i am going on a travel abroad... will be using camera and camcorder a lot and wifi.... what do you recommend? a portable charger or extended battery? i want a cheap solution..preferably available from ebay
budget : not more than $30-34
extended battery
Battery will do better
I've just come back from holiday and had a portable charger. It was useful, but I often found that the battery would hardly last the day and there wouldnt be any place to charge it (you don't really want to be back in your hotel when you could be out sight seeing). Rather than trying to find a socket, I'd just get an extended battery. You can just swap it over and continue your fun rather than rooting around for power.
if i buy an extended battery i need to also buy a seperate battery charger so that i can charge the 2 batteries at the same time
it depnds how you'll spend your time.
but you can swap the battaries on the phone to charge them.
Normally charging the battary will last 1 hour.
again it depnds about the places you'll visit.
How many mAh are you planning on using per day? An extended battery will give you 3000mAh compared to the 1400mAh on the original battery. A decent portable charger will give you 5000mAh.
The only down side of using the portable charger is waiting for the battery to charge, most will do that at 500mAh so 3 hours to totally charge the normal desire battery from flat. However while the extended life battery has died the charger will still have about 1.5 charges left in it.
1 thing to point out unless you get a solar charger some portable charges will only charge from USB so make sure you have a way to charge that when out and about
I would get the potable charger (and remember to put it on charge when you have a spare min throughout the day) as when you replace your phone you cant really do much with the extended battery with your new phone, least the portable charger can be used over and over again.
i finally opted for a spare battery solution. I bought an oem battery for desire/nexus one. and i will buy a battery charger so that i can charge both batteries when i go to sleep so that they are both ready the next day
Get a portable charger instead. Taking the battery in and out can wear off the back lid easily.
Get a big battery, it's better than changing between batteries. As well you have to carry the portable charger when you travel. And you have to charge it, too.
So the extended battery should last one day (except you use GPS all time) and you can charge phone when you sleep.
I use a proporta turbocharger and I found it more usefull 'cause I can spare it with my friends with Desire HD, iPhone 4 and LG Optimus 7: with 2 of this we managed to stay all charged all day long and recharged both of them in hotel during the night.
For a trip is a Extended 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery a good solution. It comes with battery cover. Price about 25 $
For the daily use, its too big for me.
yeahman45 said:
i am going on a travel abroad... will be using camera and camcorder a lot and wifi.... what do you recommend? a portable charger or extended battery? i want a cheap solution..preferably available from ebay
budget : not more than $30-34
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Extended battery for sure.
can aosp/sense kernel recognize bigger extended battery? afaik, there is a problem when charging bigger extended battery.
in my personal opinion, the standard battery (htc original) is much better than other and my desire remain slim. and if i travel, i prefer to use big portable charger to charge the handset when is not used. and charge them both when i sleep.
Most batteries with lots of ampere just have them as a tag... Check this site for information:
http://batteryboss.org/
I suggest you buy another original battery as from time any battery will lose capacity and this way you are flexible.
To charge you can buy a cable designed for charging the smartphone from your car e.g. HTC CC-C200 or the car dock from my signature.
Why you should use this: The data line is used for power and not for data and therefor the charger is recognized as a wall charger, not as usb cable. Thus recharge is lots faster (with 1000 mAh) than with any 3rd party charger/cable with 500 mAh although the charger itself could give you 1000 mAh (USB specifications!).
I'd go with an portable charger because you don't acutally need to restart your phone when plugin it in.
drabbster said:
I'd go with an portable charger because you don't acutally need to restart your phone when plugin it in.
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If one is in a sunny place would it not be better to use Solar Charger?
solar charging is super slow
bliblablub said:
Most batteries with lots of ampere just have them as a tag... Check this site for information:
http://batteryboss.org/
I suggest you buy another original battery as from time any battery will lose capacity and this way you are flexible.
To charge you can buy a cable designed for charging the smartphone from your car e.g. HTC CC-C200 or the car dock from my signature.
Why you should use this: The data line is used for power and not for data and therefor the charger is recognized as a wall charger, not as usb cable. Thus recharge is lots faster (with 1000 mAh) than with any 3rd party charger/cable with 500 mAh although the charger itself could give you 1000 mAh (USB specifications!).
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Thank you very much for the info.
I use a car charger (not HTC) which gives 1000 mAh and even with the original cable that came with desire, charging is slow. If I get this right, it is fault of the cable, right?
xristosdino said:
Thank you very much for the info.
I use a car charger (not HTC) which gives 1000 mAh and even with the original cable that came with desire, charging is slow. If I get this right, it is fault of the cable, right?
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I suppose, best is you try it yourself - maybe a mate got one. As you may know USB allows only 500 mAh, using that secial cables that don't comply with USB (as they only charge) the producer can avoid this restriction.
Has anyone try buying some eBay battery for the Infuse?
I saw some seller w/ 1800-1900 mah lithium and charger for around $12.
There are also some 3500mah ext battery that is too large for the phone and comes with a different back plate.
Anyone know regarding reliability or fit?
(I had some prev batteries for different phones that does not quite fit properly.)
