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3500 battery good?

does anyone have the 3500 battery? im going on a car trip to NY which is 7 hours away and i think ima buy one.

i do. its definitely better. but doesnt last as long as you would think.

Mines last a full day, and then some. Email, browsing, texting, phone calls, Pandora, and a fair bit of Angry Birds. I've yet to kill the battery completely in a single day.
After a full typical days' worth of use, I'm only down to the 40% range.

I have the Seido as well and it gives over 3 days of usage for me with moderate usage (BT on, WiFi On, Exch Sync as they arrive, google every 10 min, screen auto, twitter every 30, buzzbox every 20 and a fair amount of browsing, games and other stuff.)
On a regular battery I get anywhere between 18 and 30 hours for reference.

how about the 1800 battery on sprint's website? any good?

I got the Platinum 3500 battery made by Seidio from Best Buy, and it's pretty awesome. I text all day, every day and it usually takes me a day and a half to run the battery all the way down. That's with Wifi, BT, full brightness, music, some movies, Angry Birds and checking XDA through Tapatalk about every 10 minutes. I would definitely recommend it.

Thanks for all the info! I just ordered it, can u still stick the phone in your pocket? Or is it to fat with the 3500 battery on?
Evo 4G!!!

Yeah, you can fit it in your pocket. I find that it actually makes it easier to hold and to use the kickstand with the 3500 battery. It doesn't make it as big as some people claim.

Its a great investment. U love it. It last for long time. Make sure when u get it that u use it until it goes dead ,and the charge it up
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I got the battery from Sprint. It lasts longer than the normal battery. I don't know how everyone is getting over a day of use with it, but then again, I don't know if I am a normal user or not. I do get about 14 hours of use with mine, but I use my phone a lot (streaming Sirius, updating facebook, texts and phone calls, and watching youtube and videos during lunch with rockplayer). Doing that, my phone lasts through the work day.....before, I would have to charge my phone every 2 hours with the normal battery.....

blackroseMD1 said:
Yeah, you can fit it in your pocket. I find that it actually makes it easier to hold and to use the kickstand with the 3500 battery. It doesn't make it as big as some people claim.
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ok thanks for the info

traybent said:
Its a great investment. U love it. It last for long time. Make sure when u get it that u use it until it goes dead ,and the charge it up
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ok i will thanks!

ald3n3 said:
how about the 1800 battery on sprint's website? any good?
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i brought the amzer 1800 and i think i get the same amount of time dnt waste your money

Bought two 3500mAh batteries off of ebay... best decision ever. Can go almost 2 days without charging, of course with a little bit of tweaks http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/05/20-tips-to-improve-htc-evo-4g-battery-life.html
Worth the $10 bucks I spend on each.

http://batteryboss.org/

But on that note, scientific data vs my personal use... I am a app junkie. I have a couple of 1800mAh, 2000mAh, 3000mAh, and 3500mAh batteries for my Evo. Some are Seidio and others "Chinese batteries." In additional a couple of external chargers. Why? I am in the military and I hate being in the middle of no where with no electrical outlets. Last exercise, I took my 2 3500mAh Chinese batteries fully charged and one external charger. And I was a happy camper. In my personal experience, Seidio batteries were a joke- my OEM lasted longer.

Cool info
Evo 4G!!!

montecristo1 said:
Bought two 3500mAh batteries off of ebay... best decision ever. Can go almost 2 days without charging, of course with a little bit of tweaks http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/05/20-tips-to-improve-htc-evo-4g-battery-life.html
Worth the $10 bucks I spend on each.
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Thanks I just got Mane today and ima use it until it dies and use those tips
Evo 4G!!!

I have the seidio as well. Couple tricks with these larger batteries are as follows.
1. When the charging light turns green, the battery is only at 1500. Keep on charge for about 3 hours longer or more to get full charges.
2. Wipe battery stats. Recovery, advanced, wipe battery stats. When you hit go, screen will go black for about 30 seconds. It's o.k. it's doing the wipe.
3.Condition the battery. Charge all the way, let run down completely till phone dies. Then charge all the way again. Do this bout 3 times. Should condition about 0nce a month to prolong battery life.
Follow these steps and you will love your big battery. I love mine. My Seidio runs bout a day and a half and I am constantly doing stuff with the phone. ENJOY!!!!

