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Higher Capacity Battery

Hello all, first time user here so please forgive me if I'm duplicating anyones posts.
Our company here in the UK have just started buying the T-Mobile MDAIII, I think they're great buy the battery life is appalling!
Does anyone know if there are higher capacity batteries available here in the UK, and if so where I can source them from?
Thanks,
David.

davidUK said:
Hello all, first time user here so please forgive me if I'm duplicating anyones posts.
Our company here in the UK have just started buying the T-Mobile MDAIII, I think they're great buy the battery life is appalling!
Does anyone know if there are higher capacity batteries available here in the UK, and if so where I can source them from?
Thanks,
David.
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I have a xda2s (MDAIII) and i spent absolutely ages searching and asking around trying to find the same product but i've managed to find it, (just testing it out now) the stock one is a 1490 Lithium Polymer battery and this extended one i'm trying out is a 2400 Lithium Polymer battery and it is only slightly larger than the stock one and it still fits inside the cradle! It costs 30 GBP. If you want some i might get some more, let me know

go to http://www.gpsforless.co.uk

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=125267

i got 2 2400 mAh batteries for my xda iis, both $30 each which ends up being about €15 pounds each in the uk. i got them on ebay and im on my phone right now =).

I want to buy the 2400 mAh battery but I was thinking, does it fit in the original leather case that comes with the Blue Angel?

z_rudy said:
I want to buy the 2400 mAh battery but I was thinking, does it fit in the original leather case that comes with the Blue Angel?
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I've got no problem fitting it into the bundled case... maybe you could try?

I'll get one of those batteries when I arrive to Dubai. Going there soon. Let's hope the battery life increases a lot!

Hi,
If u are going to Dubai, better get 3300 mAh battery.In India it is available at 3300 Rs...around 80-90 USD..It is slightly bulgy..but its performance is wonderful

Wow I never knew it existed. Thanks.

www.lionbattery.com
Not sure if they ship to the UK, but it gives you an idea of what is out there..

So the 3300 mAh battery fits in the cradle AND the original leather case?

Last I heard the extended battery does fit on the cradle and the case. Oh and it's 3550 mah battery not 3300 mah (that was their older model, this is version 3)
hope this helps

Any charging problem?
Hi! I have purchased ext.battery 2400mah 3 days ago, and met some problem. I can't charge it 100% max - 79% and all my plugins don't understand that it is not its native battery - for example they say (Uptime and other meters also) that it will work for 5-6 hours. In fact it works about 15 hours and more, but I have no actual information as for my battery status.
Has anyone met this problem? And how can I solve it??
Thanks a lot...

here
http://www.gpsforless.co.uk/product_details.php?id=5959

so far so good
I purchased a 2400 mah at ebay. It came in yesterday and I had it charge overnight. It did go all the way up to 100%. I'm going to test the hell out of it by watching movies, playing mp3s, wifi, bluetooth, phone, etc.. I'll let you guys know if it's worth it or not. So far I commuted 35 minutes by train this morning and had the phone on and watched an ep of Family Guy on it. When I got to work it was at 98%. I have yet to compare it to my old battery 1490mah. I don't think that it'll be at 98% by the time I get to work. We'll see...

ive been very happy with the 2400mah battery i bought a few weeks ago...got it from here...good price too.
http://www.addonsworld.co.uk/product.php/28575/1358/

Great news!! The battery is awesome. All day yesterday, Xmas, I shot video, played mp3's, and used the phone. The battery was at 91% when I got home and that's after being on all day long!!
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I purchased a 2400 mah at ebay. It came in yesterday and I had it charge overnight. It did go all the way up to 100%. I'm going to test the hell out of it by watching movies, playing mp3s, wifi, bluetooth, phone, etc.. I'll let you guys know if it's worth it or not. So far I commuted 35 minutes by train this morning and had the phone on and watched an ep of Family Guy on it. When I got to work it was at 98%. I have yet to compare it to my old battery 1490mah. I don't think that it'll be at 98% by the time I get to work. We'll see...
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2 weeks earlier bought a 2400mah battery from them, ordered online, arrived in 2 days (on a fast delivery), I have charged it overnight, put it in XDA-IIi on 20 Dec Wednesday 9:00pm still on 51%, I am making 3-4 calls per day of approx 3-4 mins average, Battery came with the back cover because its a bit thicker than the normal 1200/1300mah battery, and it DOES NOT fit in the regular leather pouch. But overall battery is superb.
Sidd
http://www.digitalera.co.uk/product/xda-battery-for-o2-xda-ii-xda-iii-high-capacity.html

fgtrstyserty

Anybody got any experience with Solar Powered USB Charger(s)?

