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Mugen High Capacity Battery Group Buy!

I e-mailed the sales department at Mugen and asked them if it was possible to setup a group buy for their high capacity batteries so we can get them at a discounted rate. I got a response this morning and basically if we can get enough people, we can get as much as 25% off!
So whos interested? This is not limited to just the Trinity, we can have a mix of any batteries they sell for any phone.
Check here for your battery...
http://www.mugenpowerbatterijen.nl/onlineshop.html
Once I get a number of people interested I can report back to Mugen and we'll see what happens from there, please reply and let us know if...
Yes, for sure I will buy one.
Maybe
Maybe, depending on the price.
Also include the model of the battery you're interested in. I.e. HLI–P3600SL
Sorry guys, I would have made this into a poll but I'm not sure how to do it or maybe a mod has to do it.
I will also be posting this on the general forum.
Thanks for your interest.

vanydotk said:
I e-mailed the sales department at Mugen and asked them if it was possible to setup a group buy for their high capacity batteries so we can get them at a discounted rate. I got a response this morning and basically if we can get enough people, we can get as much as 25% off!
So whos interested? This is not limited to just the Trinity, we can have a mix of any batteries they sell for any phone.
Check here for your battery...
http://www.mugenpowerbatterijen.nl/onlineshop.html
Once I get a number of people interested I can report back to Mugen and we'll see what happens from there, please reply and let us know if...
Yes, for sure I will buy one.
Maybe
Maybe, depending on the price.
Also include the model of the battery you're interested in. I.e. HLI–P3600SL
Sorry guys, I would have made this into a poll but I'm not sure how to do it or maybe a mod has to do it.
I will also be posting this on the general forum.
Thanks for your interest.
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may I participate although I live in Germany and the Battery will have to be sent there?

saminegm said:
may I participate although I live in Germany and the Battery will have to be sent there?
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Good question, I e-mailed the rep and I'll get back to you when I get an answer.

World wide shipping will be free.

l'd love to have a Trinity 1800mAh battery, but Mugen's prices are too high.
€78.50 for the 2400mAh Trinity battery is a joke. gpsforless.co.uk and many other u.k sites are charging £14.99 for the same battery! and l'm sure its available in other countries at an equivalent price.
batteryupgrade.com are selling a 1600mAh Trinity battery for £14.37 which includes free worldwide postage, or you can get it from gpsforless for £12.98 plus postage. again l guess these prices would be available in other countries.
vanydotk, thanks for trying to get everyone a bargain, l'm in if they can supply the 1800mAh battery for €30 delivered. but l don't think they'll go that low as before any discount, are charging €57!
l've only checked their Trinity battery prices, so others wanting batteries for other models may find a bargain.

I'd order a 1800maH battery, but it depends on the price.

I'd order a 1800maH battery for the Trinity, but it depends on the price

is this another post from Mugen advertising their batteries?
Do a search for Mugen and you might see a pattern.......
If vanydotk doesn't work for them I apologise!

just wanted to add my Mugen 3600mah battery works flawessly and gives me more than double the time of my 1600mah battery. I can go over 2 days with heavy use of the phone. Streaming mp3s, using GPS, talking, texting and emailing.

sickboy555 said:
is this another post from Mugen advertising their batteries?
Do a search for Mugen and you might see a pattern.......
If vanydotk doesn't work for them I apologise!
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I don't work for them.. I just don't wanna pay 50 bucks for a battery.

vanydotk said:
I don't work for them.. I just don't wanna pay 50 bucks for a battery.
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I did, times two and it was defective.

CLB said:
I did, times two and it was defective.
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really? what happened?

vanydotk said:
really? what happened?
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Read the 1800/3600 mAh thread. Start from the last page. I believe these batteries are poorly built dangerous crap.

