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[Battery] Epic Touch 4G Battery With The Fascinate

So after reading about vibrant users having success with using the epic touch 4g battery. I figured I'd order one up. Why? Well both of my batteries are a year old and I can tell they have degraded over time. And this one is 300mAh MOAR!!!! than the stock 1500mAh battery that came with this device.
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28506
The new battery is just about 1/64th of an inch thicker than the fascinate stock battery but it still works with the stock battery cover. Just into the first full charge and I can tell a difference already with screen on time at an hour with 84% left. Where normally after an hour of screen from a full charge I would be at 70%. The one thing I notice though is the battery does not charge in my spare charger that I got from vzw a year ago. It must have the same hardware check that the phone does. But since I'm running an mtd rom it charges fine in the device since the hardware check is not included within mtd kernel source.
***TOUCH WIZ USERS*** The fascinate has a hardware check that will only allow for the use of "vzw" specific batteries. So before you order one confirm that your current custom kernel has the hardware check disabled and that you can use/charge 3rd party batteries.
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how do you check for the hardware disable. im running on the GeeWiz 2.0 Alpha EI20

Ask whoever compiled your kernel.

I've been using the Epic 1500 mah batteries for a long time now. I was getting them off eBay for $2 a piece including shipping brand new out of China. Just ordered 2 more this morning, although they've gone up to ~$4 each with shipping. I use two external aftermarket chargers as well, so I rarely ever charge them in the phone. That's why I've never understood the battery life worry, I just carry a spare battery. (Have 7 now, but we have two fascinates in the house)

OhioYJ said:
I've been using the Epic 1500 mah batteries for a long time now. I was getting them off eBay for $2 a piece including shipping brand new out of China. Just ordered 2 more this morning, although they've gone up to ~$4 each with shipping. I use two external aftermarket chargers as well, so I rarely ever charge them in the phone. That's why I've never understood the battery life worry, I just carry a spare battery. (Have 7 now, but we have two fascinates in the house)
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errr right.... But the battery in the the op is from the sgsII line and not the original sgs variants. The fact that the epic sgsII came stock with 1800mAh is what I was interested in.
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Yeah I realize that, my point was even though that battery is cheaper than the OEM battery for our phone, the battery I mentioned is still a fraction of each. At $3.70 a battery I can have a lot of 1500 mah batteries to one 1800 mah batteries. Although I may have to check eBay and see if I can find the new 1800 ones dirt cheap too.

Nice info chopper
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Thanks for the great info. Just ordered one for my Fascinate running MIUI/Glitch. The additional 20% in battery capacity will definitely be welcome.

I too just ordered one, I need the extra battery, I eat it up at work and then dont have enuf left for the night time. I love my phone and I always seem to need to do something on it.

Very pleased so far. I wanted to give a couple charge cycles and time to settle in. But it almost feels like them good ole DJ05 days of yesteryear in the battery department with this thing. I had ALOT of downtime today at work and hammered the device (found a sweet disc golf game and logged about 1 1/2 just on that ) today and just watched the battery level trickle down. And even did some maps with gps today (who knew there are like 4 sheridan rd's on the north side of chicago that run e/w and n/s) cause we got lost.
Background of my current set up:
Pool Party 1.4.1 (mtd rom) which includes jt0912 kernel within rom.
I sync gmail and have fancy widgets update every hour. Twitter is done via a colorize widget that I have set to manually update when I feel like it. The rest of the screen time is reading emails and xda and rootz apps with some surfing in between gaming. My screen brightness setting is always at 45%. Oh yeah forgot, 25 minutes of talk as well.
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would have been nice if this battery came stock a year ago.
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Ohhh the dj05 days.. I miss those much. Used to listen to music all day at work, 8 hours of media server running and some web surfing and would get home and still have 80% battery left.. Wish someone knew why that service release sipped the juices so slowly..
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I got the new Epic Touch 4G battery yesterday. I charged it to 100% with the phone off, rebooted into recovery and cleared Batt Stats. Today I'm going to let the phone run down to almost nothing before charging again. Any other suggestions for maximizing battery life?
Also, Chopper I noticed your Cell Standby is much lower than mine, I'm at 24% and my Display is at 14% with only 1h 25m time on. Any suggestions on improving/reducing Cell Standby battery usage?
I'm running MIUI 1.9.16, the last Glitch kernel, and the EC09 radio.
Thanks.

