Like most of the others in this section, I come from the WinMo world. I just got my OTA'd Evo and I have to say, the battery takes forever to charge. My Touch Pro2 & Touch Pro both have no2chem's fast charge battery driver(it makes it feel like they fully charge in 5 mins) and since we haven't seen him in a while I thought someone else might be able to develop one for our amazing Evo's!!
Please Help!! Thanks in advance!!
Can you provide more info on this? A full charge in 5 minutes sounds ridiculous but I won't out anything past XDA
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Like most of the others in this section, I come from the WinMo world. I just got my OTA'd Evo and I have to say, the battery takes forever to charge. My Touch Pro2 & Touch Pro both have no2chem's fast charge battery driver(it makes it feel like they fully charge in 5 mins) and since we haven't seen him in a while I thought someone else might be able to develop one for our amazing Evo's!!
Please Help!! Thanks in advance!!
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Haha, I remember that WM driver..NueBattery (no2chem)..
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this has been spoken of before on these forums... it might be in the works, but you are reffering to a fast charge via USB connection rather than wall connection. Wall connection is full speed, USB is throttled down to prevent damage to the USB port on the computer plugged in to.
the process is a great add if you use tether charge a lot, like I do. If I am constantly streaming online on my old winmo phone even with fast charge I would slowly deplete my battery while it was plugged in, I haven't used the EVO much for streaming but I would be afraid to see the results w/o fastcharge.
thats why you buy a couple extra batteries and a wall charger
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My Touch Pro2 & Touch Pro both have no2chem's fast charge !
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yea... same here.... i loved that ****
TMartin03 said:
My Touch Pro2 & Touch Pro both have no2chem's fast charge battery driver(it makes it feel like they fully charge in 5 mins) and since we haven't seen him in a while I thought someone else might be able to develop one for our amazing Evo's!!
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Wasn't No2chem female?
Edit: Never mind, I'm thinking of another Windows Mobile Dev.
mental26 said:
Wasn't No2chem female?
Edit: Never mind, I'm thinking of another Windows Mobile Dev.
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a FEMALE?! BlashpHEMOUS!
You stole Boo Boo's Name said:
thats why you buy a couple extra batteries and a wall charger
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This. Got a replacement battery and charger on ebay for under $10 shipped. Works out great. Just swap the generic out with the stock whenever my battery starts running low. The only time I ever plug in my phone to charge is at night.
Seriously - if somebody is requesting a valuable piece of development in a development forum, what value are you adding trying to sell him batteries!? Do you honestly think he's gonna be like, "Oh hey, yeah, you're right! Who needs a phone to charge fast when I can just carry around a pocket full of spare batteries and a charger! Why didn't I think of that?"
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Seriously - if somebody is requesting a valuable piece of development in a development forum, what value are you adding trying to sell him batteries!? Do you honestly think he's gonna be like, "Oh hey, yeah, you're right! Who needs a phone to charge fast when I can just carry around a pocket full of spare batteries and a charger! Why didn't I think of that?"
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Perhaps he didn't realize how inexpensively good-quality replacement batteries and chargers can be acquired. Also, a single battery inside a charger case isn't much larger than a wall charger + cable (which by your own assumption he must be carrying around in his pocket).
I understand what you're saying about it being a developer forum and all, but I don't see any harm in offering a feasible solution to a posed problem. I mean, look at Apple. They told people they had to buy a case or stop holding a phone with their left hands!
+1 for this
5 Minutes to charge and 10 minutes of use sounds about right for WiMo
I wish when connect to USB it would trickle charge. that way you don't the drop as soon as you disconnect the phone. so i guess i want to slow things down a bit but just when on USB.
This!
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5 Minutes to charge and 10 minutes of use sounds about right for WiMo
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sopenco said:
"Oh hey, yeah, you're right! Who needs a phone to charge fast when I can just carry around a pocket full of spare batteries and a charger! Why didn't I think of that?"
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Hahahaha ha.
Yes, we need this for sure! Carrying around batteries is NOT the answer.
it wouldn't really charge in 5 minutes, but it would charge about as fast as plugging it into the wall.
and for the person mentioning the developer who was a girl, cmonex legend of hardspl!
+1 on the props to cmonex!
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Perhaps he didn't realize how inexpensively good-quality replacement batteries and chargers can be acquired. Also, a single battery inside a charger case isn't much larger than a wall charger + cable (which by your own assumption he must be carrying around in his pocket).
