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I'm going to get a 2600mAh Anker extra battery, but I don't know what charger I should buy for it, keep in mind I'm in the UK.
Will just any 'Spare Battery Charger' work or does it have to be somewhat specific to the S4?
Thanks,
Does anyone have an idea? How to load these batteries again? (If you do not want to use the S4)
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WilliamMRees said:
I'm going to get a 2600mAh Anker extra battery, but I don't know what charger I should buy for it, keep in mind I'm in the UK.
Will just any 'Spare Battery Charger' work or does it have to be somewhat specific to the S4?
Thanks,
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It'll need to be specific to the S4, like this:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/genuine-...a-battery-kit-ef-k600bewegww-white-p38385.htm
WilliamMRees said:
I'm going to get a 2600mAh Anker extra battery, but I don't know what charger I should buy for it, keep in mind I'm in the UK.
Will just any 'Spare Battery Charger' work or does it have to be somewhat specific to the S4?
--Anker should sold out charger as well?
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I have been using Zerolemon's 3000 mah batteries for more than a month and they are great! They last longer that your stock 2600 mah battery, well constructed, and are reliable. The other bonus is that they fit in your Galaxy S4 with your regular back cover! With 2x 3000 mah batteries you also get "the world's fastest wall charger for the Galaxy S4" from what they say, but that is wrong. The wall charger takes 11 hours to just charge one 3000 mah battery.
Conclusion: The 3000 mah batteries are excellent, but the wall charger will take quite some time to charge the batteries.
What's Included:
2x 3000 mah Zerolemon batteries
1x Wall charger (Works on both my Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S3 battery)
Best Price: http://amzn.to/14EocGI
Enjoy my video review :good::
techfanatic9 said:
I have been using Zerolemon's 3000 mah batteries for more than a month and they are great! They last longer that your stock 2600 mah battery, well constructed, and are reliable. The other bonus is that they fit in your Galaxy S4 with your regular back cover! With 2x 3000 mah batteries you also get "the world's fastest wall charger for the Galaxy S4" from what they say, but that is wrong. The wall charger takes 11 hours to just charge one 3000 mah battery.
Conclusion: The 3000 mah batteries are excellent, but the wall charger will take quite some time to charge the batteries.
What's Included:
2x 3000 mah Zerolemon batteries
1x Wall charger (Works on both my Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S3 battery)
Best Price: http://amzn.to/14EocGI
Enjoy my video review :good::
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After reading their description:
Wall charger is .6 amp stock is 2 amp. So it will definitely be slower to charge.
No nfc.
What is it, 3000mAh or 200mAh more than stock? They need to do their math. It's one or the other.
I'd like to see a side by side comparison by the numbers, I have been burned by aftermarket batteries before. May consider it but the fact there is no nfc may be a deal breaker.
This is the 3rd thread now for zero lemon 3000 mah batteries
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How long did it take to receive them? Going on trip soon and was wondering.
Zero lemon or samsung oem battery
hey i wanna buy a few extra batteries for my s4 i9500.
the zerolemon ones are really cheap and are 2 for the price of 1 battery as compared to samsung.... isnt tat a huge difference ? !!
please advise me if i should buy the samsung 2600mah with nfc or 2 zerolemon 3000mah without nfc... ?
i dont use nfc used it once in 4months till now !!
i just want more usage time than charging time....
and i em afraid coz my playstation motherboard got fried coz of a duplicate charger... and dont want smthing like this to happend to my s4 !!
please advise should i go for the oem or zerolemon ?
please dont suggest the extended battery... 3000mah zero vs oem 2600mah !!
anuj6111 said:
hey i wanna buy a few extra batteries for my s4 i9500.
the zerolemon ones are really cheap and are 2 for the price of 1 battery as compared to samsung.... isnt tat a huge difference ? !!
please advise me if i should buy the samsung 2600mah with nfc or 2 zerolemon 3000mah without nfc... ?
i dont use nfc used it once in 4months till now !!
i just want more usage time than charging time....
and i em afraid coz my playstation motherboard got fried coz of a duplicate charger... and dont want smthing like this to happend to my s4 !!
please advise should i go for the oem or zerolemon ?
please dont suggest the extended battery... 3000mah zero vs oem 2600mah !!
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Where is the comparision between stock samsung 2600 and the zero lemon 3000 as far as how long it lasts???
Thanks
Honestly, this is more of an overview than a review. I'd expect some actual statistics in the video such as overall battery time with stock vs zerolemon batteries (maybe running constant video or something), but all you say is whether or not it's a good battery. Sorry to be so negative, but this is really lacking actual "review" content.
