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?
LATER
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?
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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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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
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Is root required to use naptime?
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Yes, the Play store says Root is required.
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As much as I love my new Desire, one thing I am not so keen on is how fast it is possible to rip through a fully charged battery.
I have already found that a fully charged Desire that is unplugged when I leave for work at 7am will need a charge by around 3pm!
This may be due to my usage, but what's the point of having a smartphone unless you use it to the max
Previously I had a Raphael which had a similar problem, which I solved by getting an extended battery from eBay.
Extended batteries for the Desire seemed pretty scarce on eBay - most of the ones on there being for the Nexus one which has a slightly different backplate. I did find one for £13.99 that was shipped from Hong Kong, so I thought it was worth a try.
Around 2 weeks later this arrived in the post:
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First impressions were good, the backplate felt pretty solid and has a nice rubberised finish to it.
It was promptly fitted to my Desire:
Again I was impressed with the quality, the backplate fitted perfectly - no gaps or bulges:
It also passed the most important test; not bursting into flames when i plugged the charger in!
As you can see it doubles the thickness of the Desire, but its not too obtrusive in my opinion. As a bonus you can actually stand the phone on its side for video watching
Today was the first full day of usage, and so far it has been running for 14 hours and the battery level (Using Battery Indicator Pro) is at 14%.
That includes 97 texts sent, around 20 minutes of calls, 10 minutes using RAC Traffic app (GPS), 10 minutes using Google Maps, 30 minutes with the WiFi on using VNC to connect to a machine at work, say 10 minutes of browsing, and randomly checking emails & Twitter throughout the day. (sync was turned off)
This is pretty much exactly what I wanted - being able to go a whole day without a charge, and still use the phone as I pleased. The trade-off is a slightly bigger and heavier phone but I can live with that
If anyone wants I an extended battery I heartily recommend one like this.
Is it ok to link to eBay sellers? As I don't mind providing the link.
Now i'm off to (finally) charge my phone...
Thanks for the review, ebay seller links are fine or just give the item number/seller? How about in the pocket, it must feel heavy and bulging out?
I was thinking about getting one of these, thanks. As above, same question really does it make it feel considerably heavier?
What about this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXTENDED-HIGH-POWER-BATTERY-HTC-DESIRE-BRAVO-A8181-/170509816999?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_PDABatteries&hash=item27b32d54a7#ht_1626wt_1137
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What about this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXTENDED-HIGH-POWER-BATTERY-HTC-DESIRE-BRAVO-A8181-/170509816999?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_PDABatteries&hash=item27b32d54a7#ht_1626wt_1137
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Although the back cover looks better people on another forum have said that this battery is not that good and seems to not give any extra juice compared to the original. Check my posts about it here, I would not get that battery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673449&page=9
Eurgh, that back cover looks terrible.
This is the one I bought:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2500MAH-EXTEN...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item4150ccfef7
According to my kitchen scales the Desire weighs 165g with the extended battery fitted.
It doesn't feel considerably heavier, and still fits fine in the back pocket of my jeans.
Currently it's been running for 17 hours and has 32% left
I have one too since yesterday exactly the same battery. I must say I havent seen so much different so far. Maybe slighter better but I thought it would be much better than that.
only 14Ł ?
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only 14Ł ?
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£14 you mean?
I've really had no problems with the battery. It's much better than my old G1, and I use my phone constantly to check e-mail, twitter and play games during smoke breaks. The battery lasts from 9am til about 10pm. I'm using OpenDesire but haven't tested other ROMs.
this is medium to low usage and i get 2days with default battery.
would put such cover crap on my desire
I dunno what's the big deal with those big batteries? The phones original battery workes all fine. Just turn off all widgets, like "Mobile"-internet widget who drains most power of them all, and you'll survive for next 6 upcomming days - with one charge! And before U think that big battery is "good", maybe u shall take a look here: http://batteryboss.org/
I can easily do that with my normal battery. This looks like crap. Did you even train your battery when you just got your Desire?
