I hope this video helps you replace the battery in your Samsung Gear S2 (SM-R720 and/or Classic SM-R732 series) watch. So if your watch doesn't hold a charge for long periods of time anymore, get this kit NOW and replace it yourself. Let me know if you decided to replace the battery yourself and how difficult was it?
@@ssm1052 thanks... and I did LOL. I bought my wife the Galaxy Watch 4 shortly after making this video, but I had to make her think I was fixing this one, to run a bit longer, so that she didn't run out and go buy a new one when I was already getting it for her as a birthday gift. :) Also, many people can't afford to buy new things, so keeping older things running just a bit longer, is the only choice some have. And come to find out, the Galaxy Watch 5 is being release soon! ughh lol. Thanks for watching!
Great work ! It inspired confidence. In my situation the inner chassis did not release but the battery compartment "carefully" opened on the ribbon cable. the hardest part was putting the tape on the new battery tab. Tweezers did help. The power connection is made on the top when it folds over, keep adhesive away from there!. the good news is bottom holds it in place on two tiny pins and that it is then sandwiched by the screws we took out. So the tape really just needs to work for a little bit and doesn't need quite as much accuracy as you'd think. Give yourself a lot of light to do this. If the battery is decent, I think it will be worth it, my wife's rose gold model had a custom leather band and she loves it even over her newer one, it was worth a $20 roll of the dice to keep it alive. I have worked on other projects with PC;s, Ipads and macs back when you could, so I'm not a novice at these experiments
@@roadease Thanks! Glad you were able to gain the confidence and were able to successfully replace it. Was my first time doing that kind of project, so I was just trying to put it back the same way I found it. 😆 Yea, I had gotten my wife the Samsung Watch 4 shortly after this video and we have had more problems with that thing than the S2. Like going into continuous rebooting.
Great video! Made changing the battery a breeze. Only difficulty was separating the backing from the tape! I laid the tape into the watch instead of putting it on the battery,
Nice job on explaining in detail. I'm glad you did the audio after you did the video so you could explain even your mistakes. I followed this to the letter and my new battery is in and working fine. Thanks!
Ive been reading reviews of people buying a battery replacement and once the install it they said it stoped working for them after a couple months.. so my question is..... is it still working for you?
It sure is! I replaced the battery on 8/27/21 (this video) and it's still going strong. I bought my wife a Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, since then, but we still have the Gear S2 and it's occasionally used. I don't doubt that some of those batteries only last a few months before dying after a few hours. You can say, we got lucky?
Mine is the SM-R720 with a square battery. I believe yours is the 3G model. Definitely not the same battery. Search online for: Samsung Gear S2 Battery, Smartwatch SM-730, R730V, R730A, R730S, R730T, R735A, R600 Replacement Battery Hopefully that helps and thanks for watching!
Pretty much all aftermarket batteries (direct from overseas or not) are 50/50 hit/miss. You can have a US company sell aftermarket batteries that they source from overseas and some will last several years and some only 6-12 months. Fortunately, this watch battery is still going strong to this day and lasts pretty much all day (depending how much it's used). What's crazy, is I bought an aftermarket laptop battery (US seller) from Micro Center and it lasted less than 6 months before not wanting to keep a charge. So is a higher mah battery worth it? If it lasts all day before dying and continues to work for at least 2 years before degrading, then I would say yes... but you won't know that until 6, 12, 18+ months down the road and by then the warranty is expired. Are they legit? I believe I answered that above but it depends on what legit means to you.
@@EverythingInBetween22 Thanks a lot. Great explanation and I agree. I think I'll stick with the stock battery since the watch works fine. Just thought buying a bigger mah would be an added bonus but who knows how long it'll last before it dies. Much appreciated.
