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3500mah battery now available

Hey guys,..well Ive got the Cameron Sino 3000mah battery,thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789679
But just found out there also now a 3500mah battery available..so I couldnt help myself and gave it a go.Just bought yesterday so will take a week or so to arrive.
This one as with the other high capacity batteries also comes with a custom back cover..but instead of the all fat ones like the Cameron Sino one the top bit where the speaker and camera are is still slimmer..only the bulge where the battery is is fatter...personally I think that doesnt look as good as all fat cover (not as natural..looks more like an add on) but I guess with this way there's no black edges on the corner of photo's like some people are reporting with the all fat ones.
Anyway..there's a few sellers on ebay selling them but this is the cheapest I found:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/3500M-EXTEND...092212?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a0b1d3df4
Ha ha...I see its now USD $13 posted..yesterday when I clicked by now it was only USD $10.99
For me about AUD $11.48..(since current exchange rate is great now the time for us Aussies to buy from the U.S )

I bought it on Ebay for 11 Euro.
Looks good for long trips

=Oberon= said:
Ha ha...I see its now USD $13 posted..yesterday when I clicked by now it was only USD $10.99
For me about AUD $11.48..(since current exchange rate is great now the time for us Aussies to buy from the U.S )
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Damn,he's now dropped the price again.This time down to USD $10.15! Thats even cheaper than what I paid..come on guys...gotta try it for that price..

I have already got the Cameron Sino 3000mah battery, but at 6.61GBP i thought i might as well order this one. Might well be a load of crap and might not even arrive, but its worth a go

Exactly.
I got the 3000mah Cameron Sino one too but had to try this one for that price.
Plus,dont forget,the back cover is a little different. Only the bottom section is fat,the top,where the camera and speaker are remains thinner so anyone who had complaints of the Cameron Sino all fat back cover making black edges around photos and the speaker a little muffled shouldnt complain here.
(Despite looking a little worse though I think)

Does anyone know how long this battery can hold a charge for?
would it be about 2.2xs longer?

Does anyone know a case that fits this? Preferably one that stays permanently on like those silicon ones?

What i don't get is that all of the extended batteries are so BIG..
Why not make a battery that is about 2 milimeter thicker and a case that only is bigger above the battery compartment..
In other words if you extend the 2/3 mm high hump on the regular cover about 1.5 inch on the SGS, you would have more room to put in a little bigger (2200mah) battery and you would still have a nice looking phone..

I would also like to know if theres any cases available for this size format. And its so weird how the capacity is ~2x more, but the size is 4x more lol.

My god, grrrr more batteries to buy! I'm starting to have way too many batteries. But its sooo cheap!!

ickyboo said:
'm starting to have way too many batteries. But its sooo cheap!!
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Yeah same,I already have two of those OEM 1500mah ones,a 3000mah one,this 3500mah on its way and also ordered the 1800mah one too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812204
Not to mention the the original Samsung 1500mah one.

us1111 said:
What i don't get is that all of the extended batteries are so BIG..
Why not make a battery that is about 2 milimeter thicker and a case that only is bigger above the battery compartment..
In other words if you extend the 2/3 mm high hump on the regular cover about 1.5 inch on the SGS, you would have more room to put in a little bigger (2200mah) battery and you would still have a nice looking phone..
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Yea, those would be nice.
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Hmm.. A li-ion Polymore batter could be moulded to almost any shape and hold just a tad lower amps.. But they tend to be hell expensive compared to brick size li-ions that we rock. Iphones use li-ion polymore batts. But yeh, What i'm saying is taht we COULD get a decent size and shape but it would prob cost 2-3x more. I would love a batt thats say 2mm thick and cover whole back of the device which would maybe give it about 2500mah or more.

I was able to use my phone 5 days with this battery

KeesKaas said:
I was able to use my phone 5 days with this battery
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Did you buy from the seller as listed on this thread, if so, how long did delivery take?

