Nokia N95 with 1200mAh BL-6F battery! It’s possible!

September 28, 2007 at 4:36 pm | In 3rd edition, Accessories, Rant, Rumours, S60, Symbian |

Since the very beginning we’ve been told that the reason the N95-3 and N95-8GB’s shutter was removed was due to the larger battery.

Even though I saw the N95-8GB at London, the model I tested did not have the BL-6F for me to find out wheter it could fit or not. But I was amongst many others that were peeved that they didn’t do something simpler like redesign the back or even the battery to accomodate that extra space needed.

Yesterday at the Nseries event at LA mansion (pics will be uploaded soon) station reps and even the Product Manager said confirmed the same thing about BL-6F is not for the N95 due to size constrainsts.

Recently, due to the shoddy state of my N95 battery cover, I posted a rant about the possibility of using a larger battery on the N95-ORIGINAL, now with the extra space provided by the crystal case that kept the useless battery cover on.

Due to Nokia claiming that the camera shutter cover prevented the BL-6F from fitting, I believed them, and thought that they should have redesigned the battery instead. But even that’s not needed! Look what I found out last night!

Yup, that’s right! It fits! Current N95 original users may be able to use the higher capacity BL-6F if you wanted to (albeit with the use of a crystal case - which is perfect for me since I have to use the crystal case )

It’s a perfect fit! The only thing I’m not sure about is whether this would pose any long term problems down the line, since size seems not to be the problem, there may have been another reason not to have included the BL-6F in the N95 original.

I’ve asked to test out the battery to see if there will be any problems, so as a disclaimer, be warned that the BL-6F was not designed for the N95 original and you may put your own N95 at risk by using that battery.

As a power user though, I’m very happy.

Longer music playback,
Longer video playback,
Longer calls
GPS use for longer time is feasible(no more, I’ll stay lost otherwise I won’t be able to make a call)
Longer camera use!

The crystal case I am using is from ebay. For about £2 I think, you get 3 sets (you only need the back). They are pretty sturdy, but be warned also that they may break (mine hasn’t, only at parts due to my strap, which most people do not have on their N95).

Darla Mack has already performed extensive battery tests with her N95-3 (US) that uses BL-6F and results are very positive as to how much more juice we can expect from the BL-6F and the original N95.

“So exactly what does this mean? It means that Nokia listened to the requests of their users and improved the battery!

Now the next request would be to make a similar battery for existing N95 users.“

Wooo! We can, Darla!

Here’s a video demo to show the N95 working nicely with the BL-6F

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[...] at The Nokia Blog confirms that the BL-6F, 1200mAh battery works with N95. Read more about it from The Nokia Blog or watch the video [...]

Pingback by Nokia N95 + BL-6F battery = Ture « Daily Mobile — September 28, 2007 #
Nokia N95 Original works with the Bl-6F Battery!!!

Freakin awesome News from my Friend Jay, who has put up his myNokia Blog recently and has doing excellent Work in a very short Amount of Time! And now he makes the Hearts of some Nokia N95 Original Users go jumping high! The new BL-6F Battery, which wi…

Trackback by >> The NOKIAN Blog — September 28, 2007 #
Beware of those crystal cases. Most have found that you can actually scuff up your phone more by using one due to the friction the phone feels against the plastic in day-to-day use. I’m glad there’s at least an alternative those who will still be using the Euro N95-1.

Comment by jonnybruha — September 28, 2007 #
Good news indeed, although the crystal case isn’t that good looking. Now where are the Chinese “copyist” this time around when we need them to design an alternative back cover for the N95-1 that allows to accomodate the slightly bigger battery?

And while they are at it anyways, they could also redesign the front panel and tweak the keypad on that one (reducing the multimedia key, enlarging the joypad and the C button).

Comment by JKE — September 28, 2007 #
[...] from My Nokia Blog confirms that the BL-6F, 1200mAh battery works with N95. Read more about it from My Nokia Blog or watch the video [...]

Pingback by Nokia N95 with 1200mAh BL-6F battery! It’s possible! | Cell Phone News and Reviews — September 28, 2007 #
[...] O My Nokia Blog fez o teste e a bateria funcionou perfeitamente! A pequena diferença de tamanho, apesar de ser suficiente para fazer a tampa original não fechar, ficou muito bem com o case de acrílico, que deu um pouco mais de espaço para a bateria maior. [...]

Pingback by Nokia N95 com a bateria de 1200mAh BL-6F! É possível! | rodrigostoledo.com — September 29, 2007 #
Do you still have this battery or did you “borrow” it from a N95-3 or N95 8GB? Can you try or do you think it’s still possible to put the batterycover back on with the BL-6F battery in it? The original battery leaves a little space between the battery and the cover, so could there be room for the BL-6F and a batterycover?

