Commonly available phone batteries

Need to choose a rechargeable battery for your next project? Salvaging them or purchasing them as mobile phone spare parts is a convenient way of obtaining them, but how do you find the one that is the best fit?

Here is a table of popular phone li-ion batteries sorted by various parameters. Where clickable, the column headers re-sort the list and the links in the left hand column take you to the CPKB wiki which has useful info on the particular cell, e.g. which phones use it.

Phone batteries by capacity (then energy density where known, best first)

Type l w h Capacity
Nokia BL-5X 37.5 - 37.7 mm 32.9 - 33 mm 5.4 - 5.5 mm 600 mAh
Samsung BST3108BC 49.5 mm 34 mm 4.6 mm 620 mAh
Samsung AB043446BC 49.5 mm 34 mm 4.6 mm 620 mAh
Samsung AB043446LC 49.5 mm 34 mm 4.6 mm 620 mAh
Samsung AB043446BE 49.5 mm 34 mm 4.6 mm 620 mAh
Nokia BL-4BA 46 mm 34 mm 4.3 mm 630 mAh
LG IP-430G 55 mm 34 mm 5 mm 650 mAh
Motorola BX200 50 mm 33 mm 5.5 mm 650 mAh
Samsung AB553446BE 49.5 mm 34 mm ? mm 650 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-35 61 mm 37 mm 6 mm 670 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-25 61 mm 37 mm 5.5 mm 670 mAh
LG KG800 59 mm 40 mm 7 mm 700 mAh
Nokia BL-5CA 53 mm 33.9 - 34 mm 5.5 - 5.6 mm 700 mAh
Motorola BC50 45 mm 37.5 mm 4.5 mm 700 mAh
Nokia BL-8L ? mm ? mm ? mm 700 mAh
Nokia BL-6X ? mm ? mm ? mm 700 mAh
Nokia BP-5M 40 - 41 mm 40 mm 5.5 - 6 mm 520 - 900 mAh
Motorola BR50 / BA700 49 mm 33.5 mm 5 mm 710 mAh
Motorola BX40 46.5 mm 37 mm 4.5 mm 720 mAh
Motorola BD50 47 mm 35 mm 5 mm 750 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-36 47 mm 35 mm 5 mm 750 mAh
LG IP-430N 53 mm 34 mm 4.5 mm 750 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-30 53 mm 32.5 mm 6 mm 770 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-27 51 mm 40 mm 5 mm 780 mAh
Motorola M3788 103 mm 29 mm 11 mm 800 mAh
Nokia BL-5CB 53 mm 34 mm 5.8 mm 800 mAh
LG EB664239 41 mm 39 mm 6.5 mm 800 mAh
LG KU990 47 mm 38 mm 5.5 mm 800 mAh
LG IP-470A / IP-570A 44 mm 38 mm 5.5 mm 800 mAh
LG IP-470A 43 mm 37.5 mm 5 mm 800 mAh
Samsung AB043446LE 49.5 mm 34 mm 4.6 mm 800 mAh
Samsung AB463446BU 49 mm 34 mm 4.5 mm 800 mAh
Samsung AB043446TE 49 mm 34 mm 4.5 mm 800 mAh
Samsung AB463446BA ? mm ? mm ? mm 800 mAh
Samsung AB403450BE ? mm ? mm ? mm 800 mAh
Motorola BT50 53.5 mm 35.5 mm 5.5 mm 810 mAh
Nokia BL-6P 37 - 38 mm 37 - 38 mm 6 mm 830 mAh
Nokia BL-4B 46 mm 34 mm 4.3 - 4.5 mm 700 - 1000 mAh
Samsung BST3108BE ? mm ? mm ? mm 850 mAh
Nokia BL-5B 46 mm 33.9 - 34 mm 5.5 - 5.65 mm 820 - 900 mAh
Nokia BL-4S 49 - 50 mm 37.5 - 38 mm 4.5 - 4.8 mm 860 mAh
Nokia BL-5BT 45 - 46 mm 33 - 34 mm 5 - 6 mm 870 mAh
