*Last update. There is some testing going on in the thread, expect updates on the testing after 6/14*
Apparently there is a 1980mah battery for sale on ebay for the g2x. It's located here: http://goo.gl/fTVHF
I decided to contact all purchasers of the battery via researching the seller's feedback list. I hit up all P990 and P999 purchasers who have had the battery at least 1 week. I'm posting responses as I receive them so I'll keep adding to this, newest at the top -
It added a maybe additional hour or two to the battery life, but soon after I replaced the battery I rooted my phone because It is the worst battery hawk I've ever used and I installed cyanogen mod instead of the crappy LG software that came with the phone, that gave me additional hour or two, then I installed juice defender and now I've seen up to 36 hours of battery life, compared to 8 - 12 hours before my adventure to get reasonable battery life out of this phone.
So I'm sorry that I can't really tell if the increased battery life out of this 1980mAh battery did the trick beyond a few recharge cycles since I did a lot more to the phone the only a few days later to make it remotely usable
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well the battery is okay is beats my old battery by 15% i think it still dies fast but this one is better den the one before
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Works like a clock, so far recharged the battery three times and the battery life exceed the standard lg´s 1500Mah. definitely could recommend it.
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Hi, yes i am using the 1980mah for my backup battery. well, so far so good. they last longer than the 1500mah. and so far no problem yet.
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the battery running good , better than the OEM battery , for light use still can make a day ( my LG Optimus never make it a day since i bought it ), the OEM battery barely make 15 hours , im using andida battery for my HTC incredible too & im very satisfied with this product
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Battery works very well. You definitely soul should buy it. if you know what you're doing, flashing cm7 will also extend battery life. My phone could probably go 2 days without charge. battery a big plus. You should also buy a spare charger. Charging the phone without using helps exercise battery
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I've been using the battery for about a week and and initially did not notice much of a difference. I have made sure to completely drain the battery a few times and fully recharge it, and now the improvement is noticable. This battery seems to be legit.
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schmit said:
Apparently there is a 1980mah battery for sale on ebay for the g2x. It's located here: http://goo.gl/fTVHF
I decided to contact all purchasers of the battery via researching the seller's feedback list. I hit up all P990 and P999 purchasers who have had the battery at least 1 week. I'm posting responses as I receive them so I'll keep adding to this.. I emailed around 10 purchasers -
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IDK,
I'm always afraid these cheap batterys will burn my phone....
xmoo said:
IDK,
I'm always afraid these cheap batterys will burn my phone....
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cheap battery perma bricked one of my phones (oem battery would not even power it up), and almost perma bricked the one after it (oem battery fired it up)
never again will i do aftermarket battery
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IDK,
I'm always afraid these cheap batterys will burn my phone....
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tackleberry said:
cheap battery perma bricked one of my phones (oem battery would not even power it up), and almost perma bricked the one after it (oem battery fired it up)
never again will i do aftermarket battery
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Huh.. I have used them for years without any ill affects. Not to say it doesn't happen.. but that's the purpose of this post. To really see how things are going out there for those that have been using the battery for a while. Some real world input and not someone marketing a product.
schmit said:
Apparently there is a 1980mah battery for sale on ebay for the g2x. It's located here: http://goo.gl/fTVHF
I decided to contact all purchasers of the battery via researching the seller's feedback list. I hit up all P990 and P999 purchasers who have had the battery at least 1 week. I'm posting responses as I receive them so I'll keep adding to this.. I emailed around 10 purchasers -
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Hmmmm thanks for doing that research! I'm definitely considering giving this one a try. I've also had extended batteries in the past and none have ever bricked my phone. I'm still a little hesitant because of the bad hype concerning third party batteries. Let us know if you get a hold of any more reviews! Thanks again!
What do you think of this one?
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/mugen-lg-optimus-2x-extended-battery-1700mah-p29755.htm
third party electronics period make me twitch.
when i was in sales, first thing i asked when people had dead phones, overheating issues, or bubbled up batteries was "where did you get your car charger" and 9/10 people said wally world, 7-11, ebay, indirect dealer. i ask to see it and sure enough it was some 2 dollar pos.
jus sayin...AM electrical parts are not the best. some are better than others, and as always you get what you pay for.
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third party electronics period make me twitch.
when i was in sales, first thing i asked when people had dead phones, overheating issues, or bubbled up batteries was "where did you get your car charger" and 9/10 people said wally world, 7-11, ebay, indirect dealer. i ask to see it and sure enough it was some 2 dollar pos.
jus sayin...AM electrical parts are not the best. some are better than others, and as always you get what you pay for.
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I agree with you, I just dislike people who dismiss every single third party product as junk. If you do your research and understand what you read, you can find a third party product here and there that makes using your device a lot more enjoyable. That's just my view on things, if people still want to stay completely away from third party products, they have every right to do so.
Oh and as far as getting what you pay for, there are some pretty good deals out there (http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...=UTF8&qid=1306108673&sr=8-1&tag=5336653508-20 for example from personal experience) that are, in my opinion, worth much more than the price.
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I agree with you, I just dislike people who dismiss every single third party product as junk. If you do your research and understand what you read, you can find a third party product here and there that makes using your device a lot more enjoyable. That's just my view on things, if people still want to stay completely away from third party products, they have every right to do so.
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Agreed. I investigate every product before purchasing. Everyone in my home, as well as most of my friends and family, buy 3rd party. I have yet to hear of a challenge outside of forums and such. I believe they exist, but as far as my social circle, I have yet to see it. Plus, I have saved so much via 3rd party that if I had to replace my phone, I would still be ahead. It would suck, but I would keep buying 3rd party.
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What do you think of this one?
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/mugen-lg-optimus-2x-extended-battery-1700mah-p29755.htm
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IDK.. not much gain to a 1700mah. I have done a similar thing on ebay with the 1800mah batteries that are out there. The response i received: "Stay away. I only get a few hours on the battery."
Boy, I'm so appreciative of honest buyers.. They have helped me a lot. It's a great way to know if you're getting into something bad or not.. just ask those using the products. They got nothing to gain/lose. If they love it, they'll tell ya. If they hate it, they'll tell ya.
Personally, I wouldn't touch that battery. Why?: "Write the first customer review!" Ahhh, no thanks. If it was a good product, there would already be feedback through the buzz on misc. forums.
A while ago, I used one of those Andida batteries for the old HTC Touch Diamond 2
That one had 1700 mAh and the HTC battery had 1100 [not 1400] mAh (I think).
There was an improvement over the HTC battery, quite some hours and I used that one for at least 2 months and it did not die after one week or so
Maybe it is worth a try.
480mAh extra capacity in the same size package as the OEM battery?
