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high capacity battery

any word on evo having an official oem high capacity battery? i know there are aftermarket/3rd party batteries floating around but i also hear they dont live up to there advertised power. and to be honest with the replaced backing they take away alot from the look of the phone (not that looks matter for a phone but hey if you have a choice why not go for the better looking?)
searching online i came across: http://database.leakdroid.net/images-post/leakdroid/htc_evo4g_extended_battery.jpg
its branded with htc logo but you loose the kickstand use. it makes the phone thicker but would be nice if i knew i was not going to have access to a charger for some time.
so has anyone heard any official news about battery options for the evo? with the popularity of the device you would think there would be more accessories for the device including batteries?

in case anyone was wondering where that link is from the whole page is here:
http://home.leakdroid.com/2010/04/fresh-leak-spy-shots-of-htc-evo-4g-accessories-surface/

it makes the phone look like a taser lol

mrono said:
it makes the phone look like a taser lol
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lol true but i would still buy an oem high capacity battery for times i wont be able to get to use a charger. and to scare off people with what they think is a tazer

I don't get poor enough battery life with the stock battery to warrant turning my phone into that monstrosity.

Try the mugen? Isnt the TP2 the same battery?
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-extended-battery-for-htc-evo-4g-1800mah.html
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-sprint-touch-pro2-t7380-1800mah-extended-replacement-battery.html

batteryboss.org
bigger batteries might not mean much

=>Sprint's new 2600mah battery<= screen shot

This is the battery life I got on Sprint's new Evo 2600mah extended battery with medium use. This was taken with 5% left on the battery.

Nice... i cant sacrifice the size for it though

Have you found a cover for the Evo with the extended back.

Seido makes a case but its really pricey.

yea not worth the increased size imho still nice battery life

CheesyNutz said:
yea not worth the increased size imho still nice battery life
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Same here. Anything bigger than stock is too big.
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Plancy said:
Have you found a cover for the Evo with the extended back.
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No I have not found a case.
The battery is not something I would want to use on a daily basis but for traveling or if your going to be without a charger for an extended period of time it will be nice.

jdh10475 said:
No I have not found a case.
The battery is not something I would want to use on a daily basis but for traveling or if your going to be without a charger for an extended period of time it will be nice.
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I always keep a backup battery in my wallet, heh. I bought the 1800mAh battery from htcexpress that is said to last longer than the original, and you don't need another back.

I have the 3500 battery (for about 6 weeks now) and I don't notice the bigger back. It actually makes the phone feel better in my hand. The extra battery life is great. I don't use any kind of case or screen protector anymore. The phoneis doing just fine.

ghodzilla5150 said:
I have the 3500 battery (for about 6 weeks now) and I don't notice the bigger back. It actually makes the phone feel better in my hand. The extra battery life is great. I don't use any kind of case or screen protector anymore. The phoneis doing just fine.
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Same here, I was skeptical at first, but I like being able to actually use my phone. The extra bulk isn't bad.

what's the highest mAh i can get with stock back cover.

i believe 2200, but not sure... i know there is an 1800....

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what's the highest mAh i can get with stock back cover.
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1800 for sure any more and the battery manufacturer might start stretching the truth about the actual mah especially if its a china battery.

Looks like someone has got 2000mah in stock size, haven't tried it yet, anyone?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2000mAh-Battery...ps=63&clkid=4753139537248905945#ht_4694wt_905

wow, Thats redic. Im thinking about getting one myself.. Or atleast for the girlfriend as she never remembers to put her phone on the charger.

jdh10475 said:
1800 for sure any more and the battery manufacturer might start stretching the truth about the actual mah especially if its a china battery.
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I have an 1800mah chinese battery... I'd say its about 1% better than the factory evo battery. Blah

Stop complaining about a bigger back if u havent actually felt it IN HAND. Bigger battery back feels GREAT and makes the phone more manly. As adam carolla would say "in 50 years we'll all be chicks"! (no to mention the black on white on black looks sooooo sweet on my white evo!

I switched back to my standard battery today and it was at 50% about a 1/3 through the day.

Yeah, the Sprint extended battery is great. It's a Li-Polymer.

Li-Polymer would be horrible with a device that requires much charging...

Mugen Battery - 1300mAh

Anyone tried this on DHD?
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/mugen-htc-desire-hd-battery-extended-battery-1800mah-p26775.htm
I've seen a few comments on other types of phones and was wondering if they are similar for DHD.

1300mAh is a waste of time imo. If we get anything around 1500mAh upwards I might be interested.