I've seen some cool gadgets like bags with build in solar panels to charge you phone with ie. this:
http://www.luggagepoint.com/lpProductDetail.asp?productId=12201
or
http://www.solartechnology.co.uk/products/Solar_chargers/freeloader.asp
These would be idea for me as from pretty much anywhere I could charge my xda exec and my O rokr glasses which would be nice, I was wondering if anybody on here had any experience with anything like this in the real world and would like to share their experience.
I'm considering getting the second product as it's only £30 and modifying my briefcase so it's like the first product only much cheaper, but I am concerned the panel is much bulkier and smaller.
Thanks everyone

yeah, im quite keen to find out a little more about these although i think i will go for something bigger that would let me run my ameo continiously during sunlight hours.
there is a 13w briefcase style fold out one that ive got my eye on.
anybody else had luck with solar?

i just bought it. 60 quid off ebay.
http://www.vellemanusa.com/us/enu/product/view/?id=521432
not exactly pocketable, but more being able to listen to online radio etc while in the park all day.
(yay its nearly summer, Edinburgh Meadows kicks arse)

Freeloader
Hi there
I actually have a freeloader so I can tell you it's pretty small. It's only marginally bigger than my mobile (motorola) and I have been camping with it a few times and it took a bit of a beating (although USB connector got broken when I trod on it )
I got mine from www.wavemaker.co.uk which is a bit cheaper, and they do a bundle with 2 batteries so you can be charging one whilst using the other - I have used it for a load of stuff - mainly my phone and iPod though
I did a review of it on my site as well Whoopie review for freeloader
If this helps!
Iain

Hi
i bought a Juice bag about 6 months ago @ £150 so not cheap, it is such a cool gadget. I am currently living in the UK so not used it that much, but when there has been sun I have given it a go. It takes about 3 hours to charge a phone. I did get to use it while on holiday to charge my iPod while I was sitting by the pool.
I would highly recommend one to people.
Sean

Obviously there are different reasons to buy a solar charger, but in the case of saving electricity with the Freeloader one that only costs £30, how long is it going to take to recoupe the money?
A monthly electricity bill may only be £30, and charging a mobile must be a fractional proportion of that (0.1%?). I'm still tempted to get one though.

PaulMdx said:
... that only costs £30, how long is it going to take to recoupe the money?
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You should be able to count the £ £ for the electricity if you know how much it cost you per Watt hour (Wh) is electricity. Say, if your battery is 5 Volt (V) and it has 1000 mAh, the total power in your phone battery would be 5 x 1000mAh = 5000 mWh = 5Wh.
Anyway, I don't think it would be cost effective to get your £ 30 by charging the battery using the sun. If it were to be that significant, £ £ wise, there would have a lot of people charging their phones in their office
I think the major purpose of the charger is more to getting the power you want in places you can't possibly get a power socket. A cheaper alternatives is those wind-up dynamo thing that you can charge by winding/rotating the handle(?) that you can get from eBay. Consider a charger may take 1 hour to charge the battery.. probably it is not a good idea to have your phone fully charged using this good for emergency usage though.

hanmin said:
You should be able to count the £ £ for the electricity if you know how much it cost you per Watt hour (Wh) is electricity. Say, if your battery is 5 Volt (V) and it has 1000 mAh, the total power in your phone battery would be 5 x 1000mAh = 5000 mWh = 5Wh.
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Cost per kWh: £0.10 (roughly)
Universal battery: 3.7V, 1620mAh
Charging power: 3.7 * 1.620 = 5.994Wh
Cost per charge: 0.10/1000 * 5.994 = £0.0005994
Looks like it's not very cost effective!

