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85 Hours Froyo Battery Life, 2800mAh Battery! w. Youtube Review (Update 12/28/10)

New update with even Better battery life than Eclair!!! check the link to my latest youtube review.
I just recently decided to update my Epic to Froyo and go with ViperROM 3.0.3 and I got a big improvement now getting 85+ HOURS OF LIGHT to MEDIUM USAGE! on Froyo...click the link to my Froyo youtube review for the details and don't be shy to let me know what chu think y'all!?
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVnuV08Mh4
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I've recently updated this thread with a link to the original Yoobao website. It is in Chinese but lucky for us Google has a translation feature that worked out very nice...so if you want to take a look at the Yoobao brand for yourself I've posted a link so you can take a look at all their products for cell phones.
URL: http://translate.google.com/transla...oobao.com&hl=en&rlz=1R2SKPB_enUS373&prmd=ivfd
I found this 2800 Mah hour battery with door for the Samsung Epic 4G on Ebay and I just finished posting the final review up on my youtube page. This is a nice medium from spending $50 on a 1600maH battery that isn't going to give you much improvement and spending $70 on a humungous 3500maH battery.
Here is the link to the youtube review I just recently uploaded if you wanna take a look at it for yourself in detail!
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al_po8oanz0
The name of the company is "Moretalktime" and you can look for him on EBAY to purchase this extended battery along with batteries he has out for various other phones for all your friends.
I'm in the middle of conditioning the battery and thus far it took me 13 hours to kill the battery from 100% out of the box with everything turned on and I even left the LED flash on for the last 3 or so hours to get it to die...after another cycle of coditioning (this bieng the 2nd..ish cycle) I took it off the charger with 100% battery Wednesday night of 11/24/10 at 8pm...and my phone just died earlier today on Friday afternoon of 11/26/10 at 1pm GIVING ME 41 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE WITH MEDIUM USAGE!!! on a 2800mAh battery...still not done calibrating...that's only the 2nd cycle...more to come....just wanted to give you guys an update!!!
Yes that's right people no BS I got a lidgit 60+ HOURS OF MEDIUM USAGE! on this Yoobao 2800mAh extended battery...check out my latest youtube video for details and the final review!
DIMENSIONS:
1.5cm back to front with stock battery cover.
2.0cm back to front with extended battery cover.
30,000+ views!! thanks errybody don't hesitate to leave a comment and leave me a quick thumbs up if I've been of any assistance to your battery life situation!!
Let me know what you think, questions, comments, opinions about my results so far!?!?!?

Well this is very exciting news! Maybe now I will be able to get through the day without crippling my phone. Can't wait!

Link please?

Wow look at that whopper of a battery!
Makes the phone like a giant brick. I'm extremely wary of extended batteries from China, and would like to see the battery tested and what the actual mah level is.

NeonMonster said:
Wow look at that whopper of a battery!
Makes the phone like a giant brick. I'm extremely wary of extended batteries from China, and would like to see the battery tested and what the actual mah level is.
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This. Gonna wait 'er out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sprint-Epic-4G-..._Batteries&hash=item1e5f7b74ae#ht_1528wt_1139

holy ugly. I'll just carry a spare if I need it.

That thing is huge and I bet it is not comfortable when using it.

Just ordered mine from the above link for $30.50 + 7.00 shipping.

mynewepic10 said:
That thing is huge and I bet it is not comfortable when using it.
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The back cover has the same soft touch matte finish as the stock epic battery cover has.

Personally I don't mind the extra bulkiness, I just wished it was even like this:
Does anyone actually trust eBay batteries. I'm not so worried about the rating as I am about them exploding.

thephawx said:
Personally I don't mind the extra bulkiness, I just wished it was even like this:
Does anyone actually trust eBay batteries. I'm not so worried about the rating as I am about them exploding.
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I didn't see this battery but I've bought batteries off Ebay for my old Samsung Moment and for my Epic both of which were the stock sizes and OEM...they both turned out great...is this battery off Ebay also?