I also purchased these batteries. NFC not being included didnt matter to me whatsoever. Anywho I would say im a heavy user: twitter, facebook, youtube, fun run etc.. and i easily get 16 hours out of one charge. Make sure you do the cycle for these batteries when you get them. The best cycle i had with the 3000 mah was 1 day and 8 hrs i believe.
Here is my proof since I foresee someone asking.
I bought these, good batteries, wasnt expecting alot longer battery life just wanted some extra batteries, if you are a power user dont expect to see a whole lot longer battery life. But they do give a little extra run.
As far as the actual company goes, Yes mine are genuine batteries, they should really make it so the instructions on the batteries them selves match the instructions that are on the card. Dont know if anyone else saw that.
Example, Batteries say charge for 8 hours prior to use. Card says 12. Card says kill to 1% before charging, the batteries dont.
Also the wallcharger....definitely isnt the worlds fastest. I can actually charge my phone while playing on it continuously while charging and it charges faster then the wall charger.
But hey, 2 extra quality batteries for 20 bucks. Still worth the 20
I see all these people bought these 3000mah battery packages...
Where are the side by side comparisons to a stock samsung 2600mah battery???
thats what I want to see...
Is it worth the 20 bucks? or just keep the phone plugged into your computer or car?
I bought the two 3000mAh batteries + wall charger as well. I have to say i'm disappointed with the charging speed of the wall charger. It kind of breaks the deal for me. I wanted the spare batteries with an external charger that would allow me to keep the batteries charged without having them on my phone itself. I guess i'm going to send my feedback to ZeroLemon, and see what they will do about it.
The batteries are good compared to the original Samsung 2600mAh one. Right off the bat when i used the ZeroLemon battery, with the same phone settings (brightness, mobile networks, etc), i could notice the battery draining a little slower.
I've read many online reviews on these 3000mAh batteries, and they were right about the battery being a bit bigger than the stock battery, although i couldn't really notice the size difference when i compared them side by side. The back cover will shut properly after some pressing on the sides. Nothing to be concerned about.
All in all, i love the batteries a lot, but it's just too bad the wall charger is practically useless as i'm going to be using the Samsung charger which is way faster.
Adam0524 said:
I bought these, good batteries, wasnt expecting alot longer battery life just wanted some extra batteries, if you are a power user dont expect to see a whole lot longer battery life. But they do give a little extra run.
As far as the actual company goes, Yes mine are genuine batteries, they should really make it so the instructions on the batteries them selves match the instructions that are on the card. Dont know if anyone else saw that.
Example, Batteries say charge for 8 hours prior to use. Card says 12. Card says kill to 1% before charging, the batteries dont.
Also the wallcharger....definitely isnt the worlds fastest. I can actually charge my phone while playing on it continuously while charging and it charges faster then the wall charger.
But hey, 2 extra quality batteries for 20 bucks. Still worth the 20
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I have bought 9300mAh battery from Zerolemon for my Samsung Galaxy Note II. I think this battery is so awesome, It is longest than any brand in this class. $44 is worth getting this battery. Highly recommended.
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Here is my proof since I foresee someone asking.
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Thats sick! my stock battery lasts about 9 hours (i use it quite a bit)
Definately going to have to purchase one of these
I just ordered one from amazon for like 8 bucks! I hope it improves the already stellar battery life I get running CM 11 4.4.2
Can anyone comment on this battery?
http://opteka.com/s4batt.aspx
http://geb.ebay.in/g/ImportHubViewI...-ion-Battery-Pack-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-w-NFC
I live in India and I am getting a better deal on this one.
Just got the Zerolemon 3000 mah batteries and wall charger off of Amazon. They are great. I also have a Hyperion 7500mah extended battery. I can get 2.5 days easily or of the extended battery, but due daily use i wanted something closer to stick size. The ZL 3000 batteries are perfect. I get about 5 hours more out of the Zerolemon over stock. 15 hours vs 21 hours. Enough juice you get me though the day. Will save the Hyperion for times when I may tether or be away from a charger for long periods of time.
Really good deal for $20!!
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So i got a single zero lemon 3000 mAh battery coming in the mail. I have the samsung OEM battery charger when i bought and extra battery. My question is it safe to use the samsung battery charger since I wont have the zero lemon one that is provided in the link above? Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know where to get one of these batteries in the UK?
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suoirotoN said:
So i got a single zero lemon 3000 mAh battery coming in the mail. I have the samsung OEM battery charger when i bought and extra battery. My question is it safe to use the samsung battery charger since I wont have the zero lemon one that is provided in the link above? Thanks in advance.
