My LG G3 Battery has died. Where does one even buy a genuine battery from these days?
LG G3 Replacement Battery
Gunther on 19/01/2017 - 15:58
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LG produces batteries too, under their subsidiary 'LG Chem'. It is very likely they produced their own batteries for their flagships to achieve a lower cost.
Interesting, but it still doesn't reveal the full supply chain.
A hypothetical example, LG Chem might do the design and research for some battery products, but the end manufacturing is left to some 3rd party factory in china/korea (other low cost country). The same factory might also produce the generic batteries being sold on ebay.
I've always replaced batteries with generic ones from ebay or aliexpress (always checking for good feedback). haven't had an issue.
I bought one on ebay. worked perfectly fine (in fact still does but now have a V20).
I got it from http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/alltech_australia in March 2016. It said New Genuine Original Replacement Battery for LG G3 D850 851 855 BL-53YH 3000mAh whether it is genuine or not doesnt matter to me, it works and is fine.
cost $18 seller is Aust based so arrived quick.I bought the 7500 mah ones from ebay. total scam. same performance. also checked with accubattery app 2750 mah. go for the original one.
Amazon has a few. I'm sure you could find one locally, if you spent some time on google + phoning local shops.
IMO, 'genuine' is over-rated. It'll just have a LG logo on the outside, it'll still be some other brand on the inside. LG doesn't make their own batteries. You've also got a 2+ year old phone … make sure it's worth the outlay for a genuine battery vs 2 x generic ebay battery.