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[Updated 6/14] 1980mah Andida battery

*Last update. There is some testing going on in the thread, expect updates on the testing after 6/14*
Apparently there is a 1980mah battery for sale on ebay for the g2x. It's located here: http://goo.gl/fTVHF
I decided to contact all purchasers of the battery via researching the seller's feedback list. I hit up all P990 and P999 purchasers who have had the battery at least 1 week. I'm posting responses as I receive them so I'll keep adding to this, newest at the top -
It added a maybe additional hour or two to the battery life, but soon after I replaced the battery I rooted my phone because It is the worst battery hawk I've ever used and I installed cyanogen mod instead of the crappy LG software that came with the phone, that gave me additional hour or two, then I installed juice defender and now I've seen up to 36 hours of battery life, compared to 8 - 12 hours before my adventure to get reasonable battery life out of this phone.
So I'm sorry that I can't really tell if the increased battery life out of this 1980mAh battery did the trick beyond a few recharge cycles since I did a lot more to the phone the only a few days later to make it remotely usable
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well the battery is okay is beats my old battery by 15% i think it still dies fast but this one is better den the one before
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Works like a clock, so far recharged the battery three times and the battery life exceed the standard lg´s 1500Mah. definitely could recommend it.
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Hi, yes i am using the 1980mah for my backup battery. well, so far so good. they last longer than the 1500mah. and so far no problem yet.
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the battery running good , better than the OEM battery , for light use still can make a day ( my LG Optimus never make it a day since i bought it ), the OEM battery barely make 15 hours , im using andida battery for my HTC incredible too & im very satisfied with this product
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Battery works very well. You definitely soul should buy it. if you know what you're doing, flashing cm7 will also extend battery life. My phone could probably go 2 days without charge. battery a big plus. You should also buy a spare charger. Charging the phone without using helps exercise battery
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I've been using the battery for about a week and and initially did not notice much of a difference. I have made sure to completely drain the battery a few times and fully recharge it, and now the improvement is noticable. This battery seems to be legit.
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schmit said:
Apparently there is a 1980mah battery for sale on ebay for the g2x. It's located here: http://goo.gl/fTVHF
I decided to contact all purchasers of the battery via researching the seller's feedback list. I hit up all P990 and P999 purchasers who have had the battery at least 1 week. I'm posting responses as I receive them so I'll keep adding to this.. I emailed around 10 purchasers -
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IDK,
I'm always afraid these cheap batterys will burn my phone....

xmoo said:
IDK,
I'm always afraid these cheap batterys will burn my phone....
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cheap battery perma bricked one of my phones (oem battery would not even power it up), and almost perma bricked the one after it (oem battery fired it up)
never again will i do aftermarket battery

xmoo said:
IDK,
I'm always afraid these cheap batterys will burn my phone....
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tackleberry said:
cheap battery perma bricked one of my phones (oem battery would not even power it up), and almost perma bricked the one after it (oem battery fired it up)
never again will i do aftermarket battery
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Huh.. I have used them for years without any ill affects. Not to say it doesn't happen.. but that's the purpose of this post. To really see how things are going out there for those that have been using the battery for a while. Some real world input and not someone marketing a product.

schmit said:
Apparently there is a 1980mah battery for sale on ebay for the g2x. It's located here: http://goo.gl/fTVHF
I decided to contact all purchasers of the battery via researching the seller's feedback list. I hit up all P990 and P999 purchasers who have had the battery at least 1 week. I'm posting responses as I receive them so I'll keep adding to this.. I emailed around 10 purchasers -
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Hmmmm thanks for doing that research! I'm definitely considering giving this one a try. I've also had extended batteries in the past and none have ever bricked my phone. I'm still a little hesitant because of the bad hype concerning third party batteries. Let us know if you get a hold of any more reviews! Thanks again!

What do you think of this one?
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/mugen-lg-optimus-2x-extended-battery-1700mah-p29755.htm

third party electronics period make me twitch.
when i was in sales, first thing i asked when people had dead phones, overheating issues, or bubbled up batteries was "where did you get your car charger" and 9/10 people said wally world, 7-11, ebay, indirect dealer. i ask to see it and sure enough it was some 2 dollar pos.
jus sayin...AM electrical parts are not the best. some are better than others, and as always you get what you pay for.

