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eBay - 2x Batteries $13 shipped.

Found this deal while searching for a deal on batteries for the Fuze. Haven't bought them, usually skeptical about eBay items, especially from China. Figured I'd post a thread with it so if anyone would like to purchase at a low price. States that they're both 1340mAh. If they both work as expected it'd be a great price, but again still skeptical about buying from a Chinese eBayer.
Link to item:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-2x-for-...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
eBay Seller name: otakugarden

I'm a sucker for a good deal, I took the bait. If/when I get them in I'll report back.

The only deal with that ebay seller for the same thing was for 18.88 total, which is still dirt cheap. So, I took the bait as well. Will report back if no one else does, or if I have a conflicting opinion.

it seems to me fake... i mean it's too cheap

I bought this back in early November, except then it was 2 batteries plus a standalone charger for about $20. They've all worked very well to date.

Blah I took the bait! Toooo cheap not too hmhmh
Kewlj1313

I bought one!
Hope they actually send me two working batteries and it's not some deceptive ad.

I saw this sellers offers on Ebay. I didn't pull the trigger as the last battery I purchased on ebay for my Tilt was a complete rip-off. As they say "if it's too good to be true, then it probably is".
Please let us know your experiences with this seller/batteries.

let me know how this goes, my battery already seems to lose juice quickly

I bit too, hopefully it's not bad.

I also bought the 2 batteries and charger for $20 like Lulugirl. All seem to work well. My only problem is that my Touch Pro doesn't recognise the battery level in the new batteries. So when I put in one of the new batteries, the battery meter on my device shows 0% battery. It still works though. I just use it until the phone turns itself off because of a low battery. Seems to last about as long as the stock OEM battery, but I'd of course prefer to have a warning as to how much battery life I have left.
Lolugirl (or anyone else), have you had this problem? If so, were you able to fix it?
All in all though, they were cheap enough that I am still happy with my purchase, especially since my usage drains the battery in less than a day.

juttonn said:
I also bought the 2 batteries and charger for $20 like Lulugirl. All seem to work well. My only problem is that my Touch Pro doesn't recognise the battery level in the new batteries. So when I put in one of the new batteries, the battery meter on my device shows 0% battery. It still works though. I just use it until the phone turns itself off because of a low battery. Seems to last about as long as the stock OEM battery, but I'd of course prefer to have a warning as to how much battery life I have left.
Lolugirl (or anyone else), have you had this problem? If so, were you able to fix it?
All in all though, they were cheap enough that I am still happy with my purchase, especially since my usage drains the battery in less than a day.
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That's proof that these batteries are fake.

I got the batteries after 2 weeks finally! They both have the same serial number and part number. But the serial and part numbers are different from the factory battery.
I noticed sticker on the battery is less clear than the factory battery I originally had. I will try it out later on my Fuze when I have the time.

I bought the same battery package as lulugirl896 (two generic batteries + standalone charger). They work fine, no problems whatsoever. The reason these batteries are cheap is because they are not OEM (HTC) batteries, but generic no-brand batteries. Since the labels are just copied, the serial numbers on all of these batteries are identical (13XA188P003454).
They are working fine in the original UK Touch Pro and Fuze (pretty much the same capacity as the OEM battery). However people who have CDMA Raphaels (Sprint/Verizon) have been having problems like juttonn described (always shows 0%, or "Battery not recognized").

The battery power seems jumpy. It was at 97% before I shut the power off for the night, then when I turned it on in the morning it was down to around 60%? I ran it for 8 hours on airline mode (the screen was on though), now it's down to 34%. I'll try it for another few days and report back.

Agent Blair said:
I got the batteries after 2 weeks finally! They both have the same serial number and part number. But the serial and part numbers are different from the factory battery.
I noticed sticker on the battery is less clear than the factory battery I originally had. I will try it out later on my Fuze when I have the time.
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Same here! just got mine yesterday, definitely a fake less clear label with the same serial number hmhm! Haven't tried mine yet either, maybe tonight hopefully they don't kersplode or anything!
JFlitt

