About this replacement
Mitac Mio Moov 500 Series — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (M02883H)
This is a 3.7V, 750mAh Li-ion cell that replaces the original M02883H battery in the Mio Moov 500, 510, 560, and 580 portable GPS navigators. It restores power to the device's GPS receiver, display, and onboard storage. Dimensions are 50.50 × 35.79 × 5.27mm — confirm these against your existing cell before ordering.
- Moov 500 series compatibility: The 500, 510, 560, and 580 share the same battery bay dimensions, connector pinout, and 3.7V charging circuit, so one cell covers all four variants without modification.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through the Moov 500's charge controller and confirmed the BMS handshake completes correctly — the device reads state of charge accurately and does not throw a low-battery fault on startup.
- First satellite fix after fitting: After any full power interruption, the GPS receiver loses its almanac cache and performs a cold start. Power the unit on outdoors and leave it stationary — first fix after a battery swap typically takes 5–10 minutes. Subsequent warm starts are under a minute.
GPS accuracy dropping at low battery on the Moov 500
When the Moov 500's battery drops below roughly 3.5V, the GPS receiver can reduce its sensitivity to cut current draw. This shows up as wider position scatter, missed turns, or the position marker jumping between streets. It is not a software glitch — it is the receiver pulling back to stay within the power budget. Keeping the cell above 3.6V during active navigation prevents the sensitivity reduction.
Moov 500 shutting off without warning before the low-battery indicator appears
The on-screen battery gauge is calibrated to the charge curve of the original cell. A replacement cell with slightly different internal resistance can shift where the voltage sag occurs under load, causing the device to hit the hardware cutoff threshold before the indicator reaches one bar. This is not a faulty battery — it is a calibration mismatch. Run two or three full charge and discharge cycles through active navigation to let the controller re-map the curve. After conditioning, the cutoff should align with the visual warning at approximately 3.4V.