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Unfortunately there are no modern smartphones with a removable battery and the Super AMOLED display screen (the screen on the Samsung Galaxy and iPhone). Batte

Unfortunately there are no modern smartphones with a removable battery and the Super AMOLED display screen (the screen on the Samsung Galaxy and iPhone). Batteries are always the bottleneck here. My Samsung Galaxy S6 is at a point where the battery lasts maybe an hour. But because the battery can't be replaced I need to buy a new phone. I'd get a LG V20 (most recent phone with removable battery, over 2 years old) if not for the fact that I'm so used to that sharp AMOLED display screen that I can't go back to an LCD screen. I guess I'll be reluctantly buying the Samsung Galaxy S9+, but I hope the battery isn't useless in 2-3 years forcing me to buy a new phone again like now.

bluedino 8y ago
You can’t just get the battery replaced at a phone store?
- mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
  At least apple offers battery replacement, doesn't Samsung?
  - izacus 8y ago
    Pretty much every single phone out there can get battery replaced (might be it's even demanded by law in some regions) - you just need to take it to any repair shop.
chmod775 8y ago
This is precisely why I "upgraded" my S2 to an S5, even though the S6 was already out and the S7 was already on the horizon. I'm running LinageOS on it and it works flawlessly still, even though I'm now on my third battery. I will never buy a >$500 device (be it smartphone or laptop) with a non-removable battery or easy path to replace it. There's really no reason to buy any of the most "modern" phones unless you fancy getting ripped off big time.
herpderperator 8y ago
That isn't true at all. Many phones have OLED-type screens. The Pixel 3 XL has an OLED screen from Samsung. https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/10/17/ifixits-pixel-3-xl-teardown-reveals-samsung-made-screen/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/10/17/ifixits-pixel-3-xl-... The Nexus 6P from 2015 has an actual AMOLED screen from Samsung (https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3mzrl9/hi_im_hiroshi_lockheimer_here_at_google_with_the/cvjpf2e/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3mzrl9/hi_im_hiroshi_...), as did the Nexus 6 before that.
- JDiculous 8y ago
  The battery on those phones aren't removable (at least not officially)
  - izacus 8y ago
    They are officially serviceable so just take it to nearest service shop and you're good for next few years. Why is that such a huge problem?
krrrh 8y ago
There’s no such thing as a non-removable battery, just different degrees of difficulty in the removing. If the iFixit instructions [1] look like too much work, most malls have some guy in a kiosk who will fix your problem for a relative pittance. There are services on eBay that will do a 24 hour turn around for $35 if you don’t live near a mall. We are talking about something you may need to do once every 2-3 years. Helpless posts decrying the lack of market options come up on on almost every thread that mention smartphones, but they really shouldn’t on a website for self-professed hackers. [1] https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S6+Battery+Replacement/44648 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S6+Battery+Repla...
drannex 8y ago
GS6 batteries are incredibly easy to replace. Check the link the other commenter left for iFixit, most people can do it in no time.

bluedino 8y ago

You can’t just get the battery replaced at a phone store?

mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
At least apple offers battery replacement, doesn't Samsung?
- izacus 8y ago
  Pretty much every single phone out there can get battery replaced (might be it's even demanded by law in some regions) - you just need to take it to any repair shop.

chmod775 8y ago

This is precisely why I "upgraded" my S2 to an S5, even though the S6 was already out and the S7 was already on the horizon. I'm running LinageOS on it and it works flawlessly still, even though I'm now on my third battery. I will never buy a >$500 device (be it smartphone or laptop) with a non-removable battery or easy path to replace it. There's really no reason to buy any of the most "modern" phones unless you fancy getting ripped off big time.

herpderperator 8y ago

That isn't true at all. Many phones have OLED-type screens. The Pixel 3 XL has an OLED screen from Samsung. https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/10/17/ifixits-pixel-3-xl-teardown-reveals-samsung-made-screen/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/10/17/ifixits-pixel-3-xl-... The Nexus 6P from 2015 has an actual AMOLED screen from Samsung (https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3mzrl9/hi_im_hiroshi_lockheimer_here_at_google_with_the/cvjpf2e/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3mzrl9/hi_im_hiroshi_...), as did the Nexus 6 before that.

JDiculous 8y ago
The battery on those phones aren't removable (at least not officially)
- izacus 8y ago
  They are officially serviceable so just take it to nearest service shop and you're good for next few years. Why is that such a huge problem?

krrrh 8y ago

There’s no such thing as a non-removable battery, just different degrees of difficulty in the removing. If the iFixit instructions [1] look like too much work, most malls have some guy in a kiosk who will fix your problem for a relative pittance. There are services on eBay that will do a 24 hour turn around for $35 if you don’t live near a mall. We are talking about something you may need to do once every 2-3 years. Helpless posts decrying the lack of market options come up on on almost every thread that mention smartphones, but they really shouldn’t on a website for self-professed hackers. [1] https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S6+Battery+Replacement/44648 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S6+Battery+Repla...

drannex 8y ago

GS6 batteries are incredibly easy to replace. Check the link the other commenter left for iFixit, most people can do it in no time.