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A warning to all those buying a Nexus S (Screen and battery problems)

I thought I'd share some hopefully helpful information with you guys after having to have 2 swap outs of my Nexus S after getting it on launch day.
I had done an awful lot of reading prior to getting my Nexus to make sure I was pretty clued up about any potential launch bugs which seem to plague a number of handsets these days.
The first thing I noticed with my first phone was the unusually fast battery drain and long charge times, I could hardly go through daylight hours without my phone needing charge (Battery indicator showing orange or red). The following night I left the phone with 55% charge and went to sleep. When I woke up the phone was off, strange I thought; turns out it had eaten the rest of the battery over night.
The final straw came when I reset the phone to default settings (thinking it was a rogue app causing the drain) and it still ate the battery within a day. At this point I knew something was up, especially as reviewers were commenting that the battery seemed considerably better than a lot of other Android handsets.
I decided to take it back to Best Buy to get a swap out, long story short the sales rep. tested the battery and told me that it was defective. He then said he would swap out just the handset and battery with another unit, great I thought!
My relief was soon disturbed when I realised something wasn't right with the screen on my new handset. Not only was the screen a pee yellow colour (compared with the cool temperature of the original) there was also significant banding within the grey area of the the pull down notification tray. These problems had also been mentioned on the Engadget review and even if they hadn't I'm pretty sure I still would have noticed it straight away regardless.
After another trip back to Best Buy and a reluctant second swap out on their part, I have what seems like a fully working handset with a good battery and decent AMOLED panel.
I don't know what's happening with Samsung's QC or whether they have large tolerances for their panels, but I would have thought that they would have been able to iron a lot of this out having already launched the Galaxy S series.
A slightly long post but I hope this at least saves some of you the hassle I've been through to get a decent handset. This isn't the first time it's happened either, I had problems with my launch day iPhone 4 with the mic not working.
One thing's for sure, I'm going to be far more vigilant when buying my next handset.

also test ur buttons because they can be loose and the back button sometimes has problems

nothing new for samsung QA

Unfortunately, having come from the epic, this seems par for the course for sammy..I'd high hopes Google would counter this, but I guess not. My first and only ns is wonderful, though I ordered online and it seems the majority of complaints are coming from those that ordered at the store..coincidence?
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I had to return an iPhone 4 a few months ago because the screen was literally fused on crooked to the display. They all have their negatives and bad batches.
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brianbrain said:
Unfortunately, having come from the epic, this seems par for the course for sammy..I'd high hopes Google would counter this, but I guess not. My first and only ns is wonderful, though I ordered online and it seems the majority of complaints are coming from those that ordered at the store..coincidence?
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Sadly, Google != Apple, they don't produce their own hardware. Depending on Samsung, with their known ****ty QA is a risk I'm sure they weighed.

I ordered my NS online and have none off theses issues! Actually my battery life is AWESOME. 16 hours straight between charging. I love it!
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robstunner said:
I had to return an iPhone 4 a few months ago because the screen was literally fused on crooked to the display. They all have their negatives and bad batches.
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HHmm, If a few are defective, then they ALL must be. Quick, we must warn the others!

I'm not following you? I was implying that all phones have bad batches. No need to get butt hurt if that offended you?
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3G supported band
Guys,
Some thing out of the topic, but i need to ask is that is there any sort of 3G band limitation in US version of NS? My friend in Canada told me that currently all devices are coming only with AWS support for 3G which is supported by limited number of Cellular Operators.
Any ideas?

fshami said:
Guys,
Some thing out of the topic, but i need to ask is that is there any sort of 3G band limitation in US version of NS? My friend in Canada told me that currently all devices are coming only with AWS support for 3G which is supported by limited number of Cellular Operators.
Any ideas?
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Correct, it wont work on AT&T/Bell/Telus 3G (someone correct me if im wrong about the Canadian carriers)

Having the same battery problem, please help
I am also having the same battery problem. It seems like the battery drains 1% per minute. I need to keep it charging all the time or it will drain in about 90 minutes. And it takes 8-9 hours to charge it to 100%.
Problem is I can't just take it back to Best Buy since I live overseas and a friend brought it to me from the US. So now what do I do?
1. Is it the battery or the phone? If it is the battery then I can just replace the battery, but I can't find anywhere online to buy the same battery? Any ideas?
2. If it is the phone, is there anything I can do w/o having to send it back to the USA?
Thanks so much for your help!

