Well after having spent most of the morning searching battery reviews, I have concluded no one knows crap. I have found the 3000 or the 4500, both have mixed reviews and then the mophie case.
My question, are either worth buying? The size extension is no problem, I am just looking for an extra 4 to 6 hours of time out of my phone between charges.
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Have you looked into the Electra case by trident. You get protection with 2000 mah on top of your 2100 mah.
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Get the ZeroLemon, you will not be sorry. Last night ran on a day and a half with 13 hrs screen time. Best battery hands down.
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Get the ZeroLemon, you will not be sorry. Last night ran on a day and a half with 13 hrs screen time. Best battery hands down.
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13 hrs???? Are you serious??
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boycott_france said:
Well after having spent most of the morning searching battery reviews, I have concluded no one knows crap. I have found the 3000 or the 4500, both have mixed reviews and then the mophie case.
My question, are either worth buying? The size extension is no problem, I am just looking for an extra 4 to 6 hours of time out of my phone between charges.
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You need 4 to 6 hours of extra screen on time? Or just the phone to last an extra 4 to 6 hours?
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Get the ZeroLemon, you will not be sorry. Last night ran on a day and a half with 13 hrs screen time. Best battery hands down.
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This one should be the one to get, longest battery capacity and protective case in one with a dirt cheap price. Can't beat that. The issue with all other extended battery is once installed, you no longer have phone protection case, but not with ZeroLemon.:good:
Sorry I didn't clarify. By time I meant getting more total time: both on and off screen with moderate use (15 to 20 min per hour on screen) on the browser, this forum app(or others like it), and maybe some light gaming like bejeweled or solitaire.
I know calculating time is always sporadic, but now I am getting a longer list of options to look into that people like. Best form of advertising is word of mouth
Thanks to the others for the list of new toys to look at!
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we have an accessory forum if you didnt see it.
heres a link to THE extended abttery thread you should be concerned wtih.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843896
Hyperion battery more then doubles my ingress game time - screen on, gps running, bluetooth stereo headset in use.
Ingress is a hell of a battery hog, and the bluetooth active doesn't help things.
Never had a problem with it, works great. Grants me a little over 8 hours of gametime with full screen brightness, multiwindow to the intel map online.
Find the ZEROLEMON 7000maph battery on amazon. you will not regret that purchase at all.
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Find the ZEROLEMON 7000maph battery on amazon. you will not regret that purchase at all.
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Sold, can't wait to get it. Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk8gD3OvYww&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hope this helps(,7000mAh battery)
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Lithium Ion batteries last the longest if you keep them between ~80% and ~20% charge. Extremes are bad, so if you are maxing out your battery performance consider a larger battery that allows you to stay within that middle 60% performance envelope
I can only get sbout 8 hours screen time on my sg3 with 3000 mah while others get more is there something I need to set different
I dont recommend anyone get a cheap ass one off of ebay. My friend bought me a battery and a dock that charges both my phone AND a battery an extra battery which was awesome of him. but he clearly bought a cheap battery from ebay most probably and it doesnt really hold much charge anymore. it's definitely great for emergencies, but it doesnt last nearly as long as my original battery does.
can anyone confirm if the 3000 for the international fits our version?
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Who really needs 13 hours of screen time? All I need is enough power to get me through the day. I had a 4400mah battery and briefly tried a ZeroLemon. After a few months of carrying around a brick, I picked up the Samsung 3000mah battery and couldn't be happier.
Too many people get hung up on screen time as if it's some sort of competition. I'll take my slimmer phone over more screen time than I would ever use in a day.
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Who really needs 13 hours of screen time? All I need is enough power to get me through the day. I had a 4400mah battery and briefly tried a ZeroLemon. After a few months of carrying around a brick, I picked up the Samsung 3000mah battery and couldn't be happier.
Too many people get hung up on screen time as if it's some sort of competition. I'll take my slimmer phone over more screen time than I would ever use in a day.
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Carrying a brick? Wow you must have girl hands.
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Carrying a brick? Wow you must have girl hands.
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My hands are just fine, thanks. The phone is a brick with the larger extended batteries and almost nobody has the need for that much power, so what's the point? If bragging about screen time is important to you, rock on with your bad self and the brick in your pocket.
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Get the ZeroLemon, you will not be sorry. Last night ran on a day and a half with 13 hrs screen time. Best battery hands down.
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THIS!
