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Emergency battery charger

Just went in to carphone warehouse who have started to stock the energizer xp1000 for 20 quid. Looks good, they will do this and the barely there cover for 27 quid.
Any thoughts on the charger.
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Guys I went through about 4 different battery type chargers which ran of AA's and all sorts. All were useless and generated more heat than delivered juice to my Desire.
On the plus note I eventually found http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proporta-30423-USB-Turbocharger-3400/dp/B002DYGQI6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276088348&sr=8-1
This is good enough to give me two full charges before having to charge the charger. Its a real neat piece of kit and works very well.

cardiak said:
Guys I went through about 4 different battery type chargers which ran of AA's and all sorts. All were useless and generated more heat than delivered juice to my Desire.
On the plus note I eventually found http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proporta-30423-USB-Turbocharger-3400/dp/B002DYGQI6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276088348&sr=8-1
This is good enough to give me two full charges before having to charge the charger. Its a real neat piece of kit and works very well.
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Somebody just posted this on another post.
http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/usbliionbatterypack.htm
It looks almost identical to the Proporta and the specs are the same too. The different is that they are selling this for £20

@MARK said:
Somebody just posted this on another post.
http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/usbliionbatterypack.htm
It looks almost identical to the Proporta and the specs are the same too. The different is that they are selling this for £20
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ordered, thanks.

I have a Just mobile Gum pro - it's 4400 mAh capacity and can charge pretty much anything that you can charge over usb. You recharge the pack over mini usb (mains or PC)
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=166301
I use it with my iPod touch, MiFi and my desire and it works great, outputs at 1000mA so the desire sees it as mains charging.
I haven't needed it much with the desire yet as I have mains chargers at home and and in the office but with my G1 I got 3 full charges of the phone before having to recharge the Gum pro. It's pretty compact too so not a problem to keep in my gadget bag.
Hope this helps

I got this one for a while now
http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=4662&t_mode=des
and works great. Charges several devices and it has 3400mAh capacity, which is ~2.5 times full recharging Desire.

@MARK said:
Somebody just posted this on another post.
http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/usbliionbatterypack.htm
It looks almost identical to the Proporta and the specs are the same too. The different is that they are selling this for £20
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do they include micro usb for 20Ł ?

i bought a charger from ebay, from gpsforless-uk, cant put a link up cos am a new user.
have a look for HTC emergency charger on ebay.kuk. its like a small square white box, comes with loads of attachments for ipods etc
great little charger with lots of attachments and very small.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOBILE-EMERGE...ries_MobilePhoneBatteries&hash=item5191f682f2
this one?
well it's only 1700mAh for 15Ł, while you can get double 3400mAh for 20Ł. hehe.

This one also nice
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/350MAH-EMERGE...ABatteries&hash=item5191f6b9a3#ht_1867wt_1137

shnizlon said:
This one also nice
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/350MAH-EMERGE...ABatteries&hash=item5191f6b9a3#ht_1867wt_1137
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How much longer would your battery last with something like this? 350mAh doesn't sound like much... Of course it's pretty small, which is something.

This emergency charger! Is small, and should take an hour of call , no? and it's have small LED

this one?
well it's only 1700mAh for 15Ł, while you can get double 3400mAh for 20Ł. hehe.[/QUOTE]
thats the one i have, its the size that matters to me personally, its diddy.
true, but the larger capacity charger is much larger in size ie the size of the phone anyway, doesnt look pocketable to me.
i also cant envisage a time when i would need the larger capacity, ie i have a car charger, the stock charger and the emergency charger.

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/usb-turbo-charger-p21341.htm
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=USB+Turbo+Charger
seems decent.

I got this one for free:
http://www.consumer.philips.com/c/power-solutions/rechargeable-power-pack-sce4420_10/prd/ie/
but it doesn't come equipped with micro usb tip, where can i get interchangeable micro usb tip? tried ebay no luck

Hi, I just got the Proporta listed here:
http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=4661&t_mode=des
and it is great, couldn't ask for anything more. Small, nice looking, seems solid and comes with all the tips you can think of.

I bought the Energizer XP4001:
amazon.co.uk/Energizer-XP4001-Portable-Emergency-Battery/dp/B0029U2WUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276948983&sr=8-1
After 3 or 4 recharging cycles I found out it charges my Desire fully only one and a half times, so I'm little bit disappointed. Is this normal? I thought it should recharge it at least 2 and a half times * 1400 mAh = 3500 mAh. The battery is 4000 mAh, so that shouldn't be a problem. Any suggestions besides returning it? I'll be travelling abroad soon and I'm not sure that if I purchase another battery it will come on time for my trip.

