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[Q] Question regarding switching between original and spare batteries

I have a question regarding switching between my original battery and a spare battery. Since the phone calibrates with the battery stats how does then switching to a spare battery and charging and using that battery for a while work? How does the phone handle having 2 different batteries switched and knowing what the proper capacity is for each battery. When I first charge the new spare battery I'm concerned that the phone will think it has the original battery that is properly calibrated and will not charge the new spare battery properly and to it's full capacity for some reason. I'm not sure if I'm just over thinking this ( I have a tendency to do that ) or if this is a real concern.
As far as storing the battery that's not in use, I've read Li-ion batteries store best when at 20% charge. How are most users handling the storing of the battery that's not in use?

Anyone?? Surely there are users here who switch between 2 batteries.

Bump....Still waiting for an answer and or advice.

I don't know about anyone else, but here's my experience.
I bought two aftermarket 1500mah batteries and external wall chargers from dealextreme.com. So I have three batteries total and I can be charging all three simultaneously if the phone is used as the third charger.
I normally have one battery in one charger at home and a second battery in the other charger at my office while I'm using the third battery. I can easily make it through a busy day at work on one battery and I'll swap before I leave for home. Depending on how heavily I use my phone at home, I'll swap batteries again before bed or before I leave for work the next morning. On weekends or when I know I'll be away from chargers for most of a day, I'll bring one charged battery in my pocket and swap if needed. I've never needed a second spare.
So I regularly carry fully charged batteries in pockets at body temperature and I don't take special precautions when charging or using batteries. I don't recalibrate the battery stats in my G2 either. I should note that I don't overclock the CPU. I usually turn GPS off if I am not using it but I often leave wifi and BT on. If I'm using google navigation, I try to have the phone plugged into a car charger because the GPS and the screen on constantly _will_ drain a battery in a couple of hours.
1500mah battery and charger for $8

revwillie said:
"1500mah battery and charger for $8"
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Seems like a pretty nice deal to me. And the free shipping makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. I hate when shipping costs as much or more than something I want to buy.

octobclrnts said:
Seems like a pretty nice deal to me. And the free shipping makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. I hate when shipping costs as much or more than something I want to buy.
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Free=good. But note that shipping takes about a month to the east coast.
I'm considering getting Evo Shift 1800mah batteries from there since they are 5-6 bucks each with free shipping. Even if they are crap, it's cheap to try them out.

I had a total of 4 batteries swapping them out all the time. The only downfall I saw to doing this was my alarms getting out of wack sometimes, alarms that I had going on every day like for a break at work, clocking in, lunch etc... and also I had to setup my clock everytime I popped a new battery in.
U want to know what's better then doing this? 3600mah mugen by far. I get 2-3.5 days out of it. Cheap 1500mah batteries I swapped once every 18 hours or so.
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Ps: I tryed a stock htc evo battery also. I hardly noticed a difference. Not worth it unless it is free (like it was for me).
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interesting enough that you guys have have problem with clock. I have Yaobao 1500mah battery which was built for HTC mozart but fit just fine in Z, I did not have such problem but the price a bit expensive than other OEM, around $20 if converted to USD from Indonesian Rupiah.
Swapping is easy, while if I'm using the Yaobao battery the battery door might have a bit of gap prior to closure

Mog said:
The only downfall I saw to doing this was my alarms getting out of wack sometimes, alarms that I had going on every day like for a break at work, clocking in, lunch etc... and also I had to setup my clock everytime I popped a new battery in.
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Perhaps I don't understand the use case for your alarms. I put events in google calendar with reminders. Those sync automatically with my phone and the internal clock in my phone is set from Tmo's network. I personally hate the alarm clock app.

revwillie said:
Perhaps I don't understand the use case for your alarms. I put events in google calendar with reminders. Those sync automatically with my phone and the internal clock in my phone is set from Tmo's network. I personally hate the alarm clock app.
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I said alarms, I meant google calender. The reminders would go off all the time. 30 minutes late, 2 hours late, 63.5 minutes late... it was freaking weird.
Also alarms... while switching batteries my alarm didn't go off in the morning for work 3 times in a two month or so period.
And about the time, I also had it auto sync'd but a lot of the time it would take a long time to finally sync... once i popped a battery in at night and even by the next morning the time still hadn't sync'd.
Good luck, but I would never go back to switching batteries..
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revwillie said:
1500mah battery and charger for $8
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How is this battery? I don't see any reviews for it..
Is it safe to put in my Desire Z? I saw Evo ones but i don't wanna sand it down and all that.
Is this one good? I'd appreciate if any owner, more than one, had it and could share.
Thanks