I would be interested in the HLI–P3600XL. Depending on the price and whether delivery to Australia is possible.

battery cover

I need replacement battery cover, I was trying to find a seller but without any result. Do you know where can I buy one?

shamus said:
I need replacement battery cover, I was trying to find a seller but without any result. Do you know where can I buy one?
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I know that it's not the best solution, but if you buy a Mugen 2600 mAh battery, it comes with it's own cover (due to the extra thickness)...
Best Regards

yea i have just ordered one from here http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/toshiba/toshiba-tg01.html it has been shipped today i have heard very good feedback from this particular battrey.I hope that it lives up to its expectations and the hype one user said he got 4 days out of it with heavy use i find this hard to believe but we will see.If anyone has expiriences with this battrey over longterm use please tell us your story and rate the 2600mah battrey thanks.

I have the same problem, I already wrote directly to Toshiba, and wrote off that I can not help it, never want toshiba, what is too mobile to which the cap can not be bought anywhere

I just spoke to the Toshiba UK customer care team and they said they would send me one free of charge. My original is pretty clean but has a tiny hairline crack in one corner. Toshiba UK are absolutely fantastic and very helpful

coverco said:
I just spoke to the Toshiba UK customer care team and they said they would send me one free of charge. My original is pretty clean but has a tiny hairline crack in one corner. Toshiba UK are absolutely fantastic and very helpful
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WOW! Great! But I live outside of UK, in Poland. Should i try to send email to them?

Mic43 said:
WOW! Great! But I live outside of UK, in Poland. Should i try to send email to them?
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They will only supply to UK I think and they are branded Orange but I can put up with that.

Mic43 said:
WOW! Great! But I live outside of UK, in Poland. Should i try to send email to them?
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I had the same problem for months, I found dead TG01 on allegro, talked with seller and bought it for 40 zł.
I think you can talk with someone here to order one (or two) and send it to you, it can be sent in a normal letter so you won't pay much for it.
If you find someone who is willing to help (and would be able to get two covers), please notify me (through PM) I would also be interested in getting one so we can split shipping costs (50:50).

Well my brand new back cover turned up today free of charge and as a bonus a brand new 8GB micro SD card was included free of charge, as I mentioned that my original Toshiba card was very slow to load files onto. Toshiba UK are absolute stars in my opinion

[Q] Anyone Tried This? - Replacement Battery

Hey Guys
I'm having some quite bad battery life with my DHD and I was looking into getting a bigger capacity battery.
I found this:
http://www.htcrepairparts.com/standard-battery-for-htc-desire-hd1600mah-p-3411.html?language=en
It is 1600 mAh and on paper looks promising and before I just wanted to check has anyone ordered this and had successful results with this battery and the seller or is it just a fail?
Thanks
Patrick

Found one while browsing around for a replacement for my DHD too.
Can't post links yet, but if you go to a site called evertop ending in a .co.uk and search for 35H00141-02M, you will find one with 1550mAH rating.
There are a few of these replacement ones claiming higher capacity, but one has to be cautious about these things mate.
Would love to find a genuinely reliable replacement one, although I must admit, if you haven't tried it already, there is a thread around which has a tip to charge the DHD in a certain way - seems to have worked for me upto certain extent - have managed to go over 24h without the need to charge with moderate use.

Hi I am a new member here. I also read somewhere about a mugen battery. haven't been able to order yet. I recently bought an external 5000mAh battery (USB charging) I can charge my DHD approximately 4 times before recharging the external battery.
just wanted to share an alternative to extended batteries that need to replace your battery cover.

a 5000mAh? holy ****...

EXTERNAL
the ones, which you connect to your usb port and charge the phone's battery
i wouldn't buy another internal one than the original.
battery's can be really dangerous..no chance to buy one from china or so..just my 2 cents.
DN41

These are the same as ones you can get from ebay.
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DN41 said:
EXTERNAL
the ones, which you connect to your usb port and charge the phone's battery
i wouldn't buy another internal one than the original.
battery's can be really dangerous..no chance to buy one from china or so..just my 2 cents.
DN41
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lol. Nowadays everything seems to be made in china.
though seriously i share ur sentiments.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

My Primo powerpack just arrived last night...and I say I am impressed....already charged 2 Iphones and charge my DHD on it and its still got more juice in it.
Primo Power Pack

