This cannot come soon enough - I have a 4 year old Huawei P20 Pro - the phone still more than meets my needs in terms of gaming, photos/videos and day to day use - I've not had a single issue with the phone - other than that finally the battery has started to go, and if I use it heavily (watch video or game for the 2 hours of my return commute) there is no way the battery will last the day.
The cost to replace it is not worth it to me, and DIY seems needlessly complex. For now I'll just carry a charger/powerbank - but I'd far rather swap out the battery.
Years ago I had a Dell Streak which I loved - that battery was swappable for that, I'd carry a couple of spare batteries in my bag for it - so I could do 2 or 3 days heavy use, without the need to recharge (the batteries were smaller and lighter than carrying a charger and the weird proprietary cable).
Does it still get upgrades to newer Android versions? Personally the reason I need to get a new phone is usually that the OS no longer receives upgrades (which means that apps drop support for it) or even security patches.
I was brilliant! The only pain was the first account I got it with only had half a gig of data a month, but I soon sorted that out. I used it with a little Bluetooth keyboard and did loads of coffee shop/pub writing in it.
The cost to replace it is not worth it to me, and DIY seems needlessly complex. For now I'll just carry a charger/powerbank - but I'd far rather swap out the battery.
Years ago I had a Dell Streak which I loved - that battery was swappable for that, I'd carry a couple of spare batteries in my bag for it - so I could do 2 or 3 days heavy use, without the need to recharge (the batteries were smaller and lighter than carrying a charger and the weird proprietary cable).