They should fit perfect. I got 3 batteries and 3 chargers for 20 bucks shipped. They were alright.. but the oem ones did last a little bit longer.
gyromanx55 said:
How is this battery? I don't see any reviews for it..
Is it safe to put in my Desire Z? I saw Evo ones but i don't wanna sand it down and all that.
Is this one good? I'd appreciate if any owner, more than one, had it and could share.
Thanks
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Wow Mog. I've never experianced thoes problems, with clock sync, before. I don't have too many reminders set. Mostly birthdays and special events. I do have one that's set to go off once a day, M-F, and its always went off at the scheduled time.
That us weird. I've been switching batteries almost since the phone came out. Started with 2 chichi + stock, for about 2 months, but didn't like the fit of them. Since than, I've been using 2 stock batteries, with one sitting in my pocket.
Actually switched batteries about 5 hrs ago, before I went to sleep, and at 5:30am on the dot, my alarm went off...than shortly after that, at 6:15am, my backup alarm went off.
That must suck.
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Want extra battery life? Simple answer is to buy a spare battery!

I spent days, even months trying to make my battery last longer and looking for portable chargers to carry around with me just incase I needed it.
I then realised I should just buy another battery, I have no idea why I had never thought of this before.
So a few months ago I purchased a refurbished genuine battery from eBay for only £4. The only problem now was the trouble of keeping one battery charged while using another. I then found a desktop charger which can charge the battery without the phone (link below)
I use this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Battery-Desktop-Charger-Cable-HTC-DESIRE-HD-/290594769249
This one could also be very useful
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HTC-DESIR...DUAL-DOCK-STATION-STAND-DESKTOP-/320793954500
It will automatically stop charging the battery when full, but will still consume alot of electricity if left plugged in.
I've been using this method for about 6 months now with no problems whatsoever.
Now whenever my battery goes dead whilst I'm out, I just simple switch batteries and I have full charge again. It takes 2 minutes to swap batteries, no trouble at all, and a battery isn't too big to carry around, I keep mine in my back pocket or in my wallet.
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People want to have ONE piece.
They want to be able to charge the phone when it needs to be charged, but they don't want to look at the percentage every five minutes and fear that the battery will be dead after a day.
Thus they want a battery with more juice.
A lot of people have skins for their phones to protect it and keep the resell value high. Those people might even consider to buy a powerskin which would give them an extra 1500mAh (at a price of course, but that's price vs. convenience).
Others know how to preserve their preciously mAhs.
Normally the phone should drain your battery by 1% to 1.5% every hour. That means it can run in standby and wait for calls and texts for up to 4 days.
Since you normally use the phone at least a bit, you should be able to keep it running on one charge for two days.
The last resort is to keep multiple batteries.
It can happen that you forget the spare. It can happen that you forget to charge the spare. It can happen that it's just not possible to swap batteries because you are standing outside in the dark.
There are just so many points why you would want to try and extend your phones live before you carry around a spare.

Dlog said:
People want to have ONE piece.
They want to be able to charge the phone when it needs to be charged, but they don't want to look at the percentage every five minutes and fear that the battery will be dead after a day.
Thus they want a battery with more juice.
A lot of people have skins for their phones to protect it and keep the resell value high. Those people might even consider to buy a powerskin which would give them an extra 1500mAh (at a price of course, but that's price vs. convenience).
Others know how to preserve their preciously mAhs.
Normally the phone should drain your battery by 1% to 1.5% every hour. That means it can run in standby and wait for calls and texts for up to 4 days.
Since you normally use the phone at least a bit, you should be able to keep it running on one charge for two days.
The last resort is to keep multiple batteries.
It can happen that you forget the spare. It can happen that you forget to charge the spare. It can happen that it's just not possible to swap batteries because you are standing outside in the dark.
There are just so many points why you would want to try and extend your phones live before you carry around a spare.
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I prefer to carry a spare. Takes only a couple of hours to charge, and I always put it in my wallet straight after its charged. It's the cheapest option and imo its the best option. Better than a big bulky cover with a battery inside it that also costs a bomb.
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I want one battery too.
I bought mugen power 1500 mAh. It's better, but still not for all day heavy use...
So i order htc Evo 3d with 3600 extended mugen power battery with spare cover.

