Hi all,

I’ve had a 3a for some years now, and I like almost everything about the phone (though I sincerely wish they’d used more durable glass, holy canoli). However, the battery has started to fail, and I was wondering if it’s worth replacing? It would cost about 80 USD to have it professionally replaced.

I know the device is no longer supported by Google, but I was thinking of running GrapheneOS instead of Android, anyway.

Any thoughts or insights? I’m far from a genius when it comes to cell phones, so I’d appreciate anything you have to say.

Thanks!

  • timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Seems cheap to me to replace. I would.

    I’m gonna replace my 5a battery when it comes time if no decent Jack enabled phone is out to buy that can run calyx or graphene.

    • tamal3@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I left out that the screen is cracked, too, which on the 3a means all sorts of crazy issues until it’s replaced. Altogether the repair cost would be about 160 USD. I’ve dug myself a little hole here, but I really like the phone I have. I’m just not confident that it will keep working long enough to make the repair worth it.

      I would absolutely fix it and keep this phone if I knew the firmware wouldn’t become an issue. Apparently GrapheneOS doesn’t support the 3a any longer, but it sounds like LineageOS might. However, I don’t currently know enough about running a new OS to feel confident in this plan. I’m interested though.