Spare Battery Carrying Case for Pocket? - Galaxy Note 4 Accessories

Hello all,
I recently purchased a set of 2 Anker Batteries + External Battery Charger (all part of the same set) and noticed a seemingly minor detail.
It was a detail that I actually didn't even think about, I just assumed it was there - until receiving the product. This detail is a carrying case for an external battery. This would of course be incredibly useful to have since.. why would I want to carry a BARE external battery around in my pocket, possibly damaging it (ex: damaging the terminals, inductors of the battery).
I noticed that Samsung's external battery kit actually DOES come with one of these such cases. Here's a picture of what I'm referring to and looking for, here:
oi60.tinypic.com/2nuoa39.jpg
*I'm aware that that the above pictured battery isn't a Note 4 battery - I couldn't quickly find (of course.. now that I'm looking for it, lol) an exact one of what I'm referring to.
ANYWAYS: does anybody know where I could purchase such a simple carrying case for a Note 4 battery? Whether it's made of plastic or adamantium I don't care, lol, just so long as it's SNUG and fits right to the Note 4 battery without taking up extra space (bulk), so that I can easily slide it into my pocket without worry of damage. I'm using the standard 3,220 mAh sized batteries.
THANKS to anybody and everybody with any helpful information on the matter - I just ordered a Note 4 (supposed to arrive tomorrow!! ) and am excited to get rolling with it ASAP. If you know some place that sells one of these or maybe even have an extra yourself that you'd be interested in selling please let me know. I can't imagine these things possibly cost very much, lol - which is why I just don't get why they would ever not be included (I mean, really... it's plastic..).
*Please note that this is not a knock on Anker - their Note 4 external battery pack kit is a freakin' KILLER deal, from an amazing company! TWO batteries PLUS an External Battery charger for almost a full 30% LESS than what Samsung would sell just ONE battery + charger for. AND from an awesome, high-quality oriented company! I just again don't get why at least in this kit in particular (at least currently) there's no case for the very batteries they're selling.. how else were they expecting us to carry these around? Lol..
Thanks everybody!
- DNAndroid_
p.s.: first post!

Did you ever find one? I've been looking and haven't found anything...

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2400mAh extended battery

I think this is just a placeholder, but good to know they'll be coming ...
http://www.thepocketsolution.com/PSI-63756.html
Good price, but as much as I would like the extra time, this thing is bound to look very, very ugly. But I would love to be wrong.
i'm willing to try it out if they are really available
however that website looks rather dodgy, i'll much rather pick one up from ebay than from then.
there are a lot of bad stuff in ebay, but there are also good ones if you know how to look.
if the 2400mAh starts popping out on ebay, then you know it's real, but for now the only ones listed on ebay are just the regular 1500mAh
lol the phone looks ugly with it...
buying the galaxy s because it is less than 1cm big and extending the battery so it become 2cm big ....
yep, I definitely wouldn't order from that website - but makes me wonder if they already know the likes of Mugen or Seidio are going to produce a 2400mAh version.
phone getting ugly is price paid for doubling/tripling battery life. so long as it remains comfortable in the hand and fits in my pocket i'm mostly looking at the screen on the SGS anyway ...
i'll rather 2 extra battery packs to keep the phone in its normal size instead.
if you wear jeans or carry a briefcase/backpack, 2 small batteries can fit anywhere.
even if you are on a date, you can slip 1 in in your front pocket
looks like samsung added a bunch of accessories for the galaxy and vibrant to their accessories page
here's one for that desk charging dock w/spare battery (battery included) for $50
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...ype=acc_detail&subsubtype=chargers&returnurl=
You're right, looks like they've even added new back panels that'll fit the Galaxy S! Looks promising.
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I think you can consider Sanyo KBC-L2S, 5000mAh rechargeable battery.
http://www.sanyo.com.my/product/8/kbc-l2s-sp
WOW
Roy Ngan said:
I think you can consider Sanyo KBC-L2S, 5000mAh rechargeable battery.
http://www.sanyo.com.my/product/8/kbc-l2s-sp
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Daymm 5000 :|.
there is another model with 2000mAh, cheaper
i don't think those are compatible with the SGS i9000
There are not spare batteries, more something like portable wireless chargers... You can connect your usb-microusb to that and it will recharge your phone...
In the past ten years I have always seen business men have either two phones, or an extra battery or two. Mind you, original batteries are the only way to go. Second-rate Class-A batteries tend to lost proper functionality within 3-6 months of constant use. Also factor in the explosion ratio.
http://www.varta-consumer.co.uk/con...54993757.html&domain=www.varta-consumer.co.uk
Hi, first post on xda, gotta say great forum for android devices. Anybody got any news on extended batteries, want to get my hands on a 3000+mah. Checked google but nothing at all regarding batteries for the SGS.
Thanks.
they are none out yet, of all the ones i've found are only 1500mAh
google for G7 sammsung battery type
Wiseguy7 said:
Hi, first post on xda, gotta say great forum for android devices. Anybody got any news on extended batteries, want to get my hands on a 3000+mah. Checked google but nothing at all regarding batteries for the SGS.
Thanks.
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Try this thread.
forum.xda-developers (dot) com/showthread.php?t=751200
Makes the phone a bit of chunk but maybe ok for long haul flights (music & video etc)
Thanks, Great find.
Great to know. Thanks.

