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1600mAh battery from Ebay

i bought there cheap batteries from Ebay (12$ for two)
i am surprised to find that they did last longer than the stock battery.
what a good deal
i am using LeeDroid GB3.30 rom,
using the "Battery Monitoring Widget"'s estimate
the battery will last seven days if left on idle status.

pollux1151 said:
i bought there cheap batteries from Ebay (12$ for two)
i am surprised to find that they did last longer than the stock battery.
what a good deal
i am using LeeDroid GB3.30 rom,
using the "Battery Monitoring Widget"'s estimate
the battery will last seven days if left on idle status.
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So you're saying that in testing through actual usage you've seen better results?
All conditions being the same, you've determined that the new battery gives you a longer amount of time between charges than the stock battery does?

Scott_S said:
So you're saying that in testing through actual usage you've seen better results?
All conditions being the same, you've determined that the new battery gives you a longer amount of time between charges than the stock battery does?
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yes, it last longer than the stock battery.

I bought three of these batteries, because they were like $1 each from China, and all of them are no different than the stock. Grab a tool and check the actual capacity and you will see that they are exactly the same spec as the OEM battery.
By the way, this is very old news. Did you search before posting? I didn't think so.

kimtyson said:
I bought three of these batteries, because they were like $1 each from China, and all of them are no different than the stock. Grab a tool and check the actual capacity and you will see that they are exactly the same spec as the OEM battery.
By the way, this is very old news. Did you search before posting? I didn't think so.
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OWNED
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Well i got a 2200 mAh and it last so much longer.... jk

their is absolutely no way that a 2200 mAh battery can fit in this phone

cordell507 said:
their is absolutely no way that a 2200 mAh battery can fit in this phone
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You must've missed the "jk" at the end of that post.

cordell507 said:
their is absolutely no way that a 2200 mAh battery can fit in this phone
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JK or not, he never did say it was an "internal" battery.

I bought one of these, isn't really 1600 but works good as a spare once my original dies completely.

I was thinking about buying a 1500 mah battery from ebay then I read a thread stating that the Inspire 4g stock battery lasted longer. The "Mah" rating is not industry regulated so basicly a manufacture can put 1600 mah on a battery thats 1100 mah without getting reprimanded or fined. So be carefull where you buy these batterys from and make sure the Co. is reputable first.

fastatlast said:
I was thinking about buying a 1500 mah battery from ebay then I read a thread stating that the Inspire 4g stock battery lasted longer. The "Mah" rating is not industry regulated so basicly a manufacture can put 1600 mah on a battery thats 1100 mah without getting reprimanded or fined. So be carefull where you buy these batterys from and make sure the Co. is reputable first.
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...for any given LiION battery of a given size, pretty much x capacity is the result +- a very negligible amount...really...that's the state of the tech...ebay is full of peeps wanting to sell "magic" to other peeps wanting a something as elusive as "battery life" of a smart phone...really...snake oil...

What sellers are you buying these cheap batteries from?

famewolf said:
What sellers are you buying these cheap batteries from?
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EVERY seller on ebay not selling an OEM battery.

or you could just copmlain to ATT that your battery sucks and get one sent to you FREE under warranty

I had bought 2 Chinese batteries on eBay and they r worse than the stock battery helpful if your battery dies but none the less waste of money
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The technology itself is the cap. For this size this is the most juice you are going to get, unless they figure out a way to pack more energy cells into the same amount of space. Which they haven't. Don't be fooled. The battery that came with phone is the best available for this phone.
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I got some extended batteries and found I had to fully charge them then wipe the battery stats run it down to 0 then charge it to 100 before I saw an improvement, but now I can get like 13 or 14 hours of use on average. I also like being able to carry around a spare battery
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studdmufin said:
I got some extended batteries and found I had to fully charge them then wipe the battery stats run it down to 0 then charge it to 100 before I saw an improvement, but now I can get like 13 or 14 hours of use on average. I also like being able to carry around a spare battery
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All that did is calibrate the battery. It's not going to hold any more juice than the space allows. It's physics. Until a new technology comes out...
I get better battery life than that and I have never changed my battery.
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what is the name of this battery?

Chichitech vs. Anker

Hey guys I've got both batteries and so far the chichi tech has been giving me significantly more life then the Anker. Both batteries have been treated the same way, popped in, fully charged without the phone off, then used till the phone died and charged back up to full (2x) so far I notice that my chichitech is giving me about 3 hours more than the Anker. Is anyone else getting these findings?
Typical daily use: total of an 1-2 hours game (gun bros, cut the ropes) a ridic amount of texting, light web browsing, and heavy email use.

so how many hour does the Anker give you? hours Chichitech?
I haven't bought any but I'm leaning more towards the Chichitech.