TIA
Not to be smart, but try looking at the titles in this section. You'll find what you're looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175568
Bought 2 batteries with wall charger.
working ok and easy to charge
however they are NOT last long as original one.
they are 1800mAh but it last only 8 hours in average
my original Samsung battery last much longer than that.. last more than 12 hours average...
Ive purchased two 3500mah batteries. While one is draining in the phone I would like to charge the other. Cant seem to find a battery charger for this type of battery. Anyone know of anything, like a dock charger for these batteries? Ive seen a solar one but im not interested.
My phone is an unlocked G2X that is stock being used with these batteries. Do I have to do anything to the phone to make these batteries last longer?
try ebay for a standalone charger.
I recently received the Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh External Battery for free from Anker in return for my open and honest feedback...so, here it is!
Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh External Battery
http://www.ianker.com/product/79AN3K-SA
The Astro Mini best served my purposes as I spent the last 2 weeks in the hospital visiting my brother. I used the Astro mini to recharge my completely discharged 0% Anker battery in my Galaxy S4.
Testing:
After extensive testing, I have determined that the Astro Mini provides roughly 1900mAh or 73% of a charge that makes it to the battery in the GS4. Anker states in the manual that 30% of the battery capacity is lost to heat and voltage conversion...which would effectively make the battery 2100mAh. I found this to be relatively accurate, given the fact that the GS4 can also lose some of the charge capacity through heat dissipation. It's within the realm of possibility that the GS4 wastes another 200mAh of capacity in the charging process.
My Verdict:
The Astro Mini is GREAT for use as an emergency backup battery! It consistently provides a 73% charge to my GS4. At $22 on Amazon, it's a great value as a quality external battery. It also comes with a short micro usb cable, a micro usb to Apple (up to 4S) adapter, and a quality bag to carry it all in. For my purposes, I choose to carry a backup battery in my pocket at all times. However, this external battery has come in quite handy on the few days at the hospital that I depleted both batteries and fits perfectly in my pocket in addition to my spare battery.
As a side note, I'd HIGHLY suggest that you purchase Anker replacement batteries for your GS4, as I did, as they most certainly outperform the Samsung factory batteries. NFC is fully functional with these replacement batteries as well.
Anker 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery
http://www.ianker.com/product/70SMGLXS4-S1W26NA/1461
I also purchased the Anker 18W car charger for my vehicle and it seems to perform far superior to any car charger that I've had before. I'm quickly becoming an Anker fan, after seeing and experiencing the quality of their products...and this is currently the only Anker product that I've received for free...I have purchased all of my other Anker products.
Anker 18W/2.4A+2.0A Dual Port USB Car Charger
http://www.ianker.com/product/71AN1852C-BA
MasterN02 said:
I recently received the Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh External Battery for free from Anker in return for my open and honest feedback...so, here it is!
Anker Astro Mini 3000mAh External Battery
http://www.ianker.com/product/79AN3K-SA
The Astro Mini best served my purposes as I spent the last 2 weeks in the hospital visiting my brother. I used the Astro mini to recharge my completely discharged 0% Anker battery in my Galaxy S4.
Testing:
After extensive testing, I have determined that the Astro Mini provides roughly 1900mAh or 73% of a charge that makes it to the battery in the GS4. Anker states in the manual that 30% of the battery capacity is lost to heat and voltage conversion...which would effectively make the battery 2100mAh. I found this to be relatively accurate, given the fact that the GS4 can also lose some of the charge capacity through heat dissipation. It's within the realm of possibility that the GS4 wastes another 200mAh of capacity in the charging process.
My Verdict:
The Astro Mini is GREAT for use as an emergency backup battery! It consistently provides a 73% charge to my GS4. At $22 on Amazon, it's a great value as a quality external battery. It also comes with a short micro usb cable, a micro usb to Apple (up to 4S) adapter, and a quality bag to carry it all in. For my purposes, I choose to carry a backup battery in my pocket at all times. However, this external battery has come in quite handy on the few days at the hospital that I depleted both batteries and fits perfectly in my pocket in addition to my spare battery.
As a side note, I'd HIGHLY suggest that you purchase Anker replacement batteries for your GS4, as I did, as they most certainly outperform the Samsung factory batteries. NFC is fully functional with these replacement batteries as well.
Anker 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery
http://www.ianker.com/product/70SMGLXS4-S1W26NA/1461
I also purchased the Anker 18W car charger for my vehicle and it seems to perform far superior to any car charger that I've had before. I'm quickly becoming an Anker fan, after seeing and experiencing the quality of their products...and this is currently the only Anker product that I've received for free...I have purchased all of my other Anker products.
Anker 18W/2.4A+2.0A Dual Port USB Car Charger
http://www.ianker.com/product/71AN1852C-BA
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Do you have screen on time and standby time for the anker battery?
I received a RavPower 3000 lipstick charger. Think it performs quite similar as yours. I love that they have a luster gold color, it matches perfectly with an iPhone 5S.
Straight to the point:
1) is it true using an off brand charger can damage your phone's battery? Like, an LG charger for a Samsung phone.
2) Does topping up your battery life (putting on charger at 65%) damage it?
1. That is true, i don't recommend using chineese chargers or other charges than your "Stock" one, if you don't have the "Stock" charger for an while, its ok to use a charger with similar "Specs"
2. That can damage your battery life.
Thanks, that's great to know!