Zerolemon 5000 mAh battery case
I week ago I received purchase of a new battery case for the Note 9, Zerolemon 5000 mAh. This was purchased from Zerolemon through Amazon.
In summary - the case works exactly as advertized in detail.
In the past on previous models of Samsung Galaxy (S8+ and S6), I have owned battery cases by Mophie and Runsy.
The case is conventionally sized, similar to other brands. I prefer the fitment method of Zerolemon over that of Mophie, where the Zerolemon is a single body while the Mophie is a two-body assembly. The Zerolemon has a thinner chin than the Mophie, which is really nice.
The top portion of the rear of the battery case is trimmed to ultra-thinness. This is the portion that engulfs the rear camera, etc. This reduced volume is a nice improvement in style and volume.
The case's surface provides a good non-slip grip to the phone. Also, the front top edges of the perimeter protrude about 1 mm above the face of the phone's glass screen. Good - this will give adequate protector for the screen when the phone/case are laid face down.
The battery capacity at 5000 mAh will probably give one full charge to the internal 4000 mAh battery of the Note 9. Readers should note that any battery pack will not be able to transfer its full capacity to a receiving phone battery, because of electrical loss through the discharge and charging circuits. Generally, only about 80% of a battery pack will be received by a recipient phone; thus 80% * 5000 mAh = 4000 mAh, yielding one charge on the Note 9. That's fine.
A great feature of the Zerolemon is that this model (5000 mAh, but not the 10,000 mAh) has pass-thru data sync of the phone while still embedded into the battery case, but cabled to one's desktop computer. And it works - great.
Of course, typical of most battery cases, cable charger connected to the battery case will directly (pass-thru) the phone when the battery case is already full. Great.
The bottom of the case has a hole for the earphone jacket to pass through. The hole is large enough to allow the included AKG earphone to fit through perfectly. Note, this is not the case with the Mophie battery case, which thus requires a special dongle.
Wireless charging is not available, nor is NFC connection.
Only minor gripe is that the phone controlling buttons on the case are rather stiff. Those are the overlay buttons that control for the phone: power, volume, bixy. Regardless, the overlay buttons do work consistently, one just needs to push slightly harder to engage. No big deal.
Overall, this case is my favorite of the three common brands of battery cases on the market (Zerolemon, Mophie, Runsy).
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Just picked this up. I have the Hyperion battery, but this case still works fine since both have the same battery and back door.
The case is great. $7 and it's the nice smooth tpu, not that cheap honeycomb crap fake of a tpu case that Hyperion makes.
This is nice to hear. I have a Hyperion 4200 mah battery on the way and this exact Qcell TPU case, so hopefully I have the same experience with it.
I got the white back cover with the hyperion (didn't realize they had black ones at the time) and the black TPU case, so I may just paint the hyperion back cover black if the color difference bothers me that much lol.
Chris123NT said:
This is nice to hear. I have a Hyperion 4200 mah battery on the way and this exact Qcell TPU case, so hopefully I have the same experience with it.
I got the white back cover with the hyperion (didn't realize they had black ones at the time) and the black TPU case, so I may just paint the hyperion back cover black if the color difference bothers me that much lol.
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If you have the case on the phone you won't see it. Lol. No need to paint. I have a blue back on my Hyperion.
Chiming in. It's a bit expensive but the Seidio surface extended battery cover and case will work with the normal extended holster if you opted for one of those at the time of purchase(go by the name of pt or platinum as well).
Best combo, but expensive and fits the 4500mah battery
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I have a QCell extended battery, but I don't use it. The battery cover interferes with the camera flash. I think it's because the flash and camera lens are surrounded by the back, and peek out of holes in the cover. It's something I've noticed on both mine and my wife's phones.
That seidio case looks like it wouldn't have that problem, because the camera and flash are not surrounded by case. Do you happen to know if it would work with the QCell 4200mAh battery? Also, I can see where to order the case on Amazon, but I don't seem to see the battery cover. Where can I get that (assuming it would work with the QCell battery, of course)?
usmaak said:
I have a QCell extended battery, but I don't use it. The battery cover interferes with the camera flash. I think it's because the flash and camera lens are surrounded by the back, and peek out of holes in the cover. It's something I've noticed on both mine and my wife's phones.
