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[Battery] Epic Touch 4G Battery With The Fascinate

So after reading about vibrant users having success with using the epic touch 4g battery. I figured I'd order one up. Why? Well both of my batteries are a year old and I can tell they have degraded over time. And this one is 300mAh MOAR!!!! than the stock 1500mAh battery that came with this device.
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28506
The new battery is just about 1/64th of an inch thicker than the fascinate stock battery but it still works with the stock battery cover. Just into the first full charge and I can tell a difference already with screen on time at an hour with 84% left. Where normally after an hour of screen from a full charge I would be at 70%. The one thing I notice though is the battery does not charge in my spare charger that I got from vzw a year ago. It must have the same hardware check that the phone does. But since I'm running an mtd rom it charges fine in the device since the hardware check is not included within mtd kernel source.
***TOUCH WIZ USERS*** The fascinate has a hardware check that will only allow for the use of "vzw" specific batteries. So before you order one confirm that your current custom kernel has the hardware check disabled and that you can use/charge 3rd party batteries.
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how do you check for the hardware disable. im running on the GeeWiz 2.0 Alpha EI20

Ask whoever compiled your kernel.

I've been using the Epic 1500 mah batteries for a long time now. I was getting them off eBay for $2 a piece including shipping brand new out of China. Just ordered 2 more this morning, although they've gone up to ~$4 each with shipping. I use two external aftermarket chargers as well, so I rarely ever charge them in the phone. That's why I've never understood the battery life worry, I just carry a spare battery. (Have 7 now, but we have two fascinates in the house)

OhioYJ said:
I've been using the Epic 1500 mah batteries for a long time now. I was getting them off eBay for $2 a piece including shipping brand new out of China. Just ordered 2 more this morning, although they've gone up to ~$4 each with shipping. I use two external aftermarket chargers as well, so I rarely ever charge them in the phone. That's why I've never understood the battery life worry, I just carry a spare battery. (Have 7 now, but we have two fascinates in the house)
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errr right.... But the battery in the the op is from the sgsII line and not the original sgs variants. The fact that the epic sgsII came stock with 1800mAh is what I was interested in.
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Yeah I realize that, my point was even though that battery is cheaper than the OEM battery for our phone, the battery I mentioned is still a fraction of each. At $3.70 a battery I can have a lot of 1500 mah batteries to one 1800 mah batteries. Although I may have to check eBay and see if I can find the new 1800 ones dirt cheap too.

Nice info chopper
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Thanks for the great info. Just ordered one for my Fascinate running MIUI/Glitch. The additional 20% in battery capacity will definitely be welcome.

I too just ordered one, I need the extra battery, I eat it up at work and then dont have enuf left for the night time. I love my phone and I always seem to need to do something on it.

Very pleased so far. I wanted to give a couple charge cycles and time to settle in. But it almost feels like them good ole DJ05 days of yesteryear in the battery department with this thing. I had ALOT of downtime today at work and hammered the device (found a sweet disc golf game and logged about 1 1/2 just on that ) today and just watched the battery level trickle down. And even did some maps with gps today (who knew there are like 4 sheridan rd's on the north side of chicago that run e/w and n/s) cause we got lost.
Background of my current set up:
Pool Party 1.4.1 (mtd rom) which includes jt0912 kernel within rom.
I sync gmail and have fancy widgets update every hour. Twitter is done via a colorize widget that I have set to manually update when I feel like it. The rest of the screen time is reading emails and xda and rootz apps with some surfing in between gaming. My screen brightness setting is always at 45%. Oh yeah forgot, 25 minutes of talk as well.
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would have been nice if this battery came stock a year ago.
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Ohhh the dj05 days.. I miss those much. Used to listen to music all day at work, 8 hours of media server running and some web surfing and would get home and still have 80% battery left.. Wish someone knew why that service release sipped the juices so slowly..
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I got the new Epic Touch 4G battery yesterday. I charged it to 100% with the phone off, rebooted into recovery and cleared Batt Stats. Today I'm going to let the phone run down to almost nothing before charging again. Any other suggestions for maximizing battery life?
Also, Chopper I noticed your Cell Standby is much lower than mine, I'm at 24% and my Display is at 14% with only 1h 25m time on. Any suggestions on improving/reducing Cell Standby battery usage?
I'm running MIUI 1.9.16, the last Glitch kernel, and the EC09 radio.
Thanks.