Bought an extended one with 2500 mah at ebay.
Use it for about two days.
My results is about 30 hours of usage with icq always on, some calls, refresh mail and weather.
Not so bat, but i've expected more...
The cover looks horrid - I'll stick to charging my phone each night thank you!!
Adding maybe 1 hour of battery life with a battery that is more than likely crap quality and will degrade after 1 week AND adding a back cover that makes the phone look like crap?
No thanks.
Hi there, do you still have the link to the extended battery you bought?
pm007 said:
Bought an extended one with 2500 mah at ebay.
Use it for about two days.
My results is about 30 hours of usage with icq always on, some calls, refresh mail and weather.
Not so bat, but i've expected more...
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I'd love to have this battery, but then again I'd hate to damage my beloved Desire without my silicone case, so to be or not to be, eh?!
by the way, to save battery, hold power button till some noptions come up, at the bottom there is an internet option, just click that to turn internet connection off whenever you are not useing the phone! gives me 2 days with heavy use (gaming, music etc)
Makes that @ss look fat!
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Hi,
today I found this extremly big battery on ebay, but I can't really believe that high capacity...It's got 50% more capacity!
Maybe someone here already got it?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/2300mAh-High...311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35b453faff
it looks slightly thicker than the original.
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Try it out and tell us.
I think it's fake though.
I still prefer my 3200 mAh one.
Why do you think it's fake? There are bigger ones out there!
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Why do you think it's fake? There are bigger ones out there!
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Because it looks quite fake and it's on ebay as well. It most likely isn't truely 2300 mAh.
Could anyone test this akku-packs until now? I am thinking of order some...
For value, quality & actually results look no further than the Anker 1900 mAh. Plus it doesn't require a larger battery back. It delivers better than anything else in my opinion. Especially if you refuse to carry a brick in your pocket like those extended back batteries!
what du u mean? 1900 anker and 2300 dpd x14 BOTH don't need an own back-cover, do they!?
They are for real
I use 2 of them. They work. They extend the life of the Sensation 4G by about 60%. They do not require a special backplate. They do not run hot according to battery utilities I have. The case does not get hot if I charge it with the phone off, although, of course, the battery charges more quickly. The battery does not seem to take a lot of extra time to charge, but then I usually put it on to charge overnight.
I can get a solid 12 hours with all the goodies on, browsing, a little GPS, full screen brightness, 5-8 minute timeout, fully syncing, etc. I would call my settings flat-out power hog settings.
They seem a little picky on chargers. My car charger is fine. Standard 500mAH USB cable to computer is fine. The OEM HTC wall charger only gets it up to about 2/3's charge. of my 2 aftermarket wall chargers, one juices it all the way, the other cops out.
err. you guys do realize that even if the specification of mAh isn't fake, the fact that its rated at 4.2v should scare you into not buying this batery. sensation battery is often rated at 3.7-3.8v range.
edit: whoops. just saw that its the charging limit of 4.2v which is the same for the other sensation batteries. nonetheless this seems too good to be true
Can't find it on Ebay
Willieumm said:
For value, quality & actually results look no further than the Anker 1900 mAh. Plus it doesn't require a larger battery back. It delivers better than anything else in my opinion. Especially if you refuse to carry a brick in your pocket like those extended back batteries!
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Or the ChiChiTec 1900mAh, it's only 23 bucks on Amazon, 30 bucks for 2, and it's an instant 20% extra battery.
DieAbrissbirne said:
Hi,
today I found this extremly big battery on ebay, but I can't really believe that high capacity...It's got 50% more capacity!