The external charger thing is awesome. I always have a fresh battery available. Super cheap too. I have 4 batteries, enough to leave one at work, in the car, and at home.

gtluke said:
The external charger thing is awesome. I always have a fresh battery available. Super cheap too. I have 4 batteries, enough to leave one at work, in the car, and at home.
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It does seem the easiest and the cheapest option. I tried larger batteries and portable chargers, but none of them would make the battery last as long as I needed it to.
But now having a spare battery with a desktop charger is the best option for me, it cost me less than £10 for the genuine battery and desktop charger, and all I have to do when my battery is dying, is simply replace the battery. Less than 2 minutes later I have full charge. It's not hard, and it's not expensive, I just don't understand why people chose very expensive, and less effective options when this seems the most effective as it's twice as much juice, and it's the cheapest option too, extremely cheap.
The only downside is if you forget to take the spare battery out with you, but I got used to putting it in my wallet or my jeans pocket straight after it has charged. Some people say it's a stupid option because you may forget to take it out with you, but I could argue saying people with portable chargers could forget to take them out with them too. The way I see it is, you get so used to not forgetting to take your phone out with you, everyone checks to make sure they have their phone with them before they go out, and after a week or 2 you finally get used to taking the battery out too. When I first got the spare battery I did sometimes forget to take it out with me, but after a week I got use to checking I had the battery with me, as well as the phone.
My checks are... Wallet, keys, phone, battery, go
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Charge
I bought a portable charger for £24 from Amazon, and it's proved really handy for me. It's a 7000mah Tecknet and can charge two devices at once as comes with loads of adapters. Although the spare battery is a good solution it's only a solution for that one device. A portable charger will also charge your back up or 2nd phone, mp3 player, and any other phone you buy in the future. It is as big as the phone so it's easily pocketable. I've considered carrying it in my boxers just to see the look on peoples faces when I unzip my jeans and plug my phone into my crotch. I've also been meaning to test exactly how many charges it does but it's at least 3.

major fecker said:
I bought a portable charger for £24 from Amazon, and it's proved really handy for me. It's a 7000mah Tecknet and can charge two devices at once as comes with loads of adapters. Although the spare battery is a good solution it's only a solution for that one device. A portable charger will also charge your back up or 2nd phone, mp3 player, and any other phone you buy in the future. It is as big as the phone so it's easily pocketable. I've considered carrying it in my boxers just to see the look on peoples faces when I unzip my jeans and plug my phone into my crotch. I've also been meaning to test exactly how many charges it does but it's at least 3.
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Yes, they are brilliant, I must admit. But spare battery is good for cheaper option. I did buy one of those portable chargers but it stopped working within 2 weeks so I didn't bother with another.
P.S. The thing about your crotch is kinda weird
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I've got a NewTrent 5000mAh power pack, and it's good for - about - 3 charges. Not easy to be precise about that, since no accumulator maintains and returns 100% of its capacity, but 5000mAh is more than enough.
I use it for mountainbiking when I want to record a track and also communicate my position for 4-7 hours, without having to stop, lose a few minutes and change batteries.
Different solutions will be valid for different needs, but this is easy to charge and easy to use.
And it cost me about €20 off Amazon, which is a lot less than an OEM/Mugen battery.

paul c said:
it cost me about €20 off Amazon, which is a lot less than an OEM/Mugen battery.
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That's not a bad price. I'll take a look.
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I also got a spare (genuine desire hd battery ), its im my wallet, since i usually had so much crap in it i cant even its there.

