I've noticed recently that my batter is not lasting the whole day. I haven't wiped the phone since I got it (which is unusual for me as I usually root), so perhaps I should do that to see if resolves the battery drains.
Has anyone replaced the battery? I tried once on my Nexus 5, but the replacement battery was a dud. I'm seeing some on eBay that even go up to 3800 mAh, but that seems to good to be true, also none of the sellers seem to be rated which makes me assume they are scams.
If anyone has replaced the battery is there a good place to buy one?
Did you ever wind up doing a battery replacement? Thinking that I may need to do the same, although I also think that I should do a wipe first to see if that helps. Thx.
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The guy selling these batteries messed up my order. He is working quickly to make it right. I just wanted to share what was going on with everyone.
His sales name on E-bay is "Moretalktime". He has all positive reviews but when I went to order I noticed he had identical ad postings for a long life battery (Yoobao) but with different prices. I checked both meticulously and even had a family member double check. They both were claiming to be YooBao 2800 Mah. So naturally I ordered the cheaper one. Once I got the battery I knew right away that it wasn't YooBao. It was black, had a generic label on it, and rated at 3000 Mah. I even double checked the ad on e-bay and I wasn't crazy. It read, This YooBao Battery..... and in the middle of the text claimed the rating to be 2800 Mah battery life.
I shot Kevin an email and he was really quick in responding to my issue. He said he would pay return shipping and swap it out for the Yoobao once he got the generic returned. Apparently the ads got mixed up or something. He gave me the option to condition the battery, try it out and see what I thought; if I didn't like it I could swap it out and return it for the Yoobao.
I figured I would try it since I already had this battery in-hand. I quickly ran into an issue. While draining the charge that the generic battery came with, I noticed the screen kept flickering Rainbow-like horizontal banding. It only would occur when I had the screen brightness up from 80% - 100% and when a large majority of the screen was pure white. like the market loading screen or the facebook app, even dolphin HD in Full screen mode on a website like Google. It freaked me out because I didn't want anything to happen to my device. I tried with the OEM battery and couldn't replicate the issue. I also figured out it only occurs when the screen brightness is up past 80% and gets really bad when maxed out at 100%
Does this phenomenon occur with the YooBao's too? If so I doubt its an issue that will effect the device, but either way I would rather take my chances with a battery that has a reputation versus a generic no name so I sent it back to the guy for the YooBao.
Sounds like a defective battery. I dont have the Yoobao but I can assure you that it doesn't cause screen flicker. I have the 3500mah generic battery, which probably is the exact same battery you got, and I do not have this issue. These generic batteries of the "extended" variety are pretty much all the same, just with a different wrapper on them with different mah ratings. Its just a theory of mine since I only have the 3500mah one, but since they are all the same size its pretty well founded. The generic 3500mah or 3000mah are probably both truly 2800mah.
muyoso said:
Sounds like a defective battery. I dont have the Yoobao but I can assure you that it doesn't cause screen flicker. I have the 3500mah generic battery, which probably is the exact same battery you got, and I do not have this issue. These generic batteries of the "extended" variety are pretty much all the same, just with a different wrapper on them with different mah ratings. Its just a theory of mine since I only have the 3500mah one, but since they are all the same size its pretty well founded. The generic 3500mah or 3000mah are probably both truly 2800mah.
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Thanks for replying. Yeah I figured it was the same. Its already back in texas waiting to be swapped for a YooBao so all is well.
My screen did that exact same thing with the stock battery. It happened when the phone was charging and I had a lot of apps running.
my screen does that with the stock battery too. i only get the rainbowie flickering when im 100 percent bright(all the time) and under 20 percent battery. i acually see this almost every day.
Well I got my Yoobao on Monday. I just finished draining it from 100% so day one of the conditioning is over. Its was a champ all day. Brightness set up to 100% from 5am. I made it to 7pm with heavy usage. lots of internet browsing, videos and gaming. All I want is to be able to reliably get through an entire day without having to consider putting my phone in airplane mode in low signal areas, turn down screen brightness and account sync times, etc.....