tackleberry said:
third party electronics period make me twitch.
when i was in sales, first thing i asked when people had dead phones, overheating issues, or bubbled up batteries was "where did you get your car charger" and 9/10 people said wally world, 7-11, ebay, indirect dealer. i ask to see it and sure enough it was some 2 dollar pos.
jus sayin...AM electrical parts are not the best. some are better than others, and as always you get what you pay for.
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I agree with you, I just dislike people who dismiss every single third party product as junk. If you do your research and understand what you read, you can find a third party product here and there that makes using your device a lot more enjoyable. That's just my view on things, if people still want to stay completely away from third party products, they have every right to do so.
Oh and as far as getting what you pay for, there are some pretty good deals out there (http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...=UTF8&qid=1306108673&sr=8-1&tag=5336653508-20 for example from personal experience) that are, in my opinion, worth much more than the price.

baldwinguy77 said:
I agree with you, I just dislike people who dismiss every single third party product as junk. If you do your research and understand what you read, you can find a third party product here and there that makes using your device a lot more enjoyable. That's just my view on things, if people still want to stay completely away from third party products, they have every right to do so.
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Agreed. I investigate every product before purchasing. Everyone in my home, as well as most of my friends and family, buy 3rd party. I have yet to hear of a challenge outside of forums and such. I believe they exist, but as far as my social circle, I have yet to see it. Plus, I have saved so much via 3rd party that if I had to replace my phone, I would still be ahead. It would suck, but I would keep buying 3rd party.

dombera said:
What do you think of this one?
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/mugen-lg-optimus-2x-extended-battery-1700mah-p29755.htm
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IDK.. not much gain to a 1700mah. I have done a similar thing on ebay with the 1800mah batteries that are out there. The response i received: "Stay away. I only get a few hours on the battery."
Boy, I'm so appreciative of honest buyers.. They have helped me a lot. It's a great way to know if you're getting into something bad or not.. just ask those using the products. They got nothing to gain/lose. If they love it, they'll tell ya. If they hate it, they'll tell ya.
Personally, I wouldn't touch that battery. Why?: "Write the first customer review!" Ahhh, no thanks. If it was a good product, there would already be feedback through the buzz on misc. forums.

A while ago, I used one of those Andida batteries for the old HTC Touch Diamond 2
That one had 1700 mAh and the HTC battery had 1100 [not 1400] mAh (I think).
There was an improvement over the HTC battery, quite some hours and I used that one for at least 2 months and it did not die after one week or so
Maybe it is worth a try.

480mAh extra capacity in the same size package as the OEM battery?
Impossible
If a battery is the same size as the OEM one, it doesn't matter if its labeled 1600mAh, 1700mAh or 1980mAh. It's a scam.
No matter how badly you want to rationalize the impossibility as being false, its still just a scam.

rotohammer said:
480mAh extra capacity in the same size package as the OEM battery?
Impossible
If a battery is the same size as the OEM one, it doesn't matter if its labeled 1600mAh, 1700mAh or 1980mAh. It's a scam.
No matter how badly you want to rationalize the impossibility as being false, its still just a scam.
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I'd like to read up and study this. Can you provide a resource for this info?
If that's the case.. and I can get a replacement/backup battery that performs equally, at the fraction of the cost.. I'm in. Regardless, I'm very interested in researching this.

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schmit said:
I'd like to read up and study this. Can you provide a resource for this info?
If that's the case.. and I can get a replacement/backup battery that performs equally, at the fraction of the cost.. I'm in. Regardless, I'm very interested in researching this.
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Me too. Because the g2 has a 1300 and the incredible has a 1450. The incredible battery fits and works on theg2.
G2x with faux AOSP

tackleberry said:
Me too. Because the g2 has a 1300 and the incredible has a 1450. The incredible battery fits and works on theg2.
G2x with faux AOSP
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Lol that's a good point...I'm not well educated on batteries at all so my voice on the matter shouldn't be used as a reference, but I've used extended batteries in the past (ones the same size as the OEM battery for that phone) and they have worked. Sure, they only had an hour or two of life more than the OEM one, but it was still a result (and a consistent one). I know that technological definitions might not back that up, but as long as somethings works how I want it to, I really don't care about technicalities

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as long as somethings works how I want it to, I really don't care about technicalities
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My thoughts exactly. Real world results are what matter the most to the end user.
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phburks said:
My thoughts exactly. Real world results are what matter the most to the end user.
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Yup exactly. And that's why I tend to stick with reading user reviews on forums or product pages as opposed to looking for an "expert" opinion on the product when the "expert" has never used nor tested it. I have A LOT of respect for people who read up on a subject and are well educated about it, believe me. But my real concern is whether or not a product actually works in the real world for real users. I am not concerned about what statistics, etc. say a product should do.

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Me too. Because the g2 has a 1300 and the incredible has a 1450. The incredible battery fits and works on theg2.
G2x with faux AOSP
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Well... That's an extremely good point. The impossible is obviously possible. Newer tech? Who knows.. I need to see the literal science behind it and hear from someone that is in the field..

