About this replacement
LG GD580 / GD580 Lollipop — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (LGIP-470N)
This is a 3.7V, 700mAh Li-ion replacement battery for the LG GD580 and GD580 Lollipop smartphones. It replaces OEM part numbers LGIP-470N and SBPL0098601. Use it when the original cell no longer holds a charge or causes unexpected shutdowns.
- GD580 and GD580 Lollipop compatibility: Both models run the same 3.7V single-cell architecture with the same connector pinout and BMS handshake protocol. One cell fits both variants without modification.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on the GD580 platform. The BMS accepted the charge IC handshake correctly on the first cycle, and protection circuits triggered at expected voltage thresholds under simulated load.
- Fuel gauge recalibration on first use: After fitting this cell, disable any fast-charge mode and run one complete discharge-to-charge cycle at standard current. The GD580 fuel gauge IC calibrates its coulomb counter against the cell's actual discharge curve on that first cycle — skipping this step causes the percentage display to read inaccurately for several subsequent cycles.
Sudden shutdown at 20–30% on the GD580 after a cell swap
A new cell has a discharge curve the phone's fuel gauge IC has never seen. The IC estimates remaining charge using a stored model built around the old cell. When the new cell's voltage drops sharply under screen or modem load — typically around 3.6–3.65V — the phone interprets that sag as a critical low-voltage event and cuts power, even though the percentage display still reads 20–30%. Running one full discharge-charge cycle lets the coulomb counter build an accurate model for the replacement cell. After that cycle, the shutdowns stop.
GD580 not powering on after the battery sat discharged in storage
Li-ion cells drop below 2.5V per cell during extended storage without a charge. When that happens, the BMS locks out to prevent damage from a deep-discharge charge event. The phone shows nothing — no boot screen, no charging indicator. Connect the phone to a wall adapter, not a PC USB port, and leave it for 15–20 minutes without attempting to power it on. The charge IC trickle-charges the cell back above the BMS unlock threshold, typically around 2.9V, at which point the BMS re-initialises and normal charging resumes.