Yoobao = no problems with rainbow phenomena
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my screen does that with the stock battery too. i only get the rainbowie flickering when im 100 percent bright(all the time) and under 20 percent battery. i acually see this almost every day.
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I didn't pay attention to the percentage. It may have been under 20 percent. It also would have explained why I couldn't replicate the issue on my OEM battery. However I finished "day-one" of my conditioning for my Yoobao battery and even the back ten percent didn't have the rainbow issue.
In regards to having a lot of apps running to replicate the problem. I rebooted my phone just to see if it was a software issue or maybe even some background processes causing the problem. With the generic 3500Mah I had reliable rainbowing issue between 80-100% screen brightness without any apps running in the background. So long as the app background on screen was nearly pure white, I had rainbowing. On my OEM I couldn't replicate it, but it was fully charged. I will, however, try to manifest the problem when I get the OEM battery below 20% and then report back.
Hi guys. I figured I would quit lurking and start posting here once in awhile
Full disclosure I am also a seller on ebay and I'm not hard to find by my user name but you are somewhat correct the 3000 mah and the 3500 mah are the exact same battery. I contacted my manufacturer about the 3500's the start popping up on ebay a few months ago and they told me they were the same with a different sticker.
The sad thing is those of us that are trying to be honest will eventually have to switch and start selling the fake sticker batteries too because 90% of the buyers this we have an inferior product
I'm glad you were able to get your Yoobao order straightened out. He appears to be another great seller just not sure how he keeps his account open charging $7 shipping on a 3oz battery but it all averages out. Yoobao is an EXCELLENT company and product!
I'll try to start posting more my "real job" is working in Product Management for Sony Ericsson here in Atlanta.
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Hi guys. I figured I would quit lurking and start posting here once in awhile
Full disclosure I am also a seller on ebay and I'm not hard to find by my user name but you are somewhat correct the 3000 mah and the 3500 mah are the exact same battery. I contacted my manufacturer about the 3500's the start popping up on ebay a few months ago and they told me they were the same with a different sticker.
The sad thing is those of us that are trying to be honest will eventually have to switch and start selling the fake sticker batteries too because 90% of the buyers this we have an inferior product
I'm glad you were able to get your Yoobao order straightened out. He appears to be another great seller just not sure how he keeps his account open charging $7 shipping on a 3oz battery but it all averages out. Yoobao is an EXCELLENT company and product!
I'll try to start posting more my "real job" is working in Product Management for Sony Ericsson here in Atlanta.
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Nice to see your real, I just ordered a battery from you last night. Got an email from ya today. Im looking forward to receiving this from you. I will be sure to tell everyone ......But on a side note i ordered a cheaper one from mzmshop or whatever it is 3.5 weeks ago and still nothing so he refunded my money which was cool of him but ill spend the extra 5 bucks and get the battery in a few days. I ended up going with yours b/c i saw the other 3500 mah ones and figured they were the same or the 3500 was less. You seemed legit in saying 3000mah and i figured if i get a cheaper 3500mah and its only 2400 then im better off getting your 3000mah.
I'm real.
Things from China have been stupid slow 20-35 days even after Christmas and now is the Chinese New Year so really nothing coming out of Hong Kong until Feb 12th
northmont30096 said:
I'm real.
Things from China have been stupid slow 20-35 days even after Christmas and now is the Chinese New Year so really nothing coming out of Hong Kong until Feb 12th
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now one thing i noticed in your listing was that yours has a built in chip so it doesnt overcharge and undercharge and whatnot. Do those ones from china that dont advertise it also have the chips in them?
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now one thing i noticed in your listing was that yours has a built in chip so it doesnt overcharge and undercharge and whatnot. Do those ones from china that dont advertise it also have the chips in them?
