Starting a smartphone without a battery - is that possible?
In this practical tip, we explain whether you can start your smartphone without a battery.
A question of the model: Some smartphones start without a battery
There is no universally valid answer to this question. Some smartphones with a removable battery can only be started with the power adapter. However, the majority of smartphones do not work without a battery.
- When you remove your battery, you will see the contacts that connect your smartphone to the battery. Most smartphones have to be connected to the battery at these contact points to start at all.
- There is the possibility to solder the contacts so that your cell phone runs without a battery. However, you can usually not undo these modifications. If you are not an expert, we strongly advise against it.
- However, you can test whether your smartphone works without a battery. Remove the battery, connect the charging cable and try to turn on your smartphone normally.
If charging the battery takes too long, we will show you in the next practical tip how your smartphone battery charges faster.