Initial tests seem good!
When I first put this battery in straight out of the package it showed up in TBattery as FULL(mAh): 900, but after letting it charge once and then run all the way down and now as you can see from this screen shot it has charged back up again, it is showing the full 1340 mAh so thats good!
This battery lasted all day yesterday in my phone! I am very satisfied, but as stated above it is obviously a fake, the HTC label is a bit blurry and the serial is the same on both batts, but oh well! seems to work well!
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Glad to know! But the percentage I see is wrong most of the time. So I just switch batteries every day. My charger has a light to determine if the battery is fully charged or not.
Can anyone confirm that Tbattery fixes the problem with the fake battery? I am am a bit afraid of trying it out since I haven't even hard-spl my device yet and I know it's not an ordinary program.

mine arrived last week and have used both through 3 power cycles and they appear to do drain much quicker than my oem battery. Where do you get TBattery to test? Google doesn't seem to come up with anything.
nevermind: found it. mine says 1340mAh but these batteries definitely drain faster than the OEM. Hopefully after a few more powercycles they will begin to last a little longer. If not, they were still worth the ridiculously low price.

jpeel said:
mine arrived last week and have used both through 3 power cycles and they appear to do drain much quicker than my oem battery. Where do you get TBattery to test? Google doesn't seem to come up with anything.
nevermind: found it. mine says 1340mAh but these batteries definitely drain faster than the OEM. Hopefully after a few more powercycles they will begin to last a little longer. If not, they were still worth the ridiculously low price.
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I noticed after the 2nd and 3rd cycle the battery indicator is more accurate now and not jumping around. I also noticed the same, where they do drain faster than the stock OEM battery.

[Q] extended battery

Hi
i've just received an extended battery (cheap non htc) from ebay for my HD2. But since I placed my order I've heard that some nand roms don't work correctly with this type of battery.
Anybody know what type of problem I might run into with an extended battery, which roms definately don't work with an extended battery and if there are any fixes for the roms that don't work with one?

The only non-working batteries with Android are the HTC original 2300 ones.
Every other battery works fine with NAND.
And I got one of those expensive HTC things....

The only non-working batteries with Android are the HTC original 2300 ones.
Every other battery works fine with NAND.
And I got one of those expensive HTC things....
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Phew! I very nearly bought one, glad i didn't. Saved myself £30 and a whole load of trouble in that case!

die_braut said:
The only non-working batteries with Android are the HTC original 2300 ones.
Every other battery works fine with NAND.
And I got one of those expensive HTC things....
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Confirming this is true for the OP as I do use the 2400mA from Ebay (got it for $13) on NAND, also used it with all SD builds, Non-EB and EB based.

hd2k10 said:
Confirming this is true for the OP as I do use the 2400mA from Ebay (got it for $13) on NAND, also used it with all SD builds, Non-EB and EB based.
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Really? Wow, so you dont notice any issues with overheating when charging or not being able to charge to 100% in the phone?
What sort of battery life do you get? Should be like 35-40hrs right?
I have an ebay 2600mah that I got for $13 which seems awesome but I've only run it in the phone for a short period so far. It even has the back cover with a kickstand. I had to wait a month for it to get here from Singapore and it just got here yesterday.
I've switched to NAND ROMs now but at one point I had an SD build that I was getting 20+hrs battery life out of. I havent really had he chance to fully evaluate the battery life with my NAND builds but so far it looks to be not as good....

I just bought one..ships from Hong Kong..prolly have to wait ~ 3 wks for it arrive.

ive been looking into buying an extended battery recently.
im running android 2.2 nand.
so i wont have any problems with any extended battery?
2400mah? 2600mah?

The word out there is that aftermarket extended batteries - like the 2400mAh work well with NAND. I forked out $10.00 USD, what the hey..they've all gotten decent reviews, and work with NAND.