Mr-Maniac said:
Found one while browsing around for a replacement for my DHD too.
Can't post links yet, but if you go to a site called evertop ending in a .co.uk and search for 35H00141-02M, you will find one with 1550mAH rating.
There are a few of these replacement ones claiming higher capacity, but one has to be cautious about these things mate.
Would love to find a genuinely reliable replacement one, although I must admit, if you haven't tried it already, there is a thread around which has a tip to charge the DHD in a certain way - seems to have worked for me upto certain extent - have managed to go over 24h without the need to charge with moderate use.
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Take extra precaution to this company. They will send you counterfeit goods no matter what if they think you are incapable of fighting back (say, living too far away).
My friend has been scammed once, and he went through all the complain channel in UK online in vain. It seems that UK's Government has no intention to stop online scammers that are active in their own countries. That was really an awkward discovery.
So be very careful.

I still don't get why people consider battery life as extremely important for phones that have easy to remove batteries...
They arent too expensive, ($3 on ebay for a 1600 mah fake, $15 for a genuine 1230) and its not exactly that hard to keep a few on you.
External batteries are also another option, but they usually use more space than internal ones (and they also require a cable).

314 said:
I still don't get why people consider battery life as extremely important for phones that have easy to remove batteries...
They arent too expensive, ($3 on ebay for a 1600 mah fake, $15 for a genuine 1230) and its not exactly that hard to keep a few on you.
External batteries are also another option, but they usually use more space than internal ones (and they also require a cable).
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but external can hold ALOT more AND plug into various devices

I would definitely recommend an external powerpack. I have a New Trent 5500mah pack, and it indeed gives 2-3 recharges, in a form factor slightly smaller than the DHD.
The only battery which is not fake, is the Mugen, coming in at 1500mah. It's not a huge improvement, but many say it's the difference between running out of juice mid-evening, and making it through to the night and the power cord.
Search for Mugen in this forum, all the details are there.
Or look for NewTrent on Amazon for example. The price varies (and they have bigger models too).
Avoid ALL OTHER "high capacity" batteries

314 said:
I still don't get why people consider battery life as extremely important for phones that have easy to remove batteries...
They arent too expensive, ($3 on ebay for a 1600 mah fake, $15 for a genuine 1230) and its not exactly that hard to keep a few on you.
External batteries are also another option, but they usually use more space than internal ones (and they also require a cable).
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You are right, batteries aren't expensive nowaday.
I recommend using genuine where possible. Fake/replacement/counterfeit batteries return bogus charging level to the devices, and that would result in pre-mature shutdown which would damage mobile devices.

九千. said:
Take extra precaution to this company. They will send you counterfeit goods no matter what if they think you are incapable of fighting back (say, living too far away).
My friend has been scammed once, and he went through all the complain channel in UK online in vain. It seems that UK's Government has no intention to stop online scammers that are active in their own countries. That was really an awkward discovery.
So be very careful.
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evertop co uk is a well-known scammer. You should have looked up uk's ripoff list (forgot the full name of this website, you could search) and you can find it listed top 10 or something.
UK is hoarded with scammers like that, because their government just don't give a dime of what their people do on the internet.

patrickrigby said:
Hey Guys
I'm having some quite bad battery life with my DHD and I was looking into getting a bigger capacity battery.
I found this:
http://www.htcrepairparts.com/standard-battery-for-htc-desire-hd1600mah-p-3411.html?language=en
It is 1600 mAh and on paper looks promising and before I just wanted to check has anyone ordered this and had successful results with this battery and the seller or is it just a fail?
Thanks
Patrick
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I bought two of these on eBay. It's not better than the original (but not worst either).
Worth the money I paid (few $).

I recently got 1, not tried it out yet

zadok1873 said:
I recently got 1, not tried it out yet
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Let us know how it goes soon will ya.