$40?! Forget that! I just read his little speech on how those cheap $10 batteries are garbage, his are the best blah blah blah...the same story EVERYONE says about everyone elses products. I wrote enough people on eBay who bought the $10 battery from this guy http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310271079152&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT that eBay stopped me from writing anymore people for another 24hrs I got replies from at least 1/2 the people I wrote who've had them for about 3-4 months and everyone of them ranted, raved and said they were quite surprised at how much better their battery life is compared to stock considering what they spent. Just one example:
Dear sirtecknight,
I was curious to see how your 3000mah battery is holding up? I'm considering getting one of their 3000mah batteries for my Samsung Epic and wanted to make sure that it actually increased battery life for you after charging.
- m5james
I am pleasantly surprised with the performance and, to be honest, quality of the 3000Mah battery and cover that I bought from this vendor. The 3000MaH battery lasts almost exactly twice as long as my 1400Mah batteries do. Also the oversized battery cover was actually alot nicer than I was expecting.
- sirtecknight

thephawx said:
Personally I don't mind the extra bulkiness, I just wished it was even like this:
Does anyone actually trust eBay batteries. I'm not so worried about the rating as I am about them exploding.
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The last time I was at the local Sprint store (replacement phone), two of the guys working there had EVO's and each had a seperate style of extended cover just like the two posted on this thread, and I prefer the version that is thicker from head-to-toe vs just a bump over the battery portion only. I've got an eBay battery in the mail and plan on grafting the i9000 bump onto my stock Epic cover and then wrapping the whole phone in 3M DiNOC carbon fiber.

m5james said:
$40?! Forget that! I just read his little speech on how those cheap $10 batteries are garbage, his are the best blah blah blah...the same story EVERYONE says about everyone elses products. I wrote enough people on eBay who bought the $10 battery from this guy http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310271079152&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT that eBay stopped me from writing anymore people for another 24hrs I got replies from at least 1/2 the people I wrote who've had them for about 3-4 months and everyone of them ranted, raved and said they were quite surprised at how much better their battery life is compared to stock considering what they spent. Just one example:
Dear sirtecknight,
I was curious to see how your 3000mah battery is holding up? I'm considering getting one of their 3000mah batteries for my Samsung Epic and wanted to make sure that it actually increased battery life for you after charging.
- m5james
I am pleasantly surprised with the performance and, to be honest, quality of the 3000Mah battery and cover that I bought from this vendor. The 3000MaH battery lasts almost exactly twice as long as my 1400Mah batteries do. Also the oversized battery cover was actually alot nicer than I was expecting.
- sirtecknight
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I don't really get it you start off saying forget that the $10 knockoff batteries are cheap but then put a quote from a happily satisfied customer...??...and these batteries are 2800maH so idk which person your talking about but this is not the same company.

You're missing the whle context of my post. I said forget spending $40 on a battery and then stated I have proof otherwise about his statements, therefore disproving what the seller or the $40 claims in his entire ad in that the $10 batteries since they have in fact turned out to work quite well. When I say cheap about the $10 batteries, I was referencing price, not quality.

m5james said:
You're missing the whle context of my post. I said forget spending $40 on a battery and then stated I have proof otherwise about his statements, therefore disproving what the seller or the $40 claims in his entire ad in that the $10 batteries since they have in fact turned out to work quite well. When I say cheap about the $10 batteries, I was referencing price, not quality.
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Ight comprende good point...they don't exactly seem that lidgidimate, but you just prooved me wrong I guess

I'm not trying to prove YOU wrong. My point is that the eBay seller with the $40 batteries is claiming that the $10 batteries are all garbage, which I've read otherwise. Today I charged my stock battery to 100% using the wall charger, reset my battery metering through Clockwork, run a bunch of streaming and video apps (Pandora, Slacker, TuneWiki, Skype, Fring and have a movie playing all at the same time) to kill the battery, turned the phone completely off & recharged and now I'm killing the battery again....timing the cycle each time. Once my 3000mah battery arrives, I will be doing the exact same thing so I can give myself a before and after.

2kmy477 said:
Just ordered mine from the above link for $30.50 + 7.00 shipping.
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Did you get it yet...the seller E-mailed me Friday and said they just shipped out from his warehouse?

m5james said:
I'm not trying to prove YOU wrong. My point is that the eBay seller with the $40 batteries is claiming that the $10 batteries are all garbage, which I've read otherwise. Today I charged my stock battery to 100% using the wall charger, reset my battery metering through Clockwork, run a bunch of streaming and video apps (Pandora, Slacker, TuneWiki, Skype, Fring and have a movie playing all at the same time) to kill the battery, turned the phone completely off & recharged and now I'm killing the battery again....timing the cycle each time. Once my 3000mah battery arrives, I will be doing the exact same thing so I can give myself a before and after.
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I'm still waiting on the 2800mah battery did you get the 3000 yet...I'd like to know the improvements you get...I can get 20+ hours with medium usage on a good day?

