Since the Note 7 has non-replaceable batteries, it seems to me its life span will be significantly shortened. If the battery goes out on the phone is there anyway to repair it at a reasonable charge or do you think you will just have to buy another refurbished Note7? Has there been any published data on how long Samsung expects the battery life to last(in months) with normal usage?
Note 7 Non-Replaceable Battery Questions
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Getting Samsung under warranty or extended warranty is a pain in the you know what! I know... they've put me through hassles to prove a degraded battery and still haven't replaced it under warranty.
This aspect of the sealed Samsung batteries with no Samsung service centers in Denver and many other cities is the Achilles heel of the company and Verizon and phones.
Unlike Apple where I can make an appointment and in one hour and three miles away, I can have a factory fresh battery installed, either under warranty or Seventy bucks.
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This aspect of the sealed Samsung batteries with no Samsung service centers in Denver and many other cities is the Achilles heel of the company and Verizon and phones.
Unlike Apple where I can make an appointment and in one hour and three miles away, I can have a factory fresh battery installed, either under warranty or Seventy bucks.
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Not the way I use my Note 5! Three battery charges a day, all business and personal, no social media, no games.
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Maybe, buy you'll see it diminishing after several months, then irritating you after a year. Then you sell it to some poor smuck, or you pay Samsung $100 to have a new battery installed. And you're without your phone for a week. Fun times. Can you tell I miss user swappable batteries? Lol
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There is a Samsung service center probably 5 miles from me . but if there isn't one then you can always mail it.
Yes, I've spoken with Samsung via their online app. Mail it? If I had another phone and can wait 10-14 business days for turn around, sure.
But I gave away my S4 to a hard working teenager who really needed a phone... complete with 4 extra batteries.
In hindsight, I should have kept it for an emergency. I think in the future, I will keep an extra phone as an emergency spare.
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i have the lg g5 and the swapping of batteries have become a pain in the ***.... today my battery lasted 3.5 hrs... dont know why... so I'm averaging about 3 to 6 hrs and maybe 2 hrs of screen time. pre-ordered my s7 note today
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Another option through Verizon is the annual upgrade program if you buy the Note 7 and you can upgrade after a year. Of course you are completely leasing the phone by doing that, which I am not a big fan of, but that is an option. I do prefer swappable batteries but they seem to be dying breed.
I've never replaced a battery in a phone. Ever. Never needed to. Going all the way back to my motorola atrix. Though I do tend to get new phones every year or year and a half.
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Something is not right. I get lot more. Between fill ups
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If you get a new phone that often you should not need a new battery.
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