Galaxy S8 Plus Battery Replacement Kit for Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus EB-BG955ABE

This is the 2nd time I have replaced the Battery for my Samsung S8 plus. The 1st time was 2.5 yr ago by a local Cell repair shop that charged me $65 for Battery and labor, which took 4 days. When I went back to them this 2nd time the cost to replace it was now $95, so I said I needed to think about maybe just getting a new phone. I then checked Amazon for the cost of a replacement Battery which was surprisingly only $16.99 so I decided to do it myself.After placing the order for the Battery I went online to YouTube to view the videos for replacing the S8 plus Battery, which there were many. My favorite was by Nicolay Tanev (11 min), who uses similar tools that comes with the replacement kit.When the Battery arrived 2 days later it was the correct replacement Battery for my S8 plus model phone: 3500 mAh. The replacement was quick and easy after having viewed the video several times already: 25 min to remove the back cover with a heat gun, remove the screws, the old Battery, and then insert the new one. I used a magnetic tip screwdriver of my own, that speeds up removal and reinsertion. But the Kit does come with the proper size screwdriver, prying tools, and also included new adhesive for the back cover.My suggestion for the fingerprint sensor that is attached to the back cover when you first remove the back is to remove the sensor from the back cover and place it into the slot in the phone & attach the connector, instead of leaving it on the back cover. That way you don't have to worry about reconnecting the sensor before adhering the back cover because it will already be in there and connected! Just make sure when placing the back cover down over the phone that you line up the fingerprint sensor with the cutout in the back cover.The only small problem I ran into was the new adhesive for the back cover. It is attached to a doublesided plastic sheet that I had to remove the top layer of plastic, place it adhesive face down on the back cover, use the heat gun to get the new adhesive to transfer, then allow it a minute or so to cool before removing the plastic sheet and placing the back cover over the phone again.But BEFORE securing the back cover, it is best to do a simple test first, to make sure that everything works properly before you apply the final adhesive sheet to the back cover. To begin the test, re-Insert the sim tray, Antenna & all layers that were removed, line up the back cover with the fingerprint sensor and close it up without reinserting any of the screws yet. Power up the phone, verify that the fingerprint sensor is working properly and that it is receiving calls and connecting to the Internet, and take a snapshot of something using the camera flash. If all of that is working fine then you know that you have done a good job. Now you are ready to power it off again and remove the back cover. Apply everything back in reverse order that was removed, along with the screws to secure them in place.Finally, apply the new adhesive sheet to the back cover using the heat gun to get it to transfer from the sheet to the back cover. Allow it to cool for a min before removing the 2nd sheet of plastic. If by chance the adhesive does not completely transfer to the back cover cleanly apply the heat gun again to any stubborn area until it all transfers and lifts off cleanly. Finally replace the back cover over the phone, pressing firmly on all sides. I also went around the outer edges of the phone with the heat gun to lock down the back cover permanently, and allowed it to cool for a min before starting it up again. This is important if you want the phone to be waterproof again. Prior to installing the new Battery, the old Battery had overheated and caused the phone to buldge open, breaking the seal of the back cover on 3 sides. Now with the replacement Battery installed, the back cover seats firmly & cleanly on all 4 sides again. Voila!So far I have only recharged the Battery 3x since installing the new one. Each time waiting for it to discharge to 6% or less before charging it again. The Battery life is wonderful, lasting at least 2 days before reaching 6%, and I use this phone daily as my secondary phone to act as a Hotspot for my T4 Tablet & primary S20 phone. So it gets used alot! In other words the replacement Battery was definitely a good one, imo, and not some cheap inferior knockoff. The kit suggests that you wait at least 3x to 5x draining & recharging before resuming your regular recharging cycle, whatever your normal may be for you.I'm very pleased with this product, and I'm letting everyone know how easy, timesaving, and cheap it is to do it yourself! What a pleasure to feel confident that I did it myself! I would highly recommend this product to anyone thinking of replacing their Samsung Battery!

Look no more if you need to replace the battery in your Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus. This kit is all you need to accomplish this task.I am currently using a Pixel 4 XL as my daily driver. The S8 Plus is a backup phone for travel. So, it was placed in a drawer. A few months ago, I noticed the back was budging out but I left it alone. I was planning to take it to Best Buy and have Geek Squad to replace it. I sent an email to Best Buy but never did receive a reply. Since I have replaced phone batteries before, I decided to do it myself.Removing the back on my S8 Plus was easy as the glass back was already lifted up. I use my hair dryer and heated up the back slightly. I remove the back with the provided Nylon Plastic Spudger tool without any issue. The fifteen screws came out easily. The screw driver provided works but I used my own screw driver with magnetic tip. The Black Plastic covering the upper part of the phone and battery lifted out easily. (Note: - It is not necessary to remove all 15 screws. I later noticed that the bottom 4 screws could have been left alone.)Prying the battery out is a little challenge but I got it out with by heated it up very slightly with the hair dryer.Putting the new battery in was easy. It fits just fine. Installing the black plastic cover and the screws was not a challenge.Replacing the Glass back took a little more time. The adhesive left on the glass back needs to be removed. I use the hair dryer again to heat the back. The adhesive could then be peeled off. I managed to remove most of the adhesive on the back. There were still some on the edges on the phone but I left them alone.Replacing the Glass back is a challenge as my fingers are not tiny. I need to rig a flash light to lit the inside to clip on the connector for the finger reader. I was able to use the Spudger to snap the connector on. Just make sure that the back is lined up with the phone when you are putting it back as the adhesive would not allow you to slide or adjust the glass back.After, replacing the back, I use my hair dryer to heat up the back slightly and applied pressure on the edges to “seal” the back.The result is not bad and I am happy with this kit. I am draining the battery after charging it to 100% to condition it. The battery seems to be working fine as it is holding a charge and draining very slowly. So far so good. I do not expect any issue with this battery.Update: -After a few days, I am happy to report this new battery works great. I did fully charge the battery and let it ran down couple of times to prep it. Since this is a spare phone, I have a foreign SIM in it. It is not my regular phone. I just use it at home on WIFI and check my email and stocks info from time to time. I am getting more than 2 days’ worth of run time before charging.Update 2:-While this S8+ is not my daily driver. I do turn it on at home and check emails from time to time. I included my battery status screen shots. Now, my S8+ could last over 3 days in standby easily. When I do use it for travel I expect the battery to perform fine.

bought this to replace original battery in galaxy s8+ that was losing life. this battery doesnt hold charge as well as original when new or even much better than my failing battery. the entire kit is nice though, allowing me to get back off and back on. everything necessary in one place.

I’m the family phone fixer and replaced pretty much the whole phone and recommended to replace their battery while I was at it, fits like ORM and does the job.

I would not recommend this replacement battery! It seems nice for the price but really it's not worth your time. Yes it comes with helpful removal tools and more back glass adhesive but I would have preferred to get no extras if it meant the battery was actually good. Dont get me wrong it holds a charge but it tops out just over 2500mAh.... thata 1000mAh low and it's a brand new battery! If I would have known this I would have left my original OEM battery in my phone..... so now I have a new battery that lasts just as long as a old OEM, just great. If it weren't for the fact I have to take my back glass off again (original was cracked so it came off easy) to return it I would be and then get a REAL samsung battery.