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Anyone find a high capacity battery they could recommend? Did you need a new back cover? If so where did you get it or did you just go without a back cover?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-1500mAh-Bat...771811?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa49471e3
I've seen these on ebay but haven't tried them yet.
Anthony1s said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-x-1500mAh-Bat...771811?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa49471e3
I've seen these on ebay but haven't tried them yet.
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I was hoping to get a recommendation on one of the 2000mah batteries, but if I could win it cheaply, it'd be worth checking out. Maybe I'll buy one of those wall chargers too. I could easily carry the extra battery in my wallet.
Thanks!
I never saw a 2000mah battery. I want to let you know, don't expect what you see in the picture. Those 1500mah ones are probably unbranded. It doesn't make a difference, as long as they work, I guess.
Anthony1s said:
I never saw a 2000mah battery. I want to let you know, don't expect what you see in the picture. Those 1500mah ones are probably unbranded. It doesn't make a difference, as long as they work, I guess.
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Just won the auction and got them for 9.50 plus 4.99 shipping. The ones pictured appear unbranded as well. They don't say HTC. And if they aren't actually yellow, it doesn't matter. Until someone makes a clear back plate, no one will see.
Thanks again!!
Jake
I'm a lil weary of those cheap non branded extended life batteries. If you go on amazon and read some of those reviews the users complain about this batteries not working after a certain amount of recharge cycles. The best off brand to trust has been seidio. Other than that just go oem. With a price that low it sounds like you could end up spending another $9.50 in a couple more months. Now, I love my ebay but that sounds too suspect.
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Well I'll report back how they work...
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This is the seller's exact response when I asked him about returns.
'you can return it anytime if you done think the battery is what you exoected
but you will need to pay to ship it back
thank you'
I'm weary of buying them too, but he did say I can return 'anytime' and I plan on holding him to that word. If I get them, I'll test them with a voltmeter each week and ship them right back. Even if it's 6 months later haha.
Well I got them already... They seem to last longer than the stock battery. Who knows if it will last, but they are good now.
Glad I made the purchase.
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How much longer we talking about? Just a couple hours?
Yeah... Just a couple hours. I'm not saying it is significantly better than OEM. I'm just saying it will work great as a backup. I also got a wall charger so one battery will be kept in my wallet as a backup and I will charge them both each night.
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Thanks for the info. Was just trying too figure out if I should get the a spare myself.
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Just got my 1700 mAH battery, will let know details once i've used it for a while.
zargeus said:
Just got my 1700 mAH battery, will let know details once i've used it for a while.
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Let us know where you purchased it too please.
zargeus said:
Just got my 1700 mAH battery, will let know details once i've used it for a while.
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Where did you buy it from?
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The reviews I've seen on these cheap batteries always seem to indicate that they aren't actually what they say they are rated, and testing shows that they don't last as long as the OEM batteries.
After a few days of use, I do not see much difference between stock 1200 and this 1700. Only payed 9.99 with free shipping, so not bad for a spare battery.
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Don't believe the hype. It's pretty hard to make a battery with a higher capacity that is cheaper and is the same physical size. These batteries are compressed into these small packages and to increase the capacity without using more cells or larger cells, would constitute using more exotic materials, which would cost more. At best, these batteries are equal to OEM, but most are lower grade knock offs. The best application for any of these batteries is backup use
I bought 2 1500's for $20 off of Ebay.and yes i do see about about 2-3 difference with them.. no its not much of a difference but they do actually work.. so the hype is real..
i've always been wary of buying batteries, particularly laptop batteries, online.
ie safety/actual capacity/quality
is there a similar issue for phone batteries?
3200mAh Extended battery on sale now for $99.95!!
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...sung-captivate-sgh-i897with-battery-door.html
100 bucks their nuts plus no good pics...their dumb
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http://batteryboss.org/
Although it's a limited sample size, Mugen looks even worse than Seidio batteries.
*Cue Seidio battery owners to rally in defense of their purchase with no actual empirical data and tons of anecdotes.
If I was to get another battery, I might as well spend $100 on say 7 batteries from eBay/China.
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If I was to get another battery, I might as well spend $100 on say 7 batteries from eBay/China.
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7 batteries?! more like 20 plus 10 AC chargers.... I'm with you, no way I'd put this in my captivate, the added bulk plus the price is just too outrageous for me when I got 2 batteries and a charger for 10 bucks, plus 4-12' usb to microusb cables from monoprice for $8.
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7 batteries?! more like 20 plus 10 AC chargers.... I'm with you, no way I'd put this in my captivate, the added bulk plus the price is just too outrageous for me when I got 2 batteries and a charger for 10 bucks, plus 4-12' usb to microusb cables from monoprice for $8.