Somebody just posted this on another post.
http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/usbliionbatterypack.htm
It looks almost identical t
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do they include micro usb for 20Ł ?
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Does anyone know if they include the correct tip for the desire in the £20 kit?
It says its a mini usb tip, is the desire a micro or mini?
I mean this one: http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/usbliionbatterypack.htm

[Q] Emergency Battery Charger

Hi Guys,
I am looking for an Emergency Battery Charger for Desire HD.
Mainly i want something on the cheap and light to carry. Here is what i have found. Please help me, which one should i buy:
1)350MAH EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGER
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/350MAH-EMERGE...sAccessories_PDABatteries&hash=item27b565b877
2)Proporta USB Turbocharger 1200
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proporta-30...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1289178938&sr=1-1
3)USB 7 In 1 Emergency Battery Charger 48000mAh (Not sure if this will work)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-7-1-Emerg...ories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item35ad2b52c4
4)1500mAh Extended Backup
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Extended-Back...709?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item45f6a04fa5

the first one seems rubbish, only 350mah? and the output current is half that of a usb port.. i don't think it will even charge your phone at all and probably only slow down the battery discharge.

I've found this one:
http://a-solar.eu/EN/micro_charger_am500.htm
It'll arrive today so I can say how it works only this evening.

ahmadashar said:
1)350MAH EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGER
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/350MAH-EMERGE...sAccessories_PDABatteries&hash=item27b565b877
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lukesky said:
the first one seems rubbish, only 350mah? and the output current is half that of a usb port.. i don't think it will even charge your phone at all and probably only slow down the battery discharge.
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i bought the first one (it was really cheap) and have it on my keyring with my keys, yes, of course it only slows down the battery dying, what did you expect? it is a tiny battery for EMERGENCY use, not a backup battery that can fully charge your phone multiple time for god's sake!
anyway, from 15% battery it charged it to 80% in about 35 minutes

Not a particularly cheap option but I use a Powermonkey Traveller. Although it was relatively expensive it can charge 'almost' anything with it's range of adaptors. It's seen me through many a smartphone, PSP, DSi, camera emergency!
Just my thoughts...

axel2383 said:
I've found this one:
http://a-solar.eu/EN/micro_charger_am500.htm
It'll arrive today so I can say how it works only this evening.
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if you test it =) might you answering my questions, please?
the product says: "You can charge this charger by USB or Sunlight."
USB ... >> OR << ... Sunlight ?
what does that mean? if the battery charging through sunlight i'm not able to charge the phone? Or won't it be possible that the battery charges throught sunlight while the mobile is charging ?
work that thing only with sunlight oder may with roomlight too?
thanx =)

have order there freeloader pico
Will let you know how i get on once i get it!

ahmadashar said:
I am looking for an Emergency Battery Charger for Desire HD.
Mainly i want something on the cheap and light to carry. Here is what i have found. Please help me, which one should i buy:
1)350MAH EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGER
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/350MAH-EMERGE...sAccessories_PDABatteries&hash=item27b565b877
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For six quid you can't really knock it, sure it's not the most powerful of devices but it serves a purpose. just ordered one myself
Also looking at this, more to cover my travel time on flights between London and Moscow where I'll be giving my DHD some serious welly...
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/nexxus-power-pack-pro-portable-charging-kit-p23899.htm

I am thinking I will make my own power pack with a couple of electric components, 2 x 3,7V 2500 mAh NiMH packs and a nice case. Will post photos of it when I am done, maybe in a couple of weeks. Just ordered the stuff from interwebz, cost me under 10$

neigo said:
if you test it =) might you answering my questions, please?
the product says: "You can charge this charger by USB or Sunlight."
USB ... >> OR << ... Sunlight ?
what does that mean? if the battery charging through sunlight i'm not able to charge the phone? Or won't it be possible that the battery charges throught sunlight while the mobile is charging ?
work that thing only with sunlight oder may with roomlight too?
thanx =)
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It means that the external battery can be charged by USB or sunlight: I've tested that if it's charged by USB in daylight is more rapid to charge it.
If the external battery is attached to the phone, the phone charges itself and if the charger is under sunlight it charges itself.