TCStehle said:
I got the new Epic Touch 4G battery yesterday. I charged it to 100% with the phone off, rebooted into recovery and cleared Batt Stats. Today I'm going to let the phone run down to almost nothing before charging again. Any other suggestions for maximizing battery life?
Also, Chopper I noticed your Cell Standby is much lower than mine, I'm at 24% and my Display is at 14% with only 1h 25m time on. Any suggestions on improving/reducing Cell Standby battery usage?
I'm running MIUI 1.9.16, the last Glitch kernel, and the EC09 radio.
Thanks.
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Move to a better signal area, haha.
You could try updating your PRL (*228 option 2).
Just ordered mine, should get to me late next week. I chose Economy shipping cause I am poor as all-get-out.
Also, Google Checkout is probably one of the best things evar. Don't need to register with ANOTHER site? Okay, thanks Google.

Well, shoot. Was gonna post a big hullabaloo about finding this battery in the Vibrant forums, and I've been beaten to the punch. Oh well. Here's what I was gonna write. Er... copy and paste?
Hello there, Fascinate people! Visitor from the Vibrant forums here. We found and tested an 1800mah battery that, while intended for the Epic Touch 4G, fits and works perfectly in the Galaxy S and all it's variants. I've personally tested it in a Samsung Fascinate and a Samsung Vibrant. The Fascinate was a tighter fit than the Vibrant, but the battery door closed just fine.
I've personally tested the battery over the past week and it lasts significantly longer than the default 1500mah battery (I'm a relatively new Vibrant user, so my battery is only a couple months old). The math seems to match up with the 1800mah claim. To be clear, this isn't as surprising as it would be if this were a random Chinese ebay battery. This battery is made by Samsung for the Epic Touch 4G. It's noticeably thicker than the stock Galaxy S battery, but not so thick that the battery door on the Vibrant and Fascinate won't close completely.
The battery can be found here:
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28506
I spent quite a bit of time trying to find the best 3rd party battery for my phone, and lo and behold, the best one comes from Samsung itself.
If you'd like to read more than just my humble opinion, here is a link to the thread started in the Vibrant forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262035
Hope this information is helpful. Enjoy your Galaxy S!

this battery does indeed work very well. the battery is bigger and the door does fit tight, but the door does close completely. just started using it and am noticing significant gains after 12 hours of use. I will post back after a few charge discharge cycles with current setup and screenshots.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...361622?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bf3fea96
that would fit, correct?
it says it has a usb port but does it come with a usb cord as well that would fit in my fascinate? (mainly directed at the guy who buys the batteries off ebay)

jordanzink said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...361622?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bf3fea96
that would fit, correct?
it says it has a usb port but does it come with a usb cord as well that would fit in my fascinate? (mainly directed at the guy who buys the batteries off ebay)
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I would stick with the mobile city deal and avoid Hong Kong
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I ordered mine last nite from thecellguru.com and got my email this morning that it shipped. This place is about 20 mile from my house. Hopefully its in the mail tomorrow. 18.92 plus 1.99 shipping.

jordanzink said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...361622?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bf3fea96
that would fit, correct?
it says it has a usb port but does it come with a usb cord as well that would fit in my fascinate? (mainly directed at the guy who buys the batteries off ebay)
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I have two of those.chargers, never used the USB port though. Mine did not come with cables though, you can use.the stock one if you wanted. I've bought 8 batteries out of Hong Kong, all OEM Samsung batteries, never had an issue or problem. Just got 2 in the mail today actually. If you have an external charger and multiple batteries there really isn't much of a reason to plug your phone in on a regular basis anyways.

OhioYJ said:
I have two of those.chargers, never used the USB port though. Mine did not come with cables though, you can use.the stock one if you wanted. I've bought 8 batteries out of Hong Kong, all OEM Samsung batteries, never had an issue or problem. Just got 2 in the mail today actually. If you have an external charger and multiple batteries there really isn't much of a reason to plug your phone in on a regular basis anyways.
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can you link me to the ones that you buy? I just ordered the naztech one but i can return it if its a huge cost/efficiency difference

How much is SW2?

I think SONY smart watch is really cool!
Then, How much is it??

I think the current going price at Best Buy is $199. I mention Best Buy since (1) that is where I purchased mine and (2) they sell the SW2 with metal bracelet instead of the rubber strap (looks way better). By luck I saw Best Buy had it on sale for $160 for a day a few days after I purchased it so I was able to get Best Buy to refund the $40. You can Google other places that sell including mail order, but I wanted to buy from a place I could easily return if I had any difficulties. Plus... I wanted the metal bracelet, which fits well, looks good (has a subtle Sony logo on the bracelet), and was essentially the same price as the rubber strap version.