<Battery> Any one tried it?

I found this on ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/NEW-GOLD-243...neBatteries&hash=item4aa9178adc#ht_3268wt_772
any one tried it already ? or is there any review? i cant seem to find any on the web!
btw, its make in Japan.
The look of the battery is really nice.
But 2430
Can't say I've tried it but it looks like crap to me, same as most other batteries on eBay. Who cares if their battery is gold or not?
AWBob said:
Can't say I've tried it but it looks like crap to me, same as most other batteries on eBay. Who cares if their battery is gold or not?
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They will try anything to make them seem a bit more plausible
MrGarak said:
They will try anything to make them seem a bit more plausible
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Yup, looks way better than the ones in the accessories section
This seems totally fake.
Googling will get you a few discussions on this battery, but the following image should confirm all suspicions.
http://img109.imageshack.us/i/20100708029.jpg/
For this one (1930mAh) it is only 750mAh....
well, i think this is fake and i don't think this is made in Japan, but in mainland china
I'm about 400% sure it is a piece of ****. Unless they are selling some amazing new high density cell technology for only ten quid. If so we need to thank them for not seeking to profit from their industry changing discovery.
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its not a gold like metal battery, lol. its just a normal battery wrap in gold sticker.
mmmmm, gold stickers also increase the CPU speed. lol
that really funny.....
I never tried, but look at the cell type Li-Ion Polymer IMHO it's somehow realistic. Maybe not as their ads 2430mAh but somewhere between 1230 and that value. Then 20 bucks is worth to try, any one brave enough to try and report?
You can check the seller's recent feedback and see if anyone bought any from them.
I mean there shouldn't be any harm, its just a battery. Its not like buying an adapter charger, in case of wrong voltage which will fry ur phone.
now, I'm no expert (and there is no end of websites run by battery experts), but there is a limitation as to how many mah can fit into a certain space.
That is, the OEM battery size gives a certain output, and you can probably get a bit more in the same form factor.
But not double Simply don't believe the bull**** out there. Whether it's chinese, japanese, gold or silver.
Older teminal designs allowed manufacturers to market physically bigger batteries with a custom cover, of course that is not an option here.
I am quite happy as long as I can get a day out of the phone, charging overnight.
If you want a 11,000 mah battery, look here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Largest-Capacity-In-The-World+1-AMP-Faster-Charging/dp/B004CHMP50/
There you go, your phone will run forever with that baby hooked up to it.
I bought a 5000 mah pack for about 2/3 the price, mainly since I want to be using the gps for tracking (and being tracked) purposes while out in the country on my mountain bike. Works very well, it's not heavy, it's a bit like having another small phone with you
Its quite likely that most manufacturing overstate the specification, which is a common thing really, not just battery, broadband, harddrive, etc. They always claim it has more then what it actually has.
But on the other hand, I wouldn't go so far calling it a fake, since japs does always paint something gold or silver to suggest higher quality stuff. Because when I was a kid living in asia, I buy a lot of radio control cars from japan and their expensive parts like battery, motors, always has something gold or silver attach to it
Has anyone ever got a decent battery from eBay?
I have been looking and I see a lot of 1500 mah ... but then if you read the fine print they say 1500 mah (+/- 200 mah) which admits that it is just another 1300 mah knock off. How can a legitimate battery be + or - 200 mah...
To bad the battery's coming from Japan are crap.
You want battery's from Hongkong, those are way better.
Anyway i bought a replacement/2nd battery wich had 1600mAh.
But after 2 weeks it wasnt as good as the stock battery wich let me use my phone all day and the 1600mAh one didnt.
HanZie82 said:
To bad the battery's coming from Japan are crap.
You want battery's from Hongkong, those are way better.
Anyway i bought a replacement/2nd battery wich had 1600mAh.
But after 2 weeks it wasnt as good as the stock battery wich let me use my phone all day and the 1600mAh one didnt.
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Precisely. tbh, I understand we'd all like to believe there are miracle solutions to this, but equally we should understand that this miracle is not going to come from an ebay seller
However few dollars a cheap battery costs you, it ain't much use if it's going to fail after a few hours. And the hassle linked with keeping replacement batteries charged is not worth it either. I had a spare OEM battery for my previous phone, and I got fed up of keeping it ready.
3 solutions:
1) strategies to minimise power consumption (loads of suggestions in this sub-forum)
2) keep it topped up during the day if you're at home/office
3) get an external power pack as I mentioned above, 5000mah variants are (were) GBP23 on Amazon.