@@alb.4089 Yea, sorry if I busted your bubble. It's kind of a loaded question lol. We all know that majority of items come from overseas, but when name brand companies get things made from over there, they usually have specific components they must use (usually higher quality which relates to longer lasting), and it costs more to make. But when companies make them for aftermarket-use, they have no restrictions and use cheaper components, which relate to a fraction of the price than an OEM. Usually the quality suffers because of that and longevity is inconsistent. If you can find a US seller that's reputable and offers a great warranty for the battery and it's a higher mah, you may get lucky with a good long-lasting and long-life battery. Good luck and let us know what you end up doing. I'd like to know.
@@EverythingInBetween22 True I never thought about restrictions and cheaper components due to no restrictions. I always bought products from AliExpress but the seller also sells batteries for cell phones and smart watches. Main thing I don't want is to fry the watch or have it overheat or blow up while wearing it. And if it already has it's oem parts why install something that's aftermarket and no idea what it really is. I bought a used Galaxy Watch 4 so I'll check it over and think about getting the battery or not. I haven't seen any forums of users upgrading a smartwatch with a higher mah or US sellers selling these batteries which speaks the obvious. Thanks!
Well done, I just swapped out my battery. Not as difficult as I had anticipated. Thanks for the tutorial. The battery turned on with 62% so I'm going to let it run dead, as per the instructions, before I charge it. It says I should do that 3-5 times before expecting the new battery to be fully charged. Is that your understanding also? Thanks again for the video.
Nice! My battery turned on, in the 80 percent range. Instructions say to run it down to 2% (3 times) then it will be fully conditioned. We ran the battery down to around 5-8% (3 times), but I wouldn't run it dead those first few times though...
@@EverythingInBetween22 question when you say run it down you mean run it down to 2% recharge to 100 run it down to 2% again then recharge to 100 and run it down to 2% again to make it 3 times?
nice video. BUT! WARNING! I broke the ribbon cable that is soldered on. It is mentioned in the video that you'll have a bad day if you do. He warns to go slow, but I apparently went too fast. Be careful!
Thanks for that tip! I have another one that I might replace the battery on and if I do, I'll give that a try and see if it works for me. Much appreciated.
Yea, not sure what happened with the voice overlay, although I can still hear it through my headset, pretty good. Sounded good in the program but forgot to test the final output and just uploaded to YT. 😩
I have a gear s2 classic my watch charge to 100 then goes 0 in about an hour iam buying a new battery for my gear s2 but i will going to and repair shop that deal with samsung products install my watch battery
I hope this video helps you replace the battery in your Samsung Gear S2 (SM-R720 and/or Classic SM-R732 series) watch. So if your watch doesn't hold a charge for long periods of time anymore, get this kit NOW and replace it yourself. Let me know if you decided to replace the battery yourself and how difficult was it?
to much work. Just get a new watch, but good tutorial though
@@ssm1052 thanks... and I did LOL. I bought my wife the Galaxy Watch 4 shortly after making this video, but I had to make her think I was fixing this one, to run a bit longer, so that she didn't run out and go buy a new one when I was already getting it for her as a birthday gift. :) Also, many people can't afford to buy new things, so keeping older things running just a bit longer, is the only choice some have. And come to find out, the Galaxy Watch 5 is being release soon! ughh lol. Thanks for watching!
Great work ! It inspired confidence. In my situation the inner chassis did not release but the battery compartment "carefully" opened on the ribbon cable. the hardest part was putting the tape on the new battery tab. Tweezers did help. The power connection is made on the top when it folds over, keep adhesive away from there!. the good news is bottom holds it in place on two tiny pins and that it is then sandwiched by the screws we took out. So the tape really just needs to work for a little bit and doesn't need quite as much accuracy as you'd think. Give yourself a lot of light to do this. If the battery is decent, I think it will be worth it, my wife's rose gold model had a custom leather band and she loves it even over her newer one, it was worth a $20 roll of the dice to keep it alive. I have worked on other projects with PC;s, Ipads and macs back when you could, so I'm not a novice at these experiments
@@roadease Thanks! Glad you were able to gain the confidence and were able to successfully replace it. Was my first time doing that kind of project, so I was just trying to put it back the same way I found it. 😆
Yea, I had gotten my wife the Samsung Watch 4 shortly after this video and we have had more problems with that thing than the S2. Like going into continuous rebooting.