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My hands are just fine, thanks. The phone is a brick with the larger extended batteries and almost nobody has the need for that much power, so what's the point? If bragging about screen time is important to you, rock on with your bad self and the brick in your pocket.
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Screen time is the actual time that you used the phone, so if a phone last for 1 day but screen time is only 1 hrs then the other 23 hrs it's sitting in your pocket. I agree that Zerolemon is not for everyone, it designed for people that need to use their phones all day long, like my buddy, he's in the construction business and he definitely need this brick. If you don't need it because you're not on the phone that much, then nothing to talk about and you shouldn't even come into this thread.
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I don't know which one to get, so based on your experiences, were they worth it?
Has anyone bought both and gotten better performance on one more than the other? Has anyone gotten either of these and actually have had equal or less battery life compared to the stock battery?
thanks for any helpful replies!
I'm wondering about this too. Judging from threads from both brands, alot of people are getting the anker as they are cheaper. But according to some users who have used chichi are saying they last long and have had great experiences with them despite being $20+. Any one else can chime in?
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Yeahh. I had a chichi battery for my G2 and it worked wonders so Im leaning more towards it.
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I bought both...figure I could use one for a back up if anything but both seem to be getting good reviews..the CHI is on the 2nd cycle, i got 10 1/2 1st one under heavy usage would only get about 8 hr at most under heavy with the stock.
2nd cycle i was at 14 hrs under semi heavy usage, before I feel asleep when I woke up it was dead so not sure how long it actually lasted.
3rd cycle starting today..
The Anker is in the mail so hopefully it will arrive soonL
Having both I would prob go with the Anker since its cheaper and the reviews have been very good as well, I purchased the ChiChi when the Anker was 60 now that its back to $10 I would just go with those
Either way I'll post a comparison when I get both although I don't think there will be a huge noticeable difference, seems like both are excellent batteries
I just won two chichi batteries + charger for $15 at Ebay. what a good deal.
will test once i receive them.
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Either way I'll post a comparison when I get both although I don't think there will be a huge noticeable difference, seems like both are excellent batteries
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I feel like there won't be much difference either, but I'd still absolutely love it if you could give some side-by-side specs.
Also, one nagging question from the Anker thread, if you have access to a scale, would you be able to compare weights between the stock, Chichitech, and Anker?
subed, also want to find out what the life difference between the 2. But i don't think you can go wrong with either one right? because they both will last longer than the htc one...
Will weigh both ,I have a scale...just not sure if I can find it, didnt come in the mail today hopefully tomorrow or mon which will let me fully cycle the ChiChi ones
My chichitec lasted 25 hours first charge with moderate usage. Not heavy, but definitely not light usage. Moderate till about 6pm then heavy till around 11pm. Then it was in standby the rest of the night. The stock battery would have never come close. I ordered an Anker too since it was only 9.50. Waiting on that and my battery charger dock still. Got the battery and used the phone for a few hours without charging it. Started at 70 got down to around 30. Then I turned my phone off and charged it for about 7 hours. Got up at 6am, unplugged and turned it on. Lasted all day and all night and died around 730 the next morning.charged it for about 3 hours on my laptop at work today till it was full with it on. Going to let it drain completely again on this charge. Stoked.
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Can anyone post a link for these batteries, tried searching didn't come up with any results thanks in advance
I have both on the way. Waiting on slow shipping heheh. I'll let you know!
Is there a need to peel off the sticker for Chichitec ?? I remember having to do this for my G2 and it had to chip lil bits of the plastic off for it to fit and not bulge out lol
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Is there a need to peel off the sticker for Chichitec ?? I remember having to do this for my G2 and it had to chip lil bits of the plastic off for it to fit and not bulge out lol
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There was no sticker on mine.
I have an extended battery for my. Inspire(1850 mah) but it still doesn't help that much and I was wondering even though it is a unibody cover if there is an extended battery with a cover like the extended battery for the Google nexus 1
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hey let them completely discharge 3 times ( after it dies , wait about 5 minutes and power on the phone again let it power off)
don't let the battery charging over night . about a 3 hr and 30 mins to 4 hr will do.
i have a 1500 mA battery . it last me about a 1 with heavy use .( temple run , music , pandora , gps , text , photos , and reading )
Never try to let you batteries run completely dead. This will shorten the life of Li-Ion batteries. And feel free to let your batteries charge over night. When the battery gets charged fully the charging will stop or slow as needed. They will not overcharge. The charging systems of phones have their own regulation. Not sure where previous poster got his info. Guess his phone still uses NiCads.