Nokia BL-4C 53 mm 34 mm 4.5 mm 860 - 900 mAh
Nokia BL-4CT 54 mm 34 mm 4 - 4.5 mm 860 - 900 mAh
Samsung AB533640CU ? mm ? mm ? mm 880 mAh
Motorola BZ60 50 mm 33.5 mm 5.5 mm 900 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-33 50 mm 40 mm 4.5 mm 900 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-37 47.5 mm 35 mm 5 mm 900 mAh
Samsung EB483450VU ? mm ? mm ? mm 900 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-39 44 mm 36.5 mm 6 mm 920 mAh
Motorola BK60 44 mm 38 mm 5.5 mm 930 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-38 41 mm 39 mm 5.5 mm 930 mAh
LG IP-970 64 mm 44 mm 5 mm 950 mAh
Nokia BL-4U 61 - 62 mm 38 mm 4 - 4.5 mm 900 - 1000 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-43 50 mm 39.5 mm 4 mm 950 mAh
Nokia BLC-1 ? mm ? mm ? mm 950 mAh
Samsung AB463651GZ 54 mm 36 mm 5 mm 960 mAh
Nokia BR-5C 53 mm 34 mm 6 mm 970 mAh
Nokia BL-6Q 40 mm 38 mm 6.3 mm 970 mAh
Nokia BL-5S 49 mm 37 mm 5 mm 980 mAh
Nokia BLC-2 53 mm 38 - 38.3 mm 7.4 - 7.5 mm 1000 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-15 64 mm 38.5 mm 6 mm 1000 mAh
Motorola BA600 58 mm 35.5 mm 5 mm 1000 mAh
Motorola BK70 45 mm 37 mm 6 mm 1000 mAh
Motorola BC60 45 mm 37.5 mm 5.5 mm 1000 mAh
Motorola BQ50 54 mm 36 mm 4.5 mm 1000 mAh
LG IP-A750 44 mm 38 mm 5 mm 1000 mAh
LG KF750 54 mm 33.5 mm 4.5 mm 1000 mAh
Samsung AB46365UGZ 54 mm 36 mm 4 mm 1000 mAh
Samsung AB603443AU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1000 mAh
Samsung AB563840CE ? mm ? mm ? mm 1000 mAh
Samsung AB563840CU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1000 mAh
Samsung EB424255VU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1000 mAh
Nokia BP-6MT 40 mm 40.5 - 41 mm 6 - 6.5 mm 1000 - 1050 mAh
Nokia BL-5F 46 mm 40 mm 5 mm 950 - 1100 mAh
Nokia BL-5CT 54 mm 34 mm 6 mm 1050 mAh
Nokia BP-6M 40 mm 41 mm 6 - 6.5 mm 1000 - 1100 mAh
Nokia BLS-2N ? mm ? mm ? mm 1050 mAh
Samsung EB664239HU 41.68 mm 38.7 mm 6.75 mm 1080 mAh
Nokia BP-5Z 41.6 mm 43.9 mm 5.6 mm 1080 mAh
Nokia BL-5C 53 mm 34 mm 5.5 - 6 mm 970 - 1200 mAh
Nokia BLD-3 54 mm 33 mm 6.5 mm 1100 mAh
Nokia BL-6U 55 mm 34 mm 4.5 mm 1100 mAh
Nokia BPS-2 ? mm ? mm ? mm 1100 mAh
Nokia BMC-3 ? mm ? mm ? mm 1100 mAh
Nokia BL-6C 53 mm 34 mm ? mm 1070 - 1150 mAh
Nokia BLS-2 103 mm 45 mm 7.5 mm 1150 mAh
Nokia BL-6F 45.5 mm 40 mm 7 mm 1100 - 1200 mAh
LG BSL-41G 67 mm 39 mm 6 mm 1200 mAh
Nokia BL-5K 47 mm 44 mm 5.5 mm 1200 mAh
Samsung EB494353VU 52.6 mm 43 mm 5 mm 1200 mAh
Nokia BL-4D 60 mm 44 mm 4 - 4.5 mm 1200 mAh
Nokia BL-5U 62 mm 37 mm 4.5 mm 1200 mAh
Samsung AB474350BE 42 mm 52 mm 4.5 mm 1200 mAh
Samsung EB454357VU 55 mm 42 mm 4 mm 1200 mAh