This thread can tip sales in favor of one brand
pinch of salt!

The chichitech are more expensive though. But they do come in pairs. I only need one and don't like paying for things I don't need. The anker battery is £9.
I might wait a little while longer as I believe it is still too early to see if these batteries are good. Need to see how they hold their charge in the long-term as we all know battery life is reduced over time.
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So far anker got me about 13 hours chichitec got me around twenty
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nicky041192 said:
The anker battery is £9.
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Where can you get it for this price? UK as you mention £
ldelossa.ld said:
So far anker got me about 13 hours chichitec got me around twenty
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Very big difference.... interesting

nerdo said:
Where can you get it for this price? UK as you mention £
Very big difference.... interesting
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Yes it is, I'm running my battery down now and will recharge tonight and post back when it dies manana mi amigos. Stay posted.

In that case I might consider grabbing the Chichitech 1930mAH for EVO3D to get even more juice!

nerdo said:
In that case I might consider grabbing the Chichitech 1930mAH for EVO3D to get even more juice!
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That;s what I did! Will report back with how it went.

Chichitec rocks socks.
I completely discharged , then charged in the wall charger 3x. Then I kept it in the phone the next cycle, overnight, and the thing took off ever since.
I've been getting a full days use with, normal for me use, where im usually dying by 5 or 6 pm I'm now left with battery to spare when I go to bed between 10-12.
I unplug in the morning around 7 am.
Couldn't be happier, and for a normal day I wont need a spare. :-D
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nerdo said:
Where can you get it for this price? UK as you mention £
Very big difference.... interesting
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Its on Amazon, but its out of stock atm.
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durps said:
That;s what I did! Will report back with how it went.
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Great looking forward to that
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Its on Amazon, but its out of stock atm.
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thanks, I knew about that one... was hoping you got it from somewhere else in UK

pdxrealtor said:
Chichitec rocks socks.
I completely discharged , then charged in the wall charger 3x. Then I kept it in the phone the next cycle, overnight, and the thing took off ever since.
I've been getting a full days use with, normal for me use, where im usually dying by 5 or 6 pm I'm now left with battery to spare when I go to bed between 10-12.
I unplug in the morning around 7 am.
Couldn't be happier, and for a normal day I wont need a spare. :-D
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That sounds awesome. I ordered one a few days ago over the anker. Can't wait for it to get here. Anyone can confirm the battery temp sensor works properly or accurately for the chichitec. I read from anker thread that some people are not getting correct readings.

I have both. I am at 14% right now with my anker and its been off the charger since yesterday at 9 am. It's 11:45 am, so that's 27 hours. Chichitec is yielding about the same results for me. Anker wins because its half the price.
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I am a bit skeptical about chichitech, I have bought 2 batteries from them for my old g2. I only used one of those, and it does not give me no substantial difference with a 500 mAH difference (1400 vs. 1900 mAH). But my anker battery so far is working very good for my sensation. noticeable difference with the stock battery (not as significant as I would expect, but let see).

crisisinthecity said:
I have both. I am at 14% right now with my anker and its been off the charger since yesterday at 9 am. It's 11:45 am, so that's 27 hours. Chichitec is yielding about the same results for me. Anker wins because its half the price.
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So I'm about at 9% battery and its been 10 hours and 18 minutes with the Anker. Far less then what I get with my chichitec. However to be honest I bet if I bought another chichitec battery and another anker battery, my results would be switched. These batteries are probably drastically different from make to make. I feel its the luck of the draw with both manufacturers either you get an awesome battery or you don't.

I have never made pass 6 hrs on stock batt. With the ankers I get 9 hrs heavy use.
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just ordered 2 chichitec batteries. if i dont like em ill send em back on amazon
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Z51 said:
just ordered 2 chichitec batteries. if i dont like em ill send em back on amazon
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Please report your findings also, im very interested.

So far so good, received my Chichitec and I did my first full cycle yesterday. I drained it when I got it, charged it overnight and started using it as normal from 10AM.
I made it until I went to bed, at 15h uptime with 3:30 hours display time and slightly heavier usage than normal. This left the battery at 19%.
On the stock battery I could barely make it past 2:20 hours of display time at around 10-15% battery left by the time I usually go to bed.
1900mAh? I don't know, but I do know these batteries are definitely lasting longer than stock.

Reliable batteries that don't lose capacity?

