I'm looking for a reliable extended battery for the GS3, I need some direction on where I can find good quality.
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There was a post on a 4800mah battery and it was not much better than the original only about 30 minutes if I were you I would buy another oem battery to carry in your pocket thank me if I helped!
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there's a couple threads on Anker batteries on here. some people are saying theyre just as good as OEM, maybe a little better.
I bought 1 and it just came in the mail today. Im gonna run it a few days and see how it goes.
also, I was close to buying 3x 2100 mah batteries + wall charger on ebay for like $13, but decided to go with the Anker batteries
Did the one you just buy 4800mah?
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Hyperion extended battery for Galaxy s3
I have purchased a Hyperion 4000mah extended battery for the GSIII and I justed received it today. It is the second I purchase with the original being for my Droid Charge and I never had trouble including for the charge the longest it lasted me was 26hrs on a single charge it's the longest I remember and it was the second charge. The important thing is you must follow the instructions, when you first receive it put it on and use it with the charge the battery already has until it completely drains and then charge it for a full 12 hours. For five consecutive times use it til it completely drains and unplug when it reaches a hundred percent and it will last you for a very long time. So far for my extended battery received today it had 67% right out of the package and it has been in use for 8hrs with my wifi on and used moderately and still has 31% power. One more thing, they come with a back cover for the battery and the battery is actually 4200mah 19.99 plus 5.58 shipping and it ships free if you spend and extra 5 bucks on something else. Good luck.
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Just got one of these in the mail off ebay for 7.88. anyone else have one? For 8 bucks it was worth a try.
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I saw these on ebay a few days ago and was wondering about them. I'm anxious to hear your opinions on it.
I just got mine today. First charge with the phone off turned green in like 30 minutes? Went down 20% pretty fast, like an hour. So I popped it on the charger again with the phone on this time. Again relatively fast charge to full. I am now at 60% after 4hrs44mins. Not so good. I'll have to get a few more charges to get it to full capacity I think. My stock battery sucked at first too. Haha, we bought from the same guy! I also have a freebie used TP2 battery from my sprint store. I haven't used it much but so far its not as good as my stock but good for backup. Still waiting on my battery charger from that same seller. Lol. I'll let you know how it goes with this new "1800mah" battery. The first days are never too good.
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got 12 hrs on it yesterday moderate use and still had 60% left. ran it down last night too just to calibrate it.
I bought a two pack of 1500 mah batteries with the USB charger for the desk for I think $12 ish. The batteries are pretty decent. I cant tell a difference between the OEM battery and either of the china batteries. But again, this was the 1500mah batteries sold by a different guy from china. I've got some ebay money, maybe I'll buy this 1800mah and test it and get results up here...
Here the link to the batteries I bought : http://cgi.ebay.com/2X-1500mah-Batt...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item335df8101f
I got 2 (red ones) with a usb/wall charger for like $20 for my wife and I. I get through the day no problem, my wife doesn't use hers as much and still has 30 percent at the end of the day. we made sure to run them completely dry first, then charged them overnight in the battery charger that came with them. I know people have opinions about the "memory" and will tell me its not necessary to drain and charge, and that's fine. i'm just sharing what has always worked for me. at the end of every day i put the stock battery back in and put the 1800 in the wall charger and get better results then when I just plug the phone in.
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how are yall getting like 12 hrs... with 60% left? im getting no where near that...
I have really good coverage here. Ive got all my bars in my house. Im going to give the battery a good week till i can really comment on it. It seems just as good as the stock so far. Once it gets thru some charge cycles the battery will perform better. New batteries need to be broke in.
Yeah, I don't get really good coverage here. I've always had battery issues. But this EVO has been the longest lasting so far. I had the 6700, mogul, touch pro. My stock battery can go about 20hrs with moderate usage. I'll keep you guys posted.
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Just an update. On my 2nd day of using the 1800. I got a little over 17 hrs before it went red. I got my battery charger from the same guy today and am currently giving the 1800 a test charge. Will let you know how it goes. I still a solid 20hrs of use from my stock battery.
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Honestly I can't tell any difference from the stock battery. Seems to perform just fine.
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Yeah, I got 22 hours yesterday. So, looking like about the same as my stock. Tried charging the stock battery with the Chinese charger and it seems about the same. All is good I guess.
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My 1800 batteries are working great, 2 weeks in.
Im running my battery cycler/ charger on this battery now trying to discharge it to 3v and charge it up and see how man mah i put back into the battery. Ive got a R/ C hobby battery charger that will do this with all types of batteries. Just making the connection is the hard part.
Ill test out the capacity of my extended 2700mah pack when im done with this one.