Nomad1600 said:
I think the current going price at Best Buy is $199. I mention Best Buy since (1) that is where I purchased mine and (2) they sell the SW2 with metal bracelet instead of the rubber strap (looks way better). By luck I saw Best Buy had it on sale for $160 for a day a few days after I purchased it so I was able to get Best Buy to refund the $40. You can Google other places that sell including mail order, but I wanted to buy from a place I could easily return if I had any difficulties. Plus... I wanted the metal bracelet, which fits well, looks good (has a subtle Sony logo on the bracelet), and was essentially the same price as the rubber strap version.
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Dosnt the metal bracelet disturb?

Pyromancer said:
Dosnt the metal bracelet disturb?
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The bracelet does grab the occasional hair, but overall it is comfortable and they must have used my wrist as a model because it fits exactly how I like (a little loose) right out of the box. Here's a picture, sorry it is more of the watch and less of the bracelet.
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The bracelet does grab the occasional hair, but overall it is comfortable and they must have used my wrist as a model because it fits exactly how I like (a little loose) right out of the box. Here's a picture, sorry it is more of the watch and less of the bracelet.
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I hate it when the metal bracelets grab the hair

Costs way too much, I've had mine for a month now and come to the conclusion that it's the dumbest purchase i've ever made. It constantly loses connection with my phone and the only way to reconnect is to reset the watch to factory defaults, which means that it then has to download all the widgets again.
best stats so far: Stayed connected for more than an hour(ish), battery lasted about 24 hours with no widgets loaded
worst stats so far: took me almost an hour to get it "talking" to my phone, then lost connection within 5 mins, battery lasted less than 2 hours.
misc: nfc connects to my phone then the watch just sits doing nothing, never completes, I have to switch the watch off then on again to get time displayed again.
I've given up trying to use it as a smartwatch now, not worth the effort, so i'ts relegated to a simple watch (that needs charged every bloody day !)
Since lithium batteries have approx 300 recharge cycles the watch will probably last a lot less than a year at the current rate.
Sony should be sued for misrepresenting the watch as in any way smart imo.

praed0r said:
Costs way too much, I've had mine for a month now and come to the conclusion that it's the dumbest purchase i've ever made. It constantly loses connection with my phone and the only way to reconnect is to reset the watch to factory defaults, which means that it then has to download all the widgets again.
best stats so far: Stayed connected for more than an hour(ish), battery lasted about 24 hours with no widgets loaded
worst stats so far: took me almost an hour to get it "talking" to my phone, then lost connection within 5 mins, battery lasted less than 2 hours.
misc: nfc connects to my phone then the watch just sits doing nothing, never completes, I have to switch the watch off then on again to get time displayed again.
I've given up trying to use it as a smartwatch now, not worth the effort, so i'ts relegated to a simple watch (that needs charged every bloody day !)
Since lithium batteries have approx 300 recharge cycles the watch will probably last a lot less than a year at the current rate.
Sony should be sued for misrepresenting the watch as in any way smart imo.
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I don't have your problem:
1.it stay connected ALWAYS
2.it lost connection only if out of range or I have a wall between me and my phone
3.the battery life is good: once I used the smartwatch FIVE days with 1 charge!!! Not so bad...
4.nfc not work with me too, but I made the manual pairing and don't have to pair it agains so often to make this a problem...
I think that if you use it without bluetooth connected, maybe you have to use it a week without charge it... so if your battery charge don't work, I think you have to turn it back!
The other problems maybe are for the rom on your phone... or some problem with bluetooth signal (microwave or other ...)... i don't know.
I'm very happy with my smartwatch... maybe it is not perfect, ofcourse, but for now I use it with notification, mute calls, active wifi or airplane mode from swatch, look at calendar from watch, etc...
I can live without it, but I think I live better with it.