SmartphonesTV said:
I am also having the same battery problem. It seems like the battery drains 1% per minute. I need to keep it charging all the time or it will drain in about 90 minutes. And it takes 8-9 hours to charge it to 100%.
Problem is I can't just take it back to Best Buy since I live overseas and a friend brought it to me from the US. So now what do I do?
1. Is it the battery or the phone? If it is the battery then I can just replace the battery, but I can't find anywhere online to buy the same battery? Any ideas?
2. If it is the phone, is there anything I can do w/o having to send it back to the USA?
Thanks so much for your help!
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Standard-Battery-Moment-M900/dp/B0026LQL40/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top this battery works if you need to buy a new one

Calm down OP. You are just unlucky I suppose. Not only Samsung, I had to switch my ex droid2 three times. First, the microphone doesn't work. Second one, the power button then the third time physical keyboard was not responsive. Just my .02
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Its called mass production people each headset will have a defect!!! Live with it or dont buy simple

Yep battery life on my phone seems crap compared to my iPhone 4 but its a good phone never the less.
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As of now, the nexus s i definitely eating up more battery than my n1. but i usually give it a week before i can say fore sure. are there extended batteries out for the NS?

Thanks but this seller won't ship outside the USA. I found a bunch of similar ones on eBay, but they are all 1440 milliamps and not 1500 milliamps.
Not sure if the one on Amazon is 1440 or 1500.

SmartphonesTV said:
Thanks but this seller won't ship outside the USA. I found a bunch of similar ones on eBay, but they are all 1440 milliamps and not 1500 milliamps.
Not sure if the one on Amazon is 1440 or 1500.
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if you check the accessories thread someone says its a 1500

Darrien13 said:
also test ur buttons because they can be loose and the back button sometimes has problems
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Thx for that - thought I was going mad! Vol+ and Back seem dodgy - don't work every time. I'll be taking it back to the shop on Tuesday...

3500 battery

Just ordered one off ebay for 8 bucks and free shipping. Maybe it won't blow up my evo
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get yourself a sbc kernel to charge it fully

So it won't fully charge without sbc?
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I got the Acase extended battery with cover, paid 25 on Amazon. I like. I can last all day with it without charging.
Using my HTC Evo phone which I'm using Xda app to post

I received my $8 3500 mah battery like 2 weeks ago and I love it. It took a month and a half to get here straight from China though. I can now last a whole day with heavy use. I am ordering another one for just in case battery. Also I'm running mill frigid 4.5 with stock kernel.
Edit miko froyo 4.5

derekfaircloth said:
So it won't fully charge without sbc?
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it will much faster with sbc, I dunno how long it takes to charge full with stock kernel cause I can only charge for 10-12hrs at a time

You get what you paid for. An eight dollar battery from China.

use a headset.

Hong Kong is great for us poor folks!
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Poor or not, if those china quality batteries light up like a phosphor fire or blow up like the laptops used to in your pocket or face, you gonna wish you didn't get them. I am guessing if it isn't a htc or sprint battery, it would very well void your warranty if something battery related goes wrong. You can't cover your ass very easy like ruu before having a tech look at it.
More power to ya though. I hope nothing bad happens because of the battery.

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Poor or not, if those china quality batteries light up like a phosphor fire or blow up like the laptops used to in your pocket or face, you gonna wish you didn't get them. I am guessing if it isn't a htc or sprint battery, it would very well void your warranty if something battery related goes wrong. You can't cover your ass very easy like ruu before having a tech look at it.
More power to ya though. I hope nothing bad happens because of the battery.
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Someones mad they don't have 8 dollars to buy a chinese battery

Honestly I have the $8 battery and it dint blow up on me. Now if it blew up on you than go ahead and inform us. But, if you didn't experience that and you are assuming it might because its cheap keep your comment to yourself. An official HTC or Sprint battery has a small chance of exploding too. Shoot you have a chance of slipping and dieing in your shower every morning you take a shower. Well assuming you bathe every morning.

cdszoke said:
Honestly I have the $8 battery and it dint blow up on me. Now if it blew up on you than go ahead and inform us. But, if you didn't experience that and you are assuming it might because its cheap keep your comment to yourself. An official HTC or Sprint battery has a small chance of exploding too. Shoot you have a chance of slipping and dieing in your shower every morning you take a shower. Well assuming you bathe every morning.
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Does this mean I have less of a chance of blowup because my 3500 battery cost $18?