[Q] how you will fight against not removable battery?

well i like it this phone htc one x its pretty nice for me i want it, perhaps the only thing start bother me its battery, i had an evo 3d and i usually have extra batteries, and works well, perhaps im not sure how you will beat this?
im thinking the extra chargers that works as usb battery but not sure wich one are the best and cheap xD
for example like this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/portable-12000mah-rechargeable-power-battery-pack-white-119917
what do you think?
I wouldn't buy anything like that from dealextreme. There are plenty of portable chargers out there such as the powermonkey:
powermonkey
or some solar versions:
powermonkey explorer
Powermonkey Explorer
Monaco
Monaco Solar Charger
or if you are looking for more power for a really long time away from outlets:
New Trent - Ranges from 5000mAh to 11,000mAh
New Trents on amazon
Although it is very disappointing not to be able to just carry another fully charged battery that you can just change. I have been using an extra battery and desk charger since the early 2000's and now technology is leading towards phones without this feature and without removable SD cards. It seems like a step backwards. I managed to go on after the change from hardware keyboard to touchscreen as there was a benefit, but there just isn't enough reason to take away these features.
We all know where this whole idea of not allowing SD cards or removable batteries came from. Everyone is trying to be the iPhone. Next Google will force you to install Gtunes before you can use your phone.
htc-ppc said:
I wouldn't buy anything like that from dealextreme. There are plenty of portable chargers out there such as the powermonkey:
http://www.amazon.com/Powermonkey-PowerTraveller-Portable-Charger-Grey/dp/B000JUBTYC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332218058&sr=8-1
or some solar versions:
powermonkey explorer
http://www.amazon.com/Powertraveller-powermonkey-eXplorer-Version-Portable/dp/B003ID5TX4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1332218169&sr=8-2
Monaco
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=44094
or if you are looking for more power for a really long time away from outlets:
New Trent - Ranges from 5000mAh to 11,000mAh
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=new+trent
Although it is very disappointing not to be able to just carry another fully charged battery that you can just change. I have been using an extra battery and desk charger since the early 2000's and now technology is leading towards phones without this feature and without removable SD cards. It seems like a step backwards. I managed to go on after the change from hardware keyboard to touchscreen as there was a benefit, but there just isn't enough reason to take away these features.
We all know where this whole idea of not allowing SD cards or removable batteries came from. Everyone is trying to be the iPhone. Next Google will force you to install Gtunes before you can use your phone.
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looks well, perhaps i will check this brand on ebay, since amazon charge me a lot for delivery to my country :S
Not SD its not big deal for me but battery? that suck and if htc will make not removable they should be at least like razr maxx in battery mah
thanks a lot, and why you dont like DX?
The stuff from dealextreme is great if your are looking for cheap stuff that you don't mind if it breaks in a month. Also you may be waiting a loooooong time for shipping. For the cheap stuff it's great, but you DO NOT want to charge your phone with some cheap electronics from Hong Kong. It will mess up your battery and then you will really have a problem with keeping a charge. Don't want to have send in your expensive One X for repair because of a fried battery. Seen way to many phones ruined by cheap chargers. Spend the money on a good one.
