Anyone have a spare usb cable that they can give away or sell :/. Dont have any electronic / phone carrier stores around and i dont really trust ebay..... If you do id be grateful. Please and thank you .
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Amazon? They're trustworthy. It'd be easier and cheaper. They have free 7 day shipping or something... Depending on your order.
Yeah man go with amazon. I just ordered some new earphones (same as stock ones) for like four bucks. I bet there's a usb cable for around that price if not lower. And they're trustworthy.
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Cause i got jacked on ebay like twice already. THank God it wasnt anything expensive. Heheh. ANd ill give amazon a shot and let you guys know how it went. )).
p.s you know what the battery door cover things are called? Not the case... The cover thing.... I searched and searched but i only got cases..... If anyone can help, im looking for a pearl white battery door cover thing. Any help appreciated.
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Only one I found searching for battery cover was this:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax..._1_2?s=hardware&ie=UTF8&qid=1315550471&sr=1-2
No white though.
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Cause i got jacked on ebay like twice already. THank God it wasnt anything expensive. Heheh. ANd ill give amazon a shot and let you guys know how it went. )).
p.s you know what the battery door cover things are called? Not the case... The cover thing.... I searched and searched but i only got cases..... If anyone can help, im looking for a pearl white battery door cover thing. Any help appreciated.
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Search on ebay for the i9000 battery door. They'll have it in black or white. As far as I know, the battery door for the i9000 is the same as the Galaxy S 4g (and the Vibrant). ^_^
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Back-...885?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae2597bed
It even has Google on it!
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Cause i got jacked on ebay like twice already. THank God it wasnt anything expensive. Heheh. ANd ill give amazon a shot and let you guys know how it went. )).
p.s you know what the battery door cover things are called? Not the case... The cover thing.... I searched and searched but i only got cases..... If anyone can help, im looking for a pearl white battery door cover thing. Any help appreciated.
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You should've filed a claim for that on Ebay. Anyways, not the place to talk about that, so I won't linger on that point, lol.
As for you battery door, you could try to paint it yourself. Look for a bottle of Tamiya Pearl White spray paint. It's not cheap compared to what you can get locally, but it looks pretty damn good! You might need to prime the cover too. Be sure to topcoat as well, or else the paint will just chip off!
Holy moly. 20 dollars ?!?!
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@bkoon, where might i be able to buy the spray paint . And around how much would it cost?
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You talking about the micro USB cable to plug your phone into your computer?
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@bkoon, where might i be able to buy the spray paint . And around how much would it cost?
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You could see if hobby stores have them. Do a quick google search. I'll write more about it when I'm home, since it's kinda inconvenient to search on my phone and type a response, lol.
I only suggest Tamiya because I build plastic robot models for a hobby. It's a well known brand of paint and is safe on plastic. If you could find another cheaper brand, by all means, use that one. I'm sure that any quality paint will be great, as long as it's applied with the proper technique.
I think the cans itself aren't expensive ($4-5), but it's the shipping that kills (Tamiya is a Japanese brand).
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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@exodian yes it is :x.
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If you need one I got about 6 of them
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Oh wow, turns out Amazon has it!
http://www.amazon.com/PS-57-Pearl-White-100ml-Spray/dp/B002O4BR2U
For how to use it, you should YouTube videos on how to spray properly. In a nutshell, just spray in short little bursts and keep coats light. If you just spray too much, the paint will accumulate and you'll just get a big mess. In the event you do mess up, you can fix it up either by (1)soaking it in thinner to remove the paint or (2)use sandpaper to sand off the paint.
Let me know if you have any more questions in regards to painting(through PM or whatever).
Good luck!
@exodian want me to email you my address . Im in ca.....
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@exodian want me to email you my address . Im in ca.....
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I'm looking for a cover that isn't too bulky but does a decent job of protecting the phone. Any suggestions?
I ordered this one, http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004Y2HUJO/ref=aw_d_iv_wireless?is=l&qid=1306963020&sr=8-48
I'll let you know how it is when I get the case.
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I ordered this one, http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004Y2HUJO/ref=aw_d_iv_wireless?is=l&qid=1306963020&sr=8-48
I'll let you know how it is when I get the case.
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I purchased the white version of this. My wife got the plad version.
Both have already began peeling the rubber like coating.
And it trapped an enormous amount of dust under the case.