Hey Guys!
I'm not sure if i am in a right place to put my question. If it's wrong i'm sorry and please move it!
Does anyone have an extra battery? I would like to buy another but i am a bit concerned if it's good or not.
This is the battery i'm talking about.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2450mAh-H...ltDomain_3&hash=item53eb13d89b#ht_4096wt_1110

Tylym said:
Hey Guys!
I'm not sure if i am in a right place to put my question. If it's wrong i'm sorry and please move it!
Does anyone have an extra battery? I would like to buy another but i am a bit concerned if it's good or not.
This is the battery i'm talking about.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2450mAh-H...ltDomain_3&hash=item53eb13d89b#ht_4096wt_1110
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Imagine you have a glass that can hold 1230 milliliter......now imagine you find a golden glass of the same size on ebay that says it can hold 2450 milliliter.
If you can imagine those things then you have just given yourself the answer...

Dlog said:
Imagine you have a glass that can hold 1230 milliliter......now imagine you find a golden glass of the same size on ebay that says it can hold 2450 milliliter.
If you can imagine those things then you have just given yourself the answer...
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And what about this one?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1930mAh-H...ltDomain_3&hash=item3a6ad2c86b#ht_2125wt_1139

Seems you couldn't imagine it....

Yes I thought But I have seen other solutions. I asked a question, thanks for making me helped but could have had more calm :|
Thanks!

The only battery that will increase capacity is the Mugen 1500mAh battery. There are a couple of threads already in this forum on this battery.
All the ebay batteries offering the world are, let's say, misleading the consumers.

The Mugen battery are less reliable, also even if its 1500mAh, it may discharge much quicker than our original battery.

aquifx said:
The Mugen battery are less reliable, also even if its 1500mAh, it may discharge much quicker than our original battery.
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How can it have more mAh than the original if it discharges quicker?
Maybe you should think about that for a bit.

Mugen battery has higher capacity!
and for my case, it lasts longer then stock batt.

[Q] Tips for Non-Removable Battery

Hello all, thanks in advance for any suggestions
I have a Galaxy S5 that I will be taking back to the store since we haven't been able to get root on it yet, fairly satisfied with the phone.
I had an S3 and then a HTC Thunderbolt before that, both with removable batteries.
Removable batteries have been a huge pro for me, I am often very hard on battery using bluetooth and playing media for 12 hours at a time away from charger.
Really other than being a little tall the battery is what is keeping me away from the M8.
What options does a guy have to combat a non replaceable battery? I know the little pocket power cells have come a long way, and I currently always carry a spare battery now so maybe that is a lateral change. Are there some of those that charge very fast?
I tend to keep phones running a LONG time and pass them down to wife/kids and removable battery has always been a big pro to that.

wonderrx said:
Hello all, thanks in advance for any suggestions
I have a Galaxy S5 that I will be taking back to the store since we haven't been able to get root on it yet, fairly satisfied with the phone.
I had an S3 and then a HTC Thunderbolt before that, both with removable batteries.
Removable batteries have been a huge pro for me, I am often very hard on battery using bluetooth and playing media for 12 hours at a time away from charger.
Really other than being a little tall the battery is what is keeping me away from the M8.
What options does a guy have to combat a non replaceable battery? I know the little pocket power cells have come a long way, and I currently always carry a spare battery now so maybe that is a lateral change. Are there some of those that charge very fast?
I tend to keep phones running a LONG time and pass them down to wife/kids and removable battery has always been a big pro to that.
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an external battery like you mentioned or a battery case. if you're worried about wearing out the battery, im sure you can replace it manually after 2-3 years by opening up the phone (there's teardowns posted already). I can't speak on either battery option though bc i have a charger at my desk.

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an external battery like you mentioned or a battery case. if you're worried about wearing out the battery, im sure you can replace it manually after 2-3 years by opening up the phone (there's teardowns posted already). I can't speak on either battery option though bc i have a charger at my desk.
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The M8 got a very poor repair-ability score from ifixit so a battery swap won't be a simple choice. Thus my being a bit cautious.