squick said:
I have the seidio as well. Couple tricks with these larger batteries are as follows.
1. When the charging light turns green, the battery is only at 1500. Keep on charge for about 3 hours longer or more to get full charges.
2. Wipe battery stats. Recovery, advanced, wipe battery stats. When you hit go, screen will go black for about 30 seconds. It's o.k. it's doing the wipe.
3.Condition the battery. Charge all the way, let run down completely till phone dies. Then charge all the way again. Do this bout 3 times. Should condition about 0nce a month to prolong battery life.
Follow these steps and you will love your big battery. I love mine. My Seidio runs bout a day and a half and I am constantly doing stuff with the phone. ENJOY!!!!
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i just got mine yesterday and its not lasting long at all, thanks for the tips i already let it die yesterday ima do it 2 more times before my trip on friday thanks!

Seidio 3500mAh evo battery...

I bought it and it finally came in today...all I can say is it's the best money I have spent. The fit and quality and reserve power is amazing. Out of the box it had 56% life. I have tried draining it with movies, qik, anything that pulls juice...gps on, wifi on (i know it actually uses less batt on wifi but I have 12m net lol), even have the brightness up...after 2 1/2 hours I have only pulled it down to 40%!
I know there are other batteries that are very cheap compared to this unit but I can say fit is excellent. Power is shocking...it is well worth the $65 to own such a power, well designed battery and back plate. The non skid coating doesnt even fly off my center console anymore. GREAT PRODUCT! very satisfied!
Sent from my EVO

stkiswr said:
I bought it and it finally came in today...all I can say is it's the best money I have spent. The fit and quality and reserve power is amazing. Out of the box it had 56% life. I have tried draining it with movies, qik, anything that pulls juice...gps on, wifi on (i know it actually uses less batt on wifi but I have 12m net lol), even have the brightness up...after 2 1/2 hours I have only pulled it down to 40%!
I know there are other batteries that are very cheap compared to this unit but I can say fit is excellent. Power is shocking...it is well worth the $65 to own such a power, well designed battery and back plate. The non skid coating doesnt even fly off my center console anymore. GREAT PRODUCT! very satisfied!
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Yep. I have a Platinum branded 3500 mAh from Seidio, and it lasts forever. Don't know how I ever got by without it.

Does the battery get more powerful overtime?
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For me it got better after about the fifth charge.
Swyped from my Cyanogen HaxTC Supersonic 4G

Can anyone post pics please?

I can't post links yet due to post count so you will have to play around with my links to see them. Add http and also dot com to Amazon.
Seidio looks like this:
amazon/Seidio-Innocell-Extended-Battery-Black/dp/B003SNIR7Y
I personally don't like the "bulky" square look on this one. I opted for the Quickshippers version. Much more smooth and "cleaner." Not to mention about 1/2 the price.
amazon/SHIPPING-UPGRADE-3500mAh-Extended-Battery/dp/B0042TY68C

Was in the market for a new case until I saw the Quickshippers battery... My main concern has always been camera protection.. The battery cover alone looks like it would do the job, no?

also anyone in the market for these extended batteries. There is kernel developed that allows for full charging of the them. SBC kernal it comes in sense and AOSP

Here is the link for the Quickshippers option. If anyone has this, let me know what you think in regards to protecting the camera in particular.

stkiswr said:
I bought it and it finally came in today...all I can say is it's the best money I have spent. The fit and quality and reserve power is amazing. Out of the box it had 56% life. I have tried draining it with movies, qik, anything that pulls juice...gps on, wifi on (i know it actually uses less batt on wifi but I have 12m net lol), even have the brightness up...after 2 1/2 hours I have only pulled it down to 40%!
I know there are other batteries that are very cheap compared to this unit but I can say fit is excellent. Power is shocking...it is well worth the $65 to own such a power, well designed battery and back plate. The non skid coating doesnt even fly off my center console anymore. GREAT PRODUCT! very satisfied!
Sent from my EVO
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I have the same battery and have a couple of tricks you may or may not know. I get about two days out of mine with moderate to heavy usage.
1. when the charge light goes green, the batt isn't full. charge about 3 or more hours over to get a full charge. I charge mine overnight and it's good. If you remove right after the light goes green you will not see much difference from the stock battery.
2. I just recently started running Calkulin's new kernel. I'll give you the link. I use the one that says SBC for Netarchy's CFS More Aggressive 4.2.1 (aka 131) 131.zip (2.91 MB). Find the one that best suites your rom, This one kicks ass. Scroll down to the second post. Here's the link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876590
3. as far as turning things off while not using them, that's up to you. I dont and I still get the great life.
Hope this might help! Enjoy that awesome batt. By the way, bout the green light, the phone only recognizes either when the batt reaches 1500 or it reaches the proper voltage that makes the phone think the batt is full. It was set that way for use with the stock batt. This is what I've read bout and recognized from personal experience.