I understand what you're saying about it being a developer forum and all, but I don't see any harm in offering a feasible solution to a posed problem. I mean, look at Apple. They told people they had to buy a case or stop holding a phone with their left hands!
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this fast charge thing is NOT new to most of us that frequent XDA and other dev/mod forums (PPCGeeks)...and it is perfectly legit to put out a request for...
suggesting an extra battery is good and all...but not always feasible. Apple suggesting what they did was to redirect everyone's attention to THEIR lack of attention on a piece of supposedly high end hardware..that now seems to be flawed. OP has been around for sometime...and the extra battery thing is a good idea already...especially for noobs
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I don't know if there was already a thread about this, but I searched and didn't find anything.
So my USB port on my cappy is busted, so I had to buy this. I just got it today, but was disappointed to find out that it only charges the battery included (which I believe is a fascinate battery), and I can't use the other 2 batteries I have. The fascinate battery works fine, but I'd rather have 2 batteries to use for a backup. Could someone explain to me why it doesn't charge my cappy/i9000 batteries or any solution?
Edit: Also, nobody else seems to have this problem from reading the reviews.
Well the first thing that comes to mind for me is, are you sure the usb on your phone is busted? Maybe the problem is your original battery has stopped taking a charge. You said busted but I don't know if you mean physically as in you can no longer stick your wire in it, or just when you plug it in the battery does not get charged.
Busted isn't a concise enough description of the problem for me to be able to give a better answer.
I use the oem spare battery charger/stand and i love it.. Might want to try that if you dont get a repair or warranty done
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Well the first thing that comes to mind for me is, are you sure the usb on your phone is busted? Maybe the problem is your original battery has stopped taking a charge. You said busted but I don't know if you mean physically as in you can no longer stick your wire in it, or just when you plug it in the battery does not get charged.
Busted isn't a concise enough description of the problem for me to be able to give a better answer.
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Lol sorry, my usb port will not charge or sync at all. I also JUST ordered another battery, so unless my old battery stopped charging right when my usb port broke, and the new one I got was broken, I don't think it's a problem with the batteries. I just don't know why it would charge the fascinate battery and not my 2 cappy batteries.
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I use the oem spare battery charger/stand and i love it.. Might want to try that if you dont get a repair or warranty done
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But that is what I'm using? I'm waiting for connexion2005 to offer the repair, unless someone else wants to point me to another reliable repair service.
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Lol sorry, my usb port will not charge or sync at all. I also JUST ordered another battery, so unless my old battery stopped charging right when my usb port broke, and the new one I got was broken, I don't think it's a problem with the batteries. I just don't know why it would charge the fascinate battery and not my 2 cappy batteries.
But that is what I'm using? I'm waiting for connexion2005 to offer the repair, unless someone else wants to point me to another reliable repair service.
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I just found myself in the same position as of two days ago (damned questionable design for the way the cappy's USB port is set and secured). Did you ever find out if there was a reason why you couldn't charge the batteries that originally came with the phone?
FYI: My timing for the 1 year warranty was awful in that it expired 19 days ago. As for insurance repair/replacement, I wasn't looking at replacing my cappy for approximately $125. So, after looking at doing a Walmart/Target deal, and then finding out they are still charging for tax, when it came down to costs I went with the external charger and replacement battery option after a lot of reading on the web, amazon, and then eventually to the posts on this topic....
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I just found myself in the same position as of two days ago (damned questionable design for the way the cappy's USB port is set and secured). Did you ever find out if there was a reason why you couldn't charge the batteries that originally came with the phone?
FYI: My timing for the 1 year warranty was awful in that it expired 19 days ago. As for insurance repair/replacement, I wasn't looking at replacing my cappy for approximately $125. So, after looking at doing a Walmart/Target deal, and then finding out they are still charging for tax, when it came down to costs I went with the external charger and replacement battery option after a lot of reading on the web, amazon, and then eventually to the posts on this topic....
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Nah, I'm still using the one battery. Sort of a hassle (I can't use my phone as an alarm since I charge it overnight) but I guess I'm happy that I can at least use the phone. I'm still waiting for someone to offer a cheap repair though. It sucks not being able to put anything on my internal sd and having to use the ota miui updates, but it's better than nothing.
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Nah, I'm still using the one battery. Sort of a hassle (I can't use my phone as an alarm since I charge it overnight) but I guess I'm happy that I can at least use the phone. I'm still waiting for someone to offer a cheap repair though. It sucks not being able to put anything on my internal sd and having to use the ota miui updates, but it's better than nothing.