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I don't know what kind of responses these are?? People one one battery to last a whole day, 35 batteries and chargers doesn't help. I'd pay more than $100 for a battery that lasted longer and didn't make the phone look ridiculous.
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I don't know what kind of responses these are?? People one one battery to last a whole day, 35 batteries and chargers doesn't help. I'd pay more than $100 for a battery that lasted longer and didn't make the phone look ridiculous.
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a) It does make the phone look ridiculous, why buy an 11mm thick cellphone, only to double the thickness?
b) My battery already lasts a day easy with moderate use, maybe you're doing something wrong.
Seidio or someone just needs to come out with a 1750mah battery that fit like stock batt. If they did it for the bb bold they can do it for this phone. By the way has anyone tried or thought about trying that amzer1600mah battery? Not much of a difference but I've been thinking about it...if they ask like 30 or 40 bucks not 60
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmgpZ2bL2m8&feature=player_embedded#!
unfortunately, all extended batteries that dont fit with the stock cover will look ridiculous
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmgpZ2bL2m8&feature=player_embedded#!
unfortunately, all extended batteries that dont fit with the stock cover will look ridiculous
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Oh man that looks absolutely ridiculous. What a joke this extended battery thing is beginning to be.first with seidio's monster now this. Forget it maybe i'll just cave and get another stock batt until someone someday makes a extended one that doesn't look retarded or fits in with stock cover
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roadrash7 said:
100 bucks their nuts plus no good pics...their dumb
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Oh, the irony.
Look: more battery requires more space, which means more bulk which means a bulge and a custom back cover. No other way around it... simple physics. If you don't want a bulge in your phone, get something like a Zaggsparq to plug into for portable rechargeability.
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Oh, the irony.
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Your peeve. Their just not teaching English in schools anymore.
How thick is the phone with the 3200mah extended battery?
RGardner said:
Your peeve. Their just not teaching English in schools anymore.
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Apparently not, it's they're, no possession involved.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-There,-Their-and-They're
tigerboom said:
Here is a 1600mAh: http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...tended-battery-for-samsung-galaxys-i9000.html
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Is that battery meant for the stock case?
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I've been leaning toward the Seidio over the Mugen. Still debating whether to take the plunge. The Seidio is 200mah lower than Mugen and $30 less.
As for looks of the bigger cover...and the "bulge"...
Think of it as a codpiece for your Uber phone.
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Look: more battery requires more space, which means more bulk which means a bulge and a custom back cover. No other way around it... simple physics.
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That is simply not true 100% of the time.
Phytrax said:
I don't know what kind of responses these are?? People one one battery to last a whole day, 35 batteries and chargers doesn't help. I'd pay more than $100 for a battery that lasted longer and didn't make the phone look ridiculous.
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What he says could mean to have a charger at home, car and work. Simple.
diablo009 said:
What he says could mean to have a charger at home, car and work. Simple.
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well said diablo... +1 this is alot cheaper than these over priced bulky batteries.
diablo009 said:
What he says could mean to have a charger at home, car and work. Simple.
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It seems obvious that someone looking for an extended battery is looking for just that. I want my cordless phone to be cordless and I don't want to have to keep swapping batteries. The Mugen is pretty ugly but it really doesn't make the phone that much thicker (17mm vs 11mm). I really just wish there were cases that fit it.
So im in the market for a new battery. A higher capacity one but slimline. I do not want a different size battery door. Anybody know of any good ones for a decent price?
Great question. I'm wondering the same thing.
I bought this one. I had to wait a month for it since is came from Hong Kong. I can get ~16 hours running the screen at 80% brightness, texting alot, 3g radio always on, constantly checking email. No complaints other than the time it took to ship.
http://cgi.ebay.com/High-Quality-Ba...742857?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item19c4313a09
I was sceptical but the reviews swayed me and I tried these- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XOUM12
I'm pleasantly surprised, I notice a definite difference in battery life and the wall charger is a bonus. For the price it's hard to beat and delivery was within a week.
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So im in the market for a new battery. A higher capacity one but slimline. I do not want a different size battery door. Anybody know of any good ones for a decent price?
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Good thing you started a whole new thread about this instead of searching...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925298
I've tried them all, the galilios that I posted about in the other thread ^ are the best of the bunch.
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I've tried them all, the galilios that I posted about in the other thread ^ are the best of the bunch.
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thanks, i just bought one from ebay. got it for $24 shipped from the US. i didn't want to buy from hong kong.
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thanks, i just bought one from ebay. got it for $24 shipped from the US. i didn't want to buy from hong kong.
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$24??? Ouch man. I've bought tons of them and I always get them for $17 for two of them and a charger with free shipping. It usually only takes 2 weeks to get here.
