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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.

[Got Battery?] 1700mah. 1y warranty. $8.99

**READ BELOW-- BATTERY IS RATED AT 1000MAH**I know there are several aftermarket battery threads, but this post would just get lost.. but anyways I just bought a 1700mah battery for $9 shipped with 1 year warranty! Its a US seller as well.. If anyone needs a battery this is a great deal!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280687923555#ht_678wt_1031
I ordered mine today so should be in by tuesday and will post results.. but this seller/product seems legit compared to other cheap batteries..
Feedback:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14713887&postcount=71
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14626643&postcount=64
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14639280&postcount=68
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14504629&postcount=22
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14533001&postcount=27
**Update.. some pictures show something interesting (on the back it says 1000mah), can some elaborate?**
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/20110615101150.jpg/

If you can run a test similar to other tests where others run a video and compare the amount of play time of a stock vs this battery thing that would be great.

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If you can run a test similar to other tests where others run a video and compare the amount of play time of a stock vs this battery thing that would be great.
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I will do.. i'm always on my phone

Hmm. Picked up one to test it out
It probably isn't truly 1700mAh and probably won't be as good as OEM battery but we'll see

This will be cool if it works out but the price point is setting me off in the wrong direction. A future thanks for your effort is being placed now! Thanks

I assume that this battery fits under the stock cover?
I'm curious to see what the test results will be.
Subscribed.

I think I might just hop on the bundle deal...two batteries and charger dock for a little less than 20.
Seller has had some really good reviews..definitely want to see the OPs feedback
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Thanks... may need this until the Devs figure out how to make GB not a battery pig. looking at the linked 2 batts plus charger... was going to get the stock ones, but ill see how this goes... can always return it I guess...

wow I might just have to get one of these

Bumpity bump
any one get one of these yet? Looking to buy if it works well...
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1 yr warranty from who? The seller?

ydoucare said:
1 yr warranty from who? The seller?
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From what I've inferred from the info provided on facebook, I *believe* that the seller is actually the maufacturer. From the looks of it, it appears this is a startup company. The fact that his shop is in california makes a lot of sense (I just saw a news special on how there are manufacturing workshops people can rent time out in out there in order for entrepreneurs to get their business off the ground before investing in their own manufacturing equipment; kind of like how there are glass blowing centers open to the public). This could be one of those deals. If the OP (who purchased one) says the battery works well, I might just pick one up just to support the guy. We'll see.
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The warranty is only good for complete failure. It is not guaranteed to be better than OEM although I really hope it is. Still waiting to see. Got cheap "1500" mAh batteries on Ebay that last only half as long as OEM.
Do you BONSAI?

The battery will be in by tmrw. I will calibrate and let it die down, then recharge fully and see how it lasts... I will be on Bonsai 4.1.1 200/1120. Although this rom hasn't given me the best battery life it will be a good indicator if the battery helps or not.
** Just received battery today. Will post results on wednesday.

omair2005 said:
The battery will be in by tmrw. I will calibrate and let it die down, then recharge fully and see how it lasts... I will be on Bonsai 4.1.1 200/1120. Although this rom hasn't given me the best battery life it will be a good indicator if the battery helps or not.
** Just received battery today. Will post results on wednesday.
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Very nice. I would encourage you, though, to not let it die down (these li-ions don't like that). Id say bump charge it to full with phone off about 10 times (charge till blue light, unplug, plug, repeast 10 times) then boot in to cwm and reset batt stats then see how it lasts from there.
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Looking forward to the results as well. Thanks!

Pending on your results I think I'm going to get the two batteries plus charger package the guy offers. Even if its only slightly better or equal to OEM, having that second battery won't hurt, specially for only 20 bucks for it all
Posted by some phone named the Epic.

I actually got mine today, seems to work well so far, charged it for a bit and running it now.
I'll plug it in ove night and see how she runs.
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i read somewhere that our batteries were non-memory type. meaning it didnt matter how you charged it. and bump charging does work but it could reduce charging cycles. im no expert. just what i read.

gjones77 said:
I actually got mine today, seems to work well so far, charged it for a bit and running it now.
I'll plug it in ove night and see how she runs.
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Can you post what rom, kernel, cpu setting, and how you used your phone if its not a problem. I'll update the first post with your results, as well as anyone else that bought one. I'll post my results by tomorrow night. And btw I switched to urbanfury in the meantime

Batteries Batteries Batteries

I'm just curious if anyone knows of some good 3000mAh (or higher) batteries that they actually use and have good expierences with...

Don't expect too much but I had the seido. Yogobo or some weird name also makes a good one. I just didn't like the bulk but it help
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MikeyLee said:
I'm just curious if anyone knows of some good 300mAh (or higher) batteries that they actually use and have good expierences with...
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Did you perhaps mean 3000 mAH? 300 mAH would get you about 3 hours on an Epic.

