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Anker 1800mah

Had anybody tried the 1800mah batteries made by anker for the epic?
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Hard to search from tapatalk, but I posted my experience on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182278
I'm in the process of RMA'ing one of them. The other is good. Seller has been responsive so far.
EDIT: Seller sent the replacement battery quickly and for free. As with the original battery, turned out it was a non-issue. So, all Anker batteries that I received work well. All batteries have 2011-09 timestamps - fresh.

Can this battery be charged in the phone or does it have to be on an external charger?
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it's not that great. their 1500 is better some how.
it does charge in the phone btw, but it take a long time to charge.

The Ankers worked great for me. I got two plus a charger and now they are all I used. I used to carry two spare stock batteries around just in case. Now these two are it. I'd take two of these over three stock batteries any day, even though I know the math does not add up.
They do charge in the phone, but if I actually have to use the spare, then when I get home I charge one in the charger at the same time the phone charges the other. The phone charges faster than the charger, but maybe slower than it charges the stock battery.
I don't have a good way to test how much charge a battery holds though. Is there an app that tracks battery usage so I'd be able to tell how much more charge one battery has than another?

I bought the Anker 1800mAh batteries and charger for $17 on ebay (maybe cheaper, I don't remember). My wife uses it in her Epic and it easily lasts all day long, no issues. I find it to last almost as long as my stock 1800mAh battery does in my Epic Touch.
No issues with either one, recharging time isn't an issue since it'll last all day and it'll recharge overnight while we're sleeping... Plus that leaves us an 1800mAh and the stock 1500mAh batteries as spares...

www.amazon.com/Anker-Batteries-GT-I9000-Captivate-Multi-purpose/dp/B005HBGXR6/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321638570&sr=8-1-spell
I got them from amazon, 2 for $20 with the free charger. I've bought other batteries before but now can't imagine why anyone with an epic wouldn't get these.
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garyf said:
I don't have a good way to test how much charge a battery holds though. Is there an app that tracks battery usage so I'd be able to tell how much more charge one battery has than another?
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I'm pretty happy with, Battery Monitor Widget

Ordered from Amazon
I just ordered the 2x1800 mah Anker batteries plus an external charger for about 27 bucks from Amazon. Can't wait to get them and try them out. I think I might've burned through my stock battery a bit faster than usual because it doesn't seem to hold a charge as well as it did, and I was always flashing ROMs and having to re-calibrate the battery every time.
Curiously enough, the stock battery issue seemed to be more pronounced when I went to EI22 and flashed the ACS ICS "F*** it, we'll do it live" v5.5 ROM
hmm....could be just in my head, though. It's a great ROM.

I just got the 2 Anker 1800mAh batteries with the external charger for $20 plus tax (still under $22 with free 2 day shipping using Amazon Prime).
This was a GREAT deal so far, and it's nice to have 2 spare batteries (one extra 1800 and the stock 1500 I've been using for the past year).
This is a bargain and I recommend anyone who has even thought for a sec about getting a spare battery to pick up this deal.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Batteri...GXR6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323157418&sr=8-1
The only downside I can see so far is that the battery is SLIGHTLY heavier, so the phone feels a little heavier than with the stock battery. I guess it's just physics.
Makes the phone feel more solid.
I had a 100% charge at noon today and so far with pretty heavy use, 12 hours later, I'm at about 44% which isn't bad. In the past I've had to charge in the middle of the day to avoid phone going dead at night.

Wow!! Anker-licious!
So I finally got my (w)Anker batteries in the mail and charged one up. I installed it, immediately booted to ACS Recovery 5 and wiped battery stats, rebooted, and I've been running the phone uninterrupted ever since. This was very early this morning.
So far so good!! Ten + hours and only at 76% after mostly idling, with some moderate Facebooking, Youtubing, and Bluetooth audio streaming thrown in.
Battery fits perfectly in my Epic and zero issues so far.
I wonder how it will behave after the break-in period of 4 to 5 cycles.

I use the anker 1800 in my wife's epic. It consistently gets 3+ hours over the stock. Well worth the $12 and a real upgrade for us as the stock battery would always give up around the 11hr mark and the same use she gets 14+ hrs w the 1800. Around 3 hour screen on time maybe.
Although in my nexus the anker 1600 seems worse than my stock battery. Worth a try but not an upgrade in a nexus.