TCStehle said:
I got the new Epic Touch 4G battery yesterday. I charged it to 100% with the phone off, rebooted into recovery and cleared Batt Stats. Today I'm going to let the phone run down to almost nothing before charging again. Any other suggestions for maximizing battery life?
Also, Chopper I noticed your Cell Standby is much lower than mine, I'm at 24% and my Display is at 14% with only 1h 25m time on. Any suggestions on improving/reducing Cell Standby battery usage?
I'm running MIUI 1.9.16, the last Glitch kernel, and the EC09 radio.
Thanks.
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Move to a better signal area, haha.
You could try updating your PRL (*228 option 2).
Just ordered mine, should get to me late next week. I chose Economy shipping cause I am poor as all-get-out.
Also, Google Checkout is probably one of the best things evar. Don't need to register with ANOTHER site? Okay, thanks Google.

Well, shoot. Was gonna post a big hullabaloo about finding this battery in the Vibrant forums, and I've been beaten to the punch. Oh well. Here's what I was gonna write. Er... copy and paste?
Hello there, Fascinate people! Visitor from the Vibrant forums here. We found and tested an 1800mah battery that, while intended for the Epic Touch 4G, fits and works perfectly in the Galaxy S and all it's variants. I've personally tested it in a Samsung Fascinate and a Samsung Vibrant. The Fascinate was a tighter fit than the Vibrant, but the battery door closed just fine.
I've personally tested the battery over the past week and it lasts significantly longer than the default 1500mah battery (I'm a relatively new Vibrant user, so my battery is only a couple months old). The math seems to match up with the 1800mah claim. To be clear, this isn't as surprising as it would be if this were a random Chinese ebay battery. This battery is made by Samsung for the Epic Touch 4G. It's noticeably thicker than the stock Galaxy S battery, but not so thick that the battery door on the Vibrant and Fascinate won't close completely.
The battery can be found here:
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28506
I spent quite a bit of time trying to find the best 3rd party battery for my phone, and lo and behold, the best one comes from Samsung itself.
If you'd like to read more than just my humble opinion, here is a link to the thread started in the Vibrant forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262035
Hope this information is helpful. Enjoy your Galaxy S!

this battery does indeed work very well. the battery is bigger and the door does fit tight, but the door does close completely. just started using it and am noticing significant gains after 12 hours of use. I will post back after a few charge discharge cycles with current setup and screenshots.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...361622?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bf3fea96
that would fit, correct?
it says it has a usb port but does it come with a usb cord as well that would fit in my fascinate? (mainly directed at the guy who buys the batteries off ebay)

jordanzink said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...361622?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bf3fea96
that would fit, correct?
it says it has a usb port but does it come with a usb cord as well that would fit in my fascinate? (mainly directed at the guy who buys the batteries off ebay)
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I would stick with the mobile city deal and avoid Hong Kong
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I ordered mine last nite from thecellguru.com and got my email this morning that it shipped. This place is about 20 mile from my house. Hopefully its in the mail tomorrow. 18.92 plus 1.99 shipping.

jordanzink said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...361622?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bf3fea96
that would fit, correct?
it says it has a usb port but does it come with a usb cord as well that would fit in my fascinate? (mainly directed at the guy who buys the batteries off ebay)
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I have two of those.chargers, never used the USB port though. Mine did not come with cables though, you can use.the stock one if you wanted. I've bought 8 batteries out of Hong Kong, all OEM Samsung batteries, never had an issue or problem. Just got 2 in the mail today actually. If you have an external charger and multiple batteries there really isn't much of a reason to plug your phone in on a regular basis anyways.