Well, looks like this battery kinda under performs. I charged the battery up to 1754mah 4.2v. After sitting on the bench for 10 mins i check the voltage and it had dropped to 4.056v. I then installed into my phone and im all ready down to 88%. Oh well.
I, like many of you, have been looking for ways to extend the battery life on the galaxy nexus. The particular route I have taken was to purchase some after market batteries off eBay. The intention was to purchase extra batteries and always have 1-2 fully charged ready to use when I'm out or when I'm planning to use the hotspot function extensively.
I hope by sharing my experience it helps at least some of you in choosing the right option. I will be updating this thread over the next week or so.
So here we go.
Capacity: 1900mAh
Brand: Unbranded
eBay item title: 2X 1900mAh Battery + Home Charger for Google Samsung Galaxy Nexus Prime I9250
Cost: $10 for 2 batteries and 1 charger
I have no relation to the seller, and to avoid any reasonable doubt, I'm not including any links to the item. You are free to buy or not from any sellers online.
The batteries came nicely packaged. The batteries fit perfectly into my i9250, standard cover, no modifications needed.
The charger is the slow type (i.e. overnight charger), and I had to leave the batteries in it for 5+ hours to reach full charge. This is a plus (to me) since slow charging is more gentle on batteries, but it does mean that you will probably want two chargers so the batteries can be charged in parallel if you are a heavy user.
Batteries didn't heat up noticeably during the charge.
After charging completed, I placed it in the phone and it showed 100% charge for 30+ minutes.
I have had it in the phone for four hours and with fairly heavy usage it's now down to 86%. For some reason my stock battery never seem to do this well, I would have been down to ~70% by now normally.
Update 1: I have used the batteries in a normal work day and here are the findings.
Aftermarket Battery 1: uptime 14 hours from 100% to 14%
Aftermarket Battery 2: uptime 10.5 hours from 100% to 16%
All in all I'm pretty happy with the results given the price and the fact that screen time was >5 hours in both cases, and that the OEM batteries performed similarly.
Update 2:
OEM battery: uptime 13.9 hours from 100% to 13%
So I guess that's it for now. These aftermarket batteries do seem to perform similarity to the OEM stock battery (sans NFC). I'd definitely recommend them, as personally I prefer carrying an extra battery over purchasing an extended one since it does add bulk and heft, and doesn't really double the run time unless you go for the 3500mAh category which is even bigger.
Feel free to ask me any questions, I will try my best to answer them here.
Great review, thanks.
This review was the decider for me whether or not I wait for the 2012 phones to come out, or get the galaxy nexus early - GN won hands down. I am about to order the same batteries from China; they're a lot cheaper than what my service provider has to offer!
They are indeed a good deal. Just one thing that I want to re-emphasize - NFC is not supported with these batteries.
I'm fine with this as Google Wallet is not available in Canada, but it is something you may want to consider.
I just got this charger and battery kit. USB charging on the charger is a nice addition. I'm testing these batteries now, but plan on only using them in an emergency, so it's a great deal.
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I'm interested in seeing reviews for this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/replacement-3-7v-2000mah-battery-for-samsung-nexus-i9250-127588?item=1
Anyone have this battery?
To the op: how many times did you cycle the batteries to get those numbers? I've cycled each of the two twice and I'm getting terrible life... 2h screen time and 5h total use. My oem battery gets at least double that
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EP2008,
After I received the batteries I just charged it using the supplied charger until the light turned blue. I didn't power cycle the battery or do anything special.
Let me re-run the tests again and see how they compare now.
5 hours total run time does seem very short.
I was running AOKP before and running LiquidSmooth + Franco kernel now, but I guess as long as we use the Samsung OEM battery as control it shouldn't matter.
Will report back in a few days.
ignign0kt, no I don't have this battery, but I'd be interested in a review as well.
I have purchased these same type of batteries for my vibrant and they were great. About same runtime as stock battery and I would carry 2 or 3 around with me at all times. They seemed to work a little better after a few full charge cycles. Only thing is they do not last as long as the OEM battery as far as the number of recharges. That being said I got around 9 months of daily charges out of them and by that time they start to get a little beat up and worn from hanging out in my pocket all that time any way. So I think its well worth it.... $10 every 6 months to a year I think is better than $80 for a 3500mAh battery to me. I never keep a phone more than 2 years so I might have $30 tied up in batteries over that time. And having 3 batteries to swap out I can easily make it over 24 hours away from an outlet.
I will be buying these soon for my GN. I just got it last friday so still breaking in the oem battery and will see how many "spares" I will need to buy for it in the next couple weeks.
So I cycled the batteries a few times and they are better, but still not close to three performance I get from the stock battery. I'm not to bothered by i though as these are really only for an emergency and would be rarely needed.
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I'm interested in seeing reviews for this:
Replacement 3.7V 2000mAh Battery for Samsung Nexus i9250
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Anyone have this battery?
