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I cheaped out and got a 10 dollar Ebay extended battery.
I thought I would report my experience. I cleared battery stats and it's now charging.
Typically during my normal work day by the time I get home the battery has about 10% or less . That's usually about 13 hours off the charger. I typically just surf the net, but I also text, play games and watch videos.
The first thing I noticed was the increase in weight. The extra bulk hasn't bothered me yet. When seeing new phones the slim ones look so much more desirable but with the width of the evo the extra thickness isn't super noticeable when actually using the phone. I'll see how I feels in the pocket. Being shallow it does look about 65% uglier though.
I will take pictures later.
rljetsetradio said:
I cheaped out and got a 10 dollar Ebay extended battery.
I thought I would report my experience. I cleared battery stats and it's now charging.
Typically during my normal work day by the time I get home the battery has about 10% or less . That's usually about 13 hours off the charger. I typically just surf the net, but I also text, play games and watch videos.
The first thing I noticed was the increase in weight. The extra bulk hasn't bothered me yet. When seeing new phones the slim ones look so much more desirable but with the width of the evo the extra thickness isn't super noticeable when actually using the phone. I'll see how I feels in the pocket. Being shallow it does look about 65% uglier though.
I will take pictures later.
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Cool, I want to get this but I heard some things about the phone not able to charge all the way with the 3500. Can you please verify? Also, please go into detail about the usage and your stats have so many hours please!
Interesting I just woke up and got a phone call. Lasted about 2 minutes and then I used the browser to navigate to your post. After reading it checked the charge level and it's at 96% kinda weird for such a massive battery and such little use. So after 3 minutes of use its down 4%
Now I should mention that I haven't brought it down to empty and then recharged it like how the companies want you to. I understand that with nicad and nmhd batteries but I don't get why lion needs that cycle. But I'll report if there is a difference.
i haven't noticed any difference between my old battery and the new 3500. i let it drain down to 10% and then charged. maybe after a couple of days the rom will adjust to new battery.
Alright 7 hours into the day and i have 80% left.
I'm also kinda liking the extra thickness in terms of using it. Feels about the same in the pocket. A little heavier and easier to feel on a "do I have my phone?" Pocket tap.
One odd thing is the sound from the speaker seems to have improved slightly. I think it has to do with the space between the grill and speaker has a gap and it creates a expansion chamber or something I dunno but it seems to be marginally better.
So 12 hours in now and it's at 57% a definite improvement.
Would you mind uploading some pics please? Maybe a link to ebay. There are a couple of different sellers. Thanks
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finally ran out of juice. was playing pocket legends to speed up the process.
here is a link to the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300498966627&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
if the link doesnt work anymore the seller was speedy-china http://myworld.ebay.com/speedy-china/
so taking pictures is kinda funny cause typically i use my phone for a point n shoot. i cant find my real point n shoot so ill either look harder tomorrow or bust out my dslr.
I bought the same battery from the same seller a couple weeks ago. I am still waiting for it to arrive. It does take a long time for it to ship from Hong Kong to US, but after reading this post I think my $8.50 was well worth it. It will probably be here in a couple weeks with Christmas slowing the shipping process down and all, but I am eagerly awaiting my purchase.
I bought one a few weeks ago. It does add bulk and a lot of weight however, in my experience it is much more comfortable to hold the phone now. The biggest surprise has been with the new battery case, I can now set my phone down without having the speaker muffled since it is about 1/4" off the surface while streaming tv. I have heard different ideas to break in the phone like full discharge 3 times and others say not to fully discharge it. I would recommend that after your initial charge, turn the phone off and charge it another hour. Personally, I can stream about 5-6 hours of TV (with full screen brightness) at work before needing to recharge.
Any comments like "I took the phone off the charger and it's at 95%" is working as intended. Most phone with Li-on batteries do a cycle charge when they get to 100%. They will stop charge at 100% off charge to 90%, back to 100%, then 90% and so on. This is done because Li-on batteries are dangerous at when under a constant charge. If temperature get too high they can degrade the internal membrane causing fire and explosion from released hydrogen gas.. If you want to leave the house with 100% just unplug and reconnect your phone about 10 mins before leaving.
I got a 3500,not dure if its the same u have. Didnt look at the link
But I got it for emergency. Power goes out... Long trip etc.