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Wifi Explorer from the market is great for transferring files to and from the phone using a wifi network since USB is not an option for you.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorer&feature=search_result
IIRC the Fascinated battery won't charge in a Captivate and vice versa. They have different part numbers. I'm not sure of the techincal details but it has something to do with the different currents the two phones charge at.
beast534 said:
Wifi Explorer from the market is great for transferring files to and from the phone using a wifi network since USB is not an option for you.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorer&feature=search_result
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I've been using dropbox for a while, but I really need a USB connection since I want to continue work on my theme and it requires so much trial and error.
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IIRC the Fascinated battery won't charge in a Captivate and vice versa. They have different part numbers. I'm not sure of the techincal details but it has something to do with the different currents the two phones charge at.
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Well that's a bit irritating. I guess then shouldn't have been advertising it as a charger for all phones, then.
I could probably do the repair work if pointed to the correct part necessary to replace the broken USB port. I fear one of these days my Captivate will suffer the same fate.
My qualifications: I do a lot of fine SMD/SMT reworking by hand. Mainly video game consoles and other consumer electronic goods. I have reputation/feedback on other forums as well as eBay if desired.
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I don't know if there was already a thread about this, but I searched and didn't find anything.
So my USB port on my cappy is busted, so I had to buy this. I just got it today, but was disappointed to find out that it only charges the battery included (which I believe is a fascinate battery), and I can't use the other 2 batteries I have. The fascinate battery works fine, but I'd rather have 2 batteries to use for a backup. Could someone explain to me why it doesn't charge my cappy/i9000 batteries or any solution?
Edit: Also, nobody else seems to have this problem from reading the reviews.
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You are not alone, ordered mine (the charger only)
And it won't charge any of my batteries (2 OEMs and 1 that comes with the phone)
Now it sits there as a glorified dock.
APE992 said:
I could probably do the repair work if pointed to the correct part necessary to replace the broken USB port. I fear one of these days my Captivate will suffer the same fate.
My qualifications: I do a lot of fine SMD/SMT reworking by hand. Mainly video game consoles and other consumer electronic goods. I have reputation/feedback on other forums as well as eBay if desired.
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You could try asking connexion2005, I think he said he was getting the part at some point. Thanks for offering, people like you make me enjoy xda
41LY45 said:
You are not alone, ordered mine (the charger only)
And it won't charge any of my batteries (2 OEMs and 1 that comes with the phone)
Now it sits there as a glorified dock.
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We should write some nasty reviews since nobody else did D:<
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We should write some nasty reviews since nobody else did D:<
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Well, isn't there anything in Amazon against false advertising? ;D
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find a SGS II cradle from ebay, used a few days, everythine seems perfect.
i was alwas forget to charge the phone, you know, the SGS II, really battery killer, it drains out in half a day, since i have this, every time i seat in front of my desk, get start to work, the cradle seem like a magic pull me to insert my phone in it.
that's fun! never forget charge my phone since then, really like it, it's already become part of my life.
oh, try search "anker cradle for i9100" on ebay if your want too.
These are good docks there as a few of these on ebay and other web sites under other name but the same thing.
Yes well worth having.
does it means that you're very often charging it even if battery isn't empty? doesn't it "kill" the battery?
branaja said:
does it means that you're very often charging it even if battery isn't empty? doesn't it "kill" the battery?
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Li-on batteries don't have "memory" so you can charge it whenever:
http://www.techatplay.com/?p=61
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does it means that you're very often charging it even if battery isn't empty? doesn't it "kill" the battery?
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the best way to protect battery is keep it always have 5%-95%
can anyone out there have the link of it?
i really want buy one
will it fit the phone with the mesh cover on?
krifendo said:
can anyone out there have the link of it?
i really want buy one
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Its not that hard to find on ebay try searching my friend
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dual-Sync...ories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item1e6815c728
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Pre...ories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item20be9b9955
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l2736&_nkw=galaxy+s+2+docks
i got one of these for free from my carrier when i got my phone. their a great thing especially if they come for free
Sync + charge
I would like to buy this one, but is it able to sync the Phone via first USB and charge through the other (from plug) at the same time?
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So I plan on going to an all weekend music festival. Not sure if my campground will have electric outlets available on my campsite. I do have two extra batteries, so that helps. But I know with my Sensation I could go through 3 batteries in ONE DAY of a fest easy. It's too late to order anything online so eBay and whatnot are out of the question.
