After someone had mentioned 3500 battery on ebay that was the same size as the stock battery, had to check it out...
Anyone else had any experience with this battery?
Shipping is 20 dollars and it take a couple weeks to arrive.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MPJ-2x3500m..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item4858213b39
Monkz said:
Oh ok thanks! I currently have my Stock battery and 2 3500Mah batteries that fit in the stock cover. It works so far for me because that lets me keep it in my regular thin casing. The 2 3500Mah batteries + a separate wall charging unit that fits 1 battery (also has 1 usb port on it as well!) was like $22 on Ebay. They definately hold a longer charge than the stock battery. Normally get atleast 1.5-2 hours of extra screen time with those batteries. Only thing they don't have is NFC, but i have the stock battery for that and rarely use it anyways. Its working for me so far, but i just don't know if the back cover is going to hold up in the long run when its being taken off every few days to swap a battery if needed. It seems kind of cheaply made and i don't know how long it will last. But seems ok still.
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I'm not really familiar with the brand of MPJ.
is it safe?
idan2025 said:
I'm not really familiar with the brand of MPJ.
is it safe?
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I'm wondering if this is the zerolemon 3000 rebranded to 3500.
I've been using them for a few weeks now, and i've had no issues with them. The charge definitely lasts longer than the stock battery, and its working out good for me. The battery is definately a tad thicker and noticeably heavier, but it all fits within the regular back cover of the phone. And i guess they do have NFC. They just dont say it on the battery, but its advertised with it so i guess it does. I don't use it enough so i havent tried.
Monkz said:
I've been using them for a few weeks now, and i've had no issues with them. The charge definitely lasts longer than the stock battery, and its working out good for me. The battery is definately a tad thicker and noticeably heavier, but it all fits within the regular back cover of the phone. And i guess they do have NFC. They just dont say it on the battery, but its advertised with it so i guess it does. I don't use it enough so i havent tried.
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You're certain that it does and that it's not simply just buyer's placebo?
Is there anyway you can confirm NFC?
If this is real...damn it just when I got my 3000mah from zerolemon
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Monkz said:
I've been using them for a few weeks now, and i've had no issues with them. The charge definitely lasts longer than the stock battery, and its working out good for me. The battery is definately a tad thicker and noticeably heavier, but it all fits within the regular back cover of the phone. And i guess they do have NFC. They just dont say it on the battery, but its advertised with it so i guess it does. I don't use it enough so i havent tried.
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Can you try the NFC of this battery please and let us know if it works? Thanks.
Many users often charge when the phone open, in fact, this will be very easy to damage your phone and life, because in the process of charging the phone's circuit board may have a fever, this time if there are external phone, you may produce an instant return current, on the phone's internal parts damage.
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Many users often charge when the phone open, in fact, this will be very easy to damage your phone and life, because in the process of charging the phone's circuit board may have a fever, this time if there are external phone, you may produce an instant return current, on the phone's internal parts damage.
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dude....what?
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Many users often charge when the phone open, in fact, this will be very easy to damage your phone and life, because in the process of charging the phone's circuit board may have a fever, this time if there are external phone, you may produce an instant return current, on the phone's internal parts damage.
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Fever ?? I got my ibuprofen ready!
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dfelre2 said:
Many users often charge when the phone open, in fact, this will be very easy to damage your phone and life, because in the process of charging the phone's circuit board may have a fever, this time if there are external phone, you may produce an instant return current, on the phone's internal parts damage.
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Pls speak English...lol
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holla420 said:
Pls speak English...lol
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/MPJ-2x3500m..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item338259f4b2
I bought them.
This guy had free shipping.
price is cheap enough but just not worth the risk to me, I used to buy no name Chinese batteries for my og evo back in the day, but I buy only buy oem batteries and chargers now a days. but I will say if the reviews are good, I'd be willing to try these out, I like the extra capacity, but I just bought a Samsung battery and charger kit so no use for these really.
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price is cheap enough but just not worth the risk to me, I used to buy no name Chinese batteries for my og evo back in the day, but I buy only buy oem batteries and chargers now a days. but I will say if the reviews are good, I'd be willing to try these out, I like the extra capacity, but I just bought a Samsung battery and charger kit so no use for these really.
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I know what you're saying.
I am going to try to go waterproof on my phone, so I don't want to change out, but I did get 2 3500 batteries.