I carry 2 other "extended" batts for EDC. Dont mind changing batt and keeping the phone light.
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Hey guys, unfortunately I didn't see this post before buying a seidio 3500 and custom case. I just wanted to tell all of you some helpful hints.
1. Condition the battery- run all the way out till phone shuts off (if you go out, keep your original battery and door with you as a backup). Do this about 3 times
2. When charging the light on the Evo turns green after the battery reaches 1500 (the size of the original battery). You need to charge the battery about 3 hours past that to get the full potential of your extended batt. I charge mine over night and I get about a day and a half out of mine!!!
3. It's best to condition the battery about once a month to increase battery life. They say that these batteries don't retain a memory and I believe this to be true, but over my years of experience, it helps to condition very once in a while.
Hope this helps and good luck. Reply back if you get a chance, as I will subscribe to the thread, and let me know if this info helps.
Peace!
How much did you pay for duty fee's to get it shipped here?
im going to average out the difference in battery life of what i have left at the end of the day now vs how much i used to get, to get a good idea of how much more juice im getting.
(so far its looking like 60% more!)
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How much did you pay for duty fee's to get it shipped here?
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he just charged me for shipping, i guess duty fees were included.
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How much did you pay for duty fee's to get it shipped here?
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I bought a 3500 on ebay and it was $8.48 shipped. No duty fees. The battery was 2.99 and shipping was 5.49. It is a great deal seeing how everywhere else they are 60 & up.
So, my OG Droid was acting up and my upgrade wasn't due until late july so I decided to purchase a Droid X.
While, I don't have the phone yet, and it is used I was debating whether or not a second battery is necessary as I will have a car charger from my original droid. But, at the same time I have had a second battery with most of my phones for years. But, then again I will most likely be replacing this phone by Sept/Oct the absolute latest.
You might be able to get by on just one battery. It seems the DroidX has one of the best battery lives for Android phones. If you do buy another battery, I would suggest the extended battery. It adds only 1mm to the back of the phone and it gave me around 4-5 hours more battery life than the standard battery. Then you can always have the standard battery on backup if you need some extra juice at the end of the day.
thanks for the tip
On Rubix Focused I can get 24 hours of battery life with heavy use! I have been thinking of getting an extended battery though. It would just be convenient
I have an extended battery and carry the standard battery that came with the DX in my car just in case i ever need to swap..no biggie, convenient.
Hey, I used the BH6X from Motorola and gave me superb life. I got more that 20 hrs (using juice defender) from it. Im now reviewing the 3800mAh that I got off eBay on the X2 forums, you're welcomed to come by since this battery is for both x's. I didnt want to start a whole new thread here in the X forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17751410#post17751410
it really depends how heavily your using your phone and what for
I have 2 Motorola BH5X Standard 1500mAh Batteries I keep on me for backup at all times, which, ever since my sister-in-laws wedding and a trip to disneyland has become the standard for me.
Turns out taking a butt load of pictures and helping my wife manage the people at a wedding required a total of 3 batteries for my phone
Meanwhile, taking a lots of pix at Disneyland with no readily available outlets for my external charger also made 3 batteries the perfect number, especially after recording those late night light shows.
On a regular day though I can stretch out a single battery if I have an outlet for charging nearby or 2 batteries without a charger.
and yeah, I don't restrict data either so that does a number on my charge.
I get around 30 hours on the standard battery but I work from home, doesn't get two hours of streaming use on the way to and from work anymore. When I was driving two hours I would charge it every afternoon on the way home depending on the previous nights use. I also picked up a xoom so I use the phone a lot less now.
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I get around 30 hours on the standard battery
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I am LUCKY to get 7 hours... I had to get a 2nd battery!
I ended up buying a second battery from Amazon for like 5 dollars and a cheap charger for the battery. Anytime I know I'm going to be out for awhile I take the extra battery. It has saved me a bunch of times.
If you're playing games or streaming movies a lot then I would def get one. With moderate use, I get at least 12 hours on mine
I would advice to replace a factory battery with an extended battery.
This one for instance is 3600mAh Extended Battery by Mugen, at least twice the capacity compared to factory battery. Reliable brand as well.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...y-for-motorola-droid-x-with-battery-door.html
I would recommend one if you use your x constantly more than 4 hours in a single use.
