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liamhere said:
im in hong kong soon so ill get a bigger and beter one then
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Why do you have to wait for Hong Kong?
Got my 1800mah battery through from Clove today and charged it up all last night.
First impressions:
The back is exactly the same design (including wobbly back) as the original just the sides are about twice the size i.e. "tall". If you look at the USB port on the back, the phone is now about this much again deep so, not that bad. I know feck all about battery technology but it does appear to me that there is a lot of wasted space now under the case.
The case itself also has an extended "peep hole" for the the camera to look out of. Initialy when you look at it, it doesn't seem wide enough for the camera but after testing I can only conclude it is as it does not affect camera operation.
The battery is a small chunky affair thats exactly the same shape as the original with about twice the depth. After a full charge last night, Batti 2.0 seems to tell me its only got around 95% charge. This could be for two reasons I guess? Batti is not designed to cope with 1800mah batteries and/or the battery will require further charges to come to max power. It of course adds a little weight but, at the moment i've not really noticed it.
All in all, so far, it seems a good purchase. Will let you know how performance is over today and tomorrow (btw, im a heavy user with push mail etc and also work in an office which has feck all signal - i.e. radio on full xmit all day).
Can you please take some pictures, so that all of know what to expect when we want to buy it too ?
Sorry yes, will do when I get home tonight.
Do you use any cases? If so, how does it fit there? Is it to big or so?
No I don't. The phone, even with this battery is still small enough to fit in most of my jeans pockets.
"Are you pleased to see me or is that phone in your pocket?"
image from clove
http://www.clove.co.uk/productimages/main/E9D71287-36BA-4BA4-85BE-3AAAFAAC0E3B.png
Monty Burns said:
Sorry yes, will do when I get home tonight.
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I look forward to your photos, I was looking at the clove one and some on ebay. Is that clove UK.
Dont know. This is the one I purchased but the picture looks nothing like it:
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct....&product=30EB1DEF-CE29-4EA5-B021-E151FCA14D73
How much time did it take before you got it since you ordered it? and where are you from?
And this is the case im thinking about buying
http://www.pdair.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=10100000_900000_11000268&products_id=7644
But looks like it wont fit in there maybe.
I bought it direct from Clove on the link above. I ordered as a pre-order so it actually took around 10 days or so. I believe they have them in stock now so you should be looking at around 2 or 3 days I guess?
Monty Burns said:
Why do you have to wait for Hong Kong?
Got my 1800mah battery through from Clove today and charged it up all last night.
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I got it also from Clove. Have you tested GPS yet? My Diamond can't find any satellites with 1800mAh battery! Yesterday GPS worked fine with original battery! I can't test original battery now because I'm at work... I will test again original if I find way to my home!
Ouchies! That would be really bad if its the battery.
Sadly, I fecked around with my GPS settings and I can't find them on here anywhere to correct them so none of my GPS apps work. If someone could tell me which ports/baud rate etc I can try my GPS out here at work.
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Ouchies! That would be really bad if its the battery.
Sadly, I fecked around with my GPS settings and I can't find them on here anywhere to correct them so none of my GPS apps work. If someone could tell me which ports/baud rate etc I can try my GPS out here at work.
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COM4 Baudrate 4800 worked with original battery and with Radio v1.00.25.05 (COM4 and baudrate 19200 with Radio v1.00.25.03).
cheers, gimme 10 or 15 and i'll try it n get back to you.
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Just to confirm then
GPS Program Port = Com5 (or whatever, Just not com4?)
Hardware port = Com4, 19200 (im running .03)
and I tell google maps to use GPS settings, "set by Windows"?
Some Q's:
- How long does the full battery last? For example with GPS + screen on (with the 900 it will only last about 1.5h).
- Can someone measure how much thicker the device is with the new cover (original is almost 12mm and I really hope it does not add 6mm)?
- Do photos look better/worse with the new cover?
Thanks!
Monty Burns said:
cheers, gimme 10 or 15 and i'll try it n get back to you.
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Just to confirm then
GPS Program Port = Com5 (or whatever, Just not com4?)