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Sorry bout that last "post" I was taking the back off my phone lol. Anyway, here's a question:
My wife got the Touch not too long ago. Before, she had what I'm using now, the Epic 4g. When she had the 4g, she was getting such crappy battery life that she bought an xtra one. When I adopted the Epic, she didn't want to give up the battery. (Don't ask me why,she's crazy) But she has been holding onto battery, afraid to put it into her SG2. From reading the posts in here, I'm assuming that she can use her xtra battery (1500mAh) in her SG2. Am I right? I'm sure she wont get nearly as long life as the 1800 that's in her phone now, but she could use the 1500 in a pinch couldn't she? (No matter what the answer is, I'm gonna tell her no so she'll pony up the xtra one lol) But just out of curiosity, would the 1500 work in the SG2?
Thanx,
Ridge
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TheRidge69 said:
Sorry bout that last "post" I was taking the back off my phone lol. Anyway, here's a question:
My wife got the Touch not too long ago. Before, she had what I'm using now, the Epic 4g. When she had the 4g, she was getting such crappy battery life that she bought an xtra one. When I adopted the Epic, she didn't want to give up the battery. (Don't ask me why,she's crazy) But she has been holding onto battery, afraid to put it into her SG2. From reading the posts in here, I'm assuming that she can use her xtra battery (1500mAh) in her SG2. Am I right? I'm sure she wont get nearly as long life as the 1800 that's in her phone now, but she could use the 1500 in a pinch couldn't she? (No matter what the answer is, I'm gonna tell her no so she'll pony up the xtra one lol) But just out of curiosity, would the 1500 work in the SG2?
Thanx,
Ridge
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yes...i have done exactly what you want to do with no issue. I even have the touch battery in my old epic 4g...no problemo!
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Naddict said:
yes...i have done exactly what you want to do with no issue. I even have the touch battery in my old epic 4g...no problemo!
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+1, you'll/she'll be just fine

Awesome guys thanx. We'll just keep this between us & the hundreds of others on here ;-) The wife has no interest at all in this stuff. She wont even let me so much as root her phone & leave it on stock LOL!
Later y'all,
Ridge
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TheRidge69 said:
Awesome guys thanx. We'll just keep this between us & the hundreds of others on here ;-) The wife has no interest at all in this stuff. She wont even let me so much as root her phone & leave it on stock LOL!
Later y'all,
Ridge
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That's a shame, I bet she would never have needed the Touch if her Epic was rooted from the start

Any reccomendations for a spare battery charger?

Alright, my g2x is almost fully loaded with all these bells and whistles. I got 2 oem batteries, and one mega behemoth 3500mah. Now I'm looking for a spare battery wall charger to start my personal battery charge factory. I've searched a few of them online, and have my eye on a couple generic ones, I think GTmax was the brand. Let me know if any of you guys have one of these and if there is a better option out there.

Can't recommend any personally, but have you tried undervolting and setting up power plans with Setcpu? I squeezed a few more hours out that way.
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ZiZi_G2X said:
Alright, my g2x is almost fully loaded with all these bells and whistles. I got 2 oem batteries, and one mega behemoth 3500mah. Now I'm looking for a spare battery wall charger to start my personal battery charge factory. I've searched a few of them online, and have my eye on a couple generic ones, I think GTmax was the brand. Let me know if any of you guys have one of these and if there is a better option out there.
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I have the gtmax and I can't see any reason why it wouldn't fit a bigger battery. It's just thicker, all the other dimensions are the same. Otherwise I hear anker has a universal charger that works with pretty much any battery you have
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Yeah I think I'm going to get the gtmax wall charger today; just to make sure that's the one with the blue charger light on the front right?
As for the under-volting with set cpu, man I just got this phone stable and I just feel like this phone's stability is on thin ice. If I start tweaking with it I just have a hunch something will go wrong, plus I don't have the time to figure out the g spot for this phone, damn I already spent so much time on this phone just trying to figure android out.
P.S. I plan on keeping this phone for 3 more years so I need this phone to run right for awhile (knock on wood). All that bull**** about changing phones every two years is marketing hype to me.

[Q] What about this solar charger?

Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245
Also found this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863
I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.
Thanks

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MyCanSeeYou said:
Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245
Also found this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863
I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.
Thanks
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well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.
if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again
if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163
i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.
hope this helps
Neiko

neiko said:
well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.
if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again
if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163
i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.
hope this helps
Neiko
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So does that work with the Desire HD?

Hi, thank you for your reply. Considering what you've said, I'll probably go with the one with the higher capacity, because I pretty much do want it for a portable charger. Thanks again
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Very nice!

I got a Primo portabable charger....it can charge the phone up from almost flat to full charge in 1.5hrs....which is the same as a wall output...and it can charge the DHD up to almost 7x before I need to recharge the charger.

is there a link for that primo battery?

nice idea
i will try it

I'm tempted to try it out.

:silly:Hm...

Notice your in the UK..
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=price+ascending&q=powerocks&page=1
I got the Stone 3 a while back, works a treat..

this would be cool for hiking

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this would be cool for hiking
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Got a similar pack as relation gift. It is stated to be fully recharged on sunlight in 6-hours with full (summer) sunlight. In reality, it will probably be closer to 2 days to get a proper refill. Anyway, with some 3000-4000maH on board is is a nice emergency battery solution to have in your bag. Mine can be charged by normal electricity as well.

Portable Chargers

I dont have a nexus 4, and wont for a couple of months, but since it doesnt have a removeable battery, these portable chargers might be useful.
2200MAH
2600MAH (these look really nice)

Have you tried them? I'm wondering what the reliability is like, do they quickly lose the power to hold charge?

I prefer the looks of this one better. Almost 6 full charges, for 3 dollars more than ordering and carrying around 6 of those things.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZBZ64Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3GSCL19TAH7YV

JPowered said:
Have you tried them? I'm wondering what the reliability is like, do they quickly lose the power to hold charge?
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Ive tried the second one with my Epic 4G Touch. It drops about 1% each day that it isnt being used. It can charge my Epic (1800MAH) once, and the second time, goes about 35%

olkjas said:
I prefer the looks of this one better. Almost 6 full charges, for 3 dollars more than ordering and carrying around 6 of those things.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZBZ64Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3GSCL19TAH7YV
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makes sense, but its a bit bulky for many people.

Zainiak said:
Ive tried the second one with my Epic 4G Touch. It drops about 1% each day that it isnt being used. It can charge my Epic (1800MAH) once, and the second time, goes about 35%
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I see, does it break easily though? or are you still using it now?

JPowered said:
I see, does it break easily though? or are you still using it now?
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im Still using it. Its normally in my backpack with my phone plugged in charging. Its not as strong as steel though

Zainiak said:
im Still using it. Its normally in my backpack with my phone plugged in charging. Its not as strong as steel though
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Ok, Thanks.

The second one looks portable and not much $$.
Thanks

An important thing to note is that if your phone has a 2100mAh battery and you have a 2100mAh portable charger, you will not get a full charge out of it, as some is lost in transition. You will usually only get between 2/3 to 3/4 of the capacity of the portable charger transferred to your phone.
I have this for my Atrix 4G and will use it for my Nexus 4 when my back order ships. The Atrix 4G has an 1880mAh battery, and I get about two charges out of it. It is about twice as thick as the Atrix, but about half as wide and about an inch shorter. It also functions as a laser pointer and flashlight. It is rugged enough that I bring it camping with me and don't treat it with much care and it still works fine. Very solidly built.

I bought something like this from a seller on ebay, it came from china. It broke right away, but it seems people are having better luck then I did.

I really like the first one in the OP. I like that it can easily be plugged into the phone while using it. I just wish the capacity was a little bigger.
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Anyone have experience with or can recommend a unit that is direct plugged and not needing a USB cable? Something more for emergency charging that is pocket portable carried for backup use for uses such as a quick charge at a concert or sporting event. Carried in blue jean pocket are a other small pocket.