Impossible
If a battery is the same size as the OEM one, it doesn't matter if its labeled 1600mAh, 1700mAh or 1980mAh. It's a scam.
No matter how badly you want to rationalize the impossibility as being false, its still just a scam.
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480mAh extra capacity in the same size package as the OEM battery?
Impossible
If a battery is the same size as the OEM one, it doesn't matter if its labeled 1600mAh, 1700mAh or 1980mAh. It's a scam.
No matter how badly you want to rationalize the impossibility as being false, its still just a scam.
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I'd like to read up and study this. Can you provide a resource for this info?
If that's the case.. and I can get a replacement/backup battery that performs equally, at the fraction of the cost.. I'm in. Regardless, I'm very interested in researching this.
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I'd like to read up and study this. Can you provide a resource for this info?
If that's the case.. and I can get a replacement/backup battery that performs equally, at the fraction of the cost.. I'm in. Regardless, I'm very interested in researching this.
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Me too. Because the g2 has a 1300 and the incredible has a 1450. The incredible battery fits and works on theg2.
G2x with faux AOSP
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Me too. Because the g2 has a 1300 and the incredible has a 1450. The incredible battery fits and works on theg2.
G2x with faux AOSP
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Lol that's a good point...I'm not well educated on batteries at all so my voice on the matter shouldn't be used as a reference, but I've used extended batteries in the past (ones the same size as the OEM battery for that phone) and they have worked. Sure, they only had an hour or two of life more than the OEM one, but it was still a result (and a consistent one). I know that technological definitions might not back that up, but as long as somethings works how I want it to, I really don't care about technicalities
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as long as somethings works how I want it to, I really don't care about technicalities
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My thoughts exactly. Real world results are what matter the most to the end user.
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My thoughts exactly. Real world results are what matter the most to the end user.
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Yup exactly. And that's why I tend to stick with reading user reviews on forums or product pages as opposed to looking for an "expert" opinion on the product when the "expert" has never used nor tested it. I have A LOT of respect for people who read up on a subject and are well educated about it, believe me. But my real concern is whether or not a product actually works in the real world for real users. I am not concerned about what statistics, etc. say a product should do.
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Me too. Because the g2 has a 1300 and the incredible has a 1450. The incredible battery fits and works on theg2.
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Well... That's an extremely good point. The impossible is obviously possible. Newer tech? Who knows.. I need to see the literal science behind it and hear from someone that is in the field..
I don't think it's fair to say straight out that's its impossible and that these batteries are a scam.
I've tired to do some simple looking around on the net and seems it is a hit and miss on some of these extended batteries, but not all companies are bad with many being legit. Total legit 1980mah? I dunno, is there anyway to test this capacity?
I've used an aftermarket 1900 mAh batt on my G2. Can't rem the company name, it was for another htc phone and i had to cut the tab, but it worked and it definitely lasted longer then the stock battery.
For my G2x , I recently purchased one of these Andida 1980mah's and have had it in my phone for last couple days. These for sure last longer then my stock battery. It would barely make it from 830am till 7pm. With this new one, yesterday I started at 8:52am and lasted to 240am, with a brief 30min plug in to computer to do some syncing around mid day.
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A little pc sync/charging around 3:17-3:37ish
Then stayed at 1% from 10:24ish till 2:40. then i plugged it in to charge.
Today, I started fresh 100% charge at 2pm and now its 9:33pm and Im sitting at 60%. Hope this helps in anyway. I'll try to report back more after some battery conditioning.
Btw, there are other sellers on ebay I think. Just look up Andida for G2x
So is anybody going to buy that battery?
I'm really anxious to see if this phone can work better
with SetCPU I guess I can still monitor the temperatures
I had a problem with a European battery that reported temperature erroneous (always 25 C)
I wonder if these work great
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Thought I would start a battery thread just to see what everyone thinks. I have noticed the battery is 1230 mah and thats a little small for my taste. I have heard nothing bad about battery life, but thought I would start this thread to throw some options out there on where to buy hi-cap batteries. Also if anyone has experience with a site or certain make of battery, that is made for this phone POST IT UP. I haven't really been able to find anything.....
I guess I'll reply to the earliest thread.
You haven't heard anything bad about the battery? I have heard a whole bunch of bad things about the battery. I have also heard a whole bunch of decent things about the battery which leads me - and I'm sure many other android users - to believe that with SMART management and usage, there is no reason the battery shouldn't last one day.
If there was a proven extended battery greater than 1300mah on the market right now, I would have had one ordered and delivered to my doorstep already. However, because of the hardware design, this may prove difficult for manufacturers.
My plan is to get the phone, set it up, possibly root - and then evaluate if the battery is adequate - as many had said it is. If it is REALLY bad, I mean frustrating, leaving me stranded in a bad part of town with no cell phone... then I will return it.
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I guess I'll reply to the earliest thread.
You haven't heard anything bad about the battery? I have heard a whole bunch of bad things about the battery. I have also heard a whole bunch of decent things about the battery which leads me - and I'm sure many other android users - to believe that with SMART management and usage, there is no reason the battery shouldn't last one day.
If there was a proven extended battery greater than 1300mah on the market right now, I would have had one ordered and delivered to my doorstep already. However, because of the hardware design, this may prove difficult for manufacturers.
My plan is to get the phone, set it up, possibly root - and then evaluate if the battery is adequate - as many had said it is. If it is REALLY bad, I mean frustrating, leaving me stranded in a bad part of town with no cell phone... then I will return it.
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Thats kind of what I had planned as well. I may also put a rom on it if they start coming out soon enough, because they have obviously shown to drastically improve battery on many many devices. BTW did find a couple batteries on ebay, up to 1600mah but obviously there is no way to tell if they are worth a dang or not.
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Thats kind of what I had planned as well. I may also put a rom on it if they start coming out soon enough, because they have obviously shown to drastically improve battery on many many devices. BTW did find a couple batteries on ebay, up to 1600mah but obviously there is no way to tell if they are worth a dang or not.
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They're not worth a dang from what I've read. Crap manufacturers label batteries as they'd like - good luck proving them wrong.
I'm looking out for a legitimate battery, not from ebay, that is over 1300mah. Will post if said battery is found.
I saw a review of the seidio "extended" capacity battery for the dhd and results were not very good. The battery is listed as a 1600mah, but it's true capacity was only about 85% of what it was rated. That percentage fluctuated as well and was some times as low as 70%. The HTC batteries while only being 1230mah were close to 95% of it's rated. So it seems that the stock batteries are the best choice.
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I saw a review of the seidio "extended" capacity battery for the dhd and results were not very good. The battery is listed as a 1600mah, but it's true capacity was only about 85% of what it was rated. That percentage fluctuated as well and was some times as low as 70%. The HTC batteries while only being 1230mah were close to 95% of it's rated. So it seems that the stock batteries are the best choice.
