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!
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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.
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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.
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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 ^_^
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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?
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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
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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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Hey guys,..well Ive got the Cameron Sino 3000mah battery,thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789679
But just found out there also now a 3500mah battery available..so I couldnt help myself and gave it a go.Just bought yesterday so will take a week or so to arrive.
This one as with the other high capacity batteries also comes with a custom back cover..but instead of the all fat ones like the Cameron Sino one the top bit where the speaker and camera are is still slimmer..only the bulge where the battery is is fatter...personally I think that doesnt look as good as all fat cover (not as natural..looks more like an add on) but I guess with this way there's no black edges on the corner of photo's like some people are reporting with the all fat ones.
Anyway..there's a few sellers on ebay selling them but this is the cheapest I found:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/3500M-EXTEND...092212?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a0b1d3df4
Ha ha...I see its now USD $13 posted..yesterday when I clicked by now it was only USD $10.99
For me about AUD $11.48..(since current exchange rate is great now the time for us Aussies to buy from the U.S )
I bought it on Ebay for 11 Euro.
Looks good for long trips
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Ha ha...I see its now USD $13 posted..yesterday when I clicked by now it was only USD $10.99
For me about AUD $11.48..(since current exchange rate is great now the time for us Aussies to buy from the U.S )
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Damn,he's now dropped the price again.This time down to USD $10.15! Thats even cheaper than what I paid..come on guys...gotta try it for that price..
I have already got the Cameron Sino 3000mah battery, but at 6.61GBP i thought i might as well order this one. Might well be a load of crap and might not even arrive, but its worth a go
Exactly.
I got the 3000mah Cameron Sino one too but had to try this one for that price.
Plus,dont forget,the back cover is a little different. Only the bottom section is fat,the top,where the camera and speaker are remains thinner so anyone who had complaints of the Cameron Sino all fat back cover making black edges around photos and the speaker a little muffled shouldnt complain here.
(Despite looking a little worse though I think)
Does anyone know how long this battery can hold a charge for?
would it be about 2.2xs longer?
Does anyone know a case that fits this? Preferably one that stays permanently on like those silicon ones?
What i don't get is that all of the extended batteries are so BIG..
Why not make a battery that is about 2 milimeter thicker and a case that only is bigger above the battery compartment..
In other words if you extend the 2/3 mm high hump on the regular cover about 1.5 inch on the SGS, you would have more room to put in a little bigger (2200mah) battery and you would still have a nice looking phone..
I would also like to know if theres any cases available for this size format. And its so weird how the capacity is ~2x more, but the size is 4x more lol.
My god, grrrr more batteries to buy! I'm starting to have way too many batteries. But its sooo cheap!!
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'm starting to have way too many batteries. But its sooo cheap!!
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Yeah same,I already have two of those OEM 1500mah ones,a 3000mah one,this 3500mah on its way and also ordered the 1800mah one too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812204
Not to mention the the original Samsung 1500mah one.
us1111 said:
What i don't get is that all of the extended batteries are so BIG..
Why not make a battery that is about 2 milimeter thicker and a case that only is bigger above the battery compartment..
In other words if you extend the 2/3 mm high hump on the regular cover about 1.5 inch on the SGS, you would have more room to put in a little bigger (2200mah) battery and you would still have a nice looking phone..
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Yea, those would be nice.
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Hmm.. A li-ion Polymore batter could be moulded to almost any shape and hold just a tad lower amps.. But they tend to be hell expensive compared to brick size li-ions that we rock. Iphones use li-ion polymore batts. But yeh, What i'm saying is taht we COULD get a decent size and shape but it would prob cost 2-3x more. I would love a batt thats say 2mm thick and cover whole back of the device which would maybe give it about 2500mah or more.
I was able to use my phone 5 days with this battery
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I was able to use my phone 5 days with this battery
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Did you buy from the seller as listed on this thread, if so, how long did delivery take?
KeesKaas said:
I was able to use my phone 5 days with this battery
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Me too...with very strong and hard using device (3G,GPS,BT,calling, etc.) with this battery:
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This is the one i bought: http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120635635059
Free shipping, arrived within 1 week.
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Me too...with very strong and hard using device (3G,GPS,BT,calling, etc.) with this battery:
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Thats not the battery in this topic.Thats a 3000mah one. I have one of those too.
This topic is about the 3500mah battery.