KeesKaas said:
I was able to use my phone 5 days with this battery
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Me too...with very strong and hard using device (3G,GPS,BT,calling, etc.) with this battery:
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This is the one i bought: http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120635635059
Free shipping, arrived within 1 week.

miro666 said:
Me too...with very strong and hard using device (3G,GPS,BT,calling, etc.) with this battery:
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Thats not the battery in this topic.Thats a 3000mah one. I have one of those too.
This topic is about the 3500mah battery.
KeesKaas said:
This is the one i bought: http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120635635059
Free shipping, arrived within 1 week.
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Gee,I see the prices have increased.When I bought mine you could get them for under USD$11 posted. As I did.

I have 3500mAh baterry now. It can joice my phone for a week, but it is kinda heavy and ugly, so I am using it only if I have to leave town for a weekend. It can survive even hard usage, playing games, and such. Took it from eBay.

I got mine delivered today. Charging as we speak. I ran across a site that exposes fake batteries and worry if this 3500mah battery is really just a big 2000mah battery now. Heres the site. What I noticed is that these ultra expensive Mugen batteries are so lowly rated. It seems that OEM batteries are best but they don't have a 3000mah battery! Hmmmmmmm
http://batteryboss.org/

[Q] Can we use Samsung Note's 2500mAh battery for Galaxy Sl

Hi,
Everybody wants to have a better battery. Thats the reason why Galaxy Sl is equipped with 1650 mAh battery comparing with Galaxy S 1500 mAh.
So my Question is, "Is it really possible to use Galaxy Note' 2500mAh battery in our Galaxy Sl". Can anybody tried it. Please let me know so that I can also buy it (if it works). Thanks.
P.S. Since 2500mAh battery is from Samsung so we need not worry about its life or discharge cycle, so clearly emphasizing the Note's battery.

what makes u think it will fit?have u seen the Note's size?

lol its much bigger than the battery of i9003

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Why don't u try mugen battery it has got 3200 mah battery fr our phone ...
There is a separate website google nd see it!
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Thanks "anigr88". But what I found was that the batteries from other companies are having issues like short life after one or 2 months usage etc. Thats the reason why I had asked the question.
Thanks a lot guys for your support.
So far the conclusion is that Galaxy Note battery is not suitable for Galaxy SL.

Dude search in the I9000 accessories forums, there you will find a ****load of replacement parts & good battery alternatives!
Tapashocked via my gt-I9003 with a random keyboard of my choice !

Actually u can really on that company but the batteries r too costly!
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Mugen battery is better than stock, typically, especially for HTC devices. BTW Mugen=infinite in Japanese.

techie.raj said:
Hi,
Everybody wants to have a better battery. Thats the reason why Galaxy Sl is equipped with 1650 mAh battery comparing with Galaxy S 1500 mAh.
So my Question is, "Is it really possible to use Galaxy Note' 2500mAh battery in our Galaxy Sl". Can anybody tried it. Please let me know so that I can also buy it (if it works). Thanks.
P.S. Since 2500mAh battery is from Samsung so we need not worry about its life or discharge cycle, so clearly emphasizing the Note's battery.
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You can use it.
But, please do share what tool you are going to use to slice off the battery's sides and make it fit into our phone

Thanks for your suggestions Lorddx666, anigr88, bigeye0x0.
So far the conclusion is we have to go for other alternatives as the battery really don't fit to our device.
@bangalorerohan : My friend, if you know the answer then please share with us but don't make fun of others.

Based on info from i9000 forums I bought a Momax battery from ebay.
Its 1700 mah (a tiny bit more power than the standard one for i9003) but I wanted a backup battery which is not expensive (like the mugen's) but good enough quality to last me. The Momax battery fits the bill.

i want ti know dat are mugen batteries good in quality?if not den wich are good?

burninghouse said:
i want ti know dat are mugen batteries good in quality?if not den wich are good?
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Mugen are the best-in-town batteries.
But, they usually Take a lot of cash from your pocket

techie.raj said:
Hi,
Everybody wants to have a better battery. Thats the reason why Galaxy Sl is equipped with 1650 mAh battery comparing with Galaxy S 1500 mAh.
So my Question is, "Is it really possible to use Galaxy Note' 2500mAh battery in our Galaxy Sl". Can anybody tried it. Please let me know so that I can also buy it (if it works). Thanks.
P.S. Since 2500mAh battery is from Samsung so we need not worry about its life or discharge cycle, so clearly emphasizing the Note's battery.
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/view...310091ffe40c17?itemId=120859077365&cmd=VIDESC
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/view...310091ffe40c17?itemId=120859077365&cmd=VIDESC
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Welcome to ebay, with an incredible battery that has much more power with NO INCREASE IN SIZE OR WEIGHT whatsoever, made in China.
That sir, is fake, good morning.