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Same question here!
I have a GS3 external battery charger, 3.8V .800a where my GS4 battery fits perfectly.
Battery connectors seem to line up perfectly and the + and - markings as well.
Is there any reason why I should not use it?
It's a generic charger but has served me well for over a year before switching phones.
I've been mixing and matching using my Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2, and Galaxy S4 wall plugs, cables, etc. Everything works fine so long as it charges. Just be sure not to leave the phone plugged in at 100%.
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I've been mixing and matching using my Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2, and Galaxy S4 wall plugs, cables, etc. Everything works fine so long as it charges. Just be sure not to leave the phone plugged in at 100%.
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I was referring to an external charger for the battery itself, not a usb charger for the phone, but thanks for your reply.
poncespr said:
I have a GS3 external battery charger, 3.8V .800a where my GS4 battery fits perfectly.
Battery connectors seem to line up perfectly and the + and - markings as well.
Is there any reason why I should not use it?
It's a generic charger but has served me well for over a year before switching phones.
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It's perfectly fine to use it. Both the S3 and S4 batteries have the same voltage which is what matters. In fact, if you haven't noticed already the S3 battery fits and works great in the S4. This video is where I learned about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb2hM-ctkpA
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It's perfectly fine to use it. Both the S3 and S4 batteries have the same voltage which is what matters. In fact, if you haven't noticed already the S3 battery fits and works great in the S4. This video is where I learned about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb2hM-ctkpA
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Thanks!
hmm when I got my S4 i ordered the extra battery from Samsung. They sent me an S3 battery by mistake and it did not fit in my S4
I've also see this in many places
2100 mah for s3. 2600 for s4. They are not the same. The s4 is physically larger as well
So wondering how the external battery charges can fit them both?
I strongly recommend to use the charger that came with the phone. .. it is 2.0 amp vs .800 milli amp.... Your phone will charge much slower...
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zetachi said:
hmm when I got my S4 i ordered the extra battery from Samsung. They sent me an S3 battery by mistake and it did not fit in my S4
I've also see this in many places
2100 mah for s3. 2600 for s4. They are not the same. The s4 is physically larger as well
So wondering how the external battery charges can fit them both?
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Actually I have tried both the standard and extended batteries from my S3 on my S4 and they fit and work just fine. There is a small gap on the right side but the batteries do not move, probably because the metal contacts keep them from moving to this empty space. I would not use them myself, but they do fit and work.
The charger works because it has an opening on the right side so it can accommodate the larger S4 battery.
big samm said:
I strongly recommend to use the charger that came with the phone. .. it is 2.0 amp vs .800 milli amp.... Your phone will charge much slower...
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Slow charging is usually better on batteries.
The faster you charge, more heat is on the battery and is usually detrimental. Although most batteries and fast chargers have built in circuitry to prevent damage.
Hi anyone know of a Powerbank that has enough juice to charge Tab S 8.4 while at the same time using it?
I have tried some power banks and the Tab drains faster than charging
Look for the anker astro E3 10000mAh at amazon.com, it's about 26 bucks
I want to recommend the RAVPower® 14000mAh!
Using romoss power bank, 10k mah. Cost around$ 20
I would recommend one of the Ruinovos power banks that use standard 18650 batteries, see this one, for example, http://www.fasttech.com/product/1340304-ruinovo-401-1a-2-1a-4-18650-dual-usb-mobile-power
Try get the Xiaomi powerbank, 10400 Mah and costs quite cheap. i think it's around $10-12
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Look for the anker astro E3 10000mAh at amazon.com, it's about 26 bucks
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I have Anker Astro3 and highly recommend it.
Look at unu, 50%charge in 15 mins and full in 30
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I recommend LimeFuel battery packs if you want something with at least 80% usable MAH. The electronics in a battery pack take power to run. From what ive read, LimeFuel battery packs have at least 80% "efficiency."
24000MAH
15600 MAH
There may be other offerings with that 80%+ efficiency, but LimeFuel was the only brand i could find 6 months ago.
I had and tested a lot of batteries, and I can tell that the Xiaomi Powerbank is a cheap but working product. However, if you want to have a high quality battery that charges every USB device at fullspeed, look at the 2nd Gen Anker Astro3.
I got this one and it is great! Charges fast, and enough to give you a full charge
http://www.amazon.com/13000mAh-External-Portable-Compatibility-Charging/dp/B00BQ5KHJW
Been using Xiaomi for 3 days now, its 10400mah but it cant fully charge your Tab S when in use. The most I got was just an additional 30% of battery usage. This is surfing, youtube, facebook and gmail. Still happy since its cheap but was surprise it couldn't fully fill the battery despite it being 2x the battery capacity.