I don't think it's fair to say straight out that's its impossible and that these batteries are a scam.
I've tired to do some simple looking around on the net and seems it is a hit and miss on some of these extended batteries, but not all companies are bad with many being legit. Total legit 1980mah? I dunno, is there anyway to test this capacity?
I've used an aftermarket 1900 mAh batt on my G2. Can't rem the company name, it was for another htc phone and i had to cut the tab, but it worked and it definitely lasted longer then the stock battery.
For my G2x , I recently purchased one of these Andida 1980mah's and have had it in my phone for last couple days. These for sure last longer then my stock battery. It would barely make it from 830am till 7pm. With this new one, yesterday I started at 8:52am and lasted to 240am, with a brief 30min plug in to computer to do some syncing around mid day.
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A little pc sync/charging around 3:17-3:37ish
Then stayed at 1% from 10:24ish till 2:40. then i plugged it in to charge.
Today, I started fresh 100% charge at 2pm and now its 9:33pm and Im sitting at 60%. Hope this helps in anyway. I'll try to report back more after some battery conditioning.
Btw, there are other sellers on ebay I think. Just look up Andida for G2x

So is anybody going to buy that battery?
I'm really anxious to see if this phone can work better
with SetCPU I guess I can still monitor the temperatures
I had a problem with a European battery that reported temperature erroneous (always 25 C)
I wonder if these work great

Another MT4GS battery thread

So today I was charging my phone after a little over 7 hours use and it simply jumped to 99% from 24%.
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I just calibrated my battery like a week or so ago so I'm beginning to think that my battery(stock) is broken. Just ordered an Anker to replace it.
Could this be caused by charging from different chargers/sources(like standard htc charger then via usb and or another device's charger)?
Does the battery usage section report the battery usage acurately? Because I think mine doesn't, whether or not my device stays with screen of for a fair time of the time between charges/brightness at zero it still reports screen using the most power
Edit: On PyroICs 1.1.0
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You can absolutely damage the battery by using blackberry chargeres, or ones that deviate too far from 5v-1a.
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Blue6IX said:
You can absolutely damage the battery by using blackberry chargeres, or ones that deviate too far from 5v-1a.
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Not charged my phone with a blackberry charger. Just a Samsung galaxy mini's charger and a Huawei IDEOS charger. The only other power source I've used is USB power from my laptop when I'm on the go.
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The OEM battery is known to have terrible life. You're better off with either a Mugen or the Anker two-pack.

blackknightavalon said:
The OEM battery is known to have terrible life. You're better off with either a Mugen or the Anker two-pack.
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Getting an Anker. Ordered today after the battery gave me the graph in OP.I hope it will be less erratic
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cybot_x1024 said:
Getting an Anker. Ordered today after the battery gave me the graph in OP.I hope it will be less erratic
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I have both the 3600mAh Mugen and the 1800mAh Anker two-pack. Both are great. I recommend the Mugen if you can afford it.
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blackknightavalon said:
I have both the 3600mAh Mugen and the 1800mAh Anker two-pack. Both are great. I recommend the Mugen if you can afford it.
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I already have a hard rubberised case for my phone and am not too sure the 3600mAh battery bulge will agree with it, both practically and aesthetically.
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cybot_x1024 said:
I already have a hard rubberised case for my phone and am not too sure the 3600mAh battery bulge will agree with it, both practically and aesthetically.
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Aye that's something to watch out for. Maybe go with the Anker and if your still not satisfied, look into a Muugen 18 or 36
Just my spare change.

Blue6IX said:
You can absolutely damage the battery by using blackberry chargeres, or ones that deviate too far from 5v-1a.
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No blue, I'm going to have to call you on this one. No damage that I can see. Been charging my old G2 with a BB charger for at least the past 4 months. No problems at all.

you'll see it sooner or later, you are wearing out the cells inside it - they weren't made to take that kind of stress.
When i'm not getting ready for work i'll dig up some info on why specifically.

Blue6IX said:
you'll see it sooner or later, you are wearing out the cells inside it - they weren't made to take that kind of stress.
When i'm not getting ready for work i'll dig up some info on why specifically.
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Blue i would say your wrong aswell i used a BB charger form my old Mytouch 4g for about 11 months and my battery still functioned properly as was lasting its standered period of time like always.