I also have the otterbox defender if that knock off lifeproof doesn't pan out.
TEW for the win on this.
Granted, I still have 2 stock batteries + charger, a 5200 onite battery, and ther zero lemon 7500 battery, I am ready for almost any scenario, lol.
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I know what you're saying.
I am going to try to go waterproof on my phone, so I don't want to change out, but I did get 2 3500 batteries.
I also have the otterbox defender if that knock off lifeproof doesn't pan out.
TEW for the win on this.
Granted, I still have 2 stock batteries + charger, a 5200 onite battery, and ther zero lemon 7500 battery, I am ready for almost any scenario, lol.
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seems like a good plan, please give us an update on those batteries in this thread when you try em.
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Can't be legit... Not an actual 3500 mAh.
Are there any screenshoot with this battery? is the real 3500mah ?
frrlod said:
Can't be legit... Not an actual 3500 mAh.
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The guy who has it, says they are bigger than stock slightly and weigh more. I agree that they probably aren't 3500, but probably around 3000. If they have nfc and are 3000, then they are better than zerolemon's.
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Are there any screenshoot with this battery? is the real 3500mah ?
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Many users often charge when the phone open, in fact, this will be very easy to damage your phone and life, because in the process of charging the phone's circuit board may have a fever, this time if there are external phone, you may produce an instant return current, on the phone's internal parts damage.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyV2cPLuFuA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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About a month ago I was browsing DealExtreme for some stuff and I ran into this for only $8.70: 3.7V 1500mAh Battery with Battery Charger + EU Plug Power Adapter Set for HTC desire Z
I ordered the 1500 mAh battery and nearly three weeks later it arrived in a yellow envelope. It works great and it comes with a wall charger for the extra battery (WITH some colourful LEDs (pink for charging and blue just for fun)). As I was just about to write this notification I browsed DX again and also found this one:
Replacement 3.7V 1500mAh Cellphone Battery with Charger for HTC Desire Z/Vision/BB96100. You might notice the lack of European power plug support, but it also is $0.70 less
You might also notice the USB port. I just tested it and it seems to be working (the red notification LED is on, but the battery icon doesn't change, might be due to the fact that the battery is already full).
I tested it and it works, so now it's up to you guys to order one if you are in need of an extra (cheap) battery!
Edit: On the wall charger is the following written on a label: For T7373 Touch Pro2 (HTC Touch Pro2/T7373/T7388/T8388)
So the battery of the HTC Vision might be the same as the Touch Pro 2?
Anyway, just thought I should share.
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convolution said:
how's the battery life?
same as the original one or a lil bit worse or what?
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Battery life is good, I guess like 10% better or so.
gbarayah said:
Curious about this as well as the fit. Any bulge on the door with this one? Did you have to do any mods to get it to fit like people have with the Red Chi Chi's (removing the wrapper, filing down edges)?
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No bulge, perfect fit, no mods.
androidtoy09 said:
After using this for 2 weeks, I came to the conclusion that this battery does last about 5-10% longer. Don't let the chinese label bothers you, it is as good as stock. The fitting is perfect.
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There are a number of other HTC batteries that would work (or could work). Good find.
Note: I've had the same charger for my HD2 batteries. Be extremely careful when you whip out the prongs. I had a set snap on me, rendering the charger useless.
HotShotAzn said:
There are a number of other HTC batteries that would work (or could work). Good find.
Note: I've had the same charger for my HD2 batteries. Be extremely careful when you whip out the prongs. I had a set snap on me, rendering the charger useless.
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The prongs on my wall charger do feel sturdy, but I can assume not all the Chinese stuff has the same quality.
how's the battery life?
same as the original one or a lil bit worse or what?
convolution said:
how's the battery life?
same as the original one or a lil bit worse or what?
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Curious about this as well as the fit. Any bulge on the door with this one? Did you have to do any mods to get it to fit like people have with the Red Chi Chi's (removing the wrapper, filing down edges)?
After using this for 2 weeks, I came to the conclusion that this battery does last about 5-10% longer. Don't let the chinese label bothers you, it is as good as stock. The fitting is perfect.
convolution said:
how's the battery life?
same as the original one or a lil bit worse or what?
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Battery life is good, I guess like 10% better or so.
gbarayah said:
Curious about this as well as the fit. Any bulge on the door with this one? Did you have to do any mods to get it to fit like people have with the Red Chi Chi's (removing the wrapper, filing down edges)?