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Looks like I may be purchasing a stock battery, and a car charger.
well, I've read that the desire and inspire are basically the same phone, if that is the case than I know, personally, 4 people who own this battery and have said it adds about 2 hours of life with moderate to heavy usage.
www(dot)londonmagicstore(dot)co(dot)uk/Batteries/HTC/Desire/AIO+Extended+1500+mAh+Battery+for+HTC+Desire+HD.html?osCsid=be86d09457ce6d650eb205623ed98a23
If it doesn't have the same battery, then I'm sorry for the post.
driftkidd2323 said:
well, I've read that the desire and inspire are basically the same phone, if that is the case than I know, personally, 4 people who own this battery and have said it adds about 2 hours of life with moderate to heavy usage.
www(dot)londonmagicstore(dot)co(dot)uk/Batteries/HTC/Desire/AIO+Extended+1500+mAh+Battery+for+HTC+Desire+HD.html?osCsid=be86d09457ce6d650eb205623ed98a23
If it doesn't have the same battery, then I'm sorry for the post.
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Well i see they ship to the Us, but what about payment methods?
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Well i see they ship to the Us, but what about payment methods?
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I think you just pay them... it will convert US to pounds.
I ordered a pair of jeans from France this year and you paid as you would anything else... it just converts the euro into US and thats what it takes from your bank.
I would invest in extra chargers. I picked up an inspire today and that battery door is almost impossible to get off. It would be an act in frustration to try to change that battery even once! From what I have seen the battery is holding up pretty well. I crushed the phone for a few hours and downloaded about 20 apps on wifi. The level dropped of course but it held up better than my Nexus one is holding up these days.
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I would invest in extra chargers. I picked up an inspire today and that battery door is almost impossible to get off. It would be an act in frustration to try to change that battery even once! From what I have seen the battery is holding up pretty well. I crushed the phone for a few hours and downloaded about 20 apps on wifi. The level dropped of course but it held up better than my Nexus one is holding up these days.
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I bought a couple of extra micro USB cables and I"m thinking of getting one of those portable emergency batteries.
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I bought a couple of extra micro USB cables and I"m thinking of getting one of those portable emergency batteries.
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^ That is one option I've used with good success. And the extrernal battery is just a USB connection so I can use it for lots of stuff. It recharges the internal battery at the same time, an added bonus.
I am thinking about switching to Inspire from HD2. Can anyone confirm that the Inspire 4g uses same batteries as HD2?
Do where can we buy the dhd batteries from?
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I am thinking about switching to Inspire from HD2. Can anyone confirm that the Inspire 4g uses same batteries as HD2?
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no they are not the same.
So what's the biggest desire hd battery that we could use in the inspire?
man i need to get an extra battery
I ordered a spare from an AT&T corporate store today. The receipt lists it as 1400mah. I assume it's going to be the stock 1230 though. We shall see in a few days.
Link please?
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So what's the biggest desire hd battery that we could use in the inspire?
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Your best bet would be mugen 1300mah battery. That's the one I am using and last 1-1.5hours more than stock.
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Mugen Power just released 1800mAh and 3600mAh (this one I'm interested in) for MyTouch 4G Slide. I just check them on their Facebook page and I'm quite interested in the performance...
http://www.facebook.com/mugenpowerbatteries
Mugen Power 1800mAh battery
Mugen Power 3600mAh battery
Yeah I was suprise there wasn't a post about this earlier, I am interested in picking up one too but not sure which one I would go with...
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I love Mugen Power batteries. I bought one for my G1 and the words "battery life" was just something other people complained about when flashing a new ROM and not something i ever thought about again until I bought the MT4GS. I'm definitely picking up one or both of these. I can't tell if the 3600 is going to be offered in black though. I may contact them and ask. I can tell you with that 3600 you could go camping in the mountains for a few days and not worry about you phone dying...very handy trip battery
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My 1900 anker battery was much cheeper and it lasts really long
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siani_8 please do let us know whether they will offer a blank door for the 3600 battery when they reply to your message.
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I love Mugen Power batteries. I bought one for my G1 and the words "battery life" was just something other people complained about when flashing a new ROM and not something i ever thought about again until I bought the MT4GS. I'm definitely picking up one or both of these. I can't tell if the 3600 is going to be offered in black though. I may contact them and ask. I can tell you with that 3600 you could go camping in the mountains for a few days and not worry about you phone dying...very handy trip battery
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Honestly I was very disappointed with HTC over the stock battery issues. Very, very limited battery life but more importantly, the heat issue. There were a few times where I was seriously evaluating whether I needed to put the phone down and give my hands a chance to cool off before I started getting mild burns. It was in my hands for a while there almost 20-something hours a day for days on end. I wouldn't worry about it starting a fire or anything like that, but that long-term exposure to the heat against my skin was becoming a consideration.
This was before, and the reason I waited so long on, getting a case. The idea of trapping more heat against the phone to me was my immediate evaluation and dismissal of the thought.
The second generation snapdragon processors had a fatal flaw. They were overly subject to heat stresses that just burned up the chip, because of what the chip was. Third generation snapdragon processors are in our phones, and I just couldn't pass this device up.
The more I thought about the heat issue, the more I decided that it was the battery that was the problem. HTC brought us an insane piece of hardware, but they aren't a battery manufacturing company and nothing else. I suppose the idea that they just got a battery in it to get the hardware out the door is a concession to getting the actual device itself to the specs it is. The heat issue makes it not okay though.
I'd forgive a crappy battery out of the box, but not one that directly damages and shortens the lifespan of the device it's in. Heat is your enemy, especially so when the phone itself is that hot.
Along comes a thread on the anker battery, and a decent amount of people who chime in or get and love this battery. I looked one up and found it for $3 at amazon - how could I not get it when an HTC replacement battery is $35-$40 for less then 1600...the anker is a 1900.
I absolutely love the anker battery, it's completely changed the experience. I no longer walk out the door and wonder if i'm going to run out of power, and I have two energizer 4000 usb-battery packs I can take with me.
The heat issue...gone like it never existed. My phone is no longer destroying itself just to live. I can do whatever I want on the phone for hours on end and not really give much consideration to what my battery is like until towards the end of it. With the stock battery, I was evaluating my next possible power sources before i'd leave a place.
...solving the heat issue let me consider cases, and another negative about a case was how often I was swapping out my MicroSD card for a while, there weren't any long periods of time (more then maybe a third of a day) that I didn't swap out a card.
I've since passively seen the name mugen tossed around in XDA, and i'm pretty sure it was considered a quality piece of equipment...just in a general non-specific sense. This thread kinda confirms that impression a bit with the opportunity to answer the question.
