I know disassembling the Kompakt will void the warranty but

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HYPOTHETICALLY, could one possibly open up and replace the battery on their own? HYPOTHETICALLY IN MINECRAFT

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hypothetically in minecraft :sob::sob::sob: lol

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Where would you get the battery from?

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Third-party? Or i can purchase a cheap device that uses the same type and take it out

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@The To be honest, you can do anything you want :slight_smile: We really can’t stop you :slight_smile:

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I thought it was mentioned before that the battery was intended to be replaced and the Kompakt would make it quite easy to do yourself?

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I do not have that memory. What I remember is that Mudita said – perhaps in comments on the Kickstarter campaign – that we customers will have to send our Kompakt cellphones to Mudita for Mudita to replace the batteries.

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Do we have any timeline Mudita can commit to? I’d love to replace the battery just before the product goes end-of-maintenance. Don’t wanna miss that!
On the other hand, I can imagine it’s a bit too early to talk about end of sale. ;)))

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Thanks to @gezimos , I was able to see the battery at Internal Photos Internal Photos.

For anyone interested, I did find a near perfect match to the battery but the dimensions are a tiny bit (~20mm) too large. You can have the battery company customize the size, but I have a feeling that would cost an arm and a leg. The search continues…

NOTE: This is for educational purposes only and I am not recommending anyone try this at home. Again: Do not try this at home. Batteries can be very dangerous.

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Bro, I just found out that Sony and 3rd parties are still manufacturing a battery that works for my 15yo NEX. :o That’s kind of a commitment.

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Is it bad that I’m considering getting a second Kompakt just to have another battery available? I just can’t justify spending $400 for a battery.

Mudita, PLEASE consider selling batteries separately to locations where it’s allowed or refer us to a third party.

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In the US it’s illegal for a company to void warranty if you open a device without causing damage

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Even if that were true, It’s almost impossible to find a replacement battery so I couldn’t even if I wanted to.

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I mean you just have to find a battery cell thats the same voltage and chemistry. Mah doesnt matter as long as its higher, lower than oem would give lower battery life. Just have to make sure its the same dimensions. The battery size in photo isnt the battery cell size since there is a BMS attached to the battery already which is part of the dimensions shown. If you source the cell then you would need to solder/battery tab weld the BMS from old battery onto the new batter unless someone starts selling the battery with the BMS preinstalled. I emailed the manufacture of the oem battery to see if they will sell any but tbh im sure the oem battery will be just fine for years lol

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  1. Opening the device without damaging it can’t void your warranty.
  2. So the issue of batteries is in some countries they’re not allowed to be shipped by air.
  3. But there are definitely companies that ship batteries if they’re packed properly. (State postal services usually won’t do it, but private Couriers will).
  4. Mudita should offer selling us replacement batteries in the future
  5. Mudita should offer battery replacement services for people who can’t do it themselves.
  6. Like @jordan said another possibility for the future is finding a battery with the same voltage that fits and transfer the flex connector + bms, which can be done by any experienced phone repairer.
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Mudita should offer selling us replacement batteries in the future

All I’m sayin! We shouldn’t have to transfer flex connectors and whatever bms is with a solder just because we dont want to ship our entire phone to Poland. I would LOVE to buy a couple extra batteries to keep in storage.

I wouldn’t even care if they charged a ridiculous premium for them.

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Let me ask this:

If the purpose of a non-removable battery really is to keep the phone waterproof (as people say), then why is the Kompakt battery a hassle to replace when it’s not even a waterproof phone? I dont fully understand why the battery had to be patented and not sold separately. Oh well… Still excited to get mine and thankful it exists.

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I mean based off the pics it doesnt look like its a hassle to replace the battery. They had a custom battery built for the phone like other companies also do which has a BMS with a ribbon cable/connector that is the correct one for the motherboard. The bms is what prevents you from over charging the battery and also cuts powers when the phone hits a certain low voltage since with lithium if it falls under a certain voltage they become VERY unstable and dangerous. Apple and other companies have the bms tab welded to their lithium batteries too but theres just more aftermarket support for those phone since theyre popular, so youll see many of them listed for sale online. This is a niche phone so I doubt youll see aftermarket batteries pop up. I mean apple/samsung wont sell you a battery directly either. The welding thing is just something I brought up if you wanted to use a generic cell that is the same spec to the og battery. The BMS is unique to the phone, there is no patent on the battery. People with the pebble round watches have to do that battery tab weld thing too with the bms if they want a new battery. I did reach out to the manufacturer and they told me for a custom battery in the same spec it would require a minimum order quantity of 10,000 units… so would be easier if mudita would offer them as something you can buy, especially for us folks in another country.

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My only wish is that Mudita offer replacement batteries to users who are comfortable replacing it themselves. Thats my main point here and the only hill I’m dying on. It can’t be that impossible if other niche phones like this are making it possible.

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@The

Holding batteries in storage without use in years reduces their ability to hold power, so it’s useless.

The reason to keep batteries non-removable has very little to do with water resistance, which the Galaxy S5 had (with a removable back & battery). It has mostly to do with phones being power hungry and requiring bigger batteries. It also has to do that big brand fanboys will rather upgrade to a newer model instead of just popping in a new battery.

To make the batteries removable you have to put them into a casing/frame so they don’t bend like the pouch batteries that are installed in closed phones. That makes the size of the battery bigger, so you have to cut out capacity for the battery to fit in.

@aleksander Can we expect anytime soon for Mudita to tell us if you’re going to sell us replacement parts like Screens, Batteries, Charging Assembly, Back Housing Covers ?

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