[Review] 3500 mAh monster battery

Just received mine in the mail. Will be uploading pictures and a review here with some battery testing to follow in the next few days.
This is what I bought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260697275156
These are selling for as low as 12 dollars shipped on ebay right now. INSANE deal at that price.
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Imgur gallery with a bunch more photos:
http://imgur.com/a/sjJB6/1bZGT
First impression:
The battery looks high quality from the outside. The new back that fits the monster battery is a soft touch plastic and fits amazingly well. It feels nice in the hand and actually fits in my holster. Its not as gigantic of an increase in size from stock, around 5mm.
The game gripper accessory works perfectly even with the new back installed.
Measurements:
3500 mAh
weight - 53.61 grams
thickness - 10mm
back cover weight - 13.55 grams
1500 mAh stock
weight - 32.23 grams
thickness - 5mm
back cover weight - 8.45 grams
TESTING:
Fully Charged at 5:42 EST 12/7/10
Phone turned itself off 2:51 EST 12/8/10
Plugged in 2:51 EST 12/8/10
Fully Charged 7:13 EST 12/8/10
Plugged in 12:37 EST 12/9/10
Fully Charged 6:30 EST 12/9/10
Average charging time using wall charger: 5 hours 10 minutes. (Subject to change due to low #'s of samples.)
Alright, I am going to test the Stock battery and compare it to the 3500 mAh by playing 720 Blu-Ray rips from 100% until the phone dies using RockPlayer and measuring the time. Brightness at full, Volume is max, Wifi on. This should be repeatable for various different users with various different batteries to give a benchmark for a batteries potential. The phone is running stock Froyo DK28, with no modifications to CPU speed. DRM services have been stopped.
Why am I testing the battery this way? Because it removes the most variables that I possibly can to convey to you the true potential of the battery. If I tested simply how long it took for the battery to die in my daily use, it brings texting, web use, game use, browsing, screen on time, wifi, 3g and everything else into the mix as variables, and my result will not mean anything to people who use their phone differently. This way, if you get X hours on the stock battery, you can do some simple math and roughly calculate without changing your behavior how long you will get on this battery.
Stock 1500 mAh:
Started 8:24 PM EST 12/8/10
Turned off 1:05 AM EST 12/9/10
Total time: 4 hours 41 minutes
Impressive to say the least.
3500 mAh:
Started 1:10 AM EST 12/9/10
Ended 10:28 AM EST 12/9/10
Total time: 9 hours 18 minutes
What does this all mean . . . .
So on the second total full charge of the battery, I am getting almost fully double the battery life of the stock battery. That is very impressive, especially considering this is only the second full charge the battery has undergone.
http://batteryboss.org/
You can see that OEM batteries typically have between 95-98% real world to rated mAh. So doing some quick math, as I did on page 2, this battery should have between 2829 - 2919 mAh in real world capacity. That places it at 80-83.5% of rated capacity, which is in line with the 3500 mAh Seido battery for the evo. That makes this battery an exceptional value.
Update:
This in no way gaurantees that you will see the same battery life and is a pretty useless figure all around because my usage and signal strength and everything else differs from all of you. But yes, the battery is capable of it. Over a hundred hours of battery life without using juicedefender.

I might try it, especially if it's only $18.
How much of an increase on battery life did you notice?

Overstew said:
I might try it, especially if it's only $18.
How much of an increase on battery life did you notice?
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Just got it like an hour ago. Gonna take a few days at least before I can determine the battery life of it. Will be updating the original post as I go.
Plan to charge it to 100% early this evening. Calibrate it. Destroy it overnight with movies and whatever playing in a loop. Wake up and recharge it timing how long it takes to recharge.
Then the testing begins.

Very good. Keep it updated. I'll keep an eye on the eBay ad.

Can you post a video?
- Its just going to be Epic!

Pvt WhoOkid said:
Can you post a video?
- Its just going to be Epic!
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Sadly the Epic4g is the only video camera I own. I will be taking a bunch more photos as well as giving precise weights and measurements of the battery to come, once it dies after the first rundown tonight or tomorrow.

muyosa, i got the same. if you read the seido's version, it will tell you to leave it plugged in for another 2/3 hours for maximum performance. However, when the blue led comes on, i notice that my phone stops charging and the battery begins to drop.
To get around this, have it plugged in and in use either playing music, on the phone, or tethered. This will keep it charging when it's at 100%. You should calibrate it from there
I forgot to calibrate it but i charged it to 100%. So far, it's pretty good. It appears to be giving me at least double the amount of juice on stock froyo.