thanx =)
and will it only charge under sunlight or maybe in the room too ?

panyan said:
i bought the first one (it was really cheap) and have it on my keyring with my keys, yes, of course it only slows down the battery dying, what did you expect? it is a tiny battery for EMERGENCY use, not a backup battery that can fully charge your phone multiple time for god's sake!
anyway, from 15% battery it charged it to 80% in about 35 minutes
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So let me get this rite. U used the first on to charge from 15% to 80% in 35 mins... if this is correct then it is perfect!!
Just a question. Did it ran out of charge after 35mins, if not how much u were able to get out of this.
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neigo said:
thanx =)
and will it only charge under sunlight or maybe in the room too ?
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it recharges itself a bit less, but it charges

ahmadashar said:
So let me get this rite. U used the first on to charge from 15% to 80% in 35 mins... if this is correct then it is perfect!!
Just a question. Did it ran out of charge after 35mins, if not how much u were able to get out of this.
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yes, i used the whole emergency charger to recharge the phone and charged both properly when i got home

Sorry you bring up an old thread... but thought this may be useful picked myself up a Nexxus power pack pro, 2000MAH With car charger UK wall charger and relevant cables for £10 in the clearance section of maplins just fully charged my phone from dead with it
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i bought one of these a few weeks ago. its excellent.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nokia-N900-Em...PDACharger&hash=item1c16b48938#ht_2503wt_1139
massive 5000mah battery (charged my DHD twice and still had juice). only thing it its quite big and heavy. works well though and if you have 2 USB cables you can charge 2 devices at once. came in useful when my girlfriend forgot her charger when she stayed over. definitely not something to carry in your pocket, but for leaving in a bag it cant be beaten.

How about this one? It's looking exactly for emergency
Energizer Portable Battery Charger For HTC Desire HD
http://cgi.ebay.com/Energizer-Porta...neChargers&hash=item20b4bd61c6#ht_2436wt_1140
or If you need something really solid and powerful, check this out
Energizer XP8000
http://www.energizerpowerpacks.com/vn/products/xp8000/
jkoljo said:
I am thinking I will make my own power pack with a couple of electric components, 2 x 3,7V 2500 mAh NiMH packs and a nice case. Will post photos of it when I am done, maybe in a couple of weeks. Just ordered the stuff from interwebz, cost me under 10$
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Hey man, did you complete your work or even start whole trade of yours

Not the cheapest but will charge almost "anything" and it has a 5000mAh battery, go to Amazon and search for Veho VCC-A007-PBP Pebble.

I use this 5000mAh battery pack. It works very well, I get about 4 full charges from it and is able to charge 2 devices at the same time.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TeckNet-Uni...dible-Blackberry/dp/B000NDQ92W/ref=pd_cp_ce_1

I bought the 4th one - 1500mAh Extended Backup. It works well enough for me. I get more or less a full charge out of it.

Energizer Energi Stick Emergency Charger for T-Mobile LG G2x /Optimus 2x

Energizer Energi Stick Emergency Charger for T-Mobile LG G2x /Optimus 2x
I was looking online for external battery options I came across this.
I see it has a keyring, Nice feature, But on my keyring it would get banged around and break.
It has a interesting design it curved to plug in and be held ot the back of the phone.
I also notice it said 5v and 500 mAh is this compatible with the LGG2X???
If it is, Is the 500 mAh enough to chagre phone and use it?
Product Features
Brand new Energizer charger.
Model number: AP650MC.
Connectors: micro-USB.
Built-in rechargeable battery. 5V and 500 mAh.
Simply recharge with your original phone micro-USB cable.
micro-USB cable not included.
For the price i think it should include the micro usb cable.

