I have spent the days since receiving this battery from Anker for review rigorously testing it in a real-world environment. I haven't been using any sort of battery test program other than my near-constant use of my new LG G3. With Anker's track record of quality and customer service thus far, I continue to expect the best from them. And, as they request, I don't blow smoke or hold back in my review of their products.
After several battery cycles under what I would consider heavy/near-constant use on Auto Brightness with the Baseline Slider at 80%, I averaged about 6 hours and 22 minutes of near-constant use. This may not sound like a lot, but under the conditions that I was operating the phone with heavy download, updates, game play, and Internet browsing, this was quite impressive to me. I would consider it every bit as good as the factory LG battery. I expected that this would equate to approximately 12-15 hours of what I would consider "regular" usage for myself, which includes very regular operation of the phone throughout the day. In my testing, I got a whopping 14 hours and 18 minutes of use before hitting the 5% mark, which is where I considered all of my battery testing complete. The great thing about 14 hours and 18 minutes is that it included about 30-45 minutes of Netflix streaming on the G3's massive and beautiful 1440p screen! I would have expected about 15-16 hours without that streaming, which is not something that I normally do anyway.
Once again, I'm quite proud to say that I can't recommend this Anker product enough! I choose to continue to review Anker products because I have found them to be top quality and great performers. I highly suggest this as a factory replacement or a spare for your LG G3! As always, I trust that Anker will stand behind this product as they have every product in their lineup! Thanks again for a quality product Anker!
Check out the Anker battery HERE
It's nice to see a third party manufacturer finally start building for the G3. Both my wife and I were able to participate in the free battery promotion from LG, so I'm not currently in the market for another battery, but it's nice to know that one is available.
Just received mine today for my LG G3 phone. The OEM battery was being wonky, sometimes not wanting to power on, would have to pull the battery and replace it, then it would power on.
Sometimes not charging when the phone was powered off. Things like that, so I'll see how well this Anker battery works out for me.
Will post later once I have used it about a week or so and see the net results. Also I'll run the AnTuTu Tester app on it for battery comparison.
I've used Anker for nearly everything (including battery packs). Ordered the two pack of G3 battery's for our two phones, working very well so far.
What is the SOT? I am getting only around 2 hours from the G3 I bought on ebay, thinking if I should switch to this battery?
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The Omnia 7 uses the same battery as the Omnia HD (i8910)
So you can get replacement ones quite cheaply on ebay.
what I really want is a battery charger case...
you get them in Korea for other phone models but have yet to see any here at all.
basically it's a small case to carry your battery in, but it has a little port so you can charge your spare battery whenever.
it means you don't have to wait around and you always have a spare charged battery at hand.
this one is for the galaxy s
here
or
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ET-CHGPKNVGSTA-features
why can't we have stuff like this? it would make life so much easier!
ups wrong thread
That would really be cool.
But I am pretty happy with the battery performance...
i heard a lot of good thing about omnia 7 battery before buying it, but i am somewhat disappointed right now. it does not last me 8-20. God forbid if i played anything on the loudspeaker, when i'm say, camping.
i really hope the next mayor breakthrough in tech is in this area, instead of unnecessary quad-cores and whatnot.
I fully agree, I wish there was more impovement made in the battery field! I don't think there is a need to have processors any faster than 1Ghz. It's simply a marketing tool to get all the fools thinking that they have a better phone because it has a dual core processor etc. Now on a desktop computer where you will REALLY multitask (watch a video whilst photoediting, surfing the web and chatting on MSN) multi-core processors make sense. On a phone, there can only be one application in the foreground at any one time.
Anyway, I can confirm with the OP that the Omnia HD battery does work. I am using one right now!
Battery life for me is somewhat amazing! I went to a wedding where I must have played games for atleast 2-3 HOURS, then surfed the web somewhat, sent plenty of txt messages and a few phone calls. Lasted the full day, got home, went to bed, started surfing the web and the battery refused to die!
Whereas on other days, the battery tends to die quicker :S It's hit or miss sometimes.
Battery technology has definitely not caught up with smartphone technology. Many consumers are opting to an extended battery or a spare battery. Try batteries4less online.
Try mugen power
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=omnia+7
I grabbed the 1800mah mugen. It's incredible.
I'll spend the day with moderate surfing/news feeds/gaming and often I'll be at 50-60% battery. It's ridiculous I almost don't believe it.
That being said, it takes hours to charge via USB (from almost dead to full takes approx. 9-10 hours.)
