I've seen lots of posts on the various ROM an Kernel threads talking about the lower battery life people are experiencing.
I'm sharing my battery experience. Obviously with the i9000 getting older the same is true of the battery. Mine is 30 month old, and the battery life had really fallen off.
A li-ion can't be expected to last for 30 months of daily or twice daily charging. My drop in life was slow and progressive until it reached a cliff-edge where it was charging to '100%' in about an hour and lasting maybe 4 hours if I was lucky.
So I brought a new official Samsung battery. I won't tell a long story, but my advice is to avoid any Samsung branded i9000 battery - it is probably a fake. I purchase one from eBay - fake. One from. High-street store (in packaging) - fake, and another from a large eBay seller who specifically advertised it as genuine - fake.
They worked, but none had a true capacity of more then 1000mah and none lasted more then a few weeks. See pictures.
In the end I purchased a Anker 1800mah battery from Amazon. First clue it's good is that it's heavy! Now getting 48hrs from cm10.
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Hey could you give me a link ? How many hours are you getting with continuous use?
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http://amzn.to/11yPSxX
Don't know how long continuous, not tried yet.
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I recently bought a supposedly original new oem 1650mAh battery (i9001 model), but have my doubts about its specs and it really being original Samsung. So thanks for the advice, sooner or later I will definitely try this Anker battery.
Think this might be worth investing. Thanks for tip!
thank you
New battery
I tried different ROM's and they kept on beeing more and more bad ... (concerning the battery status)
Then I bought a new battery - and suddensy the ROM where better
If ROM is bad -> BUY NEW BATTERY!
Thank for you tip,I think my bat also old already~
Hm
Could you suggest me another battery ? The ANKER 1800mAh is unavailable. THX
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Could you suggest me another battery ? The ANKER 1800mAh is unavailable. THX
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I found it on amazon with a google search. two 100mAh batteries plus an external charger for $19.99.
48 hours really ? my battery max 12 hours
I've an Anker Battery. I can easily reach the end of the day.
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I've an Anker Battery. I can easily reach the end of the day.
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Has anyone found the Anker battery in some other places apart from Amazon?
All smartphones's life is max 24 hours
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You can try also momax 1700mah, i can say it's better than the original one
What is the best battery to our smartphone? I have to buy q new battery..
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I think the best is a samsung original 1800mah battery used in an american version of the galaxy s2, from what i read it fits almost perfectly.
thank you a lot
where
really....where to get that
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Anyone try those 3500mah batteries off eBay? What kind of added lifetime does one get from those? Fraud issues?
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Anyone try those 3500mah batteries off eBay? What kind of added lifetime does one get from those? Fraud issues?
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I bought this one
http://gorillagadgets.com/samsung-epic-4g-extended-battery-3500mah-with-back-plate.html
and it has worked really well for me. no worries about a bad product or fraud from these guys. For $27 (I bought it for 24.99 but it didn't come with the fancy gorilla graphic on the battery)
How much extra time did this buy you, double? Thanks.
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Got me about 50% more...not double.
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The 3500mah batteries are all really 2400mah batteries. There is a huge thread in accessories on them that I started.
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For a twenty percent boost get the battery for the epic touch. Fits the OG epic just fine without changing battery cover. Might be able to sweet talk a sprint store into giving you one free if you go and complain about battery life and they happen to have one in the back from a returned ET. Battery looks the same, is slightly heavier and has 1800 mah stamped on it.
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I have it and really dont notice too much diff under regular use. Mine was like $12, so it just makes for a spare that came in handy several times.
I bought a pair of the 8$ 3500's off ebay and a 4$ wall charger. Phone will do 48 hours with light use. When I get a new game I can blow through one while charging the other.
So far, after a full charge and battery wipe, my battery life on cyanogen7 is as epic as my epic. Definitely notice a difference from the 1800mah to the stock 1500mah battery.
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I've noticed a pretty nice improvement from the 8 dollar one on ebay, I wouldn't say double either, but may 60 to 70 percent. I have been tweaking things for battery life recently, so that might be another thing that helps.
I am a pretty light user, I don't play games. On midNIGHT ROM 5.3 I went 6 days between charging. Of course that is with everything you can turn off; off.
Then I decided; why did I pay this money for this phone to use it like an old samsung a05?? (ok dated myself there).