When I took it off my phone got dust particles in the smallest crevices imaginable.
I would rate them a 1 out of 10
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Wow, fml.
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Go search for "g2x tpu" at Amazon and buy one of the 4-5 dollar ones. You wont regret it, its one of the best cases ive ever had.
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Hello xda community!
With an unfortunate drop from my high up bed, my g2x's screen cracked.
Thankfully the entire screen still works just fine.
My question is, does anyone know where I should go to have my screen replaced? Or if anyone knows a good way to replace the screen?
Any help and suggestions will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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Well if you have the time and the skill. Do it yourself. Fleabay has them for $50..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-LG-P999-Optimus-2X-Star-NEW-/170671183951
I have replaced a few smartphone digitizers now and it is not that hard. Just watch a youtube video and get the right tools on amazon for cheap. I would say the skill level is 6/10.
or you could pay double that for a company to do it for you and be without a phone for a week or two...
I have a dugutuzer for sale. Brand new. Its not hard at all. Took me 20 minutes. Pm me if you want it. Ill even send you the tools needed.
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I am in the same boat.. I just bought mine from e-bay for $39.00 free shipping.
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Hello xda community!
With an unfortunate drop from my high up bed, my g2x's screen cracked.
Thankfully the entire screen still works just fine.
My question is, does anyone know where I should go to have my screen replaced? Or if anyone knows a good way to replace the screen?
Any help and suggestions will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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In my area, if you look at Craigslist, there are so many people that offer cellphone repair services. Try Craigslist.
Amazon sells a replacement kit for about 60 dollars it has the tools and screen. I did it in under 20 min.
Just search Amazon buddy and then search YouTube for a video on how to take it apary
Nvidia always!
g2x
Wassup Bluzmeister this the one that bought the mother board off you email me at [email protected]
The only problem I have with doing it myself, is that I have tried replacing the screen on my old mt3g slide and ended up screwing up my phone, and had to throw it away.
After that, I don't feel safe doing it.
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Thankfully I found this thread and went the Amazon route as well - $54 and about 30 mins of prying a few stubborn glass shards off the frame later my g2x is working flawlessly.
I'd even go so far as to say this new digitizer is a little more responsive than the original one!
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The only problem I have with doing it myself, is that I have tried replacing the screen on my old mt3g slide and ended up screwing up my phone, and had to throw it away.
After that, I don't feel safe doing it.
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Haha I know how you feel with the mt3g slide. That one is impossible because one of the slidescrews got stripped for me. Thankfully I had drill bits handy. I just replaced my aunts g2x last Monday and it is easy if you buy the digitizer with the bezel, that way you don't have to worry about prying the glass. Difficulty is like 5/10. All you have to do is take your time. If a 17 y/o can do it, so can you
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Well if you have the time and the skill. Do it yourself. Fleabay has them for $50..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-LG-P999-Optimus-2X-Star-NEW-/170671183951
I have replaced a few smartphone digitizers now and it is not that hard. Just watch a youtube video and get the right tools on amazon for cheap. I would say the skill level is 6/10.
or you could pay double that for a company to do it for you and be without a phone for a week or two...
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I just bought one of these for about 23 dollars same seller. I replaced it but the digitizer does not work as good as the original. It is not as accurate to the touch and hardly works at all with a screen protector on it. If I had to do it over I would get the one mounted to the frame. It worked like the original.
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iCraft said:
Hello xda community!
With an unfortunate drop from my high up bed, my g2x's screen cracked.
Thankfully the entire screen still works just fine.
My question is, does anyone know where I should go to have my screen replaced? Or if anyone knows a good way to replace the screen?
Any help and suggestions will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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zylith said:
I am in the same boat.. I just bought mine from e-bay for $39.00 free shipping.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rXX7Rm4gnA
They now have them for under $25
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They now have them for under $25
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moeahmad1995 said:
You replaced it in that dusty environment in the picture? How???
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The force, I make all the dust sit and beg.
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I have the black skyrocket and I would like to change the housing to white. I would even consider another color. Has anyone found a site or know where I can get the housing pieces? I know that I will have to replace the front screen due to the border being black on mine.
Any help would be great. Thanks!!
You're gonna end up spending more on those pieces than you did for the phone.
the complete front panel with screen is $220. that's more then the phone its self if you got it on contract.
https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7440
I did find a few site that had them and I have also come to the same conclusion that you guys pointed out. It will cost me more to place everything to make it white. I will just have too stay black or find one on ebay that the insides have crapped out.