OhioYJ said:
I have two of those.chargers, never used the USB port though. Mine did not come with cables though, you can use.the stock one if you wanted. I've bought 8 batteries out of Hong Kong, all OEM Samsung batteries, never had an issue or problem. Just got 2 in the mail today actually. If you have an external charger and multiple batteries there really isn't much of a reason to plug your phone in on a regular basis anyways.
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can you link me to the ones that you buy? I just ordered the naztech one but i can return it if its a huge cost/efficiency difference

new battery makes a world of difference!!!

I noticed one day that my battery stats wouldn't reset after charging it or a battery pull. If the battery was anywhere above 50% and I did a pull, it would restart showing 100%. It ended up getting to the point that I couldn't use the phone for more than 5 minutes straight because it would die. I've had the phone almost a year, so I didn't think the battery would go out so quickly.
I went to the Tmobile store and they pulled the battery and told me to feel it. There is a hump/rounding that happens to the battery when it is shot or overcharged or something like that.
I got my replacement in yesterday and charged it to 100%, then did a battery calibration this morning at 0430 after I took it off the charger. Here it is 0032 and I have 25% battery life left! Now, I am running Juicy Defender in aggressive mode, so I'm sure that helps quite a bit.
Other than that, I've been running CM7's last nightly (#252 I think), Radio 26.09.04.26, and kernel faux 1.0.7 CFS+ low voltage.a
I wanted to share in case anyone was having similar issues. I also forgot to mention that I got the battery for free and just had to pay for the standard ground shipping. Can't beat that!!
Nino

What kind of battery did you get?
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It's a stock HTC replacement. I ended up getting close to 32 hours on the first charge.

Wow. That's awesome. I bought two anker 1550 mAh batteries on amazon. $10.87 delivered. Best thing I've ever done.
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How long do they usually last? Here's charge #2 so far. The phone when it was new wasn't this great!
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Well, screen on time is the real teller. Usually between 3 and 4 hours. When you see people getting 4 plus, you know their ROM/kernel/tweaks combo is dialed.
To illustrate, I charged and unplugged my phone before bed. When I got up it was at 11h 5m, 100%. But it had been laying there. 10 min after I started using it, it started dropping.
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Yeah, I know what you're talking about. That was the worst for me! Surprisingly, im not experiencing that rapid drain yet. I was before the new battery.
I know it's only day two, but for how I use my phone on a regular basis around campus and in my car, im very pleased.
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thats cool, ive had mine since the phone came out and still a full days use 5 hours screen on, 18 hours screen off so the total would be 23 hours on moderate use on cm7 nightly

mmdl1001 said:
thats cool, ive had mine since the phone came out and still a full days use 5 hours screen on, 18 hours screen off so the total would be 23 hours on moderate use on cm7 nightly
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Very nice. I'm jealous
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My phone does that too. When its above 50% n I reboot it or take off the battery it says 100%..so what does it mean? Do I need new battery?

alexriio said:
My phone does that too. When its above 50% n I reboot it or take off the battery it says 100%..so what does it mean? Do I need new battery?
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pinch the battery around the middle and slide your fingers toward the top of it (away from the contacts), then reverse. See if you feel a rounding or slight hump. If you do, then you might be due for one.

Can't really feel it.can it be something else or only cause of that?.does it have to feel or can the bump be noticeble too

Same here, I bought a new battery last week and this new battery is making one hell of a difference. Getting over a day with heavy usage on the new battery (straight Modern Combat 3, Sonic 4 Ep1 and Frontline Commando all day).

alexriio said:
Can't really feel it.can it be something else or only cause of that?.does it have to feel or can the bump be noticeble too
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I really dont know what to tell you other than take it into a store and see if they can get you a replacement or troubleshoot it for you. I'm not an expert, so I dont want to pass bad information. This just happened to work for me and I thought it would help others. Good luck!
If they do charge you for the battery, try looking into the anker 1550 mAh batteries that estallings15 mentioned. They worked for him.
Nino

I wish I had taken pictures of my old Motorola battery. It was bulging so badly that it should have been on TV's The Biggest Loser. The cells will expand in time. The replacement battery actually rattled around for the first few months.