What's unique about the BB charger anyway?
I noticed some time back on a previous device I had(ZTE Blade) it would disable the touch digitiser as soon as you plugged it in, though it would still charge the device.
Is it something to do with the way its earthed?
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I've used a BB charger on both my G2 and my MT4GS and both batteries still work as good as they should.

bmw2105 said:
Blue i would say your wrong aswell i used a BB charger form my old Mytouch 4g for about 11 months and my battery still functioned properly as was lasting its standered period of time like always.
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I've used a BB charger on both my G2 and my MT4GS and both batteries still work as good as they should.
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...and I think someone else posted in this thread about using a BB charger and it being fine over time.
I don't care about being wrong on a personal level, no ego or anything like that - i'd rather be corrected if i'm wrong so I don't spread misinformation. So far that's at least two people (quoted from this page, didn't dig further back into the thread - cumbersome to do on the device over lunch through the browser)
So that's some people providing information based on their direct observations, it's up to me or anyone else who has supporting info to provide it to show why trickle-charging at low amperage is bad for the cells in the battery.
Just 'cause it works and you get away with it without the appearance of issues doesn't mean it's good for it or not doing damage.
I once drove my Bronco a little over 300 miles round-trip to camping in the mountains at a remote site. It was carrying all of our gear and the people were riding in other vehicles, and the Bronco was overloaded (by a lot). I only had 2 cylinders out of 8 working, the sparks were shot in the other 6. 3 were down before the trip started, didn't have a chance to change them, and at one point early in the drive I came to a quick stop on the highway from fast to nothing and flooded the engine, causing 3 more spark plugs to stop working (shoulda seen them when I changed them after I got back - 2 were outright broken lol)
The Bronco still pulled it's weight and got us there, was able to keep up and was 4-wheeling off road and lots of fun. Obviously not good for the engine, tranny etc... but it did it, and without any issues.
I've got just over 1600 logged rounds through my Glock since the last time I cleaned it (intentionally - glock is supposed to be reliable and it's a torture test i'm putting it through to see how many rounds between cleaning before a misfire)
Obviously in both cases the manufacturers don't recommend doing what i'm doing. It should be pretty plain the objects spoke about were/are being abused. Yet they function/functioned just as well as if they were being cared for properly.
The abuse of the cells in the batteries is no different then the two situations I described above. They are not designed to be charged at that trickle rate, and doing so stressed the individual cells in the batteries.
I don't have links to cite technical specifics, and i'll have to go out of my way to track down the information to put here to explain why on the technical level. I don't know how soon that may be, but it's important for us to lay this to rest one way or another.
I'd love nothing more then for the information i've put together about lithium-ion batteries over the course of my electronics education to be proved wrong due to new developments in battery technology/tolerances and that you can in fact use something like a BB charger to charge them, but it flies in the face of all I know about proper care of the cells in the batteries themselves so...

Blue is an interesting character, I must say lol...
Either way, I'll take your word for it. You probably know better than me regardless. I was just saying I saw no apparent damage. But then again this damage doesn't need to be apparent.

Blue6IX said:
I'd love nothing more then for the information i've put together about lithium-ion batteries over the course of my electronics education to be proved wrong due to new developments in battery technology/tolerances and that you can in fact use something like a BB charger to charge them, but it flies in the face of all I know about proper care of the cells in the batteries themselves so...
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always nice to get what you love!
seems as if the important thing is not input current, but ensuring that the battery is not 'overcharged'.
Charge currents with Li-ion are less critical and can vary widely. Any charge will do, including energy from a renewable resource such as a solar panel or wind turbine. Charge absorption is very high and with a low and intermittent charge, charging simply takes a little longer without negatively affecting the battery. The absence of trickle charge further helps simplify the charger.
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http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries

Blue is awesome! The stories are greatness.
I also have used my bb charger on my g2 and this phone with no problems. I did eventually have a probelm charger the g2 but it was something wrong where the charfger was actually connecting. You would have to hold the phone a seperate way.. had another g2 that was fine before that one though, until I fell on it. 280 pounds > g2
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Just got an anker battery for it. Will do afew full charge and drain then post results
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Anybody else notice that the last 10% or so of the Anker drops like a stone?
Blue6IX said:
I've got just over 1600 logged rounds through my Glock since the last time I cleaned it (intentionally - glock is supposed to be reliable and it's a torture test i'm putting it through to see how many rounds between cleaning before a misfire)
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Super OT I know but,
Check out Chuck Taylor's super high round count Glock 17. A million or so rounds through it. Insane. I used to have a Glock Armorer's certification back when I was the Police. Glocks are extremely durable and reliable pistols. The caveat I'll pass on is shoot no unjacketed lead, only jacketed bullets. Too many rounds with Pb and no cleaning can have you eating bits of your chamber... It is hard to write kernel code without the use of your fingers and eyes.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement.