KeesKaas said:
This is the one i bought: http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120635635059
Free shipping, arrived within 1 week.
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Gee,I see the prices have increased.When I bought mine you could get them for under USD$11 posted. As I did.
I have 3500mAh baterry now. It can joice my phone for a week, but it is kinda heavy and ugly, so I am using it only if I have to leave town for a weekend. It can survive even hard usage, playing games, and such. Took it from eBay.
I got mine delivered today. Charging as we speak. I ran across a site that exposes fake batteries and worry if this 3500mah battery is really just a big 2000mah battery now. Heres the site. What I noticed is that these ultra expensive Mugen batteries are so lowly rated. It seems that OEM batteries are best but they don't have a 3000mah battery! Hmmmmmmm
http://batteryboss.org/
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.
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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.
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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.
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$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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
Please post up links to the best replacement battery for the Epic 4g.
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Search amazon iv bought an extended 3500mah hyperion battery that came with backing I emailed amazon and hyperion saying backing didn't fit good and it fit just fine I emaild them this knowing they'd just send me another battery so they ended up sending me 2more 3 total there beast I bought a battery charger aswell then I wanted a good slim battery and ordered a qcell epic touch slim 1900mah battery from amazon and epic touch batteries fit our og epics perfect it came in less then 2days really fast
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The 1800 mah batteries for the Epic Touch work great too. Samsung-branded OEM batteries have been much better than any of the 'compatible' batteries. Amazon has them for about $15
anker 1800mAh
I just ordered 2x of these Anger 1800mAh batteries from Amazon. Have great reports/reviews on Amazon, will report here if they're any good or not.
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Please post up links to the best replacement battery for the Epic 4g.
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Check out my battery reviews in my sig to get an idea, I believe that the fat 3500 batteries have value that CANNOT be beat! (as long as added girth isn't minded)
A solid slim battery would be the OEM 1800mAh battery from the Epic Touch (just MAKE SURE it's true OEM and not a knock off that just looks like it... there are certain tells such as listed model numbers and other markings)
I find my OEM Samsung 1800mah to be substantial. Lasts the day and that's all I need I suppose. I can't stand fat batteries.
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I find my OEM Samsung 1800mah to be substantial. Lasts the day and that's all I need I suppose. I can't stand fat batteries.
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Yeah the 1800mAh batt is my favorite slim batt for sure just wish they were as cheap as the fat batts so you can choose between thin or capacity. I don't believe they deserve to be more than $1 in difference for the price/ performance to be on par with da fatties
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Yeah the 1800mAh batt is my favorite slim batt for sure just wish they were as cheap as the fat batts so you can choose between thin or capacity. I don't believe they deserve to be more than $1 in difference for the price/ performance to be on par with da fatties
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I take it the 1800mAh batts don't need a bigger batt cover, right?
SochBAT said:
I take it the 1800mAh batts don't need a bigger batt cover, right?
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Yup, the Samsung Epic Touch 1800mah takes the stock cover.
Kitteh298 said:
Yup, the Samsung Epic Touch 1800mah takes the stock cover.
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+1
nsxer witnefs
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Sold!
iviyth0s said:
Check out my battery reviews in my sig to get an idea, I believe that the fat 3500 batteries have value that CANNOT be beat! (as long as added girth isn't minded)
A solid slim battery would be the OEM 1800mAh battery from the Epic Touch (just MAKE SURE it's true OEM and not a knock off that just looks like it... there are certain tells such as listed model numbers and other markings)
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Thanks for the links... I have been very lucky with my current battery, but think I should probably get a backup before this one bites the dust. Your information will be very useful to me thanks!
Steelcitymetal said:
Thanks for the links... I have been very lucky with my current battery, but think I should probably get a backup before this one bites the dust. Your information will be very useful to me thanks!
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You're quite welcome!! I may go on to review my dad's 5 batteries for his S4 (2 OEM and 3 Generic) but I'm still sporting our good old Epic. Might upgrade/switch to a Stratosphere II (Epic on crack)
iviyth0s said:
A solid slim battery would be the OEM 1800mAh battery from the Epic Touch (just MAKE SURE it's true OEM and not a knock off that just looks like it... there are certain tells such as listed model numbers and other markings)
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I bought what appear to be OEM samsung 1800 mAh batteries from Amazon and they weren't stellar performers. i think it might be possible that these are seconds or b-stock or something. I had the stock 1400 that came with my phone in rotation and I just didn't see a big difference with the 1800.