No bothered about cost effectivness
The idea is to have power where ever i go for my glasses and phone - I'm still thinking about getting a juice bag because you have the panel on the outside of you bag so you don't need to set it up to charge anything.
also if you were wondering about how much energy you save most of the power goes on keeping your phone charger plugged in on standby, not charging it.

has anyone tried these cheap 1800 mah chinese batteries from ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-1800mAh-bat...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa2caf8e2
it doesn't seem anyone has bought any from him yet. I'm wondering how the Android system deals with recharging these, since it is expecting a 1500 mah right? or will it adapt?

Shyfe said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-1800mAh-bat...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa2caf8e2
it doesn't seem anyone has bought any from him yet. I'm wondering how the Android system deals with recharging these, since it is expecting a 1500 mah right? or will it adapt?
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Yeah the android system doesn't really care, it measures the battery in percentages.
I've got a cheapo 2000mAH that I picked up for my Hero, it lasts a little longer than the OEM battery. I do notice a difference. When my phones battery is low, I can tell what battery is in it without opening it, just because I know how long I've been off the charger.
They're cheap. You can also find a deal for 2 1500 mAH batteries and a wall charger for $10. I went with that..

I'm buying one because they are red lol.. j/k well for $10 more than the China seller, you get "300mAH" more and this guy is in California so shipping should not take close to a month

I was expecting to be able to offer him $10, but he has that set on auto reject so I just went with the 2x 1500 mAh for $10.

I wonder what brand these batteries actually are? If they are just rebranded Mugen's, then according to batteryboss.org they are worse than OEM 1500mAh.

this seems like a good deal http://cgi.ebay.com/1500mAh-Battery...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43a048184b
battery, charger, and case for $13. but its china again

they are all from china

BrianDigital said:
they are all from china
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not quite sure what you mean, but ultimately yes, they are all from china. I just thought it was a good deal, but too bad it wasnt shipping from somewhere in the US. I'm not too thrilled to order things from across the world.

I bought the 2x plus charger for $10...They seem to be holding up pretty well, maybe a bit shorter life than the stock one, but if you have three batteries and can rotate through 2 of them while keeping one on the charger, you'll never have to plug your phone in again...I would say BUY BUY BUY, for the price, you can't go wrong, it's worth the standalone charger with a built in usb port.

I am using the 10$ 2x1500ma with the charger... free shipping too. I have only been using one of the Chinese batteries, they are great, they last about, or maybe a little less. I just put the real and the spare one in my wallet... so beast.

I doubt those things are even 1800mAh, they are probably the same 2x1500+Wall Charger $10 deal just a different color/sticker. Its the same exact charger and same exact sticker thats on the 1500mAh ones just it says 1800mAh and the battery color is red.
I purchased the $10 2x1500mAh + Wall Charger bundle about a week ago and have been putting them through their paces ever since, they have been fine for me. About the same as an oem battery, maybe a tiny tiny bit less but nothing really noticeable unless you have OCD like me lol.
I would just spring for the $10 one, search my threads if you need the link. Best of luck.

I know the OP has already purchased the 2x 1500 mah batteries, but I thought I'd add my 2 cents for anyone else thinking about batteries.
I bought the 2x 1500 mah batteries plus charger too. I don't see any difference between them and the OEM battery. I actually do wish they were red so I could use them if I buy the clear battery door that's being discussed in another thread, but not enough to spend twice as much.
We just did a week-long vacation and I bought six batteries for my wife and me to share (coming from the iPhone I went a little crazy). We often switched a battery while out all day, but the only time I needed to use three was when we flew back -- which was a 15 hour ordeal due to a canceled flight. Thank god I had all the battery power I could need without having to resort to $75 external battery packs.

I also bought two of the 1500 mAH batteries, and they seem to work fine. I haven't really noticed much of a difference between the cheap ones and the OEM battery.

do people have a phobia of plugging in their phones at night?

