Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 at 19:36
The 9505 and the 9505A are not identical. Apart from the battery change there are relatively minor functional differences and significant hardware differences particularly the external connectors.
In regard to the battery, they are functionally and connectively different and the lug realignment was to prevent interchangeability. Some people have proposed simply removing the battery case lugs to allow interchange but the battery contains a circuit function board of entirely different design and the phones lose battery management functions if interchanged. Believe me, I have been "inside".
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