Not sure I want to **** w the kernel atm. I managed 60 hours and charge the phone every 2 days...its amazing
Sent from my EVO

Unplugged 12 hours @ 69%...seidio is a great battery
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stkiswr said:
Not sure I want to **** w the kernel atm. I managed 60 hours and charge the phone every 2 days...its amazing
Sent from my EVO
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That's great time. If it works great. The one I spoke of is supposed to be the newest and hottest thing out because of its ability to trickle charge the batt. When I take the phone off charge, it stays at 100% for hours if I dont use it. I've taken it off charge in the morning before just to test it and woke up bout 4 hours later and the phone was still at 100%. I've never fully tested to see how long mine will last as far as hours. I could guess that I would get at least the same as you. For instance, I took it off charge yesterday about 10am and right now I have 61%, granted I have had it connected to the computer a couple of times to download and transfer stuff.

Replacement battery owners wanted

Hi ive seen various threads on various batteries but im very interested in these 2300mah and 1950mah standard size batteries on ebay. Anyone had any hands on experience of these and if so are they anygood?
A short comparison to the standard sony 1500mah would be great
Not interested in mugen too expensive for me and i already own a 2600 mah cheapy which is great but too big and ugly.
Anyone tried these out?
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Look up gtmax 1780mah xperia play battery on amazon. I'd post the link if I could.
Best deal on an extended battery. Significant increase in battery life, fits with the stock battery cover, and its only $5. It's what I have.

I know you don't want to hear about Mugen Power...
But I will tell you anyway that I have a Mugen Power battery and it gives my phone a full 20 hours of battery life. This is 20 hours of playstation emulation, web browsing, GPS and other forms of very intense use.
This battery is worth every single dollar I spent on it. I makes the phone and consequently me 100% independent of car chargers, wall chargers and other such obstructions.
It is very liberating to know that when I walk out that door in the morning, I can depend on this phone for the entire day. Give the mugen power another look.

I purchased this 2600mah battery from batterybay.net and I simply love it. It works so much better the nthe 1950mah battery I got from Ebay earlier this month. I get a day and half on this thing. And I am a heavy user, lots of gaming and internet usage. This thing was $17 with free shipping, but be warned it took mine 3 weeks to get to me. Either way I totally love this battery. I have not had to charge my phone during the day in weeks, I charge it when I got to bed of course. But Ih ave never had the battery less that 60% at the end of the day.
http://www.batterybay.net/Extended-...n-Xperia-Play-p/sony ericsson -cs-er800bl.htm

but youre still missing the point that he wanted a battery without an extra back cover.

I really don't get some of these requests? A lot of people seem to want a battery that's superior to the stock one, but don't want any extra size, any extra weight and want it very very cheap. If this battery existed, don't you think Sony would have put it in the phone already? Why not contact Sony about your battery concerns? I'm not trying to be rude at all, but until battery technology proceeds further, we have to do what we can with what we have. The big Mugen battery (which I have and use) adds about 6 millimeters in thickness and an ounce or two in weight. My old Nokia 6620 was bigger than this bone stock!! The Mugen was bigger at first for sure but now I don't even notice at all. The massive increase in battery life was more than worth it. Until technology grows, you can't have a battery that's thin, small, light, has a huge capacity and is super cheap. Even with a slightly bigger battery, these phones are still smaller than what we were using just a little while ago.

