Son's phone stopped charging

[ant666_2]

My son has my old samsung A70 it stopped charging so i replaced the port and the fault still persisted. The phone started charging again after attempting to charge it multiple times, this has been the case for the past two weeks which lead me to belive that the original port wasnt actualy defective (i have since disposed of the port so i cannot swap it back). My next thought is it could be a dead battery. I visualy inspected the battery while i had the phone open and it was not swolen at all. At this moment in time i cannot afford a new phone for him. I am willing to try a replacemet battery but that is what bring me here. Before i throw more money at it i am asking for possible fixes or should i chance buying a battery?

I have tried multiple chargers with various wattages (25W being the max) and multiple cables, C - C and A - C.

 

The phone currently has around 40% charge and functions as normal. So i can probably rule out a motherboard problem.

My fear is, that he has tried to use his switch charger to charge his phone. I have told him to only ever use that charger for the switch as i am unsure of where the smart power delivery is (charger or device).

any advice is appricated. even if it is to chance a new battery.  

Thank you

[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, ant666_2 said:

My son has my old samsung A70 it stopped charging so i replaced the port and the fault still persisted. The phone started charging again after attempting to charge it multiple times, this has been the case for the past two weeks which lead me to belive that the original port wasnt actualy defective (i have since disposed of the port so i cannot swap it back). My next thought is it could be a dead battery. I visualy inspected the battery while i had the phone open and it was not swolen at all. At this moment in time i cannot afford a new phone for him. I am willing to try a replacemet battery but that is what bring me here. Before i throw more money at it i am asking for possible fixes or should i chance buying a battery?

I have tried multiple chargers with various wattages (25W being the max) and multiple cables, C - C and A - C.

 

The phone currently has around 40% charge and functions as normal. So i can probably rule out a motherboard problem.

My fear is, that he has tried to use his switch charger to charge his phone. I have told him to only ever use that charger for the switch as i am unsure of where the smart power delivery is (charger or device).

any advice is appricated. even if it is to chance a new battery.  

Thank you

How much is a replacement battery?  

 

Not knowing your situation, but if a phone is that important (and to many it's more important than life itself), can you find yourself to have $160  or even a used Ebay special?  USA price, that is.

 

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Basically, a kid and his phone is a peace of mind these days for us parents.  Again, missing a lot of info here but you're going thru a shitload of frustration with that old thing and there is no guarantee any try will fix it.

 

Again, just a suggestion while not having all the facts.  Hope you get a solution soon either way.

[ant666_2]

11 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

How much is a replacement battery?  

 

Not knowing your situation, but if a phone is that important (and to many it's more important than life itself), can you find yourself to have $160  or even a used Ebay special?  USA price, that is.

 

Buy OnePlus Nord N200 5G | OnePlus United States

 

Basically, a kid and his phone is a peace of mind these days for us parents.  Again, missing a lot of info here but you're going thru a shitload of frustration with that old thing and there is no guarantee any try will fix it.

 

Again, just a suggestion while not having all the facts.  Hope you get a solution soon either way.

Thank you for the quick reply, he is 13 and needs one for school. A battery is around £10ish. I could get a budget phone but that would cost lots more than a whole device. I just don't want to risk throwing more money it if its a lost cause.

[RollyShed]

36 minutes ago, ant666_2 said:

I visualy inspected the battery while i had the phone open and it was not swolen at all.

Did you check it with a voltmeter?

Having a voltmeter is more important these days than having a phone and also a lot cheaper too.

[ant666_2]

5 minutes ago, RollyShed said:

Did you check it with a voltmeter?

Having a voltmeter is more important these days than having a phone and also a lot cheaper too.

I didn't my daughter destroyed one of the probes and I haven't picked a new set up yet.

[RollyShed]

1 hour ago, ant666_2 said:

I didn't my daughter destroyed one of the probes and I haven't picked a new set up yet.

Check, sometimes an entire meter with probes costs less than just probes.

Here I could get a meter with probes for less than $10 ($5 US) and probes about $30 !!!

Daft? Yes.