Pantech Element P4100 Replacement Battery PBR-43A 3.7V
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Pantech Element P4100 Replacement Battery PBR-43A 3.7V - is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Voltage
3.7V
Amp
5100mAh
Pantech Element P4100 — 3.7V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (PBR-43A)
This is a 3.7V, 5100mAh lithium-polymer replacement battery for the Pantech Element P4100 tablet. It matches the OEM PBR-43A specification and fits the original battery bay without modification. Replace it when the tablet no longer holds a charge or fails to power on from a depleted state.
- Element P4100 fitment: The P4100 uses a flat Li-Polymer cell with a proprietary connector and a fuel gauge IC that communicates charge state to the Android OS. This cell matches the correct physical dimensions (138.30 × 112.90 × 4.30mm), connector pinout, and voltage curve the tablet's charge controller expects.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on the P4100 and confirmed the BMS handshake completes without fault codes. The charge IC accepted the cell and proceeded through standard CC/CV phases without interruption.
- Post-installation calibration cycle: After fitting this battery, run the tablet down to automatic shutoff — not a forced power-off — then charge it uninterrupted to 100%. This resets the fuel gauge IC against the new cell's actual capacity curve and eliminates the inaccurate percentage readings that typically appear after a swap.
Pantech Element P4100 shutting down at 15–25% remaining
This happens when the fuel gauge IC is still calibrated to the old, degraded cell's voltage curve. The new cell has a steeper voltage drop under combined display and WiFi load near the lower end of its charge range. The tablet's low-voltage protection trips earlier than the percentage display suggests. One full discharge-to-shutoff and uninterrupted recharge to 100% resets the calibration and pushes the actual cutoff below 10%.
Battery percentage jumping or reading incorrectly after swap
The P4100's fuel gauge IC stored discharge curve data from the original cell. A new cell with a different internal resistance profile causes the reported percentage to drift — often reading 30% while the tablet still has significant charge remaining, or jumping from 60% to 100% instantly on reconnect. This is not a fault with the replacement cell. Run one complete discharge cycle to automatic shutoff, then charge uninterrupted to 100% at 3.7V nominal — the gauge IC will map its reference points against the new cell and stabilise.
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Technical Specifications
Product Highlights
- Brand: Pantech
- Manufacturer: CS
- Series: Standard
- Color: Black
- Product Type: Li-Polymer
- Battery Type: Li-Polymer
- Warranty: 12 Months
- Bulk Orders: sales@batteryweb.com
Frequently Asked Questions
The Element P4100 shuts off at around 20% after I put in the new battery — is the cell defective?
The cell is not defective. The tablet's fuel gauge IC is still using the discharge curve from the old battery, so it trips the low-voltage cutoff earlier than the actual charge remaining. Run the tablet down to automatic shutoff — do not force a power-off — then charge it uninterrupted to 100%. That single cycle recalibrates the gauge IC against the new cell and moves the cutoff below 10%.
Fast charging stopped working after I replaced the battery on my P4100 — it only charges slowly now.
The charge controller sometimes defaults to a conservative charge rate on the first cycle with an unrecognised cell. This is the IC protecting itself until it has one accepted charge cycle on record. Plug in using the original cable and charger and let it complete one full charge to 100% without interruption. On the second cycle, the controller will negotiate the correct charge rate and fast charging will resume.
The battery percentage on my P4100 jumps around — goes from 55% straight to 90% when I plug it in.
The fuel gauge IC logged thousands of data points from the old cell's impedance and voltage profile. The new cell has different internal resistance, so the IC's lookup table no longer maps accurately to actual state of charge. Discharge the tablet fully until it shuts itself off, then charge uninterrupted to 100% at the 3.7V nominal rate. After that single full cycle the IC recalculates its reference points and percentage reporting stabilises.
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