Cheers for all your feedback, i guess these batteries on ebay are to good to be true. I just thought with technology moving on at such a rate and the 2300mah claims there making these might be a new improved type of slim battery and the purpose of this thread was to see what experiences people who have USED these batteries have had, good, bad or ugly. Its not really for people to guess how they perform and type stuff like you only get what u pay for blah blah... I can guess myself, i wanted some hands on info. I already own a big replacement battery which works great but turns my sleek xperia play into something from the 1990s! Not being rude just trying to get this back on track. Ill try one of these slim 2300mah batteries myself soon im just skint at the moment so i was doing some research first. Ive read a few threads before creating this and it does seem theres alot of people with opinions on these cheap batteries but i dont hear much from people who have actually used them.
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I purchased this battery here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950mAh-BST...426669?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5adfc723ed
And it seemed t owork very well for a few days but after that my phone was glitching out constantly. Games were slow and would stutter. I later found out that the battery's output was not consistent. Thus causing issues with the phones performance. I then found the site I bought my current battery from and even though its a beast the increase in battery is totally worth it. I had to give up my otterbox case for this battery and i have qualms with that. ITs too bad you cant get a battery with extra umph in it and keep the same size. IF you do find something liek that remember that the battery will be hotter then normal and the heat will decrease the life of the battery and the length of time it can hold a charge for.

Nice info. That was one of the batteries i was looking at too... Cheers for that
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Does the thicker battery case help with gripping the phone while playing? I don't have any problems holding it, but having that extra grip can't hurt.

To be honest I was afraid of the thickbess of the phone with the new battery cover. But I have found that the thickness does not bother me and when I slide open the controlls to play a game the phone due to the added thickness is a lot more comfortable and I have been able to play for longer periods of time then I could have prior to getting this battery.
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Well there is of coarse the posibility of using nuclear power fushion for the battery cells i estimate the eqashion of +2#2.0-#+100=0.11111.000 should be enough power to last one light year of battery use. Oh and no extended back cover will be needed.And i recommend that you do not use your phone to the ear for long periods the sars levels might be slightly high due to the power source.Oh sorry i forgot to mention you need to wear a radiation suit at all times when using the phone and last ov all you must have a 3 mile radius evacuation in place when making a phone call (So there will be no one around to make local calls to i guess). That's about it i think hope i never missed anything out and i hope i was of some help.

I got this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180720751...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2728wt_752
And i gotta say it lasts for ages, overclocked to 2ghz and it lasts longer then stock battery at stock clocks, and the back feels nice
glad i got this instead of mugen, lasts for 2 1/2 days everything on etc light gaming/browsing whereas battery would be about 3/4 day

ff7fan4eva said:
I got this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180720751...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2728wt_752
And i gotta say it lasts for ages, overclocked to 2ghz and it lasts longer then stock battery at stock clocks, and the back feels nice
glad i got this instead of mugen, lasts for 2 1/2 days everything on etc light gaming/browsing whereas battery would be about 3/4 day
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Just picked up one of these as well. I'll post feedback once it gets here. Have you had any problems at all with yours?

Nope, and that in a way is the problem for me, i'm constantly expecting something bad to happen but it hasn't and the battery lasts for ages.

Just ordered the exact same one but from the german Ebay site.
Will arrive in 8-13 days.. Will give feedback

jgregoryj1 said:
I purchased this battery here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950mAh-BST...426669?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5adfc723ed
And it seemed t owork very well for a few days but after that my phone was glitching out constantly. Games were slow and would stutter. I later found out that the battery's output was not consistent. Thus causing issues with the phones performance. I then found the site I bought my current battery from and even though its a beast the increase in battery is totally worth it. I had to give up my otterbox case for this battery and i have qualms with that. ITs too bad you cant get a battery with extra umph in it and keep the same size. IF you do find something liek that remember that the battery will be hotter then normal and the heat will decrease the life of the battery and the length of time it can hold a charge for.
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Could you try the Otterbox without the battery cover and tell me if it would fit the thicker battery? Perhaps with the rubbery skin cut under the black shell? I can't because I filed off the clips that attach elsewhere. I basically want to buy a second stock battery door and cut a rectangle in it and, if needed, the rubber for the extended battery to extend into the Otterbox Commuter. I wouldn't want to go without the battery door entirely because it wouldn't route the audio correctly and there is also a gap between the camera and flash which water and other contaminates can freely enter.

ff7fan4eva said:
I got this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180720751...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2728wt_752
And i gotta say it lasts for ages, overclocked to 2ghz and it lasts longer then stock battery at stock clocks, and the back feels nice
glad i got this instead of mugen, lasts for 2 1/2 days everything on etc light gaming/browsing whereas battery would be about 3/4 day
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So I got the battery about 4 days ago and it's great so far! The added thickness is actually quite awesome. Anyone looking to get some great battery life for cheap should pick up one of these bad boys! If you're all about aesthetic and how your phone LOOKS, well that just shouldn't matter haha.