I usually get 3-4 days texting, phone calls, weather updates, emails and poking around on the market.
randomrom rocks for excellent battery life.
is this a good idea to put these battery on defy?
will this improve uptime?
any problem happen to phone?
anybody tested it yet?
please reply....
gold 2430 mah Battery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17901748&highlight=gold#post17901748
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17755356&highlight=gold#post17755356
Also check negative feedback on eBay about capacity:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=negative&interval=180&_trkparms=negative_180
- Volume of a real, 1400 +
- Fake! original ep500 1160 mAh working 6 h, this 2430mAh battery - 3h! WTF?
- 2430mAh are not correct;battery monitor gives 1435mAh;no differents with origina
Etcetera...
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Bottom line: don't buy it.
thanks dude.... sorry for not searching the threrads before new post...
i m not gonna buy it..
I've got one and it seems to work better than the original battery. Haven't had any problems. Haven't been analysing though.
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my friend bought one of these batteries for your defy and lasts only 3 hours
The only brand of extended battery really works is Andida , I had one in my old N78 lasted 1-2 hours more than the original
don't buy it
My cousin got this battery , apart from the inflated capacity , it battery also leaked fluid and became inflated :crying:
same size as bf5x/hf5x, significantly higher capacity, definitely a scam, may even be dangerous.
battery chemistry hasn't evolved that much in the past few years. there's a limit on the weight&volume/capacity ratio.
avoid it.
not that good
i bought it and it's 10% her half a hour :/
Third-party batteries often lack good protective circuits. They may die unexpectedly and/or kill your phone. Be wary!
There is also a possibility that those batteries don't get fully recognized by the defy and the batteries might not charge up to 100%
thanks for the warnings.
any idea where one could get a legit replacement battery?
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thanks for the warnings.
any idea where one could get a legit replacement battery?
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You can buy one from ebay or amazon. Search for New OEM Motorola BF5X
Thanks man
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yellowbal said:
You can buy one from ebay or amazon. Search for New OEM Motorola BF5X
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But a battery with 1700+ does not exist right?
anyone try this ebay.com/itm/221285995275?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 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$, but these are just a total rip-off. They're more like 500mAh.
PS: here's a review of this battery in another subforum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419930
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I found a "2430mAh" gold battery on amazon.co.uk (also sold on ebay).
I bought one and just wanted to share that it is quite good.
If you're looking for a replacement battery, I'd suggest you buy this one. It's near 1500mAh in reality. Behaves just as when the phone (and battery) was new. I also bought a few much cheapers ones ~5-8$, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
there has been a strange increase of battery problems for note users here on xda . bloated battery . flickering battery % and what not...
i read somewhere in xda that the note battery is only bound to last a year or so...is it true ?
if its true that means we as are gonna see a lot more similar threads in the coming months when people cross the 1 year mark
being a heavy user my phone has been constantly on charge for.the past 9 months ..And recently I've noticed that my battry takes longer to charge and then runs out quicker than before.
is this 1 year battery thing , a samsung issue or an android issue ?? or is it an acceptable life for a smartphone battery ?
what do you guys think ?
Battery is dying.. mine is 10 months old and it started flickering after installing a jb rom.. replaced it and everythings fine
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there has been a strange increase of battery problems for note users here on xda . bloated battery . flickering battery % and what not...
i read somewhere in xda that the note battery is only bound to last a year or so...is it true ?
if its true that means we as are gonna see a lot more similar threads in the coming months when people cross the 1 year mark
being a heavy user my phone has been constantly on charge for.the past 9 months ..And recently I've noticed that my battry takes longer to charge and then runs out quicker than before.
is this 1 year battery thing , a samsung issue or an android issue ?? or is it an acceptable life for a smartphone battery ?
what do you guys think ?
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My Note is one year and three days old and is still going strong with the original and only battery I've used. I can't say I've noticed a drop in battery life at all. Typically I top up the battery daily from the original charger, although it could go for a few days between charges if it had to. I just prefer to have a full battery when I leave the house. You never know what your needs might be throughout the day - emergencies, for example. I usually let it charge past the first sign of 100%, all the way until I get the additional "Full" green battery appear in the notification bar.
As for ROMS, I've tried every stock ROM since release (now on the latest stock ICS and have been since it came out) and also dabbled briefly with AOKP and Paranoid.
I wonder, isn't battery also 1 year guarantee?
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The standard phone battery guarantee is usually for 6 months.
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From my experience, having two different android phones, spare battery chargers always charge the battery fully unlike the handsets. I would say draining the battery fully from time to time and charge it by a spare battery charger enhances the battery life back to "what is expected". No manual battery calibration is needed if you own a spare battery charger for your phone.