This is dumb. Why not just buy an extra battery instead? I mean I bought 2 for 12 bucks and it came with a charger.

jrharvey said:
This is dumb. Why not just buy an extra battery instead? I mean I bought 2 for 12 bucks and it came with a charger.
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How long have you had you batteries. How long do those batteries run compared
to the stock battery.
Since they such a good deal, Give us a mini review of your battery life and performance.
LINK PLEASE.
Just tring to get the most bang for the buck in these rough times.
NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE

KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
How long have you had you batteries. How long do those batteries run compared
to the stock battery.
Since they such a good deal, Give us a mini review of your battery life and performance.
LINK PLEASE.
Just tring to get the most bang for the buck in these rough times.
NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE
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Batteries are 1500 mah and run just as long as the stock batteries. I consistently switch them out. Its so much easier to just swap them then wait for my phone to charge. For an on the go person its perfect. I wish I had a link but I bought them on Ebay. http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R...13&_nkw=g2x+battery&_sacat=See-All-Categories
They are all over and come from hong kong but it only took a few days to get here.
Haha I just bought 2 more and it came with a TPU case, 3 screen protectors (probably crap), USB cable and a battery charger.

jrharvey said:
This is dumb. Why not just buy an extra battery instead? I mean I bought 2 for 12 bucks and it came with a charger.
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Don't understand why you have to start off with "This is dumb". If it's not your thing it's not your thing...just don't get the epidemic of rude.
Anyway, stepping off my soapbox...personally I like the idea. Usually I'm around a charger...but on the rare occasions I need a boost it might come in handy. Yes, an extra battery is a good solution...but not for me. I keep my phone in a shell and hate pulling it off (seems to lead to new scratches and looser fit).
So, thanks to the OP for pointing this out...might just get one.

5v is plenty to send a charge to the phone. The wall charger is 4.8v. The 500 is just tells you how much juice the battery has. Ours has 1500 vs. this at 500, so it should theoretically last 1/3 of the time our replace 1/3 of the battery.
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Thanks, Good to know. That battery will not work for me knowing that information.
Thanks again
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External USB Battery Charger for HTC Desire Battery

Hi All,
Couldn't find this posted before so wondered if anyone could recommend a USB Battery Charger to change the batt from my Desire without the phone. I have a spare and going on travels want to be able to just leave the battery charging on its own and not use the phone all the time.
Ive seen quite a few on ebay and some look really dodgy with adjustable charging pins etc whereas others are ridiculously cheap and i can only imagine will ruin my battery.
Key points are it should be small, light, USB powered and whilst I accept it will not charge as good/full as through the phone - not to knacker my batt completely.
Cheers for any help.
Bridgstfer

I have been looking for the same thing and found a battery pack on Amazon for £25, manufactured by New Trent it has a 5000mAh battery in it and can recharge your phone at least 3 times.
I ordered the dual output version on Sunday, so hope to get it and try it out in a couple of days.

Using a Veho pebble here, works great
would be nice for a faster charge though, it seems a bit slow for 750ma

mps711 said:
I have been looking for the same thing and found a battery pack on Amazon for £25, manufactured by New Trent it has a 5000mAh battery in it and can recharge your phone at least 3 times.
I ordered the dual output version on Sunday, so hope to get it and try it out in a couple of days.
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I've got one of those. It's really good, one of the outputs is 1A so charges up really quickly.
My only criticism is the on/off button is easily pressed by accident, but that's really looking for problems. Oh and it would have been nice if the usb socket to charge it was a microusb one so I could use the same lead as the phone.
It's a good battery pack.

It certainly sounds like it is going to be good.
With regards to charging the pack itself, does it come with a USB to mini USB charging lead?

mps711 said:
It certainly sounds like it is going to be good.
With regards to charging the pack itself, does it come with a USB to mini USB charging lead?
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Mine didnt come with any charger or leads but as I have a box full of that stuff it wasn't an issue.
Edit: I'm an idiot. It came with a lead with a selection of interchangable tips to fit most phones.
I forgot as this is now also living at the bottom of my tangled box of leads.

Thanks for the replies guys.
Yeah i actually had one of those external battery packs (5000mah) but found that you could not even get 2 full charges out of it and therefore not worth the extra weight/charge time.
Basically its misleading because the voltage of the battery is different to you phone battery and it need to be upscaled or something - there are quite alot of posts about it. Let us know if you manage to get 3 charges though - that would be good.
But anyone used external chargers for the a spare phone battery?

