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Due to an appauling battery life on the othewise brilliant "superphone", I am trying to find a solution where I can charge it often using a USB port in computers/laptops etc at workplace or outside.
Has anyone come across a USB-micorUSB charging cable which is available like a small dangle we can attach to a key chain/ring? I have seen retractable ones on the internet, they are not small enough to be attached to a keyring. Any experience?
Thanks.
This is the best I've seen but it is out of stock. =|
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scosche-USB...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1272120596&sr=8-2
inkino.co.uk/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3740
Any use?
EroThraX said:
This is the best I've seen but it is out of stock. =|
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I have this. works great with my Magic. Unfortunately even the scosche website is temporarily sold out.
scosche.com/products/productID/1907
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Ive been here for over 4 years, first my post count resets so now I'm a noob all over again and now I cant even post links anymore. Not even from quotes. WTF!?!?! [email protected]
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20777
What about this?
dougalls said:
What about this?
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That looks to be Mini USB not the Micro USB we need, but good find
dougalls said:
dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20777
What about this?
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I wonder if that would work or not.
The small clip that holds the 2 sides together looks like it could potentially get in the way when connecting the mini usb to some phones.
Sadly, they seem to be sold out as well.
Good find none the less.
http://mobile.brando.com/strap-charging-cable-micro-usb_p03200c0704d003.html
i just ordered one
Ooo
Thats a nice one.
Even better, It'll always be with your phone.
I'll have to get a couple. Great find. Thanks. =]
msgnyc said:
Ooo
Thats a nice one.
Even better, It'll always be with your phone.
I'll have to get a couple. Great find. Thanks. =]
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But the Desire doesn't have a thing for attaching straps/lanyards?
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But the Desire doesn't have a thing for attaching straps/lanyards?
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I have multiple phones and am always swaping them around depending on my mood. Thiat's why I will never switch to Verizon or Sprint. The advantages of a GSM phone. =P
I don't have a desire so I cant verify whether or not it has a lanyard slot.
I'm one of the unfortunate ones praying that AT&T will announce they will be getting the desire. =[
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I have multiple phones and am always swaping them around depending on my mood. Thiat's why I will never switch to Verizon or Sprint. The advantages of a GSM phone. =P
I don't have a desire so I cant verify whether or not it has a lanyard slot.
I'm one of the unfortunate ones praying that AT&T will announce they will be getting the desire. =[
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Ahh
Well I got excited, then checked my Desire and realised it doesn't have the hole for a lanyard!
jamiepyrite said:
Ahh
Well I got excited, then checked my Desire and realised it doesn't have the hole for a lanyard!
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Well now that sucks. That lanyard sycn cable is like perfect to. =(
Not a sync cable!
evilangelic said:
That looks to be Mini USB not the Micro USB we need, but good find
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I have the non TF card reader version of this and whilst it's a neat little device, it charges but DOES NOT SYNC.
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Well now that sucks. That lanyard sycn cable is like perfect to. =(
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If you have a gel or silicon case you could always make a small hole at the bottom to fit the lanyard through...
Just seen this on ebay too.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Desire-Da...ting_LaptopAccessories_RL&hash=item35a9069053
http://www.smartcable.com.au/product.asp?id=17 - not sure if it is compatible but seems to have a micro usb connector from what I can see.
That last one looks great, they have both the S series and W series connectors on there that look cool. ( I like the look of the W series as it looks a bit smaller and thats the point of the cable.) But can anyone see where we can actually buy these?
edit- They have an eBay shop SmartcablesUK, and they are about £5 inc delivery for the W series ones!!! So even if they are shoddy quality, that's not bad at all!
Love the look of those! Have on on order now, I'll let you know how well it works when it gets here
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That last one looks great, they have both the S series and W series connectors on there that look cool. ( I like the look of the W series as it looks a bit smaller and thats the point of the cable.) But can anyone see where we can actually buy these?
edit- They have an eBay shop SmartcablesUK, and they are about £5 inc delivery for the W series ones!!! So even if they are shoddy quality, that's not bad at all!
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you mean for this one ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SMARTCABLE-No...essories_RL&hash=item27a93ad85d#ht_1752wt_939
It will work with HTC Desire ?
When are we going to see one for the att version? you would think there would be one released on the same day as the phone with the charging tabs built right into the phone.
http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-one-x-dock-cradle-cr-s650.html
Found this one but it costs more than I am willing to spend. Looks good though
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http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-one-x-dock-cradle-cr-s650.html
Found this one but it costs more than I am willing to spend. Looks good though
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Be careful, the AT&T version is the XL and the pogo pins are not in the same place. The international HOX accessories that use the pins won't line up correctly.
Edit: The thread...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631225
Cool thanks for the tip. They should be more clear about for what phone it is for.
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Cool thanks for the tip. They should be more clear about for what phone it is for.
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If you're dead set on getting the dock, contact them and make sure it's compatible with the AT&T version and let us all know!
go to att.com its on their accessory page along with the media link and battery bank.
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go to att.com its on their accessory page along with the media link and battery bank.
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Only saw a car dock on the accessories page but no desktop cradle like for the international version. A link would be nice
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Found some in eBay no word as to if they are any good. Has anyone tried them?
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I bought the Hyperion USB dock and have used it for a few days. It's works fine as expected, but even the slimmest of cases must come off for the device to fit.
Also, to my disappointment, it cannot put the phone into dock mode. It seems as though only the docks using the pogo pins will be able to do that.
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I bought the Hyperion USB dock and have used it for a few days. It's works fine as expected, but even the slimmest of cases must come off for the device to fit.
Also, to my disappointment, it cannot put the phone into dock mode. It seems as though only the docks using the pogo pins will be able to do that.
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thats not true. it has to do with the usb connection not the dock itself.
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thats not true. it has to do with the usb connection not the dock itself.
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Spec2323
Is there a dock that does this?
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It's almost certainly either a magnet sensor or NFC sensor that triggers the dock mode - the car kit doesn't even use the pogo pins, but will trigger the car mode app. I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the cable, either - the one that comes with the car kit doesn't appear to be anything more than a normal cable with an end molded to fit in the dock.
EDIT: Just ran the magnet I have across my phone with no success, so the Mototrola method is not likely how it works. Some Samsungs use NFC, so it could still be doing that.
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It's almost certainly either a magnet sensor or NFC sensor that triggers the dock mode - the car kit doesn't even use the pogo pins, but will trigger the car mode app. I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the cable, either - the one that comes with the car kit doesn't appear to be anything more than a normal cable with an end molded to fit in the dock.
EDIT: Just ran the magnet I have across my phone with no success, so the Mototrola method is not likely how it works. Some Samsungs use NFC, so it could still be doing that.
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The car mode is built into the USB cable using a special resistance on the usb cable with a small standard resistor.
- Dan
10k ohm works good for me
Do like in "penguin.cz/~utx/hardware/HTC_car_dock/" this instruction, but for our phone resistor must be ~ 10k ohm.
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Spec2323
Is there a dock that does this?
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many docks do not have it built into it. I found this out when i purchased a dock for my galaxy note that "enabled dock mode" when used, however for me it didn't work. I found out that the issue was that i was not using the cable that came with it, instead i was using my own cable (it was pre routed which is why). After some testing i found that the cable did indeed make the difference. As far as i know i have not found any docks for the one x that have that built into the dock itself, the 2 that i did find, both relied on the cable still.
stnguyen09 said:
Be careful, the AT&T version is the XL and the pogo pins are not in the same place. The international HOX accessories that use the pins won't line up correctly.
Edit: The thread...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631225
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It's crap like this that's a double punch to the nuts. Why couldn't they just have made it the same pin design?
HTC needs to get their act together...
I love having docks.
It makes my life so much easier having one at the office next to my bed, I dont get the point of making phones with the pins if they are going to take a year to release a dock that uses them (slight exaggeration). Its a joke that the international one has it and not Rogers/AT&T... ugh
Yeah... any information on if / when this stupid dock is going to be out for the US would be nice.
I know it sounds dumb, but this is one of the reasons I bought the phone.
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If you're dead set on getting the dock, contact them and make sure it's compatible with the AT&T version and let us all know!
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It's not. That link explicitly states it's not compatible with AT&T's model.
My older brother works pretty high up in the company and I asked him to look into it...
Will post if I hear anything
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It's crap like this that's a double punch to the nuts. Why couldn't they just have made it the same pin design?
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Capitalism comrade!
They'll make an ATT dock that's twice as expensive and charge us all!
I really don't know... but if I had to guess - I'd say marketing.
This dock look good for my new HTC One X
Hello I wondering if after say 6 months - 1 year of use if we could replace the battery of the HTC One S somehow because my limited knowledge tells me the battery capacity will be much lower after 6 month - 1 year of use.
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Hello I wondering if after say 6 months - 1 year of use if we could replace the battery of the HTC One S somehow because my limited knowledge tells me the battery capacity will be much lower after 6 month - 1 year of use.
Thanks!
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I highly doubt you can replace it yourself, the back is one whole peice, I'm gonna say that your gonna have to take it to a retail store so they can replace it for you bcuz I kinda asked the same question at the store and they said to just bring in the phone and we'll replace it for you but im not too sure about that, if you don't mind taking apart your phone to replace a battery you could buy a battery from amazon or eBay and just look up how to tear down the one s but the decision is all yours, its your device.....hopefully this kinda helped you
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DONT DO IT URSELF LOL! why would u give him that idea
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Lol my bad, maybe he wants to do it him self which I really wouldnt recommend at this point but each user makes his own decision, everyone is different....he may want to do it himself (i wouldn't recommend). Im just putting ideas out there you know whatever he chooses to do is his decision but he should think about the consequences should he choose to do it himself, but hey everyone is different so....think about it b4 you make a decision....