What about this 2430 mah battery:
h t t p://w w w .ebay.c o. uk/itm/2430MAH-HIGH-CAPACITY-GOLD-BATTERY-I8700-OMNIA-7-/200640564711?pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2eb71c0de7
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What about this 2430 mah battery:
h t t p://w w w .ebay.c o. uk/itm/2430MAH-HIGH-CAPACITY-GOLD-BATTERY-I8700-OMNIA-7-/200640564711?pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2eb71c0de7
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if you scrape the cover off, it's 750mah inside.
go for oem, all the rest are fakes (esp china ones) and the genuine ones like mugen are 200% more expensive than oem ones for marginal benefit.
my omnia was suffering from battery issues and i realized although the phone is new, the battery was old, so i bought a new one from amazon for £7 inc shipping. has worked fine ever since. normal days usage, 1hr of calls, 2 hrs browsing, 1 hr texting and the occasional game and i have 45% at the end of the day when im recharging. i have two email accounts on push, location on, wifi on.
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I grabbed the 1800mah mugen. It's incredible.
I'll spend the day with moderate surfing/news feeds/gaming and often I'll be at 50-60% battery. It's ridiculous I almost don't believe it.
That being said, it takes hours to charge via USB (from almost dead to full takes approx. 9-10 hours.)
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So the 1800mah is good? I'm interested...
Thank you
Question about the Mugen Batteries
Whew, first post! Anyhow, I have seen the Mugen batteries listed previously for other phones I have used. I've always been curious, but never brave enough to pull the trigger on one. Is anyone aware of any battery draw-down tests involving their products? I'd be curious if someone were to use something WP Bench's battery drain test to get a valid comparison of the standard 1500mah to the extended 1800mah cell.
After about a month's use I can safely say my phone has yet to fully drain.
I do charge every night, and often the charge floats around 50% after a full day's use. I surf quite a bit (on wifi), play some games, etc. I admit though, that since getting Mango my Omnia doesn't grab 3G as often as it used to (it's usually on EDGE). This is a known issue with Mango, so I'm sure I'd see heavier drain if I was on 3G all the time.
Since I bought the Mugen day one, I can't really compare it to the stock battery. I too, would be curious about WP Bench drain tests. If I have some time where I don't need my phone, I'll try it out.
Anyone had any experience with this site?
http://www.batteryupgrade.co.uk/shopBrowser.php?assortmentProductId=15919234&shopGroupId=49081386&tracker=googleProducts_uk#/assortmentProductId/15919234/shopGroupId/49081386
claiming they have 2400 batteries for the Omnia 7 for £25...it doesn't look as obviously fake as the ones on eBay, and it says they provide a warranty ect.
Im looking for a genuine samsung battery for my omnia 7, mine came deffective, does anybody can tell me a trust website? thanks!
mugenpower 1800mAh drain test
I compared the 1800mAh mugen battery with a stock (about 8 months old).
First you have to go through several discharge/recharge cycles as they recommend.
using WP7 Bench Battery test :
stock lasted 3:48.49 (225mins)
mugen lasted 4:35.52 (275mins).
So an improvement of 22%.. which is what you would expect if the battery really had 20% more capacity as advertised.
at USD$46 these are not cheap, but the phone now lasts a complete day with my typical use, and it didn't use to - so to me it's worth it.
BTW the delivery from the official site was free and quick (under a week)
hummmmm
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Anyone had any experience with this site?
http://www.batteryupgrade.co.uk/shopBrowser.php?assortmentProductId=15919234&shopGroupId=49081386&tracker=googleProducts_uk#/assortmentProductId/15919234/shopGroupId/49081386
claiming they have 2400 batteries for the Omnia 7 for £25...it doesn't look as obviously fake as the ones on eBay, and it says they provide a warranty ect.
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"Free extended cover included" do you want to make the phone any bigger?
By what i read on others forums, the 2400 mAh is a fake, so the 1800 mAh's Mugen is simply the best choice.
Akku-King
I bought "Akku-King" 1750 mAh in December and it works fantastic. In "normal" use 2 days.
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I bought "Akku-King" 1750 mAh in December and it works fantastic. In "normal" use 2 days.
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My first battery replaced by manufacturer, capacity 1500 mAh and it lasts 12 hrs fully internet used.
http://newgenoutlet.com/products/Pl...lymer-Battery-for-Most-HTC-Mobile-Phones.html
This exact battery is $50 at Best Buy.
Anyone try this battery yet? I have a few batteries laying around that have all gone to crap and my 1750 from seidio isn't holding it's charge very well anymore.
