to have any of those batteries replaced in those phones either. Moto X (2013), Moto X (2014) .I dont normally run the batteries down below 30% but somtimes it happens to

I realize that even if it meant that you would only lose 1% to 2% total battery life over the course of owning it by topping it off all the time, most people aren't going to care about that. I never said that people would have issues. I'm just OCD when it comes to my phone, and don't want to do anything to lose even 1/10 of 1% of battery capacity. I'm also one of those people that has a couple microfiber cloths just for cleaning my phone several times a day.

I'm just one of those people whose phone has to be in perfect condition at all times. Even if my case gets the smallest of scratches, I toss it in the garbage and get a new one. It's weird because I'm not like that with anything else, just my phone.