I highly recommend the 3rd party battery, that has 1800 ( or 1700) mah and is not extended. Fits perfectly and it gives you easy 18 hours with heavy use
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I managed to get a new OEM battery from HTC because of overheating issues (call them!).
Before I would end the day at 15%. I can manage with 70% now
Never tried aftermarket stuff though

GazaIan said:
Same here, I bought a new battery last week and this new battery is making one hell of a difference. Getting over a day with heavy usage on the new battery (straight Modern Combat 3, Sonic 4 Ep1 and Frontline Commando all day).
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What kind of battery are u using?

ninobrn99 said:
I went to the Tmobile store and they pulled the battery and told me to feel it. There is a hump/rounding that happens to the battery when it is shot or overcharged or something like that.
I got my replacement in yesterday and charged it to 100%, then did a battery calibration this morning at 0430 after I took it off the charger. Here it is 0032 and I have 25% battery life left! Now, I am running Juicy Defender in aggressive mode, so I'm sure that helps quite a bit.
Other than that, I've been running CM7's last nightly (#252 I think), Radio 26.09.04.26, and kernel faux 1.0.7 CFS+ low voltage.a
I wanted to share in case anyone was having similar issues. I also forgot to mention that I got the battery for free and just had to pay for the standard ground shipping. Can't beat that!!
Nino
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Hmm, I think that I may be having the same problem actually. How did you go about telling them about your problem/getting them to replace it? You say that you're running CM7, so you're rooted and installed a custom ROM, which would void the warranty. Did the T-mobile employees give you any hassle with that?
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Wow. That's awesome. I bought two anker 1550 mAh batteries on amazon. $10.87 delivered. Best thing I've ever done.
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Any chance you could throw us a link? I looked around on the forum and found some listed that were on amazon for the 2 x anker batteries + charger, but it was out of stock.

alexriio said:
My phone does that too. When its above 50% n I reboot it or take off the battery it says 100%..so what does it mean? Do I need new battery?
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Bad reading of battery charge level.

3500ma extended battery with cover from Amazon

I received this battery from Amazon last weekend. LG Optimus 2X G2x P999 Black Battery Door With 2700mAh Battery I'm on my second charge cycle (actually 13% left before I charge on the second cycle) and my phone has been up over 2 1/2 days, see screenshot.
I got lucky and then sent me a 3500mAh battery instead of the 2700mAh one advertised. Total cost to me was $8.74. Cheap enough and the larger battery more than makes up for the larger battery cover. After a couple of days, I barely notice the larger size.
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Grats... Enjoy the battery!

Thanks. While I don't use my phone as much as I used to since I got my tablet, the battery life is amazing.

lol, in for one. At $8 its worth a try.

I just bought one off of Ebay yesterday. Supposed to be here Monday. Looking forward to it.

Received mine a few days ago. EASILY tripled my battery life, (coming from the Andida 1980mAh, running Owain CM9 beta, with Harsh kernel). $8 well spent, thanks!

I got that battery a month or two ago, at first it worked great, after 20 cycles or so the battery just tool a big dump. I mean yeah it still lasts last longer than the stock battery but it last half if what it originally started at
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GD3tyrone said:
I got that battery a month or two ago, at first it worked great, after 20 cycles or so the battery just tool a big dump. I mean yeah it still lasts last longer than the stock battery but it last half if what it originally started at
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That's my question for anyone who buys the el-cheapo extended life batteries, how long do they really last? I can't see paying $8 every month cause the battery won't hold a charge after that time.
Anyone know any good ones?