I rotate usage with 2 batteries. Therefore everything is cool.
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The on off charge indicator can be a sign of a broken USB board. Mine suffered this last week I change the board myself using spare parts one brought from eBay one from a uk online store. This solved the charge issue however reduced signal by a long way on both boards so sent off to samsung now and will pay to get it fixed. Reason signal plummeted is the aerial is connected to this board also
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Strange enough the batt life span is just 1 and 1/2 year. Mine just change to a new batt few weeks back. It was bloated. Why cant they produce more durable batt? Something similar like nokia batt?
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I got two extra Anker batteries that last longer than the original and a charger for $15 on Ebay. Big deal.
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Mine is ten months old. Now batt bloated and flickering starts after just a few minutes. Went downhill fast over about three week period. . I need a new battery.
Two questions-
Can i get one from the Samsung store in Manila as warrantee replacement? (my phone is from Germany via USA Amazon)
If not, can i get those third party Antek batts in Manila? Green hills? or from Ebay.ph? They got best reviews on Amazon.
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OK the note 3's battery is already pretty big would you but a extended battery for it? I can't wait to see how big the ZeroLemon battery is when it is released.
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Yes, day 1 they release the battery I will buy it.
the note 2 one was amazing for travels.
did it still fit in your pocket? that thing is HUGE like OG Xbox
Well, since note 2 had 3100mah battery and zl basically was just three of those making it 9300mah, I can see them doing the same thing here and making a 9600mah battery maybe even possibly a 10kmah!
Im still waiting on them to release the rugged case for their zl battery for note 2...
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Yes I can see myself buying one. I like to do back country camping and it would be nice to have music that lasts for 2-3 days. Although I could just run 3 separate batteries I wouldn't mind having it all in one.
I'm hoping they get cracking. But now it is time for me to give up on the rugged case. This note 2 zl case is going to get all gussied up by a nice lady in the UK, the phone is to become my wife's and my new note 3 will be patiently waiting for a REAL battery. Imho, big cards and big batteries remove over 80% of the reasons I used to flash and root. No need. The note line has been all I've needed since the first one came out. My wife loves them too.
So I saw on Facebook that they are working on a 10000 mAh battery
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So I saw on Facebook that they are working on a 10000 mAh battery
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holly molly, that's awesome
How would this be better than a external battery pack?
It would be hard to pocket carry, and it looks like this is a back packable option only.
Plus the battery cover would be stock instead of a rubber back that doesn't fit properly.
Curious to the reasoning, I am looking up external 10000 MAH packs myself.
anyone know if the ZeroLemon has NFC?
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anyone know if the ZeroLemon has NFC?
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well the note 3 is like the s4 so NFC is built in the battery i should have NFC. my galaxy s4 7500 mAh battery has NFC
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How would this be better than a external battery pack?
It would be hard to pocket carry, and it looks like this is a back packable option only.
Plus the battery cover would be stock instead of a rubber back that doesn't fit properly.
Curious to the reasoning, I am looking up external 10000 MAH packs myself.
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Actually the TPU case fits great on the devices. have you ever seen other ZeroLemon batteries? the way they set up the batteries there not really that thick!
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Actually the TPU case fits great on the devices. have you ever seen other ZeroLemon batteries? the way they set up the batteries there not really that thick!
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I have seen Zl's battery setup before I just don't like the condom backing they provide. Maybe the new ones will be better??
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Well, since note 2 had 3100mah battery and zl basically was just three of those making it 9300mah, I can see them doing the same thing here and making a 9600mah battery maybe even possibly a 10kmah!
Im still waiting on them to release the rugged case for their zl battery for note 2...
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Not trying to be mean, but are you aware that the prefixes kilo (1000) and mili(1/1000) cancel out?
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Not trying to be mean, but are you aware that the prefixes kilo (1000) and mili(1/1000) cancel out?
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What he means by 10kmAh is 10000mAh
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They are now taking orders for the battery Ordered mine. Happy Black Friday everyone!!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GYD782A
They made it available yesterday. I placed the order immediately. And yes it does support NFC.
Hello all
I would like to know if we will be able to charge this battery on a Wireless charger ?
or is there a Wireless receiver we need to buy to put behind the battery ?
Thank you all
Who had the battery and please give us some battery life numbers !
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Holy crap, this battery will not die. I have been using the heck out of it today since my first full charge ended at 5am this morning and I'm at 79% still. :good: