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Extended Battery

For users who purchased the extended battery (2200mah), how much bigger (physical size) is it then the 1500mah default battery?

2200 mAh is actually a fairly nice battery. My Droid X extended battery is only 1930 mAh but i get ~13-17 hours of battery life and the X has a huge LCD display. I could only imagine what the Fascinate would get with that big a battery and Super AMOLED haha.

The word according to a bunch of tests is the Droid X has the best battery life, about 3 hours than the SGS line on a single charge. On average with my Epic I'm getting about 12 hours without recharge, so a 2200 mAh battery should go roughly 18 hours. Again, mileage will vary from user to user. I do what I would consider is around heavy usage.

Just traded Droid X in for Fascinate and had the extended battery for the X. They gave me the extended battery as an even exchange for the SGS and I am seriously considering returning the thing. It is Ginormous and makes the phone look disgusting. The X's extended battery at least kept the phone looking good.

i'm very curious about the extended battery and the cover that comes with it. could you post a pic of the phone with them installed, plz?

The thing is huge.
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Huge battery with no case protection In sight.
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OMG, that is hideous.

Wow that's probably the ugliest thing I have ever seen. Is it really worth it?
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Well with a full charge at 6pm it now 440am and I am at 91% left with heavy web and texting.
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Hmmmm makes he think twice about it now... I can't go twelve hours on standby without the phone going completely dead. The battery life I'm getting is the worst ever. How can it die so fast when its not being used at all?
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betcmrekoapl said:
Hmmmm makes he think twice about it now... I can't go twelve hours on standby without the phone going completely dead. The battery life I'm getting is the worst ever. How can it die so fast when its not being used at all?
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i get 12-14 hrs without dropping down to 1/2 battery with calls paired w/bluetooth headset ,web,texting,emails,twitter, and beautiful widgets all running !! this is one of the best batteries on a android phone ive had so far !! right up there with my droidx !!

I gotta say it a great battery but I must decide what is more important to me longer battery or a case with belt clip hmmmm.
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I'd rather carry an extra stock battery, then deal with that.

With the extended battery in.... It looks like the phone is pregnant, lol.
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It is obviously a good battery, but the thing looks hideous. it does look pregnant!

what are the chances someone makes a better looking one

betcmrekoapl said:
Hmmmm makes he think twice about it now... I can't go twelve hours on standby without the phone going completely dead. The battery life I'm getting is the worst ever. How can it die so fast when its not being used at all?
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Not sure what's up with yours, but mine gets fantastic battery life. Full charge at 8am and I go a day and a half with moderate-to-heavy call/text/game/web use. I'm extremely impressed with the battery life. My girlfriend hardly uses her's except for web browsing on lunch, and she almost squeezes 3 days out of it!
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When is the due date? is it a boy or a girl? thats a huge *****.

I have quick fix for battery problem MyTouch 4G Slide

I have seen alot of post about the battery suck on this but my last a day when you TURN OFF (MOBILE NETWORK) BATTERY LAST A LONG TIME PLUS TURN IT ON WHEN NEEDED YOU CAN LEAVE WIFI I HOPE THIS HELP
PLEASE PRESS THANK LOL I HAVE IMPORTANT PART IN CAPS
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This is exactly how juice defender works. But if you do this, then your smartphone is no longer a smartphone
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AndroidKing said:
I have seen alot of post about the battery suck on this but my last a day when you TURN OFF (MOBILE NETWORK) BATTERY LAST A LONG TIME PLUS TURN IT ON WHEN NEEDED YOU CAN LEAVE WIFI I HOPE THIS HELP
PLEASE PRESS THANK LOL I HAVE IMPORTANT PART IN CAPS
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Or just buy the Anker batteries.
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If you turn off the phone completely when not in use, you'll get all kinds of battery life, but, again, not a smart phone at that point. Basically a chuck of plastic with great battery life.
The point is to have notifications of all kinds at your finger tips. If you want email when you turn it on, that's called a computer.
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blackknightavalon said:
Or just buy the Anker batteries.
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seriously...... want better battery life, buy a better batter. their not even that much.. once dev on this device blows up the phone will be amazing. even more than it already is. i get pretty decent battery life, not as good as my g2, but it was at 800 mhz, single core, amazing kernel and amazing rom for battery life.