Maybe someone here already got it?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/2300mAh-High...311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35b453faff
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I bought 2 of these exact same ones, and according to my battery monitor widget, they are 1900mah battery's, not the 2300 they claim. But still much much better than stock i recommend them
Edit: and it fits into the regular cover just fine in my case
Savage1701 said:
I use 2 of them. They work. They extend the life of the Sensation 4G by about 60%. They do not require a special backplate. They do not run hot according to battery utilities I have. The case does not get hot if I charge it with the phone off, although, of course, the battery charges more quickly. The battery does not seem to take a lot of extra time to charge, but then I usually put it on to charge overnight.
I can get a solid 12 hours with all the goodies on, browsing, a little GPS, full screen brightness, 5-8 minute timeout, fully syncing, etc. I would call my settings flat-out power hog settings.
They seem a little picky on chargers. My car charger is fine. Standard 500mAH USB cable to computer is fine. The OEM HTC wall charger only gets it up to about 2/3's charge. of my 2 aftermarket wall chargers, one juices it all the way, the other cops out.
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Do you use Battery Monitor Widget. If yes, can you tell us the measured capacity of the battery?
OMG 2300 mAh, what's the stand by time for this thing? Like a month? A beast!
So, it annoyed me the Galaxy S III battery was 2100 mah vice our 1800, but physically smaller (albeit a hair thicker)
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Here's how it looks in the Relay:
Notice the space at the bottom. The pins also do not quite reach the contacts
The solution? A shaver!
Before:
After:
Folded up Velcro dots to shim it in place:
A small piece of paper to shim on the side:
Snug but closed lid fit:
this is interesting... is the s3 battery rated at 3.8v too? also, did you really see that 16% improvement in battery life?
Battery life is better yes. And most cell phone batteries are 3.8 volts, and report as "full" at around 4.2 volts, although the app I use for battery monitoring shows the relay is charging my battery to 4.3 volts.
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The stock battery life on our phone is pretty decent. But I wonder what kind of extended slim battery options we have for our phone specifially....
Great mod Nard. The S3 battery is very common and I think all aftermarket extended slim batteries for the S3 should work as well. As long as you don't have a problem ghetto rigging it, we can get a lot more juice for out phones. And it retains NFC. Massive plus
Quite intrigued with this one:
http://www.tmart.com/2500mAh-Battery-for-Samsung-T699-Galaxy-S-Relay-4G-I415_p186313.html?ref=cj
Might give it a go in a few days
gtmaster303 said:
Quite intrigued with this one:
http://www.tmart.com/2500mAh-Battery-for-Samsung-T699-Galaxy-S-Relay-4G-I415_p186313.html?ref=cj
Might give it a go in a few days
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Holy cow, an extra 28% battery life for under $5? Heck yes! Just ordered this.
Edit: Don't see NFC mentioned anywhere... I don't use NFC, but just in case I decide I want to start, I'll pick up one of these, and solder the guy on if I need to. Looks to be about the right size.
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Holy cow, an extra 28% battery life for under $5? Heck yes! Just ordered this.
Edit: Don't see NFC mentioned anywhere... I don't use NFC, but just in case I decide I want to start, I'll pick up one of these, and solder the guy on if I need to. Looks to be about the right size.
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Be wary, just because the capacity says more doesn't mean it actually is...
I'd love to know your results though
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Dropbox disabled your photo links because they're getting too much traffic =( Would you mind uploading them another way?
Good solution!!
This battery will be compatible? is the MugenPower for S3 from 2300Mah (+25%), a little thicker of stock
link
CIAWA
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Dropbox disabled your photo links because they're getting too much traffic =( Would you mind uploading them another way?
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My dropbox is back.
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My dropbox is back.
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Ahh thanks I see now. It didn't make sense without the picture.
@Nardholio
I have one S3 battery, though from KINPS with 3250mAh that I got last time, which is 5mm thick (1mm more than ours) and should be allegedly same size to the S3 stock one.
But I am not able to close the back cover when I want to use it according to your instruction. that 1mm is definitely too thick and does not let me close it.
would you please confirm that yours is 5mm also or is it less than that?
if the prior, how did you manage to close the back cover?
if the latter, i would go buy a S3 stock battery.