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Just ordered one of these puppies: http://cgi.ebay.com/Yoobao-Samsung-..._Batteries&hash=item1e61362f01#ht_1002wt_1139
Thought I'd give it a short review Anyway, I recently got a cheap vibrant that has a semi-borked cellular radio. I decided to use it strictly as a music player (the Galaxy S's audio chip is among the best)
With the stock battery, ZenDroid 1.3.4 + Bali UV Kernel 1.8.6 + KA7 modem, i was losing about 0.7% per hour idling (all wireless radios disabled). Playing music, it drained closer to 3-4% per hour
I got the battery yesterday and did a full drain + full recharge to condition the battery. It has been on for 13 hours now, with music playing for 4 hours continuously and it is only down to 90%. HUGE improvement!! With additional drain/recharge cycles (seller said it takes around 3 to reach optimal performance), I'm sure it will be even better.
Physically, this battery isn't much heavier than the stock battery. Although the included battery hood sticks out a bit, it fits very comfortably in my hand. When I hold it, my index finger rests on the angled part of the door. For anyone that is worried about the extended battery making the phone alot bulkier, rest assured it doesn't change it too much
Nice I might have to look into one now
Vibrant
Rom: Project-V
Kernel: Bali 1.8.6UV or tigers blood 3.22 UV -75 all around.
depends on how i feel
I have been shopping around for an extended battery and this is half the price of the momax battery. But the momax battery has a stand and a glossy cover, so im still undecided.
So these results were from no wireless and no cellular connections? Were you still receiving background sync data?
r34p3rex said:
Just ordered one of these puppies: http://cgi.ebay.com/Yoobao-Samsung-..._Batteries&hash=item1e61362f01#ht_1002wt_1139
Thought I'd give it a short review Anyway, I recently got a cheap vibrant that has a semi-borked cellular radio. I decided to use it strictly as a music player (the Galaxy S's audio chip is among the best)
With the stock battery, ZenDroid 1.3.4 + Bali UV Kernel 1.8.6 + KA7 modem, i was losing about 0.7% per hour idling (all wireless radios disabled). Playing music, it drained closer to 3-4% per hour
I got the battery yesterday and did a full drain + full recharge to condition the battery. It has been on for 13 hours now, with music playing for 4 hours continuously and it is only down to 90%. HUGE improvement!! With additional drain/recharge cycles (seller said it takes around 3 to reach optimal performance), I'm sure it will be even better.
Physically, this battery isn't much heavier than the stock battery. Although the included battery hood sticks out a bit, it fits very comfortably in my hand. When I hold it, my index finger rests on the angled part of the door. For anyone that is worried about the extended battery making the phone alot bulkier, rest assured it doesn't change it too much
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When i get off work I think im going to buy this and try it out.
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And its actually a 2800mah not 3000mah. Still purchased since i live in texas and hopefully i receive it soon.
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so this is external battery huh
Not better than stock
I bought this battery from amazon. Am running Project-v and Bali 1.87UV. Was hoping for 2x stock battery life and did a full charge, recalibration, and drained it twice. But this battery does not work better than the stock one. The label said it was a 3500Mah, but Amazon advertized it as 2800. That discrepancy alone tells me to suspect the contents. I honestly doubt there is much more in there than a 1400.
Save your money and get something else.
I looked at several of these extended life batteries and I bought the Momax. Though it is more expensive I have been really happy with it. I can now use my phone for everything (voice, audio, video and data) and not worry about conserving battery to get through the day.
I was down to 45% the other day after using it 18 hours without plugging in and I had it displaying the clock for 4 hours straight while also checking Tweetdeck and answering emails during that time. I had GPS on even though I wasn't using it. I played music for about an hour straight too. Before I couldn't have played the music without almost draining it to that level.
I am completely ok with the extra weight knowing I now can enjoy my phone for the first time. I use it all of the time now. Before I was scared to bring the screen up for too long on days that I could not be near a charger. I like the kickstand on the Momax too. I bought the white one and my only regret is that I think I would have liked the black better. But I may get another one and give the white cover to my wife.
What's the verdict on it so far, OP?
I'd love to hear the verdict as well. Always nice to get extra battery life, but only if its worth the excess bulk.