I work as a firefighter/paramedic so I have long periods of time where I can't charge my phone...I've purchased several batteries from ebay, the classic white/black ones with charger for 11 bucks...i even got the extended one too...
But they all seem to die in 4 hours...the first couple days they last for a long time...the whole day...but as time goes on, they last less and less time.
I've tried several roms currently on thunderbird but think I am going to try ICS... but I think the batteries are the culprit. Any ideas?
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Should also mention, my phone seems to get pretty hot when it is pluggin in but i guess that is normal...
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Get the Samsung 1800 mAh ones for the Epic 4G Touch, mine came in retail packaging so I'm 99% sure they're OEM. $22 shipped.
I have generic batteries they suck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19551351

fastmikey1969 said:
Get the Samsung 1800 mAh ones for the Epic 4G Touch, mine came in retail packaging so I'm 99% sure they're OEM. $22 shipped.
I have generic batteries they suck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19551351
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This battery works great, and oem batteries are definitely going to have longer overall life.
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Seidio batteries are very reliable.
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I bought an extended battery for $7 from eBay. It is amazing. For $7 I am at 86% after 8 hours and 1 hour screen on time w stock el30. Rated at 3500 mAh and I won't piss and moan if its 2500...it works very very well

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-3500mAh-Extended-Battery-Cover-Samsung-Epic-4G-/230676798244
This what u need
Also if u think batteries are to blame it may be your from. Very easy to Odin stock to compare. This battery lasts

I have an oem 1800 battery and 2 extended batteries. I like the samsung oem 1800 the best. Yes the other batteries last longer but not by much. I only use my extended batteris with fat back if I am going to be away from a charger for a while or plan on gaming for a while.

brooksyx said:
I have an oem 1800 battery and 2 extended batteries. I like the samsung oem 1800 the best. Yes the other batteries last longer but not by much. I only use my extended batteris with fat back if I am going to be away from a charger for a while or plan on gaming for a while.
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This is why Samsung needs to make their own OEM fat battery , the 1800mAh is great but I won't take it seriously until it matches the price of the "3500" batteries

stkiswr said:
I bought an extended battery for $7 from eBay. It is amazing. For $7 I am at 86% after 8 hours and 1 hour screen on time w stock el30. Rated at 3500 mAh and I won't piss and moan if its 2500...it works very very well
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We have 3 epics in my family, so I got 3 for $7 each from eBay - probably the same one you have. We've only had them for about a week, but they work great for us so far.

stkiswr said:
I bought an extended battery for $7 from eBay. It is amazing. For $7 I am at 86% after 8 hours and 1 hour screen on time w stock el30. Rated at 3500 mAh and I won't piss and moan if its 2500...it works very very well
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Yeah...I just got my 3500MaH in today. Running videos back to back so as to run the battery down and charge to full. for $7.69 plus the $5 for Express Shipping, I jumped on it like a starving man jumps on a steak. Came with 28% charge...took about 2+ hrs to run it down til it shut itself off. Charging it as I type this comment.
[Edit 1] OK, I've fully recharged and calibrated the battery. One short call and a movie. Battery went from 100% down to 62% then 55% in less than 2 minutes. I rebooted and it suddenly dropped down to 15% within a 3hr period. Will try a 2nd recharge to see if it does any better.
[Edit 2] After fully recharging and calibrating a 2nd time, the battery drain is a lil better. Now 90% after being off charger for 4hrs 24 mins. Hopefully, it'll be even better after a 3rd recharge.

86% after 8 hours??? Maybe on airplane mode.
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b16flybye said:
86% after 8 hours??? Maybe on airplane mode.
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On wifi and sync on. Key is on wifi.

This is just a shot I happened to take yesterday. Extended battery, cm9, slight tweaks

nice
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I also agree with the ET4G 1800mah OEM battery. They are 20% more MAH than stock and last almost exactly 20% longer.
When you say your phone dies in 4 hrs, is that 4 hrs of constant screen on time, or 4 hrs of idle/sitting around time? 4 hours of screen on is going to be pretty good for this phone and I could not get that much on the stock battery. With the 1800mah I could probably get a bit over 4 hours screen on time.
On the other hand if your phone is dying after 4 hours of mostly sitting idle, you've got a problem, most likely a software problem. Flash back to stock, fully charge the battery, and then give it a test and see what happens.

Mugen 3800mAh Extended Battery user experience?