Does the back cover have a lump or is it strait so it makes the phone look even from the back? Any links to the seller and how long did the shipping take?
My sister also has an epic and is awaiting to see mine when it gets here.
I ordered the 2800 one from moretalktime last night cause of the review.
And the back cover has a lump ,which the low part of the cover fits flush with the camera.
Never mind it has a lump on it...do you guys think the back cover that is flush which makes the camera lens seem like if its in a hole ,would interfere with the lighting and shadowing of the camera lens ?

I ordered it on November 25th. It arrived today. If it had a flat back, then there would be a large empty space in the back of the phone. Also, the camera would be affected if the case was bulgy all the way. Even the Seido case reduces all around the camera to the stock thickness.

I'm looking forward to seeing the #'s you get and try to find a camera from onna ya boys to do a youtube reveiw at some point...you see the #'s I got with my Yoobao 2800mAh.

Thanks for taking your time and posting.
What kind of thickness are you from the back?
Are all the ebay back's out currently the same? (besides Sedio)

ranchosteve said:
Thanks for taking your time and posting.
What kind of thickness are you from the back?
Are all the ebay back's out currently the same? (besides Sedio)
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Not a prollem...and I know this is official stuff but am I the only one who'd like to see a (no homo) after u say somethin like "what kind of thickness are you from the back" lol...
But anyway...the stock cover is 1.5cm from back to front and the extended back is precisely 2.0cm adding .5cm total....doesn't inconvenience functionality one bit and actually is a nice grip to hold onto while holding the phone portrait ways upright.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Updated the original post with some initial testing. Battery is looking pretty damn strong so far.
To clarify, the math I did to obtain the true mAh of the 3500mAh battery is as follows.
Assuming the stock battery is truly 1500mAh and it ran for 281 minutes:
1500/281=5.33807 -> mA per minute used while playing HD video
The 3500 mAh battery played HD video for 558 minutes, thus:
5.33807*558=2978 -> Crude estimate of true battery capacity
I adjusted the rating of the stock battery to 95-98% of 1500 to make the estimates a bit more accurate in the original post. This is only a representation of the method I used to obtain those numbers, which again are crude estimates.
If I have made some giant mistake, someone please correct me.
Edit: Updated original post with a link to more photos.

I ordered this battery last week and I can't wait to get it! Thanks for the update

I got the battery couple of days ago. Seems to be great so far and an awsome deal at $18.00. I might just get another one as backup.

Just bought one, 12 bucks with free shipping...can't beat that.

halik said:
Just bought one, 12 bucks with free shipping...can't beat that.
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Yea, at that price I am tempted to just get another one. Don't know what I would use it for though, since this one lasts me all I need.

I just bought this one. Can't wait to get it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/B181-Extended-Battery-Cover-Samsung-Epic-4G-3500mAh-/140484945816?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20b58e2798
Only $12.20. lol

Thanks for the great review, The only thing I don't understand is the measurement. Is the phone size doubled?
3500 mAh
thickness - 10mm
1500 mAh stock
thickness - 5mm
Because reading the yaboo review he say's:
1.5cm back to front with stock battery cover.
2.0cm back to front with extended battery cover.
So this means that the yaboo cover is thinner than the 3500mh one's? I assumed that they were all the same size.

$12.00! hahhaha. Such a deal. ahhahaha. I just ordered this one too. Now I will have three hi capacity batteries for my Epic. SOmeone please stop me. hahahah.

Review: Droid Incredible II/S Battery for G2

Just got my battery from Verizon, and while it will take a few days before I can properly let you know if it's worth the money, I wanted to post some pictures. Like several people I was really hesitant to jump on the Seidio and ChiChi batteries due to the wide variety of results people were getting. Even the websites who measured their capacities said that their true capacity varied from battery to battery. Some people could end up with one that lasts 2x as long as stock, while some could be slightly worse (than stock). I really didn't feel like returning batteries until I got a good one, so when HTC released a bigger battery that fit inside the G2, I jumped on it.
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Some shots of the box. As you can see it's the Official HTC battery for the Verizon Droid Incredible II, but since that is an identical device to the Incredible S, that battery will work as well.
The G2 comes stock with a 1300mAh battery, this one is 1450mAh, just a little bump. It fits PERFECTLY. No trimming, just pop out your old one and throw in the new one. I was surprised to find it was already 50% charged when I put it in, but I immediately threw it on the charger. The whole appeal of this battery is that it is an Official HTC product, so I'm hoping for greater consistency and quality.
It will be a few days until I get an idea of how much better this thing is for $40, but I will report back when I do.
REVIEW CONTINUED TWO POSTS DOWN

Nice pictures. How much was it? I ask because the Evo Shift battery is $44.00 but it is 1500mah.
EDIT: lol, nm. I see the price in the pic!