I almost buy it,btw it's worth ?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/370697502453
I ordered one today for testing. Has anyone else tried these out? For $9/US ship, it seems too good to be true.
Also, here's a 1500mAh for $4/free shipping:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190686239686
I will be running standardized use tests when they arrive. Will report back here
revile said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370697502453
I ordered one today for testing. Has anyone else tried these out? For $9/US ship, it seems too good to be true.
Also, here's a 1500mAh for $4/free shipping:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190686239686
I will be running standardized use tests when they arrive. Will report back here
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please do, I'm interested
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I bought the 4$ OEM off eBay and it was worse than my already dying battery. Then paid for a mugen 1800... not that much better
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I've read mixed reviews on these bargain batteries. We'll see I guess.
There were three 3500s left when I posted this thread.. now there's 2. Who else bought one?
I plan on running stress tests from full charge. (screen on 100%, gps on, wifi, data, fm radio, and google music streaming)
The best battery I used was 2 evo4g 1900 mah batteries for 7$ on eBay. The battery lasted 2 days with decent use but unfortunately I could not get it to charge with the phone on any rom... even though the polarities looked the same as our batteries.. if only..
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I bought the 4$ OEM off eBay and it was worse than my already dying battery.
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Yea the $4 one came in yesterday and after 36 hours I can tell it's not as good as the original oem. It's not horrible and will serve as a decent backup.. but certainly not a DD battery.. no way.
I'm more curious to give the 3500 a spin. Hopefully that arrives today.
Can't wait to hear about the 3.5Ah!
I have a 2.2, I think. Probably could last me three days if I didn't surf and play so much.
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I should mention that I usually end the day with about 50% left.
Today I'm already at 14% at 6pm because I watched two hour-long videos and did all the other surfing stuff as well.
Curious what you use to test your batteries with.
I run Battery Monitor Widget Pro and always wipe stats for a new battery. Great app for tracking battery performance.
-MROM on DInc2
Any news?
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Any news?
sent via DInc2 on Aerobean
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Sorry, I haven't been able to test much. The performance was so crappy the few times I did use it that it hasn't left my shelf ever since. I know I said I was going to do standardized tests but I've been super busy the past few weeks.
As for the anecdote- I charged the 3500 up to 100% and went out for a night on the city at about 2pm. It was dead by 11pm and I was pissed. However, I'm not willing to pass judgement on it yet because I was running PAC at the time which absolutely devoured whatever battery I used.
Now that I'm back on stable CM7 it's a bit different. I'll charge her up tonight and do some comparisons this weekend.
In my experience a battery needs to be exercised a few times before it "matures".
-MROM on DInc2
You're probably right. I'll have some more definitive results on Monday.
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I bought a cheapo battery for my G1 from my favorite cheapo Chinese stuff website - dealextreme.com.
I think I got an extended battery for my OG Droid there as well, long time ago. They were ok.
I absolutely love big batteries. And paying as little as possible for them.
-MROM on DInc2
So I don't have any definitive results. Overall the 3500 does last longer but not by much. I ran it from 100 to 1 twice over the past week and made sure it received standard use and no charges. I have attached 2 screenshots of the drain plus one with the top culprits for drain. Like many 3rd party batteries it tends to take a nosedive once reaching ~18%. You have maybe 10 minutes left when it hits that mark.
My workplace has horrible signal so cell standby is probably much higher for me than it would be for most. For comparison, my OEM lasts about 14-18 hours without a charge.
Bottom line:
3500 mAh linked above- You can't go wrong for $9. It performs like a ~2500mAh. the case is good quality too.
1500mAh linked above - might come to the range with me next time for target practice. That thing is worthless and is maybe good for 4 hours of standard use. Streaming a 1 hour playlist from Google music used approximately 40% of the battery.
Good to hear.
It's sad that we can't trust the ratings on the batteries, but I am glad it worked as well as it did and that the cover was acceptable, too.
I've read a lot of battery reviews on Amazon and even then it's a tough decision to make. Like you said, for the $9 it's ok.
I'll never buy a $50 battery, but if I did I would certainly expect it to perform to the advertised spec. Sadly, the reviews on those batteries are as mixed as the reviews for the cheapies.
-MROM on DInc2
Some interesting information
Bought similar battery a few months ago. On standart battery I has only 10-15% left at evening (music, instant messaging and serfing drains battery wery well), with this enhanced battery my phone lasts 2-3 days. I attached the photo to compare it with default battery.