If the 3600 is legit, and I didn't click the link I don't have the time to look now, i'd love to know about it. I have some other things i'd like to get for this phone before a new battery would be a worthwhile consideration, but if it's really a good 3600 battery then that time would come pretty quickly, and it would honestly be more about protecting the investment in the hardware i've purchased, then getting extra run time.
If the battery runs hot, i'm not interested, so i'd appreciate if those who are going to jump on either of these to make a note of that, and maybe pass it along?
I'd really love to have this battery in my phone, if it's as good as i'm thinking/wishing it could be.
I'd like to say thank you to the people who are gonna jump on this and be able to tell us about it, people will definitely be paying attention.
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siani_8 please do let us know whether they will offer a blank door for the 3600 battery when they reply to your message.
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The black door option is right on their page. Just select the drop down box.
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The black door option is right on their page. Just select the drop down box.
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The drop down option wasn't there yesterday because I was looking for it but they added it, probably after I contacted them because they got back to me last night and said it is available.
They also added the Mytouch 4G Slide to the list of phones on their site with nothing available yet two weeks ago after I contacted them the second time. I had been waiting for them to add product listing since then.
Yep the option wasn't not there yesterday, only thing now is they aren't in stock till Oct. 28 and shipping from China is another 2 weeks which total a month before it will be ship to our doors. Fudge cake -_-"
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Thats alot for a battery... A hundred dollar for 3600 and almost 50 for 1800....
Anker is 20 dollars for 1900.
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Thats alot for a battery... A hundred dollar for 3600 and almost 50 for 1800....
Anker is 20 dollars for 1900.
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You're right it is a lot. However, from experience, I can tell you that I bought the Mugen Power slim extended and the extended with battery door (2600 mah I think) over three years ago for my G1 and both hold just as long of a charge today as the day I bought them. Also, the 2600 mah lasts around 3 days for me. Seriously, while overclocking and flashing new ROMs I never once thought "Is this ROM going to have good battery?" I just never thought about that stuff anymore.
Also, I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for" and I already found enough stories floating around the forums that put the idea in my head that those Anker batteries MIGHT be 1700 mah...but yeah that's more than the OEM so it is still an increase and can be considered a great deal still. I can't tell you how long Anker batteries will last because I've never owned one myself but two of those Anker batteries and a charger for less money than a lower capacity OEM almost sounds too good to be true and I'd like so see some legitimate tests on how much extra juice they are providing and for how many charges will they continue to provide it.
The plus sides for Anker: If you bought the two pack with charger then you can always have a backup and the price really is right and I did hear there is a Warranty. There are also plenty more positive stories for Anker than negative ones.
I've never owned an Anker battery so I'm not bashing it for those who have bought it and would like to buy it. You are saving a lot of money if you decide to go that route. Personally though, I just bought a $500.00 phone and I'm a little skeptical to stick in a battery that costs the same amount as a pack of AA's from Wal-Mart. So for my personal piece of mind I'd rather spend a little more on a battery that I've come to trust from previous experience.
That said, I just bought the Mugen Power 1800 (two weeks for delivery) and I'll probably pick up the 3600 as well because I do a lot of camping and I like the security of a long lasting charge on trip for a few days or more.
BTW does Anker have a website or do they just sell batteries through ebay and Amazon? I looked but I didn't see one. If anyone can point me to their site, I'd appreciate it. I was mainly curious about their Warranty. Where do you send it if the batties do go bad especially if you bought them on Amazon or ebay or something? *Edit* I just found their website. It was iAnker.com
I am the same, at first seems like an awesome battery but idk how long itll keep holding that much of a charge, anyone with insight to that?
I received my Mugen Power 1800mah. I'm on the first full charge now during a recommended 5 charge break-in period. This battery isn't rated much higher than stock so I'm really not expecting a miracle out of this one. I'm just hoping to get some more out of my day without a charge. When it's time for miracles, I'm pulling the trigger on the 3600mah.
That said, I can tell you that at least the battery is a perfect fit for the phone and there was no shoving or forcing to get it in.
siani_8, thanks for the update on the battery - keep us posted ( I know you will ) on how it goes for you.
I'm glad to hear it's a great fit, but i'd honestly expect nothing less from a company whose name oozes quality like Mugen.
I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this thread to see what comes from this.
Thanks!
NEW MUGEN POWER BATTERY INITIAL CHARGING INSTRUCTIONS
1. CHARGE BATTERY FOR 8-12 HOURS
For the first 4-5 charges, please charge the battery in the device for 8-12 hours using the main power adapter and with device turned on (Important: For the first 4-5 charges You Should charge the battery for 8-12 hours, even if your phone is showing that it is fully charged already!).
2. USE DEVICE AS NORMAL
After each charge, please use the device as normal, until device tells you the battery is very low, then recharge.
3. REPEAT 4-5 TIMES
Repeat this process for 4-5 times.
After that you can recharge the battery whenever is suitable for You, and just until your device is showing it is fully charged. Important: NEVER drain the battery completely to 0%.
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I tried to follow the initial charging instructings as best I could for the first 4 days of use. I took the phone off charge at 6:30 A.M. in the morning and had it back on by 6:30 P.M. (unless noted otherwise) to give it the full recommended 12 hours of charge.
I have no real controlled test for the Mugen Power 1800mah battery; however, I'm going to give a rundown by day of my experience so far with this battery.
I am currently using the Bulletproof ROM and stock Kernel.
For all days so far, the phone has been on the entire time unless specically noted. Also wi-fi, wifi calling, GPS, and bluetooth were enabled the entire time and power saving features remained unchecked in the settings. Screen brightness stayed at setting 1 of 3. My homescreens currently include the Weather widget, Friendstream widget, and Calender Widget.
Day 1: During day 1 of usage, I sent frequent texts to my girlfriend during the day, made a couple of short phone calls, read the news in the morning and checked my email occasionally as well as the XDA Forums. I had a stop on the way home and barely made it to the charger at 6:30.. the phone actually shut down a minute before I got it on charge so on day 1 I got 1 minute shy of 12 hours.
Day 2: The usage on day 2 was about the same as day 1 except I had to turn the brightness up all the way and use the phone heavily for about 15 minutes or so when I got home to drain the battery to 2% and put it back on charge. Again, around 12 hours of my normal usage is fair assesment of day 2.
Day 3: When I woke in the morning I booted into recovery and and reset battery stats. When I rebooted it was showing 93% *shrug* I also dropped my phone during the day and the battery fell out..ooops. Anyway, the phone life seemed to be doing a little better on the third day so I started using it more heavily. I was checking my email frequently, sending frequent texts, checking the XDA forums a lot, updated about 6 apps, checked the news app more than a few times. When I got home at 6:00 I had turn the brightness all the way up and use the phone for about 20 minutes straight to kill it to 2% and get it back on charge for 12 hours.