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No bulge, perfect fit, no mods.
androidtoy09 said:
After using this for 2 weeks, I came to the conclusion that this battery does last about 5-10% longer. Don't let the chinese label bothers you, it is as good as stock. The fitting is perfect.
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I noticed the Temperature display that SetCPU has built in doesn't seem to show the proper temperature with the DX batteries. Caps out at 25 and it is definitely hotter than that.
verkion said:
I noticed the Temperature display that SetCPU has built in doesn't seem to show the proper temperature with the DX batteries. Caps out at 25 and it is definitely hotter than that.
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Is the extra heat a major problem?
I got a freebie 1600mAh battery from an EVO4G and I peeled the tape off so it would fit. I noticed on the metal cover it said 1200mAh.
F'in liars.
convolution said:
Is the extra heat a major problem?
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It ain't a problem persay...its just the temperature is inaccurate.
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verkion said:
I noticed the Temperature display that SetCPU has built in doesn't seem to show the proper temperature with the DX batteries. Caps out at 25 and it is definitely hotter than that.
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I didn't notice it, but SetCPU says the temp is 25.4 degrees. The battery doesn't get warm, it felt quite cold (dunno, about 20 degrees or so).
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Is the extra heat a major problem?
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I don't notice extra heat, so no
I hava a touch pro with a 1800mAh and the original 1500mAh battery, so after reading the post I pulled it out of the drawer. Unfortunately it doesn't fit without modifications. The size and location of the pins is the same, but there are 2 plastic slots on either side at the base of the battery that prevents it from being used.
BimperSticker said:
I hava a touch pro with a 1800mAh and the original 1500mAh battery, so after reading the post I pulled it out of the drawer. Unfortunately it doesn't fit without modifications. The size and location of the pins is the same, but there are 2 plastic slots on either side at the base of the battery that prevents it from being used.
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Would it work the other way round then? Aka putting the Desire Z battery in the Touch Pro 2?
The other way around it doesn't fit either. Just tried and made come pictures to show you why.
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It's only plastic, so I can make it fit. But I prefer stuff that is designed for my phone.
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The other way around it doesn't fit either. Just tried and made come pictures to show you why.
HTC Desire Z battery:
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It's only plastic, so I can make it fit. But I prefer stuff that is designed for my phone.
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Thanks for uploading the pictures. There is only a teeny tiny piece of plastic in the way... I understand that you don't want to cut if off though. Too bad it doesn't fit.
to those that have purchased this battery, how many hours are total are you getting this with moderate use?
Thought you guys might be interested...DX now has a 3000mAh battery with plastic back cover for $13.90.
bryyyan said:
to those that have purchased this battery, how many hours are total are you getting this with moderate use?
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I will be monitoring it soon, however I often play with GameBoid, so it might not be 'moderate'.
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Thought you guys might be interested...DX now has a 3000mAh battery with plastic back cover for $13.90.
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Can you post a link please?
Well when you do test it please let me know so I can get an idea of how these batteries perform
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FYI: Got 3 1850ma batteries + charger for $13 from eBay seller from China. Not sure if it has the NFC built in (can't test and I don't care). Charge up and work fine. No fires yet. See label differences below;
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Three things.
1) They're fake and for sure don't.
2) Capacity is going to be crap, I guarantee it.
3) You may not have to worry about 2) if your phone catches on fire. Those batteries are known for this. Google it.
I highly recommend the extended galaxy nexus batteries. The have nfc and have been shown to fit in our phones
Understood. I knew that going in. I'll relegate these for "emergency use only" and continue to use the stock battery. At least I got an outboard charger as well, that shouldn't catch fire.
FlyNNN said:
Understood. I knew that going in. I'll relegate these for "emergency use only" and continue to use the stock battery. At least I got an outboard charger as well, that shouldn't catch fire.
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lol true...
I've been using the three batteries + charger for $13 from ebay for about a month.
1) They are actually rated at 1900 or higher, not 1850.
2) They do NOT last as long as the OEM 1850's. If I had to guess, I'd go maybe 75% as good. Totally a guess though.
3) I love 'em. Two batteries gets me through an entire day with HEAVY useage. I keep one in the phone, one in my wallet and one in the charger at all times. It's a cycle, so I'm never without juice ready to go when one battery dies.