I’m certain that this will not harm your N95 as the N95-3 also uses this battery and hardware wise these phones are almost identical.

Comment by deuxani — September 29, 2007 #
To JKE:

I haven’t seen any alternative back covers to do this job, but there is a black “rubberized” cover, in the likes of the crystal one, that can do the trick. It is not transparent, and is a lot more resistant than the crystal one.

Comment by VetDuarte — September 29, 2007 #
impressive! but the 1200mAh battery lasts as long as in the N95-3? Or the N95-3 has other power usage optimizations?

How long was your regular 950 battery lasting? And this new one?

My 950 lasts for about 20 hours

Comment by Ricardo — September 29, 2007 #
Hi Jose! Nice photos! is it possible to have some photos to see the differences between height of bl-5f and bl-6f? from the video you posted it’s not so clear how much the battery is over the battery-place? thank you so much!
p@sco

Comment by p@sco — September 30, 2007 #
i wonder if we will actually be able to buy the stand alone battery on its own

Comment by dani — September 30, 2007 #
Thanks for your comments guys, I’ll carry out your suggestions and post my results of them A.S.A.P. So far, I’m loving the extra power from the BL-6F.

Comment by Jay — September 30, 2007 #
Good work… May I suggest you compare the height difference between the BL-5F and BL-6F? That way we can all help to come out wit ideas on how to accommodate the BL-6F into our N95.

Comment by Kelvin — October 1, 2007 #
Did you try charging the BL-F6 in your N95? Did it go up in flames?

Comment by snoyt — October 2, 2007 #
[...] you can imagine there’s some great conversation about this turn up for the books at My Nokia Blog, so jump in and have your [...]

Pingback by Nseries WOM World » Blog Archive » N95 batteries interchangeable? — October 2, 2007 #
BL-6F Into Nokia N95 - Yes It Can Be Done, But…

Jose_R.A.M. (Jay) from the Mobileburn.com forum took a video showing that the BL-6F battery CAN in fact fit into the regular Nokia N95’s. Yes I’ve seen the video’s and read the posts… missed the in person demo though while Jay

Trackback by Darla Mack - Nokia S60 News and Reviews — October 3, 2007 #
[...] in fact fit into the regular Nokia N95’s. Yes I’ve seen the video and read the posts… missed the in person demo though while Jay was demonstrating. My thing is this… [...]

Pingback by BL-6F Into Nokia N95 - Yes It Can Be Done, But... . — October 3, 2007 #
[...] vám vadí tragický nedostatek kapacity baterie u současné N95, máte se na co těšit. Jay z My Nokia Blog zjistil, že nová baterie BL-6F, jež se objeví v 8GB Nokiích N95 pasuje také do starších [...]

Pingback by Stará Nokia N95 a baterie BL-6F (1200 mAh) - Nokia N95 — October 12, 2007 #
I have an idea,
on ebay you can get this 1400mAh battery with cover for the original n95,the battery is very thic and the cover is bigger, you can trash the battery and use only the cover,
and if you do a little cut & paste on it you can bring it down to the exact size for the BL-6F.

Comment by PeterGR — October 12, 2007 #
Of course this doesn’t address the low ram issue which also has been fixed on the N95-3 but at least you guys can have it hold up all day. I just got my N95-3 today. It’s sweet!

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Comment by AMIT PATIL — October 23, 2007 #
NOKIA IS NOW REALLY MIS-GUIDING PEOPLE! THEY SHOULD IMPROVE N95 LANDSCAPE MODE FOR GAMING ON T.V. THEY SHOULD GET WORKING FOR NEW N95 N-GAGE FIRMWARE MEANS BEST FOR GAMING & SHOULS INCLUDE N-GAGE APPLICATOIN FOR N95 (ORIGNAL) ONLY FOR ORIGNAL N95 USERS

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Pingback by Batterij BL 5F - Pocketinfo forum — November 8, 2007 #
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Comment by Siergiej — January 17, 2008 #
Is there any chance to use the new battery (1200mAh) with the cover ?!!

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Comment by keane — February 7, 2008 #
I’m confused — I got an upgrade of a N95 - 8Gb from an N93 three weeks ago from Vodafone UK as my contract was up for renewal. The battery supplied was the BL-6F. Fits perfectly !!

Comment by Rhino — April 18, 2008 #
as does the battery cover

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Comment by ELVINO — September 8, 2008 #
Hi Folks just been having a play with my new n96 so just for a laugh i have fitted the 1200mAh battery out of my missus’s n95 8gb and blow me it fits the cover will clip on all be it at the top and bottom but seems secure charges up o/k phone is working well…..
All that will be required is a different back cover to allow for the small increse in the physical hight of the n95 8gb battery so come on our chinese bretheren get on the case as i think there is a market for it….

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