Hardware port = Com4, 19200 (im running .03)
and I tell google maps to use GPS settings, "set by Windows"?
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Looks like I have a far worse issue!
I try to use the GPS and it won't lock anything, google maps shows 0 satelites. I looked at Windows->Settings->GPS and it shows a Hardware port of "none" no matter how many times I change and OK it.
Any ideas?
Monty Burns said:
cheers, gimme 10 or 15 and i'll try it n get back to you.
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Just to confirm then
GPS Program Port = Com5 (or whatever, Just not com4?)
Hardware port = Com4, 19200 (im running .03)
and I tell google maps to use GPS settings, "set by Windows"?
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You don't have to change External GPS setting from Systems -> Setup. Only if you use External (Bluetooth) GPS! If you use internal Diamond GPS leave them default. In Google Maps tell it to use "set by Windows."
You can setup some (like Run.GPS Trainer UV) -programs manually if "set by Windows" don't work, these programs have own COM and baudrate setup to internal GPS.
Thanks. Just confirmed that with Google search. Looks like now i've played with them I will need a reboot. Will try again.
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I try to use the GPS and it won't lock anything, google maps shows 0 satelites. I looked at Windows->Settings->GPS and it shows a Hardware port of "none" no matter how many times I change and OK it.
Any ideas?
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I think you have same problem with 1800mAh battery. I beg that GPS works again with original battery!
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Originally Posted by liamhere
im in hong kong soon so ill get a bigger and beter one then
im a cheap cow.......mooooooo
and i can live with the battery for now
and ill just see what i can get while im there thats all
My phone constantly runs out of battery when i need it the most.
I have an anycan portable power pack thing allready and its good, however i dont always remember to take it with me.
So im looking for a 2nd one and came across this little thing
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EXTERNAL-...303?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item336667368f
Has anyone here purchased one? if so how much of a charge does it give your phone?
Or could anyone give me links to anything similar to the powermonkey for about half the price? and preferably in the UK as im going away in a weeks time.
Thanks
just seen this, sounds good for the money, another listing for the same looking items shows same figures as the power monkey?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2200-Li-Ion-P...ories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item41552d55f7
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=3001
This one works very well, much better than that one, i bought it for 20 euro's in a local electronic store, charges it 2,5-3 times from 15-100
Thanks for that. Does it hold enough power to give the desire 1 full charge or more ? ?
And can you plug in your own usb cables or does it have a different connector?
Cheers
I re-read your post last night(2am) and orderd the advanced pack for £19.99.
good price, free post and the item sounds decent!
I should hopefully have it by wednesday/thursday so just in time for me to go away on sunday.
I think you'll already know, you can put any usb(cable) in it, only if you charge the thing itself it uses MINI-usb(not micro like desire) so don't lose that cable and use the one you got.
PS: i don't use the torch but it is a very good one, provides a lot of light.
Yes i read up on it, expansys have posted it out allready so should be with me in time for my trip
I got the advanced kit aswell so im happy about that.
And i have plenty of torches so cant see myself using that much either tbh.
Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!
BIG praise to exansys as i orderd it around 2am yesterday morning and it was waiting for me when i got home from work today.
I will be plugging it in very soon for its 1st 8hr charge as it has no charge at all right now.
I have 1 question for you though TopGear63z, the smaller pouch, is it supposed to be a single compartment pouch or has the lining come away from one side of mine?
Thanks
as you have an advanced kit> you should have such a pouch without it.. the big one is for the thing itself+ the cable> the small one is just for the car charger or on of the other things> so it doesn't need that lining as the big one has.
Im fussy so i will try and get it changed lol
So i gave the thing a full 8 or 9 hours first charge and used it to charge my phone whilst at work today.
Fully charged my phone, choiix unit down to 2leds from 4.
Im really pleased with it and highly recommend it to everyone!!
TopGear63z said:
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=3001
This one works very well, much better than that one, i bought it for 20 euro's in a local electronic store, charges it 2,5-3 times from 15-100
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Thanks, this one is good to me.
Ok. I love my Inspire + Android but the battery life just kills me. I'm a heavy GPS user because I go to NYC a lot and need to find places where to eat, subway directions, LIRR schedule, etc.