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do people have a phobia of plugging in their phones at night?
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only if its an iphone

Looking for some extra EVO batteries, who currently has the best cheap ones on eBay?

Back when the EVO first came out, I jumped on that set of EVO batteries on eBay that was two batteries and a wall charger and the combo proved to be VERY good quality. In fact, I lost my HTC battery and I've been exclusively using these China made batteries for a while now and with my current configuration, I'm getting a day and a half with medium to heavy usage.
Well, I finally lost one of the two China batteries and my wall charger broke because it was stepped on, cough, I need to order another set and I'm wondering who/which set it currently looking the most promising.
I want the two battery charger set again. I'm sure by now someone has made something better. I don't want an over sized battery though,. I want it fit my standard case etc.
Thanks for the suggestions!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XOUM12/ref=oss_product
Two 1800 mAh batteries with a wall charger. MANY people have ordered this and have nothing but great results. They are indeed 1800 mAh batteries unlike most off brand chinese batteries that end up being a lot less than what they state. Best part is, it fits right in the stock battery cover with no problems! Been using mine for a month or so and battery life has definitely increased a noticeable amount.
Example: Today I have gone 12 hours and 10 minutes since I pulled it off the charger, and the battery is at 54%. That's with moderate usage, and I turned the 3G radio off for about 3 hours because I have basically zero reception in the shop.

Go to ebay and search for evo batteries. There are literally hundreds of listings. They're all virtually the same thing. I bet if you look you'll find essentially the same battery set with charger that you had before, and probably for less than ten bucks (minus shipping).

I just got an official HTC battery (it's black from a different device, Hero I think?) from buy.com for $13 shipped.

Eh.. Yeah I'm not looking to spend $40 dollars on two batteries and a wall charger when I just spent $9.90 SHIPPED for the last set and I'm getting just as good of a charge off those as I did my HTC's. I just asked because I figured there might be something better then what I had before out maybe.
Probably just buy two more of what I already have I guess.

These are the ones that I like the best. I have a few, and I got some for a few of my friends and they agree with me. Doubt they are actually 2000mah but they do last longer than the stock batteries. I also have a few other ebay batteries but these are the best of the bunch.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x2000mAh-Batte...Accessories&hash=item483dafbe5b#ht_5045wt_907

ncfastls1 said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XOUM12/ref=oss_product
Two 1800 mAh batteries with a wall charger. MANY people have ordered this and have nothing but great results. They are indeed 1800 mAh batteries unlike most off brand chinese batteries that end up being a lot less than what they state. Best part is, it fits right in the stock battery cover with no problems! Been using mine for a month or so and battery life has definitely increased a noticeable amount.
Example: Today I have gone 12 hours and 10 minutes since I pulled it off the charger, and the battery is at 54%. That's with moderate usage, and I turned the 3G radio off for about 3 hours because I have basically zero reception in the shop.
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Hate to say it but you got ripped off big time. These EXACT batteries are all over ebay for under $10 for the same 2 +a charger set you got.

I bought some of those Chinese batteries from a seller named Touch-World or Touch_World or something like that. I tried to find him for you, but it doesn't look like he's selling anymore. I'm not sure it matters, though. The deals look the same. When I bought them it was $8 for two 1500 mAh batteries and a wall charger, all shipped to my house from China for free. Now it looks like you can get 3 of the same batteries with the wall charger for $12.
You are right, though. The batteries are just as good, if not better, than the ones that come with the phone. As I said above, I bought two of them. I used them in my Hero. When I got an Evo, I then had 4 batteries. My girlfriend and I now each have a spare battery.

So Ebay batteries?

