For people with white skyrocket phones, I can across this one. Think the market only has black skyrocket battery covers for now.
http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung...OKPK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1334541782&sr=8-6
About time
Tapd on my Skyrocket
Just ordered
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I was wondering if you would take some pictures of your phone when you get the battery and cover on so we could get a feel of how big it is on our phones before we order one.
Thanks bro
Hey all,
I bought this QCell 3850 a couple days ago off Amazon and it showed up at my door yesterday. I installed it last night and gave it it's first charge. I'm in the process of discharging it right now and will post my observations on battery life after I've fully conditioned this battery.
As some of you may know conditioning a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery differs slightly from the old NiCad batteries. Charge it fully for at least 8 hours then drain it to 15%. Rinse and repeat about 5 times for best results. With Li-Ion batteries you want to try to avoid fully discharging the battery as this WILL NOT increase your battery life and can only do more harm then good. 15%-25% is the optimal range for recharging a Li-Ion battery unless it's not reporting it's charge correctly. Correcting an improper battery reading is the only time you want to fully discharge your battery.
As soon as I get to work i'll post some size comparison pictures for your viewing pleasure.
The good the bad and the ugly
OK so here are the pictures I got. Special thanks to my buddy cmenard for snapping them with his Galaxy Nexus. I found it was quite difficult to use my phone to take a picture of itself and don't have a camera readily available for such tasks at the moment.
These first 2 pictures show the difference in width between a Skyrocket with the extended battery and my buddies T-Mobile Galaxy SII T989 (both phones are listed by the manufacturer as width 2.71 inches / 68.8mm):
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These next 2 pictures show the difference in size between the OEM Samsung battery and the QCell extended battery.
This last picture shows you the difference in color between the stock battery door and the one included with the QCell.
There is no doubt about it that the extended battery makes the phone bulkier and heavier. I'm going to try to get my hands on a postage scale so I can get exact weights on each battery to show the net gain. Being a larger man, the bump on the back is very noticeable and uncomfortable in my pocket but I do find that it makes the phone easier to hold because there is now surface contact with my palm.
The fact that the whites don't match sucks and in addition to that I never feel like the back door is fully snapped in place.
The first day after giving this battery a full charge I was somewhat impressed with the extended battery life. Today it feels like there is no improvement, but I will wait to make my final judgement until after a few more nights of charging/discharging since day to day usage changes.
I'll keep you updated with my findings!
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Not that the nexus battery life is awful, its just not great and id pay a decent amount for longer battery life.
I found a 1500 for like $60 as opposed to the stock 1400, but i dont know what that means, how much more phone time does that equate to? And can we expect 1600? 1700+? Will there be better options than the 1500? And what are the trusted brands/websites in extended batteries? thanks.
I intend to have this phone for a good while. With my g1 and mytouch i never cared enough to look for a better battery so i know little about them.
I don't think it will be possible to extend the capacity using the same volume batteries. Don't believe offers, who promise more capacity but have same size as original battery! 99.99% is hoax.
1500mAh should last 7% longer. Not worth 60bucks imho.
A 1500 mAh battery will last about 7% longer than the stock 1400 mAh battery. I would not recommend spending that kind of money on such a little increase in battery life.
In a nutshell, the mAh is the capacity of the battery. Higher mAh (miliAmperehours) means longer battery life.
I would like to add that the 1500mah battery is probably third party and lower quality, off setting the fact that it has an extra 100mah.
interesting. So can more capacitive third party batteries be expected, i.e. 1600+? And would it be misguided to hope for HTC to directly offer a worthwhile extended battery? thanks for the helpful replies...
At some point I'm sure an aftermarket battery will be offered which replaces the battery cover too, but it'll make the phone an unusual shape...
For now you could consider something like the Motorola P790 and a microUSB adapter. It's an external 1700mAh li-ion pack that sells for about 15 bucks. It has a miniUSB charging port and a miniUSB power port, so you'll need an adapter or a cable of some sort to use it with the N1.
I hope that LI-PO packs become standard. This will be helpful to keep the device the same size and maybe lighter?
what really get me is that all these mobile phone company's know that batteries will always be the number one complaint from customers. so why not just fix the problem and make everyone happy?
What about 3500 mAh for the N1?
This was a cool find. I haven't fully accepted it is worthwhile yet, but for $70 and 3500mAh solar/usb/AC rechargable, it might be a great accessory to have. (just keep a short Micro USB cable with it)
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Store:
http://www.fommy.com/view-full-page.asp?skuno=83981
Review:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/amzer-moftware-3500-mah-battery-backup-solar-charger/
What we need is something like this
http://www.case-mate.com/iPhone-3G-Cases/Case-Mate-iPhone-3G--3GS-Fuel-Battery-Extender-Case.asp
or this
http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/11/17/incase-power-slide-for-3g-iphone-case-battery-pack-all-in-one/
I am posting this for my good friend ecooce. His words below.