Portable chargers, external battery cases, extended batteries etc etc

Hi all, so I've got an S4 and the battery just doesn't do it for me as I'm quite a power user. So I've been looking into various methods of keeping my phone's battery topped up, especially on the go, I've had a look at portable chargers, external battery cases (as I had one on my S3 and it worked great, for about a week and then gave up) and extended batteries.
Now what I'm looking for is ideally something that isn't too bulky, has decent quality and provides a good solid charge to my phone. I also have a bunch of other phones that I want to keep charged, so an external battery case or extended batteries are looking a little weak here as a portable charger would do the trick for all of them, but then again they often seem to be quite bulky.
So my question to you is what would you advice? Ideally I'd like a solution that fits in the pocket and still keeps my phone topped, what would you recommend and have you bought something to satisfy this need yourself? I'm not really looking into extended batteries that add a whole lot of bulk, I'm hearing good things about Anker batteries and these 3,000mAh Zerolemon standard size batteries, but there seem to be so many variations of portable chargers I'm not quite sure what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

TheKeyboardWarrior said:
Hi all, so I've got an S4 and the battery just doesn't do it for me as I'm quite a power user. So I've been looking into various methods of keeping my phone's battery topped up, especially on the go, I've had a look at portable chargers, external battery cases (as I had one on my S3 and it worked great, for about a week and then gave up) and extended batteries.
Now what I'm looking for is ideally something that isn't too bulky, has decent quality and provides a good solid charge to my phone. I also have a bunch of other phones that I want to keep charged, so an external battery case or extended batteries are looking a little weak here as a portable charger would do the trick for all of them, but then again they often seem to be quite bulky.
So my question to you is what would you advice? Ideally I'd like a solution that fits in the pocket and still keeps my phone topped, what would you recommend and have you bought something to satisfy this need yourself? I'm not really looking into extended batteries that add a whole lot of bulk, I'm hearing good things about Anker batteries and these 3,000mAh Zerolemon standard size batteries, but there seem to be so many variations of portable chargers I'm not quite sure what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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I have the Zerolemon battery, it works well, but really, I couldn't tell much of a difference in battery life, and keep in mind, NFC is not included if you go with the Zerolemon.
Go to amazon and do a search for "android portable battery charger" there are a lot of options from small lipstick sized charges to big bulky ones, read the reviews and pick one that works best for you. Personally I am usually close to a charger so I have not found the need to get one yet, but I can see how it would be necessary for those that are frequently away from a wall outlet or car for extended periods. I might pick one up before my camping/float trip coming up this summer. If I did, it would probably be this one. http://www.amazon.com/KMAX-806-Flas...8-5&keywords=android+portable+battery+charger

I have an old external charger that came with a 3 panel solar folder. I used it a few times when camping and I could charge it all day and then use it to charge the phone twice. That was with an older 1900mah batter in the phone

Just a quick update, I eventually decided to settle with this EasyAcc iChoc 5,000mAh portable charger. I've had it for a few days now and it works fantastic, the build quality feels nice in the hand and the dimensions are the same as my S4 (and just as slim mind) it comes with two outputs, a 1A and a 2.1A one (using your own microUSB cable) and the 1A output has a built in microUSB cable. Very pleased with the purchase, it was around £17 on Amazon Prime:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyAcc®-iC...&qid=1397737540&sr=8-1&keywords=ichoc+easyacc
Bear in mind I don't think the actual capacity is anywhere near 5,000 mAh however.

Charges S4 about 1.3 times.... So it's about a 3000mAh
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z50king said:
Charges S4 about 1.3 times.... So it's about a 3000mAh
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Are you referring to the EasyAcc portable battery that I posted?

While I think you have made your choice .... I have used the callpod dou charger.... I had 10 of them until I started giving them away cause they were of no use with the phone I had before I got my S4. I have (5) Isound 16,000's 16,000 mah. That will keep my S4 or my wife's Iphone 5 up for about a day of intermittent use.... she can kill one in about 8hrs if she is on her phone and charging her Ipad at the same time. I also have (3) of the power bank 33,000s . 33,000 mah. I am not sure that I have ever killed this battery with my S4 alone. My wife can kill it with her iphone in 2-3 evenings of fairly constant use.... talking on the phone and playing games and I think charging both her iphone and ipad... (flipping back and forth between the 2. This battery will also charge most laptops. Her Macbook will get one full charge out of it.... if the computer is not on. With the computer on it last about 30-40 mins. My Htc Flyer has been on a 33,000 all week with off and on use and is still half full. Finally , I have a hyperjuice 150wh and a 222wh. The wife has been charging her iphone on the 150 and her ipad on the 222 all week and they are still around half full.

I finally got myself the Anker 5200 mAh battery. Does anyone know an app that shows the correct battery capacity? I got the sneaking suspicion that it isn't detected properly...