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I had an S3 and then a HTC Thunderbolt before that, both with removable batteries.
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Ditto, followed by a Galaxy S4.
Removable batteries have been a huge pro for me, I am often very hard on battery using bluetooth and playing media for 12 hours at a time away from charger.
Really other than being a little tall the battery is what is keeping me away from the M8.
What options does a guy have to combat a non replaceable battery?
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Probably no options are needed. I used to carry a spare battery (or two!) for my T-Bolt but found I could live with the S3 and S4 batteries by keeping a spare battery on a charger and swapping batteries around 6 PM each day.
I was VERY nervous about going to the M8 with the non-removable battery but it lasts and lasts and lasts....... I take it off the charger at 7 AM when I get up and have more than 50% when I go to bed, usually around midnight.
I have a car charger, never needed to use it, I have a USB cord plugged into my PC so I can charge while I'm typing this, never do though, it's not needed.
I can't speak to battery life 3 years down the road when cell phone batteries start losing life but in 3 years I suspect this phone will be as obsolete as a rotary dial phone is now and I'll be looking for the latest gee-whiz phone that is cosmic ray powered or ????
Don't worry about the battery, it'll be fine.
FWIW, rooted, TWRP recovery, running BoneStock ROM (thanks, AndyBones!) with power saver turned OFF!

xs11e said:
Ditto, followed by a Galaxy S4.
Probably no options are needed. I used to carry a spare battery (or two!) for my T-Bolt but found I could live with the S3 and S4 batteries by keeping a spare battery on a charger and swapping batteries around 6 PM each day.
I was VERY nervous about going to the M8 with the non-removable battery but it lasts and lasts and lasts....... I take it off the charger at 7 AM when I get up and have more than 50% when I go to bed, usually around midnight.
I have a car charger, never needed to use it, I have a USB cord plugged into my PC so I can charge while I'm typing this, never do though, it's not needed.
I can't speak to battery life 3 years down the road when cell phone batteries start losing life but in 3 years I suspect this phone will be as obsolete as a rotary dial phone is now and I'll be looking for the latest gee-whiz phone that is cosmic ray powered or ????
Don't worry about the battery, it'll be fine.
FWIW, rooted, TWRP recovery, running BoneStock ROM (thanks, AndyBones!) with power saver turned OFF!
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Thanks for the input! Glad to hear very good and optimistic reviews of the power, thanks for sharing what you are running rooted wise and the like, I am missing being able to do that already on the S5.

wonderrx said:
Thanks for the input! Glad to hear very good and optimistic reviews of the power, thanks for sharing what you are running rooted wise and the like, I am missing being able to do that already on the S5.
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YW, hope it helps. You know what works for one may not work for another, right?
When Samsung and VZW locked down the S4 (and later the S3) I knew I wouldn't be buying another Samsung phone, us flashaholics GOTTA FLASH!

I was in the same boat as you. I almost went with an S5 because of the non-removable battery. Not being able to remove the battery is a stupid, and lazy, design idea. I watched a few videos about the battery and went for it. I have to say its at least 50% better than my TBolt. At the end of the day my TBolt usually was at about 30-45%. Now with the same exact usage patterns the M8 ends at 98%. Yeah I seem to only use 2% over an 8 hour work day. I use it on breaks of course. I plan on buying one of those portable batteries for emergency charging and I've got at least 3 chargers in various places. I used my phone at a family event for about an hour and a half. I watched 3-4 youtube videos ranging from 10-20 minutes each at max quality and did some web browsing and that brought it to 75%. Tethering with the WiFi Router app can suck it down pretty fast though. All in all Im happy with how well the battery holds up. Im sure someone will sell a better battery you can replace down the road with a little disassembly.

Concerns about a non-removable battery are overblown now days. If you're going to carry around extra batteries, you can just as easily carry around an auxiliary battery. The smaller ones are the size of a lipstick and are rated around 3000 mah, enough to double the capacity of nearly any device currently on the market. If that's not enough for you they go all the way up to 12000 before they start getting too large to carry around. By the time the battery actually needs replacing, you will likely have moved on to another phone.