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Most of them do. There are 3 primary manufacturers but the thing is all 3 will run custom lots. So if you have an exporter looking to save a penny they will put out an RFP for ones without it etc. This is how these 3500's likely came about...some large exporter put out an RFP for a 3000mah battery with a custom 3500 sticker and BAM the market is flooded with them.
All of the ones I buy do have them. Depending on the phone it is sometimes better that they don't have the integrated chip. Some companies (Motorola specifically) are starting put push checks in the 2.2.1 Android to check the safety chipset to see if its a Motorola part and if not the phone OS won't recognize the battery. They are doing this to combat counterfeit batteries but unfortunately if affects aftermarket/generic as well.
I keep getting problems with all the anker batteries I used.
Around 5 different ones now.
My phone shuts down randomly, get's hot and sometimes it is rebooting automatically.
The most annoying thing of it is when it reboots when it is in my pocket, calls etc will be missed untill I turn my phone back on.
I also tried different HTC batteries and all of them are working pretty good, battery life is not the same as the Anker ones but it won't reboot or shut off automatically.
I like to use the anker ones due the longer battery life, does anyone knows what te problem could be? I tried 100 different roms, calibration methods and battery monitoring app but I keep getting problems with it....
Niek
Have you tried an OEM Evo 3D battery? The majority opinion seems to be that the actual capacity is pretty much the same as the Anker, and as an official HTC battery it is probably much more reliable.
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Have you tried an OEM Evo 3D battery? The majority opinion seems to be that the actual capacity is pretty much the same as the Anker, and as an official HTC battery it is probably much more reliable.
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But that won't solve the problem?
I want it to work with the Anker one
If the phone shows the same fault with different batteries and ROMs then it sounds like your hardware is faulty and your phone is running much too hot. The OEM battery probably has better tolerance than the Anker, so doesn't overheat and drop the output voltage - hence rebooting.
Either get the motherboard replaced or stick with OEM batteries.
The problem is gone when going back to S-On and using original Roms...
Even with the anker battery...
So i can't send it back for repair... any ideas?
Hey guys,
I was looking into extended batteries for the Photon Q and noticed that the Droid 4 uses the same battery as our phone. Is it possible to use one of their aftermarket batteries?
I want a slim battery (not interested in making the phone bigger) and this one shows the best results from the D4 forums
Our original battery has some green tag on it as seen here:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/ECQAAMXQUmFSjm2l/$_35.JPG
Is that just for NFC or something else? I don't mind losing NFC if that means I get more battery life
I got the mugen power battery to fit by removing some plastic and the back of the case, and of course NFC. Problem is it would get hot and slow down too often. Maybe that phone, maybe the battery, not sure, never tried it in another xt897.
I went ahead and ordered this gold slim battery
I'll be happy if it's even 10-15% better than a fresh stock battery
I will report back with my findings. In my current usage with one of the latest nightlies, I barely get 1-1.5 hours of screen on time when on mobile data and about 2 hours of screen on time when on wifi
While I've had decent luck with the gold batteries, they are actually just a factory Motorola battery with a shiny gold wrapper put on them. With that said though, at least from the ones I got they seem in every way to be genuine Motorola batteries, so still a good deal. I ended up getting a Mugen too and am working on making a case. I've got one molded up with some bondo but think I might end up trying to make one with super glue and baking soda like another poster did to make it more durable. I can still fit it in the vehicle dock by filing the USB port holder on the dock down a little bit.
If anyone uses the Mugen and happens to use Tasker, I wrote a tasker script to attempt to get an accurate battery percentage from the voltage readings and then update the OS if anyone wants. I also wrote one to keep the keyboard backlight more like the factory ROM instead of following the display backlight like it does in CM.
Just an update. Installed the battery today. I did partially peel off the gold sticker and it was all silver underneath. I know in other threads, the gold battery was reported to be a fake battery, or even stock battery with a new wrapper.