Still can't bring myself to buy the 3500.
Might want to consider & shop for OEM 1500 maH ?
Haven't tried them yet but I got a supposingly OEM battery (1500 maH) for the Ozone/Imagio at around $10 including shipping via eBay, and I switched it over to the Eris since the Ozone is now used only as an unlocked spare for GSM/wifi purposes, etc. Got it from these folks, fast ship as they're local & was in our mailbox in 4 or 5 days.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OEM-HTC-BTR...309517?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a5dd47b8d
It's only slightly larger than the OEM 1300 maH rated battery, but this one fit perfectly as well and with the custom Froyo, rooted phone, giving me enough juice for a full 18-30 hours day without running low - depending on usage, and, at night, I just hook it up to the charger. Plus, I got plenty of vechile & usb charging option while on the go, plus, the spare battery resulting from the switch with me most of the time, so I'm good going anywhere with the device.
I prefer not to throw more money for a 3500 maH battery+cover as none of the protective cover/shield/cases out there are designed for the thicker phone & its bulk, which sort of defeat the purpose of using this relatively "compact" device especially on a side-by-side with the TB and their related siblings.
I just ordered this battery OP suggested, will test it out and get back to you guys some time next week. Really needed a battery a bit bigger than what I've got now, and I think $10 fits the bill! Thanks OP.
I've tried out the battery over the past few days, and I'm impressed. I had the oem 1500 battery before, and it went down in life really quick throughout the day. On normal use, I would only have 20-30% by lunch time. But I took it off the charger at 7:50am today, and it's at 80% right now (1:23pm). Most of the weekend, I was hooked up to Wi-Fi, and it lasted an entire day and a half on normal use. I define normal use as 30-60 minute sessions of browsing the web, and texting every now and then for about 5-10 minutes. I'm enjoying it a lot. For only $10 you can't go wrong. So if you want a battery that will last you through the day, this is it. Thanks for the find, OP.
Gooooooooooood evening every1,
I'm Antony and I will be discussing the progress and my personal review on the new 1800 mah Mugen Power battery for my HTC G2 that I bought and received yesterday.
1st of all the stock battery that it comes with when you buy it is a 1300mah battery, which for me is not enough, for I am a very heavy user of the net and I use plenty of apps and games, plus I tinker with my G2 all thee time. That battery would not last the whole day for a person such as I, unless I just use my G2 to text, then I might have some battery left at night till I need to recharge. I bought my G2 in the beginning of Jan and have had it till now which is the 7th of June. So it would be 5 months with it, and I've hated the battery from day 1 because I would use the gps nav to help me get around, and after using it my battery would just collapse in charge =( the necessity of a car charger had to come along, that's not a big deal, but I lost the damn thing. So I noticed my friend had an extended battery for his evo and I decided to search the net for a battery for my G2 ( I love saying it, its just soo damn powerful and fast, it deserves to be called by its name instead of just a phone, we all know its not just that) and I found plenty of batteries; stock, and extended. But just soo many that I didn't know which would be reliable. Then I ran into the Mugen Power batteries. I did research on reviews and what previous customers thought of their batteries. And they were all mostly well, above average, i'd say 4/5 on the scale. Only complaints I found was that they didn't last as much as the stock battery so they thought it was garbage.
Now here is my take on the battery after only 1 day of using it.
I put it to charge for a bit over 12 hours, maybe 15, but no more than 24 for sure, as instructed on the packaging ( instructions were short and simple, nothing techy nor complicated ) and after finishing with the charge I disconnected it, and the battery begins to leak what I believe was battery acid through the back door! Can u believe that?! Nor could I! That's y it didn't happen! Haha, just kidding, as I was, I disconnected it and began using it like I normally would. I had wi-fi on, with the back light low on 25% because I was indoors, and the mp3 player was running. To add to that I went on some social networking website, and various other websites not in search of anything specific but just browsing my interests. Checked my gmail various times and last but not least, browsed the market. After a while my battery was at 75% I did the calculation and estimated that it would last 5 more hours till it hit 50%. And I was approximately correct! It went about 10 hours till it hit 50% I was impressed. The stock battery would never give me a result like that after using it like I regularly would, not even on day 1 out of the box. Now this is only from today as my 1st day of use with the 1800 mah Mugen Power battery. I will continue to use it and post my further results. I will continue to recharge the battery for at least 12 hours as instructed 3 to 5 times. I feel confident that it will give me even better results after completing the charging instructions. I believe that the unsatisfied customers that gave bad reviews might of not followed the instructions to properly charge the battery, they might of thought that it just any other battery that u just charge to 100 percent the second it reaches there and u can immediately disconnect it and use it while expecting to get the 100% charging results... well its not, let me say that they mightve been idiots that cannot follow instructions.