I feel screwed. I paid $9.95. Six months ago. It's still going well.
First thing I do is check the cut off voltage on the battery.
If that works ( and they all have so far), then all's good.
BTW my son and a friend also use it ( and SBC), with no side affects.
Good luck with yours.

DirtyShroomz said:
Does this mean I have less of a chance of blowup because my 3500 battery cost $18?
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Your still screwed since you didn't pay $80 for a Seido. You should invest in a portable fire extinguisher. I bought one for $20 on eBay. Still waiting it to ship from Africa.

I have had an 1800 from china for a while with no probs at all I just wanted the 3500 because I'm a super heavy user. Ill let ya know how it turns out. Couldn't pass up the deal
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That's great you found a deal on an extended capacity battery. I'm just saying my opinion that I hope nothing bad happens because of the eight dollar battery from china to you or your phone.
I work with and for Chinese and even they steer away from electronics made in china. What I read from that was even they don't trust something made in the country they are from.

What SBC kernel are you guys using with this battery? I have sense so please recommend me a kernel. Thanks.

btw, don't expect 2 or 3 days of use out of the 3500, I'm a super duper heavy user and I can still drain mine in a day, I think 6 hrs its least I've gotten
my screen sleeps when I do

NewZJ said:
btw, don't expect 2 or 3 days of use out of the 3500, I'm a super duper heavy user and I can still drain mine in a day, I think 6 hrs its least I've gotten
my screen sleeps when I do
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I have to say I agree. I am an extremely heavy user too and I can get through a day. But a charge is still needed @ the end of the day.

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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I just purchased the 3500 MAH Battery

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SAMSUNG-EPI...016637?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4cf6603cbd
Who has it and what do they experience as far as uptime? I plan on starting to keep my 3g connection alive always while at work (BAD SIGNAL), brightness turned up more , 4G more often , And best of all ramp up my CPU to 1300 - 1400 depending on how i feel ... Its time for me to unleash the epic for what its true beaty is

Cool story, bro.
This belongs in Accessories.

ezsoulja said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SAMSUNG-EPI...016637?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4cf6603cbd
Who has it and what do they experience as far as uptime? I plan on starting to keep my 3g connection alive always while at work (BAD SIGNAL), brightness turned up more , 4G more often , And best of all ramp up my CPU to 1300 - 1400 depending on how i feel ... Its time for me to unleash the epic for what its true beaty is
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Looks like the one I got off e-bay for $21 that came with an extra data cable. I use my phone differently everyday but certainly seems to get double stock battery life. It works well. This is the one I got:
http://cgi.ebay.com/N26-3500mAH-Ext...578987?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item230c70deab

OH, make sure to run it all the way down before charging it. It seems to make a difference.

kennyglass123 said:
OH, make sure to run it all the way down before charging it. It seems to make a difference.
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will be doing just that..

Waiting on mine to come in
seems like forever

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Cool story, bro.
This belongs in Accessories.
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Open the case and it's two 1200mAh batt stuck together. I complained and they refunded my money, I then bought it from 3 other vendors and did the same thing. 4 extended batteries for free.
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Waiting on mine to come in
seems like forever
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This is why i made sure i was checkin for shipping location... coming from ny to va so should be here in the next day or so i cant wait
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kennyglass123 said:
OH, make sure to run it all the way down before charging it. It seems to make a difference.
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I thought this didn't matter with Li-Ion batteries.

knyque said:
I thought this didn't matter with Li-Ion batteries.
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Seems to work better and calibrates the phone if you do this the first time. Don't matter after.
Do you BONSAI?

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Its due to the fact that android's battery meter is more of a demand meter, so if you don't run it all the way down the first couple times it won't read remaining battery life correctly and try to make you charge when you're at h alf battery.
See threads about calibrating battery.

Hrm. I've had a 3500mah + extended back cover for several weeks now as purchased off eBay. This was before I knew about the wonders of Juice Defender and custom roms that helped increase battery life. This was when I was getting a few mere hours out of the stock battery before needing to charge.
Anyhow, the 3500 did increase life. I'd say it doubled it. After I found out about JuiceDefender, I only stayed with the 3500 for about two days before I reverted back to the stock battery. With JD, I can easily get all day out of the stock battery. It's amazing.
I just took the cover off the 3500 to see if I have two 1200's or two 1500's sandwiched together. I took the end cap off and indeed there are two cells laying on each other, but don't want to disassemble any further. Battery is a nice spare to have.

