Did they make a TPU Case, I just ordered the battery from the ZeroLemon seller for $59.99 and got a rubber back, so I was curious since I already got the battery if I could order a hard plastic TPU case, I see they have one listed with battery for $79.99, but I don't need another battery, just the case.
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Did they make a TPU Case, I just ordered the battery from the ZeroLemon seller for $59.99 and got a rubber back, so I was curious since I already got the battery if I could order a hard plastic TPU case, I see they have one listed with battery for $79.99, but I don't need another battery, just the case.
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Hey mate. Can you please give me a short review on the ZL? How long do you have it? Dos it keep its capacity after months of use?
Thanx man
Well I've had it for about 2 and a half months and no major loss of battery percentage or anything like that, it's stayed the same since I bought it.
My only annoyance and major problem is I wasn't given a Samsung fast charging adapter and if i try to charge with a normal low powered charge on any battery it doesn't even trickle charge my phone and I wake up and comeback to a dead battery whereas if I turn it off overnight and let it charge.
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Any experience with the powerskin? Any other alternatives? I really am looking for a case with extra battery and not just extra batteries or a different back cover. I like the idea of a case/battery combo.
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I know some people who use it and it works for them but a lot of the reviews say it stops charging after a few months...
For the same price you can get the sedio 3800mah battery (60$ ) and then get the case for the extended battery also from sedio (20$ ) which might be a little bit more reliable..
Iirc, the phone won't deep sleep with the powerskin. You don't even need a battery that big. Nexus extended is far more than enough. You don't need one at all. I run 24 hours plus on stock with over 5 hours screen on, gtalk and text all day, emails, fb, weather, words with friends, stream music, and more.
With the nexus extended I'd need a new cover? If so, are there cases that accomdate for the new back cover?
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With the nexus extended I'd need a new cover? If so, are there cases that accomdate for the new back cover?
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You don't need a new cover. The battery might fit great, it might bulge. definitely didn't need a new case and my cover does bulge slightly
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You don't need a new cover. The battery might fit great, it might bulge. definitely didn't need a new case and my cover does bulge slightly
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That battery is awesome. I've had it for two days now. I am a moderate to heavy phone user, and it is sitting at 43% after 15 hours of being unplugged. 40% of that is screen time.
I had the power skin, worked great for awhile but now the USB cord on the bottom to connect to the phone stopped working. I could probably have it serviced under warranty but....yeah don't want to bother it wasn't that good
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I am on my 4th Powerskin for my SR in less than two months. They either die and stop working or the charging port gets worn down so it only makes contact when you hold it and put pressure on it. It is realistically about an extra 75% added to your battery, but your phone uses it to stay 100% charged so none of your battery saving features work. Would recommend a larger replacement battery over a case battery. I ended up buying extra andido batteries off amazon and plan on giving that a try over this.
I bought it at AT&T so they keep giving me replacements but will not give me a refund.
Do not recommend.
On my 2nd powerskin and it along with the 1st one stopped recharging......waste of time. Plus it makes it bulky.
I went through two of them. The last one overheated my phone and killed it :-( at&t gave me a new phone and I changed to an otter box.
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ok so i've had my phone for over a year, love it. not need to change phone at this time but the battery is in need of replacement. Thing is i have an otterbox defender case. i need the case and am not willing to give it up. i need some help with the biggest capacity battery that will fit under the stock case or replacement cover that will fit in the otterbox case? i have seen the nexus 2100mah batt getting some props, is that the biggest, best under stock cover at this time?
Yes
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yeah i saw the thread on the free nexus battery and placed my order. $8.50 for 3-5 shipping, not bad
Is that alve
waxworkz said:
yeah i saw the thread on the free nexus battery and placed my order. $8.50 for 3-5 shipping, not bad
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Hi. Is that still alive? Any chance you could link to it? Thanks!
jdepp236 said:
Hi. Is that still alive? Any chance you could link to it? Thanks!
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http://slickdeals.net/f/5055866-FREE-Sprint-Galaxy-Nexus-extended-battery?
ordered last night, got email it was shipping today. once i get i'll probably order another one. now all i need is a charger for the battery off the phone stand alone type charger
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now all i need is a charger for the battery off the phone stand alone type charger
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I use this one for my t989 (same battery as i727).
http://amzn.com/B005LBEIEW
It does include a 1850mah stock battery.
With just two stock batteries I never plug the actual phone in.
I'm also waiting for the GNEX 2100mah in the mail from sprint.
Did the same mod i had with my note 2. Cut the stock back and back of the hard case in the defender and there is a little bulge but the battery should last quite a bit longer
interesting. how much battery life are you getting with this?