Initial results are good, but it's too early to tell. I will report back with updated usage. So far I'm not even sure battery stats are being reported correctly but it's a drastic increase in battery life.
So the gold battery has mixed results. The first few days I used it, the battery seemed pretty good. About 1.5 times longer than my shot original battery. However I noticed this battery does weird things in reporting numbers. Many times it will report 20% and then drop drastically fast to 0%.
Overall it's a decent battery but certainly not the capacity on the label. I would think a fresh stock battery would perform similarly without the weird drop off.
The biggest difference between my the gold and old stock battery is that it tends to sip power better. When the phone is not in use, the battery won't drain as fast. However when in use the battery drains just as fast. Maybe a little slower with gold, but not a huge difference.
My only concern is sourcing good batteries for this phone now. Even if I found a new stock battery, the unit itself has to be at least 3 years old. I'm sure motorola doesn't make new batteries for this phone anymore...
Wish we could frakenstein a battery for this phone
Something like this user did
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63940045&postcount=19
I would even pay someone if they can make me a custom extended battery like that. Anyone that can help?
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So the gold battery has mixed results. The first few days I used it, the battery seemed pretty good. About 1.5 times longer than my shot original battery. However I noticed this battery does weird things in reporting numbers. Many times it will report 20% and then drop drastically fast to 0%.
Overall it's a decent battery but certainly not the capacity on the label. I would think a fresh stock battery would perform similarly without the weird drop off.
The biggest difference between my the gold and old stock battery is that it tends to sip power better. When the phone is not in use, the battery won't drain as fast. However when in use the battery drains just as fast. Maybe a little slower with gold, but not a huge difference.
My only concern is sourcing good batteries for this phone now. Even if I found a new stock battery, the unit itself has to be at least 3 years old. I'm sure motorola doesn't make new batteries for this phone anymore...
Wish we could frakenstein a battery for this phone
Something like this user did
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63940045&postcount=19
I would even pay someone if they can make me a custom extended battery like that. Anyone that can help?
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I could do that. With that LG battery or a different one that fits better? I don't love that it is thicker by up to 1mm.
I also saw some other eb41 batteries on the market (read my thread here for the 4 I've found ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-4/accessories/best-battery-t3341507). Not sure how good they are, only had the same mixed experience with the gold.
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My only concern is sourcing good batteries for this phone now. Even if I found a new stock battery, the unit itself has to be at least 3 years old. I'm sure motorola doesn't make new batteries for this phone anymore...
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Lenmar still makes batteries for this phone (EB41, fits Droid 4 and Photon Q). I ordered 3 about 6 months ago and there was a 2 month lead time, so they obviously were newly manufactured batteries. I keep a spare in the fridge, the ones in my Droid 4 and Photon Q perform like new as expected.
Note: it won't come with the NFC antenna, but with great care this can be removed from the old battery and reattached.
I would like an extended battery too, but only if it came with a nicely fitting cover. Mugen makes one for the Droid 4 which could be used with the Photon Q, but they don't make a corresponding cover for the Photon Q.
Hope this helps.
P.S. which ROM do you guys use on this phone? I'm running CM 12.1 and it is fine, but when I have a few apps running like Google Music and Navigation, the phone gets super slow due to lack of memory. Under 'Apps -> Running' it shows 450 MB used just for System! I guess 1 GB phones are just passe at this point--or is there a better way to get more life out of this phone?
Cheers,
Mario
My battery life has suddenly got worse. Looking for a solid OEM replacement that will fit under the OEM back cover while providing more MAH would be nice. Any recommendations?
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My battery life has suddenly got worse. Looking for a solid OEM replacement that will fit under the OEM back cover while providing more MAH would be nice. Any recommendations?
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Got my battery from local battery store. (Can't say the name). But OEM equivalent. I would have ordered from online but I couldn't at the moment. (Was planning Amazon)
Didn't care for BIGGER batteries, because I didn't want to add more bulk to the device. Besides proper kernel to recognize and utilise the EXTRA capacity.
