Battery on my Android Tablet died, so I upgraded it with 18650 replaceable batteries. Tutorial with pics

  • cm0002@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    If you already opened it to install this, why didn’t you just buy an actual replacement from China?

    ETA:

    This is (probably) a Blackview Tab 12 Pro

    I found a proper replacement ranging in price from $10 to $30 depending on if you wanted a Stateside store and faster ship or willing to wait for AliExpress.

    This is a solution in search of a problem

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      1 day ago

      but replacing the battery doesn’t mean you get to have a tablet with replaceable batteries

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            15 hours ago

            I guess we could use the term “swappable” here as a distinction.

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              5 hours ago

              I’ll accept that compromise. Now I’m more curious if the batteries are hot swappable though. It’d probably cause some chaos with the battery indicator but just making me think…

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                5 hours ago

                Wouldn’t the battery indicator already be fucked because of this? Do those cells match what it came with?

        • teije9
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          17 hours ago

          replaceable batteries as in AA batteries

      • cm0002@lemmy.world
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        Ig, but you can expect a Li-ion to last about 2-3 years, it’s not that much of a chore to open it up every 3 years, especially after the first time

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          17 hours ago

          why should you open it up again, instead of just charging/replacing the repalceabke batteries

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              9 hours ago

              okay but who doesn’t want a tablet with replaceable batteries