shady503403 said:
seriously...... want better battery life, buy a better batter. their not even that much.. once dev on this device blows up the phone will be amazing. even more than it already is. i get pretty decent battery life, not as good as my g2, but it was at 800 mhz, single core, amazing kernel and amazing rom for battery life.
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I have amazing battery life out of my G2 and it's clocked at 1.9Ghz. I have two OEM batteries for it, too. The OEM batteries for the MT4GS are just...garbage.
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Holy crap, 1.9?!
Can't wait to see if we can pass 2.0ghz
also, 2x Battery kills mobile data when the screen is off. I got over 45 hours once...

RazoE said:
Holy crap, 1.9?!
Can't wait to see if we can pass 2.0ghz
also, 2x Battery kills mobile data when the screen is off. I got over 45 hours once...
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I never tried to max out my battery life on the G2, but I never once worried about a charger with it.. even after not chargin over night, but I usually did every night. and I just got 2x battery life to try it out. I usually just sms my chick all day at work.. don't need data besides when I'm on lunch I surf the web a bit. So no need in me havin data or 3g turned on. Ill let you guys know how it goes tomorrow..
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Horrible battery life

Im the proud new owner of the Samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket from Rogers. I've owned the phone for about 3 days now and i am very impressed with it's performance. The one thing I am not pleased with, however is the battery life. My battery is being drained by 1% every few minutes. Im a lightweight user. I've sent maybe 20 texts and received less than 10 phone calls, all lasting under 10 minutes. Im running mhx's superlite ROM alongside faux's kernel. I've tried waiting for a full charge then wiping battery stats. Still have horrible battery life. I've tried waiting for the battery to drain to about 10%, then when it reaches 100% charge I leave it in a couple of hours. I still have a horrible battery life. Wi-fi, GPS, Bluetooth, auto-sync are all off and brightness is set to the lowest possible value. I even underclocked the processor to 1.2GHZ. I do use Go Launcher, go locker, go sms and go powermaster. Is there some way to check out whats eating my battery? Maybe I should invest in a new battery?

Betterbatterystats

Thanks for the speedy reply. I will try that out and post if there's an improvement.

Kagenui said:
Thanks for the speedy reply. I will try that out and post if there's an improvement.
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It will tell you what is causing wakelocks

best bet is to consider an extended battery. it's the only real way to extend your battery life.looks horrible with a bulky backside on phone but believe me your have peeve if mind! my first post guys. hope something happens!!
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fida khan said:
best bet is to consider an extended battery. it's the only real way to extend your battery life.looks horrible with a bulky backside on phone but believe me your have peeve if mind! my first post guys. hope something happens!!
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Not really mine lasts 1 day or longer with moderate use.

xcrazydx said:
It will tell you what is causing wakelocks
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It seems that go locker was the culprit. Uninstalled it. And I just might buy one of those heavy duty batteries as suggested by another poster. Any recommendations? I think I read somewhere that some batteries designed for the SG2 won't work for the skyrocket.

best bet is to consider an extended battery. it's the only real way to extend your battery life.looks horrible with a bulky backside on phone but believe me your have peace of mind! my first post guys. hope something happens!!
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Kagenui said:
It seems that go locker was the culprit. Uninstalled it. And I just might buy one of those heavy duty batteries as suggested by another poster. Any recommendations? I think I read somewhere that some batteries designed for the SG2 won't work for the skyrocket.
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The extended nexus battery will fit but cause a little bit of lift on the stock cover.