Wow, pero thanks
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you can buy some solar chargers its good on terrain
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Very nice

has anyone had a bad experience by changing the battery

has anyone had a bad experience by changing the battery ?
more mAH, but no more battery life for example!
thank you for your feedback

Happy with my 1800 mah stock...running on cm9..
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S3b38 said:
has anyone had a bad experience by changing the battery ?
more mAH, but no more battery life for example!
thank you for your feedback
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Depends on which battery you bought; I'm guessing it was an aftermarket one - there are lots of 'em flying around only some of them are better than the stock one.
Don't just believe the mah they state on the battery.

i'd check this thread, a lot of good stuff written on buying high mAH batteries of places like ebay.

Thank you for this post
There are some people who have had unpleasant surprises when changing battery
I was wondering about batteries made ​​in China.
I will focus on a battery where there will be a good return, like your 1800 mah stock ;-)

Get the samsung galaxy S2 Epic 4g touch battery. 1800mah and fits perfectly.
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fylim said:
Get the samsung galaxy S2 Epic 4g touch battery. 1800mah and fits perfectly.
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Really?
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big attention with other acessoirs..it can brick your phones....
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I have a chinese battery (otb original) and, when it's some hours power the phone with that battery, is like if I'm making long press on home key, and constantly jump the window with last open applications. As if it were a charged capacitor...

Many of the batteries you can find on ebay etc are fake. The mAH is just a sticker and easily printed
A fairly good/simple way to test is to weigh the batteries. If the new battery is lighter, it almost definitely is fake.
Another way is to peel off the sticker. Usually the manufacturer will print the actual capacity on the aluminium thing under the sticker (I peeled off the sticker of a 2.99 battery that was '1500' mAH - said it was 1000 underneath).

Is this too good to be real? I think they have less capacity. Anyone bought 1800mAh batteries from ebay that really are 1.8Ah? It would be nice if the saler ship worldwide.
I am looking to buy an extra battery, the current one holds about 8-12h of (heavy?) usage, Wi-Fi always ON, 3G/2G depending on the signal, most of the time full brightness, 20min-2h games or movies, 20min browsing the web and a few calls, at most 20min and frequently looking at the clock.

I bought an anker 1800 from amazon, as far as I can tell it's genuine

jixbo said:
I have a chinese battery (otb original) and, when it's some hours power the phone with that battery, is like if I'm making long press on home key, and constantly jump the window with last open applications. As if it were a charged capacitor...
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You have no this problem with the original battery (if you have keep it)?

Using anker 1800 mAh for the past week.. cheap, works perfectly (untill now) and ads a few battery hours
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Anker-Extended-Battery-Samsung-Galaxy-S-i9000-Charger-/330601629006

I just changed roms to one of the MIUI ones and my battery life has gone through the roof. What had been a 16hour charge (at most) on Darky's4.2 is now 28-30hour easily. Definitely something to look at, even ignoring the improved feature sets.

nwsk said:
I bought an anker 1800 from amazon, as far as I can tell it's genuine
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My anker batteries are the best cellphone batteries iv ever purchased. The difference was insane.
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like i can see the 'Anker' have good feedback ;-)
may be it will be my choice !

I bought Muggen 3200 battery and have very good feedback for last 12 months
It is bigger, more heavy and shipped with special back case
but automy is perfect with it !

From what i've read mugen are very credible for extended batteries, as are momax. Momax make a 1800mAH (to my best memory) which is the same size as the normal, or the 2700mAH battery which is a little thicker, but apparently gives a very good battery life

I`m using PolarCell 1800mAh and I`m very happy with staying power.