Gold battery

I found a "2430mAh" gold battery on amazon.co.uk (also sold on ebay).
I bought one and just wanted to share that it is quite good.
If you're looking for a replacement battery, I'd suggest you buy this one. It's near 1500mAh in reality. Behaves just as when the phone (and battery) was new. I also bought a few much cheapers ones ~5-8$, but these are just a total rip-off. They're more like 500mAh.
PS: here's a review of this battery in another subforum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419930

Dima_2005 said:
I found a "2430mAh" gold battery on amazon.co.uk (also sold on ebay).
I bought one and just wanted to share that it is quite good.
If you're looking for a replacement battery, I'd suggest you buy this one. It's near 1500mAh in reality. Behaves just as when the phone (and battery) was new. I also bought a few much cheapers ones ~5-8$, but these are just a total rip-off. They're more like 500mAh.
PS: here's a review of this battery in another subforum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419930
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im in search for a battery too. can u write the ones you tried and sucked so we can have a better understanding of situation and sellers

I bought 1 battery on DX. This one was ok, but really quite bad capacity.
The other one, bought on ebay, battery + charger. Battery leaked after 3 months! Capacity was ok though.
This gold battery, is even better than I thought, now I check out my phone. I can't really compare as my original battery currently really sucks and I think it's almost dead.

Dima_2005 said:
I bought 1 battery on DX. This one was ok, but really quite bad capacity.
The other one, bought on ebay, battery + charger. Battery leaked after 3 months! Capacity was ok though.
This gold battery, is even better than I thought, now I check out my phone. I can't really compare as my original battery currently really sucks and I think it's almost dead.
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Can you see the temperature of the gold battery?

currently aftter beeing in my pocket for an hour in a warm room, its 31 degrees.
after using device for 10mins it's 37 degrees.

Its similar to the official battery.

Yes it is. But it's much cheaper I think. I contacted the shop, they contacted the official repair center and got a quote of 60€ for the battery. This one cost me only 15€ including shipping.
After a second day of testing, I'm very happy. After a full day of use (~18 hours), I still had 59% of battery. That including always on Sync and 3G data, using the phone, ...
Too bad I don't have an original new battery to test it. But my guess it's a ~1500-1700mAh.

Dima_2005 said:
Yes it is. But it's much cheaper I think. I contacted the shop, they contacted the official repair center and got a quote of 60€ for the battery. This one cost me only 15€ including shipping.
After a second day of testing, I'm very happy. After a full day of use (~18 hours), I still had 59% of battery. That including always on Sync and 3G data, using the phone, ...
Too bad I don't have an original new battery to test it. But my guess it's a ~1500-1700mAh.
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It is the same specs
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I gave my order just now. I also order an another one which i saw before and less pricy (around 10 $). I'll see the performances soon and will place them here.
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Just watch out, there is also a fake gold battery.
You really need the gold battery of ecell. These guys sell the real deal.

Dima_2005 said:
Just watch out, there is also a fake gold battery.
You really need the gold battery of ecell. These guys sell the real deal.
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I don't know if it is really ecell or not. I have ordered it from amazon.co.uk
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Yeah, on amazon.co.uk it's sold by ecell

I can't find a Gold battery for the U8800 on Amazon UK, is there another site I can get one from or am I missing something? Wife's X5 is struggling to get through the day.

mingonn said:
I can't find a Gold battery for the U8800 on Amazon UK, is there another site I can get one from or am I missing something? Wife's X5 is struggling to get through the day.
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You should search for HB4F1

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You should search for HB4F1
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Thanks Dima,
Just ordered one my my wife's X5 and another for my Galaxy Note

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370654978688?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Got one from him, looks just like the original that came with the phone (not like in that pic) So could actually be genuine...

Hey what did you buy, are you glad? Can you give the link

Received my gold battery tonight. Will give a review in a few days.

Hey guys, can you give me a link from either ebay or amazon for this battery?
My current genuine battery's antutu tester score is 195 so it's pretty much dead.
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Sanningr said:
Hey guys, can you give me a link from either ebay or amazon for this battery?
My current genuine battery's antutu tester score is 195 so it's pretty much dead.
Sent from my U8800 using xda app-developers app
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Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/2430MAH-HB4...T75A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354886211&sr=8-1
I guess Im gonna order one for my U8800 since my battery seems to be too old.