I've got a freakin 3500mah bat on my gs2 an yep i just get about 12-14 hours of heavy use. pretty dismal!. but still better than 6-8 hours on 1650mah original Batt.
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Kagenui said:
Im the proud new owner of the Samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket from Rogers. I've owned the phone for about 3 days now and i am very impressed with it's performance. The one thing I am not pleased with, however is the battery life. My battery is being drained by 1% every few minutes. Im a lightweight user. I've sent maybe 20 texts and received less than 10 phone calls, all lasting under 10 minutes. Im running mhx's superlite ROM alongside faux's kernel. I've tried waiting for a full charge then wiping battery stats. Still have horrible battery life. I've tried waiting for the battery to drain to about 10%, then when it reaches 100% charge I leave it in a couple of hours. I still have a horrible battery life. Wi-fi, GPS, Bluetooth, auto-sync are all off and brightness is set to the lowest possible value. I even underclocked the processor to 1.2GHZ. I do use Go Launcher, go locker, go sms and go powermaster. Is there some way to check out whats eating my battery? Maybe I should invest in a new battery?
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Try installing different ROMS which help save battery life.

how come you're saying it'll fit standard back cover. my 3500 mah Batt came with a back cover. doubt if standard cover will stay on.it'll probably just POP of:banghead:
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'heavy use' in phones is a pretty subjective thing. but one thing extends Batt life more them anything else bar widgets and having wi-fi etc on -it's having or rather using BLACK themes in your apps , black goog and black background. man you can even use a black background white text in kindle Android. think about it, amoled screens live for dark backgrounds and I've put some serious time into researching Batt life and what does and doesn't work. try black backgrounds as amoled screens consume most of their power from light backgrounds and almost minimal power from black backgrounds!
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fida khan said:
'heavy use' in phones is a pretty subjective thing. but one thing extends Batt life more them anything else bar widgets and having wi-fi etc on -it's having or rather using BLACK themes in your apps , black goog and black background. man you can even use a black background white text in kindle Android. think about it, amoled screens live for dark backgrounds and I've put some serious time into researching Batt life and what does and doesn't work. try black backgrounds as amoled screens consume most of their power from light backgrounds and almost minimal power from black backgrounds!
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I thought that the whole thing about using a black background to save battery power was just a rumour. Thanks for the tip.

Does anyone know if battery saving programs such juicedefender, Go Powermaster, etc. really make a difference in battery life?

juice defender is a total waste of time.it's market as a quality app ie. lots of settings etc but in my errrr 'research' and testing for Batt life i read about and found out through 'personal insight' (by that i mean common sense) that it just uses more Batt than it saves. for one it's always using phone resources - processor etc and two it's basically running continually trying to SAVE Batt life and therefore really defeating itself. tried it and quickly spat it out. not worth it.i.had the paid version too.
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also definitely stay away from app killers etc. Android just restarts the apps it needs anyway end you'll just be killing them , Android will be restarting them. you get it. app killers just hog more resources than they save.
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I knew it was too good to be true. I guess those people who claim it works were under a heavy placebo effect.

don't know if you've tried it but the xda app -premium version anyway- which i'm using at the moment to post also has a dark theme (black background) in settings SIMPLE VIEW or something like standard view. can you believe it!
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All and l mean all the geezers (the top brass anyway) at xda are going to send hitmen for me for thus next comment : DEEP BREATH and here goes - It could be the roms , flashing etc , or to placate any er hitmen the particular Roms that you're using could be to blame you know! Android or Samsung or both also have had a problem with some phones having a runaway processor BUG . By that i mean the Android OS (you'll find it underbattery usage) goes crazy on some phones and decimates Batt life. check it out and think about your errrr emm ROMS. OH dear there's a knock at the door........!!!!
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White QCell 3850mah Extended Battery

Not as bulky as I thought, for 20 bucks and free shipping why not? Bout to test this bad boy.
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Link?

Link to battery
Found it on Amazon with a quick google search. Can't post link yet.
Might get one myself!

Ah I see it:
http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung...OKPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334859710&sr=8-1
Curious to hear the OP's thoughts as I have a white Skyrocket myself that I have a black seidio extended battery and case on those (gonna be gone ALL day) days.

I bought one two days ago, I've been waiting patiently for an extended battery with white back panel. I should have it Monday or Tuesday and I will report back here with my experience as it seems no one else is taking the time to do so.

Can you give us an idea of how thick the battery itself is?
100% thicker than stock battery?
50%?
25%?

CZ Eddie said:
Can you give us an idea of how thick the battery itself is?
100% thicker than stock battery?
50%?
25%?
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I am curious to see how big it looks altogether on the phone.