MPJ 7000mAh Extended Battery REVIEW (2day4hrs / 9h46m on screen)

Is a very good option.
check it
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/230978571860?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/MPJ-7000mAh...730?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d0c6f1ac2

its *not* really 7000 mAh

Hmm but it has 9 hours screen on... perhaps might be 5000ish mah?

lambstone said:
Hmm but it has 9 hours screen on... perhaps might be 5000ish mah?
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yeah most likley;
i just got the Hyperion 5600 mAh and i got 7 hours screen time on my first charge; and almost 2 days on battery. (wifi/bluetooth on 24/7 and brightness at 100%)
its for sure a 5600 mAh battery.

Never heard of mpj
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wavrunrx said:
yeah most likley;
i just got the Hyperion 5600 mAh and i got 7 hours screen time on my first charge; and almost 2 days on battery. (wifi/bluetooth on 24/7 and brightness at 100%)
its for sure a 5600 mAh battery.
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I ordered one of these kinps 6300mah extended battery
Did a quick search on the kinps brand, apparently some galaxy note ii users said it was pretty decent so what the hell, it's cheaper than getting the zerolemon which costs quite a fair bit to ship out of the states.
Also, if it isn't close to 6300mah, I can always talk to the seller

lambstone said:
I ordered one of these kinps 6300mah extended battery
Did a quick search on the kinps brand, apparently some galaxy note ii users said it was pretty decent so what the hell, it's cheaper than getting the zerolemon which costs quite a fair bit to ship out of the states.
Also, if it isn't close to 6300mah, I can always talk to the seller
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maybe itll be just fine for you and that would be great, and i hope it is, but im quite confident in saying its not going to be 6300mAh.
if you spent $4 more, you could have bought a recognized brand like a hyperion 5200 mAh, and gotten better then rated specs. with a knips, or the OP's MPJ, they are one or all of the following:
1) purposely mislabeled capacity to deceive unsuspecting buyers
2) a recycled cell (not good)
3) manufacturing origin: China (Parts and assembly)
imho, i would have spent the extra $4 for quality.
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hyperion link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Samsung-Extended-Compatible-Warranty/dp/B00BCK2G40

wavrunrx said:
maybe itll be just fine for you and that would be great, and i hope it is, but im quite confident in saying its not going to be 6300mAh.
if you spent $4 more, you could have bought a recognized brand like a hyperion 5200 mAh, and gotten better then rated specs. with a knips, or the OP's MPJ, they are one or all of the following:
1) purposely mislabeled capacity to deceive unsuspecting buyers
2) a recycled cell (not good)
3) manufacturing origin: China (Parts and assembly)
imho, i would have spent the extra $4 for quality.
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hyperion link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Samsung-Extended-Compatible-Warranty/dp/B00BCK2G40
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I second that. Hyperion and Anker are the only two trusted double-capacity aftermarket batteries I would consider. 3x capacity - Zerolemon is a king. Every other brand claiming higher capacity just puts a fake label which in a lot of the cases you can remove (label that is) to read the actual battery marking. Samsung is very good at putting max size cells into OEM footprint, so anybody claiming more than 2600 mAh with original footprint is lying. The same with double capacity extended batteries, it's nothing more or less than double amount of original, so don't expect anything higher than 5200 mAh. Anything else will be a lie and you might not even get 2600 mAh or 5200 mAh out of these. Stay AWAY from any "Golden" labeled batteries. I got one of those for my N2 (labeled as 4200 mAh with a footprint of the original N2 3100 mAh). After external measurement it turned out to be slightly bigger than 2000 mAh. And I read the same reviews from others about these Gold batteries.

wavrunrx said:
maybe itll be just fine for you and that would be great, and i hope it is, but im quite confident in saying its not going to be 6300mAh.
if you spent $4 more, you could have bought a recognized brand like a hyperion 5200 mAh, and gotten better then rated specs. with a knips, or the OP's MPJ, they are one or all of the following:
1) purposely mislabeled capacity to deceive unsuspecting buyers
2) a recycled cell (not good)
3) manufacturing origin: China (Parts and assembly)
imho, i would have spent the extra $4 for quality.
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hyperion link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Samsung-Extended-Compatible-Warranty/dp/B00BCK2G40
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The thing is, those brands aren't readily available to the majority of the world. For instance, shipping for Anker and Hyperion batteries alone would be too expensive. For example, it costs me around USD55 to get a Zerolemon shipped to AU.
There are plenty of reputable Chinese brands out there too if you knew what they are.