If I were you I would look in Amazon. Maybe you can get it cheap with the rubber one, and later you can buy a cheap but good band on eBay all 24mm bands suit for this smartwatch so it's easy to change it. Anyway, I'm very satisfied with the rubber one
About the problems mentioned here I didn't have any of them.
I could pair it easily with nfc, it never disconnect except being very far from mobile or having walls between both devices. The battery life is simply amazing! The shortest period of time was 4 days having used it a lot, and the longest 5 or 6 using it more or less...
Once you get used to it you need it everyday, mainly in the street
I have to say all this goodness is with my s4.
Perhaps it depends on the mobile you pair with smartwatch
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praed0r said:
Costs way too much, I've had mine for a month now and come to the conclusion that it's the dumbest purchase i've ever made. It constantly loses connection with my phone and the only way to reconnect is to reset the watch to factory defaults, which means that it then has to download all the widgets again.
best stats so far: Stayed connected for more than an hour(ish), battery lasted about 24 hours with no widgets loaded
worst stats so far: took me almost an hour to get it "talking" to my phone, then lost connection within 5 mins, battery lasted less than 2 hours.
misc: nfc connects to my phone then the watch just sits doing nothing, never completes, I have to switch the watch off then on again to get time displayed again.
I've given up trying to use it as a smartwatch now, not worth the effort, so i'ts relegated to a simple watch (that needs charged every bloody day !)
Since lithium batteries have approx 300 recharge cycles the watch will probably last a lot less than a year at the current rate.
Sony should be sued for misrepresenting the watch as in any way smart imo.
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Lol
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in germany the price is much more..

praed0r said:
Costs way too much, I've had mine for a month now and come to the conclusion that it's the dumbest purchase i've ever made. It constantly loses connection with my phone and the only way to reconnect is to reset the watch to factory defaults, which means that it then has to download all the widgets again.
best stats so far: Stayed connected for more than an hour(ish), battery lasted about 24 hours with no widgets loaded
worst stats so far: took me almost an hour to get it "talking" to my phone, then lost connection within 5 mins, battery lasted less than 2 hours.
misc: nfc connects to my phone then the watch just sits doing nothing, never completes, I have to switch the watch off then on again to get time displayed again.
I've given up trying to use it as a smartwatch now, not worth the effort, so i'ts relegated to a simple watch (that needs charged every bloody day !)
Since lithium batteries have approx 300 recharge cycles the watch will probably last a lot less than a year at the current rate.
Sony should be sued for misrepresenting the watch as in any way smart imo.
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I don´t recognize this at all.
1. I don´t think it costs too much, I´m very happy with what I got for the money.
2. I have never lost connection to the phone "unintentionally".
3. Battery life for me has been 3-4 days and I get a lot of mail since I got my work email through TouchDown and then FB, webmail etc.
4. NFC connection worked perfectly (not that it matters that much since you only use it once..)

I think the rubber band looks better because it tapers to the width of the watch. I haven't had any of the problems mentioned earlier in the thread. I love it. I paid $150 CDN off Kijjii BNIB.

zerolemon 3000mah

I recently purchased this for my galaxy s4. I got right at 9 hrs before it went to 0% and completely turned off. 3 hrs was non stop screen time. I did not use any battery management apps and left wifi on non stop but turned off blue tooth.
It seems like this battery only gave me about 1 he extra over stock. This is a stock replacement. I've seen a lot of Zerolemon worship videos on YouTube but no "real reviews".
Has anyone else any experience with this battery ? Doesn't seem that great.

Ok I must be the only one who owns this battery. That's OK I've always considered myself a pioneer. At any rate I checked again and same thing. No NFC, takes forever to charge, no significant change in battery time. The battery itself is larger than the stock albeit only by a millimeter or so.
Waste of money.

mikeprius said:
Ok I must be the only one who owns this battery. That's OK I've always considered myself a pioneer. At any rate I checked again and same thing. No NFC, takes forever to charge, no significant change in battery time. The battery itself is larger than the stock albeit only by a millimeter or so.
Waste of money.
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If you looked there is like a big thread about this battery a few posts down. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2356581
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I wouldn't say it's a waste of money... Mine have been treating me well. Really the batteries are only about 2800 mAh or so, not an actual 3000, but I'd still prefer the extra hour or so even if it takes away NFC (that I never use).
Here's the best I've gotten with this battery all on LTE.
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I returned the 3000mah battery today.
The 3000mah is 600mah over stock. So in theory you should get +20% more battery time. My Samsung was about 8 hrs which is I believe what samsung claims anyway. So in theory I should get an additional 96 minutes of time. Using touchwiz I got the most 56 minutes.
For me an additional 56 min does not warrant $20. I'd rather take the 20 and buy the bigger 7500mah or keep it slim stock and buy an external that I plug up. Some. A disagree with me but 56 minutes is negligible. 96 minutes would be better as my phone rips through power.
I definitely did not get the same time as you did but I'm using TW and not ASOP. Then again I used it in the manner I normally would and disabled juice defender. Juice defender is pretty good and works well on aggressive setting and helps extended battery life.....
I just personally did not find value in the battery.