CZ Eddie said:
Can you give us an idea of how thick the battery itself is?
100% thicker than stock battery?
50%?
25%?
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I would say 50-75% thicker, the battery life is pretty damn good, about 16 hours with pretty heavy use, 4 hours screen on, constant Facebook checking, brightness at 45%, plus its not even that noticeable in pocket.
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Kenneth.Torres said:
I would say 50-75% thicker, the battery life is pretty damn good, about 16 hours with pretty heavy use, 4 hours screen on, constant Facebook checking, plus its not even that noticeable in pocket.
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That's terrible, I get that with stock battery
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xcrazydx said:
That's terrible, I get that with stock battery
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I could barely get 7-9 with 3 hours screen on with stock.
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Kenneth.Torres said:
I could barely get 7-9 with 3 hours screen on with stock.
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That sucks man. Research how to optimize your phone
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I'm on my second day with the new battery, been off the charger now for just under 14 hours and am still at 68% with heavy usage, 2 hours talking time, texting all day, using Facebook frequently and have played about 30 mins of Drag Racing the game. I'm happy with it, I finally feel like I can do whatever I want as much as I want all day and not have to feel like I need to charge as often as possible. Again I'm very pleased with it so far.

Same here, I'm at 82% with pretty moderate use, brightness at 45%, facebooking constantly, games, and about 2 hours screen on
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Just got the battery not too thick or heavy. But, I like a case for protection, anyone find one?
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Hey all,
I'm going into day 3 with a full charge on this battery. I posted some pictures here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25310131&postcount=6 that show the difference in phone width with and without, bare battery width difference and the color difference between back plates on the white model.

I got my qcell battery about three days ago and so for its lasting pretty well. Im on my third day of using it(charged the battery at night) and its steadily been improving. Right now I'm at 68% right now at 9PM and it has lasted over 14 hours with brightness on low, listening to music all day, texting sporadically, playing an online game for over an hour, some youtube videos, and syncing 2emails and engaget. Screen was on for over 2 hours. I only have one bad thing to say which is it sometimes gets really hot and I have to shutdown phone to cool it down, maybe its my cf or something like that.

bonkieash said:
I got my qcell battery about three days ago and so for its lasting pretty well. Im on my third day of using it(charged the battery at night) and its steadily been improving. Right now I'm at 68% right now at 9PM and it has lasted over 14 hours with brightness on low, listening to music all day, texting sporadically, playing an online game for over an hour, some youtube videos, and syncing 2emails and engaget. Screen was on for over 2 hours. I only have one bad thing to say which is it sometimes gets really hot and I have to shutdown phone to cool it down, maybe its my cf or something like that.
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I don't think its the Qcell battery, before when I used stock battery it would heat up too
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Now How about a case?
Its great to find a place to get the Skyrocket Extended battery with white cover but now my case does not fit. has anyone found a case? do the flexible ones fit?

kaellan said:
Its great to find a place to get the Skyrocket Extended battery with white cover but now my case does not fit. has anyone found a case? do the flexible ones fit?
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Seidio has a case for their extended battery, it may fit? http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-skyrocket-surface-extended-case-black-p/csr5ssskyx-bk.htm

Alright so I'm about ready to call this thing junk. I get as much battery life out of my Verizon Nexus 2100mah extended battery as this q cell 3800 without the extra bulk. Not to mention the fact that it takes forever to charge. I had high hopes for this battery but alas...
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Battery Life

Hey guys. SO ive been using a hand me down Captivate recently, but coming from a Blackberry, the battery life seems very poor. I know the phone is over 2 years old so I should get a new battery, but even with a new battery, what kind of stats are you seeing with the captivate?

sjorge3442 said:
Hey guys. SO ive been using a hand me down Captivate recently, but coming from a Blackberry, the battery life seems very poor. I know the phone is over 2 years old so I should get a new battery, but even with a new battery, what kind of stats are you seeing with the captivate?
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Highly depends on your usage. I personally get about a day to a day and a half of battery on slow days. With some more moderate-high usage, it's usually about 8-9hrs with 2-3hrs of screen on.