Tried cheap 9$ 3500mAh battery (tests included)

I found this one 3500mAh and ordered it : http://www.ebay.com/itm/251065892927
for 9$ I'm willing to give it a try (and even though it may be the exact same one from a chinese seller, I prefer to have it ship from a US location).
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Have you received/tested the battery? Interested in getting one as well
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Yea I received it a week ago, I like it so far.
The battery door you can tell is cheap when you get it, however I've gotten use to it fast, the slightly rubberized texture is a nice feel for me and seems to fit better in my hands now.
After about 2, 3 days of charge up, drain down, charge up it seems to be nicely consistent now in the power usage can easily get a couple of days out of it before needing a charge (mostly on account of both my SetCPU profile and undervolting table).
Basically once fully charged it could take about 1.5-2 hours before it would end up showing 99% on stuff like Google Music, email, Facebook, etc.
A battery screenshot back when I was doing a bit of music and background notifications (fb, email, twitter, Skype, etc logged in and notifying around 10-15 minute mark), screen not on as often, but I don't usually have my screen on all that often especially as I don't normally sit thru a game that long.
Charges pretty fast at least.
I don't remember 100% what I did at what specific time frame, but I know from 42% to 36% I was watching an Episode of Heroes so bout 40ish minutes of netflix there.
EDIT (7/26/2012):
I drained the battery down til the phone died, and used a battery monitoring app to measure the mV charging back up from 0% to 100%. Also a mAh measurement of the battery. (took about 5 hours to drain the battery down with everything running GPS, 100% screen, wifi, bluetooth, FM radio, 90%+ CPU load, etc)

Thanks for the info, I will definitely be getting one.
Hopefully it will render the same results for my phone.

lawl
The phone it self is a brick, but this brick has ascended past a normal brick, it has become a super brick!! im not joking lol but on how do you curry that around? its like we've gone back to the 90's

tanveer2k12 said:
The phone it self is a brick, but this brick has ascended past a normal brick, it has become a super brick!! im not joking lol but on how do you curry that around? its like we've gone back to the 90's
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Lol It's not that big, I can actually put it in my pant's pocket just fine. If I can still wrap my first set of knuckles around the lip of the phone it's still not too thick, notice that the whole thing is not thicker than the width of my thumb.

it seems so uncomfortable... I imagine myself typing with that thing on my hand! Nice to know anyways that it's a real working battery!

Looks nice, thanks! I'm getting one !
Just ordered one.
How long did it take to ship to you?
( I am from Holland )

siemz said:
Looks nice, thanks! I'm getting one !
Just ordered one.
How long did it take to ship to you?
( I am from Holland )
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Being that I'm in the United States (Grand Rapids, Michigan), and the seller was also in the United States (Georgia) I paid 6/21 Thursday and received it on monday morning 6/25. One of the reasons I picked this seller was because shipping was from the US and not from China, even if the product itself was probably identical to the Chinese shippers.
If you were in Holland, Michigan (which is bout a half an hour drive from me) you'd probably get it in the same time frame. Not sure about Georgia, USA to Holland (EU), probably faster than from Shanghai maybe.
With the latest EliteKernel I'm getting even better battery life (primarily in screen off mode) so will probably be posting another screenshot in the next day or so.

kbeezie said:
Being that I'm in the United States (Grand Rapids, Michigan), and the seller was also in the United States (Georgia) I paid 6/21 Thursday and received it on monday morning 6/25. One of the reasons I picked this seller was because shipping was from the US and not from China, even if the product itself was probably identical to the Chinese shippers.
If you were in Holland, Michigan (which is bout a half an hour drive from me) you'd probably get it in the same time frame. Not sure about Georgia, USA to Holland (EU), probably faster than from Shanghai maybe.
With the latest EliteKernel I'm getting even better battery life (primarily in screen off mode) so will probably be posting another screenshot in the next day or so.
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Okai, thanks!
Cannot wait ^^

what kind of mAh does the one you got off ebay have?
and does it get hot at all?
i'm thinking of getting one of these... especially because cm9 seems to be draining my battery pretty fast.

Asjoc said:
what kind of mAh does the one you got off ebay have?
and does it get hot at all?
i'm thinking of getting one of these... especially because cm9 seems to be draining my battery pretty fast.
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The one I bought is 3500mAh (should say the same on that specific ebay listing).
Yea CM9 was eating my battery like crazy which is why I switched over to EliteMod ICS (based on the CM9 Kernel, but uses AOKP for the rest of it and his own tweaks).

virtualflyer said:
it seems so uncomfortable... I imagine myself typing with that thing on my hand! Nice to know anyways that it's a real working battery!
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I actually got one few moths ago and Ive got to say, that using hw keyboard is incredibly easy even with this battery mounted. I would say mby easier than with normal one.

cyber-mythius said:
I actually got one few moths ago and Ive got to say, that using hw keyboard is incredibly easy even with this battery mounted. I would say mby easier than with normal one.
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Yea I find it easier because the extra 'lip' on the battery door makes it easier to grasp when working in landscape mode. Normally landscape isn't a problem if you're not using the keyboard at all, but once you slide out the keyboard the working thickness you have to grab onto is effectively halved with the original battery door.