Gold battery for DHD
Hi Guys,
I cannot put links yet, but search for "2430MAH HIGH CAPACITY BAS470 GOLD BATTERY FOR DESIRE HD" on Ebay. Got it yesterday, so far so good, looks like it lasts more than the stock one...
It says "Made in Japan" but im not sure about this
Did anyone else tried this one?

rs1982 said:
Hi Guys,
I cannot put links yet, but search for "2430MAH HIGH CAPACITY BAS470 GOLD BATTERY FOR DESIRE HD" on Ebay. Got it yesterday, so far so good, looks like it lasts more than the stock one...
It says "Made in Japan" but im not sure about this
Did anyone else tried this one?
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2430MAH? i don't think it is even possible to fit that much cell into the DHD battery size, i'm currently on the mugen 1500MAH battery, it is slightly better then the stock battery, would recommend that

九千. said:
You are right, batteries aren't expensive nowaday.
I recommend using genuine where possible. Fake/replacement/counterfeit batteries return bogus charging level to the devices, and that would result in pre-mature shutdown which would damage mobile devices.
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- Ive been a little worried about this as I have a cheap one from China which came in an accessory pack, which by the way sucked. everything has just fallen apart. but the battery, which I rely on heavily as a backup, seems to have a better life than the original odly enough, dunno what's up with that. afraid it may leak or output higher charges and fry my phone?

2430MAH HIGH CAPACITY BA S560 BATTERY - Made in Japan FOR HTC SENSATION

2430MAH HIGH CAPACITY BA S560 BATTERY - Made in Japan FOR HTC SENSATION
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2430MAH-H...ltDomain_3&hash=item2eb6335e16#ht_2218wt_1139
£12.95
Hope its not a joke 2430mah
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bought one too lol. gonna see if it's legit. doubtful though.

Gooooojjjjjiiiiiirrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

Reminds me of those gizmos you plug into your cigarette lighter that are supposed to double your gas mileage.
But hey, it's a "Business Battery" so it's probably legit.
Here's a clue. When you get it weigh it on a gram scale. See how much difference there is between it and the stock battery. That will likely approximate it's actual capacity. Good luck.

no offense but that label looks fake to me...
character set looks like Chinese.
also japan do not sell sensation yet. an not plan yet so it is hard to believe it is from japan.
i do have sensation but i got it from hkg.

kawasaks said:
no offense but that label looks fake to me...
character set looks like Chinese.
also japan do not sell sensation yet. an not plan yet so it is hard to believe it is from japan.
i do have sensation but i got it from hkg.
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That seems bizarre even in the world of battery scams. You think a Chinese company is putting "Made in Japan" on the battery, or is a Japanese company putting Chinese characters on it? Obviously it can fool Westerners, but it seems like a really, really dumb mistake.

i was doing research on this battery for last couple days as well, then i came to a couple threads with people ripping off that "gold label".. and it says something like 900mAh.
I mean if its truly 2430mAh that's great, but i ended up getting the Chichitec 1900mAh battery because of reputable reviews. Just a heads up. If you guys google for 2430 Gold Battery, there are threads about it

Some Chinese and Japanese characters are very similar or the same.
That said, regardless of what is printed on the battery, this still seems like its too good to be true.
Unless HTC used junk cells on their OEM batteries and these batteries are top of the cells its highly doubtful that a no-name battery will have a >55% increase in capacity without any physical size increase.

Elchemist said:
Some Chinese and Japanese characters are very similar or the same.
That said, regardless of what is printed on the battery, this still seems like its too good to be true.
Unless HTC used junk cells on their OEM batteries and these batteries are top of the cells its highly doubtful that a no-name battery will have a >55% increase in capacity without any physical size increase.
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Totally agree. That 2430 mah stamped on it is the biggest warning sign of all. It's got scam written all over it.

Went through some of the feedback regarding this battery, several stated it was tested at only 1200-1300mAh..