Erikwithafro said:
So I got the battery about 4 days ago and it's great so far! The added thickness is actually quite awesome. Anyone looking to get some great battery life for cheap should pick up one of these bad boys! If you're all about aesthetic and how your phone LOOKS, well that just shouldn't matter haha.
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Your welcome
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Have gotten the same one a week ago.. and i dunno if it's just me, but the battery feels like my 2600 mAh right now ._.
Maybe it's just the starting affinity..

MAX Power Extended Battery Review

Hey guys thought id post a lil review of the extended batteries i just bought. came with 2 4500mAh batts with 2 extended covers for $20 of eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/14078494234...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3383wt_1270
the battery doors are not made of the same type of plastic the OEM door is but its still nice quality. its a harder plastic and less flexible but snaps on the phone just fine and feels nice and sturdy. actually feels more sturdy than the OEM door and i actually like the added thickness. as weird as that might sound one hand use is sooooo much better. i wear dress paints at work and the thickness does make the phones presence in my pocket more apparent but its not bad by any means since the phone is so thin to begin with.
i had troubles getting the battery to charge while in the phone to 100% using a 1amp charger. i bump charged it about 10 times no joke. even tried charging while it was turned off. every time it would charge from 98% to 100% in a few minutes then as soon as i would unplug the charger to would immediately drop to 98%. after that i just left it plugged in for about 8 more hrs over night.
in the morning when i unplugged it it dropped to 99% right away. 10sec later it dropped to 98%.after getting to work 20min later i checked again and it was at 95%. but after that it seemed to drain somewhat more normal. i will post some screen shots after i have ran it down till it dies and then the cycle after that as well.
right now im at 13% after 1day 8h 44min. about 3:45 of screen time and over 2hrs of Pandora over WiFi. also used some WFi direct sharing that says it took up 13%. no power saving stuff. just auto brightness and connecting to WiFi when its around. also might note all my radios are on except for GPS since i RARELY ever use GPS. i know its not even close to being calibrated yet because you can actually see the graph go back up a few % at times even tho i never charged it.
more details to come and please ask any questions i might be able to help with.

First cycle. As said before the battery never really charged to 100% so results may get better but im definitely seeing a major improvment. On the OEM Battery i was seeing about 12-14hrs with 4hrs screen time.

Nice review! I personally think that ill stick with my stock battery though seeing how im able to actually pull out 4 hours of on screen time. Anyways this was much appreciated!

i hear ya. i think most ppl will be able to get by with the OEM batt just fine. case and point i bought the 2 pack to give my wife the 2nd batt but shes been getting over a day on her OEM batt with about 2.5hrs screen time avg. so she doesn't even want to use it... i have not been doing so well on the OEM batt tho, on days i really used my phone i could get about 5 hrs screen time but id be at 10% before i got home from work and then id be tethered to the charger from the rest of the night. with this new batt i should be able to get a full work day and then some, with probably over 8hrs screen time. which is perfect
also i know for some the added thickness is a big issue but for me this phone is seriously too thin with the OEM batt. i actually had problems with one handed use unless i had it in a case. now with this extended batt it feels so perfect in my hand. even more so when gaming or typing long winded emails or post on forums. whats interesting is all my friends enjoy the grip/feel of the phone when i showed them the new batt. most of them are SGS2 owners.
the only issue is now i have to mod a case to get this thing to fit now which sucks because the feel is so perfect now. i dont want to mess up the grip but i know these screens NEED protection sooo..