Just installed today but I will post updates my anker on the note 2 gave me incredible battery life
How much thicker is this battery as compared to the stock 2600mah?
Not bad bro....but someone's got some 'splainin to do! Case is soft and TPU-ish or...? Looks like lots of give(?)
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How much thicker is this battery as compared to the stock 2600mah?
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its 2 times as thicke
299792458 said:
Not bad bro....but someone's got some 'splainin to do! Case is soft and TPU-ish or...? Looks like lots of give(?)
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The otterbox defender has a hard plastic inner (green in this case [pun intended]) and a soft, silicone outer case, the purple. You snap on the inner case, then the soft outer case stretches over after.
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Nice....I've been educated. Thanks! Looks good
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First charge on battery I am at 15 hrs on battery and 2 and a half hours screen on time and am at 77% battery. Not too bad I guess. Coming from the note 2 with moderate usage I only had to charge every 3 days or so, sometimes more often but I can't expect this to live up to a 6500mah battery lol screen brightness is at about 70% and on lte the whole time.
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First charge on battery I am at 15 hrs on battery and 2 and a half hours screen on time and am at 77% battery. Not too bad I guess. Coming from the note 2 with moderate usage I only had to charge every 3 days or so, sometimes more often but I can't expect this to live up to a 6500mah battery lol screen brightness is at about 70% and on lte the whole time.
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Thanks for posting updates. Any way you could also include screenshots of your battery stats?
My memory was a lil off lol
Wow!!!! I dude that's amazing, and I'm going to do the exact same thing... I wanted the extended battery just wanted a more rugged case then nothing at all... I awesome idea thanks for sharing!
Oh does it still clip in the holster just fine? I'm sure it has to go face down.
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Wow!!!! I dude that's amazing, and I'm going to do the exact same thing... I wanted the extended battery just wanted a more rugged case then nothing at all... I awesome idea thanks for sharing!
Oh does it still clip in the holster just fine? I'm sure it has to go face down.
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Yeah, it doesn't change anything on the outer part of the hard case where the holster clips fit. There is just a slight bulge where the battery sticks out of the hole that is cut. I don't use the holster but I clipped it back in just to check. Once the zerolemon 7500mah battery comes out in am going to see if that is a possibility with this setup. I know I'll have to cut more but if it doesn't look too ridiculous and will fit under the silicone case, that bad boy is going in there lol
Hahaha yea that may be a bit more than I really need, lol! So did you buy a replacement back to cut or did you cut your original one. Second thing I wonder and I may just try but see if the edges of the battery can be rounded a bit to not make it look so pointy... But I'm so mad I didn't think about doing this... I really wanted to larger battery and I started to buy the Anker 5200mAh extended battery off amazon but then was worried about not having a case for it (I work outside digging, climbing poles, etc) so I need some protection. So I ended up getting the 2 Anker 2600mAh spare batteries with the wall charger for the batteries. Which works great but I can still kill a battery with my heavy usage so that means I gotta carry the second battery with me.
Really like this and I'm going to order my battery and case tomorrow I think.
Any idea why Anker doesn't have the 5200mAh batt available anymore tho??? Wanted to keep the same brand I already have. And I've had good luck with these batteries so far.
Thanks man
Cut?
Pickleweasel said:
Did the same mod i had with my note 2. Cut the stock back and back of the hard case in the defender and there is a little bulge but the battery should last quite a bit longer
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What do you mean exactly by "Cut the stock back and back of the hard case in the defender"? How and with what?
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What do you mean exactly by "Cut the stock back and back of the hard case in the defender"? How and with what?
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You cut the stock back and the otterbox back to allow the battery clearance. If you didn't put the stock back on there then it would be lose and allow dirt and dust in the phone.
I did the same mod by the way lol
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Did the same mod i had with my note 2. Cut the stock back and back of the hard case in the defender and there is a little bulge but the battery should last quite a bit longer
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I did mine because of your post, check out mine tell me what you think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318179
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I purchased the Anker 5200mAh Battery from Amazon located here sadly it looks like it has sold out at the time of writing this but i would assume it will return so i will post my review.
i received the battery last night at gave it a full charge at then unplugged it at 7:30pm EST and i will leave it uncharged until it dies to see the results.
1st Impressions:
1. it looks huge and it adds weight. i threw it in the scale and it weighed in at 6.5oz with battery and provided back cover
2. the fit and finish of the back cover is as nice in every way as the stock except that it does not match exactly the stock color. since i have the black S4 the slightly different color added no damage to the look of the phone with the metal band separating the back from the black front. it really looks right.
