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5000mAp 19Wh backup battery

Bought another backup battery, this is it, this is all you need to last for a day, 2.5x can charge your Infuse.
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rjan22 said:
Bought another backup battery, this is it, this is all you need to last for a day, 2.5x can charge your Infuse.
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Yeah there's a ton of these type of devices on eBay and Amazon.com ... they're great and don't require the phone to power off to use. I carry the energizer 4000mah model in my travel bag for such cases where I need a boost.
Yours looks pretty tho, the white is nice.

Yes, for the reason that darker colors when they have scratches it is very visible compare to white.
My case is white too see picture below.
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rjan22 said:
Yes, for the reason that darker colors when they have scratches it is very visible compare to white.
My case is white too see picture below.
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Wow that case makes the phone look so hefty. Why add a layer of plastic over a layer of plastic? haha

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From? how much?

Overgloc said:
From? how much?
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They have them from 1000 mah to 18,000 on amazin for $15-$200 based on weather u want to re-charge 1x all the way to 100 times per recharge, hehe
I'd go with Energizer tho, the off brands tend to use crap cells inside, just like aftermarket batteries often do for the phones.

bella92108 said:
Wow that case makes the phone look so hefty. Why add a layer of plastic over a layer of plastic? haha
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We get it. You don't like cases.
I like the idea of a backup battery. I'll need to pick one of those up real soon. I keep a keychain size USB to micro-USB cable with me so I can charge up anyplace I can find a USB port. Its made by Scoche.
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tankmorph said:
We get it. You don't like cases.
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I like cases. I don't like shells.

Overgloc said:
From? how much?
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$35
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bella92108 said:
Wow that case makes the phone look so hefty. Why add a layer of plastic over a layer of plastic? haha
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Because I am not you. I know you like leather pouch cases which almost all my lady friends use. And I am not a lady like you are.
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Let's not get too much on each others' nerves regarding case selections...
Anyhow, this thread is of interest to me. Friend has a double size mintyboost (4 x aa battery), swears by using one with sanyo eneloop rechargable batteries.
Going to wait a bit and see, I think.
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So I had a breakfast burrito for lunch today.
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cmjkxa said:
So I had a breakfast burrito for lunch today.
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when I first saw this post: 5,000 Milli Amp battery... I though you had a cartoon showing a cellphone hooked up to a car battery

rjan22 said:
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6 cyl AWD Venza? haha great cars

coopas said:
Let's not get too much on each others' nerves regarding case selections...
Anyhow, this thread is of interest to me. Friend has a double size mintyboost (4 x aa battery), swears by using one with sanyo eneloop rechargable batteries.
Going to wait a bit and see, I think.
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Our phones, unless they detect the iCharging resistors of the mintyboost as USB, will probably pull too much current for a mintyboost.
I wish a 1A version existed.

Isnt the chraging current limited to 600ma?
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mv1luv said:
Isnt the chraging current limited to 600ma?
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Current is limited to 600 mA without kernel hacks. This backup battery is, I assume, 5000 mAh, so it should be able to charge the phone for around 7-8 hours at 600 mA.
Although that may be 5000 mAh at the backup battery's pack voltage, which translates to maybe 4000 mAh at 5v output. (Conservation of energy... It's a bit better to rate stuff like this in watt-hours but everyone just advertises the pack rating, ignoring inefficiencies in the boost converter used to reach 5v output.)
Edit: Oh, this one IS rated in watt-hours. 19 Wh translates to 3.8 amp-hours at 5 volts assuming a 100% efficient power supply, in reality it's probably around 3.2-3.4 amp-hours on the 5v output.

thanx now i know what to ask for christmas lol

[Q] Phone isn't as responsive when plugged in and charging

Hey guys, when I plug in my phone to charge the keyboard input starts to freak out a little. When I try to text or use the slide feature it picks up a completely different letter. Is this just like a bug or something? Does this happen to anyone else or is it just my phone? Thanks!

There's a grounding issue with the stock charger on some phones. Try a different charger.
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jrwingate6 said:
There's a grounding issue with the stock charger on some phones. Try a different charger.
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Odd, cos its aftermarket chargers that cause this for my. My htc charger is fine
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djmaz said:
Odd, cos its aftermarket chargers that cause this for my. My htc charger is fine
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Exact same here.

Beanerico said:
Hey guys, when I plug in my phone to charge the keyboard input starts to freak out a little. When I try to text or use the slide feature it picks up a completely different letter. Is this just like a bug or something? Does this happen to anyone else or is it just my phone? Thanks!
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There's a big thread HERE already. Quite a few have had this by the looks of it. Only happened to me when i bought a dock and used the cheap **** charger that came with it.

cjm1979 said:
There's a big thread HERE already. Quite a few have had this by the looks of it. Only happened to me when i bought a dock and used the cheap **** charger that came with it.
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Thanks man, I'll check it out!