That seidio case looks like it wouldn't have that problem, because the camera and flash are not surrounded by case. Do you happen to know if it would work with the QCell 4200mAh battery? Also, I can see where to order the case on Amazon, but I don't seem to see the battery cover. Where can I get that (assuming it would work with the QCell battery, of course)?
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The Seidio battery door + case will work with the 4200 mah batteries from QCell, Hyperion (and Anker i think?). The reason why its superior is because the battery door and the case taper out/bulge out slightly where the battery is. The top and bottom are absolutely flat similiar to stock. So with the flat upper area its essentially the same stock Camera and Flash visibility with the ability to hold the extended battery.
I actually did a review on this under the AT&T section with pictures and information on how to order the battery door separately without a bulk battery purchase.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889128
the link in the op was to mobile amazon, here's the same post on regular amazon: [ goo.gl/t9ZI4 ]
knightblaze said:
The Seidio battery door + case will work with the 4200 mah batteries from QCell, Hyperion (and Anker i think?). The reason why its superior is because the battery door and the case taper out/bulge out slightly where the battery is. The top and bottom are absolutely flat similiar to stock. So with the flat upper area its essentially the same stock Camera and Flash visibility with the ability to hold the extended battery.
I actually did a review on this under the AT&T section with pictures and information on how to order the battery door separately without a bulk battery purchase.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889128
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where can I purchase just the battery cover on its own? I didn't see where to purchase that thanks
edit: I see that you called, I'll have to try that
knightblaze said:
The Seidio battery door + case will work with the 4200 mah batteries from QCell, Hyperion (and Anker i think?). The reason why its superior is because the battery door and the case taper out/bulge out slightly where the battery is. The top and bottom are absolutely flat similiar to stock. So with the flat upper area its essentially the same stock Camera and Flash visibility with the ability to hold the extended battery.
I actually did a review on this under the AT&T section with pictures and information on how to order the battery door separately without a bulk battery purchase.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889128
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Thanks. I'm going to get the battery cover and the case with the kickstand (miss my Evo kickstand). I contacted Seidio and asked about the battery door, and they said that I could order one from them for 14.95 plus S&H. The case is on Amazon. Early Christmas present!
I had a Seidio extended battery and case for my Evo, and I loved it. Great products! Expensive, but great!
usmaak said:
Thanks. I'm going to get the battery cover and the case with the kickstand (miss my Evo kickstand). I contacted Seidio and asked about the battery door, and they said that I could order one from them for 14.95 plus S&H. The case is on Amazon. Early Christmas present!
I had a Seidio extended battery and case for my Evo, and I loved it. Great products! Expensive, but great!
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To order just the battery back cover/panel you need to call Seidio Customer service (phone number is on their website).
When you speak to a representative, advise them that you are interested in purchasing battery door for the Galaxy S3: (Product Code below).
Product Code: BVY35SSGS3-BK
Has anyone considered doing the case mod for the anker 5200mah extended battery yet? I am on Verizon unfortunately so I still have another week to wait to receive my s4 but I currently have the note 2 and I use an otter box defender that I used a dremel tool to cut a hole in the back of the stock battery cover and the back of the hard shell of the otterbox so that the larger anker 6200mah will fit and you barely notice the silicone outer case having a slight bulge. I think it will work with this one too but was just curious as to whether anyone has tried it or is planning to do so like I am.
It may rather huge, am I right?
No more so than just using the defender case by itself. It's not really thicker just a little heavier which makes it feel sturdier to me lol
Any pics?
Whats your opinion on the Anker battery packs? I am considering getting the Anker® Astro3 as it is extremely versatile and 10,000 mah great for ER's
I'll post pics ASAP. I have gotten really good performance from anker batteries. From what I have read about people comparing the extended batteries, the mugen batteries barely outperform the ones from anker and for the price they are incredible. The mugen battery at the same mah was like 140 or so where as the anker was 20 bucks with shipping from amazon. I easily get 2± full days of moderate usage from my note 2 with This 6200mah battery. I know the one for the s4 is smaller but should still perform well.