Wow, ~2 days of battery life? Is it really worth the extra bulk, though? And how long does it take to fully charge?

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Wow, ~2 days of battery life? Is it really worth the extra bulk, though? And how long does it take to fully charge?
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The day it arrived it took about 4-5 hours to be considered 'charged', when I first got it, it said 66% but thats because it was going off the info from the stock battery when it was actually near dead. So for a couple hours it'll actually say 99% until it finally hits the top at 100%. It takes a couple of days for the battery stats to become accurate it seems, but you could go a full day easy after the first 5-6 hour charge.
I've gotten setCPU profile tweaked and undervolting as low as I can while keeping 122-1286 stable, but I don't use it 24/7 at full brightness so yes it could go without a charge for over a day and a half. (though seems longer now that the new EliteKernel is actually easier on the battery once again).
With my original stock 1300mAh battery if I were to keep it in standby I could probably best around 18-20 hours, but that is if I didn't actually have the screen on most of the time.
If I get a chance to actually run down the battery I'll get a screenshot.
Far as the bulk, it actually doesn't bother me as much as some people may think, I actually prefer the cheap semi-rubberized backing on it to the chrome door, and it's easier for me to grip especially in landscape orientation, and I don't wear tight jeans or anything like that. But yea may seem like a brick when our phones are getting thinner and thinner.
I went with that ebay listing because I didn't like how some of the more expensive offerings (22 to 80$) had a dome-like covering over the speaker as opposed to the flat flush that this has, and the gamble thus far seems to have paid off.

Hmm this is sort of unrelated to the main topic, so I'll apologize, but:
Recently, my Desire Z got some water damage. Seems to be working fine at the moment, but I notice the battery's been overheating, despite relatively moderate use, and playing games such as Bloons TD resulted in a considerably toasty back cover. Does this seem like a good time to switch out my battery?

Short answer yes, why not try out the one in the op? Seems promising!
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Thanks for answering! I'm considering a 1800mAh one though, as I prefer retaining the phone's original exterior appearance.

I just got mine about two weeks ago so here is my review. I ordered the same one as the OP on ebay and paid $6. This is one of the best mods done to my phone! I can easily get 3-4 days out of my phone before having to charge. I'm on stock GB. Sure it ads weight and thickness but not having to worry about my phone making it through my 12 hour work shift is well worth it. I previously had a 2200mah ebay battery made for the Evo 4G. The battery door no longer fit so I just used a cheap ebay case. I could get 12-14 hours out of it, but it started to wear out and I was lucky to get 10 hours out of it. This 3500mah battery is def worth it.

GateCityRadio said:
I just got mine about two weeks ago so here is my review. I ordered the same one as the OP on ebay and paid $6. This is one of the best mods done to my phone! I can easily get 3-4 days out of my phone before having to charge. I'm on stock GB. Sure it ads weight and thickness but not having to worry about my phone making it through my 12 hour work shift is well worth it. I previously had a 2200mah ebay battery made for the Evo 4G. The battery door no longer fit so I just used a cheap ebay case. I could get 12-14 hours out of it, but it started to wear out and I was lucky to get 10 hours out of it. This 3500mah battery is def worth it.
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Good to know, I been pretty much on EliteMod ICS since I had the battery, but least your post gives me kind of an idea what stock would be like (or better yet what something like G2Lite 1.6 would be like).

Trying to drain down my battery, wasn't draining fast enough. So grabbed a battery draining app, gps, screen to 100%, BT, CPU load up.
Got setCPU profile set to 1286mhz, performance governor. And Spirit FM running in the background.
It's down to 33% so far, once I can get it under 5% or so I'll get it plugged in and charging up so can get an idea of the battery's minimum mv vs maximum mv, and 'measured' mAh. I previously did it from 29% to 100% with a measured mAh around 2700.

Battery Not Charging Overnight

Maybe you all can help me out. 2 weeks ago I flashed Virtuous Affinity 2.05. Coming from Unity 2.39, I did the typical wipe cache/dalvik and had no issues. But for the past week, whenever I leave my phone plugged in over night it doesn't fully charge.
I'm leaving it plugged in for at least 6 hours, even up to 8 hours at times but it only charges up to 50-70%. I have checked to make sure the "Keep Display On While Charging" is not checked, yet when I check to see what's been hogging up the battery while charging - I find that Display is issue. Though the display is off during the charge, I don't know how it could be causing it.
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I noticed this issue when I was trying to calibrate the battery. I was successful the first time (and other issues have caused some problems with the battery (long story short: had to reflash Affinity)).
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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How old is the battery and is the cable frayed or anything? Try using a different cable and plugging it in to your computer one night. Otherwise, its probably the battery. I would buy the battery+external charger combo in case its an issue with your usb port

The battery is the same as when I bought the phone, so 2 years old. The cable isn't frayed and I have tried using another wall charger and cable with no luck. I eventually reflashed the ROM and it seemed to fix the long charge time. But now I've noticed that the battery drains much faster now with minimal use. I do agree with you that it must be an old battery though.