OK, so a few days with the battery now. Final Verdict- A definite improvement.
Each day I unplugged at about 5am and wouldn't plug back in until around 11pm. A couple days I stayed on wifi/wifi calling (a HUGE battery saver), and at 11pm would still have 40% left in the tank. This is with some moderate use, little bit of gaming, browsing, Pulse News Reader, and a couple Youtube videos.
Without wifi I go into the red around 9ish, which is still a nice improvement over stock. So I would say that if you are a person who continually makes it a few hours short on battery for the day, than this one is for you. You will notice an improvement and hopefully not have to stress about preserving that battery. But if you are having to plug in multiple times a day, then I can't say that this will help you too much.
Pros:
Gives you a nice bump in battery life, noticeable over stock. (Remember it will take a few charges/discharges to see this improvement)
An official HTC battery
No modifications needed to fit perfect (unlike the EVO Shift battery)
Much more consistant and (hopefully) reliable over 3rd party batteries
Cons:
It's only 1450mAh (Over the stock 1300), so it's not a huge increase (Judge if it's worth $40)
Won't save the power users out there.
You can find this hopefully at a Verizon store or their Wireless website. That said, HTC.... start making official extended batteries for your phones! Not just the Thunderbolt.

thank you very much for your review.
i think i'll try for myself to see if it helps.
been coming short on battery power a couple of times now (by a couple of %) so this should be a welcome change.
regards,
!ncanity

so you bought the battery direct from verizon? i'm thinking i might do this too after seeing your little write up.

polarbearmc said:
so you bought the battery direct from verizon? i'm thinking i might do this too after seeing your little write up.
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Yup, right from their website as the store near me didn't have any in stock yet. Remember don't expect a huge difference, as the battery is only a little bigger. But it can give you that little extra to make it through the day. Not sure on verizon returns, but I hope they will be a little bit better than say mugen or seidio.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

Good info, but the message to HTC should be to work on power management better.
http://www.htc.com/us/products/t-mobile-g2/
Power Rechargeable battery, 1300 mAh
Talk Time Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 590 minutes for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Standby Time Up to 430 hours for WCDMA
Up to 430 hours for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
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i know it says up to...but lets get real, this is not even close. maybe 50 hours standby and 300 min talk time at best.

i found the battery for sale on androidcentral store for 27.95, but they list it as 1500mAh, and if you look at the image its says 1450mAh. HTC also has it for sale on their website they also list it as 1500mAh. I hope the fit is perfect i would hate to have a hump when i put the battery door back on.
http://store.androidcentral.com/htc-1500mah-standard-battery/8A37A8404.htm Androidcentral
http://shopamerica.htc.com/accessories.htm?prId=38854 HTC

i feel that you should've gotten the 1800 mah battery from mugen power if you were gonna use that much money. they're pretty much in the same range and with a couple of extra dollars you would've gotten more battery life.

cooljoe226 said:
i feel that you should've gotten the 1800 mah battery from mugen power if you were gonna use that much money. they're pretty much in the same range and with a couple of extra dollars you would've gotten more battery life.
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I had a bad experience with mugen on a previous phone, not to mention that their 1800mAh batteries are not really so. I would much rather buy an oem product for the reasons above.
That said I'm sure that many might be happy with a mugen (or seidio) purchase. I just would rather spend a little more and avoid the possible headache.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

i ordered the same battery as the OP, but from androidcentral store. Received it today the fit is perfect, htc should start including the Droid Incredible II battery with new shippments of g2's and desire z's. Didnt test out the battery yet just wanted to see how the fit was. Total was $33.95.
HTC packaging
The stock G2 battery is on the left side, it looks a bit more square from the side. The G2 battery also has a small square cutout on the side unlike the Droid Inc2 Battery.
Top View, G2 battery on top
Back of both battery's, g2 battery on top.
new 1450mAh (Droid Inc2) battery inserted no bulge perfect fit.
one more shot of new battery in my G2

Excellent pics. Please do report your findings, I've been very impressed so far.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