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I was in the same boat as you. I almost went with an S5 because of the non-removable battery. Not being able to remove the battery is a stupid, and lazy, design idea. I watched a few videos about the battery and went for it. I have to say its at least 50% better than my TBolt. At the end of the day my TBolt usually was at about 30-45%. Now with the same exact usage patterns the M8 ends at 98%. Yeah I seem to only use 2% over an 8 hour work day. I use it on breaks of course. I plan on buying one of those portable batteries for emergency charging and I've got at least 3 chargers in various places. I used my phone at a family event for about an hour and a half. I watched 3-4 youtube videos ranging from 10-20 minutes each at max quality and did some web browsing and that brought it to 75%. Tethering with the WiFi Router app can suck it down pretty fast though. All in all Im happy with how well the battery holds up. Im sure someone will sell a better battery you can replace down the road with a little disassembly.
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how do you expect a 90% metal phone to have a removable battery? i don't see this as possible. you're gonna get tabs that break off very easily or something else that fails bc you want to take your battery out easily.

[Review] Anker 6400 MAH extended battery

I love my Note 4 and the battery life is way better on the stock battery than plenty of other phones but there are times I need to run longer between charges and so I picked up an Anker 6400 MAH extended battery currently $26.99 through their power user program. I had the Anker 7200 MAH with my Galaxy S3 so I was hoping for another great experience. Similar to when I reviewed the 7200 I will use the following apps to accellerate testing to a resonable timeframe and then do a real time test:
1) battery drain
2) Gsam battery monitor
Unfortunately there was no included case so I ended up ordering the hyperion tpu case which really is not much more than a skin case but there are no Seidio or other extended battery cases right now. With the included cover on the phone the back is a little slicker than I like and I would be concerned that I might send it flying pulling it out of my pocket, something to keep in mind. So first, here are some pix

So in checking the battery is around 1.8 oz more and it does make the phone bigger. When I got it, there was around 56% battery so I immediately threw it on the quick charger and in an hour it was full.
I put on the battery drain around 730PM and around 1:43 it was depleted, put it back on the samsung charger and it was back to full before between 3 and 4 am. It almost seemed to charge faster than the OEM battery with no rounding of the charging curve at all.
during the accelerated discharge it got around 6:15 hr at full brightness with everything, wifi, bluetooth ect running as well.

So next I put it to normal use. As I mentioned in OP the case is slippery so I had it sitting on my desk while working rather than in my pocket. It got around 3+ hours a day of use and ended up with 7:15 of screen on time, 20 hrs of wifi and 34 of 4G. The graph shows a break, at that point I got my new 128GB micro sd card and the phone shut off while I switched it and i did not initially realize it. when i turned the phone back on the charge went up. That did not happen then next time I had to reboot but that is why it says 104%. The reason the graph says 3 days is because it is going from the last time a battery was charged full. and since I had a standard battery on for a day or so it added that time in but you can see monday morning to wednesday afternoon. For the period from 5% to 1%, it ran over an hour and I was using the screen continuously at that point. but it doesn't appear to be like the ZL that runs for a day at 1%. What I want this battery for is travelling so I don't have to dig my external battery up or even carry it on every trip, and with 7+ hrs of screen I will be able to get to either coast and still have enough battery for navigating once I get there.

Sir. Where is the Review???

cnlson said:
So next I put it to normal use. As I mentioned in OP the case is slippery so I had it sitting on my desk while working rather than in my pocket. It got around 3+ hours a day of use and ended up with 7:15 of screen on time, 20 hrs of wifi and 34 of 4G. The graph shows a break, at that point I got my new 128GB micro sd card and the phone shut off while I switched it and i did not initially realize it. when i turned the phone back on the charge went up. That did not happen then next time I had to reboot but that is why it says 104%. The reason the graph says 3 days is because it is going from the last time a battery was charged full. and since I had a standard battery on for a day or so it added that time in but you can see monday morning to wednesday afternoon. For the period from 5% to 1%, it ran over an hour and I was using the screen continuously at that point. but it doesn't appear to be like the ZL that runs for a day at 1%. What I want this battery for is travelling so I don't have to dig my external battery up or even carry it on every trip, and with 7+ hrs of screen I will be able to get to either coast and still have enough battery for navigating once I get there.
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very nice, thank you for all the info provided, one question and I know its been discussed before lol, but do u know which is the biggest or better battery without making the phone too bulky? like a bigger battery I can use with the stock cover, thanks in advance, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
very nice, thank you for all the info provided, one question and I know its been discussed before lol, but do u know which is the biggest or better battery without making the phone too bulky? like a bigger battery I can use with the stock cover, thanks in advance, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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I haven't seen any batteries with higher capacity that fit the stock cover.

