Modder manages to fit Pixel 5a battery in Pixel 4a

The Pixel 4a was one of many higher inexpensive gadgets launched again in 2020. It featured an incredible design and stable battery life. Now, a Pixel 4a person has discovered a solution to make their cellphone’s battery final even longer.

A Pixel 4a 5G proprietor has managed to mod their gadget to make use of the bigger Pixel 5a’s battery. The Pixel 4a 5G was launched with a 3,800mAh battery, whereas the Pixel 5a featured a much bigger 4,680mAh battery.

The mod was shared by Reddit user fakesky-. In accordance with the Redditor, they ordered the Pixel 5a battery on-line, believing that its dimensions match these of the Pixel 4a’s battery. In accordance with them, “the 5a battery is barely 4.5mm taller and 0.4mm fatter, however 1.4mm much less extensive” when in comparison with the Pixel 4a’s 3,800mAh cell.

As a result of slight distinction in measurement, the modder needed to transfer the Pixel 4a’s battery administration system to the left facet. “The ribbon cable’s connector is similar to the 4a 5G’s and the BMS spec can be related, which implies after connecting it to the cellphone and shutting it up, the one proof of it having a modified battery can be a really slight bulge within the again that’s visually imperceptible if you happen to’re not feeling for it and a few 17 % improve in battery life, almost certainly extra as chances are you’ll be changing an already degraded battery with a recent one.”

Additional, fakesky- notes that they needed to do away with the NFC sticker from the housing to create space for the battery, and even cautioned in regards to the risks of the battery exploding if not connected appropriately. “I’ve a few years in engineering and PCB design and restore, and from my evaluation I’ve eradicated all factors of potential failure within the occasion of enlargement, specifically the NFC sticker within the again which shaves off slightly below a millimeter and is a possible conductor, the left facet of the battery the place the BMS now sits has a snug quantity of insulation and area for enlargement as properly,” they stated.

Take a look at the Reddit thread here.

Picture credit score: u/fakesky-

Through: AndroidAuthority