Mine and my friends still running strong.
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JohnDoe183 said:
That's my question for anyone who buys the el-cheapo extended life batteries, how long do they really last? I can't see paying $8 every month cause the battery won't hold a charge after that time.
Anyone know any good ones?
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My 3500 Mah battery I purchased in October still runs strong to this day. My mom uses it on her G2x and it still lasts all day.
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JohnDoe183 said:
That's my question for anyone who buys the el-cheapo extended life batteries, how long do they really last? I can't see paying $8 every month cause the battery won't hold a charge after that time.
Anyone know any good ones?
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I bought my Anker 2800mAh on April 26, 2012. It's been almost a full 2 months into its life and still functioning as well as it did when I bought it. Get close to 45-46hrs of function going from a full 100% down to the teens. Mind you my usage will be different than yours (as it always is the case), but I can't complain about my new battery at all.

I've had this battery for almost a month now. I'm still getting 2+ days use out of it. No sign of`lessened use. Am still happy with this purchase.

I actually made a video for this battery, or I assume its the same one.. I ordered the 2700 because I didn't like the way the 3500 curved but I ended up getting the 3500 and you adjust to it pretty quick, got mine months ago still holding up strong, can get easy 40 hours on my kind of usage when its moderate and on heavy usage (my style) 24-28 hours.

I've had a pair of these batteries for close to 8 months now. I I have to say between the two they ate amazing ith equally consistent results. I usually get around 30-35, hey usage most I've gotten out of it surprisingly was a little over 80hrs! With light usage.
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I got the 2700 mAH battery and have had it for two days. Charged it first time fully and used and got a whole 14 hours out of it. Charged again fully and left it on charger after showing full for another 3 hours. Shut the phone down and wiped battery stats and restarted. Still getting questionable life. With the stock battery runn HFS 1.8 and the latest Harsh kernel OC'd to 656 Min and 1400 max and UV'ing as well I used to get about 10 hours off of a stock battery. Now I am seeing 14 with the 2700 mAH. Granted the OC doesn't help but I should be seeing more than 4 hours. No?

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I got the 2700 mAH battery and have had it for two days. Charged it first time fully and used and got a whole 14 hours out of it. Charged again fully and left it on charger after showing full for another 3 hours. Shut the phone down and wiped battery stats and restarted. Still getting questionable life. With the stock battery runn HFS 1.8 and the latest Harsh kernel OC'd to 656 Min and 1400 max and UV'ing as well I used to get about 10 hours off of a stock battery. Now I am seeing 14 with the 2700 mAH. Granted the OC doesn't help but I should be seeing more than 4 hours. No?
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did you follow the directions and leave it charging over night fully discharge and charge again all that usually helps keep improving the charge life but then again sometimes you just get a dud battery I was getting over 20 hours on my similar battery and upgraded to higher getting way over a day
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not a bad battery life

Hmm, guess I'll get this for camping, probably won't work for my case, but the battery life is worth it..

Extended battery thoughts

Anyone here invest in an extended battery with case and have any input on their experience with it? I have heard hyperion is good but it has very mixed reviews online and there are issues with getting a decent back plate. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
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I've been wondering the same thing but if you hit up the accessories subsection you'll see a bunch of posts discussing it.
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I recently purchased the Hyperion with Case and cover I have to say I'm impressed with the battery life so far. Still testing. Here are my results from first use
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16% screen time? Well I can last longer on stock battery
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I bought an extended battery 4500mah on ebay for $8 a couple weeks ago from ebay. It makes the phone twice as thick, but the battery lasts all day with moderate use. I haven't put my phone on the charger mid-day since I bought it. Being that its a cheap generic battery, there is no brand name and I can't verify the capacity is accurate, but it is getting the job done. I'm at work and can't really give any more specifics, but heres a quick comparison
Pros: 1 overnight charge lasts all day, phone not much heavier, GSAM app seems to accurately adapt, Thicker case seems to protect rear camera and light better without obstructing them. Makes you more attractive to opposite gender (this may be a false claim)
Cons: Phone thicker, loss of NFC chip, longer charge time, must charge from lower capacity to avoid confusing battery estimation mechanisms (under 40ish%) Harder to find protective cases, and old ones will not fit.

the gs3 is the first phone i haven't thought of buying a bigger battery for. i get great life with the stock one, much better than my razr maxx had.