Have you dropped the phone recently? I was having charging problems and quick battery drain issues that seemed to be directly related to the display brightness, and I thought it was the battery as well. I replaced it, reflashed my Rom, tried different batteries, and different chargers - no help. The only thing left is physical damage, which I looked into and found that the cost wasn't worth it.
Hopefully it's just your battery.
If you don't mind though, if it turns out to be something else, and you can figure it out, can you report back here so I may have some idea whether I can fix the issue myself or whether to start looking for a new phone? I'd really appreciate it.
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Have you dropped the phone recently? I was having charging problems and quick battery drain issues that seemed to be directly related to the display brightness, and I thought it was the battery as well. I replaced it, reflashed my Rom, tried different batteries, and different chargers - no help. The only thing left is physical damage, which I looked into and found that the cost wasn't worth it.
Hopefully it's just your battery.
If you don't mind though, if it turns out to be something else, and you can figure it out, can you report back here so I may have some idea whether I can fix the issue myself or whether to start looking for a new phone? I'd really appreciate it.
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I've dropped my phone a few times, none that I ever saw affect its performance. I'm not 100% sure but I know the problem is the battery. When I pulled the battery, there is a slight bulge in the towards the middle of it. So I know it is time to replace it.
Due to the timing of this nature, I was already starting to look for a new phone and ended up getting one yesterday, HTC One S. I still plan on getting a new battery for the MT4G and using it as a test phone. I don't know if you have T-Mobile but they are doing a deal that actually lowered my payment plan for unlimited everything, just have to get a new phone. In either case, good luck to you as well!

Actually, my battery had a bulge as well. Either way, it's most likely the battery anyway.
I looked at the one s myself, but didn't like the non removable battery, so I'm going to replace with the Amaze. Works well for me anyway as I'm with Wind (Canada) right now, but I'm thinking of moving in the next year or so to an area that isn't covered by Wind, and the Amaze will work with the companies that do. Yeah, I don't switch phones often - just roms...
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e0zin14 said:
I've dropped my phone a few times, none that I ever saw affect its performance. I'm not 100% sure but I know the problem is the battery. When I pulled the battery, there is a slight bulge in the towards the middle of it. So I know it is time to replace it.
Due to the timing of this nature, I was already starting to look for a new phone and ended up getting one yesterday, HTC One S. I still plan on getting a new battery for the MT4G and using it as a test phone. I don't know if you have T-Mobile but they are doing a deal that actually lowered my payment plan for unlimited everything, just have to get a new phone. In either case, good luck to you as well!
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Just buy a new battery off of amazon. Anker is a good brand, its like 8 bucks for 1, reviews are pretty good.

THEindian said:
Just buy a new battery off of amazon. Anker is a good brand, its like 8 bucks for 1, reviews are pretty good.
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Thanks! I just bought one off of amazon.

e0zin14 said:
Thanks! I just bought one off of amazon.
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Nice! Let me know how it goes, i have been meaning to buy one of those too but i am debating between that or an external high capacity battery

S3 2300mAh Battery

I just wanted to share the deal I found on a spare battery with 200 extra mAh. I would imagine that this does not have the NFC chip, but I wasn't too concerned with that as of yet since I don't use any tags yet anyway. I spent a little over $3.00 with shipping for one battery. I figured even if it was garbage, I'm not out much money.
http://www.ahappydeal.com/product-86003.html
Update:
Received this battery today. It was at 68% when I put it in this morning. So far, so good. I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary, like excessive heat.
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Let us know how it is. Thanks!
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is it safe to use I9300 battery on our device?

Even the real one that costs $44 does not have great reviews. Will also lose NFC capability that the $44 one has. Should be ok for backup if does not explode in phone.

Fishy.... very fishy... also curious to see how this pans out.