With that said... it gets old after awhile, having to pull my case, pull the battery cover and swap out batteries.
If the charger has a purple light showing, then it's charging. When the light turns blue, the battery is fully charged.
There are no directions to tell you this.
The charger takes 5-7 hours to give a fully depleted battery a full charge. It's not a very fast charger at all.
All three of my batteries arrived with a 50-80% charge.
Thanks CZ for letting us know about your experience with these batteries. I can breath a little easier when I use one of them.
For people in Canada, I have been using these batteries:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/280819145130?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
They are rated at a higher capacity, but I don't see the difference as they last about same as the original Samsung. Since I don't use NFC, loosing the support didn't really matter to me. It's not that I don't trust the china batteries, it's just that I always have bad luck ordering batteries from China, as they never show up. So the little extra money was worth it to me.
I also have the exact same batteries for three months now. To the idiot that said they would have horrible capacity is totally wrong. It's gotta be 80% of original and they take 5 hours to charge. I keep two spares at home and bring one with me wherever I go as back up. Much better then buying an oversized battery in which no case will fit
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I also have the exact same batteries for three months now. To the idiot that said they would have horrible capacity is totally wrong. It's gotta be 80% of original and they take 5 hours to charge. I keep two spares at home and bring one with me wherever I go as back up. Much better then buying an oversized battery in which no case will fit
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They're rated higher and don't last as long. That's the Hallmark of a falsely inflated rating by a company selling junk. It happens all the time in the battery world because nobody holds them accountable for falsely inflating their numbers. 80% life is, relatively speaking, horrible, but having 3 of them makes up for it if you don't mind the fire risk...
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Anyone else amused by the fact that the eBay batteries have "Noar Field Communication"?
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They're rated higher and don't last as long. That's the Hallmark of a falsely inflated rating by a company selling junk. It happens all the time in the battery world because nobody holds them accountable for falsely inflating their numbers. 80% life is, relatively speaking, horrible, but having 3 of them makes up for it if you don't mind the fire risk...
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I also have the exact same batteries for three months now. To the idiot that said they would have horrible capacity is totally wrong. It's gotta be 80% of original and they take 5 hours to charge. I keep two spares at home and bring one with me wherever I go as back up. Much better then buying an oversized battery in which no case will fit
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When I said terrible capacity, it was relative. I'm not saying you'll only get 2hours per battery. But, in those three months, if you hadn't been cycling through those and used only one, I can guarantee that the capacity would have decreased far faster than an oem battery. You're deluded if u believe those cheap Chinese batteries are of decent quality. There's a reason they can afford to sell the for such a low price. I wouldn't trust my phone with them, but to each their own
Thank god for my AT&T warranty, I just said that I was having battery issues, and they gave me a new one without giving the old one back.
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I have purchased eBay batteries, and love them. They are not as good as stock, but are worth the price and its always great to have backups on hand when you don't have time to charge. I keep one with me at work, just in case. Hyperion is the brand I purchased. Comes with two batteries and a charger.
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I would never use ebay batteries. To each their own.
Please post up links to the best replacement battery for the Epic 4g.
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Search amazon iv bought an extended 3500mah hyperion battery that came with backing I emailed amazon and hyperion saying backing didn't fit good and it fit just fine I emaild them this knowing they'd just send me another battery so they ended up sending me 2more 3 total there beast I bought a battery charger aswell then I wanted a good slim battery and ordered a qcell epic touch slim 1900mah battery from amazon and epic touch batteries fit our og epics perfect it came in less then 2days really fast
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The 1800 mah batteries for the Epic Touch work great too. Samsung-branded OEM batteries have been much better than any of the 'compatible' batteries. Amazon has them for about $15
anker 1800mAh
I just ordered 2x of these Anger 1800mAh batteries from Amazon. Have great reports/reviews on Amazon, will report here if they're any good or not.
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Please post up links to the best replacement battery for the Epic 4g.
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Check out my battery reviews in my sig to get an idea, I believe that the fat 3500 batteries have value that CANNOT be beat! (as long as added girth isn't minded)
A solid slim battery would be the OEM 1800mAh battery from the Epic Touch (just MAKE SURE it's true OEM and not a knock off that just looks like it... there are certain tells such as listed model numbers and other markings)
I find my OEM Samsung 1800mah to be substantial. Lasts the day and that's all I need I suppose. I can't stand fat batteries.
