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hi, i was wondering if anyone is using, or has used an 'extended' 2400 mah battery-the normal battery is 1350 mah?
2400 mah mah batteries are common on ebay etc. so i was thinking of getting one but i have a few questions if anyone has used one...
-do they work?
-quality?
-battery life?
-any other problems?
thanks

aameerp said:
hi, i was wondering if anyone is using, or has used an 'extended' 2400 mah battery-the normal battery is 1350 mah?
2400 mah mah batteries are common on ebay etc. so i was thinking of getting one but i have a few questions if anyone has used one...
-do they work?
-quality?
-battery life?
-any other problems?
thanks
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I bought one quite soon after buying my TyTn.
To answer your questions (based on my experience):
- it worked out of the box, first time. Full charge from the mains.
- the quality was superb. As its a thicker battery, you get a new back piece.
- heres the rub: battery life was no better than with my normal battery. I discharged and re-charged about 4 times, but to no avail. I was bitterly disappointed with it, and now it just sits in my bag as a spare battery. I've not used it since.
- no other issues.
Hope this helps
Greg

GregE240 said:
- heres the rub: battery life was no better than with my normal battery. I discharged and re-charged about 4 times, but to no avail. I was bitterly disappointed with it, and now it just sits in my bag as a spare battery. I've not used it since.
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crap then!

i have a 2600 battery that i got from daydeal.
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=15375&cat=2787
if you use directpush or stream audio or otherwise extensively use the dataconnection you will not get much better life out of the battery.
if you set your mail sync to 10 minutes or more and longer during off peak times then it will give a lot of battery life.
I was able to get 40+ hours out of my phone with a 2 hour charge in the middle.
mine increased the life of my phone but a large margin.
I could use it all day as an mp3 player and occasionally get mail.
The dataconnect sucks down the battery at an enourmous rate.

I got the Seidio 3200 mAh pack for mine and it has worked great. The only problem I have is the added thickness, but you can't add that much and put it in the same space. I leave the push mail on all day and I can go 2.5 days between charges. In fact I have yet to go below 50% batt. life.
my 2 cents worth

I bought this and it is GREAT and even BETTER PRICE. Seido was good but pricey when I was shopping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/EXTENDED-3000MA...ryZ15034QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I bought a 2800 a couple of months ago. It works great I never seen my battery drop below 50%. Also it came with a extra charger and a car charger.

What about a good replacement battery that doesnt require a larger back plate?

I just ordered the 1500 mAh pack from Seidio last night( can't get used to the 3200 mAh hump pack)and I will let you know which one works better. Depending on which one I like better, I'm going to sell the other on on the Bay .

I had an extended cheap battery from eBay. It worked for about 3 weeks then stopped working for some reason. Time to order an expensive but high quality piece.

cib911 said:
I just ordered the 1500 mAh pack from Seidio last night( can't get used to the 3200 mAh hump pack)and I will let you know which one works better. Depending on which one I like better, I'm going to sell the other on on the Bay .
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I read a review on the 1500 the reviewer said you won't see any difference.
Let us know how it works out for you.

cib911 said:
I just ordered the 1500 mAh pack from Seidio last night( can't get used to the 3200 mAh hump pack)and I will let you know which one works better. Depending on which one I like better, I'm going to sell the other on on the Bay .
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Howd it work out?
Selling? sold hah?

LOL @ the people buying batteries from ebay.......... THERE IS A REASON why they are cheap

randomtask16 said:
Howd it work out?
Selling? sold hah?
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My new 1500 works fantastic, now I can get through ~36 hours before it dies on average. My original battery was barely lasting 12 hours. but it was 9 months old.

With the inherent issues with Lithium Ion battery you really dont want to be putting any old PoS battery in there. Unless you have a spare Hermes for when your's melts or goes pop due to a bad/faulty/cheap battery.
I assume HTC sell official batteries?

[Q] Where to buy an extra battery or charger?

Me and my wife both have EVO's and for some reason hers doesn't hold a charge very good. Is there somewhere you recommend to buy another battery? Id like to have a charger that hooks into my cigarette lighter that'll charge a battery itself.