"$3.00 with shipping for one battery" = guaranteed junk

I was given one of these exact looking batteries (can't be sure of brand/manufacturer as they're un-branded but they certainly have the same sticker from the looks of the picture) and thought "what the hell... it's free" and started using it. Less than 3 days in and I noticed my phone getting warmer than usual. Didn't think anything of it, thought it might have been just from me using the phone more. About 5 days into using it the phone started getting REALLY hot when charging. Next thing I knew, while charging the phone, the edge of the battery cover "popped" and was pushed out so it unlatched from the phone. You guessed it, the battery was swollen and HOT to the touch. Hot enough where I couldn't hold it bare handed for very long. Unplugged it immediately, placed it in a heat/fire proof container to let it cool down, but it kept swelling for the next 5 mins to the point where it won't fit in the phone any longer. (Not that I tried, but from the looks of the deformation there is no way it would fit in the battery compartment.)
As they say, you get what you pay for. Why risk saving ~$30 when it can damage/ruin your ~$500 phone! Worst yet, why risk it for bodily harm to yourself or your loved ones?!! (Perhaps this can be a covert way to dispose of/harm your mortal enemies and blame it on faulty junk electronics... hmm...) I'm fairly certain that if I had kept charging the battery there would have been a very likely case of it starting a fire as it was on top of a paper book on my night stand while charging. I can't imagine how horrible I would feel if MY phone had started a fire that ended up hurting or killing someone in the process...
Moral of the story - yes, you might get a battery that works well for you and I'm sure many people have, but why risk it?? My suggestion - STAY AWAY! STAY FAR FAR AWAY!

I actually bought this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330768545772
supposedly 2900mah
comes with 3 batteries and a charger
Now my word of warning: I have used these china batteries before for my other smartphones. They never gave me an issue of overheating or anything like that, but dont believe the power ratings they have. it is NOT 2900mah. Its probably more like 1800mah
I keep them charged and use them in case my phone dies and I have to have a phone right away. I dont use them as my normal day to day battery.

I got two Anker batteries for $15.00. I usually only need to resort to using one of them each week, but I always have a second if needed. I believe for a few more dollars you can get an external battery charger. That takes care of the charging problem.

How about two batteries and a charger from hyperion for $20. I believe this to be a fairly reputable brand. It can be found on Amazon if you search for hyperion. Sorry, it appears I am not cool enough to post links yet.

daverave13 said:
How about two batteries and a charger from hyperion for $20. I believe this to be a fairly reputable brand. It can be found on Amazon if you search for hyperion. Sorry, it appears I am not cool enough to post links yet.
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Kind of seems like all their positive reviews are fake.

tmushy said:
Kind of seems like all their positive reviews are fake.
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I can vouch for them. Tested several batteries and it does have longer battery life than OEM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843896
Haven't tested the Anker 2200 yet so I cant say for sure which battery is the best.

I might be looking into picking one up but am leaning towards an external one.

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I was given one of these exact looking batteries (can't be sure of brand/manufacturer as they're un-branded but they certainly have the same sticker from the looks of the picture) and thought "what the hell... it's free" and started using it. Less than 3 days in and I noticed my phone getting warmer than usual. Didn't think anything of it, thought it might have been just from me using the phone more. About 5 days into using it the phone started getting REALLY hot when charging. Next thing I knew, while charging the phone, the edge of the battery cover "popped" and was pushed out so it unlatched from the phone. You guessed it, the battery was swollen and HOT to the touch. Hot enough where I couldn't hold it bare handed for very long. Unplugged it immediately, placed it in a heat/fire proof container to let it cool down, but it kept swelling for the next 5 mins to the point where it won't fit in the phone any longer. (Not that I tried, but from the looks of the deformation there is no way it would fit in the battery compartment.)
As they say, you get what you pay for. Why risk saving ~$30 when it can damage/ruin your ~$500 phone! Worst yet, why risk it for bodily harm to yourself or your loved ones?!! (Perhaps this can be a covert way to dispose of/harm your mortal enemies and blame it on faulty junk electronics... hmm...) I'm fairly certain that if I had kept charging the battery there would have been a very likely case of it starting a fire as it was on top of a paper book on my night stand while charging. I can't imagine how horrible I would feel if MY phone had started a fire that ended up hurting or killing someone in the process...
Moral of the story - yes, you might get a battery that works well for you and I'm sure many people have, but why risk it?? My suggestion - STAY AWAY! STAY FAR FAR AWAY!
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Thanks for the heads up.
I realize that this battery most likely is not a good battery. For $3 it would certainly be a good emergency backup.
It hasn't been delivered yet, but I'll give an update once I'm able to try it.
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I use a seidio charge vault that was invaluable when I was on a work trip and started experiencing frequent hot boots on a previously fairly stable rom. Between trying to troubleshoot that and flashing to a backup I went through my battery pretty quick. It is also my go to travel charger.

Received this battery today. It was at 68% when I put it in this morning. So far, so good. I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary, like excessive heat.
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