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I find my OEM Samsung 1800mah to be substantial. Lasts the day and that's all I need I suppose. I can't stand fat batteries.
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Yeah the 1800mAh batt is my favorite slim batt for sure just wish they were as cheap as the fat batts so you can choose between thin or capacity. I don't believe they deserve to be more than $1 in difference for the price/ performance to be on par with da fatties
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Yeah the 1800mAh batt is my favorite slim batt for sure just wish they were as cheap as the fat batts so you can choose between thin or capacity. I don't believe they deserve to be more than $1 in difference for the price/ performance to be on par with da fatties
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I take it the 1800mAh batts don't need a bigger batt cover, right?
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I take it the 1800mAh batts don't need a bigger batt cover, right?
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Yup, the Samsung Epic Touch 1800mah takes the stock cover.
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Yup, the Samsung Epic Touch 1800mah takes the stock cover.
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nsxer witnefs
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Sold!
iviyth0s said:
Check out my battery reviews in my sig to get an idea, I believe that the fat 3500 batteries have value that CANNOT be beat! (as long as added girth isn't minded)
A solid slim battery would be the OEM 1800mAh battery from the Epic Touch (just MAKE SURE it's true OEM and not a knock off that just looks like it... there are certain tells such as listed model numbers and other markings)
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Thanks for the links... I have been very lucky with my current battery, but think I should probably get a backup before this one bites the dust. Your information will be very useful to me thanks!
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Thanks for the links... I have been very lucky with my current battery, but think I should probably get a backup before this one bites the dust. Your information will be very useful to me thanks!
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You're quite welcome!! I may go on to review my dad's 5 batteries for his S4 (2 OEM and 3 Generic) but I'm still sporting our good old Epic. Might upgrade/switch to a Stratosphere II (Epic on crack)
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A solid slim battery would be the OEM 1800mAh battery from the Epic Touch (just MAKE SURE it's true OEM and not a knock off that just looks like it... there are certain tells such as listed model numbers and other markings)
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I bought what appear to be OEM samsung 1800 mAh batteries from Amazon and they weren't stellar performers. i think it might be possible that these are seconds or b-stock or something. I had the stock 1400 that came with my phone in rotation and I just didn't see a big difference with the 1800.
However, I just bought Anker 1800s and those things have impressed me. 2 batteries and an outboard charger for $20 is a helluva deal, too. I am gun shy about buying the ones that are marked "samsung" now due to the negative experience I had. Your mileage may vary.
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I bought what appear to be OEM samsung 1800 mAh batteries from Amazon and they weren't stellar performers. i think it might be possible that these are seconds or b-stock or something. I had the stock 1400 that came with my phone in rotation and I just didn't see a big difference with the 1800.
However, I just bought Anker 1800s and those things have impressed me. 2 batteries and an outboard charger for $20 is a helluva deal, too. I am gun shy about buying the ones that are marked "samsung" now due to the negative experience I had. Your mileage may vary.
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*1500mAh stock
You may have bought a counterfeit in OEM's clothing. Can you get some pictures up of your "OEM" samsung 1800 batts??
I hear good things about Anker batteries but haven't had the pleasure of using them nor testing them. Would you want me to analyze yours?
I just bought this battery a week ago and feel as though it may be a knock off. It only gets about 8 hours of life before dying. How can you tell if it's a fake?
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Hmm...that does appear to be genuine...
Maybe they sent you some used ones or possible "new" ones that have sit unused in the warehouse for too long. Would you like me to analyze them for ya?? (or any other batteries)
As you saw my dad hadn't had his for longer than 6 months and his 1800 battery dropped from 1800mAh to about 1500mAh average.
Have you fully discharged and charged them a couple times. They might need that.
iviyth0s said:
Hmm...that does appear to be genuine...
Maybe they sent you some used ones or possible "new" ones that have sit unused in the warehouse for too long. Would you like me to analyze them for ya?? (or any other batteries)
As you saw my dad hadn't had his for longer than 6 months and his 1800 battery dropped from 1800mAh to about 1500mAh average.
Have you fully discharged and charged them a couple times. They might need that.
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I was expecting to see a MFG date on it like my two (3 year old) factory batteries I have. After a few days of using the 1800 I went back to them since they at least make it through the day. They've had a few charge cycles or more.