"So some of you may know I now have an Epic Touch, and I just want to say I will be creating for both soon if all goes well.
I just wanted to show off the new Mugen 1950mah battery (which also fits the original Epic, actually a pertect fit). This thing is everything it says it is and better if you ask me. The numbers dont lie, I use my phone all day. I work 3rd shift which is the absolute worst on ones personal life, I may sleep 3 hours at a time just to try and do things on a normal time, its hard to explain. Anyways, I used the phone all day and taxed it several times with games, a movie, and some youtube. Screen was at about 40% brightness, auto rotate, no auto brightness. The ROM is old and built on Caulkins 1.5. I plan on doing all updates to 2.3.6 and may release soon.
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And a side note to the OG Epic owners, I really miss interacting with everyone, we had some fun times, and I dont think any other phone forum will be the same for me ever. We had some real high moments,and people, even SINN I miss, I have to say. Other phones may get leaks, and have inside info, but no one did it like we did. I just wanted to say I miss you guys "
Nice, but $44??
I can get 2 1800mah oem batteries at that price.
Where can I find an 1800 ?
nathan951 said:
Nice, but $44??
I can get 2 1800mah oem batteries at that price.
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I also question the capacity. These 3rd party battery vendors are known to fudge their numbers. While Mugen may be more honest than others, I don't think it's worth $44 to try it out. If the battery was really 1950 mAH, why aren't phone manufacturers using these instead of the smaller capacity ones?
You are aware that the 1500mah and the 1800mah batteries are the exact same size right? So the same could be said, why didnt the og epic come with an 1800mah battery?
Mugen has always equalled overpriced crap that's just as good as generic but more expensive then OEM lol
I have one also and I can say it is well wort it, and more so for an og epic owner, thats where this battery really shines.
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This is Ksmullins, posting this for a team member. Just an update on what the battery can do with an Epic Touch.
Video of phone in use with Mugen 1950mah
I agree with you
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I moved over to the nexus so i have an extra 3300 seido with case in new condition if anyones interested
They most certainly are not, the 1800Mah batteries are just a lil bit thicker. Fortunately for us, there is just enough clearance to put the battery cover back on. It's a tight fit, but it works.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00885RTG2/ref=mp_s_a_1?pi=SL75&qid=1349613280&sr=8-1
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I got a 3500 mah, for $17 shipped. arrived in two days.
the battery and back case is hard to tell hoe thick from the pictures, I'm guessing its 1/4" thicker than stock. no additional protection to the camera lens over stock, other than the shelf the extended case provides. it feels heavier, bit easier to hold than with the tiny stock battery case.
the mt4gs is nearing end of life for development, so ill use it until its damaged, then upgrade .
charged well, and then started it up yesterday morning around 6am. I'm now at 29%, with almost 31hours of use. yes, the graph is wrong, as I plugged it in to transfer 15-20 pictures to the Mac for however long that takes. that USB port is 1.1, so if you really want to figure how much juice it received, figure about 3 minutes plugged in....
the majority of time the phone had wifi and 3g/edge on, with poor reception.
this is virtuous v 1.3 and Gmail, contacts, calendar and g+ photos syncing running at 1.3ghz, "on demand" throttling.
again, currently I'm at 29% after 31hours.
A link of the battery, Back cover if any and a picture of the battery itself is a must if you want to share the info here with us.
Posting a screenshot of your phone's battery graph only and not even having the right values you stated won't be of any use for us.
So please if you want to share something please make it as detailed as possible in a way we could appreciate it
Riyal said:
A link of the battery, Back cover if any and a picture of the battery itself is a must if you want to share the info here with us.
Posting a screenshot of your phone's battery graph only and not even having the right values you stated won't be of any use for us.
So please if you want to share something please make it as detailed as possible in a way we could appreciate it
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can't make the screenshot right, but my information corrected it. updated first post with screenshots and direct amazon link.
OK, I'm at 3%, after 35 hours , with no attempts at conserving at all. I've shot video, surfed, txt, all normal operations. with some simple conservation, I could squeeze 2 days easily. 3 would mean using airplane mode, or edge. this will be great for motocamping.
I would never be able to have a battery that thick for my phone, but cheers for the battery life
Duplicate thread.
Sent from Spaceball One.
After 2 or 3 months with the same battery its still super strong...getting better with continual improvents in cm.