Help me choose an extended battery for my Galaxy s5 please

I know posts have been made about this, but I just couldn't make heads or tails out of most of them. Ok so I don't care about things like wireless charging. Water- resistance retention would be considered a plus, but it is not mandatory. I'd like an extended battery which increases battery life of my s5, and if the battery is thick and requires a new case, that's OK, as long as the case is sturdy and preferably protects the phone.
Concerns are quality of battery and battery life, and price. I looked at some listings like ZeroLemon and Anker and they are way too expensive for me. I live in Malta (europe) and the price combined with the shipping cost was more than I am comfortable spending.
Any contributions are greatly appreciated, Thanks

The mpj extended power, same size battery...
http://www.mpjbattery.com/mpj-4300m...900-g900m-g900a-g900t-g900v-g900r4-g900p.html
I have not received mine yet.

MPJ is crap, honestly. There are hundreds of posts in this forum documenting it -- you simply can't stuff more energy into a battery that's the same size as the OEM one, and only charge a fraction of the OEM price.
The Anker 7500mAh is 27 quid on Amazon.co.uk, and that's probably the best you'll do in getting a legit extended battery -- everything else is "too good to be true."
In the States, I've used Hyperion and Aukey, and they're pretty good.
Good luck!

minister of etc said:
MPJ is crap, honestly. There are hundreds of posts in this forum documenting it -- you simply can't stuff more energy into a battery that's the same size as the OEM one, and only charge a fraction of the OEM price.
The Anker 7500mAh is 27 quid on Amazon.co.uk, and that's probably the best you'll do in getting a legit extended battery -- everything else is "too good to be true."
In the States, I've used Hyperion and Aukey, and they're pretty good.
Good luck!
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But the oem website says it's almost 5 stars!! /sarcasm
Its 20 bucks, hope it works out.
I have the 7500 Zerolemon in my s3, it's been there 2 years, still holds up all day. I'm upgrading to upgrade and to have a 'newer' spare aka the s3 will be my new spare. Not because the s3 is not any good, it's actually pretty good. It's downside is the lack of dev now, and products online. Anyway, zerolemon is awesome also.

Clues said:
But the oem website says it's almost 5 stars!! /sarcasm
Its 20 bucks, hope it works out.
I have the 7500 Zerolemon in my s3, it's been there 2 years, still holds up all day. I'm upgrading to upgrade and to have a 'newer' spare aka the s3 will be my new spare. Not because the s3 is not any good, it's actually pretty good. It's downside is the lack of dev now, and products online. Anyway, zerolemon is awesome also.
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I hope it does for your sake too, Clues. I too love ZeroLemon (I had a GS3 with one as well, the battery outlasted the phone!), but the OP said he'd checked the prices for ZeroLemon and Anker, and they were out of his range.
So, I Googled "websites to shop Malta," saw several references to UK Amazon, and took a look at the brands and prices -- the Anker 7800mAh (I mistakenly wrote 7500 earlier) is a lot less than the ZL offering, and the UK versions of the the same "no-name" batteries are about 2/3 the price compared to a top-2 offering (the Anker).
And with the no-names, you're basically paying for a short-term solution, as their battery life usually falls off a cliff after 6 months.
27 GBP = ~$40 USD, the same price this battery sells for in the States, and it comes with an 18-month warranty.
Simply put, I think that this is the best option for our Maltese OP.

I’ve got both of 4300mah &8200mah from them and don’t think mpj is crap. They work just fine. Regular one is basically on par with stock battery if not better. The one adding noticeable bulk held much longer when compared to the other or stock.

minister of etc said:
I hope it does for your sake too, Clues. I too love ZeroLemon (I had a GS3 with one as well, the battery outlasted the phone!), but the OP said he'd checked the prices for ZeroLemon and Anker, and they were out of his range.
So, I Googled "websites to shop Malta," saw several references to UK Amazon, and took a look at the brands and prices -- the Anker 7800mAh (I mistakenly wrote 7500 earlier) is a lot less than the ZL offering, and the UK versions of the the same "no-name" batteries are about 2/3 the price compared to a top-2 offering (the Anker).
And with the no-names, you're basically paying for a short-term solution, as their battery life usually falls off a cliff after 6 months.
27 GBP = ~$40 USD, the same price this battery sells for in the States, and it comes with an 18-month warranty.
Simply put, I think that this is the best option for our Maltese OP.
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hey thanks all for your post, esp. you minister of etc for your thoroughness. The price of 27 GBP applies for UK residents, I have to pay extra for shipping, in total 33 GBP, but that's ok. When I made this post, I didn't have a job, now I do ^_^

Clues said:
The mpj extended power, same size battery...
I have not received mine yet.
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Bought one awhile ago, didn't notice any difference over the stock Samsung battery.