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$24??? Ouch man. I've bought tons of them and I always get them for $17 for two of them and a charger with free shipping. It usually only takes 2 weeks to get here.
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yeah it got here on monday. i charged it fully and calibrated but soo far im not too impressed with the battery life. ill let it die out totally then fully charge and see how it goes.
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I've tried them all, the galilios that I posted about in the other thread ^ are the best of the bunch.
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Personally I have found these batteries no better than the stock htc red. With juice defender I get fair batt life with either...10-16 hours or so. I do find the wall charger useful as the battery never gets fully charged when charging in the phone.
There are no slim batteries that are better than stock, the only thing to increase your battery is to add a few millimeters oh my god, to your phone and get a 3500 you won't be disappointed, and yes like someone already said, use the search button next time this must be my like 6th time answering this question muskeg let alone if someone else did too, which I feel has happened too
mrpickem said:
Personally I have found these batteries no better than the stock htc red. With juice defender I get fair batt life with either...10-16 hours or so. I do find the wall charger useful as the battery never gets fully charged when charging in the phone.
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Same, I cannot tell a difference with the 2000mAh ones from Ebay.
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Same, I cannot tell a difference with the 2000mAh ones from Ebay.
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Read my post above, there is not difference they are not rated correctly, they are anywhere form 750-1500...
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There are no slim batteries that are better than stock, the only thing to increase your battery is to add a few millimeters oh my god, to your phone and get a 3500 you won't be disappointed, and yes like someone already said, use the search button next time this must be my like 6th time answering this question muskeg let alone if someone else did too, which I feel has happened too
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the battery i have is a 2000mAh i checked it over. seems fine to me.
i get 17-22 hours with my best buy platnium battery (seido knock off) tht i bought off ebay.. so i would disagree there are some extended battery tht does work and there are some that doesnt have the right mah...
I have the 2000mah battery and its marginally better than my OEM battery.
The Seidio stock size extended battery sucks. Doesn't even charge past 90% anymore, and I didn't really notice a difference.
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i get 17-22 hours with my best buy platnium battery (seido knock off) tht i bought off ebay.. so i would disagree there are some extended battery tht does work and there are some that doesnt have the right mah...
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wrong. it's in your head can't disagree with science!
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the battery i have is a 2000mAh i checked it over. seems fine to me.
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there isn't a real 2000mah battery for the evo, yours is most likely 1400 repackaged to say 2000. how exactly did you check it over, with your eyes?
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S2000GTX said:
i get 17-22 hours with my best buy platnium battery (seido knock off) tht i bought off ebay.. so i would disagree there are some extended battery tht does work and there are some that doesnt have the right mah...
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The Best Buy battery isn't a Seidio knock-off - it IS a Seidio battery that they package for Best Buy.
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there isn't a real 2000mah battery for the evo, yours is most likely 1400 repackaged to say 2000. how exactly did you check it over, with your eyes?
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This cool little thing called a volt meter. We have them in the 21st century, definitely should check it out.
So I found this 1750mAh Anker battery for the T989 and I'm wondering:
The standard OEM battery is 1850mAh.
This Anker battery is 1750mAh.
Anker is known to make higher capacity batteries that don't require a separate back cover. (I've had an HTC Sensation and an Anker battery was like heaven on it)
So is this Anker battery really 1750mAh? It would seem kind of pointless since the OEM battery is 1850mAh ... Has anyone ever bought this before? There are no reviews
Yeah, I saw that as well. I don't think it's worth getting since it's a bit worse in mah compared to the stock...
I knew that the Ankers were reasonably better than stock EVO 3D batteries, but this does not seem to be the case here.
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Yeah, I saw that as well. I don't think it's worth getting since it's a bit worse in mah compared to the stock...
I knew that the Ankers were reasonably better than stock EVO 3D batteries, but this does not seem to be the case here.
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I'm wondering if anyone got it. Its not even so expensive. I suppose Anker made it 1750mAh but did some tweaks to make it last longer than stock, if that's possible at all. Just a guess.
Any other batteries anyone would recommend? I only prefer one that barely adds much thickness with a new cover.
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Our phone's battery is interchangeable with the infuse 4g and i think the epic toucg 4g, and i believe they just use the rate for those and say it's ours
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just get the galaxy nexus 2100mah extended battery from verizon...Its on sale now for $25 ..It fits right into the T-mobile sgs2 ...You juz have to add a little force to the edges the first time
So, I emailed Anker about this situation, and this is what I got:
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Thank you for contacting us.
For some technical reason, the supplier can only provide this kind of battery at present.Sorry for this,but we will work for making better products for our customers.