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k1llacanon said:
DONT DO IT URSELF LOL! why would u give him that idea
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Umm, why not? I've opened my phone several times. The battery looks pretty easy to replace.
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Umm, why not? I've opened my phone several times. The battery looks pretty easy to replace.
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Dont quote me on this but I've read while it's not hard to take the back out, the battery appeared to be soldered or some other way permanently attached. Not the battery itself but the wires coming from it. I heard the wires aren't just a clip connection to the board but soldered or some other way
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HTC One S Screen Repair Directions | DirectFix
Check this video of One S disasembly out, it may be helpful. Removing the back cover doesn't seem hard at all and the battery is is not soldered, as you can see in the video (somewhere around 3:40 they remove the battery connector).
Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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k1llacanon said:
Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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Allow me to disagree. It appears to be a very straight forward task. You have to:
1. Remove the two plastic covers
2. Unscrew 4 screws
3. Unplug the old battery and plug in the new one
4. Screw the 4 screws, mentioned in step 2
5. Place back the plastic covers
If that sounds dangerous to you, maybe you are probably right not to do it yourself.
P.S. I do not take any responsibility whatsoever for other people's skills or lack of skills and the potential damage they may cause to their devices
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Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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LOL. You're assuming that I don't have the technical skill to take apart a phone because you lack the ability. The One S isn't my first rodeo; the process is straight forward and even a halfwit monkey could do it. If you lack the technical skills of a halfwit monkey than excuse me for my disrespect and I admire your willingness to blend into a social setting with your illness. :good:
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Dont quote me on this but I've read while it's not hard to take the back out, the battery appeared to be soldered or some other way permanently attached. Not the battery itself but the wires coming from it. I heard the wires aren't just a clip connection to the board but soldered or some other way
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My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
EDIT: Z3ra7uL; You got to the video first :] Plus thanks to you.
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My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
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have u found any black casing yet bro?
I dissasembled my device, it's not hard at all. Trust me, i'm engineer
Is there an sd slot in there? I would really like to put my 32 gig sd card in this phone. Sadly 16 is not enough.
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Is there an sd slot in there? I would really like to put my 32 gig sd card in this phone. Sadly 16 is not enough.
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Nope, we're lucky enough to get flash memory.
Dr. Rick: not yet. The UK body is not compatible with the US S. It has a different bottom. I'm waiting for the black and red US S before continuing my experiment.
I am looking to see if the One J's battery is compatible with our phone. I'll Frankenstein a larger battery. As it stands I've bought a few extra one s batteries and to keep charged just in case of emergencies. The battery is really easy to replace.
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Nope, we're lucky enough to get flash memory.
Dr. Rick: not yet. The UK body is not compatible with the US S. It has a different bottom. I'm waiting for the black and red US S before continuing my experiment.
I am looking to see if the One J's battery is compatible with our phone. I'll Frankenstein a larger battery. As it stands I've bought a few extra one s batteries and to keep charged just in case of emergencies. The battery is really easy to replace.
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I thought someone said there was a cut down sd card in there...once he takes off the back, what's the black thing in the upper right of the back of the phone?
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LOL. You're assuming that I don't have the technical skill to take apart a phone because you lack the ability. The One S isn't my first rodeo; the process is straight forward and even a halfwit monkey could do it. If you lack the technical skills of a halfwit monkey than excuse me for my disrespect and I admire your willingness to blend into a social setting with your illness. :good:
My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
EDIT: Z3ra7uL; You got to the video first :] Plus thanks to you.
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So the battery wires were just a clip like connection then?
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eminembdg said:
So the battery wires were just a clip like connection then?
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Yup check the video posted in this thread by z3ra7ul, post #7 its a real nice teardown vid
You guys seem to have this pretty well covered but just thought I'd include my experience as well. A few days ago I replaced the damaged housing on my International One S because somebody was interested in buying it but then wasn't interested in my asking price because the warranty was now void..
Anyway, it was super easy. Only difference is that, while the one in the video's lower cover just pops off, mine is double-sided stickied in an elaborate pattern and was rather difficult to remove. The sticky stretches out and needs to be put back into place. It was even more difficult to get it back on properly.. but I finally got it.
But yes, The battery is easy to get at, but I don't remember seeing a connector for it (but I wasn't really looking for it specifically.. just checking things out). So I wonder if the EU version is soldered and the US version is connector?
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Only difference is that, while the one in the video's lower cover just pops off, mine is double-sided stickied in an elaborate pattern and was rather difficult to remove. The sticky stretches out and needs to be put back into place. It was even more difficult to get it back on properly.. but I finally got it.