I just ordered this for $23. It looks really thin and has a retractable micro usb plug, which is huge for me. This may be good for the person who just posted before me too:
http://www.amazon.com/SlimTalk-Exte...TF8&qid=1353778188&sr=8-7&keywords=Anker+slim
I also ordered this one for my wife:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-Astro-...UTF8&qid=1353778415&sr=8-1&keywords=Anker+lip
In addition, the company, Anker, also has a few bigger models with a lot more capacity if you're interested. I haven't bought any of their products before, but the reviews all seem to be very positive.
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lpasq said:
Anyone have experience with or can recommend a unit that is direct plugged and not needing a USB cable? Something more for emergency charging that is pocket portable carried for backup use for uses such as a quick charge at a concert or sporting event. Carried in blue jean pocket are a other small pocket.
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The first one in my op seems like it would fit the bill

Zainiak said:
The first one in my op seems like it would fit the bill
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The only problem is it seems like the first one won't get you a full charge.
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Oh, I forgot about that. If you do some searching on eBay and amazon you can probably find some with 2600mah
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Halo Pocket Power 2800 mAh power pack

My wife got one of these for everyone in the family for Valentine's day.
She didn't say where or how much but she's a QVC fan so I'm guessing she got it here:
http://www.qvc.com/HALO-2800mAh-Poc...Cellphones-&-Electronics.product.E223301.html
$30 each + S&H, but cheaper if you order several
More info here:
http://stores.halo2cloud.com/-strse-17/Halo-Pocket-Power-2800/Detail.bok
and here:
http://halo2cloud.com/resource/pdf/PocketPower2800UserGuide.pdf
The good things:
When you press a button, an LED lights Green for almost full, blue for half-full, red for almost empty
Delivers 1000 milliAmps while charging phone... should charge it 20-100% in about 1.5 hours.
The bad things:
The usb port on the powerpack is a female USB (just like on your pc).
So when charging your phone from the powerpack, you can use any old cord (which is fine) BUT....
.... when charging the powerpack (from your pc or your normal charger), you need a special female-to-female USB cord. The supplied multi-purpose cord fits the bill, but if you ever lose it, you'll have a hard time finding another. The typical USB cable has male on one end and female on the other. I guess I'll rubber band the cord together with the powerpack so I always have the cord handy when/where I need it.
I previously bought 3 Feipusi batteries for $5 each. That seemed like a good emergency/backup plan to me. A spare battery is actually much smaller and easier to carry around than this power pack plus the cord. I guess this is handier backup plan since you don't have to power down the phone and pull of the back. Also if you want to help out a a buddy with a different style phone, chances are your battery won't fit his phone but this powerpack will work.

I prefer to extend tu life of my phone . I got a 2100mah battery for 7$ on ebay to replace the stock 1750mah . It goes up to 3500mah but at the cost of increasing the phones back cover in size making all phone cases unable to fit. Also i use juice defender and Aeon custom rom makes my infuse around 30+ hours of battery time in normal use. Saves the trouble of switching battery for only a 7$ investement
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Ridingmac said:
I prefer to extend tu life of my phone . I got a 2100mah battery for 7$ on ebay to replace the stock 1750mah . It goes up to 3500mah but at the cost of increasing the phones back cover in size making all phone cases unable to fit. Also i use juice defender and Aeon custom rom makes my infuse around 30+ hours of battery time in normal use. Saves the trouble of switching battery for only a 7$ investement
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$7???? went to ebay and they were all $34+ except for one from China that didn't say what it was. I have the OEM and a 3500mah but that extended back is a killer (slippier). Someone suggested a couple of coatings of liquid rubber for the back would work. Haven't gotten to that point and if I can find a battery at the right price like you did, I might never get to that option.

I just went on ebay . Do a research "infuse 2100mah" cheapest one was 7.35$ and its the same onr i got
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Thanks.
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they have one for 5 bucks and 2 dollar shipping from hong kong listed on there now

Yea its the same one i have and been using it for aabout 2 months and still works flawlessly
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Might have to get it than. Just need to find my PayPal password.
Update - ordered.
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Well received my battery today. Just gonna run it down fully and than charge it. We'll see what happens. I've read it takes a few charges to get it in sink.
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GutterGuppy said:
Well received my battery today. Just gonna run it down fully and than charge it. We'll see what happens. I've read it takes a few charges to get it in sink.
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It is a myth that you need to drain a new battery. Modern li-ion batteries do not need this and actually hurts battery life. Do a google search for "drain new battery myth" and you will see many articles on the subject.
After all the research I've done, it seems that any time you let your battery get below 65% or so, you are actually hurting battery life and will have to get a new one sooner than later.

Well this new battery and running Avatar 0n my phone it lasts me from sun up till after sun down every day with lots of use on my breaks at work and beyond. Totally love it. Way better than b4 when it lasted maybe 6 hours
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