Battery replacement alternative

[bcnaz]

 I just purchased a Samsung battery on Ebay :

>> New OEM Battery For Samsung Galaxy J7 SM-J700 J700M J700P J700F EB-BJ700CBE <<

Only difference I see so far is the Samsung is rated at 3000mAh, while the Pine is rated 2800mAh, not much of a difference.

I charged it on the external 'Pine' charger for 4 - 5 hours,  then installed it into my PMOS convergence phone running a recent Mobian Nightly release on sd card.

It showed 100% charge at that time.

Five hours in and it is showing 88% charge.    $8.43 USD delivered to my mailbox.

I will update this post in a few days and share what I think at that point,  Hopefully Good News.

August 27, 2021

UPDATE :
    The Samsung battery seems comparable to the Pine battery in discharge rates, but it appears to charge just a little bit faster, at least in my case/usage. 
***** the Pine battery has been 'in use' about a year plus,    while the Samsung just started soo.....