Day 4: I used the phone as much as I wanted to on the 4th day. I still texted as I usually would, made a couple short calls, checked the news and XDA frequently, took some pictures read the news - all standard stuff. It was Friday and I wasn't worried about getting it on charge by 6:30 so I continued to use it as normal and I made it to 8:30 before it dropped to 2%. Day 4 was 14 hours of continued usage.
I expect under the conditions of normal use I won't get much more than Day 4. I suppose if I wanted to conserve and enable power saving settings, turned off GPS during the day and only enabled bluetooth when I knew I was getting in the car then I might be able to sqeeeze out more. Of course if I played a video game on it I'm sure I'd get a whole lot less.
I am not unpleased with the results of the battery and is probably about what I expected for my my normal usage.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669497
This might help in general...link that should have made it's way here sooner. XDA review of li-ion batteries and care for them.
Just a follow up on my Experience with the Mugen 1800mah
I ran the phone yesterday with all the same criteria as my previous posts for Days 1-4 except I kept GPS and Bluetooth off all day. After 24 hours the phone was at 16% and then I put it back on charge. I was reading the XDA forums a lot yesterday, texted moderately, read news, made a few calls, took a couple of pictures and checked my email frequently. I thought that was worth sharing. Everyone uses their phones differently so individual results may vary across all batteries and phones
Obviously, I wasn't awake for 24 hours. The phone was in hibernation for 8 hours while I slept.
I do know I couldn't make it half a day on stock with my usage, so I'm pleased so far with my second phone using Mugen Power.
I was bored and decided to post some screen shots of my battery usage today on the Mugen Power 1800mah. Screen brightness was at level 1 of 3, GPS and Bluetooth off all day today. I'm still on Bulletproof ROM with Stock Kernel. 13 and half hours of pretty good use today and I'm still at 17%. BTW I just order the Mugen Power 3600mah so I can give that whirl too but I'm kind of attached to my Trident Case now so I'll probably only use that battery on long trips. We shall see. Sorry the pictures are so big!!
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just ordered one! hope its worth it!
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just ordered one! hope its worth it!
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I hope it is too! Mugen makes a quality battery and you will get more life than stock, without a doubt.
However, it should be noted that users of the Anker Battery 1900mah are reporting longer runtimes than my battery for a cheaper price. Please keep that in mind before purchasing. I've seen a couple users stating 24 hours of good use.
I don't own that battery so I'm just trying to give a detailed representation of my real world useage on the Mugen 1800mah. In my previous screenshots, it says the display was on for 4 hours total. I was using it quite a bit today, on various apps so I'm not sure why only XDA shows up in the usage. I messaged quite a bit too but I'm not sure what that shows up as. Does that fall under Dialer usage I wonder?
Hi freinds,
Just wanted to warn you about the anker battery.
Exploded in my device few months ago and forgot to write it in this forum.
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Have a nice weekend,
k_ayal.
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Hi freinds,
Just wanted to warn you about the anker battery.
Exploded in my device few months ago and forgot to write it in this forum.
Have a nice weekend,
k_ayal.
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WTF? Have a nice weekend?! LOL
Kind of want more details than that. Like, if you are rooted, if so what rom, were you overclocked, etc.,
"Have a nice weekend"....kinda like....here, your dog died, have a nice weekend!
Is your dog ok?
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LOL, wanted to know of someone is intrested.
My phone is rooted, the rom was virtuous 2.1.0, regular OC to 1.5 GHz.
The device was charged during the night and half an hour after I plugged it off the charger and was sitting in my car the phone exploded in the phone car holder doing nothing while explotion.
Hope your dog is fine
Was it in direct sunlight? I doubt the rom or clock speed had anything to do with it. If it wasnt charging it either got too hot or was puffed from use and finally went. I dont get why people are using the cheapest batteries they can find in 300 dollar phones. I did a comparison on an anker and the stock battery a while back and the anker ended up being about the same as the evo 3d battery iirc. Its totally not worth putting in your phone. Not to mention no temperature sensor! I can believe people would use a battery without one!
Was there any damage to the phone? Any pictures of it in the phone? I think I smell lawsuit if that happens here.
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k_ayal said:
Hi freinds,
Just wanted to warn you about the anker battery.
Exploded in my device few months ago and forgot to write it in this forum.
Have a nice weekend,
k_ayal.
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This sounds VERY bogus. No picture of your phone, or any explanation! Without hard evidence, your claim, which is first of its kind, is unverifiable.
Moreover, how do you know for a fact that it was Anker Battery that caused the meltdown, and NOT exposing your phone to direct sunlight for a prolonged period, though HTC specifically & expressly warns against it on the Manual!
Furthermore, Ankers are well praised for keeping cool temperatures.
Conclusion:
The only plausible scenario is that you were running your GPS while driving, with your phone hung in direct sunlight, for a long time. I believe this is how you killed your previous phone ( HTC Desire ) as well, only you blamed it on a faulty motherboard.
Advice:
My experience with driving with GPS on, and phone in direct sunlight cause these phones to heat up to fierce temperatures and something will inevitably break - my HD2's previous digitizer, for example. So, it would serve you better to put your phone away from sunlight if you use it as your daily GPS device.
better luck with your next phone, and I hope u remember my advice.
P.S. And, don't think your Samsung Galaxy SII is immune to this!!!!
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I just wanted to warn everybody, believe it or not - its your call.
I didnt add any photos of the phoone because nothing can be seen on it, it looks fine.
The device was exposed to sun for 10 minuts, it cant get the phone to such a high temperature, the phone was in idle mode, the gps wasnt on...
The 10 minutes didnt kill the phone, my desire was tested in HTC UK and verifyed as a problem in the mother board, beside that the desire was really in gps mode but it was 22:00...
What galaxy?...
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This sounds VERY bogus. No picture of your phone, or any explanation! Without hard evidence, your claim, which is first of its kind, is unverifiable.
Moreover, how do you know for a fact that it was Anker Battery that caused the meltdown, and NOT exposing your phone to direct sunlight for a prolonged period, though HTC specifically & expressly warns against it on the Manual!
Furthermore, Ankers are well praised for keeping cool temperatures.
Conclusion:
The only plausible scenario is that you were running your GPS while driving, with your phone hung in direct sunlight, for a long time. I believe this is how you killed your previous phone ( HTC Desire ) as well, only you blamed it on a faulty motherboard.