Just did my battery replace, very nice video; only difficult part is the open the the back of the watch.
That's good to hear! And yes, opening the back takes time and patience. I'm glad you were able to get it replaced. Thanks for watching.
Great video! Made changing the battery a breeze. Only difficulty was separating the backing from the tape! I laid the tape into the watch instead of putting it on the battery,
That's awesome! Different methods, same result.... if it works, it works. :) I'm just glad that you were able to replace it.
Great job, Guy! Followed your directions to a tee and all went smooth as glass. Watch fired up 1st time, no problems!! THANKS!!
So glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!
Nice job on explaining in detail. I'm glad you did the audio after you did the video so you could explain even your mistakes. I followed this to the letter and my new battery is in and working fine. Thanks!
That's awesome! Love hearing that people are able to renew things that they aren't ready to part with yet. Glad this helped you out.
Thanks Very Helpful
My pleasure. Glad it was helpful.
Thanks man, I did everything as you did and I would like to report: Mission accomplished.
That's awesome! Glad you were able to refurbish your watch.
Bad news. The battery that I received from Amazon lasted a total of two weeks, do you remember where you got your battery from? Thanks again.
@@johnnie135 The one that I used is the first link in the description. It has been almost 2 and a half years and it still holds a good charge.
@@EverythingInBetween22 okay. Many thanks once more. I'll look into that in the morning.
Awesome tutorial! Worked for me just as you showed. I found the sticky tape was easy to peel using the razor blade.
Glad it helped you out!
Thanks for this video. It made changing my battery much easier.
Awesome! So glad it helped you!
Many thanks for this very informative video - helped me extend the life of a Gear 2 watch - much appreciated!
I'm so glad it helped! Many thanks for watching!
Excellent thorough video. Successfully changed my battery... thank you 😊
So glad it helped you out. Thanks for watching!
Great video tutorial.
What size of the Y screwdrivers? 0.6 or 0.8?
Thanks in advance.
It says 1.5 on the Y screwdriver handle. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your information.
I've made it! Thanks, infinitly, Man!
So glad this helped you. My pleasure!
Super helpful! Thanks for saving me a ton of money on a simple repair. Great video!
Yes, pretty simple. Glad I could help and thanks for watching!
THANKS FOR SHARING. I DO NEED ANOTHER BATTERY
Good luck and I hope you're able to get it in like-new condition again. Glad to have been of help.
You were a Godsend! I never could have done this just by following the paperwork that I was sent. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! I'm glad it helped you out. Thanks for watching!
Ive been reading reviews of people buying a battery replacement and once the install it they said it stoped working for them after a couple months.. so my question is..... is it still working for you?
It sure is! I replaced the battery on 8/27/21 (this video) and it's still going strong. I bought my wife a Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, since then, but we still have the Gear S2 and it's occasionally used. I don't doubt that some of those batteries only last a few months before dying after a few hours. You can say, we got lucky?
Is your watch RM-R730A ? Bc both kits i look at says it fits mine but the battery's are different shapes?
Mine is the SM-R720 with a square battery. I believe yours is the 3G model. Definitely not the same battery.
Search online for: Samsung Gear S2 Battery, Smartwatch SM-730, R730V, R730A, R730S, R730T, R735A, R600 Replacement Battery
Hopefully that helps and thanks for watching!
I've seen higher mah batteries to upgrade my watch on aliexpress. Do you think the batteries are legit?
Pretty much all aftermarket batteries (direct from overseas or not) are 50/50 hit/miss. You can have a US company sell aftermarket batteries that they source from overseas and some will last several years and some only 6-12 months.
Fortunately, this watch battery is still going strong to this day and lasts pretty much all day (depending how much it's used). What's crazy, is I bought an aftermarket laptop battery (US seller) from Micro Center and it lasted less than 6 months before not wanting to keep a charge.
So is a higher mah battery worth it? If it lasts all day before dying and continues to work for at least 2 years before degrading, then I would say yes... but you won't know that until 6, 12, 18+ months down the road and by then the warranty is expired.