Apache0c said:
Really? Wow, so you dont notice any issues with overheating when charging or not being able to charge to 100% in the phone?
What sort of battery life do you get? Should be like 35-40hrs right?
I have an ebay 2600mah that I got for $13 which seems awesome but I've only run it in the phone for a short period so far. It even has the back cover with a kickstand. I had to wait a month for it to get here from Singapore and it just got here yesterday.
I've switched to NAND ROMs now but at one point I had an SD build that I was getting 20+hrs battery life out of. I havent really had he chance to fully evaluate the battery life with my NAND builds but so far it looks to be not as good....
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60% better than the stock is what I get, depending on how I use it, I CAN go 2 days easily.
I don't have any heat issues, it gets warm but nothing that seems different than with the stock.
I got the same as you, just 2400mA, comes with the cover and the kickstand, the cover is cheap plastic and pops off easy, it's not a durable and nice as the stock back and the kickstand broke after like 3 uses but oh well, a $13 battery with 60%+ battery life is fine with me.
Keep in mind, when you get your EB, it WILL drain from 100% to 0% and turn off (same as the stock battery) however, when it dies you just take the battery out and put it back in then reboot and it'll have ~60-65% remaining.
In my opinion, NAND and SD have the same battery life, NAND ahead a little bit because it doesn't spike as frequently.
eyeisdasteve said:
ive been looking into buying an extended battery recently.
im running android 2.2 nand.
so i wont have any problems with any extended battery?
2400mah? 2600mah?
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Read above, UNOFFICIAL batteries like Ebay work fine, OFFICIAL (HTC) batteries require an Extended Battery Kernel
Mik0 said:
The word out there is that aftermarket extended batteries - like the 2400mAh work well with NAND. I forked out $10.00 USD, what the hey..they've all gotten decent reviews, and work with NAND.
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Well worth the money =P
--- All of this is based off of hands-on experience, I use the 2400mA Ebay Battery with the cover and kickstand and have been since Late September.

Yeah I bought the cheap one with the kickstand, only took 11 days to reach the UK from hong kong.
No issues so far other than it seemed to drain really quickly from 100% to 79% in about 2 hours with no usage, its been okay from 79% though, dunno if it needed a long 1st charge.

I got the same issues with the HTC extended battery.
Charging / usage is reported wring by NAND kernels, worked OK tho with Hastarin's kernel. On MDJ's kernel it will even shut down at boot-up.
With SD builds when I plug in the phone it shows up as charging extremely fast then after unplugging charge falls also extremely fast to about 70-60% and then drains normally.
Offering as tester if anyone has any idea or beta NAND kernel that might fix this.
By the way in WinMo it charges perfectly and drainage is excellent/normal as advertised, so it's not a battery issue but a kernel support issue.

hd2k10 said:
60% better than the stock is what I get, depending on how I use it, I CAN go 2 days easily.
I don't have any heat issues, it gets warm but nothing that seems different than with the stock.
I got the same as you, just 2400mA, comes with the cover and the kickstand, the cover is cheap plastic and pops off easy, it's not a durable and nice as the stock back and the kickstand broke after like 3 uses but oh well, a $13 battery with 60%+ battery life is fine with me.
Keep in mind, when you get your EB, it WILL drain from 100% to 0% and turn off (same as the stock battery) however, when it dies you just take the battery out and put it back in then reboot and it'll have ~60-65% remaining.
In my opinion, NAND and SD have the same battery life, NAND ahead a little bit because it doesn't spike as frequently.
Read above, UNOFFICIAL batteries like Ebay work fine, OFFICIAL (HTC) batteries require an Extended Battery Kernel
Well worth the money =P
--- All of this is based off of hands-on experience, I use the 2400mA Ebay Battery with the cover and kickstand and have been since Late September.
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Hey, thanks very much for your reply. It is much appreciated.
I'm using the EB now. The back door for it seems lightweight but I cut a hole in the back of a protective case I have for my phone and the whole thing now feels pretty solid.
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Just wanted to report back. I have the $13 Singapore 2600 mah battery and it works with MDJ Cyanogenmod 7 v2.6.
I dont even have to remove and replace the battery for it to work. It's not perfect though, it basically runs down normally (slightly faster than I would like) and lasts a full day getting down to a 15% charge. Then it stays at 15% for another entire day and then discharges normally from there.
With all the progress that has been made on Android for HD2, I feel optimistic that the last several minor bugs will eventually be worked out and the device should function flawlessly.

I dont even have to remove and replace the battery for it to work. It's not perfect though, it basically runs down normally (slightly faster than I would like) and lasts a full day getting down to a 15% charge. Then it stays at 15% for another entire day and then discharges normally from there.
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Yeah I get exactly the same with the cheap EB, dont need to remove the battery but it runs down fairly quickly to 15% then stays at 15% for ages. I have tried a variety of roms both nand & CWM, they all give similar results. Obiously the battery isn't running down very quickly at all, rather it's the way its level is being reported by the OS.