Anyway I was thinking, since the battery for the Inspire is small and thin, would it be safe to keep a spare charged battery in my wallet for when I need it? Even in my back pocket would be a good place to put it.
Yeah, plenty of people buy a second battery to switch out when one dies. When I bought my phone at Radioshack they tried to sell me one. It will be fine, just don't let the battery get too hot and maybe put it in something so no piece of metal can make pins contact each other.
Thanks for the answer
Two other options:
1) External battery. I have this one from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Energizer®-XP...2WWI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1313594802&sr=8-5
Works pretty well. You simply attach it to the phone via a USB cable, and it charges it up.
2) Recently bought a powerskin case
http://www.amazon.com/PowerSkin-AP1..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1313594686&sr=1-1
This adds bulk to the phone, but is really nice to have. Simply attach the case to the phone and you are good to go. The battery in the case keeps the phone charged. I only recently got this, but it works really well for all day use. The bulkiness of the case could be an issue. I only use it when I know that I will be away from a powersource all day. Otherwise, I go to my regular case, which is much slimmer.
Hope this helps.
I just rooted and s-off, battery life is much better.
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I was searching through Amazon and found this battery by Hyperion. Anyone willing to test it? I would, but my Mugen and my Qcell are good enough for me.
Hyperion T-Mobile HTC MyTouch Slide 4G 3500mAh Extended Battery + Back Cover
Too bad the shipping is $4.49 and it's not a Prime eligible item or i'd be all over it...
blackknightavalon said:
I was searching through Amazon and found this battery by Hyperion. Anyone willing to test it? I would, but my Mugen and my Qcell are good enough for me.
Hyperion T-Mobile HTC MyTouch Slide 4G 3500mAh Extended Battery + Back Cover
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If I had not just ordered one of those 2450 mAh "Gold" batteries, I would jump all over this. My only issue is the need for a bump in the cover. I know it isn't huge, but it still adds extra thickness and just doesn't look as nice.
Once again, if you don't want a phone that you know is in your hand or case and will break on the slightest impact, get an iPhone.
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blackknightavalon said:
Once again, if you don't want a phone that you know is in your hand or case and will break on the slightest impact, get an iPhone.
Sent from Spaceball One.
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iPhone is a "piece of art" Hence, in theory it may be a phone too, but as a "piece of art" it supposed to be stared at, not used...
Good find with this battery, blackknightavalon!
Seller's images on amazon:
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I had some "Hyperion" battery (assuming it is the same brand?) for one of my old phones and it worked fine.
I may buy it, however it won't fit into my holster or my "night table stand" (dock) anymore... gotta think about it.
Certainly price is excellent.
MT4GS said:
iPhone is a "piece of art" Hence, in theory it may be a phone too, but as a "piece of art" it supposed to be stared at, not used...
Good find with this battery, blackknightavalon!
Seller's images on amazon:
I had some "Hyperion" battery (assuming it is the same brand?) for one of my old phones and it worked fine.
I may buy it, however it won't fit into my holster or my "night table stand" (dock) anymore... gotta think about it.
Certainly price is excellent.
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Just remember my criticism of the Qcell battery. That one may last as long as a Mugen but sudden, violent shakes causes it to fall off the leads. Buyer beware.
Just Ordered Two
Hey everyone, been reading these boards for a long time, first time posting. Awesome site, very informative. I just rooted my 4g Slide with CM9 and after two days of relatively fast battery drain, have ordered two of these. Once they arrive, I can let you all know how they turn out. Any recommendations for a good screenshot tool?
EDIT: Nevermind, CM9 has a screenshot tool built in, just found it.
eparico said:
Hey everyone, been reading these boards for a long time, first time posting. Awesome site, very informative. I just rooted my 4g Slide with CM9 and after two days of relatively fast battery drain, have ordered two of these. Once they arrive, I can let you all know how they turn out. Any recommendations for a good screenshot tool?
EDIT: Nevermind, CM9 has a screenshot tool built in, just found it.
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Go with "screenshot" by Kastor Soft. Much more versatile.