This is my biggest worry about no-name batteries. Even if I didn't get the capacity as advertise, but got something very close to the OEM capacity I would call it a draw.
Buying something that is advertise as >OEM, and then to only find out in reality its closer to 60% of OEM capacity sucks.
Knowing me, if I was really drawn in, by either clever marketing, a fancy site, or unverified reviews I would try to convince myself that it was performing better than it was. 'Optimizing' my usage pattern for the battery...
Yori- said:
i was doing research on this battery for last couple days as well, then i came to a couple threads with people ripping off that "gold label".. and it says something like 900mAh.
I mean if its truly 2430mAh that's great, but i ended up getting the Chichitec 1900mAh battery because of reputable reviews. Just a heads up. If you guys google for 2430 Gold Battery, there are threads about it
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I read reviews on this battery for other devices mainly the desire and user reported its about the same as stock but no noticeable difference :/

Is it supposed to be the same size?

theredundant said:
bought one too lol. gonna see if it's legit. doubtful though.
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did you get yours yet? any result updates for us?
thanks

yeah, anybody get theirs yet and confirmed the battery specs?

Elchemist said:
Some Chinese and Japanese characters are very similar or the same.
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Yes Chinese only has ieroglyphs, while Japanese has ieroglyphs and kana (kidn of alphabet)
but font-types are very different. The bettery has japanese characters on it but printed using Chinese fonts, which Japanese will never do. Also the gold embalation is very suspisious. usually it is just black.
Further more, cell betteries even for Japanese phones are rarely made in Japan. most of them come from abroad.

morphosin said:
did you get yours yet? any result updates for us?
thanks
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I've yet to receive the battery mate, will update once i've tested it out...

E-cell are selling these! ?
There's 2 years warranty.

samnada said:
That seems bizarre even in the world of battery scams. You think a Chinese company is putting "Made in Japan" on the battery, or is a Japanese company putting Chinese characters on it? Obviously it can fool Westerners, but it seems like a really, really dumb mistake.
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those ignorant westerners, when dey gona lurn!

dbirdflyshi said:
those ignorant westerners, when dey gona lurn!
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I'd wager we're keeping these battery scammers in business, so not learning soon enough.

How to spot a fake Samsung battery?

I just purchased a battery on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NT2X4XG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It arrived today and I was a little surprised by the "Retail Packaging." Not sure what I was expecting, but seeing other Samsung product packaging, something similar.
Pulled the battery from my phone to check for difference, and everything looks exactly the same except for the serial portion. The text is a bit different than my original battery, with fatter letters. The QR code also looks different. Everything else looks exactly the same...
Anyone have any idea? Would hate to think I ponied up $25 to Amazon for a bootleg.

sodomanaz said:
I just purchased a battery on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NT2X4XG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It arrived today and I was a little surprised by the "Retail Packaging." Not sure what I was expecting, but seeing other Samsung product packaging, something similar.
Pulled the battery from my phone to check for difference, and everything looks exactly the same except for the serial portion. The text is a bit different than my original battery, with fatter letters. The QR code also looks different. Everything else looks exactly the same...
Anyone have any idea? Would hate to think I ponied up $25 to Amazon for a bootleg.
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It's hard to tell to be honest... Due to the fact that you can just put a sticker on any battery that has a similar color, shape, and texture. You can compare the markers marks, serial numbers, and other text but not all Samsung batteries are made or sold from one factory. I've bought some from Amazon myself (3 in fact) and haven't ever had a problem. Heck, samsung doesn't even offer new ones anymore on their website. I just mark mine with a sharpy for their age etc. and use a battery only charger connected to a fast charger and am very happy with my set up. It seems that SOME of the batteries are refurbs but they are generally sold as such. Higher price and good reviews help as well. I would just go by performance since there is nothing else you can do since our devices are older at this point. Sorry I couldn't help with more...
Oh here's the link to my latest one that works fine for me. In fact... I think yours is from the same place. I'm pretty damn sure it's genuine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OQLMJR6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And here's the link to my battery only charger (again this is connected to a QC 2.0 charger for best results!)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UFCRO0W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks for the response. Ya, i get it's older now, and bootlegs are all over the place. It's just a pain in the ass not to get ripped off nowadays buying phone accessories. On the plus side I guess we have options!