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Hmmmm.... VERY interesting. Thanks for the link. I just ordered two, one for me and one for my wife.
I bought the 3800mah battery from eBay for less than $12. Don't really notice any difference at the end of the day. Extended have 12% and stock Samsung had 13% at 9pm. Unplugg at 8am
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I recently bought a 2100mah battery and charger set off ebay for $8. Has anybody tried it yet? link
Its mainly just so I can have a backup battery and external charger but if it does last longer than stock battery that would be a nice bonus.
Edit: So this battery and charger came in a few weeks ago and both are working great. The battery life seems very similar to stock so I bet the actual capacity is around 1800. The charger works well, has a light that shows full charge and has a usb port on bottom for charging phone too. For my purposes I'm happy with this for now.
Edit2: After a few more weeks of occasional use this battery is definitely lower capacity than stock. My guess is around 1500 but no issues otherwise. The charger is working great though. Its nice to be able to charge battery out of phone and just pop in an extra battery in the meantime.
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I recently bought a 2100mah battery and charger set off ebay for $8. Has anybody tried it yet? link
Its mainly just so I can have a backup battery and external charger but if it does last longer than stock battery that would be a nice bonus.
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Here's my thoughts:
It's $8 for a 300 mAh upgrade. Plus, its in Hong Kong, so I don't know how quick it would ship. (Assuming you live where I do, in the United States.)
2300 mAh upgrade from stock. $20.
If you do the math, the second one is a way better deal.
http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung-4100mAh-Extended-Compatible/dp/B006TQOJXI`
Yeah I agree big battery is a better deal, but I don't want a fat case and a heavy phone. This is a spare battery and charger in my laptop bag in case I need it. Its been a week already so it should arrive within the next few days. I will post some info when it arrives.
Just so you know you get what your paying for. So if this cheap battery fries your phone your out of luck with any warranties.
Ps. Don't use cheap batteries they don't have the same safe internals as oem batteries!
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I have yet to find a battery that is extended life and same size as stock that works as advertised. Usually after a week or two they last as long as OEM batteries do. I even read a whole article a few months ago about it and it seems they're all crap after checking voltage throughout a month span.
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If u don't wanna buy a new battery you can download GO power manager.
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Bump, updated op
In the beginning it gave me around 2-2.5 days worth of battery per charge which was fantastic. The extended battery weighed about 3x the stock battery for outputting almost 2x. I liked the fact that it lifted the phone up so it wouldn't damage the camera lense (since the lense does stick out past the back cover). It was the same plastic as the rest of the phone so it made the phone look stock.
But after about 5 months, the battery capacity greatly decreased to the point where I was getting about 7 hours until I received the 20% battery warning. This battery was preforming worst than the stock battery.
So in the end I went back to the stock battery. What was everyone else's experience with these extended batteries?
Thanks. I was just shopping for an extended battery this morning. My stock battery is still doing okay after 14 months, but I wanted something to counter the effect ICS has had. I saw Seido's on sale at Newegg and was about to pull the trigger, I'll hold off until I hear more.
you might as well give it a try. I bought mine for around 10usd
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you might as well give it a try. I bought mine for around 10usd
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Would you mind indicating exactly which 3800mAh battery you are reviewing?
Cell phone batteries and memory cards both suffer from a large amount of poor-product masquerading as quality. Reviews of this type of product are not actually helpful unless they identify the specific product, brand, and even seller.
I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if I purchased an extended battery for $10 and it started to go bad after 5-6 months. As comparison, my stock battery went bad after about 13 months. While paying more doesn't guarantee that you'll get something great, it is generally true in my experience that you get what you pay for.
http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Sam...th-Battery-Cover-3800mAh-BATY-EpicTouch4G-01/
Assmilk......lol
Didnt get it till I watched chappelle show
I ordered the qcell I had the Trexcell which started to go from 10hrs screen on time (wifi) (5-7 3g/4g) to back to stock oem. You should try that one I read nothing but good reviews on it
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Would you mind indicating exactly which 3800mAh battery you are reviewing?
Cell phone batteries and memory cards both suffer from a large amount of poor-product masquerading as quality. Reviews of this type of product are not actually helpful unless they identify the specific product, brand, and even seller.
I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if I purchased an extended battery for $10 and it started to go bad after 5-6 months. As comparison, my stock battery went bad after about 13 months. While paying more doesn't guarantee that you'll get something great, it is generally true in my experience that you get what you pay for.
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This is good to know. Thanks.