The first day or so was rough since the phone was reporting 15-20% power and then would just power off. I'd turn it back on and it'd say 5% or something. Admittedly when I put this new battery in I deleted the battery stats file so I attributed this initial behavior to that.
I was planning to return the battery if it's worth my time/money since I got it fairly cheap on ebay (doh!). I should have read these threads before shopping there for bargains.
How would you go about analyzing batteries? Need to send them to you?
Hello there
I recently wrote a review on ZeroLemon Galaxy S3 battery and now have one for Galaxy S4. Been upgraded to the S4 lately (gf gets my S3) and found the battery being a bit pale in comparison to the S3 (software issue?). With my past positive experience using the ZL S3 7000mAh battery, I want to give this one a try too.
7500mAh Black:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CXZI3DQ
7500mAh White:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CXZI4WQ
DIMENSION
ZeroLemon with included TPU case:
Length: 14cm
Width: 7.1cm
Thickness: 1.6cm
This is nearly identical to the ZL Galaxy S3 battery in terms of dimension. Camera and LED portion of the case is neatly flushed out and images are clear. The case wraps around the phone like a nice glove. Hopefully the rugged version comes out soon as I hear they are developing one
I geet some messages about the speaker. Hope this clarifies
- The speaker gets cover by the battery at the back BUT there is approximately 0.02mm gap between the battery and the speaker which allows the sound to travel to the bottom of the phone case (see case picture below).
In fact, this makes the phone LOUDER when the phone back is faced down compare to the original back cover. ZeroLemon somehow able to engineer the battery + case to make it sound louder which is very impressive. I thought the S4 speaker design is pretty stupid espeically when you try to watch a movie and sound is shooting backwards away from the phone. This design shoots the sound to the side of the phone like how iPhone does it so you won't be muffling the sound by your hands (which happens with original case) when you have your phone in horizontal mode
THICKNESS
This has the exact same thickness as the galaxy s3. If you are familar and use to the ZL S3 battery like myself, you will find this just as well
WEIGHT
Since this is a bigger battery, the weight increases around 40g on the phone. In fact this phone is lighter than the Galaxy S3 suprisingly even with the larger capacity battery inside. Probably because the S4 is lighter than S3 in general
PEFORMANCE
If you are spoiled by ZL Galaxy S3 performance, then you definitely need to pick this battery up too for this is the biggest battery you can get so far. Gets me through 2 and a half day easily. This is an initial review so I will give more update later on continued performance. NFC also works well and reads my old GS3 phone.
No signal loss with this battery installed. Original cover gives me Signal = -89dBm, This extended battery gives me Signal = -88dBm. I'm using AT&T 4G network. For Wifi I used the wifi analyzer and the graph still looks the same with both battery. GPS works too and locate my location accurately. I haven't taken the phone out for trip yet. This weekend to Yosemite so it will be a testing ground for my GPS. IR works well too. The cutout for the IR receiver is correctly position in the case.
UPDATE July 3: Epic is the only word to describe this. After the Galaxy S3, I didn't think ZL can top it off but they did. This thing can run 17 hours screentime on auto brightness.
Done a road trip and with GPS at lowest brightness, 20 hours! Yes, 20 hours run. This battery is unstoppable!
Some people asking me about the case, the case is just as good as the Galaxy S3 version. At least you don't have to go out and buy an extra TPU case unlike the hard plastic cover extended battery
NFC
NFC works well. I tested this with my gf's S3 with original battery and also the ZL S3 extended battery. There's no problem whatsoever.
It's around 39 bucks for this zerolemon battery right now and it's the same price as their Galaxy S3 battery. That's an awesome deal!
This weekend i'm going on a trip so I can test this beast out and see if it's a weekend warrior like the Galaxy S3 version along with the GPS accuracy.
Next week I will take this out for a CBA battery analyzer test.
Front facing
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nicely flushed
Grills for sound coming out of back speaker
Gap between battery and speaker to allow sound travel to back
Battery without case
CONCLUSION:
39 dollars is totally worth it for this battery. This thing just keeps going and going. I also have the 5200mAh extended battery from other manufacturers but I'm less incline to use it because it doesn't have soft plastic protection around the case. I dont' want to fork another 6 bucks for a tpu case on those extended battery too. This really gives the bang for the bucks
Please post iif the NFC and IR work.
Also are you seeing any signal level issues?
geekdad said:
Please post iif the NFC and IR work.
