There is a surprising amount of free space in this phone, I have other mods in the works. Especially if I can find a replacement battery. It’s a surface Duo 2.

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    1 year ago

    Oh you meant physical space inside the phone and not data storage space.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, there’s approximately 3mm around the battery, which was almost free floating in the phone. When the back glass fell off, the battery came out with it.

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        1 year ago

        That space may be there for safety reasons. Aging or mishandled lithium-cobalt batteries tend to swell. Giving them space to swell into reduces the chance of a fire or an explosion.

        If you’re going to cram a larger battery into that space, be very careful of what kind you use, or you may find your phone literally burning a hole in your pocket.

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          1 year ago

          I’ve had plenty of swollen batteries, the double sided tape I’m using would give way pretty easily to that luckily.