However, I just bought Anker 1800s and those things have impressed me. 2 batteries and an outboard charger for $20 is a helluva deal, too. I am gun shy about buying the ones that are marked "samsung" now due to the negative experience I had. Your mileage may vary.
boocephus said:
I bought what appear to be OEM samsung 1800 mAh batteries from Amazon and they weren't stellar performers. i think it might be possible that these are seconds or b-stock or something. I had the stock 1400 that came with my phone in rotation and I just didn't see a big difference with the 1800.
However, I just bought Anker 1800s and those things have impressed me. 2 batteries and an outboard charger for $20 is a helluva deal, too. I am gun shy about buying the ones that are marked "samsung" now due to the negative experience I had. Your mileage may vary.
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*1500mAh stock
You may have bought a counterfeit in OEM's clothing. Can you get some pictures up of your "OEM" samsung 1800 batts??
I hear good things about Anker batteries but haven't had the pleasure of using them nor testing them. Would you want me to analyze yours?
I just bought this battery a week ago and feel as though it may be a knock off. It only gets about 8 hours of life before dying. How can you tell if it's a fake?
I guess I could have resized...oops sorry!
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Hmm...that does appear to be genuine...
Maybe they sent you some used ones or possible "new" ones that have sit unused in the warehouse for too long. Would you like me to analyze them for ya?? (or any other batteries)
As you saw my dad hadn't had his for longer than 6 months and his 1800 battery dropped from 1800mAh to about 1500mAh average.
Have you fully discharged and charged them a couple times. They might need that.
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Hmm...that does appear to be genuine...
Maybe they sent you some used ones or possible "new" ones that have sit unused in the warehouse for too long. Would you like me to analyze them for ya?? (or any other batteries)
As you saw my dad hadn't had his for longer than 6 months and his 1800 battery dropped from 1800mAh to about 1500mAh average.
Have you fully discharged and charged them a couple times. They might need that.
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I was expecting to see a MFG date on it like my two (3 year old) factory batteries I have. After a few days of using the 1800 I went back to them since they at least make it through the day. They've had a few charge cycles or more.
The first day or so was rough since the phone was reporting 15-20% power and then would just power off. I'd turn it back on and it'd say 5% or something. Admittedly when I put this new battery in I deleted the battery stats file so I attributed this initial behavior to that.
I was planning to return the battery if it's worth my time/money since I got it fairly cheap on ebay (doh!). I should have read these threads before shopping there for bargains.
How would you go about analyzing batteries? Need to send them to you?
Is a very good option.
check it
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/230978571860?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/MPJ-7000mAh...730?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d0c6f1ac2
its *not* really 7000 mAh
Hmm but it has 9 hours screen on... perhaps might be 5000ish mah?
lambstone said:
Hmm but it has 9 hours screen on... perhaps might be 5000ish mah?
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yeah most likley;
i just got the Hyperion 5600 mAh and i got 7 hours screen time on my first charge; and almost 2 days on battery. (wifi/bluetooth on 24/7 and brightness at 100%)
its for sure a 5600 mAh battery.
Never heard of mpj
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yeah most likley;
i just got the Hyperion 5600 mAh and i got 7 hours screen time on my first charge; and almost 2 days on battery. (wifi/bluetooth on 24/7 and brightness at 100%)
its for sure a 5600 mAh battery.
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I ordered one of these kinps 6300mah extended battery
Did a quick search on the kinps brand, apparently some galaxy note ii users said it was pretty decent so what the hell, it's cheaper than getting the zerolemon which costs quite a fair bit to ship out of the states.
Also, if it isn't close to 6300mah, I can always talk to the seller
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I ordered one of these kinps 6300mah extended battery
Did a quick search on the kinps brand, apparently some galaxy note ii users said it was pretty decent so what the hell, it's cheaper than getting the zerolemon which costs quite a fair bit to ship out of the states.
Also, if it isn't close to 6300mah, I can always talk to the seller
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maybe itll be just fine for you and that would be great, and i hope it is, but im quite confident in saying its not going to be 6300mAh.
if you spent $4 more, you could have bought a recognized brand like a hyperion 5200 mAh, and gotten better then rated specs. with a knips, or the OP's MPJ, they are one or all of the following:
1) purposely mislabeled capacity to deceive unsuspecting buyers
2) a recycled cell (not good)
3) manufacturing origin: China (Parts and assembly)
imho, i would have spent the extra $4 for quality.