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wow so impressed by your review concerning this battery just ordered 1 from alibaba since ebay does not sell outside US,,,,plshave you check there is any way the original backdoor will work with this battery
Emmaugoh said:
wow so impressed by your review concerning this battery just ordered 1 from alibaba since ebay does not sell outside US,,,,plshave you check there is any way the original backdoor will work with this battery
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nope, it is much too thick
Emmaugoh said:
wow so impressed by your review concerning this battery just ordered 1 from alibaba since ebay does not sell outside US,,,,plshave you check there is any way the original backdoor will work with this battery
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I have one of these batteries for my phone. If you haven't already figured it out, there's no way possible the original back door will fit with this battery, it's twice as thick as the OEM.
Ok thanks
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As we all know you cant remove battery in note 5, but today when i got it they mentioned battery replacement in 1 year for free. So then i googled it and found the case on the back does come off, unscrew in 14 slots and you see samsungs battery and can remove it. So if that is possbile can we add more juice? Example on note 3 it comes with 3200mAh right? On ebay i bought a 4200mAh same size. So if back case is removable and the battery is replaceable this should be possbile?
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+Note5+Battery+Replacement/51173#
The only issue I could see running into a bigger battery would be fitting it inside the phone. Those Chinese manufacturers that claim they are 5000mAh and the same physical size are yanking your chain, or are just terrible batteries. I'm sure if Samsung could have fit a larger capacity battery in the device, they would have. Your best bet is a Mophie or other external battery case.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/4200mAh-Batte...00-N9002-N9005-N9006-/331158602360?nav=SEARCH
Is the battery i got inside my note 3. Its actually a bit slimmer than samsungs battery, and the extra 1000 mAh is noticable as in the phone lasted longer and didnt discharge as fast. I found on ebay people selling note 5 internal batterys at 3000mAh. So im guessing no 1 has made a battery with more juice same size yet or they are in the process. But lets say note 5 active...the rumors of a bigger battery. If it is exactly the same size and everything is the same...we should be able to buy the active battery and inerset it right?
Obviously this isn't a bigger battery, but reaches the same goal. http://www.mophie.com/shop/juice-pack-note-5
djhulk2 said:
As we all know you cant remove battery in note 5, but today when i got it they mentioned battery replacement in 1 year for free. So then i googled it and found the case on the back does come off, unscrew in 14 slots and you see samsungs battery and can remove it. So if that is possbile can we add more juice? Example on note 3 it comes with 3200mAh right? On ebay i bought a 4200mAh same size. So if back case is removable and the battery is replaceable this should be possbile?
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+Note5+Battery+Replacement/51173#
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But why i can use my phone all day with no issues and most of the time its heavy use....
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But why i can use my phone all day with no issues and most of the time its heavy use....
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because of what samsung stated. The 4gb, higher resoultion, chipset all should drain the battery because of the power hungryness. Due to the chipset being more...advance, power compustion is reduced by like 40% or something. Plus the fast charging and being more energy effceint.
as for the power case, yes i got 2 of them as well
Battery seems ok this phone hasnt had 2 full cycles yet
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Effective but small
Been using these for a while now, decided to do a long term review.
-incipio I own 2, the wireless charging and non wireless charging version. Been using these for about 6 months.
-Mophie juice pack, been using this one for about 3 months.
I'm using these in efficiency mode, I'm trying to improve my z Force battery longevity and so far it really show. I'm a heavy user and usually I start to see lower battery life within 6 months on all my previous device. I completely discharge these pack, it's the worse case scenario for a lithium battery.
Let's start with the incipio, it's a 2220 Mah. I mostly use this one when I'm home swapping back and forth between the wireless and non wireless version. 6 months down the road, the capacity drop is severe,I don't have exact numbers but I would say close to 50 %. I'm disappointed, for the prince point both of the pack show extremely poor life cycle.
Pro
-great grip and build quality,
-not to bulky
-add wireless charging,
Cons
-price,
-poor charge/discharge cycle,
-no charging port on the mods,
Mophie juice pack,3000mah. This is my daily driver,so far I'm extremely satisfied with this product. I am yet to see any sign of capacity drop. The battery finish is somehow slippery. I feel the price is more justified on this mods,
Pro
-good build quality
-not sign of reduce capacity, even with heavy use,
-charging port on the mods
-battery level indicator,
Cons
-bulky
-no wireless charging
-finish give poor grip,
Great long term follow up.
Replacing battery packs is certainly easier than opening up the Z in order to replace the battery. Using the battery packs as they were meant (essentially draining them) will certainly diminish their overall capacity/life span. Too bad it happened so quick. I thought lithium ions were supposed to stay at 100% capacity for at least 500 cycles.
Any comments on the size/weight difference between the Mophie and the Incipio?
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Way thicker, almost twice as thick and heavier.