Yet to see an extended battery for The Inspire with the custom cover. There is a battery pack that attaches to the back of the phone but I can't remember the make. There was big talk when they were released but I hear little about them now.
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There is a battery pack that attaches to the back of the phone but I can't remember the make. There was big talk when they were released but I hear little about them now.
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Powerskin. Never used it. Would have to give up my Defender. Some people like it.
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just looked up the powerskin looked siick gonna buy it
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Powerskin. Never used it. Would have to give up my Defender. Some people like it.
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I knew someone would remember.
Agoattamer said:
Never try to let you batteries run completely dead. This will shorten the life of Li-Ion batteries. And feel free to let your batteries charge over night. When the battery gets charged fully the charging will stop or slow as needed. They will not overcharge. The charging systems of phones have their own regulation. Not sure where previous poster got his info. Guess his phone still uses NiCads.
Yet to see an extended battery for The Inspire with the custom cover. There is a battery pack that attaches to the back of the phone but I can't remember the make. There was big talk when they were released but I hear little about them now.
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that i read , is not good to let the battery over charge , that has happened to me, i have let it over charge overnight , after that the battery life gets reduce, i have an app call current monitor , after the battery reach 4.209 V . if i let sit there charging, the voltage starts to go down . ( maybe is the app)
with a 3 hour charge , i get about a day use out of the cell phone . letting the battery died the first three time you put it in the phone , i was told by th rep of the company that sold me the item , like i said before i get pretty good battery life , even with heavy use , now that temple run is in android . even more fun ..
Not that its a huge improvement over 1850 but the best I've seen for the inspire are 2000mAh, I just kept searching on ebay in 100 mAh increments until I got no results.
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Not that its a huge improvement over 1850 but the best I've seen for the inspire are 2000mAh, I just kept searching on ebay in 100 mAh increments until I got no results.
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Sadly there are no "real" extended batteries for the inspire, they all have exaggerated
ratings, and the Powerskin is an external battery/case and I like my otterbox to much
to use it.
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Sadly there are no "real" extended batteries for the inspire, they all have exaggerated
ratings, and the Powerskin is an external battery/case and I like my otterbox to much
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Yeah i ordered the Powerskin and am gonna get it in a few days I think that will be better than the extended battery
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Has anyone tried the monoprice usb battery packs? Thinking of picking one up but need to think of some other stuff to get with it first to justify the shipping.
In pretty sure my friend has one of those and i know it charges his phone in like a half hour when it's almost dead btw he has the Samsung infuse
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In pretty sure my friend has one of those and i know it charges his phone in like a half hour when it's almost dead btw he has the Samsung infuse
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cool i'll have to pick one up
Be extra careful were you buy your extended life batteries from.. i ordered two and got what i paid for... they were 1850mAh which did last about 4 hours longer then the original but which one my camera didnt work... Said something to the tune of "Cannot use flash in cold weather conditions"... When i saw this for the first time i was like WTF its 80 degrees outside... then i changed batteries again and it worked... obviously something wrong in the battery.
It i probably worth spending a little more money on the battery to get better quality product.
saw this on ebay...2450mah
highest capacity ever for the HTC DESIRE HD or INSPIRE 4G
you can search on ebay for HTC DESIRE HD 2450mah...
not sure about it's performance, since it's made in china.
you are awesome
anthony0721 said:
highest capacity ever for the HTC DESIRE HD or INSPIRE 4G
you can search on ebay for HTC DESIRE HD 2450mah...
not sure about it's performance, since it's made in china.
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THank you is it gold?
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THank you is it gold?
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Probably not.
According to the DHD community the Mugen is the only trustworthy one, and that's at around 1650mah. The ones you see online are rarely what they claim to be.
1800 Andida good
Basically Mugen and Anker are the only good extended batteries it seems, and even then they don't seem to help much. D: I still wanna pick up an extra battery just in case for long trips, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-2800mAh..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1334003101&sr=1-2
And for Canadians:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Anker-2800mA...094292?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item336f077ed4
Any thoughts on this battery? Has anyone tried it out? I've heard good things about the Anker 1550mAh battery for the O2X/G2X, so I'm kind of optimistic about this one. However, I recently ordered a GTMax 3500mAh from Amazon.ca, so I'll reserve my decision on purchasing this one until I'm able to test that one out.