If it's really that tight, I would try and carefully remove the sticker and see if it fits.
Compare it to the stock battery. Shouldn't be much thicker than that
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I got a 3 pack of those batteries. All the three of them are just lying at home, their actual capacity was 2100mAh. Besides it didn't charge over 87%, which is 1800mAh approx. Don't know what the problem was, guessing it was the maximum voltage the battery could be pushed to using the phone. :/
Just let them sit overnight, they'll charge more
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I got a 3 pack of those batteries. All the three of them are just lying at home, their actual capacity was 2100mAh. Besides it didn't charge over 87%, which is 1800mAh approx. Don't know what the problem was, guessing it was the maximum voltage the battery could be pushed to using the phone. :/
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Actually the big possibility behind this is samsung has a battery overcharge feature...which is why your battery may only get that high...also Another cause might be to check and make sure your charger is outputting 5v 800ma as thats what is required by phone...i use stock charger with my 5000mah extended battery and loving it...gets full charge with both stock and extended battery....also to note...because of this overcharge feature depending on bad flash or similar it may actually brick your batteries (yes its possible). A prime example is i thought my old relay was bricked...when i got new relay i tried charging the battery from old phone and got the bootloop of death like i did on my old relay..so it got me thinking...and i placed battery from new relay and it booted right up as if a brick never happenned..i started to really research this and found ways to prevent this from ever happenning again as well as finding out about the samsung overcharge "issues" .
Besides when i used the battery, it lost charge out quite quickly and when i did a little research on the batteries, i found out given the size the batteries are likely to be fake and that the best batteries are the stock ones. The big extended batteries are however a different story altogether though. Anyway, i'd charge them overnight once and see if anything happens.
Here's hoping to the phone not bursting and burning my house down!!:fingers-crossed:
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Besides when i used the battery, it lost charge out quite quickly and when i did a little research on the batteries, i found out given the size the batteries are likely to be fake and that the best batteries are the stock ones. The big extended batteries are however a different story altogether though. Anyway, i'd charge them overnight once and see if anything happens.
Here's hoping to the phone not bursting and burning my house down!!:fingers-crossed:
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a good example...i went from 6 am to now 8:30 pm on my extended and its now at 75% batterry....i only paid 30 with tax and stuff total for my extended and happy i got it...again though...a lower voltage and ma charger will cause issues with battery drain and charge as well...like lets say you used a charger from another android device that calls for 4.5 or 5 volts but only 750ma or 500ma.... in terms it doesnt charge the phone properly causing more workload and time for battery to charge properly
I bought the extended battery of mugenpower (2300mah) for Samsung Galaxy S3. I scratched To insert the battery. The time now is charging but the cover does not close. probably also'll scratch the cover.
Soon I will insert photos of the operation.
P.S.
I spent € 37 including postage
Mugen Power battery for s3 in Relay
I am extremely satisfied with the results, the battery life has improved considerably. Now I can get to the evening, with the old battery arrived at midday
I had to scratch the back cover to be able to close.
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.
amazing :good:
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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.
Recieved my zero lemon charging case. One word....WHOA....for 2 reasons.
1. Heavy and bulky
2. Charging is super fast, its like having my speed charger on full time
The original ZeroLemon was a lot thinner but also charged a lot slower. The new version is 100 times easier to put on unlike the first version which unfortunately after about 3 to 4 weeks stopped working for me. Hoping this one doesn't do the same. I will say I don't for see myself using this as a daily case due to its weight and thickness but I will be carrying this with me when I take long trips weather being New York City Transit where I'm listening to my music long the ride, or maybe a long motorcycle ride or even a day trip out with the family in the car where I won't have a charger accessible and I'll be taking pictures all day long. With that said and done I've attached some pictures so you can see what the new product looks like as well as a comparison to the first model. The USB pass-through is A+ and being able to transfer data is a bigger plus something the first model didn't offer.