yoniinfante said:
very nice, thank you for all the info provided, one question and I know its been discussed before lol, but do u know which is the biggest or better battery without making the phone too bulky? like a bigger battery I can use with the stock cover, thanks in advance, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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one other thing, i did notice that the battery states it is compatible with Verizon, AT&T, and T-MO not sure why sprint is not listed but in case you have a sprint phone, i'd check with Anker before buying just in case.

cnlson said:
one other thing, i did notice that the battery states it is compatible with Verizon, AT&T, and T-MO not sure why sprint is not listed but in case you have a sprint phone, i'd check with Anker before buying just in case.
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well thanks but i have the N910C unlocked with Cricket Wireless, cheers:fingers-crossed:

ZeroLemon LG v10 extended battery case

I've connected ZeroLemon about making a case for this phone. I know not everyone needs extended battery or likes bulky but I've used it on 3 post phones and love the extra weight and 3 days of battery life heavy use without charge. Is anyone else here interested in a ZeroLemon battery case for this phone?

bigstunta101 said:
I've connected ZeroLemon about making a case for this phone. I know not everyone needs extended battery or likes bulky but I've used it on 3 post phones and love the extra weight and 3 days of battery life heavy use without charge. Is anyone else here interested in a ZeroLemon battery case for this phone?
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I have had one on a past phone at the time battery time sucked but now batteries can go so much farther. The only thing i really don't like about them is the bulkiness if they can find a way to slim it down a little i would definitely be in.

I had one on my G4 as well. Very interested and hoping its 10000mah.
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I'm still trying to decide between this and the nexus 6p. I am definitely interested in a zerolemon battery!
Got my 9300 mah note 2 in hand so I obviously don't mind the extra bulk! I love that I never have to think about charging or running out of battery.
If zerolemon comes out with an extended battery for this phone it will definitely make my purchase decision easier!
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I had zerolemon on my galaxy s3. And i must say too much problem. After that i buy extra battery. But no zeroleman.

I am assuming since this has removable back that ZeroLemon will infact make extended battery

I'm definitely interested in a ZeroLemon extended battery. I don't like switching batteries.

Come on zerolemon! I took the plunge and bought my V10 today.
I need me some zerolemon!
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planetbeen said:
I'm still trying to decide between this and the nexus 6p. I am definitely interested in a zerolemon battery!
Got my 9300 mah note 2 in hand so I obviously don't mind the extra bulk! I love that I never have to think about charging or running out of battery.
If zerolemon comes out with an extended battery for this phone it will definitely make my purchase decision easier!
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Check out the new promo if u live in the USA. LG is giving out a free 200gb sdcard and free spare battery with charging cradle. LG.com

Yup. I bought the phone yesterday and filled out the promo stuff last night!
One pro for using multiple "regular" batteries is that I would actually be able to use cases again. I've been using the plain black zerolemon tpu on my Note 2 for years and it would be nice to use regular cases again.
However, I would definitely still like to have a zerolemon for the V10. I'd definitely use it any time I went out of town!
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You people act like you go on extended hiking treks every day without any source of power.
Fast chargers. Spare normal sized battery + cradle. Wireless if you're lazy. You really don't need anything else. I'd never want that much bulk and weight when I could just plug the damn phone in for 30 minutes or when I goto bed anyway, lol.

Nitemare3219 said:
You people act like you go on extended hiking treks every day without any source of power.
Fast chargers. Spare normal sized battery + cradle. Wireless if you're lazy. You really don't need anything else. I'd never want that much bulk and weight when I could just plug the damn phone in for 30 minutes or when I goto bed anyway, lol.
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Sounds like this is not a product for you. Some people however want this and Zerolemon should capitalize on this. Having extended battery is really convenient. Also a lot of people don't give a damn bulk

