About this replacement
BLU Aria / Jenny II Series — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (N5C900T)
This is a 3.7V, 900mAh Li-ion cell replacing the original battery in BLU Aria, Jenny II, Jenny TV 2.8, Q170T, and related models. It fits the physical footprint at 53.00 × 34.00 × 4.80mm and connects to the same internal connector used across this BLU family. Capacity matches the OEM specification — 3.33Wh.
- Cross-model fit on the Aria / Jenny platform: These BLU models share a common board layout, connector pinout, and 3.7V nominal voltage rail. The BMS handshake protocol is consistent across Aria, Jenny II, and Jenny TV 2.8, so one cell covers the group without modification.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on BLU hardware. The BMS accepted the cell without fault codes, charge termination triggered correctly at full voltage, and discharge cutoff engaged at the expected low-voltage threshold.
- Fuel gauge recalibration after swap: On first use after installation, run one full discharge to automatic shutoff, then charge uninterrupted to 100% before use. This gives the fuel gauge IC a clean reference curve against the new cell — skipping this step is the primary cause of erratic percentage readings in the first week.
Why the BLU Aria reports wrong battery percentage after a cell swap
The Aria uses a coulomb-counting fuel gauge IC that builds its capacity model from charge and discharge history stored against the original cell. When you install a new cell, that stored model no longer matches the actual discharge curve. The gauge reads voltage and estimates percentage based on old data, so it will show numbers that don't track real charge level. One complete discharge-to-shutoff followed by an uninterrupted charge to 4.2V resets the reference and aligns the IC to the new cell's actual curve.
Sudden shutdown at 20–30% on the replacement cell
This happens when the modem or display draws a current spike the cell cannot sustain at that state of charge — voltage drops below the BMS cutoff threshold even though the gauge still reads 20–30%. It is a voltage-cliff issue, not a defective cell. It is most common in the first few cycles before the fuel gauge IC has recalibrated to the new cell's actual discharge curve. Run two full discharge-charge cycles and the reported percentage at shutoff will shift to a stable, accurate figure near 0%.