I do have this dilemma now about the powerbanks with the tab S. I'm using a 10.5 and now after searching thoroughly I can't find any that's legitimately compatible with the tab S and of course the 8.4 and the 10.5 should be the same when it comes to powerbanks. Even checked the Samsung 9000mah and it's compatibility, the tab s isn't on the list whereas the notes are and older tablets, so I'm stuck in this problem and very paranoid as I love this tablet and I don't wanna get just any brand that will work, I don't want it to mess up my tablet and affect any of its function. I'm not so good with the technical details about the volts and inputs and outputs, maybe someone out there could enlighten me with this cause I need help. I'm currently eyeing a romoss 10000mah powerbank but it doesn't state it's full compatibility and I'm skeptical about getting it. Any help and findings would be deeply appreciated. I need to get a powerbank for my tab S 10.5 and don't know what to get as all this compatibility seems so vague and there seems to be no legitimate answer. Why couldn't Samsung include the tab S or even make powerbanks for specific models that would work and the tab S is left out because it didn't sell good due to wrong timing but a great device. If anyone could help because I need a powerbank asap.
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steelbrachen said:
I do have this dilemma now about the powerbanks with the tab S. I'm using a 10.5 and now after searching thoroughly I can't find any that's legitimately compatible with the tab S and of course the 8.4 and the 10.5 should be the same when it comes to powerbanks. Even checked the Samsung 9000mah and it's compatibility, the tab s isn't on the list whereas the notes are and older tablets, so I'm stuck in this problem and very paranoid as I love this tablet and I don't wanna get just any brand that will work, I don't want it to mess up my tablet and affect any of its function. I'm not so good with the technical details about the volts and inputs and outputs, maybe someone out there could enlighten me with this cause I need help. I'm currently eyeing a romoss 10000mah powerbank but it doesn't state it's full compatibility and I'm skeptical about getting it. Any help and findings would be deeply appreciated. I need to get a powerbank for my tab S 10.5 and don't know what to get as all this compatibility seems so vague and there seems to be no legitimate answer. Why couldn't Samsung include the tab S or even make powerbanks for specific models that would work and the tab S is left out because it didn't sell good due to wrong timing but a great device. If anyone could help because I need a powerbank asap.
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Hi I would suggest this one as it has the same output as official samsung charger: Amazon
and currently its 70% off and has 14,000 mah capacity BUT it does say not compatible with samsung Tab series but I really don't believe that...
- Output1 : DC 5.3V / 2100mA and DC5.3v / 1000mA
Kahun said:
Hi I would suggest this one as it has the same output as official samsung charger: Amazon
and currently its 70% off and has 14,000 mah capacity BUT it does say not compatible with samsung Tab series but I really don't believe that...
- Output1 : DC 5.3V / 2100mA and DC5.3v / 1000mA
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Thank you, but it shows not compatible with the Galaxy tab series and there must be a reason for that and I wouldn't wanna risk it but thanks for the reply anyway.
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steelbrachen said:
Thank you, but it shows not compatible with the Galaxy tab series and there must be a reason for that and I wouldn't wanna risk it but thanks for the reply anyway.
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I think I will buy one of them myself for my HTC One M8 and will test it on Tab S and let you know :good:
Would appreciate that thank you. For the moment I'm looking at Samsung power banks and still sketchy as it doesn't say it's compatible with the tab S on the website, it's just stressful that there's no straight answer about the compatibility with the tab S, and even others say Universal, what does that really mean if you place that In a spectrum? Nothing specific about it.
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steelbrachen said:
Would appreciate that thank you. For the moment I'm looking at Samsung power banks and still sketchy as it doesn't say it's compatible with the tab S on the website, it's just stressful that there's no straight answer about the compatibility with the tab S, and even others say Universal, what does that really mean if you place that In a spectrum? Nothing specific about it.
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Best way to find out is ring them up and ask
Definitely will when I get the chance.
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Chatted with Samsung and no luck but anyway I've finally got one, the Samsung 9000mah seems to be the most reliable one and on Android central it's listed for the tab S so I'll just stick with that, just ordered it and now my mind is at ease. I'll let you guys know how it works once I get it.
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Hi guys
I wanted to ask which powerbank capacity do you recommend for the note 4 for at least one full charge ? I bought one from deboch 6000mha but I will send it back because its too big.