I guess my actual question is, Any one have a good idea for charging batteries quickly? I have a car charger but that would take two or three hours per battery and I'm not asking someone to let me drain their battery like that. I know there are solar chargers but I assume those would take FOREVER! I wonder how well those little battery powered duracell or whatever chargers work? Luckily, according to the maps I'm going to be in a great coverage area so that will help, and I can always turn off the data I guess but... I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive, practical, and works without a lot of hassle. tia
id look into external batteries.
i dont really have any better suggestions. maybe someone else will
there's no way a car battery would die charging the phone...you probably could charge your phone several dozen times easily.
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there's no way a car battery would die charging the phone...you probably could charge your phone several dozen times easily.
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sure, but just having the car would lead to other things being used, car radio, and just overall, having the battery and whatever being drained is not a good idea. I'm looking for some kind of external power source. I've seen some reviewed, I'm looking for personal experience and what kind of process is involved.
there are plenty of external power charger...
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-Sen...d=1345703890&sr=8-5&keywords=portable+charger
that one could charge your S3 4-5 times.. guess it would have helped to start looking a few days earlier? :silly:
there is also something like this but you'd be lucky to fully charge the S3 once..
mintyboost.
I've used mipow and it's pretty good.
but if you're going camping, turn off your phone and enjoy the outdoors
just buy an inverter. problem solved. you can always start your car to recharge the car battery :good:
actng said:
I've used mipow and it's pretty good.
but if you're going camping, turn off your phone and enjoy the outdoors
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plan on using my phone for lots of pictures and videos. not so much for internet purposes so I guess turning data off would help
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there are plenty of external power charger...
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-Sen...d=1345703890&sr=8-5&keywords=portable+charger
that one could charge your S3 4-5 times.. guess it would have helped to start looking a few days earlier? :silly:
there is also something like this but you'd be lucky to fully charge the S3 once..
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yeah i'm a slacker, lol so you don't think that duracell one would work very well?
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just buy an inverter. problem solved. you can always start your car to recharge the car battery :good:
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I was thinking about an inverter too. probably could get a cheap one at radio shack, no?
Buy an extra car battery, specifically for charging the phone?
Just leave it in the back of the car and connect up cables to charge the phone with.
You can try this if a bestbuy close to you has it
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Accesso...&skuId=4823783&st=external battery&cp=2&lp=12
or if you want to next day something from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-10000m...745264&sr=1-2&keywords=anker+external+battery
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yeah i'm a slacker, lol so you don't think that duracell one would work very well?
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it's only 2000mah so it' would barely fully charge the S3 once.
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plan on using my phone for lots of pictures and videos. not so much for internet purposes so I guess turning data off would help
yeah i'm a slacker, lol so you don't think that duracell one would work very well?
I was thinking about an inverter too. probably could get a cheap one at radio shack, no?
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inverter :good: walmart :good: then just return it when u get back lmao :good:
I have the Anker Astro 3 10000MaHr battery for when I go motorcycle camping. That is good for about 5 recharges.
Find a car to charge off of. You won't harm the huge car battery.
Forget solar. It is WAY too impractical for what you want.
If you must have it NOW, the extra car battery (or cheap lawn mower) isn't a bad idea either.
as above i know your not supposed to fully drain this tab, but am getting frustrated as my son never charges it when low. so the only thing is to keep taking cover off and disconecting the battery.
has there been a fix for this bug?.
thanks
ps i have always had android, the mrs and kids have apple so am coping a bit of **** over it
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as above i know your not supposed to fully drain this tab, but am getting frustrated as my son never charges it when low. so the only thing is to keep taking cover off and disconecting the battery.
has there been a fix for this bug?.
thanks
ps i have always had android, the mrs and kids have apple so am coping a bit of **** over it
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Yes, the bug has been found and fix. The bug was a lackadaisical one. Worst type of bug in the technology world. Sorry to be so harsh on you, but you found your problem and the solution is to plug it in at night. Now, there is one thing that is certain and that is you use the OEM charger and cable to charge the device. Do not use Apple or a third party charger unless it meets or exceeds the specifications of the OEM charger (the charger that came with the tab).
If you use a smaller rated charger it may not work or will take forever to charge your device.
Next, take the device away from your son as he has no responsibility to maintain it. Again, sorry for being so harsh on you. Kids and expensive technology do not mix.
Also, did you or your son try to root and install one of these roms you can find here? I have seen several posts that have the same issue as you and the catalyst was rooting and loading a rom other than the OEM Rom for your device.