yes this is a good option for my 2-year-old s4

I have a 7800mah anker and I only get about 15 hours from full charge....maybe I use my phone too much?
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EC Technology 2800mAh battery review

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I received my EC Technology 2800mah for my S4 last week,bought from Amazon US for a very nice price of 9$ only :laugh:
It's not NFC ready.
It has the same dimensions as the stock 2600mah from Samsung though with an extra 200mah and a few grams more,so yes it fits perfectly your S4 with the original battery cover.
So +200mah really make a difference?
Yes!
At least with me it lasted about half a day more than with my stock 2600mah battery.
I used Viber for about 50 mins,WIFI was ON for at least 6 hours,screen brightness was on Auto +5 (highest auto-brightness),about 30 mins of GSM calls,1 hour of Whatsapp,music in car with BT and screen half of the time ON for 1 hour...

vegetaleb said:
Hello!
I received my EC Technology 2800mah for my S4 last week,bought from Amazon US for a very nice price of 9$ only :laugh:
It's not NFC ready.
It has the same dimensions as the stock 2600mah from Samsung though with an extra 200mah and a few grams more,so yes it fits perfectly your S4 with the original battery cover.
So +200mah really make a difference?
Yes!
At least with me it lasted about half a day more than with my stock 2600mah battery.
I used Viber for about 50 mins,WIFI was ON for at least 6 hours,screen brightness was on Auto +5 (highest auto-brightness),about 30 mins of GSM calls,1 hour of Whatsapp,music in car with BT and screen half of the time ON for 1 hour...
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Could you continue testing for a few more days and post back? 200 mah is a 7% increase in battery capacity and you are reporting 12 hours of additional battery life. Although this loses NFC functionality, this still sounds to good to be true, but in case it is true, I want one!

Opteka makes a 3000mAh replacement that works great. NFC support is lacking. I bought a Note 2 antennae for NFC to stick inside the battery door. NFC issue solved.

tech_head said:
Opteka makes a 3000mAh replacement that works great. NFC support is lacking. I bought a Note 2 antennae for NFC to stick inside the battery door. NFC issue solved.
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Any chance you could post a link for that antenna?
Thanks in advance :good:

xmsnx said:
Any chance you could post a link for that antenna?
Thanks in advance :good:
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Yes, here you go.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281119085157?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNrUrzUYa6k

tech_head said:
Opteka makes a 3000mAh replacement that works great. NFC support is lacking.
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The one on Amazon says it has NFC?

Yeah, I know. I have it. You can try but my NFC doesn't work with that battery. I tried. I got the Note solution. I got my battery directly from Opteka.
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tech_head said:
Yeah, I know. I have it. You can try but my NFC doesn't work with that battery. I tried. I got the Note solution. I got my battery directly from Opteka.
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So do you actually notice a difference compared to stock battery? How much screen on time do you get on average? Also, zerolemon or opteka?

I got the Opteka because they have a two year warranty and I know them from their camera equipment. I haven't really checked the screen time. Before the battery I could get through the day if I was careful. Now it doesn't matter. YMMV
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I too have the $8.99 Opteka from Amazon. It weighs 44g, the same exact weight as the stock battery. I don't see how they can squeeze an extra 400 mAh reserve capacity without doing this (and I don't think they're capable of doing that - I'm sure this is just a relabeled core). Furthermore, my real life experience with it after a few charges shows no improvement over stock, with similar usage pattern (checked with Better Battery Stats). If anyone felt an improvement over stock, it's very possible that the stock was a dud or the usage pattern is different or it's placebo. But take this with a grain of salt - I'm not discounting anyone's experience with Opteka, it's just my own direct observation.
I already ordered a Qi receiver with NFC antenna, so I'm returning the Opteka and going to try ZeroLemon next. Might be difficult to close the battery door with the ZeroLemon and the Qi/Nfc plate, but we'll see...

tech_head said:
Opteka makes a 3000mAh replacement that works great. NFC support is lacking. I bought a Note 2 antennae for NFC to stick inside the battery door. NFC issue solved.
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Is this the one you're talking about?
ebay link
Want to buy one, but only if it fits in the s4, without have to change cover on the back