[Q] Has any one experience the heat?

I had left my phone on the charger for 3 hours, I disabled WiFi and mobile network while charging and when I went to take it off the charger it was extremely hot, I checked the temp it was 140 degrees F and quickly power downed my phone for a hour was wondering has anyone else experience this?
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Yea mine gets pretty hot while I do stuff on it but after I experienced over heating on the g2x this seemed like nothing ha
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Yea I feel it get warm when playing videos or playing games for a while but that was really hot
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Must say this is the "coolest" phone I've owned so far..
Hehe, joke aside, it doesn't actually heat up all that much.
Even when being used or in talk.

mine is always at 40°Celsius after I use it for 5min :/
( 104 Fahrenheit says Google)

Mine gets warm not hot feels so nice when u ain't used ur phone for awhile and it feels cold
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Me too. But it wasn't EXTREMELYhot just hotter than I have ever felt on a phone. But it quickly cooled down after an hour more on the charger.
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I noticed my phone got pretty uncomfortably hot when I had it plugged in my car charger and using the turn-by-turn navigation. At that time I didn't have an app to measure the temp though. I'm going on a trip this weekend so perhaps I'll be able to get some hard data.
In general though it does get pretty warm when it's charging. I'm not too surprised by that since the phone is so thin..

You using OEM charger? Usb charging? Wall charging?
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I had mine charging for a few hours, and it didn't get hot at all. I used an OEM HTC charger and cord.
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jj00KKEERR said:
I had mine charging for a few hours, and it didn't get hot at all. I used an OEM HTC charger and cord.
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OEM all the way here
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i went through 5 units, they all behaved very differently in terms of heat. so i guess the build quality is to blame here.

been playing Asphalt 6 for 45 min and screen still on downloading Max Payne, not hot at all. My Legend can get hot quick.
edit, about an hour of Asphalt and Max Payne it got pretty hot!

Yup same here ...however once I flashed a different rom the issue went away...good luck

I want to give a big thanks who put their input. Helps a lot of us - new to the phone users good ideas for the heat.
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stemnin said:
been playing Asphalt 6 for 45 min and screen still on downloading Max Payne, not hot at all. My Legend can get hot quick.
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Links to Apk files?
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k1llacanon said:
Links to Apk files?
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They're in the Play Store
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I never felt it..probably because I just got it yesterday.but I never use my phone while charging.
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it gets hot because it is SO DAMN FAST---

And the metal body wouldnt dissipate heat as quickly.
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Anker Batteries + Battery Wall Charger for Skyrocket

Does anybody know or have even used Anker batteries and can give some feedback on them?
Also wondering if the wall charger can charge the OEM Samsung battery that came with my phone.
Thinking about ordering this for my Skyrocket:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0078WR4KW/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
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I bought an Anker for my Captivate, it was probably the best investment I made for that phone.

I use that exact set. The batteries are wonderful, but the charger itself is a little poorly made/easy to break
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I have the exact set also, and yes you can use it to charge the OEM batteries. Have done it numerous times. I've had great success with Anker products. I've purchased so many of their products they send me free items.
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burgeswe said:
I use that exact set. The batteries are wonderful, but the charger itself is a little poorly made/easy to break
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About the charger, did yours break and if so, did you buy a new one afterwards?
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Actually, when I bought the batteries, I got 2 chargers. The one that a rarely touch at work is still working like a champ, but the one I was using at home broke at the plug.
They're both kind of flimsy, but I probably just got one bad one. Still a great deal

burgeswe said:
Actually, when I bought the batteries, I got 2 chargers. The one that a rarely touch at work is still working like a champ, but the one I was using at home broke at the plug.
They're both kind of flimsy, but I probably just got one bad one. Still a great deal
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You got two? Was that on purpose or was it by accident?
In any case, I'm not sure what to do if I only receive one that will be flimsy and break.
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I bought 2 on purpose to have one at home and one at work. The chargers themselves are flimsy, but I have two small boys in the house, which makes most tech scream in terror anyway
I'd say that if you get one and it breaks, $10 for a new charger isn't much risk
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burgeswe said:
I bought 2 on purpose to have one at home and one at work. The chargers themselves are flimsy, but I have two small boys in the house, which makes most tech scream in terror anyway
I'd say that if you get one and it breaks, $10 for a new charger isn't much risk
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Does the Anker charger work with the original skyrocket battery as well?
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Yea, it does
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I didnt have great success with that battery. It was fine - roughly the same as the stock, but not better. Maybe less.
The Nexus Extended Battery worked much better for me.