So with my "oem equivalent battery", from 6 hours max SOT I've got 10 hours, just like when I first got the device.
Time, use and heat will wear your battery out.
6-10 was during personal specific use.
"Because I could waste battery from 2.5-3.5."
I recommend Amazon/eBay equivalent" Money back guarantee..
Unless you are looking for higher mah.
You can easily get a official OEM battery online, just make sure that you are purchasing it from a reputable online retailer. I'd recommend getting the Note 4 Battery Kit as you will also get a battery charging cradle along with your battery.
mine had the same issue , replaced it with a new original one for around 20$ , now phone is back to normal with around 12~16 hours
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My battery life has suddenly got worse. Looking for a solid OEM replacement that will fit under the OEM back cover while providing more MAH would be nice. Any recommendations?
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I'll recommend getting a new OEM battery or getting Anker (I got multiple Ankers and have excellent results) if you want the same back.
Trust me, new battery (even with same 3220 mAH) will definitely show noticeable difference to your battery life.
For higher capacity, I've heard good things about zerolemon but it uses a different cover.
You will find many batteries in eBay claiming to be of more capacity with the same dimensions (hence fitting the OEM back cover).
Do NOT believe those claims. The battery technology has advanced, but only in terms of cost per Watts. The energy density (Watts per unit volume) is still the same.
You can tweak the circuitry to show more charge than actually there is. It'll result in unreliable numbers (e.g. battery going directly from 20 to 0 etc). And that is what these so-called same volume higher density batteries do.
Stay away from those and get a good one so that you don't regret it later.
I just replaced mine with an Anker brand from Amazon. It has 4 out of 5 stars, and I think most of the bad reviews are cause people have something else wrong with their phones. Overall, the replacement has been very satisfactory, and I think is more reliable than getting "OEM" version off of ebay (which usually is not OEM).
Fair warning though, I do firmly believe that something happened between kit kat and lollipop, which made battery life not as good. I was expecting to go back to battery life from the kit kat day, but alas, did not happen. Back in those days, I could end the day with 80%+ still on my phone, it was amazing. With the anker replacement, I end with about 50%, which is still better than what my original battery was doing (ending at 20%, then quickly jumping from 20% to 1% and shutting off).
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I just replaced mine with an Anker brand from Amazon. It has 4 out of 5 stars, and I think most of the bad reviews are cause people have something else wrong with their phones. Overall, the replacement has been very satisfactory, and I think is more reliable than getting "OEM" version off of ebay (which usually is not OEM).
Fair warning though, I do firmly believe that something happened between kit kat and lollipop, which made battery life not as good. I was expecting to go back to battery life from the kit kat day, but alas, did not happen. Back in those days, I could end the day with 80%+ still on my phone, it was amazing. With the anker replacement, I end with about 50%, which is still better than what my original battery was doing (ending at 20%, then quickly jumping from 20% to 1% and shutting off).
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Wait for Marshmallow & Doze. You'll see a huge improvement.
I recently changed my battery. ( My original battery broke)
I ordered Anker battery from Amazon and I am really happy. battery life is same as original battery if not better.
I did not ordered an "original" Samsung battery because many of them are fakes.
+1 for Anker, equal original ! It's quite impossible to find a samsung original battery, all are fake or rubberbished ! Samsung only sells, but it is not available anymore...
According to accubattery my original s6 battery was down to about 1,900 mah capacity, so I wanted to find a fresh one to put in. Opening the phone up to do the fix myself didnt bother me. I couldnt find any on Amazon that had good reviews so I took to ebay and bought a battery that was claimed to be "new and unused". Apparently the wastes of life selling them lied, because after installing the new battery I am finding that the charge is even less than my old one! It doesn't seem like something such as this should be so difficult to find. Anybody know where you can get a new version of the actual stock OEM battery that hasn't been run to the ground and sold as new?