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Do you mean the used some double sided tape?
Basically you just need to pop off the top cover, then the bottom with a case opener, remove a few screws, then CAREFULLY dislodge the case from the rest of the device, be very careful here because if you use too much force the metal will bend! Then you can just use tweezers to pull the battery connector off and you can remove the battery.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/htc-one-s-teardown/
Thanks to lqweb for providing us the link!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-H...129?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item51a85d5601
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PRE ORDER, DUE IN ON THE 4TH MARCH 2013 FROM HTC
Batter Usage with the 2100mah
Batter Usage with the 2100mAh after 2 hours
The Gap which is caused by 2100mAh Battery
By the way, he removed the u-shaped rubber which is pasted on the back case .
Thanx to kr1st1an for the pics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jGY2N2h1U Seems like the connector is the same...maybe it will work...
But wouldn't the size be a matter, since it is a big battery!
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devgee said:
But wouldn't the size be a matter, since it is a big battery!
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There's really only way to find out.
A lot of times you can get a exteneded battery that is a little bigger than stock that is the same size. The One X battery might fit, it's only 150mAh bigger.
I would guess it doesn't fit/work.
Why would HTC bother using 2 different batteries if they could use 1. Having to source more different parts is never a Good Thing in manufacturing.
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I would guess it doesn't fit/work.
Why would HTC bother using 2 different batteries if they could use 1. Having to source more different parts is never a Good Thing in manufacturing.
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Why? The same reason they left out NFC in the One S, Also the One X has a bigger screen so it needs a little more juice to get the same battery life.
I know this thread is a few days old now, but thought I might have a little insight. Back when the Evo and Incredible came out (very similar relationship to One X / One S) the Evo standard battery WAS the Incredible extended battery. Same part number and everything, and they were exactly the same physical size! So I'm not promising the One X battery will work, but there's definitely a good shot.
The current 1650mAh battery looks pretty big, so that 1800mAh may actually fit. The work needed to open the case seems to much to replace a battery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jGY2N2h1U
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Why? The same reason they left out NFC in the One S, Also the One X has a bigger screen so it needs a little more juice to get the same battery life.
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is it 1650MAH?
theres nobody who can tell if the HTC One X battery fits into the One S?
If that is the case, the battery of the One X+ should also fit and has 2100mAh!!
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theres nobody who can tell if the HTC One X battery fits into the One S?
If that is the case, the battery of the One X+ should also fit and has 2100mAh!!
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That's true buddy!
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honestly, for just a 1800 mAh it's not even worth the disassemble, I'd do it for the one x+ battery though
i would say it's not possible. the connector for the One X is on the left side the One S is right. altough the battery seems a bit bigger (what I've seen in videos)
you are right about the connector
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i would say it's not possible. the connector for the One X is on the left side the One S is right. altough the battery seems a bit bigger (what I've seen in videos)
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the battery in the pictures on the site (see OP) does not look like it has any notches or cutouts indicating direction of installation (it looks like a square more or less) and could probably be installed upside down, allowing for the fact that the connector of the X and S are on different sides, but you would have to twist the wires over so that the connection could be made, and I am not sure that they have that much give...
honestly, getting a portable charger isn't that bad.. they hold at least one charge and are pretty small in size.
even if ONE S has a bigger battery, it certainly wont hold more then 2000mAh, and probably cause the same as a 3000-4000mAh portable charger.
bought a 1800mah from eBay.took me 15mins to install it and its working no problem. Just have to flip the battery around so the side with the logo and writing is facing the inside. All the wires match up exactly.
Took this pics with my tablet,, sorry for the quality.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/13184196/2012-10-25%2018.59.27.jpg
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bought a 1800mah from eBay.took me 15mins to install it and its working no problem. Just have to flip the battery around so the side with the logo and writing is facing the inside. All the wires match up exactly.
Took this pics with my tablet,, sorry for the quality.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/13184196/2012-10-25%2018.59.27.jpg
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looks good man, can you please post a link of the battery. Im also looking to buy a new battery
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-BJ83100-...281660?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a228cd63c
I was wondering if the One X battery would physically fit the One S and if the swap is doable? I don't want to buy a new phone just yet and my battery is keeps getting worse, and I thought I could replace it with the one from the One X (yes, the connector is on the other side, but I can put it in the wrong way). The main question is, will it fit?
Ollaz said:
I was wondering if the One X battery would physically fit the One S and if the swap is doable? I don't want to buy a new phone just yet and my battery is keeps getting worse, and I thought I could replace it with the one from the One X (yes, the connector is on the other side, but I can put it in the wrong way). The main question is, will it fit?
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yup it'll fit like a glove, done this twice for 2 diff One X batteries