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http://www.amazon.com/Anker-2800mAh..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1334003101&sr=1-2
And for Canadians:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Anker-2800mA...094292?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item336f077ed4
Any thoughts on this battery? Has anyone tried it out? I've heard good things about the Anker 1550mAh battery for the O2X/G2X, so I'm kind of optimistic about this one. However, I recently ordered a GTMax 3500mAh from Amazon.ca, so I'll reserve my decision on purchasing this one until I'm able to test that one out.
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I have a cheapo Amazon "3500mah" battery which after testing turned out to be only a little over 2000 mah however the Anker batteries appear to not bullsh¡t about their numbers so I would say using logic and past experience that it would be legit and worth it if you want the extra junk in your trunk ( or pocket)
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http://www.amazon.com/Anker-2800mAh..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1334003101&sr=1-2
And for Canadians:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Anker-2800mA...094292?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item336f077ed4
Any thoughts on this battery? Has anyone tried it out? I've heard good things about the Anker 1550mAh battery for the O2X/G2X, so I'm kind of optimistic about this one. However, I recently ordered a GTMax 3500mAh from Amazon.ca, so I'll reserve my decision on purchasing this one until I'm able to test that one out.
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For $12.99 I'll give it a go. Just ordered. 3-5 day shipping, so once I get it I'll post my thoughts.
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For $12.99 I'll give it a go. Just ordered. 3-5 day shipping, so once I get it I'll post my thoughts.
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Right on also let us know if the temp sensor is present and working and of you want to get a accurate measurement of the actual mah rating try using battery monitor widget
Hope it all goes well
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Post pictures on how thick the battery is and how big the replacement door is!
I use the anker. You get around 3 hours more than stock after conditioning the battery 3/4 times.
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I use the anker. You get around 3 hours more than stock after conditioning the battery 3/4 times.
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Which one? There's an Anker 1550mAh, and the Anker 2800mAh that I posted.
oofh, 2800 mAh is not worth if you only get extra three hrs.
I got the 2x Chichitec --
http://www.amazon.com/CHICHITEC-Bat...-cellphone/dp/B00520BC3M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_cps_6
I never did a measurement, but I can get 3-4 hrs more of medium usage on the Chichitec than the stock batter.. ..
Just saying..
arvonn said:
oofh, 2800 mAh is not worth if you only get extra three hrs.
I got the 2x Chichitec --
http://www.amazon.com/CHICHITEC-Bat...-cellphone/dp/B00520BC3M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_cps_6
I never did a measurement, but I can get 3-4 hrs more of medium usage on the Chichitec than the stock batter.. ..
Just saying..
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Don't be quick to be hating on the bohemoth.
I have found that when you first get a new battery there is a "break in" period. Not that this time will make any difference in performance long term but it normally takes a few charges or even as many as 10 to reach its peak mah capacity.
This has been documented on a few threads in this forum.
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Which one? There's an Anker 1550mAh, and the Anker 2800mAh that I posted.
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I have 1550. I don't do extended doors makes the phone look stupid.
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Right on also let us know if the temp sensor is present and working and of you want to get a accurate measurement of the actual mah rating try using battery monitor widget
Hope it all goes well
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Yup. Will do. I've seen a lot of people talk up battery monitor widget, so I installed it on my current battery to get used to how it works and so I have some old data to compare to.
I also started using Juice Defender. Hopefully that doesn't skew the data. Well, I guess technically it doesn't matter as long as it skews it the same way.
Anyway, Amazon currently estimates a Wednesday - Thursday arrival date of next week. I'll update asap!
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Post pictures on how thick the battery is and how big the replacement door is!
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lol will do. I'm guessing "ridiculously large."
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I have 1550. I don't do extended doors makes the phone look stupid.
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Then why are you commenting on this topic when the 2800mah version is being discussed and not the 1550 one? You made it very confusing for some people.
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I have 1550. I don't do extended doors makes the phone look stupid.
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Hahahaha.....
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Yup. Will do. I've seen a lot of people talk up battery monitor widget, so I installed it on my current battery to get used to how it works and so I have some old data to compare to.
I also started using Juice Defender. Hopefully that doesn't skew the data. Well, I guess technically it doesn't matter as long as it skews it the same way.