Nokia BL-4J 59 mm 37.5 mm 4 mm 1200 mAh
Samsung AB474350BU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1200 mAh
Nokia BP-4L 66 mm 43 - 44 mm 5 mm 1000 - 1500 mAh
Nokia BP-3L ? mm ? mm ? mm 1300 mAh
Samsung AB803446BU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1300 mAh
Samsung EB464358VU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1300 mAh
Samsung AB663450CE ? mm ? mm ? mm 1300 mAh
Samsung EEB-U20BBU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1300 mAh
Nokia BL-5J 60 mm 38 mm 5.5 mm 1320 mAh
Samsung EB494358VU 58 mm 43 mm 4.5 mm 1350 mAh
Motorola BP6X 50 mm 45 mm 5.5 mm 1400 mAh
Nokia BP-5L ? mm ? mm ? mm 1300 - 1500 mAh
Samsung AB653850CU 51.4 mm 40.6 mm 6.6 mm 1440 mAh
Nokia BV-5JW 58.5 mm 38 mm 5.6 mm 1450 mAh
Samsung AB803651GZ 54 mm 36 mm 8 mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB575152VU 51.5 mm 51 mm 5.5 mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB504465YZ 64 mm 44 mm 5 mm 1500 mAh
LG IP-400N 64 mm 44 mm 5 mm 1500 mAh
LG BL-44JN 64 mm 44 mm 5 mm 1500 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-41 64 mm 43 mm 5 mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB504465VU 64 mm 43 mm 5 mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB535151VU 50.8 mm 50.8 mm 5.2 mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB484659VU 58.8 mm 45.5 mm 5 mm 1500 mAh
Sony-Ericsson BST-42 49 mm 35 mm 6 mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB575152YZ ? mm ? mm ? mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB575152VA ? mm ? mm ? mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EEB-U10BBU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1500 mAh
Samsung EB575152LU 54 mm 53 mm 5 mm 1650 mAh
Samsung EB-F1A2GBU 59.1 mm 46.1 mm 5.1 mm 1650 mAh
Samsung L1A2GBA 59 mm 46 mm 5 mm 1650 mAh
Samsung EB-L1A2GBU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1650 mAh
Samsung EB575152LA ? mm ? mm ? mm 1650 mAh
Samsung EB-L1F2HVU ? mm ? mm ? mm 1750 mAh
Samsung EB625152VA 51 mm 51 mm 6 mm 1800 mAh
Samsung EB-L1D7IBA ? mm ? mm ? mm 1800 mAh
Samsung EB-L1D7IVZ 56 mm 51 mm 5 mm 1850 mAh
Samsung EB-K1A2EWEG ? mm ? mm ? mm 2000 mAh
Samsung EB-F1A2KBU 59.1 mm 46.1 mm ? mm 2000 mAh
Samsung EB-K1F2KBU ? mm ? mm ? mm 2000 mAh
Samsung AB113450BU ? mm ? mm ? mm 2000 mAh
Samsung EB-K1A2EBEG ? mm ? mm ? mm 2000 mAh
Samsung EB-L1F2LVZ 56 mm 51 mm 6 mm 2100 mAh
Samsung EB-L1G6LLU ? mm ? mm ? mm 2100 mAh
Samsung EB615268VU 67.5 mm 51.9 mm 6.1 mm 2500 mAh
Samsung GM43-01010A ? mm ? mm ? mm 2500 mAh
Samsung EB124465YZ 64 mm 44 mm ? mm 2600 mAh
Samsung SP4960C3A 105.8 mm 51 mm 13.8 mm 4000 mAh

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