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Samsung Galaxy Battery Replacement Prices

TechBrotherz, a walk-in repair store at 3317 17 Ave SE in Calgary, Alberta, replaces Samsung Galaxy battery. Since the Galaxy S6, Samsung battery have been sealed inside the phone rather than user-removable, so replacing one means opening the phone from the back and cutting through adhesive.

Samsung Galaxy battery replacement at TechBrotherz in Calgary takes about 45 minutes. Galaxy battery have been sealed inside the phone since the Galaxy S6, so the repair means heating and removing the rear glass, cutting the battery free of its adhesive, and resealing the phone afterwards. The quote is free and given before any work starts.

Key facts

  • Quote: Free at the Store, part and labour included
  • Typical time: About 45 minutes
  • Included: The part, the labour and the testing
  • Warranty: 60 days on the part and the work
  • Appointment: Not needed, walk in during opening hours

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Every Model

How Much Does This Repair Cost on Each Model?

Quoted per model at the Store, as one figure with the part and the labour included. Newest models first, and each name links to that handset's full repair list.

TechBrotherz prices this repair per model, because the part differs across the range. Call (403) 273-8324 with your exact model and you will have the figure before you travel, free of charge, and nothing starts at the Store until you have agreed it.

Symptoms

Which Symptoms Point at This Repair?

If your device is doing one of these, this is usually the repair it needs.

  • The phone no longer reaches the end of a day on a charge it used to manage.
  • It shuts down suddenly with charge still showing, particularly in cold weather.
  • The phone gets noticeably warm while charging or sitting idle.
  • The back glass has started to lift or bulge, which means the cell has swollen.
  • Charging has become very slow, or the phone will not hold charge above a certain level.

The Repair

What Does This Repair Actually Involve?

Written out so you know what you are paying for, not to make it sound complicated.

  1. Step 1

    Battery Usage Is Checked in Settings First

    Android reports which apps are consuming power. A single misbehaving app drains a phone in a way that looks exactly like a worn battery, and that costs nothing to fix.

  2. Step 2

    The Rear Glass Is Heated and Removed

    Galaxy phones open from the back, and the rear panel is sealed with adhesive all the way round that has to be warmed and cut through.

  3. Step 3

    The Wireless Charging Coil and Shields Come Out

    These sit between the back glass and the battery, so they are removed before the cell can be reached.

  4. Step 4

    The Battery Is Cut Free and Replaced

    Samsung battery are held down with strong adhesive across the whole underside. It is softened and the cell eased out, never levered against, because puncturing a lithium cell is dangerous.

  5. Step 5

    The Phone Is Resealed With Fresh Adhesive

    New adhesive goes around the rear panel so the phone closes properly. Charging and reported battery health are tested before it leaves.

Why Can You No Longer Just Swap a Galaxy Battery Yourself?

Until the Galaxy S5, Samsung phones had removable back covers and battery you could carry a spare for, and that was one of the main things people preferred about them over the Iphone. The Galaxy S6 ended it, in exchange for a sealed metal and glass body, water resistance and wireless charging.

The result is that a battery replacement went from a ten-second job anyone could do to a proper repair. The rear glass is bonded on with adhesive around the entire perimeter, and it has to be warmed until that adhesive softens and then cut through carefully without cracking the panel.

This is why a Galaxy battery replacement takes about 45 minutes rather than the 30 an Iphone takes. More of the phone has to come apart to reach the cell, and it has to be properly resealed afterwards.

How Do You Know a Galaxy Battery Is Worn Out?

Android does not expose a maximum capacity percentage the way iOS does, which makes this less straightforward than on an Iphone. Samsung's own Members app includes a battery status check on many models, and that is the closest equivalent, reporting battery life as normal, weak or in need of replacement.

Failing that, behaviour is the guide. A battery that has genuinely worn out shows a phone that lasts noticeably less than a year ago on the same use, shuts down with charge still showing, and struggles particularly in the cold, because low temperatures reduce what a worn cell can deliver.

Before assuming the battery, check Settings and look at battery usage by app. A single app misbehaving in the background will flatten a phone in a way that looks identical to a worn cell from the outside, and that is worth ruling out before paying for a repair.

What Should You Do About a Swollen Galaxy Battery?

Stop using the phone and bring it in. On a Galaxy the first sign is usually the rear glass lifting at one edge or bowing outward in the middle, because the swollen cell sits directly beneath it. It is a safety matter rather than an inconvenience.

Do not try to press the back down or clamp it shut, and do not leave the phone charging unattended. A punctured lithium cell can catch fire, and forcing a swollen phone closed is the most common way one gets punctured.

Caught early, the swelling usually causes no other damage and the replacement is a normal repair. Left long enough, the pressure can crack the rear glass or push against the display from behind, which turns one repair into two.

How Much Does a Samsung Battery Replacement Cost in Calgary?

A Galaxy battery is quoted per model at the Store, with the part and the labour in one figure. The range across the Galaxy line is much narrower than it is for screens, because the cell itself is a similar part from model to model and most of the job is the access work.

Part of the price is the resealing. Fresh adhesive around the rear panel is not optional on a phone that was designed to be sealed, and a battery replacement that skips it leaves a phone with a back that lifts and a gap for dust.

Your data is untouched by a battery replacement. Nothing goes near the storage, and there is nothing to back up or restore afterwards. Back the phone up anyway before any repair, as a precaution.

By Model

Where This Repair Differs by Model

Galaxy S5 and earlier

These have user-removable back covers and battery. If you have one of these, a replacement cell is something you can fit yourself in seconds.

Galaxy S6 and later

Sealed body, adhesive-bonded rear glass and a glued-in cell. This is where battery replacement became a proper repair rather than a swap.

Galaxy Note models

The larger cells in Note models take longer to ease out, and the bigger rear panel needs more even heating to remove without cracking.

Honest Limits

When This Repair Is Not Worth It

  • When battery usage in settings shows one app doing the draining rather than the cell being worn.
  • When the phone also needs a screen, because the two together often approach the handset's used value.
  • When the phone no longer receives Samsung security updates and is being kept going short term.

Every price on this page includes the part and the labour, and every repair carries a 60-day warranty on the part and the workmanship. Prices for every device TechBrotherz repairs are on how quoting works.

Popular Models

The Models People Ask About Most

Each page below lists every repair TechBrotherz does on that handset, with typical times.

Questions

Questions About Samsung Galaxy Battery Replacement

Answered across the whole site

Walk in and we will price it at the Store

TechBrotherz is at 3317 17 Ave SE in Calgary. No appointment needed, and nothing starts until you have agreed the price.

Call (403) 273-8324Cell Phone Repair