Battery questions

[bobh.zakzkv]

I have a Moto X Pure Edition from 2017.

1. Do these symptoms say my battery is dead, or that something else is wrong? I charge it to 100% and then disconnect from the charger and try to do almost anything else and the phone shuts down completely.

2. Is the battery in that phone replaceable? I get different answers from different people. Somebody said no: Battery. What options do I have in case my phone battery gives out?
   Somebody else recommended https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Android/Moto-X-Pure-Edition-Replacement-Battery/IF391-002?o=3 which says that battery is out of stock.
   One driving-distance phone repair shop says they won’t replace Moto batteries because they are too finicky.
   So I am concluding battery replacement will be difficult.

3. But that seems very wasteful. If I get a new phone, which ones, if any, have user-replaceable batteries?

[rolandh]

Hi @bobh.zakzkv,

@bobh.zakzkv

I have a Moto X Pure Edition from 2017.

Motorola introduced the Moto X Pure in 2015, though it was indeed sold for a period of time after that. I’m reasonably certain it was last manufactured no later than 2016.

@bobh.zakzkv

Do these symptoms say my battery is dead, or that something else is wrong? I charge it to 100% and then disconnect from the charger and try to do almost anything else and the phone shuts down completely.

Candidly, it does sound like a dying if not yet dead battery. Given the age of the phone, it’s not unusual and we’ve seen numerous other instances.

@bobh.zakzkv

So I am concluding battery replacement will be difficult.

I would agree with that assessment. The Moto X Pure’s battery is not intended to be user replaceable. That doesn’t mean some intrepid folks haven’t tried and succeeded. Again, given the age of the phone, the biggest hurdle would be sourcing the replacement part. I don’t believe Motorola is manufacturing new batteries for what from its perspective is a five year-old phone. Keep in mind, if you were to source a “new” battery, it may have been laying on someone’s shelf for as long as 5 years.

@bobh.zakzkv

But that seems very wasteful. If I get a new phone, which ones, if any, have user-replaceable batteries?

Market reality is user replaceable batteries are confined to very few phones and these tend to be low-end phones. You may see which Republic compatible phones (present and past) sport a user replaceable battery here:

Detailed Supported Phone Features

These two tables compare the significant features of all phones currently supported by Republic Wireless. Bolded names are current models. Phones that work with the current My Choice Plans: Band 71 data available by scrolling right at bottom of table Phone Scrn Size Phone Size Sprint SIM Type** SD Card Rem Batt Charging NFC FPS FPR Avail OS Ver B71 Alcatel A30 5.0 5.59 2.76 None Yes No Micro_USB No No 7.0 No Google Nexus 5X 5.2 5.79 2.86 C No No Type-C Yes Yes 8.1 No …