To wrap this up; stock battery sucks, new battery is WORKING! And with great results. Apple can kiss my ass and diamonds are forever.
If you have any questions or comments please post them here, I would like to read about your personal experience with a Mugen Power battery.
HTC G2 (1516mhz in speed!!! Be jealous!!)
You have diamond on your ass? Lol j.k
In seriousness, thanks for the review. I'll have a try at the new battery soon.
You should also calibrate the battery with the phone after mugen's instructions. I plan on getting one of those after a few more reviews.
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No mention as to how much it cost? Lol. And I agree with the stock battery sentiment. Mine died on me today after browsing the internet for 30 minutes max, music throughout the day, and Plants Vs. Zombies for 40-ish minutes. Boo.
It's possible to get if for around 20, maybe 22 euro's, excluding shipping.
I think i'm going to buy one
Do you bought it from the Mugen website ? If not could you give us a link
thx
kamnikaz said:
I think i'm going to buy one
Do you bought it from the Mugen website ? If not could you give us a link
thx
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http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...nded-battery-for-htc-desirez-t-mobile-g2.html
thanks a lot
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It's possible to get if for around 20, maybe 22 euro's, excluding shipping.
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Care to provide a link?
Mugen's site lists it at $45 USD, that's about 32 Euros.
I bought 3500 mAh battery from DealXtreme. Cost $11.90 with shipping.
Comes with it's own back plate because the battery is so thick. Very ugly looking and heavy but lasts about twice as long as the stock battery
I can't provide a link or pictures as I am not yet allowed to post links here.
hey, cheers for the review... how many hours in total is it lasting now? and did you have to cut any covers off the battery to make it fit or did it just fit nicely out of the box
but the g2 has kind of a weird back. does the battery stick out and need a bigger cover? how does that look on the g2? (pic please)
Bentso said:
I bought 3500 mAh battery from DealXtreme. Cost $11.90 with shipping.
Comes with it's own back plate because the battery is so thick. Very ugly looking and heavy but lasts about twice as long as the stock battery
I can't provide a link or pictures as I am not yet allowed to post links here.
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I have one of these batteries. it's quite big and you need to use the cheap cover that comes with it. It's good to have if you're traveling.
My apologies for not posting earlier, battery continues to deliver great results. This battery actually last the whole day. This days results were 15 hours straight on moderate use and still has 30%. Some of you have asked for a link, I believe that I am not allowed to post links, I may be mistaken. But its the 1800mah Mugen Power battery. Its the exact same size as the stock battery. I didn't need to cut anything on it to make it fit with the original cover, fits in perfectly. Here in the United States, it cost about 44 dollars plus about 3 dollars extra for 1st class shipping. I bought it from the official website, if you find a better deal somewhere else, well congratulations, I hope it delivers its full capacity.
Any more questions? Comments?
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My apologies for not posting earlier, battery continues to deliver great results. This battery actually last the whole day. This days results were 15 hours straight on moderate use and still has 30%. Some of you have asked for a link, I believe that I am not allowed to post links, I may be mistaken. But its the 1800mah Mugen Power battery. Its the exact same size as the stock battery. I didn't need to cut anything on it to make it fit with the original cover, fits in perfectly. Here in the United States, it cost about 44 dollars plus about 3 dollars extra for 1st class shipping. I bought it from the official website, if you find a better deal somewhere else, well congratulations, I hope it delivers its full capacity.
Any more questions? Comments?
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I agree with this. No cutting or bad fit, and is better than stock. Not by as much as you would think from the difference in capacity, but I find it noticeable. Now happy with phone life.
I just got mine yesterday. I left it on the charger for 12 hours, as suggested, and I've had it on for 4 1/2 hours, 3 of that was constant GPS use with the screen on. I'm at just barely 1/2 charge now. At the very least, this will get me through an entire work shift of heavy use.
1800 mah battery. Cost $49 off Amazon, shipped Friday, got here last night.
If I had the money, I would compare this one to the Andida 1800mah battery and post a thread for comparison for that. I have thought many times about getting the andida battery but don't want to spend money on a battery without more juice. I have been saving for this battery for a little while now. Hopefully, I can get it soon because I do have an 1800mah battery for an Evo made by andida.