Daz555 said:
1300mAh is a waste of time imo. If we get anything around 1500mAh upwards I might be interested.
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I noticed there was an 1800mAh which was discontinued but I don't know the reason. It sounds suspicious though. Also, higher mAh would mean larger battery and will require to change the battery cover.

andreasy said:
I noticed there was an 1800mAh which was discontinued but I don't know the reason. It sounds suspicious though. Also, higher mAh would mean larger battery and will require to change the battery cover.
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I doubt they can fit a bigger battery in due to the alu case but I notice that the DHD battery feels very light which makes me feel there is room for a bit more capacity even within the same physical space.

Look for the Mugen thread in the accessories section ......
Dave

I noticed on one website that they are trialing new batteries with bugs that reproduce themselves (harmless) they can double or more a battery of the same size with these microscopic bugs on the cells.maybe be some time before they come out as they are trialing them in the universitys first,one thing about smartphones is that the phnes have come on leaps but the battery's have lagged behind somewhat.

magpiemale said:
I noticed on one website that they are trialing new batteries with bugs that reproduce themselves (harmless) they can double or more a battery of the same size with these microscopic bugs on the cells.maybe be some time before they come out as they are trialing them in the universitys first,one thing about smartphones is that the phnes have come on leaps but the battery's have lagged behind somewhat.
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i read that too:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/12/worlds-smallest-battery-uses-a-single-nanowire-plant-eating-vi/

Secondary battery

Has anyone tried buying a non official battery for their MS2 and care to comment or recommend any? Im going on holiday to france and i know my phone wont last a whole day without charging, so I was thinking of buying a second battery.

I read in another forum that using a non-Motorola battery displays some kind of warning. I'd go with an original battery.

jambo89liam said:
Has anyone tried buying a non official battery for their MS2 and care to comment or recommend any? Im going on holiday to france and i know my phone wont last a whole day without charging, so I was thinking of buying a second battery.
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using a non-original battery could have detrimental effects on your phone. there was a discussion on this on the forum of another phone. using a non-original battery could lead to leaks and other problems which would eventually lead to the warranty of your phone being voided.
stick with original motorola products. yes the battery might be very underpowered, but its the safest bet to ensure the longevity of ur phone

With a non original battery, the battery indicator of your phone shows a interrogation symbol. Also, it does not charge with the phone charger.
Sorry my analphabet english xD
@Motorola Milestone 2

bp7x 2300mAh battery

I 'm using a non-original battery . The MOMAX and everything's good ,it feels just like the original one except for battery tempperature sensor. the temp is always 26 in celsius

I personally have used seidio for my milestone and it works like a charm, its the extended 2800mah one it really performs like it should and not like how a lot of people claim thats its way less than stock! It does not always read it correctly but a quick reboot fixes that, like 50% after reboot would usually be about 70-80%. They way i used to use my phone (light to moderate level) would last about 2-3 days but after the extended I got twice that and some more. Just make sure you get stuff from the original manufactures either way and don't go for deals at amazon or whatnot as those guys might be selling either defected or not proprely stored stuff. Batteries are critical components don't go cheap on them! And no, my phone has not been messed up or had any leaks or anything and I have this for about 3-4 months now. The original battery degraded in about 6months if you have to compare.

That sounds promising, does the battery need to be charged with an external charger? And does the milestone complain that you are not using the official bettery
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metalron said:
I personally have used seidio for my milestone and it works like a charm, its the extended 2800mah one it really performs like it should and not like how a lot of people claim thats its way less than stock! It does not always read it correctly but a quick reboot fixes that, like 50% after reboot would usually be about 70-80%. They way i used to use my phone (light to moderate level) would last about 2-3 days but after the extended I got twice that and some more. Just make sure you get stuff from the original manufactures either way and don't go for deals at amazon or whatnot as those guys might be selling either defected or not proprely stored stuff. Batteries are critical components don't go cheap on them! And no, my phone has not been messed up or had any leaks or anything and I have this for about 3-4 months now. The original battery degraded in about 6months if you have to compare.
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reebooting your phone to get the exact picture also works on the standard battery. my question is, does the back part which houses the battery heat up when used? does the phone get hot during charging? do you need a new battery cover for it? and besides the longer usability, have you noticed any other performance issues on the phone?

agent008my said:
reebooting your phone to get the exact picture also works on the standard battery. my question is, does the back part which houses the battery heat up when used? does the phone get hot during charging? do you need a new battery cover for it? and besides the longer usability, have you noticed any other performance issues on the phone?
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Actually the rebooting to get the exact picture is not the same here, a jump to 20-30% on a stock battery? I don't think so. No I never encountered any odd behavior with the other battery. No getting extra hot during charge or use, get the typical little bit of heat while using 3G and browsing like mad but that would happen on the stock battery too. Battery cover for a 2800? of course, that stuff is huge! its protrudes like mad! a quick heads up though, the extended battery for the milestone 1 and 2 can use the same extended batteries. Don't know about the droid x though. Anyways, no performance issues, no heat while charging. The back covers supplied by these after market guys are not the best quality though so if you are someone who loves dropping phones and what not would recommed getting a spare back cover from the guys you get the batts from.
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That sounds promising, does the battery need to be charged with an external charger? And does the milestone complain that you are not using the official bettery
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No, I use my original charger and no complains or warnings by the phone. Not on the milestone 1 at least. In fact some times i use my ipod's adapter so no big issue. And it charges at the same pace as the stock, additional 1 hour or whatever. restart the phone to getting a proper reading as it shows 100% but upon restart its 70-80% since only the stock level is charged. I hear this app called battery left does great for calibration.