Battery life is EPIC....UPDATED 5/16/11

Hey Everyone, Updating this post to reflect some new news about my battery life. On day 2 here. It's 2:25 PM in the afternoon and the Green bar has not even dropped from being full.
Now- It's important to note also. I received my phone on Sat at 10:10am. Let my phone go, NEVER charged it all day sat and used it. Let it SIT OVER NIGHT and never charged it.
Used it sunday as well and by the time I plugged it in it was not even yellow it was low, but not yellow and the Battery time said 1 Day and 6 hours and some change.
I think for tonight I'm not going to charge it either because most likely I will be at 80% or something the battery is so insane.. ill go into the next day.. I will post SCREENSHOTS for you guys later if you want.. but this battery life is SUPER amazing...

computermilk said:
Out of Box.. 10am delivery from fedex.. and I haven't even charged this thing yet... wow.. just wow. The battery bar is still green and at half....
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That's what i thought about the battery life but there seem to be quite a few folks here with not so great battery life.

ph00ny said:
That's what i thought about the battery life but there seem to be quite a few folks here with not so great battery life.
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Maybe it's their Carriers and location?
I know the farther away from a tower you are the more "juice" the radio uses for the signal right? most people on here are over seas right? I live in the US and i'm on ATT living in a major city area.

+1 for great battery life. I'm a heavy user and came home after work and I'm at 40% (7-8pm). My vibrant would usually die by 5.
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I got some pretty bad battery life when i had it on the older firmware (would run out after 12 hours)
but now it easily does 12 hours and is at 50%! thats after i updated to the latest fw

Battery life on SGS 2 is the worst i ever seen on any android... or any other phone either..

computermilk said:
Maybe it's their Carriers and location?
I know the farther away from a tower you are the more "juice" the radio uses for the signal right? most people on here are over seas right? I live in the US and i'm on ATT living in a major city area.
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+1000 when the signal is weak the phone is constantly searching and is trying to "hang on" to the signal harder. I notice this all the time when I am at work in a crappy AT&T reception area in New York City.
I am more and more suspecting my old Captivate had better reception - I never was without signal at work. With SGS2, I sometimes pick the phone up from my desk only to find that there is no signal on it.

computermilk said:
Out of Box.. 10am delivery from fedex.. and I haven't even charged this thing yet... wow.. just wow. The battery bar is still green and at half....
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What the heck were you doing with it? Admit it, you turned it on and just put it in your curio cabinet behind a glass door, pulled up a chair and stared at it all day with a goofy happy smile on your face.

DocRambone said:
Battery life on SGS 2 is the worst i ever seen on any android... or any other phone either..
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You may have a dodgy unit...I'm finding the battery life to be significantly better on my SGS2 than my original SGS (running your rom )

I recieved my S2 last weekend from Clove. Initially I thought it wasn't displaying the correct percentage. Turns out, for me, that it was as good as it seemed.
I've never seen such good battery life on a phone.
Currently on AT&T in MA USA, if it helps anyone.

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What phone do you all know can have 100% after 4 hrs of no use....my SGS2 can

DocRambone said:
Battery life on SGS 2 is the worst i ever seen on any android... or any other phone either..
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So what did you get in its place?

When it's good, it is REALLY good...
But then suddenly, out of the blue, the battery graph will turn bezerk, and will try to plunge itself to death on the 0% line within about 12 hours...
But as long as the bug hasn't shown up yet: enjoy!
(probably fixable though in the near future, seeing how fast Samsung is already throwing out new firmwares for it...)
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Fine, another battery thread...

kreoXDA said:
What the heck were you doing with it? Admit it, you turned it on and just put it in your curio cabinet behind a glass door, pulled up a chair and stared at it all day with a goofy happy smile on your face.
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Rofl....
Well I took it with me to run errands all day for one thing, configuring more options while standing in line, sending off texts,. etc,.
Also went out to eat dinner and played with it some more.
Installed all my apps off Wifi, etc.

Battery Thoughts
Guys,
I have had mine now for a week and have noticed that unless I am in a relatively stable signal area I am only getting about 8-10 hours of reasonable use , which i have to say is absolutely rubbish, however I am swithching to GSM only, a lot more in areas where it would constantly be looking for stronger signals and hey presto 1-2 % per hour ish.
I have tried many combinations of apps removal and the above seems to be the only thing that appears to help.
Anyone have any or similar?