I went back and fixed the links, but if you need to buy from somewhere else, that's fine. Powermonkey are sold in other countries and have adapters for different plugs if you travel. Then again I guess you could find an adapter for any of them.
htc-ppc said:
The stuff from dealextreme is great if your are looking for cheap stuff that you don't mind if it breaks in a month. Also you may be waiting a loooooong time for shipping. For the cheap stuff it's great, but you DO NOT want to charge your phone with some cheap electronics from Hong Kong. It will mess up your battery and then you will really have a problem with keeping a charge. Don't want to have send in your expensive One X for repair because of a fried battery. Seen way to many phones ruined by cheap chargers. Spend the money on a good one.
I went back and fixed the links, but if you need to buy from somewhere else, that's fine. Powermonkey are sold in other countries and have adapters for different plugs if you travel. Then again I guess you could find an adapter for any of them.
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thanks, damn htc i was so cool just switching batteries anyways i will check on ebay thanks, i read about powermat but seems expensive.
i wil check it thanks a lot
Non-removable battery does have a very good reason, because if battery is removable, they must make the battery strong enough to be able to take some potential stress from being dropped, etc. Non-removable batteries can have thinner walls because the phone casing will protect the battery, and since it will not have to be removed very often it is possible to have the battery have more surface area on the phone to occupy.
We need cases like these. my friend gets about 2 days heavy use on his iPhone 4 with it. Unfortunately I've only seen cases with batteries for iPhones.
nerdtaco said:
We need cases like these. my friend gets about 2 days heavy use on his iPhone 4 with it. Unfortunately I've only seen cases with batteries for iPhones.
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wow would be nice for the One X i hope we can get this
No kidding. I am so envious of him. That case also allows him to charge using a regular micro USB cable. I'm surprised at the lack of cases for most Android phones.
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Having a charger in my coat pocket.
I really don't think it will be an issue to make it through a full day.
Have a feeling that portable chargers are going to get a lot more popular as the non-removable battery becomes more standard.
Have the New Trent 11,000 mAh model which can keep me going for a week away from a power outlet. I'm not usually far from an outlet as I have the home charger, car charger, and usb port from my computer at work, but always easy to carry around my portable charger as it isn't very big and fits in my pocket. The other ones are even smaller.
Not too fond of the idea of having to use a case that makes my thin sexy phone into a hulk for just a little more juice.
iphones dont have removable battery so we will be just like them
hello00 said:
iphones dont have removable battery so we will be just like them
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Which sucks. If I wanted to be like them I would buy an iphone.
cbarth3 said:
Which sucks. If I wanted to be like them I would buy an iphone.
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+1
I hate the fact you can't remove the battery for a lot of reasons, one big one is I aways carried an extra battery because I did not buy a powerful phone to tweak it so it can't use all the power it came with.
They really need to put bigger batteries inside phones like motorola did , or make the back of phone from solar cells so it could recharge at daylight when flipped over