Check Amazon under EVO Battery.
EVO battery life sucks. You have a choice - slim sexy phone with lousy battery life or big fat phone with good battery life. Your wife's phone may drain faster simply because she uses her phone differently yours. Things like Facebook are known to drain battery very quickly, etc.
Either buy extra batteries or an external battery recharger - anyway, Amazon has them all.
On the battery charger for the car, make sure you get one rated at at least 800 ma. Many car chargers only charge at 500 ma and if you are running navigation or stream audio in the car, your battery will drain faster than it is charging so it will eventually go dead even though it is plugged in. The EVO NEVER runs directly off plugged in power. It always runs off the battery - so even when it is plugged in, it is running off the battery so you have to charge faster than you use.

Battery is fine if you tinker a little bit. But I got 2 batteries +wall charger + free shipping = 10.00 $ from ebay
I'm on Facebook twitter all day with my phone +email txt, talk and I get a full day from each charge
from my phone duh

I disagree with the comment above (mitchellvii), the Evo with the extended battery isn't that fat. Due to a large screen it evens it out. You can still use (with the extended battery) a spring holster and it will fit in a craddle and you can use the kick stand. I also like that more sturdy feeling which gives it a better weight, in my opinion, while holding it.
Amazon is a good place but so is Ebay. You have more batteries to pick from at ebay. I have bought 2 3500mAh batteries from ebay and the battery life is GREAT. Can go almost 2 days without charging with normal use (constantly on facebook, internet, and yelp- normal daily use of talk and text). Price ranges from $9-$85. Most batteries are shipped from Hong Kong so can take up to 3 weeks to ship to the U.S. And buy, if you can, using paypal for a little insurance in case the battery is defect.
You have options: If you want to stay with a slim phone- ebay has some batteries with higher charge capacity than the OEM without needing to buy a backcover- keeping it slim (1800mAh-2000mAh).
You may also look into software as well. Keeping your wifi or bluetooth on will drain your battery faster. Here are some great tips from goodandevo... http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/05/20-tips-to-improve-htc-evo-4g-battery-life.html
Hope it helped.

Try www.spider-foot.com. I got a couple for the Epic and they are great. I'm waiting for the EVO batteries to come which I ordered on 18 Nov. Also free shipping.

Ebay is the way to go. I have 8 batteries, including two 3000mah and two 1800mah along with two wall chargers and I paid less than $60 for all of them combined.

SGSII 1800mah battery, SGSI compatible for $20

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28506
Confirmed by multiple sources to fit in Samsung Galaxy S I variants such as the Vibrant, Fascinate, etc. Since it's a Samsung made (read: Not Chinese hackery) battery, the 1800mah is all but guaranteed.
Have since received the batteries in the mail. They fit perfectly in both my Samsung Vibrant and Samsung Fascinate. Initial battery life tests seem to confirm the 1800mah listed on the side.

I see no point in that as you can now get a 2000mah battery from Samsung. It makes your phone a bit fatter and comes with a different cover but it adds some decent juice.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-re...galaxy-s-ii-gives-you-all-the-juice-you-need/
I might get one later.

So does this one is still the same size as the normal one?
I'd like one for my sgs2

Beowulf_pt said:
I see no point in that as you can now get a 2000mah battery from Samsung. It makes your phone a bit fatter and comes with a different cover but it adds some decent juice.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-re...galaxy-s-ii-gives-you-all-the-juice-you-need/
I might get one later.
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Wow, where to start. First, that 200mah requires a fatter phone. The whole selling point of the 1800mah battery is that it doesn't require a new battery cover, and thus does not require a new case. For the many of us with Otterbox cases and the like, this is very good news. I highly doubt I'd give up my Otterbox for a mere 200 mah. If I were going for an extended battery that required a new battery cover, I wouldn't aim so low as 2000mah, but would opt for the Momax 2700mah battery with the kickstand battery cover, or the crazier 3600mah upgrades on the market.
Secondly, this battery is SGS1 compatibility. The Vibrant, Mezmerize, Fascinate, Epic, Galaxy S 4g, i9000, etc all have 1500 mah batteries. To get a legitimate 1800mah battery that doesn't require an extended battery door is a real boon.