The main disadvantage of it, suddenly, was the incredibly low signal level (only 1 bar on WCDMA in wooden house, 2-3 bars on GSM), problem was in antenna that is located at the down of back cover. As you can see, two contacts was joined. Just split them, and signal should improve. It helped me, but not too noticeably. So, I have to put copper wire on the back cover and even to prolong it beyond. It looks very ugly, but now signal level is even better than on stock battery (always full signal level on the street even in 3G mode). Low signal level results in higher battery drain and heat.
I don't know why HTC decided to save money on antennas in our phone. Because stock battery cover GSM-antenna is worse than any Nokia (it's much smaller, but in antennas, size matter, a lot). Wi-Fi antenna is bad too.
Also, battery indicator in our phone is not works as it should, I think. 0% is actually not zero level. Real Lithium-Ion battery zero level is 3.2-3.3V (sometimes even smaller, but it's not recommended to to discharge it beyond this level, it may damage battery), but HTC controller tells 0% at 3.5-3.6V and Android forcibly powers off the phone. When I used De-Sensed V firmware, where Android power off function on zero battery level not worked (may be, it was disabled in services.jar, there is the way to do this thing), I could run up to one hour in ICQ on 0% and even some hours in idle mode, before the battery controller blocked battery discharge to protect it (voltage was around 3.2V). It's disappointing that I can't make an urgently call while I actually have the power level enough to do this.
Thank you! Very nice to read your solution for the antenna!
-MROM on DInc2
let us know your results if you do that phone tool
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let us know your results if you do that phone tool
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I have good luck with my antenna, so I doubt I will have to do any fixing.
-MROM on DInc2
AckerMAN_ said:
Bought similar battery a few months ago. On standart battery I has only 10-15% left at evening (music, instant messaging and serfing drains battery wery well), with this enhanced battery my phone lasts 2-3 days. I attached the photo to compare it with default battery.
The main disadvantage of it, suddenly, was the incredibly low signal level (only 1 bar on WCDMA in wooden house, 2-3 bars on GSM), problem was in antenna that is located at the down of back cover. As you can see, two contacts was joined. Just split them, and signal should improve. It helped me, but not too noticeably. So, I have to put copper wire on the back cover and even to prolong it beyond. It looks very ugly, but now signal level is even better than on stock battery (always full signal level on the street even in 3G mode). Low signal level results in higher battery drain and heat.
I don't know why HTC decided to save money on antennas in our phone. Because stock battery cover GSM-antenna is worse than any Nokia (it's much smaller, but in antennas, size matter, a lot). Wi-Fi antenna is bad too.
Also, battery indicator in our phone is not works as it should, I think. 0% is actually not zero level. Real Lithium-Ion battery zero level is 3.2-3.3V (sometimes even smaller, but it's not recommended to to discharge it beyond this level, it may damage battery), but HTC controller tells 0% at 3.5-3.6V and Android forcibly powers off the phone. When I used De-Sensed V firmware, where Android power off function on zero battery level not worked (may be, it was disabled in services.jar, there is the way to do this thing), I could run up to one hour in ICQ on 0% and even some hours in idle mode, before the battery controller blocked battery discharge to protect it (voltage was around 3.2V). It's disappointing that I can't make an urgently call while I actually have the power level enough to do this.
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AckerMAN_ can you give more details about your antenna fix?
I see in the photo that the cover has two plastic fingers that are painted with copper colored paint.
My cover has metal fingers attached to it for the connection. They are like springs.
Can you attach a photo of your antenna wire, please?
This phone is famous for poor signal and many others would be interested in a way to improve reception.
-MROM on DInc2
There is a photo of back cover with attached wire. Also, I attached the screenshot of current reception level. I hope it will be useful.
Also, I'm thing about patching services.jar, I'll try it when have enough time.
Hey guys just a quick simple question, which of these two brands is more reputable and offers higher quality batteries?
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-GT-i...843965&sr=8-2&keywords=i9250+extended+battery
http://www.amazon.com/Onite-Extende...843965&sr=8-1&keywords=i9250+extended+battery
Both have good ratings on amazon but I was wondering about guys who actually have these batteries. Is the larger hyperion better than the NFC equipped Onite? FYI I never really use NFC so it is not a factor here. I just want to get the better quality, longer lasting battery.
