Galaxy Note 9 Battery Replacement, EB-BN965ABU Battery for samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960 N960U/U1/A/T/P/V/R4/W/F with Repair Tool Kit+Back Cover Adhesive+Battery Adhesive+Installation Instruction

Swap was easy, I used a YouTube video for instructions and it went fantastically easy. I can't say as to battery life but will update as I find out. I am glad I bought this kit with all the accessories. Old battery fattened up and blew the back off, so opening it was not an issue. The replacement adhesive worked great and went on easy. The little screwdriver worked great especially after I rubbed on a magnet to magnetize it so installing the screws were a snap.

Didn't want to replace my phone right away..found this aftermarket battery to replace the swollen battery on my Note 9. It works but don't feel confident that this would last long..feels like it drains faster than OEM. Anyway as long as this battery last me another year then it's all worth it before I upgrade my phone.- Update (2/4/2022) - So far this battery replacement has held up for 8 months now...haven't really noticed it slow down. Drains about the same as the original 4000 Mah Samsung battery. Like, I said in my previous review if this battery last me a year then it's all worth it since I will probably be going to get a new phone anyway. I will recycle my Note 9 when this battery dies. Will buy another one of this battery and donate it to people who need it the most. To those people who left bad reviews because they could not install them correctly without breaking the back glass. Well, maybe you should not be repairing your phone anyway. Take it to a professional to get the battery replaced. Stop whining about the back glass part that you broke when this is about 'a battery' review.Update (July 12, 2022) ****After 1 year, the battery is still holding charge. It can last between 5-8 hours depending on the usage of the phone. Good estimation of the battery health is probably around 80-85% of it's original capacity. I did not expect it to perform or last this long. I will be using the Note until Sept 2022 and get my new iPhone..yes..I'm leaving the Note. It's been a good 4 year run with the phone and was happy to be able to extend the life of it because of this battery.

Updated: Replacement battery received and is working great so far. I didn't enjoy the fact that I had to take the back off with a heat gun again, but appreciate the seller honoring their warranty. I've increased my rating from 1 to 4 stars.Original Review: Great kit; however, battery functioned well for about 1.5 months and then began draining quickly about two week ago. It now requires constant charging and replacement.

Significant battery improvement. I was having issues of random shut downs and high battery use warnings from apps I wasn't using. I replaced the battery and all is well. I got 4.5 years from the OEM. I'm hoping for a few more from this battery.My only warning is my own fault, not the seller's. The back is glass and more fragile then you would think. Take your time when pulling the back off. They do sell new backs but, I don't need it. It's always in an OtterBox and mounted to the dash of a semi truck.

I would have only taken away 1 star for all the little things, but the big one cost 3 more. It's not all bad, like I said it should be a 4 star review with some warnings. Value for money will depend on how well this battery works. Considering I was at the point where 100-25% was fine, 20-5% was 90 seconds, and 5% meant "I'm going to shut off now," the bar is pretty low.Update: I have not worried about my battery after the first 10 charges. It suggests 5 full time from dead to 100%, I did 3 perfectly and then got tired of the angst so just charged around 5%. It's a good battery. Def not an "upgrade" if your phone is new though.Update done:Give yourself 2 hours to get this done properly (I am including research and watching videos).From the top:I don't have a "man-station" with heat guns or hot plates. I built my own PC and had a good ph000 screwdriver. Based off the reviews - I felt if that was the worst part of the kit, then the rest of the people sounded unqualified anyway. But the hair dryer was clearly not enough to loosen the glue. I heated it for as long as I could stomach considering the inner components. They said 1-2 minutes for a hot gun or hot plate at 110 degrees. I went with maybe 8 or 9 with a hair dryer on high. I got no separation so I heated for 5 more. At that point I could get the separator tool under the cover and start to scrape. I already didn't like this kit at that point, but I stuck with it. How hot is too hot? Was I really that far off? Is it easy to heat the components too much if the glue isn't quite ready yet? Info we could have been given. Sure enough, right around the top of the case I got a catastrophic crunch. What do you do then? Stop? Since it was already cracked it just got worse, and then spread down to the bottom of the phone by the time I was done.(PICTURE 1) There's 9 screws up top, not 8 like it says in the instructions. I was VERY close to breaking my motherboard cover and ruining my phone forever since it wont charge if all the screws aren't in and I imagine with solid pressure. The motherboard cover is also stuck the edge of the battery housing (PICTURE 2).This kit really comes with everything you need, even a sim card remover just in case you don't feel like getting up and going through boxes in the basement. That said, it's less than 20 bucks, so when the tab designed to remove the plastic off of the glue for the battery tears off like wet toilet paper... (PICTURE 3)I might opt for a 30 dollar kit that was that much better made - FYI.Again, mine was already trashed, but it didn't help that you have to scrape all of the old glue off the case now (per the instructions) after it has all cooled. Especially galaxies with the curved glass edges. SPLINTERS. everywhere. Yes, I was impatient, so this was my fault and would have been reflected in a 4 star review, but how hard would it have been to make instruction 9 number 3? Right after a set of warnings for what you're about to do. HEY, WHILE IT'S STILL MELTED < YOU SHOULD SCRAPE ALL THAT GLUE OFF THE BACK SINCE IT JUST LOST ALL OF ITS STRUCTURE.The worst part, Why I'm giving this review 1 star, is the instructions. Number SEVEN! I double checked.. Instruction number SEVEN warns you about extra glue around the fingerprint sensor at the top of your phone. After SIX that tells you to put the screws back on to the motherboard AFTER you installed your new battery. I don't know how this could be overlooked. On top of truly not giving you enough warning for what's going on. If you go and look, the replacement glue is THIN layer around the edge of the case, once you get inside the case, THERE'S WAAAYYY more around the camera and down the sides. 1 star for a 5 star kit. I mean come on - I hate the McDonalds Hot Coffee lady as much as the next guy, but could you not be a little bit more clear on where the glue is... what you should be careful to avoid when you're scraping a metal file around the back of your phone... warn us that if your phone is old there is a high chance your old battery will disintegrate on its way out, "but don't worry, you'd rather destroy the bad battery than scrape the housing"? It just says nothing. I understand this practice is somewhat frowned upon, but so should trickling out 1/10th of an upgrade every year and locking our battery inside our phones. Why so shy as the third party?