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Sent from my Sic 6
Sent from my Sic 6
I received mine last week.
Packaging - Item was nicely packaged inside a resealable zip-lock bag. Inside the bag, the item is inside a smaller cardboard box along with installation instructions, warranty card information, the phone case that holds your phone along with the battery and battery connector, the (HUGE) battery, and an extra battery connector.
Case – This was my first silicone case with this phone. I usually stick to TPU as silicone cases pick up/attracts dust. Time will tell how it will hold up. The power button is easy to push and the cutouts are all in the correct places. There is a cutout in the back for the camera/flash as well as the battery LED status lights at the bottom. There are cut cutouts on the right for charging (charge your battery/phone and also charge other devices!). There are also speaker, microphone, & headphone cutouts at the bottom as well as cutouts at the top for the IR blaster and microphone.
Installation – I took off my daily TPU case and connected my phone to the battery and dropped it into the black silicone case. Unlike the other smaller Zerolemon battery cases, this did not have a super tight death-grip-like fit. The other case with the smaller battery and TPU case and a super tight fit that was difficult to put on and take off. It would also press up against the side of my glass screen protector causing it to lift off the phone screen. This case fit nicely and did not have any issues.
Usage – To charge the battery, just plug in a micro usb cable into the battery and plug the wire into a wall wart. The white LEDs in the back will light up indicating the level of charge left in the battery and will also blink the last LED to show that it is charging. When all four LEDs are on and the blinking stops, the battery is full. To check the battery level when your phone is connected, just press the back button once and the LED light up for a few seconds to display the approximate charge of the battery (each light ~ 25%). To turn on the battery to charge the phone, you press and hold the back button and the LED will turn and stay up to show that the battery is on and providing battery to recharge your phone. To turn the battery off, press and hold the button again until the LED lights turn off.
Two complains I had with the other smaller battery case were that: 1) there was no pass-through so your computer does not see your phone when you connect the battery case to your computer, and 2) your phone would not receive quick charge when connected to a wall wort while it was in the battery case. This new version addresses both issues, the computer can connect to your phone through the case so your files are accessible, and quick charge works through the battery case (to charge the phone, the battery does not accept quick charging). Another new feature is an USB port at the top which allows you to connect and charge other devices. This is a big plus since this battery is so large (stock S6 is 2550mAh and this beast of a battery is 8500mAh).
Thoughts - If you did not noticed from the photos and dimensions listed, this thing is gigantic. At 8.47 oz, its weight is almost double that of the phone itself (4.87 oz). The battery alone stands taller and wider than the phone. Add a phone case to wrap it all up and for protection, you have a large brick in your hand. But I knew about the size before I received the item. One issue I found was that the battery does not turn off automatically after it fully charges your phone. Not a big deal as this is not the type of battery you leave on to charge your phone overnight. This would be a case to use if I knew I would not be near a charging station that day for a long period of time. I was glad to have this battery case as my phone was over 2 years old and the battery life has been going down hill.
This looks like an awesome case. My current battery case is on it's last legs, so i'm looking to pick one up.
One thing I would like to know if possible guys - does this case support MicroSD Storage via OTG by any chance?
Thanks
jesusismyairbag said:
This looks like an awesome case. My current battery case is on it's last legs, so i'm looking to pick one up.
One thing I would like to know if possible guys - does this case support MicroSD Storage via OTG by any chance?
Thanks
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No it does not.
Thanks for the reply. I'm still going to pick one up anyway, so it's not a deal breaker.
jesusismyairbag said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm still going to pick one up anyway, so it's not a deal breaker.
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Keep in mind as i said in my review....its a brick
bx10r said:
Keep in mind as i said in my review....its a brick
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So now you have a Nokia Brick, with a battery that lasts a month, but with the speed of a true galaxy flagship xD