Samsung Galaxy Nexus EB-L1F2HBU Replacement Battery 3.7V 1500mAh

Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250 — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (EB-L1F2HBU)

This is a 3.7V, 1500mAh Li-ion replacement battery for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250, also sold as the Nexus Prime and SPH-L700. It uses OEM part numbers EB-L1F2HBU, EB-L1F2HVU, and EB-L1F2KVK — all the same cell in different regional packaging. If the original battery swells, drains within hours, or no longer holds voltage under load, this cell replaces it directly.

• GT-i9250, Nexus Prime, SPH-L700 compatibility: All variants share the same 3.7V single-cell architecture, connector pinout, and BMS handshake. The fuel gauge IC on the Galaxy Nexus reads the same thermistor and ID resistor across all three regional hardware revisions, so one cell covers all of them.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell on a GT-i9250 mainboard and confirmed the BMS accepted charge current at the standard 500mA CC-CV profile. The protection circuit triggered correctly at the low-voltage cutoff and released on charge application without requiring a manual reset.
• Fuel gauge recalibration on first cycle: On first use after installation, run one complete discharge-to-charge cycle with fast charging disabled. The Galaxy Nexus fuel gauge IC maps its coulomb counter against the cell's actual discharge curve on that first pass — skipping it causes erratic percentage readings for the first several days of use.

Sudden shutdown at 20–30% on the Galaxy Nexus after a cell swap

This happens because the Galaxy Nexus fuel gauge IC is still using the discharge curve it built for the old, degraded cell. When the new cell hits a voltage point the IC associates with 20–30% on the old curve, it signals a low-voltage shutdown — even though real capacity remains. The fix is one full discharge cycle: run the phone until it powers off automatically, then charge to 100% uninterrupted. After that cycle, the coulomb counter resets its reference and the percentage readings stabilise.

Device not powering on after the replacement cell sat in storage

Li-ion cells self-discharge in storage, and if this battery sat below roughly 2.5V per cell before installation, the BMS enters lockout to prevent damage. The phone will show nothing — no charge animation, no response to the power button. Connect the phone to a wall adapter, not a PC USB port, and leave it for 15–20 minutes without pressing anything. The charge IC will trickle current into the cell until the BMS releases lockout, typically around 2.9V, after which normal charging resumes.