I recently read about the Hyperion battery which basically allows you to swap your existing battery for an 8000 mAh battery, and comes with a different case. I think the stock battery is something like 3250mAh.
What other batteries are out for the Galaxy Note 4 and in what capacities? I'm not asking for charging boxes. Secondly, are there any cases available to fit these larger battery packs?
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I recently read about the Hyperion battery which basically allows you to swap your existing battery for an 8000 mAh battery, and comes with a different case. I think the stock battery is something like 3250mAh.
What other batteries are out for the Galaxy Note 4 and in what capacities? I'm not asking for charging boxes. Secondly, are there any cases available to fit these larger battery packs?
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There's Zerolemon extended battery 10k mah (I think) which is like a brick but it is a rugged case (many users have problems with the battery calibration. Mugen Extended battery with qi charging and a stand but has no TPU cases available, no protection whatsoever.
I like the Hyperion 8k because it offers a TPU case and it also doesn't add much bulk
Waiting for my Hyperion to arrive. Zerolemon is too bulky and with all that battery reading issues i've decided to go with less capacity but more comfort.
I'm no stranger to bulk. I currently use a UAG case and I love the size. I'm wondering how they compare in size.
I was disappointed with the battery life from the standard battery - much worse than my Note 2.
So I bought the Anker double size battery. It seems to do the job OK and the replacement back fits well. But I would like to have a folding case.
Has anyone bought or seen a case that will fit?
RR-99 said:
I was disappointed with the battery life from the standard battery - much worse than my Note 2.
So I bought the Anker double size battery. It seems to do the job OK and the replacement back fits well. But I would like to have a folding case.
Has anyone bought or seen a case that will fit?
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i'm looking at that battery right now and the zero lemon 10k and the mugen. the one thing tipping me towards the ZL is the case they provide with theirs
Yes I looked at the ZL and its case. I had two concerns about that.
One that it was just a bit too thick and heavy for my use, and the other is that being wider than the original battery it covers up the phone and GPS antennas. I'd need to be convinced that it didn't affect their performance.
The 6440 batteries are no wider than the original, just thicker so they can't affect the antennas.
I have the Manna case for my Note 2. I bought one the same style for the Note 4 but of course it won't fit with the thicker battery. I would like something similar that will fit with the Anker.
Basically I'm aware that there are many Samsung Galaxy S5 extended batteries, and a couple ways to get it to charge wirelessly&retain NFC, but it's usually one or the other.
There is a MUGEN case with 5900 mah that is supposed to charge wirelessly, but it looks cheap and it has a lot of negative reviews, mostly due to poor case quality.
I'd rather buy one of the receivers, like S5 SlimPWRcard, but they also have a lot of negative reviews. Also, I don't know if it will work with one of the extended batteries.
I'm looking for a 3000-5000 mah battery that doesn't look ridiculous and has mostly positive feedback (hyperion maybe) and a way to make it charge wirelessly as I hate flapping the charging port cover. Probably a decent qi receiver that doesn't cause a bulge on the back.
Cheers.
i have the original extended battery from samsung.
i have installed SlimPWRcard and it works great to charge the extended battery.
caveat: you will need a bumper or a TPU shell, because the cover for the extended battery barely has enough space to accomodate the SlimPWRcard receiver.
Ive wondered the same thing.
But it seems all those 'sandwich' style Qi charging coils are just Not very reliable.
Theyre essentially hack jobs.
I prefer the original size battery and the genuine Samsung Qi charging cover.
Unfortunately, that Qi cover does make the phone extra thick and heavy.
Which in turn, means that buying a full phone case is nearly impossible.
Fortunately, theres 2 or 3 makers who make such niche phone cases.
Such as the "Diztronic Full Matte Black Flexible TPU Case Exclusively Compatible with Samsung Wireless Charging Cover for Galaxy S5" ..... available from Amazon.