Yes, it's not the same but it could be used as a comparison for this battery...
I got this battery. It's a barely noticeable improvement over the stock battery.
You might not have the exact same battery that I have. I bought it from their official website. Not Amazon. If you do have the same battery, did you charge it as instructed on the packaging? If you did not, then there is your problem. If you did just as instructed and it still doesn't work, and if its an exact Mugen battery, just like we have, then you may just have a defective battery.
I would post pictures but I am not allowed to post yet.
The review sucks; Very unprofessional, no model numbers, etc.
This sounds more like an ad than anything else.
Second, do you use SetCPU? Im a heavy user (surfing, downloading, angry birds, etc) as well and out of 24 hours about 6 Id say, the phone is idle and SetCPU kicks in downclocking it to 200mhz when the screen is off. In those conditions Ive seen the phone go down to about 60%
Third, do not tell funkeee his battery is defective. Battery life depends on so many other things such as reception, individual components, etc.
I want a little extra battery life out of my Optimus V, but don't want to use the extended batteries discussed elsewhere because of the extended backs (I need my case to fit). So I have 2 questions.
1. What is the largest capacity\best battery that will not require a new back-plate, and fit the Optimus V without mods?
2.The best I could find is an AceSoft 1800mAh, does anyone have experience with AceSoft batteries in general and, if you own this battery can you verify it is 1800mAh and good quality?
Battery link: amazon.com/1800mAh-Battery-Desktop-Charger-CellPhone/dp/B004JU4SFA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327561450&sr=8-3 or Search amazon for 1800mAh Battery and AC/USB Desktop Charger for LG Optimus S.
Thanks,
Ph1davies
Update: Here is the promised review.
This battery was not a bad buy, but for the money I expected more.
Pros:
-It seems to run a little cooler than stock battery (but that is just a feel as it has no temperature monitor).
-It holds about 1775mAh +/- 12%.
-Build seems to be quality
-No trouble with loss of capacity over the last month.
Cons:
-No temperature monitor.
-In real life testing it only gave me an extra hour and a half or so under moderate use, an extra 10% not 20%.
-No matter how many times I Calibrate it the last 40% discharges noticeably faster.
Conclusion:
-I Had very high hopes for this battery and was expecting to get an extra 3hrs (20%) under moderate use. In reality it only gives me 1 to 1and1/2hrs extra. -All in all the Build quality was solid and it did give extra power over the stock. At the price of 20$ after shipping and tax the little extra life it gave was simply not worth it.
-Although if an extra hour or so is worth the extra then go for it, as it is a quality battery.
-If I could go back in time I would just get a stock replacement off e-bay for 10$.
If anyone has any further questions regarding this battery feel free to ask.
I did a quick search and it looks like that AceSoft is a good bet. Don't own one though -- sorry.
Thanks for the info. I will buy it and report back.
Didn't know there were different batteries with better life, etc. Good to know!
You never reported back. I am eager to know how the battery upgrade went.
Me to, please
optimus one and optimus v are using the same battery model ?
Not as expected
This battery was not a bad buy, but for the money I expected more.
Pros:
-It seems to run a little cooler than stock battery (but that is just a feel as it has no temperature monitor).
-It holds about 1775mAh +/- 12%.
-Build seems to be quality
-No trouble with loss of capacity over the last month.
Cons:
-No temperature monitor.
-In real life testing it only gave me an extra hour and a half or so under moderate use, an extra 10% not 20%.
-No matter how many times I Calibrate it the last 40% discharges noticeably faster.
Conclusion:
-I Had very high hopes for this battery and was expecting to get an extra 3hrs (20%) under moderate use. In reality it only gives me 1 to 1and1/2hrs extra. -All in all the Build quality was solid and it did give extra power over the stock. At the price of 20$ after shipping and tax the little extra life it gave was simply not worth it.
-Although if an extra hour or so is worth the extra then go for it, as it is a quality battery.
-If I could go back in time I would just get a stock replacement off e-bay for 10$.
If anyone has any further questions regarding this battery feel free to ask.
Just a thought, you should have a look at the Anker batteries. Mugen and Seidio don't have Optimus S/V/whatever batteries but Anker does.
Don't think anker is as reputable as the others listed but it is worth a shot.
Hi everyone, I am on CM 7 stable release. My phone is 14 months old and for the past few days I m not getting battery backup and my phone is not charging beyond 70%. Does this means that the battery life is over, if yes then can anyone suggest which battery gives more backup?
