🔋 Battery replacement
Phone battery replacement in Alajuela: Samsung and Android
Send your phone model and a photo: you get the price before the repair.
- Free diagnosis
- Written warranty
- Mon–Sat 8:00–18:00
Travel days drain batteries fast — maps, photos, roaming. If your phone dies by noon, shuts off at 20 % or the screen is lifting because the battery swelled, a new battery takes about an hour and gives the phone one or two more years.
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When to replace the battery
- iPhone Battery Health below 80 %
- The phone turns off with 15–30 % left
- It gets hot while charging
- The back cover or screen is lifting (swollen battery — stop charging it)
How it works
- Message us on WhatsApp with your phone model and what happened (a photo helps).
- We reply with the price and the repair time before anyone opens the phone.
- We agree on a pick-up point: your hotel, your condo gate or a spot in Alajuela.
- The phone is tested in front of you and the warranty is given in writing.
Battery or software?
On Android phones a single app can drain the battery. We check usage first, so you only pay for a battery when the battery is the problem.
Orientative prices
- iPhone battery: ₡20.000 – ₡38.000
- Samsung / Android battery: ₡18.000 – ₡40.000
Ranges in Costa Rican colones (₡), from the standard grade to the best grade available, depending on the model. The exact price is confirmed on WhatsApp before the repair.
Parts, warranty and diagnosis
About replacement parts
No replacement part sold in Costa Rica is 100 % original — not even for iPhone. Every part comes from factories in China. What changes is the quality, and we tell you which grades exist for your model, and what each costs, before the repair.
- Standard. The budget option. On phones that came with an OLED or AMOLED screen it is usually an LCD (incell) panel: it works fine but looks a little duller and uses a bit more battery.
- Premium. A good-factory OLED or AMOLED screen, or a battery with the same or higher capacity than stock. Colors, brightness and battery life very close to what the phone came with.
- Original-grade. The best quality that reaches Costa Rica: by eye and touch it is hard to tell apart from the factory part. It still comes from China and is not an Apple, Samsung or Xiaomi part. Not available for every model.
- Free diagnosis, no obligation to repair.
- Screens and batteries: 1-month written warranty on the part and the labor. It does not cover new drops, liquids or third-party opening.
- Water-damaged phones: we clean the board and do our best, but there is no guarantee the phone will fully recover.
- Back up your phone before handing it over. Screen, battery and port repairs do not touch your data.
- Mangocel is an independent repair service, not an Apple or Samsung authorized provider.
Frequently asked questions
Is a swollen battery dangerous?
Yes. It can crack the screen from inside and, if punctured, catch fire. Stop charging the phone and get it replaced as soon as possible.
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Phone broken in Costa Rica?
Message us in English with the model and what happened. We reply with the price and the time before touching your phone.
Hours
Monday to Saturday · 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Service area
Phone repair in Alajuela centro, Grecia, San Ramón, Atenas, San Carlos.