NBB823151 said:
Guys,
I have had mine now for a week and have noticed that unless I am in a relatively stable signal area I am only getting about 8-10 hours of reasonable use , which i have to say is absolutely rubbish, however I am swithching to GSM only, a lot more in areas where it would constantly be looking for stronger signals and hey presto 1-2 % per hour ish.
I have tried many combinations of apps removal and the above seems to be the only thing that appears to help.
Anyone have any or similar?
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I'm not at all, and i'm here in the US on ATT. I do have that "bug" where it will say 3G then Switch back to H+ a lot back and forth, but even with that the battery life is AMAZING. So i'm thinking that bug isn't effecting things much.
I have NOT rooted my phone yet, and I have not "removed" any of the stocks apps yet.
I do PLAN on doing that, but i have not done so yet, and it's great.

Battery thoughts
I really am thinking that there is no uniform issue that fixes this and some people its great other s rubbish....may there is a dodgy batch of batteries that went out.....

Battery Life- Downs and Ups!
My first thoughts on the battery life were very positive. Almost 10 jours of constant playing and still some juice in the tank.
Then it all went a bit downhill, with it needing charging after just 4hrs. I found that was down to "Tektrak" app, therefore that was uninstalled never to return.
Even running AVG my phone was giving pretty good battery life, certainly a day of fairly heavy use.
I upgraded to the latest official Samsung firmware last week and since then the battery life has been incredible, despite the fact I live & work in dodgy reception areas.
I'm getting over 24hrs even running virus, Lifestyle's Bedside Night Clock overnight and using it quite extensively. It's still at the stage where all the iPhone users want to play with it to see what they're missing too so its on most of the day.
Frankly I can't believe how well it is performing. Don't know what Samsung have done but it seems to work.

Everyone seems to be having mixed reactions to the beattery life. Could possible be the way we use it or maybe faulty devices. But the reactions are almost 50-50 so it would be a disaster if half the number of devices turn out to be faulty.

Warning: Buy a spare battery ASAP

I've had my S3 for a week now, and it is amazing and awesome, exceeding all my expectations. I keep all my settings maxed, because when I show it off to people, I want them to see the amazing colors at full brightness.
But the battery doesn't last more than a day, just like any phone.
So if you are a power user like me, plan on spending another $25 and order a battery now, you will need it.
I predict a temporary shortage, like there is with NFC tags now.

Does it last a whole day when power using though???
That is all I want is a phone that can make it 16-20 hours with whatever usage I throw at it!
If I heavy use my DroidX I will not make it until the end of day...even if I just end up on the phone for over an hour that day...and I am FAR from a power user!
I have no issues charging it every night...but I do have issues having to charge a phone twice a day.

Nope, this phone has battery issues, big time.
Came from the SGS2X same as tmo's SGS2 Hercules, this SGS3 has serious issues, my carrier gave me a new battery yesterday to try and resolve the issue.
Case in point, yesterday before I swapped the battery, was charged to 100%, got an incoming call, was on the phone for 15 seconds, put the phone down, no apps in use, memory clear. 30 minutes later, I left home, phone in pocket, after 10 minutes, unlocked phone, was at 93%, I went to the store to get a new battery, something isn't right.
Did a full wipe on the phone after I got the new battery, going to test the next 3 days, my carrier said if it's not resolved in 3 days they'll give me a new phone.
As a side note, my roommate has the SGS3, we picked them up from the same carrier on the same day, his does not have this issue at all, both phones configured the same.

stumanroo said:
Does it last a whole day when power using though???
That is all I want is a phone that can make it 16-20 hours with whatever usage I throw at it!
If I heavy use my DroidX I will not make it until the end of day...even if I just end up on the phone for over an hour that day...and I am FAR from a power user!
I have no issues charging it every night...but I do have issues having to charge a phone twice a day.
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Not for anything but I've yet to see any modern smartphone last for 20 hours of heavy usage without needing to be charged. Even my iphone 3GS which had very good battery life wouldn't last that long.