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Go with "screenshot" by Kastor Soft. Much more versatile.
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Thanks, I'll check it out.
New batteries came in yesterday, I took some pictures that I'll post later but they're at home right now As a comparison, they're about twice as thick as the OEM batteries so they're going to add some weight to your phone. So far after 4 hours, made one phone call, checked my FB app a few times (Friendcaster) and my weather app but haven't done a whole lot more, the battery is down to 92% which is much better than the OEM running CM9 where I'd probably be down to around 70% by now. I'm not looking for a miracle, just hoping the charge will last me the day.
If anyone can let me know how to post these pics in the message instead of uploading as an attachment, it would be a help. I'm being asked for a URL...am I supposed to upload the pic to another site first?
eparico said:
New batteries came in yesterday, I took some pictures that I'll post later but they're at home right now As a comparison, they're about twice as thick as the OEM batteries so they're going to add some weight to your phone. So far after 4 hours, made one phone call, checked my FB app a few times (Friendcaster) and my weather app but haven't done a whole lot more, the battery is down to 92% which is much better than the OEM running CM9 where I'd probably be down to around 70% by now. I'm not looking for a miracle, just hoping the charge will last me the day.
If anyone can let me know how to post these pics in the message instead of uploading as an attachment, it would be a help. I'm being asked for a URL...am I supposed to upload the pic to another site first?
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I upload my pics to photobucket, then copy the image code and paste it in whatever thread I am responding to.
Technically this is $15. Shipping is $5 and at the end of the day, that's still $$$ out of your pocket. OP should update the title
gtmaster303 said:
Technically this is $15. Shipping is $5 and at the end of the day, that's still $$$ out of your pocket. OP should update the title
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Nope. The battery itself is still $10. The prices never include the shipping.
Sent from Spaceball One.
Ok, so being a newbie to this site, I'm not allowed to post outside links until I get to 10 so they're attached instead. Found out the hard way that I can't post links yet...
Here's a size comparison with the OEM and the Hyperion. As you can see, they're double the size. Despite the bulky size, this battery has done me well for the last few days. I keep pretty much everything turned on (data, gps, wifi, bluetooth).
Some stats from the other day when I first got the batteries. 19+ hours uptime, did some texting, made a few calls and after getting home from work, did a boatload of browsing the web, playing on Stumbleupon, more texting, YouTube, pretty much anything that can kill a battery fast. Can't say I'm disappointed at all. Like I mentioned, not looking for miracles here, just need a battery to last me the day. Just flashed CM9 alpha 5 today so more testing will be done.
Not sure what other info might be needed but let me know and I'll post.
Thanks Yellowjacket and Blackknight for the info you provided in the previous posts. Sorry for the delay, had some personal issues to deal with. Cheers!
EDIT: Forgot to mention, if you're taking the battery cover off, be wary of the battery disconnecting relatively quickly from the phone. To disconnect, you don't even need to take the cover off entirely, just pop it out a little bit and it's enough to power the phone off.
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If anyone can let me know how to post these pics in the message instead of uploading as an attachment, it would be a help. I'm being asked for a URL...am I supposed to upload the pic to another site first?
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There are many sites where you can upload pics. If you use google (99% sure you do since you use Android phone) you may want to link them from your Picasa. However if you prefer to do anonymously (like I do) use any of the freebie websites, i would suggest ImageShack (because many sites came and go but they are still there, and it is very easy on their site to go around their ads when you want to post actual picture).
Once you have your picture's url simply type this in your post:
Code:
[.IMG]http://YourImageUrlGoesHere.jpg[/IMG.]
/edit - the code tags don't work for other tags, it actually wanted to appear as photo in my post lol, so I added dots to prevent it: when you type it DO remove them (the first dot between "[" and "I", and the last dot between "G" and "]"
and it should appear as picture in your post.
I did it this way in my first posts here too when I wasn't "allowed" to add attachments
HTH
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eparico said:
EDIT: Forgot to mention, if you're taking the battery cover off, be wary of the battery disconnecting relatively quickly from the phone. To disconnect, you don't even need to take the cover off entirely, just pop it out a little bit and it's enough to power the phone off.