lirong said:
I didnt have great success with that battery. It was fine - roughly the same as the stock, but not better. Maybe less.
The Nexus Extended Battery worked much better for me.
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Really? That nexus battery was able to fit in the skyrocket?
I wasn't concerned about getting better battery life than the stock just cause they're 2200mah but more concerned about the quality of the batteries and the wall charger.
Thanks for your input though!
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Trade off between sleek design and extended battery

I've been looking at some extended battery's for the AT&T One X. And they're absolutely hideous. I found this to be the best http://www.prweb.com/releases/ATT/HtcOneX/prweb9778396.htm but it completely changes the design and feel of the phone and it costs $100.
I don't expect to have this phone for more than 2 years so it might not be worth to spend that much on a battery. I'm looking at something under $30.
Have you guys found something better? Something that doesn't change the look/feel of the phone by much? Maybe a battery case that can be removed when the extra battery isn't needed.
I don't even use a case on my phone because i like the way it looks and feels. But sometimes i need the phone to last 5-6 hours of heavy usage and that's impossible with the stock battery.

Buy it, and just use it sometimes
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18th.abn said:
Buy it, and just use it sometimes
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I would love to but it's $100 and not $20.

Did u root and unlock ur BL?
Flashing Custom rom will enables you to achieve 5-6 hrs heavy usage and there is still 20% left.
Check my battery stats, that was mid heavy usage, could last for more than 15 hrs
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doc_v15 said:
Did u root and unlock ur BL?
Flashing Custom rom will enables you to achieve 5-6 hrs heavy usage and there is still 20% left.
Check my battery stats, that was mid heavy usage, could last for more than 15 hrs
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I've been running cleanrom since version 1.. Current on 5..
No, you cannot get 5–6 hrs of heavy use on it. Max is 4. I'm talking about chrome browsing.
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Lol, so don't use chrome... Its very resource intensive.
Buy a USB phone charger battery thing that you can keep in your bag. They're cheap and only there when you need it.
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ECEXCURSION said:
Buy a USB phone charger battery thing that you can keep in your bag. They're cheap and only there when you need it.
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+1 on that. I have one of the rechargeable battery packs that I carry with me that is compatible with my phone and other mobile devices. Just plug it in for a half hour or so and you have enough charge on your phone to keep going. Not as intrusive as you might think and it's only temporary and usually out of sight (say when you're walking somewhere you don't need your phone).
Personally, I would NEVER get one of those battery pack cases. Like you said, it destroys the look of the phone.

Alcoholic said:
I've been running cleanrom since version 1.. Current on 5..
No, you cannot get 5–6 hrs of heavy use on it. Max is 4. I'm talking about chrome browsing.
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Now that you're saying chrome browsing...
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ECEXCURSION said:
Buy a USB phone charger battery thing that you can keep in your bag. They're cheap and only there when you need it.
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Any specific one?
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Alcoholic said:
Any specific one?
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I know it wasn't directed towards me, but this is the one I use

Alcoholic said:
Any specific one?
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I personally don't own one, my phone has never died.
My experience is with my roommate's one. I don't remember what brand he used. I'd just get whichever one looks nicest and has a mah of twice our phone or more.
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There are always deals on New Trent packs, just check slickdeals. Here's one for $30 http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP...T9PSE4EH0&qid=1353372338&s=electronics&sr=1-1

+1 on NewTrent. Their stuff is rock-solid, well-designed, and looks great. I have one of these and love it:
http://www.newtrent.com/store/iphone-external-battery/igeek.html
Ignore the iStuff marketing--it works with any USB charging. This one has two ports, so it will charge two phones at once (useful for me, since my wife and son are always letting their phones run down) as well as my HOX and Nexus 7.

mbh87 said:
There are always deals on New Trent packs, just check slickdeals. Here's one for $30 http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP...T9PSE4EH0&qid=1353372338&s=electronics&sr=1-1
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This looks like the best option. :good:

Have you tried using CM10? I found my battery life easily doubled.

undergrad said:
Have you tried using CM10? I found my battery life easily doubled.
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It's the other way for me. Cm10 reduces my battery because of wake locks
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ChummyDays said:
Wake locks have been fixed almost 100% now. Try it out again. Unless you prefer sense.
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Lies. CleanROM is the only ROM! 4-life.
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It was an unfunny joke.
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Chrome is a crap browser, lag and generally not very polished to be honest.