I love my Note 2 jumbo brick. Still trying to get used to pinching my fingers / hand on this skinny thing.
I am currently driving (riding) home from a weekend road trip to the mountains for hiking and fall color pictures. Just 1 week ago I got home from 10 days in Hawaii where I was hours at a time without a charger.
In December I'll be on another trip that will have me away from charging sources (star wars marathon and Disney's Hollywood Studios special opening night event)
Extended batteries were made for me.
I hope to get by with 2 + batteries and tell myself the pro will be getting to use "normal" cases.
Unless you have gotten used to and used an extended battery for an extended period of time you probably won't understand.
My phone use is nothing like people with "regular" batteries.
I am no longer used to making sure things are turned off. I don't have to worry about screen brightness (although to be honest I used auto brightness 90% of the time on my Note 2)
I stream music (sometimes YouTube), take a ton of pictures, make long phone calls, use navigation and never use Wi-Fi because my T-Mobile LTE is way faster than my home Wi-Fi and I have unlimited data.
I never had to worry about battery.
I like it that way.
Today, I had to conserve and I didn't like it and I still ran out and am currently plugged into a very large external charger. (surprise! The fuse is blown in the cigarette lighter and can't plug in!)
What I'm trying to say is...just because you don't have a need or see a need for something doesn't mean that there is no need for it.
There is a time and a place and when I go out of town again I hope an extended battery will be available to take with me!
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http://www.amazon.com/Aukey-20000mA...75962&sr=8-8&keywords=quick+charge+power+bank
Works better than any extended battery

That's pretty much what I was plugged into last night. My husband has a multi function external battery (charges just about anything even jump start a car)
Still means I have to carry around something extra.
We'll see. If Zerolemon makes an extended battery I'll buy it for trips.
For day to day use I'll try the extra oem battery route.
If Zerolemon doesn't make an extended battery i will definitely pick up my own external. Hopefully something capable of quick charging. That is one feature that the battery I was using last night definitely doesn't have!
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Nitemare3219 said:
You people act like you go on extended hiking treks every day without any source of power.
Fast chargers. Spare normal sized battery + cradle. Wireless if you're lazy. You really don't need anything else. I'd never want that much bulk and weight when I could just plug the damn phone in for 30 minutes or when I goto bed anyway, lol.
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I'm pretty sure I mentioned this isn't for everyone. But ZeroLemon has great business because there are people that love the product including extra weight and bulk. Now if you're done showing off, you can pat yourself on the back and leave. Sorry that not every one can agree with your point of view

bigstunta101 said:
I'm pretty sure I mentioned this isn't for everyone. But ZeroLemon has great business because there are people that love the product including extra weight and bulk. Now if you're done showing off, you can pat yourself on the back and leave. Sorry that not every one can agree with your point of view
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I had one for my G3 and it was great. I probably only had it on for a month total, so just going with an external may have been a better use of money, but it was so darn convenient. Not having to charge/carry multiple devices was really nice.
The times I used it most was on a few international trips and long days by the river for crew regattas. It was great for the vacations, paired with the really slow free international data from TMo and tethered to my GFs iphone, she could imessage (I think that's what it's called) and what not and have no extra fees.
EDIT: Forgot to add, it also gives the phone great crime deterrent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX1iW6kmqdE since it weighed about 8.5 lbs

I would be very surprised if someone doesn't make an extended or at least external battery pack. If not Zerolemon, there are numerous others. Being that this has removable battery I suspect sooner rather than later

I've used a zerolemon extended battery on two phones now (both samsungs) and loved it. I'm a heavy user, and have never been able to make it a day on a normal battery. I listen to music all day from my phone, in a building that has very poor service (i.e. huge battery drain always searching for service). I'm always moving around as well, so would rather not have to remember to unplug from charger. It just makes things a whole heck of a lot easier not to have to worry about battery life throughout the day.

I'm a battery swapper. Especially now that my Note 3's battery are dirt cheap, $8 OEM on Amazon. I buy them by the dozen. LOL.
End of the day, I come home put in a new battery, put the old one on the wall charger. Leave the phone on all night connected to wifi. In the morning I take the battery off the charger and put it on the bottom of the stack of already charged batteries I have. Take a spare with me, fits in my Belroy credit card wallet or the little front pocket of my jeans. All my settings are on full blast, I don't worry about battery life because in 10 seconds I'm back at 100%. And I get better performance out of each battery since its not getting used two days in a row.