Only way is to buy directly from Samsung or buy a non-OEM battery that's likely not going to be copied such as from Anker

beezar said:
Only way is to buy directly from Samsung or buy a non-OEM battery that's likely not going to be copied such as from Anker
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In general, this.
If you can't buy directly from the manufacturer anymore, buy a trusted third party battery. No one is going to bother faking a third party battery.
However, in my experience, any item sold and shipped directly by Amazon is trustworthy. The link you provided says it's shipped from and sold by Amazon.com, so you should be safe.
Just compared two original Samsung batteries for the S5, one that came with an SM-G900F (international S5), and one that comes with the S5's spare battery charging system (sold at Best Buy in the US). There were plenty of small differences in the battery labeling.

Why bother with Samsung official crap batteries? My note 4 original battery lasted 3 months from brand new to dead. I purchased a new Anker from Amazon and its over 8 months without issue and still holds an incredible charge. 20$ beats Samsung official any day in my book, I bought myself two just to have one handy but I have yet to date needed it.

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Why bother with Samsung official crap batteries? My note 4 original battery lasted 3 months from brand new to dead. I purchased a new Anker from Amazon and its over 8 months without issue and still holds an incredible charge. 20$ beats Samsung official any day in my book, I bought myself two just to have one handy but I have yet to date needed it.
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Anker has NFC and FastCharge?

DeeXii said:
Anker has NFC and FastCharge?
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Yes and yes.
NFC is done through the the stock cover and fast charging is done through the charger with the operating system. I only use anker now and both fast charging with NFC most definitely works.
I am running AOSP as well so it even works through AOSP.
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I've just bought a "genuine Samsung Extra Battery Kit" and was told that all their stock is genuine. It's really the external charging cradle/coffin that I'm after as opposed to the battery (I always buy Anker as replacements) and I found you can't buy them from Sammy in the UK anymore so I've had to go trawling the net. Does anyone have any pointers as how I can check?
Once the battery is charged I'll check that the NFC and fast charging work, but I've no idea about the cradle and how to check....

woldranger said:
I've just bought a "genuine Samsung Extra Battery Kit" and was told that all their stock is genuine. It's really the external charging cradle/coffin that I'm after as opposed to the battery (I always buy Anker as replacements) and I found you can't buy them from Sammy in the UK anymore so I've had to go trawling the net. Does anyone have any pointers as how I can check?
Once the battery is charged I'll check that the NFC and fast charging work, but I've no idea about the cradle and how to check....
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Looking at my external charging cradle/coffin, I would say that the printing on the sticky label would not be so sharp on a cheap fake.

StevePritchard said:
Looking at my external charging cradle/coffin, I would say that the printing on the sticky label would not be so sharp on a cheap fake.
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Which sticky label are we talking here? Looking at the cradle I can't see anything that's stuck on - or is it the labelling on the base that'll currently be covered by the charging battery? Roughly how long does it take to charge your battery using the standard Sammy 2A charger?

woldranger said:
Which sticky label are we talking here? Looking at the cradle I can't see anything that's stuck on - or is it the labelling on the base that'll currently be covered by the charging battery? Roughly how long does it take to charge your battery using the standard Sammy 2A charger?
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Yes, the label is under the battery. Not sure about the time to charge, I must admit I've never timed it - I just put it in, and leave it.

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Yes, the label is under the battery. Not sure about the time to charge, I must admit I've never timed it - I just put it in, and leave it.
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Guess I'll have to wait till it's charged and then have a look. And, just to check, is yours the genuine version?

woldranger said:
Guess I'll have to wait till it's charged and then have a look. And, just to check, is yours the genuine version?
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Yes - mine is genuine. Sourced from EE in the UK.