Anyway, Amazon currently estimates a Wednesday - Thursday arrival date of next week. I'll update asap!
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lol will do. I'm guessing "ridiculously large."
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Right on yeah I'm a big jd fan too. Pisses me off from time to time but the 1.7x battery life is totally worth it for me. As far as I have seen there is no interference between jd and bmwp thanks for the update
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Pretty sure JD is a necessity to Android; everyone I know has it and loves it (including me)
Related note: I received the GTMax 3500mAh I mentioned in the first post and am currently taking it through some cycles. I gotta say that it's a very noticeable improvement. I'm only on the first cycle, so we'll see if it gets better/worse. I'll be sure to post a comparison between the two (stock and extended) once I've had at least five full cycles.
Ok.. got my battery last night! First off, the place that shipped it got it here on Monday when Amazon estimated Wednesday at first, then moved it to Friday. So I'm already impressed with the third party provider.
Photos are attached.
First is the G2x with regular battery (and no TPU case that I normally keep it in)
Second is the 2800 mAh battery sticking in it for reference
Third is with the 2800 mAh case on.
I charged to 100 yesterday, and it's been running for the last 23 ½ hours, and it's at 40% currently. I've been using the hell out of it too just trying to kill it: Draw Something, Defender, texts, google chats, email, WiFi on all the time (but again, JD is running).
It's obviously bottom-heavy now with this beast in it, so that's taking some getting used to. I actually like it when the phone is being held vertically, but it kind of drives me crazy when I'm holding it horizontally. I'm sure I'll get used to it.
One thing that screws with all my plans - LG released 2.3.4 update yesterday too before I knew this battery was here, so I unrooted, flashed the updated and re-rooted. I'm now running 2.3.4 stock/root rather than my EB AOSP ISC ROM I was running before. I thought I'd have 3-4 days before the battery was here.
Anyway, more updates as I manage to kill this thing and see how it goes.
EDIT - going to bed. 29 and a half hours into first charge, at 30% currently. Will update tomorrow after work, once I 0 it out and recharge.
EDIT - 44 hours on first charge, almost exactly. Monday night at 7:47 to Wednesday afternoon at 3:51. Starting charge up now.
EDIT 3 - Uploading some usage photos. I think I'm an idiot when it comes to Battery Monitor Widget. Frankly most of this just doesn't mean anything to me, and the place I think I should see mAh estimate shows nothing. Anyway, this is normal daily usage - mostly some chatting, email, WiFi (because work appears to be build in some kind cellular Faraday Cage), lots of Draw Something, Temple Run and Defender 2. For some reason Defender doesn't show up.
Edit 4 - These screens were taken at 6%, and it easily could have lasted more time. I just wanted to charge it up and be done for the night.
Anyway, after a week or so of using this, I think it's a solid battery, but one that I'll probably pack away as a spare for weekend trips when I don't have access to a charger. I have dedicated chargers at home and work, so battery life isn't much of a concern.
For $12 I got this battery, a free USB "universal" card reader, and very fast shipping. Totally worth it.
Sounds really promising so far. The thickness is about identical to the 3500mAh one I got, but the Anker seems to outperform the GTMax so far if I compare your experience to mine.
How's the temperature? Is there a sensor?
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Sounds really promising so far. The thickness is about identical to the 3500mAh one I got, but the Anker seems to outperform the GTMax so far if I compare your experience to mine.
How's the temperature? Is there a sensor?
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Battery Monitor Widget measures the temperature, though I don't know how accurate it is.
I've not seen it pass 26 degrees. Stock was running 34.5 degrees when I popped it out.
Yeah I know BMW measures temp, but when you look at the graph does it show any fluctuation at all? BMW gets the temperature information from the battery's built-in temperature sensor. If it doesn't have one, all the graph will show is a straight line.
This GTMax battery gets pretty warm. Especially when charging. I'm charging it right now and the temperature is about 41C... which is hotter than the stock.
I'm definitely leaning towards this anker battery now
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Right on yeah I'm a big jd fan too. Pisses me off from time to time but the 1.7x battery life is totally worth it for me. As far as I have seen there is no interference between jd and bmwp thanks for the update
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Those estimates aren't correct. My JD was telling me 1.9x battery, but I stopped using it and my battery lasts longer because the phone doesn't wake up every thirty minutes.
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hey there...