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Hey guys just a quick simple question, which of these two brands is more reputable and offers higher quality batteries?
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-GT-i...843965&sr=8-2&keywords=i9250+extended+battery
http://www.amazon.com/Onite-Extende...843965&sr=8-1&keywords=i9250+extended+battery
Both have good ratings on amazon but I was wondering about guys who actually have these batteries. Is the larger hyperion better than the NFC equipped Onite? FYI I never really use NFC so it is not a factor here. I just want to get the better quality, longer lasting battery.
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I don't have the Hyperion battery, I instead have once from QCell and the Onite (3500) you linked. I got them since October/Septmeber 2013 and both of them blow the stock (1700) battery away. But my QCell battery seems to last a little bit longer (and I think its a slightly larger capacity battery) but the battery seems to discharge at a weird rate. It rapidly discharges and then it gains back a couple of %. As a result, the battery graph looks very spiky jittery mess. But it still works fine but it may randomly shut down at the 5-10% mark.
Right now, I use the Onite as a daily driver for those reason alone as it doesn't derp like the Qcell does. It definitely falls under the category of not bad. But be warned batteries of this size will make your phone huge, bulky and heavy haha. Picking up a Nexus 5 will make you think its a feather light after using huge batteries on the GNex.
Wifi use at home easily gets me 5-6 hour screen on time with a little more than 2d uptime. The days where I go out the entire day, it would last about 4 hours +/- screen on time (I run at way higher brightness when I'm not at home), BT on when in the car streaming audio for 1 hour, average signal and about 15+ hours uptime because I replug in when I sleep with usually 10-30% to spare. In short, I never run out of battery less than a day of usage. Almost double the battery life of stock battery. With Trinity kernel, you easily gain an extra half an hour of SOT on this battery.
GTA SA though kills the Onite battery flat in 2h 30m of continuos gaming with thermal throttle disabled (Trinity kernel) at 20%+ brightness
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Hey guys just a quick simple question, which of these two brands is more reputable and offers higher quality batteries?
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-GT-i...843965&sr=8-2&keywords=i9250+extended+battery
http://www.amazon.com/Onite-Extende...843965&sr=8-1&keywords=i9250+extended+battery
Both have good ratings on amazon but I was wondering about guys who actually have these batteries. Is the larger hyperion better than the NFC equipped Onite? FYI I never really use NFC so it is not a factor here. I just want to get the better quality, longer lasting battery.
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I would go for the Onite, for sure. Even if I don't really like to use not original battery. I think it's unsafe for the smartphone itself.
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I don't have the Hyperion battery, I instead have once from QCell and the Onite (3500) you linked. I got them since October/Septmeber 2013 and both of them blow the stock (1700) battery away. But my QCell battery seems to last a little bit longer (and I think its a slightly larger capacity battery) but the battery seems to discharge at a weird rate. It rapidly discharges and then it gains back a couple of %. As a result, the battery graph looks very spiky jittery mess. But it still works fine but it may randomly shut down at the 5-10% mark.
Right now, I use the Onite as a daily driver for those reason alone as it doesn't derp like the Qcell does. It definitely falls under the category of not bad. But be warned batteries of this size will make your phone huge, bulky and heavy haha. Picking up a Nexus 5 will make you think its a feather light after using huge batteries on the GNex.
Wifi use at home easily gets me 5-6 hour screen on time with a little more than 2d uptime. The days where I go out the entire day, it would last about 4 hours +/- screen on time (I run at way higher brightness when I'm not at home), BT on when in the car streaming audio for 1 hour, average signal and about 15+ hours uptime because I replug in when I sleep with usually 10-30% to spare. In short, I never run out of battery less than a day of usage. Almost double the battery life of stock battery. With Trinity kernel, you easily gain an extra half an hour of SOT on this battery.
GTA SA though kills the Onite battery flat in 2h 30m of continuos gaming with thermal throttle disabled (Trinity kernel) at 20%+ brightness
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Thanks for that really in depth response, I appreciate it. I will definitely buy the Onite battery. Thank you again.
I bought the Hyperion 2 days ago and here are some screen shots of my usage yesterday, I think I could do better with some modifications...
Cheers from Tx
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