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1 - Is it possible to use scotch tape or something to hold it in place when removing back cover?
2 - Is there enough space underneath this battery's cover - above or below the battery (most likely below since above is camera) - to use it as i.e. storage for SD cards? (that's what I used to do with my large Mugen battery on my old HTC TyTN II )
Thanks for your pics and info.
For the purpose of uploading the pics to the actual message instead of adding as an attachment, I opened a Photobucket account and tried two different methods to add them in, once by the HTML code and the second time by using the URL, both of which returned the same result with a message telling me I couldn't until I reached the 10 posts. I'll give your method a shot again to see if I can get it to work. Hopefully, I won't have to worry about that much longer anyway
I'll also check out the sites you recommended. Thanks for the info.
To answer your questions:
1. Adding tape is probably the way to go. It seems these batteries are the slightest bit shorter than the OEM which actually led me to a new problem. Twice today, I must have jarred the phone enough to where it disconnected while it was in my pocket and had to be booted back up. I'm not heavily reliant on my phone so no big deal but I also don't want it randomly disconnecting. Messing around a few moments ago, I gave my phone a shake and it was enough to cause it to disconnect. I folded a small piece of paper and taped it to the end of the battery to make the fit a bit more snug and it seems to have done the trick. I gave the phone a real hard shake after putting the paper/tape on there and it didn't disconnect.
I'm thinking I should have only ordered one of these batteries instead of two...lesson learned.
2. There's more than enough room to store a small collection of SD cards below the battery cover...great idea by the way, now that I have a large cover I may store my spares in there too!
Cheers!
Bump. How's this battery doing after a month? Any long term updates?
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Bump. How's this battery doing after a month? Any long term updates?
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It's been doing a pretty darn good job. I keep everything turned on (wifi, bluetooth, data, gps) and have gotten three days out of a single charge. I don't have any screenshots to show you right now but I can post them when I run the battery again.
I also bought an Anker charger for these batteries but it turns out they don't charge nearly as well as charging the phone/battery through a USB port on my computer. I was only getting one to one and a half days using the Anker. If anyone might have some insight to share on this, is there a difference between using a USB port on a computer as compared to plugging into a wall socket that would cause the battery to lose charge more quickly?
That's what I was hoping to hear. Still on the stock battery So I think I'll order of these tonight. I trust the backplate isn't falling off like all the other 3500 mAh batteries.
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Some of my various accumulated wall chargers seem to fill better than others. For reasons unknown. A couple are complete crap, and don't saturate even over night. And don't even get me started on the ones that cause car panel or voice dialing to start automatically when plugged in.or the one that freezes my touchscreen and nearly made me kp. The included HTC cable and USB charge block work well, as does gf's factory Samsung charger.
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Hi everyone
My X2 is arriving tomorrow, but I tend to see in the long term : As the battery is the first limitation to the lifespan of this machine, does anybody know where to find a replacement ?
Disassembly looks complicated but not out of the question, but I wasn't able to find place to buy the battery from. No emergency yet, I think I have about a year before the problem arises
Try here : http://www.maxbhi.com/battery-for-huawei-mediapad-x2.html
But they don't send international, so if you figure a way to get a hand on the battery, I would love to buy something from that site aswell.
Just a quick info : I've discovered and explored Aliexpress, and it's a wonderful ressource for our x2's parts. After having found a replacement for my broken screen there, I eventually checked for batteries, and of course here they are :
http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale...B_20160725004238&SearchText=huawei+x2+battery
hope it helps
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Hi everyone
My X2 is arriving tomorrow, but I tend to see in the long term : As the battery is the first limitation to the lifespan of this machine, does anybody know where to find a replacement ?
Disassembly looks complicated but not out of the question, but I wasn't able to find place to buy the battery from. No emergency yet, I think I have about a year before the problem arises
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I have no idea what is in it but if it is a "non removable" battery then my guess is that you could just search for lipo cells on Alibaba or wherever for a cell of similar dimensions. They should all be 3.7v but just check the old cell to be sure that a new cell would power it properly.