Also are you seeing any signal level issues?
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Well the IR is at the top and it even states in the product description that NFC works and he said it worked with his GS3. Please read a little closer.
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Well the IR is at the top and it even states in the product description that NFC works and he said it worked with his GS3. Please read a little closer.
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And everything on a seller's listings is truth.
frypan said:
No signal loss. Just tested that and still the same with this extended and original battery. IR works too. The cutout for the IR receiver is there in the case.
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Cool, thank you.
Just ordered mine... Cant wait soooo stocked..!!!
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Also, quick question, should have asked this earlier.
Does the battery report it's temps?
Summer heat makes charging in the car dodgy with temps. I've already had it give me the warning it stopped charging due to temps in the summer sun.
Thanks again.
How long does it take to fully charge this battery?
Will wireless charging work with this extended battery and wireless receiver insert?
Maybe a picture of the side of the phone?
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Maybe a picture of the side of the phone?
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Maybe if you look above at first and main post, you'll see all pics, including side view
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I did that, I meant a side view showing the complete side of the phone.
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Will wireless charging work with this extended battery and wireless receiver insert?
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This is rather pointless. Seems to me like you're asking for the sake of asking without thinking about it properly.
Wireless charging already charges at a slower rate. This battery is HUGE. This means that battery charging rate using a wireless charger could be potentially 9 times slower. Might take half a day to charge it tirelessly at the very least.
Even though I have ordered this I have to admit I am not as excited as I was before now that I hear about the speaker. I know the Op says the speaker is louder than it was before when it was faced down, but what about when it is not faced down? I never have my phone with the speaker sitting on the table. I am fearing this will muffle the sound greatly. I hope I am wrong.
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This is rather pointless. Seems to me like you're asking for the sake of asking without thinking about it properly.
Wireless charging already charges at a slower rate. This battery is HUGE. This means that battery charging rate using a wireless charger could be potentially 9 times slower. Might take half a day to charge it tirelessly at the very least.
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The question was whether the wireless receiver insert will still be compatible or not, with the extended battery.
Looking at the picture again I guess it will not, since the battery seems to block the connector. Just my guess.
As for your helpful comment, I guess u know that some wireless chargers deliver 1A output, which is not low by any mean. At least not 9 times lower than wired.
Wireless charging is less power efficient, but doesn't mean it can't deliver high output. It just mean it need higher input, and waste certain % of energy.
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Sucks no prime shipping.
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In for one, finally time to pick up the gs4. After using the gs3 one science release, it is hard to live with out ZL.
Does anyone know an external charge that would charge the zl battery?
Thinking of getting 2 and doing charge and swap.
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I'm very much up for this battery but I have a question or two if you could please answer for me...
1) I have seen that the ZL for Note 2 doesn't have a tight fitting cover. Does this one fit snugly and if so does it provide any form of protection??
2) So many questions about the speaker, just let me know if everything can be heard clearly and well whether the phone is flipped upside down or not....
mine just shipped! should be here in my hands and ready to test by Friday!
snrbobo said:
mine just shipped! should be here in my hands and ready to test by Friday!
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By Friday?
How's is that
You used EXPRESS shipping
Mine shipped too
Says DHL GLOBAL MAIL
No tracking info
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Mine says DHL Global Mail, but has a tracking number next to it.
vlad2277 said:
By Friday?
Mine shipped too
Says DHL GLOBAL MAIL
No tracking info
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I haven't seen any thread on this so I decided to start one. I've been using the zerolemon 3000mah(what they marketed it as) batteries after my stock one bloated and gave out. Well, the problem is the wall charger that they come with is very low quality. So I've been looking at the official samsung battery kit and was wondering if it will be able to charge my stock-sized zerolemon's too.
Those who are using it, feel free to comment and discuss. [emoji2]
It works great!
I've been using it and it works great it lets me keep my battery in good health getting a full recgarge and discharge it charges the batteries really fast as well althougj im just using the stock battery im sure you wont have a problem charging youre larger size you just may not be abel to close the door on charging kit which isnt much of a problem
worktorest said:
I haven't seen any thread on this so I decided to start one. I've been using the zerolemon 3000mah(what they marketed it as) batteries after my stock one bloated and gave out. Well, the problem is the wall charger that they come with is very low quality. So I've been looking at the official samsung battery kit and was wondering if it will be able to charge my stock-sized zerolemon's too.
