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Battery SAMSUNG or OEM Volvo
I personally use Samsung 50S and RS50. The RS50 or 50XG are the optimal choice in my opinion.
Pros: optimal choice
I did the same replacements two weeks ago, it took about a week for the battery to recalibrate, definitely am seeing the improvements now.
Pros: seeing the improvements now
I got the Note 9 the same day as my buddy did. I was very careful about slow charging from 50% to 60% (overkill, I know) and he was not careful. His phone crapped out after 2 years but I used mine for 4 years until I decided it was getting slow.
Pros: slow charging helped
Cons: overkill, I know
my dishwasher has around 200 mile motorway range on a 64kWh net battery, which'll get me from Oxford to Darlington on a single charge, I could get to Newcastle if I camp behind a truck for most of it. My car is also stupidly inefficient for an EV, better EVs like a ID.3 or Megane could go further with smaller batteries.
Pros: 200 mile motorway range
Cons: stupidly inefficient
Vehicle:
Volvo
My 3 years old XC60 battery has been diagnosed as bad 55% last 2 weeks ago, I said to them keep it as I feel they are still good and road worthy. Gonna do a snapshot again at another 6 months to evaluate.
Pros: still good and road worthy
Cons: diagnosed as bad 55%
Vehicle:
Volvo XC60
I do exactly the same tasks and mine don't drain that horribly. For me the battery drains quickly while watching movies and gaming only.
Pros: battery drains quickly
Cons: drains horribly
The battery is almost certainly dead.
Something else wrong with your car likely killed the battery and if that's the case buying a new battery will just result in the same problem pretty soon.
Cons: battery is dead
That battery is absolutely cooked, sounds like the cells have sulfated to hell or there's internal damage from deep cycling
The fact that it's only taking 72-94Wh when it should be 600Wh is screaming dead cells, and that voltage drop from 12.8 to 4v in 2 hours is not normal even with parasitic draw
Pros: screaming dead cells
Cons: battery is cooked
The battery is trash - if it was at 4v, the cells are either internally buckled/shorted - or the AGM is damaged and thus will not hold any charge (no capacity).
Pros: check charging voltage/current
Cons: battery is trash
Looks like I'm getting a battery replacement. Very disappointed in Samsung this year.
Cons: disappointed in Samsung
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Which battery to choose — SAMSUNG or OEM Volvo?
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We compare battery across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
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Which battery are better — OEM Volvo or SAMSUNG?
In March 2026 on PartReview, battery OEM Volvo were overall better than SAMSUNG.
- SAMSUNG received a PR Score of 45 out of 100, and OEM Volvo scored 64 points.
- SAMSUNG ranked 26 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volvo ranked 19.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Volvo (3.6) than for SAMSUNG (3).
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Battery OEM Volvo have better feature ratings than SAMSUNG:
- Lights - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volvo is better than SAMSUNG.
- Indicator - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volvo is outperforms SAMSUNG.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volvo is preferred to SAMSUNG.
Which battery are more popular — SAMSUNG or OEM Volvo?
Battery SAMSUNG and OEM Volvo were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, battery OEM Volvo surpassed SAMSUNG:
- For SAMSUNG, the ratio of positive (46) to negative (55) votes is -9 votes.
- For OEM Volvo, the ratio of positive (47) to negative (26) votes is 21 vote.
By number of reviews, battery SAMSUNG surpassed OEM Volvo:
- For battery SAMSUNG there are 31 review: 10 positive, 8 neutral, 13 negative.
- For battery OEM Volvo there are 23 reviews: 13 positive, 4 neutral, 6 negative.
Which battery do car owners prefer — SAMSUNG or OEM Volvo?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, battery SAMSUNG and OEM Volvo have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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