I tried the Yoobao 2800, and liked the improvement. I gained about 50-75% more life.

The one in my signature. Not actually over 3000mah, but then again no battery is actually over 3000mah for the Epic including the Seidio ones. Its awesome and doubles the battery life of the phone for 10 dollars.

http://batteryboss.org/

Ebay batteries are a cheap alternative. Might not perform quite as well as name brands but for 17 bucks (shipped) who's complaining...
Edit: been using the 3000mah ebay for months and lasts about twice as long as stock
Grapes

LargePrime said:
http://batteryboss.org/
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I love how people post this link all matter-of-fact-ly.
The dude doesn't even test brands more than once, and they are all used battries.

poit said:
Did you perhaps mean 3000 mAH? 300 mAH would get you about 3 hours on an Epic.
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Yes I did mean 3000 LOL

LunaticWolf said:
I love how people post this link all matter-of-fact-ly.
The dude doesn't even test brands more than once, and they are all used battries.
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This is why I asked for info from actual users. If that's the case I will stay away from it

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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.
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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.

3300mah battery for S4 in the same size?

Since my original battery defected, i had to look for an replacement and found on ebay, chinese manifacturer called Gold that makes significantly higher capacity batteries in the same size as the original ones.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=gold+battery+s4&_sop=12
they advertise them at 3300mah (the original one is 2600, so that's about 25% more in the same dimensions)
naturally i find it hard to believe, so if anyone has tested any of those please enlighten me

Fking1 said:
Since my original battery defected, i had to look for an replacement and found on ebay, chinese manifacturer called Gold that makes significantly higher capacity batteries in the same size as the original ones.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=gold+battery+s4&_sop=12
they advertise them at 3300mah (the original one is 2600, so that's about 25% more in the same dimensions)
naturally i find it hard to believe, so if anyone has tested any of those please enlighten me
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I wouldn't buy any generic battery without any indication of Quality Control. Battery could easily overheat and cause equipment damage.

yeah well, the QC passed one got fat on the second month
brand doesn't mean much to me anymore, in the end most of the stuff is made on the same place
just the brand stuff is 10x the price, but never 10x the quality
anyway, i'm not asking for general advice on how to live and what to do, but specific question about this kind of battery

These "gold" batteries are worse than a gold iPhone.
Jokes aside, don't ever buy these. Ever. No quality control and super fake mah labels. My backup second-hand Galaxy S came with a 2640mah gold battery. The size is same as the original... lasts even less.

I don't remember maybe someone her will. There's a 3000mah battery for the gs4 that's the same size just no NFC. May be zerolemon unsure.
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This brand of batteries are a fake. Do a search in XDA on them and you will find all the reviews u need.

ruffruff said:
This brand of batteries are a fake. Do a search in XDA on them and you will find all the reviews u need.
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ah i see, thank you for the info then guys.
Unfortunately i have ordered one already.
But would like to buy a "legit" one as well.
Which ones you guys can recommend other than the original one of course? (it's $65+ here)

don't buy it... it's that simple

I kinda got that, now i'm just asking for advice what to buy

Fking1 said:
I kinda got that, now i'm just asking for advice what to buy
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I got a couple of Anker batteries, charger included for £19.99, they seem pretty good to me.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DU80YSW/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'm quite happy with this purchase, especially considering the price.

Polarcell has a 2900 mAh battery with NFC. I am considering buying one, had one in my I9000 and was very very pleased with its performance.

robogo1982 said:
Polarcell has a 2900 mAh battery with NFC. I am considering buying one, had one in my I9000 and was very very pleased with its performance.
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this baby?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Polarcell+s4&_sop=12
looks good.
So they have real Mah?
Can anyone else confirm they are legit?

what about this one ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MPJ-3500mAh...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item48558d3586
http://www.mpjbattery.com/battery-for-samsung/for-galaxy-s4-i9500-1.html
any review ?

just get the original battery. I think samsung is packaging it with its own battery charger as well.
Anyway, I am not the type whom like to snap off the case to change a battery, i would stick to portable charger or case battery which is more convenient.

Fking1 said:
this baby?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Polarcell+s4&_sop=12
looks good.
So they have real Mah?
Can anyone else confirm they are legit?
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That's the one. Worked flawlessly when I had one with the 9000, going to get one of these too.

the_gunners said:
what about this one ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MPJ-3500mAh...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item48558d3586
http://www.mpjbattery.com/battery-for-samsung/for-galaxy-s4-i9500-1.html
any review ?
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wow 3500mah in the same size samsung makes 2600mah
kinda hard to believe, but really would love if it's true
anyone knows them?

That sounds good