Just bought a replacement battery direct from the Samsung UK site - £25 but worth it for the peace of mind, and knowledge that it's definitely genuine. Free delivery.
EDIT: Ordered at 5:00pm, it's now the next morning and my battery has arrived - great speed for free delivery! (Now, if only Samsung could get their firmware updates out as fast!)
EDIT: Genuine Samsung packaging (with the window on the front of the box, and a plastic container for the battery) and manufacture date of last month, so fresh off the assembly line

Kinsman-UK said:
Just bought a replacement battery direct from the Samsung UK site - £25 but worth it for the peace of mind, and knowledge that it's definitely genuine. Free delivery.
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I'm telling you guys, go with anker, they are far more reliable and cheaper. They outlast Samsung garbage batteries but to each his or her own.
And baffled why there is so much worry over original OEM batteries. Samsung batteries are totally junk.
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GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
I'm telling you guys, go with anker, they are far more reliable and cheaper. They outlast Samsung garbage batteries but to each his or her own.
And baffled why there is so much worry over original OEM batteries. Samsung batteries are totally junk.
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Personally, I'm trying to work out if the unit I bought is likely to be a fake. Yes, you've already voiced your opinion on this topic, hence why I'm confused as to why you need to give the same again? You don't rate Samsung batteries based on your personal experiences. That's fair enough. But you've already rubbished them and said that you use Anker ones and I'm sure that's been duely noted by all of us reading this. But posting the same thing again in response to a conversation between two people who've already purchased Samsung units doesn't really help anyone, in this context.
From my experience, I had both Samsung and Anker batteries fail on me when I was travelling round India. The Sammy one's included the old battery that was on it's last legs and a cheapie (that was included in an order for other S3 stuff from ebay) but I had 2 out of 4 Anker ones die on me - all bought at the same time and all newer than the genuine Samsung one. Anker eventually, after a lot of emailing, gave me a refund for the faulty units. I then bought some more for the Note 3 that replaced the S3, and so far, one Anker for my new Note 4. So I'm not anti Anker - I really like their products (I've a great little bluetooth speaker from them). This is just for a bit of balance.
I also received external Anker chargers that were REALLY low quality junk for the S3 and then the Note 3. They came with 2 batteries direct from Anker on Amazon.com (the UK site didn't have any when I needed them).
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I've charged the new battery and tried using NFC and it works fine - have they started making copies that use NFC (that used to be the way to spot a fake with the S3) or does that mean that I've got a genuine one?

Member conduct.
THREAD CLEANED!!!
I really think some of you guys here need to have a goood look at the rules again.
Specifically the ones listed below after all the nonsense I had to remove from this thread.
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Here's my opinion on this battery talk thread.
I have bought plenty of batteries from amazon for my devices. Some Oem and some not, and I haven't had one problem from none of my aftermarket ones either. Probably because I know how to charge/discharge a new battery. Any type of (new) battery will take a few days to calibrate for whatever device you use.
My motto buy it, test it out (myself) and see if it lives up to your standards. If its faulty for any reason, then return it for a replacement.
I'll end it with this statement, I have't had to return any of the batteries I ordered. And this goes back to my S2 up to my Note 4.
If your a true battery hog like myself then invest in a extended battery and call it a day.
Regards,
Bajanman

FYI There is still one way to get a genuine Samsung battery (NFC) still.
Samsung Extra Battery Kit & Charger from BestBuy.com

Bajanman said:
THREAD CLEANED!!!
I really think some of you guys here need to have a goood look at the rules again.
Specifically the ones listed below after all the nonsense I had to remove from this thread.
Here's my opinion on this battery talk thread.
I have bought plenty of batteries from amazon for my devices. Some Oem and some not, and I haven't had one problem from none of my aftermarket ones either. Probably because I know how to charge/discharge a new battery. Any type of (new) battery will take a few days to calibrate for whatever device you use.
My motto buy it, test it out (myself) and see if it lives up to your standards. If its faulty for any reason, then return it for a replacement.
I'll end it with this statement, I have't had to return any of the batteries I ordered. And this goes back to my S2 up to my Note 4.
If your a true battery hog like myself then invest in a extended battery and call it a day.
Regards,
Bajanman
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Nice work, thank you!
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