Are they legit? I believe I answered that above but it depends on what legit means to you.
@@EverythingInBetween22 Thanks a lot. Great explanation and I agree. I think I'll stick with the stock battery since the watch works fine. Just thought buying a bigger mah would be an added bonus but who knows how long it'll last before it dies. Much appreciated.
@@alb.4089 Yea, sorry if I busted your bubble. It's kind of a loaded question lol.
We all know that majority of items come from overseas, but when name brand companies get things made from over there, they usually have specific components they must use (usually higher quality which relates to longer lasting), and it costs more to make.
But when companies make them for aftermarket-use, they have no restrictions and use cheaper components, which relate to a fraction of the price than an OEM. Usually the quality suffers because of that and longevity is inconsistent.
If you can find a US seller that's reputable and offers a great warranty for the battery and it's a higher mah, you may get lucky with a good long-lasting and long-life battery.
Good luck and let us know what you end up doing. I'd like to know.
@@EverythingInBetween22 True I never thought about restrictions and cheaper components due to no restrictions. I always bought products from AliExpress but the seller also sells batteries for cell phones and smart watches. Main thing I don't want is to fry the watch or have it overheat or blow up while wearing it. And if it already has it's oem parts why install something that's aftermarket and no idea what it really is. I bought a used Galaxy Watch 4 so I'll check it over and think about getting the battery or not. I haven't seen any forums of users upgrading a smartwatch with a higher mah or US sellers selling these batteries which speaks the obvious. Thanks!
Thank you VERY much for the video. Worked great to replace my battery!
You're welcome! Glad you could prolong the life of your watch. Thanks for watching.
excellente vidéo ! détaillée et parfaite !!!! merci😊😊😊
vous êtes les bienvenus. Merci d'avoir regardé!
Excellent video
Thanks!
Well done, I just swapped out my battery. Not as difficult as I had anticipated. Thanks for the tutorial. The battery turned on with 62% so I'm going to let it run dead, as per the instructions, before I charge it. It says I should do that 3-5 times before expecting the new battery to be fully charged. Is that your understanding also? Thanks again for the video.
Nice! My battery turned on, in the 80 percent range. Instructions say to run it down to 2% (3 times) then it will be fully conditioned. We ran the battery down to around 5-8% (3 times), but I wouldn't run it dead those first few times though...
@@EverythingInBetween22 question when you say run it down you mean run it down to 2% recharge to 100 run it down to 2% again then recharge to 100 and run it down to 2% again to make it 3 times?
@@lunaticboi That's correct. I know it'll be hard to get it to exactly 2% each time, but if you can then that's even better.
Thank you, great video.
Thanks for watching! Hope it helped you out.
Thank you!
You're very welcome!
nice video. BUT! WARNING! I broke the ribbon cable that is soldered on. It is mentioned in the video that you'll have a bad day if you do. He warns to go slow, but I apparently went too fast. Be careful!
Thank you.
You're welcome! Hope it helped ya out.
Thank you! Worked perfect! I would suggest that you can take the battery out without having to unscrew the 2 screws that holds the inside case.
Thanks for that tip! I have another one that I might replace the battery on and if I do, I'll give that a try and see if it works for me. Much appreciated.
I STILL HAVE MINE, AND THE BATTERY IS ALMOST DRAINING.
A new battery is always good. Bring that new feeling back again. :)
Extremely hard to hear you speak man.
Yea, not sure what happened with the voice overlay, although I can still hear it through my headset, pretty good. Sounded good in the program but forgot to test the final output and just uploaded to YT. 😩
Too easy to break something, very risky.
As long as you take your time, you should be ok. Thanks for watching.
I have a gear s2 classic my watch charge to 100 then goes 0 in about an hour iam buying a new battery for my gear s2 but i will going to and repair shop that deal with samsung products install my watch battery
I hope they fix it and you have a new watch again that works for a long time. Good luck!
Thanks! Great help video!
Thanks! Glad it helped.