I was about to buy one of these extend bateries,but making the phone twice as thick is a turn off....

Thanks for all the responses so far. What I did was buy another oem nfc enabled battery, and a phone mount charger with battery charger. I am actually getting all day charge with heavy use and switching in a fresh one before sleep. The only reason I was curious about extended was because I enjoy hiking and photography. But unless you get 2 days use it doesn't appear to be much better than buying multiple stock batteries.
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i ended up getting the extended battery from hyperion on amazon.
i live in miami, and lost power for like 2 days over a month back and instantly i realized i needed this fat battery.
it actually feels better when i grip it. and i love that i forget at times to charge and its all good.
i got it for my wife since she is always killing her phone. it goes all day sometimes 1 day and half.
it's funny though because the size may turn you off but size wize it matches other friends of mine who also have the s3 and they over do it with the thick cases and stock battery.

Does anyone know how to reset the phone to give an accurate read out of the bigger battery?
Is there such a need to do so?
With these batteries the specs for a OEM battery is like days in standby. Would not one think that an extended battery would last weeks, and not drain in a day of hanging out in your pocket with little WiFi, calls, and text messages?
I know the ones they sell on e bay and Amazon are old new batteries as they have been sitting in storage and shelf live has caught up to them.
This is the only explanation for such a short time before having to recharge them.
I have never had a brand new hot off the press battery, as I get my phones at the pawn shop discounted. Hence they are already discontinued by the service providers.
I wouldn't even trust buying a new OEM battery from them as there is no telling how long they have had there batteries in stock just sitting there getting old depreciating.
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fix-this! said:
the gs3 is the first phone i haven't thought of buying a bigger battery for. i get great life with the stock one, much better than my razr maxx had.
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I agree - stock battery is good but I bought an extended anyway for longer gaming sessions.
I use the stock battery when at work so I can use my otterbox, but in my leisure time the hyperion battery rocks. No complaints on the stock battery, liking the hyperion as well.
My complaint is losing data service under 50% battery - hyperion staves that off longer.

But does hyperion really offer more than a day these responses seem to confirm my worries of it not being double as advertised but maybe in the 1.25 to 1.75 range? And if all the stock batteries have been sitting on the shelf how would the hyperion battery be any different? I am really considering investing in a hyperion still because 3 batteries would be ownage and I generally go on hikes for 2 to 3 days and my 2 stocks might not make it. Climbing a peak and taking a panoramic is truly special. But at this point investing in a new case with a hyperion might be more hassle than buying some more oems on the cheap.
Anyways thanks for the responses everyone. And PROTIP storing your battery at 50% in a dry cool place is what is recommended for long term storage. Also I learned recently that letting your battery go through a full discharge and then recharging actually leads to a longer battery life span, by a huge factor!
PS sorry admins and others I just joined this forum and realize this whole thread should have been placed in the accessories section I hope my gaff does not make you think less of me.
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Well first remember 16% becomes a larger number when you have more capacity also there were several other items being used. Also this was the first tinting charge of a cycle. The phone talk time ended up over 4 hours or so as well also I need several restarts. I am happy with it
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16% screen time? Well I can last longer on stock battery
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This is with the Hyperion extended. I would recommend it.
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Hyperion extended battery after a few cycles

How is everyone getting 24+ hrs with the Hyperion?? I seem to be only achieving 12+ hrs with almost 6 hrs of screen on time (wifi on, brightness 30%, sync on)!

wich battery?

Hi, i want to buy a new battery for my DHD. I hear talking about mugen 1500 for DHD, is it really better than original one. Thanks