I've just ordered an Anker Astro 5200mAh:
https://www.anker.com/products/A1211012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frhehPIqFKE
It seems that you actually get at most about 75% of the stated capacity from a powerbank (see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz4arPh-ch8). Even if you only get 66% of usable capacity from a 5200mAh Powerbank (as the video suggests), that should give approximately 3400mAh which is enough to charge a Note 4 from 0% to 100% (battery capacity of a Note 4 is 3220mAh).
The Astro 5200 is very pocketable at 5 x 3.4 x 1.7 inches, comes with a net travel pouch, and a USB cable, but I bought one of these tiny USB cables to use with it: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131876034528
You need a powerbank that holds a larger charge than the battery of your device in order for it to get a complete charge. I'd suggest getting a power bank with at least 3500mAH capacity.
Kinsman-UK said:
I've just ordered an Anker Astro 5200mAh:
https://www.anker.com/products/A1211012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frhehPIqFKE
It seems that you actually get at most about 75% of the stated capacity from a powerbank (see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz4arPh-ch8). Even if you only get 66% of usable capacity from a 5200mAh Powerbank (as the video suggests), that should give approximately 3400mAh which is enough to charge a Note 4 from 0% to 100% (battery capacity of a Note 4 is 3220mAh).
The Astro 5200 is very pocketable at 5 x 3.4 x 1.7 inches, comes with a net travel pouch, and a USB cable, but I bought one of these tiny USB cables to use with it: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131876034528
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Much more pocketable and guaranteed one full charge is a spare battery! Only downsides are you can't be a good Samaritan and share and you can't use it on your next gadget
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Much more pocketable and guaranteed one full charge is a spare battery! Only downsides are you can't be a good Samaritan and share and you can't use it on your next gadget
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Yea, I have a spare battery too, and an external charger - I like to keep my options open, but it can be a bit of a nuisance removing my UAG case so sometimes a charger is handier.
terratec powerbank p4. used it at my holiday trip and holds the phone at full power more than whole day long using pokemon go ;D.
http://www.terratec.net/details.php?artnr=171655&lang=de#.V5nuFqLAPJI
RAVPower's 20100mah has been great for me, and includes Qualcomm Quick Charge and USB Type C support: https://www.amazon.com/Qualcomm-Cer...qid=1471276085&sr=8-2&keywords=ravpower+20000
xiaomi 20.000 mAh will be the best : )
http://xiaomi-mi.com/powerbanks/xiaomi-mi-power-bank-20000mah-white/
OP is looking for something SMALLER than a 6000mah Deboch, so suggestions for units over that size won't do. I've received my 5200mah Anker Astro E1 (mentioned above) and can confirm that it fully charges my Note 4 with a little to spare. It has a 2A output so charges quite quickly. Very pocketable and highly recommended, probably the best size/capacity ratio for carrying in your pocket:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-5200mAh-Portable-External-Technology/dp/B00P8SY7HQ/
Having used a few Anker, revspec and kasmish. I know i spelled most of those wrong. But they are all in the 10k mah range.
All of them will easily charge your battery 2-3 times. However some claim 2A but just isn't as fast. I much spend a little more money on a Quick charge 2.0 certified one. Quick charge 3.0 is out for a handful of new phones but the note 4 doesn't support it and most are lik the $50+ range.
Get a QC2.0 small 10k and your covered til the end of the phone life. They will run you $15-30. They are roughly double the size of your note 4 in thickness and thats it. If you can pocket your note 4, you can pocket the battery. But i normally pocket the battery pack and hold the phone. I keep it in the bag tho.
This to me is the best and future proof method. A spare battery is the fastest to go from 0-100 but w/o a spare battery charger, it could be annoying as well as it only works on the note4.
jizang said:
Hi guys
I wanted to ask which powerbank capacity do you recommend for the note 4 for at least one full charge ? I bought one from deboch 6000mha but I will send it back because its too big.
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Xiaomi 20 000 mah. It has fast charge
If that's just for your phone, get a spare battery or two. Preferably with an external charger.
If you got your Note4 when it came out and use it regularly, your battery is probably significantly degraded by now or is starting to do so. So buy that new battery.
If you intend to do so, stay away from those cheap "Samsung" batteries on Amazon or eBay. These are all likely to be fakes or rejects. Either buy real (expensive) ones in retail packaging or reputable third party brands.
Powercore+ 10050 by Anker...accept no substitutes
jizang said:
Hi guys
I wanted to ask which powerbank capacity do you recommend for the note 4 for at least one full charge ? I bought one from deboch 6000mha but I will send it back because its too big.
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Anker powercore+ 10050 has qualcomm quick charge and is the perfect size. Amazon has it in a package with the anker wall charger that charges extremely fast. I now have Anker chargers for everything electronic in my life. Anker for life