nitra said:
Nope, this phone has battery issues, big time.
Came from the SGS2X same as tmo's SGS2 Hercules, this SGS3 has serious issues, my carrier gave me a new battery yesterday to try and resolve the issue.
Case in point, yesterday before I swapped the battery, was charged to 100%, got an incoming call, was on the phone for 15 seconds, put the phone down, no apps in use, memory clear. 30 minutes later, I left home, phone in pocket, after 10 minutes, unlocked phone, was at 93%, I went to the store to get a new battery, something isn't right.
Did a full wipe on the phone after I got the new battery, going to test the next 3 days, my carrier said if it's not resolved in 3 days they'll give me a new phone.
As a side note, my roommate has the SGS3, we picked them up from the same carrier on the same day, his does not have this issue at all, both phones configured the same.
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Yeah that's not right. I've been listening to music and using xda for forty minutes and I'm at 99%
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No, its not going to last 16 to 20 hours using it like a power user. Absolutely not. If you are taking pictures, surfing the web, playing games, connecting on and off wifi as you travel around the city, you'll need more battery, somehow.
I took it to Seattle's Pride parade last week, and took hundreds of pictures and a few videos. I even uploaded one video over mobile network (which took like 15 minutes) When I got home about 6 hours later the battery was at 15%, which is amazing, considering.
My wife is thinking about getting one, and I'm sure it would last 20 hours in her hands, and of course she would tease me about it, too.

BonesHopkins said:
Not for anything but I've yet to see any modern smartphone last for 20 hours of heavy usage without needing to be charged. Even my iphone 3GS which had very good battery life wouldn't last that long.
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Well I use the term "Anything I throw at it" loosely...as I a not a "Power" user I am not likely to be gaming ALL day or Streaming ALL day...but I functionally use my phone through out the day...and if I have to be on the phone 2 -3 hours that day...I need the phone to make it until bed time at least for me.
With my DroidX I make it through almost every 16-20 hour day...unless my daughter steals it and plays Temple Run or I spend a load of time browsing the web while bored and not at home.
Nitro...It does sound like that phone has a serious issue though!
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Beakerzor said:
No, its not going to last 16 to 20 hours using it like a power user. Absolutely not. If you are taking pictures, surfing the web, playing games, connecting on and off wifi as you travel around the city, you'll need more battery, somehow.
I took it to Seattle's Pride parade last week, and took hundreds of pictures and a few videos. I even uploaded one video over mobile network (which took like 15 minutes) When I got home about 6 hours later the battery was at 15%, which is amazing, considering.
My wife is thinking about getting one, and I'm sure it would last 20 hours in her hands, and of course she would tease me about it, too.
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Yeah in a sense like that I can understand! I wouldn't expect it to make it through all that...especially the 15 minute upload if it wasn't done via Wifi!
I guess my point is when I read reviews on phones anywhere on the net I have major issues with people marking something down due to battery issues...even if it has better battery life than any other phone! Not saying this one does...cause I don't even have it in my hands yet...but just in general.
I can't have this phone be worse than the DroidX is all I care about...and if I go by ratings alone...there aren't many better standby phones out there...which should mean I should be fine.

the only problem with this phone and battery use, is that its so awesome, you'll be using it so much
so plan now, and be ready
the battery is great, and large, as will be your enjoyment

stumanroo said:
Yeah in a sense like that I can understand! I wouldn't expect it to make it through all that...especially the 15 minute upload if it wasn't done via Wifi!
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yeah, I told my wife that the next time we go to a parade, we need to find a place near a Starbucks, for the free wifi
here's 1080P video samples from my S III from that parade http://www.youtube.com/beakerzor
(sorry in advance for my poor photography skills)

Ugh, adding an extra battery now. -_____-
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Beakerzor said:
the only problem with this phone and battery use, is that its so awesome, you'll be using it so much
so plan now, and be ready
the battery is great, and large, as will be your enjoyment
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I am fully expecting the first few weeks (the honeymoon period) to have battery issues...it is after that on a basic work day is what I am worried about.
I have used a smartphone for the last 4 years...so I understand normal battery usage and when I know I will need more juice. Some days like that parade that was listed are days I prepare to have extra juice around...just the normal days is my concern.
But yeah I am going to use and abuse this ***** for a good month straight I am sure!
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here's 1080P video samples from my S III from that parade http://www.youtube.com/beakerzor
(sorry in advance for my poor photography skills)
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Always great seeing a booty shorts video!
(sure hoping those girls were over 18 so I don't get in trouble )

I get pretty good battery life
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My battery does pretty good too. I still got the external charger/battery combo though. I don't feel right without one. I had 3 batteries for the gs2 and feel like I need the same for this. If something pops up, I have 2 fully charged batteries most of the time and just grab them and go.