Just ran my Samsung battery again and recharged it. It lasted about 8 hrs 20 min this past time. It charged faster than the Zerolemon as well. I may try Ankor or another extended battery. The actual door batteries seem to be better value. My friend got the mophie juice pack for $99. No NFC, no USB OTG, bulky, 2300mah. That's a pretty bad deal the case is huge and that's way too expensive for such little battery..I use USB OTG alot

I have the Zerolemon slim line I don't remember mah but I have had good luck with it. I have gone two days on it, making phone calls and social media . Go figure I guess it the luck of the draw.

Better Suggestion
I'm looking for a better battery, but it has to have a thin enough back case that the touchstone hack would work. Suggestions?

mikeprius said:
I returned the 3000mah battery today.
The 3000mah is 600mah over stock.
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The original Samsung Battery has 2600 mah and the Zerolemon claims to have 3000. That's 400 more not 600.

Good point, I did re-read this thread. I know a friend who also got this battery a little after I did and kept it. I told him about my extra time, and he approximately did get 1hr extra over stock as well. He's had it now for a month, and he says the time now is equivalent to stock (i.e. the extra hour does not seem to take hold anymore).
At any rate, with a spotty experience it is hard to justify over just buying a stock Samsung battery if you need the extra capacity. I don't mind losing the NFC over extra battery time, but the results are negligible at best.

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mikeprius said:
Just ran my Samsung battery again and recharged it. It lasted about 8 hrs 20 min this past time. It charged faster than the Zerolemon as well. I may try Ankor or another extended battery. The actual door batteries seem to be better value. My friend got the mophie juice pack for $99. No NFC, no USB OTG, bulky, 2300mah. That's a pretty bad deal the case is huge and that's way too expensive for such little battery..I use USB OTG alot
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How about a Onite one?It is popular on Amazon.

Hermosa said:
How about a Onite one?It is popular on Amazon.
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I never tried it. What I ultimately did was get a portable battery pack and another Samsung battery. The portable battery pack can charge the phone on the fly with the USB cord and also charge any other phones or devices. The spare Samsung battery is for a battery swap if I need the phone ASAP.
The first Samsung battery I got was a fake, so I just went to Fry's Electronics and bought retail an authentic Samsung battery. I knew the Samsung battery was a fake because around 13% it would be become unstable and just turn off. It never went systematically to 0. It just was a toss up when the phone died under 13%. Eventually the battery would just completely die in 2 hrs.
This what I'll do in the future is just buy a spare stock battery. I already have a universal portable battery pack.
I looked at all options. The ZeroLemon extended batteries are bulky (the big ones) and heavy. For anyone who holds and uses their phone a lot, the phone becomes very big to just take in and out of the pocket frequently. Plus it looks horrible in my opinion. If you feel that is a great option for you, more power to you. I take a lot of pictures with my phone, and that battery pack isn't happening.
I also looked at battery pack cases which were not my thing. You buy a Mophie case that makes the phone so huge and only charges your phone to 80% ? For a whopping $100. What a deal.
I bought a spare authentic Samsung battery from Fry's for like $30 or so. My phone is slim, I can take pictures easily, and when I socialize with women and get their numbers, they aren't laughing at my ridiculous phone lol.

I like my zero lemon batteries actually. I got what I paid for. Marginal batteries which help me get through the day. I didn't expect some magical change. They are 10 bucks how much did you think they would help? I like the red charger and I swap between the two batteries I got. Beats carrying around a charger I just pop the other battery in and I'm good for the day.

That's fair. They just were not my thing. I'm content with another genuine Samsung battery. One of my friends got one and still has it. He said that the additional time is not there anymore, and they have the same life as the Samsung batterys. Not sure if it is his battery or how they really are, but I'm content not having it. Plus the battery creates a very minor bulge at the back. I had a very tight fitting case on when I tried the battery and it created a minor gap.
If you like them more power to you, but I don't care for their products.

I have a 3000mah battery.. idk what brand.. it was a gift. So to get the most outta my L720t I bought a $9.99 wall mounting battery charger. And at night I'll charge both my Samsung battery and the extended life one. I use my Samsung till it's dead.. then I'll pop in the slightly bigger one. This way I always know I'll have enough juice..
Thanks for all your input guys.. I was wondering weather or not to get another 3000mah battery.. I'll stick with what's working... lol

I get over 4hrs of on-screen time on my stock battery in my gs4 that I bought the first week in may 2013. I was considering the zerolemon 3000mah but idk now. worst case scenario is that I can always return it if I see no improvement over stock

Just depends on what your need is. Are your guy's cases super tight fitting ? There will be a slight bulge at the back, full disclosure, so if it is extremely tight fitting that might be an issue. Do you have an aluminum backplate battery cover ? Again, you might run into problem it's not a 100% OEM fit, more like 97%.
I just don't think it is worth the hassle since the stock battery works fine and fits fine plus has Samsung quality control, but that's just me. The questionable benefit, unknown quality of the battery, and bulge at the back isn't my thing.