No plans for Mophie for S4

I just called customer support at Mophie, they told me that there are no plans for production of a mophie case for s4.. they do have one already for HTC One. . not fair... :crying:
yonex2 said:
I just called customer support at Mophie, they told me that there are no plans for production of a mophie case for s4.. they do have one already for HTC One. . not fair... :crying:
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Their loss. Samsung sold 20 million S4s, whereas HTC sold 5+ million.
av911 said:
Their loss. Samsung sold 20 million S4s, whereas HTC sold 5+ million.
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Their thinking is prob they wouldn't have to compete with extended batteries when it comes to the HTC One while they'd have to with the S4
Im willing to bet that the mophie for S3 was highly unsuccessful partially because of the $100 price but mainly because of the removable battery. It simply is not worth their time to build a mophie for the S4 when extended batteries are so readily available.
Didn't Samsung release a 3000mAH battery for the S3 so we can expect an official extended battery for the S4 aswell.
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Not necessarily the case (pun?). We don't release information on products pre-release. This doesn't mean that we aren't working on anything at all, just that we don't have any info to pass on as of right now. However, when we do, our mophieDOTcom/newsletter (pardon the lack of direct link due to XDA policies) is where we'll pass the info along first!
Stay charged, ladies and gentlemen.
mophie
mophie said:
Not necessarily the case (pun?). We don't release information on products pre-release. This doesn't mean that we aren't working on anything at all, just that we don't have any info to pass on as of right now. However, when we do, our mophieDOTcom/newsletter (pardon the lack of direct link due to XDA policies) is where we'll pass the info along first!
Stay charged, ladies and gentlemen.
mophie
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Mophie,
I respect your company - you recently helped me when I got screwed by a counterfeiter... I appreciate that. I also respect your policy, but if I drop $80 on a competitor's case, even if you roll one the next day - I'm not likely to drop $100 on one of yours (which is what I want).
Scott
Why in the world would you want a battery case, especially if it costs $100?
The S4 has a user replaceable battery, buy a bigger one or an extra one. It's cheaper and way more efficient.
$40 for a 7,500 mAh zerolemon battery, which comes with a case and your phone will last 3 days with 12 hours of screen time.
If you don't want to live with the bulk get a few small batteries too.
You would still have change to buy a nice case if you needed it.
Hopefully the guys at Mophie have some common sense and don't waste their working capital to make an external battery case for the S4.
WarbyParker said:
Why in the world would you want a battery case, especially if it costs $100?
The S4 has a user replaceable battery, buy a bigger one or an extra one. It's cheaper and way more efficient.
$40 for a 7,500 mAh zerolemon battery, which comes with a case and your phone will last 3 days with 12 hours of screen time.
If you don't want to live with the bulk get a few small batteries too.
You would still have change to buy a nice case if you needed it.
Hopefully the guys at Mophie have some common sense and don't waste their working capital to make an external battery case for the S4.
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Agreed! If you are willing to carry the extra bulk of the case, might as well just carry extra battery packs.
rango mango said:
Agreed! If you are willing to carry the extra bulk of the case, might as well just carry extra battery packs.
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All in one solution is better for most people, but form factor is a problem. Since most of the premium cases are made for standard sizes and probably because 2600 is going to be generally enough.
The vast majority of the users will find the 2600 mah ample enough for their needs. Especially once they figure out to turn off location services via wifi and reporting to Google.
Those people who use their smart phones for more than phone calls, texts, emails, occasional web support, and here and there app support are generally okay.
It's those people who use their smart phones as gaming platforms, their ongoing wifi hotspot connection etc. In other words, of those 20 million devices sold, I'd venture to say that marketshare is small.
Then you various solutions already like people have mentioned.
I've had a morphie case before and I'm quite certain that it's protection as a case is on par or WORSE than the zerolemon backplate/case combination that gives you 7500 mah. The case solutions for the 4500 mah/5200 mah extended batteries are poor.

Replacement battery options and experience

Has anyone used either of these replacement note 4 batteries??
The Anker batteries below I have used for past generations of the note series and they were perfect.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=18P1J1KETJ2RG3TTECF0
However, after some more research I ran into these on ebay. Anyone have any opinions or experience with them? They are rated at 3800mah and look to be the same dimensions as the the current battery. Can anyone confirm this? Do they last longer than the current 3220mah? Or is it a cheap battery and not worth the gamble?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x3800mAh-R...d=100204&rk=5&rkt=30&mehot=pp&sd=390982768687
Probably check all the reviews in this thread
BAD ASS NOTE 4
I have the Samsung spare battery it and for me it is more than enough and the fact that it comes with a charger and extra holder is a big plus.
I wouldn't take risk with a generic battery like the Ebay one. They tend to get hot, and who knows, might explode....
For a few bucks more the Anker one is a much safer option.

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