3. the back cover is a little slick to the touch and if this was going to be my daily driver i would want to figure out a way with either a possible cover that fit it or some kind of application to give it a little more grip. this will not be a daily driver though and so i find it to be no big deal.
4. NFC worked just fine for me. i sent a contact to another NFC phone with no issues.
Here are some pics:
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Did you see this case that fits it?
Hyperion Samsung Galaxy S4 Extended Battery HoneyComb Matte TPU Case / Cover **Hyperion Retail Packaging** (Black)
On amazon. I can't post links.
Would this case be good?
great name and thanks for the info i looked and it appears that would fit. i may order one for testing and report back.
RonPaul88 said:
Did you see this case that fits it?
Hyperion Samsung Galaxy S4 Extended Battery HoneyComb Matte TPU Case / Cover **Hyperion Retail Packaging** (Black)
On amazon. I can't post links.
Would this case be good?
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Mine should be arriving this weekend. Will post some pics and tell you guys how it fits with the anker battery
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I supposed to be getting Anker 5200 mAh as well and will review it sometime next week, along with S4 I'm waiting for now. Btw, while I'm waiting, I asked Anker for dimensions on how much does it adds to thickness and got this picture. Just by looking at the picture itself, it doesn't look too bad.
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Mine should be arriving this weekend. Will post some pics and tell you guys how it fits with the anker battery
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great if it works i will order one. thanks
I'm happy with mine, too. 5.5 hours and still 30% left.
Also, I like the curved back and corners. Fits more comfortably in the hand. I would have been happy with a 3500 mAh battery.
Got my case today!
It came in this morning.
It fits perfectly on the extended case. Grip is good. Maybe white is not the best color of choice as it gets dirty easily.
Unlike the buttons on the S3 version of the case, they cut holes where the buttons are located making it easy to press the power and volume keys.
Can anyone report if the white tpu case is getting dirty easily?
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So far i had it on all day. It does get a little dirty but not too bad
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sweet looking case!!! Thanks for the pictures. I'm gonna have to order mine now... I have the Anker two battery pack with the external charger but it's the stock 2600mAh batteries and while it's nice to be able to swap for a charged battery I can burn through them still in a day... I didn't want to get this case yet till they had something for a case of but the honey comb looks sweet so I'll probably go ahead and order mine too.
that case makes the phone look huge. 5 hours of screen time is awesome if only the stock battery could do that while maintaining a slim profile...
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anyone know of a wall charger dock for the 5200 extended battery so dont have to have in phone to charge
I am looking for a battery that would fit into the standard cover, there are a few chinese batteries that claim that they have 4500mAh capacity with the same size.... are they fake? Second thing which i was looking for was a case with integrated external battery, again there are a few of them but most of them have bad reviews and none of them has S pen access. So to the questions:
1. Is there any higher then standard slim battery that would fit into the standard case?
2. Is there any charger case with S Pen access?
3. Is it better to buy case with built-in battery or internal battery lets say Hyperion 8kmAh
1. 99% that there isn't
2. Never liked them , so can't give any advice. I'd prefer having some slim power bank in my pocket or bag, instead of those cases.
3. Depends on your personal taste. I have hyperion battery and I love it, but I don't like using it as my daily driver, because I can't use nice quality cases like Spigen. I use it when I'm going out for the long day trip. So, my favorite choice is stock battery with some good case and slim power bank in my bag just in case.
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So i was searching for batteries with conclusion that no slim extended (non-fake) exists... so i started searching for cases and found a few but most of them have no access to stylus... finally i found this one, which has even S Pan access or at least it seems like it has... anyone know something about it? Would i have to charge the case sepparately? Does it really has S pan entry? Anyone knows anything?
That one you found looks like it would charge both at the same time but is labeled as a Max input/output of only 1A. That would take over 8 hours to charge both the case and phone together. If you were actively using the phone, your phone battery would be discharging faster than the case could recharge it.
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That one you found looks like it would charge both at the same time but is labeled as a Max input/output of only 1A. That would take over 8 hours to charge both the case and phone together. If you were actively using the phone, your phone battery would be discharging faster than the case could recharge it.
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Well my conclusion is, that I will stick with original battery and maybe later I could buy ZeroLemon 10k mAh battery for outdoors activities... I don't like power banks... the idea of having to plug the phone into something and then having to walk around with it... nope... so thank you for ur advice about charging time I didn't think about it and until someone makes battery case with better input / output and with stylus hole... I will just buy Spigen Tough Armor or that from i-Blason and keep my orig battery
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