I think my battery is damaged. it's inflated and with paying HD game it last less than 2 hours. while when I bought my phone I could play 4-5 hours of HD games.
now, since where I live, there are lots of useless Chinese fake batteries, I want to know which one battery is good and how can I make sure that it's orginal.
thanks.
Order straight off samsungs website. If you want you can register your phone on the Samsung website and get emailed a 50% off up to 50$ discount so the battery and wall charger will be 25$
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I think it is better you buy a samsung original battery
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I think it is better you buy a samsung original battery
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+1 to that! But you may also want to consider buying a cheap spare to carry with you in case you run out of juice sooner than you can get to a charger.
Also, be careful not to buy batteries that are manufactured more than a year ago. It is a known limitation of Lithium-Ion/Polimer based batteries (used in most phones/tablets these days) that their capacity diminishes over time. Even if they are not used, in a year or so they start to "go bad" and are almost completely crap after 2 years. You'll get maybe 70% of the rated capacity, and they won't hold the charge well at all. It's not a defect, just a downside of the technology. You can mitigate this by storing them at 40% charge in a cool place, but how many stores are actually going to do that?
People speak very well of batteries ZeroLemon
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I'm using an Opteka battery http://opteka.com/s4batt.aspx.
Works fine with no issues.
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I'm using an Opteka battery http://opteka.com/s4batt.aspx.
Works fine with no issues.
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how much extra hours are you getting? do you feel its really 3000mah?
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I'm using an Opteka battery http://opteka.com/s4batt.aspx.
Works fine with no issues.
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how much extra hours are you getting? do you feel its really 3000mah?
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I too have Opteka, love it. Can last all day (20 hours) with 4 hours screen on time. Best performance i have ever gotten.
Q] I need a new battery
elesbb said:
I too have Opteka, love it. Can last all day (20 hours) with 4 hours screen on time. Best performance i have ever gotten.
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i have a hyperion batt 4200 it was great and then i bought a 7200 it awsome im on my phone all day for work
I was wondering if anyone can recommend to me a good extended battery that doesn't add bulk or the requirement of a special backplate to the s4?
I don't seem to have as much success as most people here on the phone with battery life, and if i'm lucky I make it to 3 hrs screen on time on each battery (I carry around spare batteries but this is still annoying).
Appreciate the recommendations
theraker007 said:
I was wondering if anyone can recommend to me a good extended battery that doesn't add bulk or the requirement of a special backplate to the s4?
I don't seem to have as much success as most people here on the phone with battery life, and if i'm lucky I make it to 3 hrs screen on time on each battery (I carry around spare batteries but this is still annoying).
Appreciate the recommendations
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I don't believe there are any options for extended battery without bulk. You could do the zerolemon 3000 mah batteries. You get two of those and then you could always have a spare battery ready to swap when the other one dies. Other than that, you're going to add bulk if you want an extended battery.
Bl00dRunzC0ld said:
I don't believe there are any options for extended battery without bulk. You could do the zerolemon 3000 mah batteries. You get two of those and then you could always have a spare battery ready to swap when the other one dies. Other than that, you're going to add bulk if you want an extended battery.
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I have the zerolemon 3000mah I stream media via Bluetooth from 7 to 330 get home and play gamed and stuff don't charge till 10 at night.
they work great
Any Double Power battery ??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221230267842?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Just ordered one of these. Hope my phone does not explode! I will report back but it will take time to arrive, maybe 20 days or more...
loumbas said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221230267842?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Just ordered one of these. Hope my phone does not explode! I will report back but it will take time to arrive, maybe 20 days or more...
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Let us know how that goes.
loumbas said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221230267842?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Just ordered one of these. Hope my phone does not explode! I will report back but it will take time to arrive, maybe 20 days or more...
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I would advise you not to use batteries by this brand. I've opened up an extended battery they made for the i9300 and discovered that they use spacers to add weight to the batteries instead of using two batteries like the reputable brands(anker,hyperion, zerolemon). The closest you would get to an extended battery is the 3000mah zerolemon.
The battery arrived today and I am giving it the first charge. I will see how it goes and report. I hope it does not mess up my device ...
So far I am using it for 30-40 minutes and it is charging and charge progress seems normal and the temperature also.
I will be back after a couple of days to share the whole experience
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theraker007 said:
I was wondering if anyone can recommend to me a good extended battery that doesn't add bulk or the requirement of a special backplate to the s4?