Hi, thanks for this post, because I have same question too.
I already search for all Desire HD Forum, and search throught all the xda site (other forums too).
Nowadays the information is already old and battery brands have already upgraded/envolve to better qualities and advances, and maybe are already better brands than mugen and anker, which xda members suggest in the past as the best.
Please tell us all users of xda with desire hd and that had in the past the desire hd (like Lordclockan great developer) which battery brand and model was the best and longest for you?
Was great if. All great developers of desire HD, of present and past could tell us too, their opinion and what they use or recommend?
OEM, Mugen, Anker, Seidio, Hyperion, Andida, Qcell, or others...?
Thank you so much for everything that you do for us, all work of all Developers here on Xda is Amazing!! Because all Developers are way better than workers of all smartphones and devices brands!
Its great that the best Workers and professionals are all here, because if you were employers of the market brands like Samsung, Htc, and so on, the xda site maybe never existed, and the world was worst without You great Developers!!
Congratulations too all Devs, users, and all members!
Sorry for long post but sometimes we need to tell to the great people, how much they are good and evidence their qualities =)
Congratulations XDA!!

I got my Desire HD when it came out.
I'm still using the battery it came with.
With some precaution and care it can last about 5 years.
My phone is on for 24/7 365 a year, i try as much as possible to charge it before it hits 50%.
Lithium battery's don't like to be discharged below that, it's possible but reduces life drastically.
But for new battery be sure to get a quality one and charge at 50% if possible than it will last at least as long as mine.
(Heared good things about the 1st 3 in your little list; OEM, Mugen and Anker.)

HanZie82 said:
I got my Desire HD when it came out.
I'm still using the battery it came with.
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But for new battery be sure to get a quality one and charge at 50% if possible than it will last at least as long as mine.
(Heared good things about the 1st 3 in your little list; OEM, Mugen and Anker.)
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Thank you for your knowledge and info, I already heard about that fact, but didn't know with certain.
I will do that, thanks
I am using too the oem stock battery of desire HD yet, but I suspect that the condition decreased now after years.
You know some method/tool we can know/diagnose with some accuracy, the condition of battery?
Thanks, Cheers

MacPryden said:
Thank you for your knowledge and info, I already heard about that fact, but didn't know with certain.
I will do that, thanks
I am using too the oem stock battery of desire HD yet, but I suspect that the condition decreased now after years.
You know some method/tool we can know/diagnose with some accuracy, the condition of battery?
Thanks, Cheers
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Use Battery Monitor Widget pro to diagnose your current battery conditions. Discharge untill the phone auto turnoff then continous charge to 100%+2hours more (when you see 0mAh on BMW widget) go to Calibration Tab to check your battery condition. The measured xxxxmAh +/- ?% is your answer.
Mine:
- 1.5 years OEM battery now is ~900mAh+/-9%
- New 1300mAh Coral battery (just used a months) is 1265mAh+/-8%
- A 1600mAh on ebay but very bad that after 2month of usage it is only 650mAh+/-15% (Don't believe in high capacity battery anymore)
With current ROM + with normal usage, I can surf 2days with this battery - Coral

Yes, battery monitor widget is a perfect app.
I will reinstall it and calibrate my OEM battery to test it again.

Thank you to Both, coolpixs4 and HanZie82.
I had bought months ago that app, but though that the benefits vs battery drain not value installed, so alternate for current widget app.
So in your opinion the battery monitor widget pro don't drain any battery continuous or don't worth have one more background process?
I will do what you recommended me, at least to measure the battery condition.
Thanks

MacPryden said:
Thank you to Both, coolpixs4 and HanZie82.
I had bought months ago that app, but though that the benefits vs battery drain not value installed, so alternate for current widget app.
So in your opinion the battery monitor widget pro don't drain any battery continuous or don't worth have one more background process?
I will do what you recommended me, at least to measure the battery condition.
Thanks
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Of course it will drain some part of battery but NOT MUCH.
Since, you use that *.apk just for investigating your current battery condition to see how good your current battery.
After that, you can remove widget or just stop it.

I still have 1109 mAh availible from my OEM battery wich is as old as the phone. (which i bought when it was new).

I just recently bought a newer "higher capacity" battery for my Inspiremake 4G and should be here tomorrow. I currently have stock battery in it and barley lasts an hour using minimal apps and sync off, screen brightness down, WiFi off, and others.
Ordered a new one from a company called Andida and its rated at 1800 mAh.
Not sure how it will do but with such slim design can't make it "fatter". We shall see tomorrow or Tuesday latest,

mndgme said:
I currently have stock battery in it and barley lasts an hour using minimal apps and sync off, screen brightness down, WiFi off, and others.
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How old is your phone? Mine is 2.5 years old and it still works quite fine. Probably just a couple of hours less then in the beginning.