I bought the trexell 3800 mah battery from amazon. Its flat out amazing. I get 2.5-3 hours of screen on time on stock. With this I get 6+ . Worth every penny!! It always last all day even playing games all day!
http://www.amazon.com/Trexcell-Sams...8957470&sr=8-6&keywords=epic+4g+touch+battery
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I was gonna try the Trex or QCell batteries but held back after reading many so-so and bad reviews. Instead I decided to give the one made by Gorilla Gadgets a shot. I'll be receiving mine this week. I'll post up a review after I've had it for a few days. Hope it's awesome~!
Gorilla gadgets extended battery works really good. Had it on HTC evo, evo shift for my 12 yrs old son. On my ET4G too. No complaints at all.
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altamonte32 said:
Gorilla gadgets extended battery works really good. Had it on HTC evo, evo shift for my 12 yrs old son. On my ET4G too. No complaints at all.
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I hope you're right. I just got mine today and I'm using it right now after it hit 100% charge. I hope this didn't turn out to be a waste of money. How long did the Gorilla batteries last for you on average? (not phone battery life but the actual battery itself life)?
You gotta follow this video how maximize the use of your extended battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4LjtOqLdA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If you guys need a case for your ET4G wih extended battery check the link below.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006X1FZXC
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my trexcell took a dump awhile back, now my stock battery is doing the same that did (say its charged then freezes and reboots to an empty battery) i just bought 2 cheap extended 3800s on ebay with a battery charger and extended backs for 17bux, will see how these fare in comparison.
I've seen a 4100mah battery on Amazon for about $30
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I've seen a 4100mah battery on Amazon for about $30
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It's the Qcell, and it's amazing so far
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I have the Trexcell battery and it sucks. It drains so fast that it feels as if I have the OEM battery in the phone.
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I have the Trexcell battery and it sucks. It drains so fast that it feels as if I have the OEM battery in the phone.
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The Hyperion I got is like that too, I'm sticking with only Qcell for now
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Yeah, after three trexcells, two that need to be thrown out because of bulging, I just got a qcell 4100. I know the number means nothing. It said to do 6 full charge and discharge cycles in the beginning, and let the first one charge for nine hours. I'm on my second charge so far. Don't know if it's true but I read somewhere to charge with the phone off. The first charge ran reaaaly long before dying. Don't know if it was bad batteries or bad external chargers, but both my Samsung externals would only charge the trexcells to 95%, even if it was a 12+ hour charge.
Here I am about 4-5 months in on my 3800 batteries. 1 trexcell and 2 generic. Far as comparing to stock? Stock batteries make me sick now. They drain so much faster. The big ones amaze me how long they last. I do rotate the stockers in so they dont sit and go bad. So ill have a few days of extended then stock then extended ect. The performace of extended is so good I now see the big lump as sexy! I did find a great use for my stockers. (have 4) I was in my best friends wedding the other day and with no case and slim battery the phone slid in tux pocket easy lol. +1 but half way through reception I had to drunken walk way out to car and get spare -1. Right now as I set im about to hit 2 days on Trexcell on the newest Jellyverse sitting at 37% +20.
So I'm looking for an extended battery. I came across this battery and wanted to know if anyone has tried it?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006ZQL6EW/ref=mp_s_a_1_72?qid=1374197486&sr=8-72&pi=AC_SX110_SY190
If not can someone direct me to an extended battery cover like it. I currently have a 3800mah very similar to this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007TDTL0G/ref=mp_s_a_1_38?qid=1374197798&sr=8-38&pi=AC_SX110_SY190 but I really don't like the way it looks and also battery life isn't that great.
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So I'm looking for an extended battery. I came across this battery and wanted to know if anyone has tried it?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006ZQL6EW/ref=mp_s_a_1_72?qid=1374197486&sr=8-72&pi=AC_SX110_SY190
If not can someone direct me to an extended battery cover like it. I currently have a 3800mah very similar to this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007TDTL0G/ref=mp_s_a_1_38?qid=1374197798&sr=8-38&pi=AC_SX110_SY190 but I really don't like the way it looks and also battery life isn't that great.
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I found the best reviews have been Qcell and Trexcell for extended batteries. I just ordered myself a 4100Mah QCell on Ebay. Also make sure to follow proper conditioning.
Full discharge and full recharge 6 times. Leave the charger connected 2 hours after it has hit 100 if charging in the phone
Every other time after the conditioning don't let the battery die out.
Charge the battery around 20% don't let it drop that low and it'll extend it's life and will hold it charge
I have that same chinese generic extended battery. I got 4 with 4 covers for 20$ and they are garbage lol. I have had them for almost a year and they can't even give me 6 hours with 2 hours of screen time and thats after a 10 hour charge on them. My stock samsung 1800mah battery outperforms them already so i just tossed them out and I'm waiting on QCell.
Edit: Hyperion and Gorilla are good as well.
Yea I have a Qcell its boss.
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