Should I buy this Battery for my Nokia 5800 phone?

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  scrimshaw on 02/03/2014 - 01:25

  The quality can vary greatly. Generally you get what you pay for, for less than $10 don't expect it to perform like an OEM battery but at least it doesn't try to disguise itself like an original product.

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  frankyman on 02/03/2014 - 01:29

  I had the same phone, gave it to a friend a year or so ago. Ordered a battery very similar to this at one stage. I found that the ones that mirror the original capacity (1320mAh)are best, who knows though? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BL-5J-Battery-for-Nokia-X6-N900-5…

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  HRipper on 02/03/2014 - 07:50

  Nokia 5800 standby time is never ending. Be it genuine or the Chinese ones, you would get decent backup in either of the cases.

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  LYRICALRAVER on 02/03/2014 - 09:19

  thanks for the helpful replies guys

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  [Deactivated] on 02/03/2014 - 14:20

  Entirely unfamiliar with the 'Feipusi' brand batteries, but have read and seen enough to know that the equally charmingly named 'Pisen' brand batteries are actually of genuinely good quality and repute.
  Something to consider, if you can find one to suit.

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  Duff5000 on 02/03/2014 - 16:20

  If it doesn't turn on when plugged in to the charger then the phone is probably stuffed. If it turns on while plugged in but doesnt hold charge then get the battery.

  edit: there are some phones that do not turn on until the battery is at a certain level. THey normally at least show a display to say they are plugged in and charging.

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    [Deactivated] on 02/03/2014 - 17:38

    Not initially, not for some phones anyway.
    Can take awhile after plugging in the charger to even display a charging symbol.
    Reason is that power is always drawn through the battery and if voltage is very low it can take some minutes after plugging in the charger to reach threshold level.

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  LYRICALRAVER on 03/03/2014 - 18:53

  • Duff5000, thats' good advice, my phone doesn't turn on at all with my old battery in it. so is it a problem with phone or battery? that's why if i buy this new battery, i'm taking a gamble. i'd be surprised if it works because i've had this phone since about 2009. and Nokia phones are supposed to last for at least 5 years aren't they? well the old nokia's were just awesome until Nokia started getting too cocky and now they are losing competition to Samsung amongst others. by the way, this phone is Nokia's first 'touchscreen' phone.
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    Duff5000 on 03/03/2014 - 22:09

    Hmmm, you can get the battery for $5 delivered.
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BL-5J-Battery-for-Nokia-X6-N900-5…

    If it ran off the charger you would know the battery was the fault. Now you still don't know if it is the phone the battery or the charger.

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      [Deactivated] on 03/03/2014 - 23:30

      OP, with your phone having been left unused for so long, the battery likely has discharged to a permanently damaged state. Even if it could - while under charge - recover to the threshold voltage I mentioned in my previous comment, that would, in any practical sense, not really count for very much.

      You may as well - indeed - buy a cheap battery and try it in your phone. Contrary to your expectations, there is a good chance that your phone will work.
      Lithium batteries usually come ex-factory with about a half-charge onboard. You'll know immediately if your phone is working. If it is, when you go to charge the battery, you'll know if your charger is working.

      For your info, Nokia didn't get 'cocky' so much as silly.
      In the early days of smartphones, Nokia didn't realize quickly enough the reality of how hamstrung - technically and otherwise - their Symbian OS was relative to IOS and Android.

      Even though their dominance in Windows Phone OS arena has kept them afloat, there are current rumours that they have finally relented and will make Android based phones - but specifically at the low end of the market for emerging markets where old Nokia feature-phones still remain king.