Hey everyone,
So I know there are a couple other reviews for this case but that's ok. I have been using mine for a bit now and last night after a lot of real life usage have put together a review. See how it held up in real life conditions!!! Feel free to ask any questions if you have any!!!
I know you weren't fussy about discussing the ZeroLemon in your other thread, but thought it may be better not to clutter that one up too much, so I replied here
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Nice. I'm still using mine. One thing I forgot to mention in the video that took me a bit to figure out was that when your phone battery is at 100% the battery case will turn off after a bit. It's not a bug though it's a feature. I mean it kinda makes sense right. Why waste power if it's at 100%. So when I'd look at my phone at times and see it's not charging and went down to like 96 or 97 I'd power the case back on and shortly thereafter it would go back up. Pretty clever feature actually.
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Ah, ok. This will be my first ever extended battery attachment on any device so this will be interesting
Will the ZeroLemon turn on and start charging at "X%" of phone battery left, or do you manually turn the Zero on?
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I know you weren't fussy about discussing the ZeroLemon in your other thread, but thought it may be better not to clutter that one up too much, so I replied here
Ah, ok. This will be my first ever extended battery attachment on any device so this will be interesting
Will the ZeroLemon turn on and start charging at "X%" of phone battery left, or do you manually turn the Zero on?
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You have to manually turn it on. That would be pretty cool if it were that smart but it's not.
So I've been using my ZeroLemon since last Saturday now. While I enjoy the peace of mind of having more power available if needed, I'm not quite sure I need it to be honest I can get through the day just fine with the phone's built in battery.
Also, not quite sure I like the look of the carbon fiber appearance, but it's growing on me.
I always, and have to, use a belt clip/holster for my devices. And as such, there is no such thing available for the LG G7 with the Zero. So, I modified my existing belt clip/holster to fit it (heat guns are wonderful items )
Anyway, just my experience and not sure if I'll continue to use it, or toss it in the drawer for possible future use
Mikestony said:
So I've been using my ZeroLemon since last Saturday now. While I enjoy the peace of mind of having more power available if needed, I'm not quite sure I need it to be honest I can get through the day just fine with the phone's built in battery.
Also, not quite sure I like the look of the carbon fiber appearance, but it's growing on me.
I always, and have to, use a belt clip/holster for my devices. And as such, there is no such thing available for the LG G7 with the Zero. So, I modified my existing belt clip/holster to fit it (heat guns are wonderful items )
Anyway, just my experience and not sure if I'll continue to use it, or toss it in the drawer for possible future use
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I don't see how such a thing can be considered a case replacement to be taken with you to work, school or the coffee shop.
I see such a device as being for when you will be gone from civilization (Read: USB plugs) for a few days. I mean you can charge these phones with a laptop or any USB station in a lot of places, without needing the charger with you.
Falkentyne said:
I don't see how such a thing can be considered a case replacement to be taken with you to work, school or the coffee shop.
I see such a device as being for when you will be gone from civilization (Read: USB plugs) for a few days. I mean you can charge these phones with a laptop or any USB station in a lot of places, without needing the charger with you.
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True, I'll go with you on that.
I suppose there are folks who don't want to worry about their battery dying during heavy usage and having to carry a charging cable and a means of charging it.
And then there are other folks like me who thought it looked pretty neat and wanted to try it
Hey thanks for the review. I've loved Zerolemon. Bought their extended life batteries for both my Note 3 and Galaxy S 3. Man those things were beastly!
Question, when it's charging on the phone how does that effect quick charge? Does it disable it until the case gets full then let it quick charge after the case is at 100%?
Random comment of the day from me listening to your voice made me laugh a little bit, not in a bad way of course, I knew from the long O's that you were either in the northern parts of the US or Canada. I've got family in Minnesota and Wisconsin and had a few online XBL friends from Canada. It's really funny when I start to combine my familys' Southern and Northern accent that I start picking up both. ADHD for the win!
Delete, I found a home for it
phillymade said:
I have the ZeroLemon case for this device, hardly used it and now I traded the G7 for the G8 so I have no need for the case and do not want to throw it out. If anyone wants it, PM me and I will send it out.
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Dude! I just bought this phone a week ago, if you wouldn't mind sending it that would be awesome! I'll send you my address.
Planning to get also this but its too expensive.
cheeze.keyk said:
Planning to get also this but its too expensive.
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doesn't protect the screen at all, avoid it