OnePlus One replacement battery?

Hi - Our OPO phones are starting to show their age.
I started researching BLP571 replacement batteries, and many of the sources I found have pretty lousy reviews for battery quality.
Has anyone purchased a BLP571 from a supplier that you are happy (or not happy) with?
Thanks!

¿GotJazz? said:
Hi - Our OPO phones are starting to show their age.
I started researching BLP571 replacement batteries, and many of the sources I found have pretty lousy reviews for battery quality.
Has anyone purchased a BLP571 from a supplier that you are happy (or not happy) with?
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I have just been having a problem with my OnePlus and the battery stats - the phone was not lasting long, the % readout was not moving for some time then falling and switching off before it reached anywhere near 0%.* I suspected the battery might be failing and had installed Accubattery (updated to Pro with some Google Play gift credit they offered me) and it suggested the battery was now only @2000mAh so have been looking for a replacement.
(* I'm using the excellent Sultanxda Unofficial CyanogenMod 13.0 with 3.4.0 kernel whose battery stats have been very good and whose ROM is super-stable.)
I have been told that a lot of the 'Chinese' OnePlus replacements are not all that good and do not meet the original specifications and sometimes actually even ship used batteries and I didn't want that sort of headache.
I found a seller of aftermarket batteries in Germany (I'm in the UK) and bought a 'VHBW' branded BLP571 from them through ebay. Shipping was fast and I installed it in the phone this afternoon (17th December)
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I could not turn the phone on as the battery came discharged and it took @2½ hours to charge to 100% (I did this with the phone switched off). I powered up and deleted the battery stats from Accubattery and will monitor it carefully. I'm pleased to see that it has ticked down from 100% to 97% after 10 minuets use as it was not doing that for the past month or so (I expect the battery stats to take some time to settle down - at least a few charge cycles)
So, the battery looks good. Certainly is not some second-hand junk, time will tell if it has the capacity of the original and I don't expect to know for a week or so. I will return to this thread from time to time to report back. Hopefully it will be good news - but to answer your original question I am very happy with the supplier!

Voyager03 said:
I could not turn the phone on as the battery came discharged and it took @2½ hours to charge to 100% (I did this with the phone switched off). I powered up and deleted the battery stats from Accubattery and will monitor it carefully. I'm pleased to see that it has ticked down from 100% to 97% after 10 minuets use as it was not doing that for the past month or so (I expect the battery stats to take some time to settle down - at least a few charge cycles)
So, the battery looks good. Certainly is not some second-hand junk, time will tell if it has the capacity of the original and I don't expect to know for a week or so. I will return to this thread from time to time to report back. Hopefully it will be good news - but to answer your original question I am very happy with the supplier!
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What makes this interesting is that it's most likely a brand new battery since it's not from the OEM. Give it a week and report back. You can also use GSam Battery monitor to record the stats. If this is good enough, you can probably post it over at \ACCESSORIES\ for some more publicity.

I had my battery for 1 year and im down to 3 hours sot i might buy that battery that you got from ebay

Same here I am also wondering should I change the battery or upgrade to OP3T

First charge done and I'm happy so far. Battery lasted much longer before needing a charge and the % remaining seemed more accurate than the old one at least!
I'll see over the next few days the real battery capacity - but it's not too bad!

Voyager03 said:
First charge done and I'm happy so far. Battery lasted much longer before needing a charge and the % remaining seemed more accurate than the old one at least!
I'll see over the next few days the real battery capacity - but it's not too bad!
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Thanks for sharing. Please keep us updated. I'm also very interested in getting a quality battery - and I don't really trust all those "we look like we are a real one-plus battery".
The battery is also available from seller http://stores.ebay.de/vhbwonline/ on ebay

Voyager03 said:
I found a seller of aftermarket batteries in Germany (I'm in the UK) and bought a 'VHBW' branded BLP571 from them through ebay. Shipping was fast and I installed it in the phone this afternoon (17th December)
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Thanks for the info, @Voyager03!
I wish I could get these in the U.S., but it looks like the manufacturer doesn't ship here. Good info for the folks on your side of the pond, tho!

medic said:
The battery is also available from seller http://stores.ebay.de/vhbwonline/ on ebay
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That is the same seller. The delivery was quick and the product seems perfectly good.
I don't know if it is as good as the original battery but I didn't measure the capacity of that when I got the phone new.
I've had a good charge all day and put it on to charge again now - but I was using the phone a lot to see what happened. In normal (moderate) use I would guess I would be back to 18 - 24 hours between charges.