Please reply as I am unable to use my phone. Thanks in advance.
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https://www.amazon.com/MPJ-2800mAh-...UTF8&qid=1474503438&sr=8-1&keywords=mpj+lg+g5
MPJ contacted me to try out this battery for my Verizon LG G5 (VS987) and it's been great so far. Frankly my past experiences with non OEM batteries for my LG G3 and Motorola Droid had been less than great, as the batteries never live up to their ratings and usually last half as long as they should. Based on these experiences I wasn't looking for this battery from MPJ to be much better. However, I was shockingly surprised at how well this battery preformed. It held up just as well as the original OEM battery that came with my phone and actually outperformed it slightly, although my OEM battery is 5+ months old at this point.
My results with this battery were as follows testing it through the stock charger that came with my G5:
Day 1
22H 57M - Total Battery Life
4H 33M Screen on Time
Day 2
28H 6M - Total Battery Life
3H 37M Screen on Time
Day 3
19H 1M - Total Battery Life
4H 10M Screen on Time
0H 47M Phone Call
Day 4
28H 50M - Total Battery Life
3H 17M Screen on Time
NFC does work with this spare battery as the chip is at the top of the phone.
They also offer a external charger; however I can't speak to the how fast or hot the battery charges in their external battery charger as one did not come with the battery.
I also included some photos of the battery, comparison to an OEM battery and the screenshots that show how well the battery performed in real life usage.
I've never done a review for something like this before, but the battery does hold its own for a good price. I highly recommend it.
The battery purchased from them last year for my old LG G3 was amazing and holding a charge for long, but they said they couldn’t ship batteries to my country as I was trying to order my second a few months later. I couldn't be happier to know they are available again in my country, and picked up 2 replacements for my new LG G5 in case the same thing happens ;P
bucbans said:
The battery purchased from them last year for my old LG G3 was amazing and holding a charge for long, but they said they couldn’t ship batteries to my country as I was trying to order my second a few months later. I couldn't be happier to know they are available again in my country, and picked up 2 replacements for my new LG G5 in case the same thing happens ;P
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So you joined only to say that? Not suspicious at all....
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The original battery + external charger kit costs only 30$.. why even bother with alternatives.
duke69111 said:
https://www.amazon.com/MPJ-2800mAh-...UTF8&qid=1474503438&sr=8-1&keywords=mpj+lg+g5
MPJ contacted me to try out this battery for my Verizon LG G5 (VS987) and it's been great so far. Frankly my past experiences with non OEM batteries for my LG G3 and Motorola Droid had been less than great, as the batteries never live up to their ratings and usually last half as long as they should. Based on these experiences I wasn't looking for this battery from MPJ to be much better. However, I was shockingly surprised at how well this battery preformed. It held up just as well as the original OEM battery that came with my phone and actually outperformed it slightly, although my OEM battery is 5+ months old at this point.
My results with this battery were as follows testing it through the stock charger that came with my G5:
Day 1
22H 57M - Total Battery Life
4H 33M Screen on Time
Day 2
28H 6M - Total Battery Life
3H 37M Screen on Time
Day 3
19H 1M - Total Battery Life
4H 10M Screen on Time
0H 47M Phone Call
Day 4
28H 50M - Total Battery Life
3H 17M Screen on Time
The one downside is that this battery doesn't do NFC, so if you rely on that heavily you probably couldn't replace yours with this one, but it does make a good spare.
They also offer a external charger; however I can't speak to the how fast or hot the battery charges in their external battery charger as one did not come with the battery.
I also included some photos of the battery, comparison to an OEM battery and the screenshots that show how well the battery performed in real life usage.
I've never done a review for something like this before, but the battery does hold its own for a good price. I highly recommend it.
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I don't know how you got the idea, but the NFC is not built-in the battery like the earlier samsung phones, it's somewhere near the rear camera on the left hand side.
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I don't know how you got the idea, but the NFC is not built-in the battery like the earlier samsung phones, it's somewhere near the rear camera on the left hand side.
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I'll have to check and try it this evening. I was just going with what the listing for the battery said. I didn't try it, because of the listing and all my previous phones had the nfc in the battery, so I just assumed the G5 was this way. I have no idea where the nfc chip is. I'll post back this evening.
Edit: It does look like the nfc is at the top of the phone. Its the yellow square.
Step 13 at Ifixit: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/LG+G5+Teardown/61205
Edit 2: NFC does work with this spare battery as the chip is at the top of the phone.