Thinking of getting one of Mugen's monster batteries, since I barely last half a day on stock (mostly due to games). Most of the posts say the battery life is great but the case messes with Wi-Fi and GPS. I've come across a few posts claiming that that problem has since been fixed. I'd like to know if that is true, as well as how the battery has been holding up to long-term use.
Thanks.
The extra thickness won't be a factor; I actually find the phone too thin to hold comfortably, so it'll probably be a plus.

a friend of mine has this battery but it gets 1 day and half and i take 2 days with anker 1900

GRG13 said:
a friend of mine has this battery but it gets 1 day and half and i take 2 days with anker 1900
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Mate he is talking about mugen 3800mah battery and not mugen 1950 mah
Hm
I don't have this battery . . But I read somewhere in sensation forum that , mugen 3800 mah batteries giving best battery backup more than 2-3 days and more than 10-12 hour screen on time.
If thickness does not mater for u then go for it . .
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I'd say get a power skin and an anker for like 20 bucks total and you'll get over a day's worth of battery. That's what I did and it's amazing
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Best battery?

What is the best battery for s4? I am buy aliex. What is your suggestion
I am sorry very bad english

I purchased the Anker 5200mAh battery a few months ago. Performance is great and I actually like the added bulk. I can easily get two days of battery with heavy use.

Anker 7800mAh. Best thing I bought so far. Makes your phone's weight similar to brick, but it's worth it. Lasts me 2 days.

My battery is not original may be it is 2600 mah may be ))) my screen time is 2 hour

What about the ZeroLemon ones? I've heard they're good
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I am using Akku Polarcell 2900mAh. Not have a good performance.

Fonsocruise said:
What about the ZeroLemon ones? I've heard they're good
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I've been using ZeroLemon 3000mAh batteries for the last year or so. They're great. They add a tiny bit of bulk to the back of the phone, no big deal. You should know that they malfunction and deteriorate after like one year so you have to replace it then ASAP.

zerolemon 7500mah user here for a year now and this beast battery is still performing well...
heavy gaming ( clash of clans ) it gives me 13-15hrs Screentime...
charge it when im sleeping...
Moderate usage no gaming data connection on ( when is need to check something ) off when not in use. roughly 2-2 1/2 days.
my s4 can act like a powerbank aswell by the use of an USB OTG..

Ye, it is very nice choise! I have bought it to
droidblitz said:
zerolemon 7500mah user here for a year now and this beast battery is still performing well...
heavy gaming ( clash of clans ) it gives me 13-15hrs Screentime...
charge it when im sleeping...
Moderate usage no gaming data connection on ( when is need to check something ) off when not in use. roughly 2-2 1/2 days.
my s4 can act like a powerbank aswell by the use of an USB OTG..
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neee said:
Ye, it is very nice choise! I have bought it to
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Back then i had 2 choices.
To buy a new original battery which i am not sure if im gonna recieve a legit original one or just another knockoff. ( same screentime 3-4hrs max )
Or to buy a zerolemon which will definitely give me a better screentime guaranteed

Using the ravpower 2800 mah battery. I don't think there's a huge difference, but it lasts longer than the OEM, obviously because it's newer, but Aldo because it has that extra 200mah.
Can't go wrong with this battery, and it's only $10, compared to the ridiculous prices they're charging for the OEM version. Also, way too many counterfeit batteries out there to order an OEM.
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Trying out one of these from Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252115973831
But not real happy w/ it so far seems to drain faster than my Anker. Will give it a few charge cycles first to see if it settle down. Batterey Stat only showed it was about 3800 mAh, which is to be expected.

christoophat said:
Trying out one of these from Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252115973831
But not real happy w/ it so far seems to drain faster than my Anker. Will give it a few charge cycles first to see if it settle down. Batterey Stat only showed it was about 3800 mAh, which is to be expected.
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What kind of anker are you using? The standard 2600 mah battery? I heard nothing but good things about anker batteries.
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tikay00 said:
What kind of anker are you using? The standard 2600 mah battery? I heard nothing but good things about anker batteries.
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Yes, have had one for almost 2 years now, working 100%.
Wanted to try this higher capacity ebay one, it seems to be working a bit better as it settles in.
You can't lose by using Anker though.:good:

34xda34 said:
I am using Akku Polarcell 2900mAh. Not have a good performance.
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I've got the same one, 4hrs SoT or sometimes more using YouTube, and about 3hrs-3hrs and a half of SoT when gaming...I think you got a faked one

christoophat said:
Trying out one of these from Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252115973831
But not real happy w/ it so far seems to drain faster than my Anker. Will give it a few charge cycles first to see if it settle down. Battery Stat only showed it was about 3800 mAh, which is to be expected.
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Still not sure about this thing...seems to be drainer faster the more I use it. Was charged to 100% the other morning, just sitting on my desk no use, dropped to below 60% by noon. Contacted seller , who suggested draining it completely then recharge. Will give it a few more tries, and return if it doesn't improve.
Popped my Anker back in yesterday, thing works like a boss.