Voyager03, any update about your battery? how was it so far?
Should we consider order it as well? thanks!

CrAzYoNi said:
Voyager03, any update about your battery? how was it so far?
Should we consider order it as well? thanks!
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It's been fine, far better than the worn out original was. If you need one I'd say it's a fine choice as a replacement.

Voyager03 said:
It's been fine, far better than the worn out original was. If you need one I'd say it's a fine choice as a replacement.
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Thanks for your quick & kind reply!
How was the installation part? was it difficult?

CrAzYoNi said:
Thanks for your quick & kind reply!
How was the installation part? was it difficult?
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It was not hard, I followed an online guide. The original battery is stuck in there pretty firmly though - take care getting it out!

Voyager03 said:
It was not hard, I followed an online guide. The original battery is stuck in there pretty firmly though - take care getting it out!
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So far after a week or so would you say its worth it?

TareqA said:
So far after a week or so would you say its worth it?
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Compared to the worn out battery I had it is a great improvement.

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Compared to the worn out battery I had it is a great improvement.
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Can you give me your average sot for your new one and your old one please?

Accubattery said the old battery was @1900mAh and the new one is @2800mAh.
But more than that the phone was not working at all well with the old original - the % charge was not displaying properly, would stick at 100% for ages before falling and then switch off suddenly and well before it reached 0%. Then when plugged in to recharge started at 60%, 30% or wherever it was when it powered off and then was 100% is a short time.
The new battery % 'reads' correctly enough. I've not been able to let it go completely flat as I charge when I need some time away from a convenient plug.
The new battery is much better - and there is little alternative anyway. If anyone knows where to get an original 3100mAh cell then I would like to know!

Voyager03 said:
Accubattery said the old battery was @1900mAh and the new one is @2800mAh.
But more than that the phone was not working at all well with the old original - the % charge was not displaying properly, would stick at 100% for ages before falling and then switch off suddenly and well before it reached 0%. Then when plugged in to recharge started at 60%, 30% or wherever it was when it powered off and then was 100% is a short time.
The new battery % 'reads' correctly enough. I've not been able to let it go completely flat as I charge when I need some time away from a convenient plug.
The new battery is much better - and there is little alternative anyway. If anyone knows where to get an original 3100mAh cell then I would like to know!
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They no longer make any original battery, oneplus had stopped its production for the one.

Voyager03 said:
Accubattery said the old battery was @1900mAh and the new one is @2800mAh.
But more than that the phone was not working at all well with the old original - the % charge was not displaying properly, would stick at 100% for ages before falling and then switch off suddenly and well before it reached 0%. Then when plugged in to recharge started at 60%, 30% or wherever it was when it powered off and then was 100% is a short time.
The new battery % 'reads' correctly enough. I've not been able to let it go completely flat as I charge when I need some time away from a convenient plug.
The new battery is much better - and there is little alternative anyway. If anyone knows where to get an original 3100mAh cell then I would like to know!
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Please report back after a month or so! Some long term use stats would be nice too (total mAh etc.) Thank you!

i am using 2.5 years battery and Accubattery shows 2600mah...
new one shows only 2800??? why so low?

ZeroLemon or Mophie Juice?

Just got a new Pixel XL and I'd like an external battery I read the reviews on this site but does anyone have any ideas as to which is superior?
Here's what I've gathered so far
ZeroLemon 8500 mAh
Mophie 2950 mAh & wireless charging
Wide variety of chargers available including car & battery pack
I assume that both of these are in addition to the internal battery. Does anyone have any additional info?
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I also found two others, but they're not as good as these two.

pwiecek said:
Just got a new Pixel XL and I'd like an external battery I read the reviews on this site but does anyone have any ideas as to which is superior?
Here's what I've gathered so far
ZeroLemon 8500 mAh
Mophie 2950 mAh & wireless charging
Wide variety of chargers available including car & battery pack
I assume that both of these are in addition to the internal battery. Does anyone have any additional info?
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I also found two others, but they're not as good as these two.
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As far as features go, mophie is the better product. For sheer function, ZeroLemon obviously has the larger battery.
If I had the money I'd go mophie.
It has a 2 year warranty
wireless charging
can connect to a car mount or dock magnetically
zerolemon i believe only has a 180 day warranty? Don't quote me on that. I think i saw that on the amazon page.
So if all you want is juice, go zerolemon but if the features and the 2 year warranty is more to your liking I'd say go mophie. I'm looking at both and on paper, mophie has the better feature set and possibly better value even though it is more expensive.

if you register the product with ZeroLemon you'll get an additional 18m warranty, fwiw

I was on the Mophie site and their LG G4 case is 60% off.

pwiecek said:
I was on the Mophie site and their LG G4 case is 60% off.
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Not surprising since it's for a phone that's two years old. Not going to help with a Pixel XL though.

bsweetness said:
Not surprising since it's for a phone that's two years old. Not going to help with a Pixel XL though.
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A SERIOUSLY BROKEN two year old phone, that's my point.