We appreciate your support and please let us know if there is anything else we can help, we are always here
Sincerely,
Jessie
Customer service
Laptopmate
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This is pretty odd. I wonder if anyone has ever bought the battery. Oh well, if anyone gets more information, please post it here.
darll said:
just get the galaxy nexus 2100mah extended battery from verizon...Its on sale now for $25 ..It fits right into the T-mobile sgs2 ...You juz have to add a little force to the edges the first time
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Damnnn good info
Update: T989 battery is coming
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So, I emailed Anker about this situation, and this is what I got:
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Thank you for contacting us.
For some technical reason, the supplier can only provide this kind of battery at present.Sorry for this,but we will work for making better products for our customers.
We appreciate your support and please let us know if there is anything else we can help, we are always here
Sincerely,
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This is pretty odd. I wonder if anyone has ever bought the battery. Oh well, if anyone gets more information, please post it here.
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here is the anker new 2050mAh for T mobile SGS2, still fit the OEM back door
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0078WL4YO
Update:
2 x 2050 Anker battery PLUS a charger for only 19.99 bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Batteries-Skyrocket-SGH-I727-Multi-purpose/dp/B0078WR4KW/ref=pd_cp_cps_0
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here is the anker new 2050mAh for T mobile SGS2, still fit the OEM back door
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0078WL4YO
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It's new and already 50% off? Amazing
has anybody tried this one, looks like there are no reviews about it in amazon
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has anybody tried this one, looks like there are no reviews about it in amazon
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There's a 95% chance I will be ordering this soon, so I'll keep this updated when I receive it. I have good hopes for it because of my previous experiences with Anker batteries. They work wonders.
keep us posted of your impression
Just ordered the battery
I'll post my results.
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My results with the 2050mah battery are noticeably better than stock. I would go as far as to say that I'm getting 2 or more extra hours out of each charge. For $10 on Amazon, you are definitely getting your money's worth.
I was going to insert some screenshots and the Amazon link, but apparently I have to post 8 times to the forums before I can post links..... so, you'll have to take my word for it and do your own Amazon search for the Anker 2050.
planning on ordering one myself. please let us know guys! thanks!
I ordered one yesterday. It should arrive sometime this week. I will post results when i get it.
Two batteries n charger for 9bucks more instead of one for 10.99
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0078WR4KW/ref=mp_s_a_6?qid=1332071827&sr=8-6
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I always had bad experience with aftermarket battery.
AJ26T said:
Two batteries n charger for 9bucks more instead of one for 10.99
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0078WR4KW/ref=mp_s_a_6?qid=1332071827&sr=8-6
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Ah, wow. They did the same thing for the HTC Sensation, which I bought. I'm fine with only one spare, and I already have the charger.
azian_kicker said:
I always had bad experience with aftermarket battery.
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Some 3rd party batteries can be bad, but trust me, Anker is a great company. I bought their battery for my HTC Sensation and it worked great. I have high hopes for my SGS2.
thanks I'll give it a try this time.
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thanks I'll give it a try this time.
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I would suggest you wait until mine arrives. I'll post how well it is. It'll arrive this week.
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Anybody using it? Cover comes with NFC as well. Probably should work with Defender mod.
http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Sam...tery-Door-Cover-6500mAh-White-BATY-N7100-02C/
Would probably give it a shot if confirmed to work with L900.
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Anybody using it? Cover comes with NFC as well. Probably should work with Defender mod.
http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Sam...tery-Door-Cover-6500mAh-White-BATY-N7100-02C/
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It looks like a knock off of the Hyperion setup. I would venture to guess the battery is over-rated. Side note, the NFC, while looks legit, doesn't work.
Just ordered it. Will let you guys know how it turns out once I get it (probably in 2wks).
I have one I ordered from eBay that looks identical and doesn't even last as long as my stock battery. Better off getting a brand name when it comes to batteries in my experience.
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I have one I ordered from eBay that looks identical and doesn't even last as long as my stock battery. Better off getting a brand name when it comes to batteries in my experience.
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Same experience. Ordered this from eBay and it barely lasted a day!
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Would probably give it a shot if confirmed to work with L900.
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Just get an external charger. Keep your note slim.
Buy a hyperion one its 6200mah and last me 5 days with out charging .3 days going so far with 80 percent left.
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rootyourphones said:
Buy a hyperion one its 6200mah and last me 5 days with out charging .3 days going so far with 80 percent left.
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Thanks but this hyperion seems to be only sold in the USA. Cant get it here in the EU
Funny that after placing an order and reading negative comments about this cheap battery, I got a reply they are out of stock and just refunded my money. At the end it worked out to my advantage
But in general it's kind of sucks because I have a collection of so many "standard" cases, and can't use them with extended battery. I wish there would be an extended battery, perhaps 4000 mAh or 4200 mAh that has the same or close physical dimensions and would fit with OEM battery cover and standard case. Anybody has any suggestions?