I think you can't go wrong with zerolemon to be honest. Bought the S5 8500 mah extended the other day. Had 62% when I put it in my phone for the first time on Tuesday. Today Sunday it still at 8% (wondering if it will ever die) lol

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ZeroForm said:
I’ve got both of 4300mah &8200mah from them and don’t think mpj is crap. They work just fine. Regular one is basically on par with stock battery if not better. The one adding noticeable bulk held much longer when compared to the other or stock.
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perfect

Theres also a bunch of these on eBay :http://www.ebay.com/itm/4200mAh-Gold-Battery-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S5-i9600-G900V-G900A-900T/191656494905?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35696%26meid%3D90f6e5dc9da9432cb5d949df4c707991%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D261539639358
But will these provide any improvement over the OEM, be about the same, or would it make it worse than the OEM battery?

cmendonc2 said:
Theres also a bunch of these on eBay :http://www.ebay.com/itm/4200mAh-Gold-Battery-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S5-i9600-G900V-G900A-900T/191656494905?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35696%26meid%3D90f6e5dc9da9432cb5d949df4c707991%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D261539639358
But will these provide any improvement over the OEM, be about the same, or would it make it worse than the OEM battery?
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I have one of these batteries, its about 2/3 the capacity of the stock battery.
I bought it knowing it was not going to be as good as OEM. My wife also has an S5 and easy access to charging, so a lower capacity doesn't impact her. I just borrow her OEM battery when I need to carry a spare for travelling.

The MPJ seems to be working fine after 4mo.
I'd like to post some results, whats the best way to show battery health/history?

Honestly if you have multiple devices you might want to go with a power bank. They're less money, have bigger batteries, and work with multiple devices (you won't be looking for a new one when you get a new phone)

Good Galaxy S5 Extended Battery
I just upgraded my phone, but on my old S5 I used an extended battery from Gorilla Gadgets. I used to get around 30-40 hours of battery life with normal use.
https://gorillagadgets.com/collections/samsung-galaxy-s5-accessories/products/samsung-galaxy-s5-5800mah-extended-life-battery

bought a standard anker replacement and one day got over 5 sot and then the next for 2 lol!!!!! crazy difference.

Go with the Hyperion 5600 mah
VZ S7 EDGE ONYX

I use my S5s for playing Ingress. So, long days walking around with the GPS.
I have found the S5's battery life to be pretty good.
I simply bought a couple of the Samsung spare battery kits with the charger.
Normally one battery lasts most of a day running Internet and GPS a lot.
Carrying one extra is usually enough for that last little bit of security.

post your sot stats and talk time?

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post your sot stats and talk time?
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This was a screenshot I uploaded on an amazon review I gave.
VZ S7 EDGE ONYX

New extended battery

PowerBear LG V10 Extended Battery 6500mAh & Back Cover & Protective Case (Up to 2.2X Extra Battery Power) - Black [24 Month Warranty & Screen Protector Included] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DDDH2UG/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_22poxb9TJ6W58
I just ordered this lets see how it works
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dvtmg704 said:
PowerBear LG V10 Extended Battery 6500mAh & Back Cover & Protective Case (Up to 2.2X Extra Battery Power) - Black [24 Month Warranty & Screen Protector Included] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DDDH2UG/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_22poxb9TJ6W58
I just ordered this lets see how it works
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Took a shot and ordered one as well. The reviews seem positive so it also has a 2-year warranty. It doesn't look as big as the zerolemon either. Like the 2-layer case too. We'll see.

sanjsrik said:
Took a shot and ordered one as well. The reviews seem positive so it also has a 2-year warranty. It doesn't look as big as the zerolemon either. Like the 2-layer case too. We'll see.
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Yea I got it because the size i hate bulky cases
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dvtmg704 said:
Yea I got it because the size i hate bulky cases
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Well, plus on prime, I get it by tomorrow for free.

sanjsrik said:
Well, plus on prime, I get it by tomorrow for free.
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Let me know what u think i get mine by friday
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A review on YouTube said it reads as an incompatible battery

Anyone willing to try the Otterbox Hack with this battery?