Just ordered the mophie. The features won out and their cases tend to look more finished.

I just got the mophie. I don't have a Pixel Zerolemon to compare, but it does look more finished than the LG G4 ZeroLemon I have. The charge Force accessories are very good looking also.

pwiecek said:
I just got the mophie. I don't have a Pixel Zerolemon to compare, but it does look more finished than the LG G4 ZeroLemon I have. The charge Force accessories are very good looking also.
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Can you post some pictures?
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I've got the Zerolemon. It's a chunky monster but I want the battery life. There's an extra 2cm on the bottom with two front-facing grates for speaker sound, which work well. Could do with a kickstand. Heavy beast and not aesthetically pleasing if that's an issue for you.

I could post pictures, but nothing better than the ones on mophie & amazon
http://www.mophie.com/shop/battery-cases/juice-pack-pixel-xl
http://www.mophie.com/shop/charge-force-powerstation-wireless?a92=12
http://www.mophie.com/shop/charge-force-vent-mount

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Some observations
Juice Pack
The juice pack looks like a large phone. I like a manly sized phone and don't wear anything but jeans so size isn't an issue. The ZeroLemon (G4) cover looked like it was homemade.
This is just a gut feeling, the charge-thru technology seems to:
Charge the phone to 80%
Charge the Juice pack to 80%
Top off the phone
Top off the juice pack
The Juice pack did not interfere with USB debugging.
The speaker extensions only add about 1/4 inch to the height.
Power Station
The juice pack uses a usb-c connector, but the battery pack & vent mount use mini-usb. You can still use all your old chargers, but you might have to carry an extra cable.
The magnetic attachment to the battery is pretty strong. I can see using the phone with the battery attached.
The faux velvet finish on the battery pack mars easily and collects dust.
I spoke to mophie and asked about using the powerstation while the phone is connected to the computer. I was told that the powerstation has a overcharge protection feature so this will not hurt the phone or powerstation but it is also unnecessary because the phone will charge off the computer first.
Vent Mount
Prior to getting this stuff, I had an overheating problem with the pixel when using Google Maps & GPS. With it mounted on the vent mount with AC blowing on it, its actually cool to the touch. The phone may still be overheating inside the case but we'll see. I had another vent mount for an earlier phone and managed to break the vanes on one of my vents. No problem with this one. It is a little wobbly though.
If you're getting a battery pack you might want to wait on a wireless desktop charger. The dock might be useful if you're using the phone at your desk, but I didn't need it

pwiecek said:
I could post pictures, but nothing better than the ones on mophie & amazon
http://www.mophie.com/shop/battery-cases/juice-pack-pixel-xl
http://www.mophie.com/shop/charge-force-powerstation-wireless?a92=12
http://www.mophie.com/shop/charge-force-vent-mount
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Are you able to check if the phone sleeps while connected to the Mophie? *Not charging state*. It looks like the zero lemon had an issue of keeping the phone awake when it's connected. Even in a non charging state.
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I set the Display Sleep to 15 seconds. When the screen goes blank, If hit the power button it requires a fingerprint. How do I tell if its really asleep or just playing possum?

I ran a charging test, but I can't figure out how to enter tabs or a table. I also tried uploading a snapshot but the image won't show.
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pwiecek said:
I set the Display Sleep to 15 seconds. When the screen goes blank, If hit the power button it requires a fingerprint. How do I tell if its really asleep or just playing possum?
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download accubattery and just use the phone as normal in the case but with the case powered off. the phone should go into deep sleep after a period of non-use; accubattery will give you tons of stats including deep sleep

You could download naptime on the play store, enable aggressive dose and enable dose notifications. This will put the phone to deep sleep quicker than usual, and notification will appear when it wakes back up telling you when it went to sleep and how long deep sleep was active.

Is root required to use naptime?

Naptime
BigReyn said:
Is root required to use naptime?
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Yes, the Play store says Root is required.