Those who are using it, feel free to comment and discuss. [emoji2]
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brownie9987 said:
I've been using it and it works great it lets me keep my battery in good health getting a full recgarge and discharge it charges the batteries really fast as well althougj im just using the stock battery im sure you wont have a problem charging youre larger size you just may not be abel to close the door on charging kit which isnt much of a problem
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Cool. I find it funny that amazon is selling it for more than the S5 and Note 3's battery kits. How much did u pay for urs and where did u get it from? [emoji16]
I lucked out
I actually got lucky lol my grandmother went garage selling and she bought a box of stuff that had different electronics in it and it was actually in the box she picked up for 10 bucks lol :good:
worktorest said:
Cool. I find it funny that amazon is selling it for more than the S5 and Note 3's battery kits. How much did u pay for urs and where did u get it from? [emoji16]
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brownie9987 said:
I actually got lucky lol my grandmother went garage selling and she bought a box of stuff that had different electronics in it and it was actually in the box she picked up for 10 bucks lol :good:
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Lol. Hope yours isn't a chinese knockoff then. They are cheaper and I've seen ppl posting pics of their entire charger burnt up with the battery inside. [emoji33]
Haha
Lol haha no sir it actually had the samsung paperwork instructions with it so its definitely not a knockoff I would be upset if that happened
worktorest said:
Lol. Hope yours isn't a chinese knockoff then. They are cheaper and I've seen ppl posting pics of their entire charger burnt up with the battery inside. [emoji33]
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That's good. Coz samsung sells it for an exorbitant amount.
worktorest said:
I haven't seen any thread on this so I decided to start one. I've been using the zerolemon 3000mah(what they marketed it as) batteries after my stock one bloated and gave out. Well, the problem is the wall charger that they come with is very low quality. So I've been looking at the official samsung battery kit and was wondering if it will be able to charge my stock-sized zerolemon's too.
Those who are using it, feel free to comment and discuss. [emoji2]
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I just got the Anker® 7800mAh Extended Battery Combo for Samsung Galaxy S4.
Great solution but heave and thick.
http://www.amazon.com/7800mAh-Extended-T-Mobile-Cellular-MetroPCS/dp/B00GNQ10VS
haygij said:
I just got the Anker® 7800mAh Extended Battery Combo for Samsung Galaxy S4.
Great solution but heave and thick.
http://www.amazon.com/7800mAh-Extended-T-Mobile-Cellular-MetroPCS/dp/B00GNQ10VS
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I did consider that. But yeah I don't think I'll prefer the added size of that thing. Just enjoy swapping batteries and getting them charged up quickly more.
Plus I don't live in the U.S so I would need to pay extra for a forwarder to ship it over. Enjoy that massive battery life, buddy. [emoji1]
Ebay
worktorest said:
I haven't seen any thread on this so I decided to start one. I've been using the zerolemon 3000mah(what they marketed it as) batteries after my stock one bloated and gave out. Well, the problem is the wall charger that they come with is very low quality. So I've been looking at the official samsung battery kit and was wondering if it will be able to charge my stock-sized zerolemon's too.
Those who are using it, feel free to comment and discuss. [emoji2]
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I have a 5800 mah battery, it lasts 3 days at best. My original battery barely lasted 1 day. I am pretty happy with the battery but the phone is defenseless against falls:crying:
124dude said:
I have a 5800 mah battery, it lasts 3 days at best. My original battery barely lasted 1 day. I am pretty happy with the battery but the phone is defenseless against falls:crying:
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Get a tempered glass screen protector on it and you'll be fine. [emoji41]
UPDATE: Alright in case anyone is interested, I managed to get the s4's extra battery kit at a pretty cheap price (usd39) off my local seller. [emoji16]
And good news to those of u using aftermarket stock-sized batteries. They DO work with the external charger. I'm using zerolemon's and the charger gave off a flashing ember initially when I tried to charge it. But after awhile of fiddling with it I got it to work. [emoji1] It charges almost as fast as plugging your phone directly to the ac. Now I don't need to plug my phone to the wall ever again.
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I got Mugen 5500 mAh battery for S4. It doubles battery capacity and seems to really have 5500 mAh what I've tested with Battery Test Utility so far Mugen extended battery gets me throught day with doubles the thickness of phone, but thats ok for me.
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