I don't seem to have as much success as most people here on the phone with battery life, and if i'm lucky I make it to 3 hrs screen on time on each battery (I carry around spare batteries but this is still annoying).
Appreciate the recommendations
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This one -> http://opteka.com/s4batt.aspx
I have it and it extend the life and works great.
Is this opteka s4 battery safe any more report/reviews ? Btw. how many hrs on screen time u got with this opteka ?
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hare89 said:
Is this opteka s4 battery safe any more report/reviews ? Btw. how many hrs on screen time u got with this opteka ?
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Would like to know how it performs as well
If its got a 2 year performance warranty they must be pretty confident in it
On their site it says i9500 ,does it work with i9505 and it fits on original back case ? I would buy it instantly if i could get over 4+hrs on screen with stock rom my max with stock rom is 3.5 but awerage is 3hrs.
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hare89 said:
On their site it says i9500 ,does it work with i9505 and it fits on original back case ? I would buy it instantly if i could get over 4+hrs on screen with stock rom my max with stock rom is 3.5 but awerage is 3hrs.
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It depends on your screen brightness. I am using an 100% stock rom. I get on a full day around 5 hours screen on time with my brightness ranging from 0% to up to 20%.
I also tried this, use the phone with the brightness set to 0%. I managed a staggering 1 hour screen on time while just losing 15% (was whatsapping for an hour).
I don't like the stock battery life as I have to recharge my phone twice a day.... I usually go leave the house at 7AM and come back at around 6PM with around 10% left. Then, I charge it fully and by time I go to bed, the phone already has lost around 40% battery (I use the speaker alot and download Torrents). Then I start chatting with friends in bed and go to sleep with around 10-20% left on the same day (although that's at around 2AM). Thus, even with my battery life, I can't make a full day.
Although I must say, I am a heavy user. I use whatsapp, browser, music player, snapchat, facebook and the camera to take pictures alot on a daily basis. I use my phone with the lowest brightness possible as long as I can see what's on the screen to prolong the battery life.
@hare899500 and 9505 has the same battery
theraker007 said:
I was wondering if anyone can recommend to me a good extended battery that doesn't add bulk or the requirement of a special backplate to the s4?
I don't seem to have as much success as most people here on the phone with battery life, and if i'm lucky I make it to 3 hrs screen on time on each battery (I carry around spare batteries but this is still annoying).
Appreciate the recommendations
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As far as the battery issue, not much you can do.
Try another rom!
I'm on latest crash rom and look
hare89 said:
Is this opteka s4 battery safe any more report/reviews ? Btw. how many hrs on screen time u got with this opteka ?
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Sorry I didn't get back sooner.
I use the Opteka exclusively and am able to get a full day, but it depends on how you use your phone.
They don't advertise a huge upgrade, it's only marginal. you will not get anything above ~2800-3000mAh to fit inside the existing back cover.
That being said, I have yet to have any issue with the Opteka brand.
They also make camera batteries and accessories.
tech_head said:
Sorry I didn't get back sooner.
I use the Opteka exclusively and am able to get a full day, but it depends on how you use your phone.
They don't advertise a huge upgrade, it's only marginal. you will not get anything above ~2800-3000mAh to fit inside the existing back cover.
That being said, I have yet to have any issue with the Opteka brand.
They also make camera batteries and accessories.
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So you think it is better than stock?
Going to replace my original at some point. I never really have issues, though. But they are so cheap I might as well do it before it starts to become a problem, I only go above an hour or two of screen time when I travel by air (can't imaging spending 20%+ of my waking life looking at a 5" screen...don't know how you guys can stand it, lol).
i have polarcell 2900mAh battery for about 2 months, and I am really pleased with it.
Ok, I dont have stock rom, but compared to stock battery it gave me a great results.
About 35 hours without charge, and 2h 40min screen on
Good luck with this one. Most ebay battery is faking the capacity, if the size is just same as the original battery, there is no way it can be 3000mah, u can't beat the physics law.
But I just got another ZNC battery from amazon for $3.99 for a deal [I'm a new user, can't post the link here, if you guys interested, can search 'ZNC battery' at amazon to get the deal]. I have been using it for 3 days from now, works great so far and last just like the original one. I'll report it back this weekend, if I got time for the capacity test.
briannaharbor said:
Thats a crazy amount of use. Way to go.
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Definitely pretty impressive.