dangerberry said:
A review on YouTube said it reads as an incompatible battery
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If it dont work return it
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This as far as i know is the ONLY Extended that i would use if i had the V10 (I have a G4) Look at my Thread HERE for some ideas of what you'd may find acceptable
Edit: or THIS 3800mah Slim Battery

So...
I got this yesterday. Prime delivered it next day. Pretty sweet if you ask me. It's heavy. Don't get me wrong, even before I put it on the device all by itself, it was heavy. Put it on yesterday. Was already charged to 50% out-of-the-box. Charged all night.
So far this is my experience. Now, I know that batteries need to be conditioned so, this is only my first day's experience. I have a 2-hour commute to/from work using public transportation (yeah, I know), I spend it heavily using my device. At full-brightness, reading emails, surfing, texting, reading books, no games. Not much into games. On the regular battery I'm down to about 54% by the time I get from point a to point b. Today, my battery was about 75%. So, unsubstantiated and unscientific I had 20% more battery power than before.
Battery was recognized as a "battery" both internal settings saw it fine and batterybotpro had no issue seeing it as a battery.
Upside so far, seems to give more time on the device without charging.
Nice looking case ( inner and outer)
Downsides...
Bulkier than standard battery
Heavier than standard device
Device now has some junk In the trunk as it sticks out
Fingerprint scanner is hot and miss. Sometimes it works, other times I have to make sure I'm making contact with some part of the housing
Will not work in any cradle I have. The battery makes it too thick to fit into a cradle
It's not that expensive. I'll update this in a week and as I can going forward to see if this is steady in giving me an extra boost.
[[UPDATED REVIEW AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH]]
The battery lasts barely 3 hours. It starts to drain the MINUTE I take it off charger. It's really atrocious. I'm going to see about returning the thing as soon as possible. It shouldn't have such atrocious performance after such a short time. Truly bad.

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So...
I got this yesterday. Prime delivered it next day. Pretty sweet if you ask me. It's heavy. Don't get me wrong, even before I put it on the device all by itself, it was heavy. Put it on yesterday. Was already charged to 50% out-of-the-box. Charged all night.
So far this is my experience. Now, I know that batteries need to be conditioned so, this is only my first day's experience. I have a 2-hour commute to/from work using public transportation (yeah, I know), I spend it heavily using my device. At full-brightness, reading emails, surfing, texting, reading books, no games. Not much into games. On the regular battery I'm down to about 54% by the time I get from point a to point b. Today, my battery was about 75%. So, unsubstantiated and unscientific I had 20% more battery power than before.
Battery was recognized as a "battery" both internal settings saw it fine and batterybotpro had no issue seeing it as a battery.
Upside so far, seems to give more time on the device without charging.
Nice looking case ( inner and outer)
Downsides...
Bulkier than standard battery
Heavier than standard device
Device now has some junk In the trunk as it sticks out
Fingerprint scanner is hot and miss. Sometimes it works, other times I have to make sure I'm making contact with some part of the housing
It's not that expensive. I'll update this in a week and as I can going forward to see if this is steady in giving me an extra boost.
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It'll take at least 5 charge/discharges to get the full capacity of whatever battery you have. Of course there's going to be some thickness to it. I have a slim 4500mah Battery for my G4 and it works surprisingly well

PowerBear LG V10 Extended Battery 6500mAh & Back Cover & Protective Case (Up to 2.2X Extra Battery Power) - Black [24 Month Warranty & Screen Protector Included]
I've had the battery for a couple of days now and it has been great 5 stars. I would say good double battery life and case is great too. Can just feel which side of phone is front and back and top and bottom in my pocket :good:

Not many branding extended battery to choose and any good design for V10 except for Power Bear?

katy2016 said:
Not many branding extended battery to choose and any good design for V10 except for Power Bear?
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This is the only brand I'd use cause I have two of the same brand for my G4
TQTHL

Got my battery let's see how it is
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dvtmg704 said:
Got my battery let's see how it is
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Which one?
Edit: NVM your the poster of this thread

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4.5 hrs screen on pretty good I have had this battery for 3 days
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Dude I'm sorry but my 6000mah battery gets better

WAIDroid said:
Dude I'm sorry but my 6000mah battery gets better
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I will keep you posted in a week what are you getting
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I will keep you posted in a week
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Ok keep me posted. Is the your first time using it? Remember, these take at least 3-5 charge\discharges to get it's capacity but just so you know the LG G4 Will never learn the battery capacity cause I think there's a chip that's locked at 3000mah