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hyperion link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Samsung-Extended-Compatible-Warranty/dp/B00BCK2G40
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maybe itll be just fine for you and that would be great, and i hope it is, but im quite confident in saying its not going to be 6300mAh.
if you spent $4 more, you could have bought a recognized brand like a hyperion 5200 mAh, and gotten better then rated specs. with a knips, or the OP's MPJ, they are one or all of the following:
1) purposely mislabeled capacity to deceive unsuspecting buyers
2) a recycled cell (not good)
3) manufacturing origin: China (Parts and assembly)
imho, i would have spent the extra $4 for quality.
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http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Samsung-Extended-Compatible-Warranty/dp/B00BCK2G40
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I second that. Hyperion and Anker are the only two trusted double-capacity aftermarket batteries I would consider. 3x capacity - Zerolemon is a king. Every other brand claiming higher capacity just puts a fake label which in a lot of the cases you can remove (label that is) to read the actual battery marking. Samsung is very good at putting max size cells into OEM footprint, so anybody claiming more than 2600 mAh with original footprint is lying. The same with double capacity extended batteries, it's nothing more or less than double amount of original, so don't expect anything higher than 5200 mAh. Anything else will be a lie and you might not even get 2600 mAh or 5200 mAh out of these. Stay AWAY from any "Golden" labeled batteries. I got one of those for my N2 (labeled as 4200 mAh with a footprint of the original N2 3100 mAh). After external measurement it turned out to be slightly bigger than 2000 mAh. And I read the same reviews from others about these Gold batteries.
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maybe itll be just fine for you and that would be great, and i hope it is, but im quite confident in saying its not going to be 6300mAh.
if you spent $4 more, you could have bought a recognized brand like a hyperion 5200 mAh, and gotten better then rated specs. with a knips, or the OP's MPJ, they are one or all of the following:
1) purposely mislabeled capacity to deceive unsuspecting buyers
2) a recycled cell (not good)
3) manufacturing origin: China (Parts and assembly)
imho, i would have spent the extra $4 for quality.
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http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Samsung-Extended-Compatible-Warranty/dp/B00BCK2G40
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The thing is, those brands aren't readily available to the majority of the world. For instance, shipping for Anker and Hyperion batteries alone would be too expensive. For example, it costs me around USD55 to get a Zerolemon shipped to AU.
There are plenty of reputable Chinese brands out there too if you knew what they are.
yes this is a good option for my 2-year-old s4
I have a 7800mah anker and I only get about 15 hours from full charge....maybe I use my phone too much?
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Picked up this MPJ out off their website for $17.99 because I CANNOT find it on Amazon.
WHERE I BUY
A backup battery means a lot to me as my Galaxy S5 is running many apps, even though battery life on this phone is already an impressive part. Just received mine with a small bag, unwrapped and put it in. It seems a little larger than stock battery, ensuring a snug fit.
The 2800mAh to 4300mAh bump isn’t there for sure but there is still some increase. I’ll update soon after 2-3 times charging cycles.
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After I fully charged it 3 times, it seemed to do great. This is my moderate to quite heavily day yesterday. With almost same usages (no auto brightness, average web browsing, bunch of streaming videos, texting, calling and etc.), stock downs to 20-30% by the time I went to bed and the new battery I'm at about 45%.
EDIT: Do not expect seeing any dramatic changes. Normally improving 10-15%, and there are several times, depending on my usages, where it up to 15%-20%.
6+ hrs on screen is my best by far and this is including 4-5 hrs of idle and light/moderate using, and only 1-2 hrs of heavy browsing, texting, etc. Have been also skeptical and hesitated about whether to pick up this without many reviews but on second thought, I can be the first and share my experience if that’s a real good. YMMV, I am not thinking about if they are spending money on promoting the well-knowness for their company, as far as I can tell, it is working fine on MY GS5.
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A backup battery means a lot to me as my Galaxy S5 is running many apps, even though battery life on this phone is already an impressive part. Just received mine with a small bag, unwrapped and put it in. It seems a little larger than stock battery, ensuring a snug fit.
The 2800mAh to 4300mAh bump isn’t there for sure but there is still some increase. I’ll update soon after 2-3 times charging cycles.