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My battery does pretty good too. I still got the external charger/battery combo though. I don't feel right without one. I had 3 batteries for the gs2 and feel like I need the same for this. If something pops up, I have 2 fully charged batteries most of the time and just grab them and go.
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I currently have 2 unused sgs3 batteries sitting on my end table. Of course, they are unused because the damn things are 1 mm too big. Stupid chinese vendors...

Not a bad idea... Put a spare battery in the glove box or something. May come in handy.
But yeah i want a phons to last 16-20 hours. Screen time for me maxes out at about 2.5 hours for me in a day. So far the phone has done pretty well.

The_Biz said:
My battery does pretty good too. I still got the external charger/battery combo though. I don't feel right without one. I had 3 batteries for the gs2 and feel like I need the same for this. If something pops up, I have 2 fully charged batteries most of the time and just grab them and go.
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Which charger/battery combo did you get?

BonesHopkins said:
Which charger/battery combo did you get?
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I got the oem one from AT&T. I'll get a separate spare battery from one of the US carriers when they sell them separately.
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I currently have 2 unused sgs3 batteries sitting on my end table. Of course, they are unused because the damn things are 1 mm too big. Stupid chinese vendors...
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That's why I only buy from places like a carrier.

The_Biz said:
I got the oem one from AT&T. I'll get a separate spare battery from one of the US carriers when they sell them separately.
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Ok. I've been looking at the Chinese ones from ebay and the prices are tempting but the possibility of them being low quality counterfeits makes me a little nervous.

I ordered this
http://www.thecellguru.com/Products/71619
its not on back order, like the one on Amazon is

Pretty good battery life here, 21 hours with 5 hours of screen time, 5 hours!

Sony Xperia Z3 - 2 Day Battery Life [INFO]

Morning, Evening, Afternoon All (depends where you are) I'm really excited about the Xperia Z3 Compact!!! :laugh:
So If you're interested in this phone I'm certain by now, you've seen the claim for 2 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE which is why I'm sure the majority are here! Yes I'm excited about the Camera's Blazing high ISO count and superb IP rating w/ underwater feature but without good battery they won't mean much.
In this day and age were all skeptics about battery life claims until we experience it ourselves, and for good reason! Either way I'm just here to drop some info about that.
The Z3 Compact will also be featuring a Stamina Mode for 4 days and even an Ultra Mode for 7 days battery, Kinda amazing! Ultra Mode limits you to pretty much calling and texting according to SONY but that's probably good to save battery for long periods where you only need your phone for emergencies.
Below is from "Strategy Analytics" who ran z3 Compact battery test on behalf of SONY. Here is a link to the CLAIM TEST AND RESULTS.
2-day battery life
During battery performance testing conducted between July and September 2014 in a laboratory under an active use conditions reflective of the Typical Smartphone User by Sony Mobile Communications AB the Z3 lasted at least 48 hours minutes on average until battery exhaustion.
Battery performance testing reflective of a Typical Smartphone User usage profile involved using the device for approximately 5 hours in a 24-hour period, for a range of typical usage scenarios (calling, texting, web, sns, games, camera, music and video). Default settings were applied for the device during battery performance testing including display brightness of 100Nits and Battery stamina mode off.
Typical Smartphone User usage profile. This involved using the device for approximately 5 hours in a 24-hour period, for a range of typical usage scenarios (calling, texting, web, sns, games, camera, music and video).​
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UPDATE: GSMARENA has released battery life results for the Xperia Z3! Their test show (DRUM ROLL) 4 DAYS :victory: & this is without stamina or ultra mode, I can't contain myself any longer! We haven't heard of numbers like this since the good old candy bar phone days. I loved playing snake on nokia phone! You can't be NOT be excited for the Z3C! Also click the link for the full phone review for the Xperia Z3 Compact.
2ND UPDATE: The phone has dropped in India! Most if not all of the US bands seem to be supported on the international version as well according to the White Paper
and we have an actual user review on reddit, only thing I found great here is he's the first I've seen to actual post LOW LIGHT shots. BEEN waitinga while for this!! Be excited people!​
** IF YOU HAVE MORE INFO TO ADD JUST POST BELOW AND I'LL TOSS IT IN IF IT'S NOT ALREADY THERE **

Hello here.
I really like my iPhone 5, but after all rumors of iPhone 6 (most of them will be true), I decided back to Android. At first, new look (iP6) it's not for me. Second, battery is deal breaker here. It is not possible to stand long with this specs and low capacity battery. Screen and connectivity take all. I really hope to get smartphone with 1 full day battery life.