So I know there are a couple of posts on here but I have found them a little hard to follow. I just got my captivate last sunday and on the stock 2.1 rogers rom I noticed that the battery life was very poor. Since then I am now running cog 3.01 i think and my battery life is now alot longer than before.
For the way I would like to use my phone It is still not enough for what would make me happy. my phone is unplugged at 6:00 am and when i get home by 5 it used to be dead but after "breaking in the battery" and the new rom i get home with about %15 percent battery.
I just bought a triple battery pack off of ebay for $10. these batteries are rated at 1500 mAh, the same as the battery that came with my phone. I am just wondering what I can expect from these batteries.
My plan is to drain two of them completely then leave them in my desk drawer(from what I have read if you plan on storing batteries they should be completely drained first) and use one of them plus my oem battery daily(until they start to lose performance). Again does anyone have any experience with a battery of the sort or any similar third party battery?

they are no where as good as samsung oem battery. even though it says 1500mah it is not or will drop drastically after a month or so of use...i've bought a lot of those batteries from ebay and they always like that even some other well known companies like Seidio do not compare with manufacture's batteries. the difference is usable capacity, oem batteries are around 95% compared to cheap chinese ones that are anywhere from 60-80%.

haha thanks that makes sense why they are so cheap, well i will probs by three new ones every months or so.

I have those ebay batteries. I bought the kit that comes with two batteries and an external charger for about $10.
The ebay battery is has about 60-70% of the power of the OEM battery. I have no real hard evidence just from using it for the past 2 months or so.
I am ok that it is does not last as long as OEM because it was only $10 and it came with the external charger. I love the external charger because it allows me to charge a spare battery while I keep one in my phone.

Saelee said:
I have those ebay batteries. I bought the kit that comes with two batteries and an external charger for about $10.
The ebay battery is has about 60-70% of the power of the OEM battery. I have no real hard evidence just from using it for the past 2 months or so.
I am ok that it is does not last as long as OEM because it was only $10 and it came with the external charger. I love the external charger because it allows me to charge a spare battery while I keep one in my phone.
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I bought the same ensemble, with essentially the same results excepting perhaps that one of my replacement batteries seems to underperform with about 40% of OEM battery life.
That said, for $10... they're very handy as backups. They'll easily give you a few more hours in a pinch, which is essentially just what I was looking for. I really have no complaints in that respect.
The best strategy for battery life I've found is to buy a handful of wall adapters and position them in places you spend a lot of time at, and to develop a habit of plugging in when you're not moving around.
Sad but true, but mediocre battery life is just kind of a way of life for these (and really all) high-performance Android devices. Excepting getting an outsized and expensive battery replacement like the Seidio 3500 mAh that all but prevents use with many accessories and cases, a couple wall chargers and a car charger are effective if mildly annoying means of managing it.
These generic Hong Kong replacements are entirely effective as emergency supplements, but you'll find yourself preferring the OEM cell still.

Yep I mean for $20 I have two charges and 4 batteries so if I need to go without power , even if not a 100% match for the oem power, it is still damn cheap.

I also got one of these from ebay.
I got the 2x 1500mah batteries + Battery Charger combo.
I must say I am impressed. They are the same quality as my OEM battery. Its so convenient. I never have to run to a charger anymore. Just keep the spare battery in my car or wherever and just pop it in and carry on with my daily business.
When I get home, I just re-charge all the batteries. The Battery Charger even has an LED Light that tells you when its finished. "RED: while charging" and "BLUE: when finished". Charging takes about roughly 3 hours, (just like OEM).
Edit: Been using this for about a month so far. With no problems.. Its the best feeling. My phone is never plugged in anymore. And, I don't have to "pinch the settings" to make my phone last.
IE. lowering brightness to 10%, turning sync off, turning wireless networks off, etc.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
only crappy thing is??? I plan to sell this phone soon, when the Galaxy S 2 comes out, if the specs are good enough.

fluidd said:
I also got one of these from ebay.
I got the 2x 1500mah batteries + Battery Charger combo.
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Would you mind posting the link or giving us the name of the exact vendor you ordered from?... I'm about to order the 2xbatteries and charger combo, but just want to make sure I get batteries that are half way decent. When I search on eBay I get about 20 vendors selling similar combos and given that in HK they're celebrating Chinese New Year... most won't fulfill orders until next week.

i wouldnt waste your money unless you just want an extra.

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SEIDIO 3000mAh 3.7v
Plenty of power
@ Amazon, comes with new battery cover
Works like a dream $56.00
Easy to hold phone

HELL NO i'm not spending $56 on a battery