Thanks again guys.
usmcpunk said:
I did find a few site that had them and I have also come to the same conclusion that you guys pointed out. It will cost me more to place everything to make it white. I will just have too stay black or find one on ebay that the insides have crapped out.
Thanks again guys.
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Some guys on the 989 forum are using stickers.. There might be something similar for the skyrocket
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623273
I took a look at the vinyl skins and found ones on ebay for the skyrocket. I ordered two to see how it works out.
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usmcpunk said:
I took a look at the vinyl skins and found ones on ebay for the skyrocket. I ordered two to see how it works out.
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Cool, it might Nice
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usmcpunk said:
I have the black skyrocket and I would like to change the housing to white. I would even consider another color. Has anyone found a site or know where I can get the housing pieces? I know that I will have to replace the front screen due to the border being black on mine.
Any help would be great. Thanks!!
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Aside from the "why did you get a black one, if you wanted a white one" question
Have you thought about just selling yours on ebay (or similar) and just getting a white phone? Like just about everything else, if you price the parts individually... It always costs more than buying the finished product. I guess White Out wouldn't cut it?
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I didnt get white because i was impatient and didnt want to wait another week for a phone to come in. Its stupid now but i deal with it.
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usmcpunk said:
I didnt get white because i was impatient and didnt want to wait another week for a phone to come in. Its stupid now but i deal with it.
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Have you looked at what would be involved in selling yours & getting a white one... Cost, Trade etc?
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In the short time I had my SGS2, I read this tutorial on taking the outside housing off and sanding it down to give it a matte finish. I'm sure something like that can be applied to the Skyrocket, since it's nearly the same design. Take off the housing, paint it white, and replace it. The screen wouldn't be white, but maybe it looks good like that.
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In the short time I had my SGS2, I read this tutorial on taking the outside housing off and sanding it down to give it a matte finish. I'm sure something like that can be applied to the Skyrocket, since it's nearly the same design. Take off the housing, paint it white, and replace it. The screen wouldn't be white, but maybe it looks good like that.
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Do you remember where you saw that at? I would be willing to try it.
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usmcpunk said:
Do you remember where you saw that at? I would be willing to try it.
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This looks like the one. I guess it's not a tutorial after all, but if you read through it, you can find out what different people did.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308284
Check out this thread you might find it to be a cheaper alternative...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485508
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Hey all, I was just wondering is it possible to buy a coloured backplate for my Xoom? I find the standard one quite boring and would like to change it!
Thanks in advance.
You can buy skins not sure about backplates, but their easy enough to paint
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What sort of preperations would i need to make to the back plate to paint?
Sand, wetsand, prime sand some more then paint and primer, have a google for exact prep been. A while since i sprayed metal lol good luck
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Ill just add, do take your time if you do paint it, or itll turn out horrible and post a pic when your done
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Actually if anyone knows how to find a new backplate I would really appreciate it, I bought my Xoom second hand and the backplate was damaged, I would really like to make it look like new!
Thank you !
What kind of damage? Any pics?
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Please see attached file
It doesn't seem to load for me so I also posted it on a website.
http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1339334307.jpg
Cheers
Sand it, fill it, prime paint and laquer be good as new
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Sand it, fill it, prime paint and laquer be good as new
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Thanks a lot for your answer but I was hoping for something a little bit easier to do I don't have any experience doing it and I don't feel like trying on my beloved Xoom
I would be really grateful for a link to a replacement part.
Many thanks
Ive no idea if you can get replacements, maybe direct from motorola i dont know but if you find anywhere report back would be handy to know
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Will do, thank you!
found this , they do polished back covers for 45 quid
http://www.rwsnextg.co.uk/motorola-xoom-repair.php
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found this , they do polished back covers for 45 quid
http://www.rwsnextg.co.uk/motorola-xoom-repair.php
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Thanks a lot, I'll have a try
Try cellular nationwide network. I've bought parts for my blackberry and other phones in the past. Was even thinking of this for my Xoom.
http://cnn.cn/shop/motorola-xoom-back-cover-p-12628.html
A link for the lazy:
http://www.power-skin.com/battery-cases/samsung/galaxy-s-blaze-4g.php
I just ordered mine
Did anyone recieve it? I ordered mine but it has no tracking number.