sjorge3442 said:
Hey guys. SO ive been using a hand me down Captivate recently, but coming from a Blackberry, the battery life seems very poor. I know the phone is over 2 years old so I should get a new battery, but even with a new battery, what kind of stats are you seeing with the captivate?
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Depending on the ROM I'm running I've seen battery life between 24 and 36 hours with the stock battery.
I bought a 3750 mAh no-name battery pack for $10 (plus shipping, lol) on ebay and constantly get over a days worth with moderate use (over 1h screen-on time quite often) Be aware that this battery was considerably larger than the stock one, but did come with a plastic cover that snaps in place of the stock one.

mine lasts about 1.5 days, with a new aftermarket battery

What firmware are you using? I noticed drastic increases going from GB to ICS and JB.

Have you turned off your data? Are you running stock? As mentioned above, power management is much better with ics and jb.
When I got my captivate, data could kill the battery in a about 6 or 7 hours without turning on the screen.
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8-12 hours with heavy use.
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I just picked up a 3500mah ebay battery, combined that with juice defender and gsam battery monitor to finally go a whole day without charging. Im running a JB rom and use my phone regularly with work days being up to 16hrs. Before all that, I'd have to watch my usage to get a stock battery to last a whole day for me.

jlaudio11 said:
I just picked up a 3500mah ebay battery, combined that with juice defender and gsam battery monitor to finally go a whole day without charging. Im running a JB rom and use my phone regularly with work days being up to 16hrs. Before all that, I'd have to watch my usage to get a stock battery to last a whole day for me.
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Were you on stick gb?
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[QUI'm E=nespid;36701924]Were you on stick gb?
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No im on a JB 4.2.1 rom

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No im on a JB 4.2.1 rom
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The Cappy's battery are faily small for all the new features 4.2.1 is bringing. You gotta keep in mind that more features = more battery drain. If you can get 2.5-3hrs of screen on, be happy!
If you really want insane battery life, get back to froyo and flash Firefly

jlaudio11 said:
I just picked up a 3500mah ebay battery, combined that with juice defender and gsam battery monitor to finally go a whole day without charging. Im running a JB rom and use my phone regularly with work days being up to 16hrs. Before all that, I'd have to watch my usage to get a stock battery to last a whole day for me.
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You said "before all that". I understand from that, that you meant before the JB rom.
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I understand battery consumption will be higher with JB than a previous version like froyo. The "before all that" referenced the new battery and apps. I've been running various JB roms for quite awhile now.
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jlaudio11 said:
I understand battery consumption will be higher with JB than a previous version like froyo. The "before all that" referenced the new battery and apps. I've been running various JB roms for quite awhile now.
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My captivate isn't my daily driver device, but I definitely saw better battery life coming from gb to ics to jb. Maybe I just wanted to believe it was better? Lol
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Have gotten between 15-18 hours on my battery from new till now (2years old)
With the exception of a few roms (mostly early stages) its been pretty consistent and based more on wifi/mobile data than anything else

My advice is to buy a new battery. Even if it's the same capacity as the old one, it will have less cycles on it, and batteries don't last forever. Also, I would stay away from these cheap ebay batteries. More than likely they are either recycled or they're subpar sells that have been relabeled and sold. Either way, they're not close to the mAh reading they're advertising.
I bought the 1800mAh battery that fits in the Epic 4G and I get more than a day with my usage. Just have to turn off google maps location report, as that will kill your battery in a few hours. Google now still works without it enabled.

actually, if you buy from a reputable seller, my experience with batteries on EBay is very good. I got a 1600 maH battery with 3 year warranty for $4. I've been using it for 8 months, no problems, good life.
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Running Salty Bean V35 (4.2) which now includes BLX (Battery Life Extender)
Getting around 30 hours battery life.

These phones have never had great battery life. It's the tradeoff for having such a beautiful screen.
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BigBozolini said:
These phones have never had great battery life. It's the tradeoff for having such a beautiful screen.
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And a small form factor. if you want to make it thicker, there is that 3500 mAh battery with bulky cover. I never went that route by others say it works well.