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How to: Replace Battery in the Nokia N8

Mark Guim — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:57:40 +0000

We’ve been told by Nokia that the battery on the Nokia N8 isn’t removable by the user, but early photos show us that it isn’t that hard to do. Fortunately, a service manual from Nokia Care show us exactly how to do it step-by-step without messing things up.

This guide is provided just in case your Nokia N8’s battery dies and you want to replace it yourself without the hassle of visiting or shipping the device to a repair center. We hope you never have to do this, but we need to add that we are not responsible for broken devices as a result of following this guide.

1. Unscrew the Torx+ size 4 screw on each side of the Nokia N8 7 full turns. Do not remove the screw completely!

2. Pull out the bottom assembly.

3. Lift and pull out the battery lid.

4. Use the pull-out tape to remove the ORIGINAL battery.

5. Attach the pull-out adhesive to your NEW battery

6. Insert the NEW battery as shown.

7. Place the shown end of the battery lid and then lower down the other end. Note that the battery pull-out tape is left under the battery lid.

8. Press and hold both of the two shown screws in.

9. Place the bottom cover as shown and press it into its place. If the bottom cover does not go in properly, loosen up the side screws a bit.

10. Hold the bottom cover in its place and tighten the torx + size 4 screws on both sides. That’s it!

This guide was derived from the Nokia N8-00 RM-596 Service Manual which you can download and view in full right here.

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EuroTrip: Nokia N97 Battery Life for a Tourist

Mark Guim — Fri, 07 May 2010 01:16:33 +0000

The Nokia N97 is working hard during our 3-week Eurotrip. We’re currently in London and I’ll tell you how I’ve been using it so far as a tourist. The Nokia N97’s 1500mAh battery held up pretty well.

They drive on the left side, so make sure you’re looking the right way!

One of the big reasons I chose the Nokia N97 as my main device for the trip was because I had an extra battery that I took from the E72. They use the same type of battery. After the previous night’s usage, the Nokia N97 only used up one bar of battery. I didn’t bother recharging it before hitting the bed. Bad idea!

This morning, the Nokia N97 had one bar left. How did that happen?! Turned out I forgot to exit out of Ovi Maps. It was still in the walk navigation menu. I didn’t have time to recharge so I just replaced it with my extra battery.

I left the hotel with a full battery around 11am and completely killed it by 7pm. This was my approximate usage:

No phone calls or SMS
Joikuspot for about 20 minutes when my wife needed to go online with her iPhone.
Ovi Maps for about 20 minutes for navigation.
Web browser for about 20 minutes mostly on Facebook.
Took 7 photos (I also carry a DSLR)
Used Pixelpipe to upload 2 photos to Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.
Left Gravity running and regularly checked Twitter
Left Nokia Messaging running for emails

The Nokia N97’s battery life doesn’t seem bad, right? I’m making sure both the batteries are charged tonight so I can have more usage tomorrow. We’re planning to meet the WOMWorld/Nokia crew tomorrow (Friday, 7th May) night for drinks. Tweet us up if you’re in town! @thenokiablog, @womworldnokia

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Nokia N8 Battery Easily Removable. Should Come with Screwdriver

Mark Guim — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:28:30 +0000

Nokia as been telling us that the battery for the Nokia N8 isn’t removable, but it looks like all we need to do is take out 2 screws to gain access. Ahmed360 from the ArabNokia forums shared some photos of his pre-production Nokia N8 and the removal of the battery.

Nokia should include a screwdriver in the Nokia N8 sales package!

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Do You Carry Extra Batteries?

Mark Guim — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:59:40 +0000

I know a couple of people who carry an extra battery in their wallet for their Nokia phones. They are really heavy users who tend to kill their phones earlier than the advertised battery life. Push email, while streaming music, while running GPS navigation, while running Sportstracker, while tweeting and recording live videos in between.

Yes it’s all possible with Nokia phones running on S60, but kills the battery sooner than you want to. If you’re a heavy Nokia user, let us know what you do to drain your phone batteries quicker than normal. How do you deal with it? Have a another battery tucked in your wallet?

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Vlog: Nokia N96 Battery Life Explained by Product Manager

Mark Guim — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:51:55 +0000

The most concerning issue on the Nokia N96 is the small 950mah battery. We all know this battery performed poorly on the original Nokia N95 so why did Nokia decide to use it again with the Nokia N96. I was able to talk to the manager at Mobile World Congress and get his answer on video.

The Nokia N96 product manager says that bigger battery means bigger device. It was more important to keep the device comfortable to hold. He also claims that software optimizations were attributed to the Nokia N96 to make it more efficient. Take a look at the video below.