Only the order number........ Is there a way I can track this?
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Did anyone recieve it? I ordered mine but it has no tracking number.
Only the order number........ Is there a way I can track this?
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I got mine OK.
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I ordered mine the other day thanks to OP.
What sort of extended battery life is expected?
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the shipping killed my order
I was really close to buying one but the $8 shipping killed it for me. For $30 there has to be a better solution. Also didn't help their sale was the fact that I already have a great case (ballistic) and have a 2A (max) usb car adapter.
theshowman said:
I ordered mine the other day thanks to OP.
What sort of extended battery life is expected?
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Seems to allow for nearly double time on battery.
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Mine came in the mail today. Will try it out tomorrow
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I was really close to buying one but the $8 shipping killed it for me. For $30 there has to be a better solution. Also didn't help their sale was the fact that I already have a great case (ballistic) and have a 2A (max) usb car adapter.
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well $27.94 to be exact =) i'll admit it did take it from an awesome deal to a really realy great deal. i had looked at these in the tmobile store and they were asking 59.99 i believe. At first i decided against the extra bulk and weight of it. The blaze is a small and light phone, and this case pretty much makes it not a "small and light phone" lol. 8mm thickness doesnt sound like much, but in reality it doubles the phone thickness and weight.
peronally, with the gorilla glass on the phones these days and the phone insurance from tmobile, i usually dont bother with cases, escpecially when they tend not to even include a belt clip or kickstand, but with the power outages from hurricane sandy recently, i had a change of opinion. for 27 dollars, even if i dont use it on my phone regularly, its akin to any other emergency supply one might want to have available in their household in case of emergencies.
just my somewhat hands-on review and my associated humble opinion of the product.
I just got one of these for my blaze, now i can go a full day without charging it! i did notice though that it gets kind of hot when charging the phone off of the powerskin.
Just ordered mine on Ebay. Does anyone know if you have to charge the stock battery separately, or you just plug it in and it charges both?
Thanks.
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well $27.94 to be exact =) i'll admit it did take it from an awesome deal to a really realy great deal. i had looked at these in the tmobile store and they were asking 59.99 i believe. At first i decided against the extra bulk and weight of it. The blaze is a small and light phone, and this case pretty much makes it not a "small and light phone" lol. 8mm thickness doesnt sound like much, but in reality it doubles the phone thickness and weight.
peronally, with the gorilla glass on the phones these days and the phone insurance from tmobile, i usually dont bother with cases, escpecially when they tend not to even include a belt clip or kickstand, but with the power outages from hurricane sandy recently, i had a change of opinion. for 27 dollars, even if i dont use it on my phone regularly, its akin to any other emergency supply one might want to have available in their household in case of emergencies.
just my somewhat hands-on review and my associated humble opinion of the product.
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This phone doesn't have gorilla glass and is prone to scratching. A few posters here have been unfortunate to have put scratches on their phones.
Investing in a good case and screen protector is something I would recommend. If you have this case all you would need is a good screen protector.
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Just ordered mine on Ebay. Does anyone know if you have to charge the stock battery separately, or you just plug it in and it charges both?
Thanks.
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You plug it in and it charges both.
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Just checked it's on sale for 1cent and 4.99 shipping!
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Acerbus91 said:
Just checked it's on sale for 1cent and 4.99 shipping!
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Isn't it out of stock?
Edit: Never mind.
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Acerbus91 said:
Just checked it's on sale for 1cent and 4.99 shipping!
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Any idea how long this sale will last.?
Sadly, no. I saw no dates at all. I however ordered 3 xD two for me, one for my sister
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Lol. Nice. I'll just order mine tomorrow, then.
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So in how many days did y'all get yours.? & through what shipper.? I order from website. Only a total of $5.!!
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For the people who already have this, what are your thoughts on the quality? I don't know if mine is a deffect but it takes forever to charge and only adds about 40% of battery life.
CM10 Blaze 4G
Bulletblitz27 said:
For the people who already have this, what are your thoughts on the quality? I don't know if mine is a deffect but it takes forever to charge and only adds about 40% of battery life.
CM10 Blaze 4G
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It was good during the hurricane as a backup. For $20 quality is OK. If I paid more I would have returned it. Its a rubber case that fits over the top and shifts around. I thought it would have been a hard case or shell
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Just placed an order. If it goes thru, $5 isn't that bad of a price to pay.....