Rogi_tcz said:
Hello here.
I really like my iPhone 5, but after all rumors of iPhone 6 (most of them will be true), I decided back to Android. At first, new look (iP6) it's not for me. Second, battery is deal breaker here. It is not possible to stand long with this specs and low capacity battery. Screen and connectivity take all. I really hope to get smartphone with 1 full day battery life.
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The z3 compact looks alot like the z1 compact but with a 2600mah battery instead of 2300mah. My z1 compact easily outlasts my brother's iphone 5c that is less than a year old.

Rogi_tcz said:
Hello here.
I really like my iPhone 5, but after all rumors of iPhone 6 (most of them will be true), I decided back to Android. At first, new look (iP6) it's not for me. Second, battery is deal breaker here. It is not possible to stand long with this specs and low capacity battery. Screen and connectivity take all. I really hope to get smartphone with 1 full day battery life.
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The comparision above is quite accurate. Yes, it is possible. The stamina mode work wonders already, and if you ever plan to install a more efficient ROM like Cyanogenmod, I am sure the battery claims will be all true. I own a Z1 Compact ' the battery is unbelievable, plus the Z3 Compact battery will be even better. The iPhone 6 specifications are all lame compared to this anyway.
Sure, you can't expect the battery to last at all if you are playing games or roaming on a place with bad signal all day long.

javierdsv said:
The comparision above is quite accurate. Yes, it is possible. The stamina mode work wonders already, and if you ever plan to install a more efficient ROM like Cyanogenmod, I am sure the battery claims will be all true. I own a Z1 Compact ' the battery is unbelievable, plus the Z3 Compact battery will be even better. The iPhone 6 specifications are all lame compared to this anyway.
Sure, you can't expect the battery to last at all if you are playing games or roaming on a place with bad signal all day long.
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That stamina mode sounds awesome honestly! The Z3C is supposed to do 2 days under moderate use which if true is absolutely amazing! Maybe we'll get back to the nokia/candy/flip phone days where phones actually lasted a week. One can only dream

drago10029 said:
That stamina mode sounds awesome honestly! The Z3C is supposed to do 2 days under moderate use which if true is absolutely amazing! Maybe we'll get back to the nokia/candy/flip phone days where phones actually lasted a week. One can only dream
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Agreed! Don't forget there's also the option for 'Ultra Stamina Mode' - basically reserved for old-school-Nokia features only (calls and smses), with the battery lasting around a week

matapo said:
Agreed! Don't forget there's also the option for 'Ultra Stamina Mode' - basically reserved for old-school-Nokia features only (calls and smses), with the battery lasting around a week
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Lol, nokia features! Word! Coming from my Nexus 5 (really poor battery) this could be a breath of fresh air (EVEN from my Moto X)

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http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z3_compact-review-1135.php
Looks great. I want one

Same Endurance Level as a Tablet [emoji7]

rkial said:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z3_compact-review-1135.php
Looks great. I want one
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I'll add that wonderful bit if information too. TBH threads like this are great marketing for SONY lol, they should pay more or ship me a free phone lol. I think I just really want this phone already :victory:

drago10029 said:
I think I just really want this phone already :victory:
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I preordered mine here in Sweden, for ca. 398 pounds I'll get:
+ unlocked phone
+ a magnetic charging dock
+ a pair of Sony MDR10.
:good:

charliebigpot said:
I preordered mine here in Sweden, for ca. 398 pounds I'll get:
+ unlocked phone
+ a magnetic charging dock
+ a pair of Sony MDR10.
:good:
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Wow, pretty amazing! you happen to glance at any US deals by any chance? also does the magnetic dock do charging too? and is it as fast as a Wall charger?

drago10029 said:
Wow, pretty amazing! you happen to glance at any US deals by any chance? also does the magnetic dock do charging too? and is it as fast as a Wall charger?
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Haven't checked us deals since this seemed pretty good + I want to avoid additional shipping/customs costs.
Yep, it does the charging (I think that's it's sole purpose) , although slower than the wall charger, but since the battery life will be great we won't have to charge often anyway

Thanks!
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