Advice:
My experience with driving with GPS on, and phone in direct sunlight cause these phones to heat up to fierce temperatures and something will inevitably break - my HD2's previous digitizer, for example. So, it would serve you better to put your phone away from sunlight if you use it as your daily GPS device.
better luck with your next phone, and I hope u remember my advice.
P.S. And, don't think your Samsung Galaxy SII is immune to this!!!!
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get you to explain in more detail how it happened,
I need to know, cause I just bought it from ebay
agree with you,I was wondering if the guy is the competitor of anker brand,coz there's no any proof,the photo isn't clear .
shirreer said:
This sounds VERY bogus. No picture of your phone, or any explanation! Without hard evidence, your claim, which is first of its kind, is unverifiable.
Moreover, how do you know for a fact that it was Anker Battery that caused the meltdown, and NOT exposing your phone to direct sunlight for a prolonged period, though HTC specifically & expressly warns against it on the Manual!
Furthermore, Ankers are well praised for keeping cool temperatures.
Conclusion:
The only plausible scenario is that you were running your GPS while driving, with your phone hung in direct sunlight, for a long time. I believe this is how you killed your previous phone ( HTC Desire ) as well, only you blamed it on a faulty motherboard.
Advice:
My experience with driving with GPS on, and phone in direct sunlight cause these phones to heat up to fierce temperatures and something will inevitably break - my HD2's previous digitizer, for example. So, it would serve you better to put your phone away from sunlight if you use it as your daily GPS device.
better luck with your next phone, and I hope u remember my advice.
P.S. And, don't think your Samsung Galaxy SII is immune to this!!!!
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I didnt add any photos of the phoone because nothing can be seen on it, it looks fine.
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I AM CONFUSED. It totally makes NO SENSE.
Since it "exploded in my device" as you said, how can "the phone looks fine". How could it be? Is this a miracle thing??
Please tell us your complete story if i just understood you.
k_ayal said:
Hi freinds,
Just wanted to warn you about the anker battery.
Exploded in my device few months ago and forgot to write it in this forum.
Have a nice weekend,
k_ayal.
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Wait...what? It exploded in FEW MONTHS ago? and your phone is still fine? and you just go about your everyday life like nothing happened? Not annoyed that that your phone suddenly became unusable or maybe that could've caused some harm to you ro somebody? and now suddenly out of the blue you remember and share with us? Thanks.
k_ayal said:
Hi freinds,
Just wanted to warn you about the anker battery.
Exploded in my device few months ago and forgot to write it in this forum.
Have a nice weekend,
k_ayal.
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whoa nice picture, please upload this to streamzoo, this will become their favorite pic of the day
where is the phone picture...?
lol mate, I think he's just a hater of anker battery.
However i heard that some anker batteries are died few months usage
demol3 said:
lol mate, I think he's just a hater of anker battery.
However i heard that some anker batteries are died few months usage
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'died' isn't quite exactly the same as 'exploded'. I was considering to import an Anker battery from an ebay seller but this topic has got me worried.
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'died' isn't quite exactly the same as 'exploded'. I was considering to import an Anker battery from an ebay seller but this topic has got me worried.
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I wouldn't worry. I've had the anker battery for months and working great. There will always be the "one off". This is the first I have heard about the anker exploding. We aren't even 100% proof positive it was an anker in the first place. Or even if the anker in question was an authentic one.
posted pic doesn't look like a sensation batt. mine has notches on the end.
Been running Anker in 2 different Sensations for months now and not one problem.
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I wouldn't worry. I've had the anker battery for months and working great. There will always be the "one off". This is the first I have heard about the anker exploding. We aren't even 100% proof positive it was an anker in the first place. Or even if the anker in question was an authentic one.
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What I don't really get is how can these babies last much longer than stock? I mean I'm already running the 1730mah out of the box (XE)
So today I was charging my phone after a little over 7 hours use and it simply jumped to 99% from 24%.
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I just calibrated my battery like a week or so ago so I'm beginning to think that my battery(stock) is broken. Just ordered an Anker to replace it.
Could this be caused by charging from different chargers/sources(like standard htc charger then via usb and or another device's charger)?
Does the battery usage section report the battery usage acurately? Because I think mine doesn't, whether or not my device stays with screen of for a fair time of the time between charges/brightness at zero it still reports screen using the most power
Edit: On PyroICs 1.1.0
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You can absolutely damage the battery by using blackberry chargeres, or ones that deviate too far from 5v-1a.
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You can absolutely damage the battery by using blackberry chargeres, or ones that deviate too far from 5v-1a.
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Not charged my phone with a blackberry charger. Just a Samsung galaxy mini's charger and a Huawei IDEOS charger. The only other power source I've used is USB power from my laptop when I'm on the go.
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The OEM battery is known to have terrible life. You're better off with either a Mugen or the Anker two-pack.
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The OEM battery is known to have terrible life. You're better off with either a Mugen or the Anker two-pack.
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Getting an Anker. Ordered today after the battery gave me the graph in OP.I hope it will be less erratic
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cybot_x1024 said:
Getting an Anker. Ordered today after the battery gave me the graph in OP.I hope it will be less erratic
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I have both the 3600mAh Mugen and the 1800mAh Anker two-pack. Both are great. I recommend the Mugen if you can afford it.
Delivered via candygram for Mr. Mongo.
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I have both the 3600mAh Mugen and the 1800mAh Anker two-pack. Both are great. I recommend the Mugen if you can afford it.
Delivered via candygram for Mr. Mongo.
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I already have a hard rubberised case for my phone and am not too sure the 3600mAh battery bulge will agree with it, both practically and aesthetically.
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I already have a hard rubberised case for my phone and am not too sure the 3600mAh battery bulge will agree with it, both practically and aesthetically.
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Aye that's something to watch out for. Maybe go with the Anker and if your still not satisfied, look into a Muugen 18 or 36
Just my spare change.
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You can absolutely damage the battery by using blackberry chargeres, or ones that deviate too far from 5v-1a.
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No blue, I'm going to have to call you on this one. No damage that I can see. Been charging my old G2 with a BB charger for at least the past 4 months. No problems at all.
you'll see it sooner or later, you are wearing out the cells inside it - they weren't made to take that kind of stress.
When i'm not getting ready for work i'll dig up some info on why specifically.
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you'll see it sooner or later, you are wearing out the cells inside it - they weren't made to take that kind of stress.
When i'm not getting ready for work i'll dig up some info on why specifically.
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Blue i would say your wrong aswell i used a BB charger form my old Mytouch 4g for about 11 months and my battery still functioned properly as was lasting its standered period of time like always.
What's unique about the BB charger anyway?
I noticed some time back on a previous device I had(ZTE Blade) it would disable the touch digitiser as soon as you plugged it in, though it would still charge the device.
Is it something to do with the way its earthed?
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I've used a BB charger on both my G2 and my MT4GS and both batteries still work as good as they should.
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Blue i would say your wrong aswell i used a BB charger form my old Mytouch 4g for about 11 months and my battery still functioned properly as was lasting its standered period of time like always.
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I've used a BB charger on both my G2 and my MT4GS and both batteries still work as good as they should.
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...and I think someone else posted in this thread about using a BB charger and it being fine over time.
I don't care about being wrong on a personal level, no ego or anything like that - i'd rather be corrected if i'm wrong so I don't spread misinformation. So far that's at least two people (quoted from this page, didn't dig further back into the thread - cumbersome to do on the device over lunch through the browser)
So that's some people providing information based on their direct observations, it's up to me or anyone else who has supporting info to provide it to show why trickle-charging at low amperage is bad for the cells in the battery.
Just 'cause it works and you get away with it without the appearance of issues doesn't mean it's good for it or not doing damage.
I once drove my Bronco a little over 300 miles round-trip to camping in the mountains at a remote site. It was carrying all of our gear and the people were riding in other vehicles, and the Bronco was overloaded (by a lot). I only had 2 cylinders out of 8 working, the sparks were shot in the other 6. 3 were down before the trip started, didn't have a chance to change them, and at one point early in the drive I came to a quick stop on the highway from fast to nothing and flooded the engine, causing 3 more spark plugs to stop working (shoulda seen them when I changed them after I got back - 2 were outright broken lol)
The Bronco still pulled it's weight and got us there, was able to keep up and was 4-wheeling off road and lots of fun. Obviously not good for the engine, tranny etc... but it did it, and without any issues.
I've got just over 1600 logged rounds through my Glock since the last time I cleaned it (intentionally - glock is supposed to be reliable and it's a torture test i'm putting it through to see how many rounds between cleaning before a misfire)
Obviously in both cases the manufacturers don't recommend doing what i'm doing. It should be pretty plain the objects spoke about were/are being abused. Yet they function/functioned just as well as if they were being cared for properly.
The abuse of the cells in the batteries is no different then the two situations I described above. They are not designed to be charged at that trickle rate, and doing so stressed the individual cells in the batteries.
I don't have links to cite technical specifics, and i'll have to go out of my way to track down the information to put here to explain why on the technical level. I don't know how soon that may be, but it's important for us to lay this to rest one way or another.
I'd love nothing more then for the information i've put together about lithium-ion batteries over the course of my electronics education to be proved wrong due to new developments in battery technology/tolerances and that you can in fact use something like a BB charger to charge them, but it flies in the face of all I know about proper care of the cells in the batteries themselves so...
Blue is an interesting character, I must say lol...
Either way, I'll take your word for it. You probably know better than me regardless. I was just saying I saw no apparent damage. But then again this damage doesn't need to be apparent.
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I'd love nothing more then for the information i've put together about lithium-ion batteries over the course of my electronics education to be proved wrong due to new developments in battery technology/tolerances and that you can in fact use something like a BB charger to charge them, but it flies in the face of all I know about proper care of the cells in the batteries themselves so...
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always nice to get what you love!
seems as if the important thing is not input current, but ensuring that the battery is not 'overcharged'.
Charge currents with Li-ion are less critical and can vary widely. Any charge will do, including energy from a renewable resource such as a solar panel or wind turbine. Charge absorption is very high and with a low and intermittent charge, charging simply takes a little longer without negatively affecting the battery. The absence of trickle charge further helps simplify the charger.
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http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
Blue is awesome! The stories are greatness.
I also have used my bb charger on my g2 and this phone with no problems. I did eventually have a probelm charger the g2 but it was something wrong where the charfger was actually connecting. You would have to hold the phone a seperate way.. had another g2 that was fine before that one though, until I fell on it. 280 pounds > g2
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Just got an anker battery for it. Will do afew full charge and drain then post results
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Anybody else notice that the last 10% or so of the Anker drops like a stone?
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I've got just over 1600 logged rounds through my Glock since the last time I cleaned it (intentionally - glock is supposed to be reliable and it's a torture test i'm putting it through to see how many rounds between cleaning before a misfire)
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Super OT I know but,
Check out Chuck Taylor's super high round count Glock 17. A million or so rounds through it. Insane. I used to have a Glock Armorer's certification back when I was the Police. Glocks are extremely durable and reliable pistols. The caveat I'll pass on is shoot no unjacketed lead, only jacketed bullets. Too many rounds with Pb and no cleaning can have you eating bits of your chamber... It is hard to write kernel code without the use of your fingers and eyes.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement.
I found this one 3500mAh and ordered it : http://www.ebay.com/itm/251065892927
for 9$ I'm willing to give it a try (and even though it may be the exact same one from a chinese seller, I prefer to have it ship from a US location).
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Have you received/tested the battery? Interested in getting one as well
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Yea I received it a week ago, I like it so far.
The battery door you can tell is cheap when you get it, however I've gotten use to it fast, the slightly rubberized texture is a nice feel for me and seems to fit better in my hands now.
After about 2, 3 days of charge up, drain down, charge up it seems to be nicely consistent now in the power usage can easily get a couple of days out of it before needing a charge (mostly on account of both my SetCPU profile and undervolting table).
Basically once fully charged it could take about 1.5-2 hours before it would end up showing 99% on stuff like Google Music, email, Facebook, etc.
A battery screenshot back when I was doing a bit of music and background notifications (fb, email, twitter, Skype, etc logged in and notifying around 10-15 minute mark), screen not on as often, but I don't usually have my screen on all that often especially as I don't normally sit thru a game that long.
Charges pretty fast at least.
I don't remember 100% what I did at what specific time frame, but I know from 42% to 36% I was watching an Episode of Heroes so bout 40ish minutes of netflix there.
EDIT (7/26/2012):
I drained the battery down til the phone died, and used a battery monitoring app to measure the mV charging back up from 0% to 100%. Also a mAh measurement of the battery. (took about 5 hours to drain the battery down with everything running GPS, 100% screen, wifi, bluetooth, FM radio, 90%+ CPU load, etc)
Thanks for the info, I will definitely be getting one.
Hopefully it will render the same results for my phone.
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The phone it self is a brick, but this brick has ascended past a normal brick, it has become a super brick!! im not joking lol but on how do you curry that around? its like we've gone back to the 90's
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The phone it self is a brick, but this brick has ascended past a normal brick, it has become a super brick!! im not joking lol but on how do you curry that around? its like we've gone back to the 90's
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Lol It's not that big, I can actually put it in my pant's pocket just fine. If I can still wrap my first set of knuckles around the lip of the phone it's still not too thick, notice that the whole thing is not thicker than the width of my thumb.
it seems so uncomfortable... I imagine myself typing with that thing on my hand! Nice to know anyways that it's a real working battery!
Looks nice, thanks! I'm getting one !
Just ordered one.
How long did it take to ship to you?
( I am from Holland )
siemz said:
Looks nice, thanks! I'm getting one !
Just ordered one.
How long did it take to ship to you?
( I am from Holland )
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Being that I'm in the United States (Grand Rapids, Michigan), and the seller was also in the United States (Georgia) I paid 6/21 Thursday and received it on monday morning 6/25. One of the reasons I picked this seller was because shipping was from the US and not from China, even if the product itself was probably identical to the Chinese shippers.
If you were in Holland, Michigan (which is bout a half an hour drive from me) you'd probably get it in the same time frame. Not sure about Georgia, USA to Holland (EU), probably faster than from Shanghai maybe.
With the latest EliteKernel I'm getting even better battery life (primarily in screen off mode) so will probably be posting another screenshot in the next day or so.
kbeezie said:
Being that I'm in the United States (Grand Rapids, Michigan), and the seller was also in the United States (Georgia) I paid 6/21 Thursday and received it on monday morning 6/25. One of the reasons I picked this seller was because shipping was from the US and not from China, even if the product itself was probably identical to the Chinese shippers.
If you were in Holland, Michigan (which is bout a half an hour drive from me) you'd probably get it in the same time frame. Not sure about Georgia, USA to Holland (EU), probably faster than from Shanghai maybe.
With the latest EliteKernel I'm getting even better battery life (primarily in screen off mode) so will probably be posting another screenshot in the next day or so.
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Okai, thanks!
Cannot wait ^^
what kind of mAh does the one you got off ebay have?
and does it get hot at all?
i'm thinking of getting one of these... especially because cm9 seems to be draining my battery pretty fast.
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what kind of mAh does the one you got off ebay have?
and does it get hot at all?
i'm thinking of getting one of these... especially because cm9 seems to be draining my battery pretty fast.
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The one I bought is 3500mAh (should say the same on that specific ebay listing).
Yea CM9 was eating my battery like crazy which is why I switched over to EliteMod ICS (based on the CM9 Kernel, but uses AOKP for the rest of it and his own tweaks).
virtualflyer said:
it seems so uncomfortable... I imagine myself typing with that thing on my hand! Nice to know anyways that it's a real working battery!
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I actually got one few moths ago and Ive got to say, that using hw keyboard is incredibly easy even with this battery mounted. I would say mby easier than with normal one.
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I actually got one few moths ago and Ive got to say, that using hw keyboard is incredibly easy even with this battery mounted. I would say mby easier than with normal one.
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Yea I find it easier because the extra 'lip' on the battery door makes it easier to grasp when working in landscape mode. Normally landscape isn't a problem if you're not using the keyboard at all, but once you slide out the keyboard the working thickness you have to grab onto is effectively halved with the original battery door.
Wow, ~2 days of battery life? Is it really worth the extra bulk, though? And how long does it take to fully charge?
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Wow, ~2 days of battery life? Is it really worth the extra bulk, though? And how long does it take to fully charge?
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The day it arrived it took about 4-5 hours to be considered 'charged', when I first got it, it said 66% but thats because it was going off the info from the stock battery when it was actually near dead. So for a couple hours it'll actually say 99% until it finally hits the top at 100%. It takes a couple of days for the battery stats to become accurate it seems, but you could go a full day easy after the first 5-6 hour charge.
I've gotten setCPU profile tweaked and undervolting as low as I can while keeping 122-1286 stable, but I don't use it 24/7 at full brightness so yes it could go without a charge for over a day and a half. (though seems longer now that the new EliteKernel is actually easier on the battery once again).
With my original stock 1300mAh battery if I were to keep it in standby I could probably best around 18-20 hours, but that is if I didn't actually have the screen on most of the time.
If I get a chance to actually run down the battery I'll get a screenshot.
Far as the bulk, it actually doesn't bother me as much as some people may think, I actually prefer the cheap semi-rubberized backing on it to the chrome door, and it's easier for me to grip especially in landscape orientation, and I don't wear tight jeans or anything like that. But yea may seem like a brick when our phones are getting thinner and thinner.
I went with that ebay listing because I didn't like how some of the more expensive offerings (22 to 80$) had a dome-like covering over the speaker as opposed to the flat flush that this has, and the gamble thus far seems to have paid off.
Hmm this is sort of unrelated to the main topic, so I'll apologize, but:
Recently, my Desire Z got some water damage. Seems to be working fine at the moment, but I notice the battery's been overheating, despite relatively moderate use, and playing games such as Bloons TD resulted in a considerably toasty back cover. Does this seem like a good time to switch out my battery?
Short answer yes, why not try out the one in the op? Seems promising!
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Thanks for answering! I'm considering a 1800mAh one though, as I prefer retaining the phone's original exterior appearance.
I just got mine about two weeks ago so here is my review. I ordered the same one as the OP on ebay and paid $6. This is one of the best mods done to my phone! I can easily get 3-4 days out of my phone before having to charge. I'm on stock GB. Sure it ads weight and thickness but not having to worry about my phone making it through my 12 hour work shift is well worth it. I previously had a 2200mah ebay battery made for the Evo 4G. The battery door no longer fit so I just used a cheap ebay case. I could get 12-14 hours out of it, but it started to wear out and I was lucky to get 10 hours out of it. This 3500mah battery is def worth it.
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I just got mine about two weeks ago so here is my review. I ordered the same one as the OP on ebay and paid $6. This is one of the best mods done to my phone! I can easily get 3-4 days out of my phone before having to charge. I'm on stock GB. Sure it ads weight and thickness but not having to worry about my phone making it through my 12 hour work shift is well worth it. I previously had a 2200mah ebay battery made for the Evo 4G. The battery door no longer fit so I just used a cheap ebay case. I could get 12-14 hours out of it, but it started to wear out and I was lucky to get 10 hours out of it. This 3500mah battery is def worth it.
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Good to know, I been pretty much on EliteMod ICS since I had the battery, but least your post gives me kind of an idea what stock would be like (or better yet what something like G2Lite 1.6 would be like).
Trying to drain down my battery, wasn't draining fast enough. So grabbed a battery draining app, gps, screen to 100%, BT, CPU load up.
Got setCPU profile set to 1286mhz, performance governor. And Spirit FM running in the background.
It's down to 33% so far, once I can get it under 5% or so I'll get it plugged in and charging up so can get an idea of the battery's minimum mv vs maximum mv, and 'measured' mAh. I previously did it from 29% to 100% with a measured mAh around 2700.