Does anyone know if Samsung do any extended/ higher mah battery for the nexus s?

Received the batteries in the mail today. They fit perfectly into both my Vibrant and Fascinate, and initial testing corroborates the mah rating of 1800.

Can now confirm that the battery is not only legitimate, but holds up to the 1800 mah claims. Quite the steal for $20!

Would this work on a Samsung Focus?

If the Focus is a Galaxy S variant, then yes. Otherwise, no.

How much more does the battery last?

So far, for me, it's lasted about as long as it's rated, meaning about 20% longer than stock.

yo the sprint galaxy s2 epich 4g touch ... ugh so long to say that... umm , it comes with a the 1800 already

I will trade someone two of the stock Galaxy S 1 batteries for one of those.

OMG~SAMSUNG is everywhere

Hi pals
Found an interesting NEWS from Taiwan, it looks like SAMSUNG invests a great number of bulks for selling their phone. Including some malicious attacks. You guys who know Chinese may easily understand how Samsung promote and sell by manipulating threads or replies. No sure XDA is under their radar or not~ just have a look!
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=568&t=3284729&p=1
http://taiwansamsungleaks.org

I think most of them live on here
Sent from my Samsung S4 using xda app-developers app

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I LoLed

How is this relative to the HTC One?
This is a device forum.
Thread closed

Where can I find an acceptable extended battery for Galaxy S3?

Galaxy S3 Neo has a ridiculous stock 2100 mAh battery which offers a very poor duration. That's the reason I need an extended one. I have tried lots of extended batteries of different brands such as DSK, Anker, and one that I don't know its brand, I bought it from http://www.tucargadorsolar.com/. All of it have offered me a very poor duration. They are supposed to have twice the capacity of stock battery but here are the results that I got with all of them:
Original 2100 mAh battery, 100% charged, holds for 5:30 hours on continuous video playing until it reaches 5%.
Different extended batteries (4200 to 4400 mAh depending on the brand), 100% charged, hold for 6:45 hours on continuous video playing and in exactly the same conditions of the other test (screen brightness, bluetooth, wifi...).
I have repeated the test lots of times and always get the same results. If an extended battery of 4200 - 4400 mAh has a double capacity and original battery holds for 5:30 hours, why the extended one does not hold for the double, 11 hours?
I suppose that I have been testing batteries coming from not reliable brands.
I ordered a battery from Mugen Power 3 months ago, because it is supposed to be a reliable brand. But 3 months later still know nothing about the order I've made, and now they don't answer my e-mails.
What can I do? Is there another brand which is reliable enough to offer me a good duration?
I am really annoyed with this, I have lost very much money and time and all batteries I buy are in a very bad condition.

Well you could just money to buy another phone Anyway, if you're on stock, I can't say much, but using a custom kernel with governors etc, it would be really a great option as with the default battery, it last way more longer.
It's really strange, really. Have you calibrated the batteries right by reading the manuals? Are you sure about the capacities (Have you tested them with a multimeter)? Have in mind (if you haven't already known that) that I9300 batteries are exactly the same, because it's wide known and there are for sure reliable sources. A phone like Neo, is easily targeted with fake things. Last, you should buy from Amazon and read the reviews. Oh, did you try to contact with the companies?
Again, it's very strange....

S3 neo's battery functionality is a joke...
I try a lots of extended batterys baut only one is in right...Anker 7200mah(buy from amazon)
But s3 neo have a "bug"...completly charge of ectended batery is possible just if you replace battery after first charge to "100%" and put on charge again...aproximately after replace cell, phone was display the true charging %...
After 2x 3x replaces battery was true 100% charged...
Discharging is same way....after first 1-2% level replace the batt....it shows aprox. 70% after....
Replace "trick" is only one way to use extended batterys capacity.