ALSO a thing to note, I only know of Seidio and Mugen to be relialbe after market battery guys hence their hefty pricing at times. The others claiming to have bigger batteries have cheated people with stickers and what not and usually end up underperforming and degrading considerably faster than burning paper! I remember 1USD batteries for nokias back in the day good for a quick one time run i suppose but these 1USD guys are now selling them with a better branding for like 20-40 USD.
Anyways Sedio and Mugen have facebook profiles and keep people posted on the latest on devices usually there, although its kind of sad since seidio have not followed through promised products at times.

metalron said:
Actually the rebooting to get the exact picture is not the same here, a jump to 20-30% on a stock battery? I don't think so. No I never encountered any odd behavior with the other battery. No getting extra hot during charge or use, get the typical little bit of heat while using 3G and browsing like mad but that would happen on the stock battery too. Battery cover for a 2800? of course, that stuff is huge! its protrudes like mad! a quick heads up though, the extended battery for the milestone 1 and 2 can use the same extended batteries. Don't know about the droid x though. Anyways, no performance issues, no heat while charging. The back covers supplied by these after market guys are not the best quality though so if you are someone who loves dropping phones and what not would recommed getting a spare back cover from the guys you get the batts from.
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thanks for the info mate. ill do a lil more research and probably check it out myself.

Thanks for the info i have bought a Seidio Innocell Extended Life for Motorola milestone 2 from mobilefun £30.49 its the 1500mah version same size as original battery so no extra cover is required.
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jambo89liam said:
Thanks for the info i have bought a Seidio Innocell Extended Life for Motorola milestone 2 from mobilefun £30.49 its the 1500mah version same size as original battery so no extra cover is required.
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Cool but as I suggested try and get them off the manufactures themselves as I have noticed some people complaining when purchased via 3rd party retailers.
Also another bud of mine had picked up one for the Nexus one, that phones back cover is a full one unlike the moto's and he too can vouch for the products positive performance. Either ways also check out some reviews from amazon.com for peace of mind.

http://yfrog.com/gz1yj2j
http://yfrog.com/h8n307j
Got my battery today looks official, I will charge it over night and test it tomorrow will let you know if it goes well.
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cmxyz said:
I 'm using a non-original battery . The MOMAX and everything's good ,it feels just like the original one except for battery tempperature sensor. the temp is always 26 in celsius
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can yo still charge it though because i bought the aninda battery and i could only charge it with an external battery charger

jambo89liam said:
http://yfrog.com/gz1yj2j
http://yfrog.com/h8n307j
Got my battery today looks official, I will charge it over night and test it tomorrow will let you know if it goes well.
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is the battery meter being shown or are you getting an error message because i would like to buy one

No complaints from the phone about it being the incorrect battery the battery has been charged within/by the phone no external charger required. I got the 1500mah version from mobilefun I doubt it will give much more performance but will see.
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After my first day of use I got around 11 hours of use before reaching 5%. Here are the usage statistics at 15%
https://picasaweb.google.com/105351366297036719015/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCJna6ZH6hLKxzQE
Wifi was on most of the time, I was using my phone for the usual things. Occasionally checking socialfeeds, engadget, xda every hour or so and internet browsing I played 10 minutes of angry bids. Updated some apps and downloaded a few new ones.
Overall not a significant increase in battery life maybe an hour or so more from what I am used to.
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[Q] SGS2 Extended Battery at Expansys

Has anyone used / reviewed the extended battery from expansys-usa?
Its relatively cheap compared to other battery + cases, so wondering if this one actually provides a full 2600mah.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/expansys-extended-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-2600mah-219871/
Thanks!

rohitgarewal said:
Has anyone used / reviewed the extended battery from expansys-usa?
Its relatively cheap compared to other battery + cases, so wondering if this one actually provides a full 2600mah.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/expansys-extended-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-2600mah-219871/
Thanks!
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There's a thread in the accessories section discussing it. Mugen has one coming out too. I love the idea of never worrying about battery life, but OMG does that make the phone look ugly. I got a Sparc and some extra batteries to accomplish the same thing without defiling my phone.

Thanks I will check it out!