I've just bought a 2500mAh battery from eBay, and its shown to be a vast improvement on the 3 year old stock battery that preceded it.
You should always monitor your battery usage anyway, as a means to prolong your usage, but the stock DHD batteries are now long outdated, and better performance can be bought at quite a reasonable price (I paid just £7.99 inc. postage).
Up to now, I've been getting around 17-18 hours on battery, with some quite heavy usage. Before, on the stock battery, I was lucky to get 5..
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Alkerino said:
I've just bought a 2500mAh battery from eBay, and its shown to be a vast improvement on the 3 year old stock battery that preceded it.
You should always monitor your battery usage anyway, as a means to prolong your usage, but the stock DHD batteries are now long outdated, and better performance can be bought at quite a reasonable price (I paid just £7.99 inc. postage).
Up to now, I've been getting around 17-18 hours on battery, with some quite heavy usage. Before, on the stock battery, I was lucky to get 5..
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download some info app to check real battery capacity. you would be lucky to see it not much less than 1200mah.
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-SmOgER said:
download some info app to check real battery capacity. you would be lucky to see it not much less than 1200mah.
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SmOgER what battery is the best and long life reability, to buy nowadays in your opinion/experience?
Can you give me a link of the best battery or one of the bests to buy now?
Thank you so much

MacPryden said:
SmOgER what battery is the best and long life reability, to buy nowadays in your opinion/experience?
Can you give me a link of the best battery or one of the bests to buy now?
Thank you so much
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I'm found an old topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344761 . HTC Evo 3D and Sensation Battery Working in Desire HD.

Hi,
I've had my DHD for a couple months now and the battery life isn't brilliant. My brother had ir before me for 2 years and then upgraded. I used the battery monitor widget app and this is what I'm getting:
- Health: Good 30.0C/3715mV
- Techno: Li-ion 261/831mAh
- Available: 26% -143mAh
I decided to buy a new battery and I went for a 2430mAh gold battery that I found on eBay
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WIse move or should I have gone for the replacement 1600mAh that I've seen everywhere else?
Btw, I'm using the Sabsa Prime v16.0 ROM By AlirezaB

5H1R42 said:
Hi,
I've had my DHD for a couple months now and the battery life isn't brilliant. My brother had ir before me for 2 years and then upgraded. I used the battery monitor widget app and this is what I'm getting:
- Health: Good 30.0C/3715mV
- Techno: Li-ion 261/831mAh
- Available: 26% -143mAh
I decided to buy a new battery and I went for a 2430mAh gold battery that I found on eBay
WIse move or should I have gone for the replacement 1600mAh that I've seen everywhere else?
Btw, I'm using the Sabsa Prime v16.0 ROM By AlirezaB
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This battery doesn't have temperature sensor, will always show 24 degrees.
It's like stock no more current capacity.
After a while, let's say 6 months is getting so inflated so that is very hard to take it out or put it back in the phone slot. If you remove the sticker you will see that is metal and your risk a shortcut inside the phone. Removing the sticker will not help introducing the battery in phone slot (still inflated).

whiperhack said:
This battery doesn't have temperature sensor, will always show 24 degrees.
It's like stock no more current capacity.
After a while, let's say 6 months is getting so inflated so that is very hard to take it out or put it back in the phone slot. If you remove the sticker you will see that is metal and your risk a shortcut inside the phone. Removing the sticker will not help introducing the battery in phone slot (still inflated).
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Erm ... this kinda didn;t answer my question, lol

5H1R42 said:
Erm ... this kinda didn;t answer my question, lol
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It sound like an answer?
Sent from my HTC Desire HD

whiperhack said:
It sound like an answer?
Sent from my HTC Desire HD
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Never mind :/