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Won't this affect the IP67?
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Won't this affect the IP67?
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wondering the same thing. This battery doesn't seem too expensive.
I'm really interested in a real capacity test of this battery
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btort1 said:
Won't this affect the IP67?
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It shouldn't seeing how it can use the original back.
I also to would like to see the stats on this baby because of the no extra bulk.
where did you get it?
I was about to post about this same battery! I ordered it on Amazon for about $5. I hope it is better than the stock battery! Here's a link if interested.
http://www.amazon.com/4300mAh-Capac...qid=1398390303&sr=8-2&keywords=galaxy+s5+4300
Interested to see how this battery works For long term use. Wonder if it effects the phone any?
Oh sweet, Thank you! =)
These batteries don't hold quite the charge the OEM batteries do, but it'll last a good 8 hours. I ordered a pair of these batteries and I'll see how long they last (Hyperion batteries have a good track record with my phones).
JGillis2391 said:
I was about to post about this same battery! I ordered it on Amazon for about $5. I hope it is better than the stock battery! Here's a link if interested.
http://www.amazon.com/4300mAh-Capac...qid=1398390303&sr=8-2&keywords=galaxy+s5+4300
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thanks...for $5 why not.
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JGillis2391 said:
I was about to post about this same battery! I ordered it on Amazon for about $5. I hope it is better than the stock battery! Here's a link if interested.
http://www.amazon.com/4300mAh-Capac...qid=1398390303&sr=8-2&keywords=galaxy+s5+4300
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You really don't expect those $5 being better than the original one.. do you..?
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You really don't expect those $5 being better than the original one.. do you..?
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Nope, so I bought 3 of them. at 6 dollars a piece, and no shipping, even if i get one thats semi-decent it's better than no spare are all and I was making my way through a battery and a half per day on my S4.
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4300 mHa Battery
I'm a very heavy user of my smartphone. When i had my Galaxy S4 i was going through a battery and a half per day. When i saw these batteries i thought i'd give them a try. I though 6 bucks, each, bought 3 of them for the hell of it. So in the old phrase of you get what you pay for is absolutely true in this case.
These batteries even say "Long Lasting High Capacity Li-ion battery" and are a 4300mAh battery, where the stock is 2800mAh. So in theory these batteries are 45% bigger than stock and should give me relatively 45% more time in operation of my smartphone on a single charge.
What it has given me is a great deal less. My S5 on the OEM battery would last from when i unplugged it at 6am to usually 5:30 or 6 at night before I hit the 30% alert. I just checked and my phone is currently 4H 50M 06S in and I am down to 38%. This battery as it sits is a complete waste of money.
Now as they were only 6 bucks each I did buy 3 so I will try the other two over the next couple days but if they are the same, then my suggestion is do not buy this product.
I just went with this one. Guess we'll see. I'll update a couple weeks after it gets here. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JIL7C5S/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
slight22 said:
Nope, so I bought 3 of them. at 6 dollars a piece, and no shipping, even if i get one thats semi-decent it's better than no spare are all and I was making my way through a battery and a half per day on my S4.
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Makes sense, yes After all, no matter how advanced the phone is: the more advanced, the more battery eats.
Hum... I don't know if this battery i sreally a 4300mah...
Someone test the battery recently ?
I'm using this "brand" ( well, these printed labels ) since the S1 series.
They may not be the full 3800Mah capacity, but they always give me a full day of operation ( depending on the use offcourse )
I'm not able to test the capacity-claims ( because I don't know how )
All I know is the length of operation.
On the S2 and Note1 the power was slightly smaller, my order is coming in a few days
Will report back
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I'm using this "brand" ( well, these printed labels ) since the S1 series.
They may not be the full 3800Mah capacity, but they always give me a full day of operation ( depending on the use offcourse )
I'm not able to test the capacity-claims ( because I don't know how )
All I know is the length of operation.
On the S2 and Note1 the power was slightly smaller, my order is coming in a few days
Will report back
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I can't wait for ZeroLemon to release theirs. It was worth every millimeter of extra hugeness on my S4.
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Hum... I don't know if this battery i sreally a 4300mah...
Someone test the battery recently ?
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It is the same dimension so I assume 20%~ more.
I ordered this one the other day http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JB5OGWS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 shipped out today shall see how it goes.