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Hey guys thought id post a lil review of the extended batteries i just bought. came with 2 4500mAh batts with 2 extended covers for $20 of eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/14078494234...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3383wt_1270
the battery doors are not made of the same type of plastic the OEM door is but its still nice quality. its a harder plastic and less flexible but snaps on the phone just fine and feels nice and sturdy. actually feels more sturdy than the OEM door and i actually like the added thickness. as weird as that might sound one hand use is sooooo much better. i wear dress paints at work and the thickness does make the phones presence in my pocket more apparent but its not bad by any means since the phone is so thin to begin with.
i had troubles getting the battery to charge while in the phone to 100% using a 1amp charger. i bump charged it about 10 times no joke. even tried charging while it was turned off. every time it would charge from 98% to 100% in a few minutes then as soon as i would unplug the charger to would immediately drop to 98%. after that i just left it plugged in for about 8 more hrs over night.
in the morning when i unplugged it it dropped to 99% right away. 10sec later it dropped to 98%.after getting to work 20min later i checked again and it was at 95%. but after that it seemed to drain somewhat more normal. i will post some screen shots after i have ran it down till it dies and then the cycle after that as well.
right now im at 13% after 1day 8h 44min. about 3:45 of screen time and over 2hrs of Pandora over WiFi. also used some WFi direct sharing that says it took up 13%. no power saving stuff. just auto brightness and connecting to WiFi when its around. also might note all my radios are on except for GPS since i RARELY ever use GPS. i know its not even close to being calibrated yet because you can actually see the graph go back up a few % at times even tho i never charged it.
more details to come and please ask any questions i might be able to help with.
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GPS even though it shows on, it will not be utilize till an app actually touches it.
can you do a test without wifi? cell ID is what killing the bettery, wifi will actually save battery by alot, unless you have it in discover mode which then does more harm than good.

Sure thing. Ill try to do this 2nd cycle on as much 4G/3G as possible.
I just tend to get really bad service at my house, even more so when im downstairs in my "man cave". Most the time i get 3G speeds that make you want to pull your hair out. So thats actually the only reason I use WiFi. Ironically the 4G in my area reaches speeds Much faster than my WiFi. At work i get 40-50mbps down but I just can't get service at my house.

still on battery power since my last post. i tried to run it down last night playing some games, browsing and whatnot but couldn't do it. lol
you can see its still not calibrated properly tho. at some points in the graph it flat lines for an hour or so even tho i was using it.
after this cycle ill get a to see whats its like during a workday.

Lack of a case is a huge hassle. I can't use my phone without a kick stand. That said glad you're doing this review
Sent from my slowly but surely customizing SGS3

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still on battery power since my last post. i tried to run it down last night playing some games, browsing and whatnot but couldn't do it. lol
you can see its still not calibrated properly tho. at some points in the graph it flat lines for an hour or so even tho i was using it.
after this cycle ill get a to see whats its like during a workday.
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click on the graph and take picture of the inside, thats more telling than the other two picture you got.

no prob.
current screen shot with 3:36 screen time

end of 2nd cycle

Dude, fantastic find and review. I'm getting decent performance from my original battery, but I find my self turning off stuff I'm not using, leaving power saver on, killing wifi when not in use, never use gps, etc... I would like to be able to leave everything ON (radios, etc), max out screen brightness, etc and NEVER have to worry about running low on battery. So this would be great for me. I know most people don't like the cheapie chinese aftermarket batteries (myself included) but wow, $20 for 2 backs/batteries.. hard to beat that. I hope he has a blue one. :good:
Many thanks for the find.
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blue ones...
http://goo.gl/Ku0gO

I couldnt resist... I ordered a set too

glad i could help.
cant really go wrong for $20. like a said before worst case if they didnt last as long as a "4500mAh" battery should id just solder up 2 OEM batts in parallel and have a "Samsung" 4200mAh battery.
oh and i checked, 2 OEM batts fit with this cover with room to spare. might do this regardless and compair.

Oooh.. that'd be a good idea!

turn out im getting much better battery life than i thought with these MAX power batteries. i went out yesterday and wanted to have my phone in a case so i popped the OEM batt ON and went about my day like normal. 6hrs later i was at 50%
i really need to make or get a extended battery case ASAP!

s0me guy said:
i really need to make or get a extended battery case ASAP!
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Know anyone with a 3D printer? Laser scan your phone for sizing and have 'em print you out a one-of-a-kind plastic case. Granted, it's not the best case (like silicone/TPU/hardpolycarb hybrids)... but it'd work.
This kinda thing should become more common in the future

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Pretty light use looks like. Disappointing for a "4000mAh" battery.
Using stock battery, I get 24 hrs simply turning off fluff and using good ol' Juice Defender.

knarfl1 said:
Pretty light use looks like. Disappointing for a "4000mAh" battery.
Using stock battery, I get 24 hrs simply turning off fluff and using good ol' Juice Defender.
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as with any battery review, the battery life would be relative. like i said, my wife can grab over a day with about 2hrs screen time with text & FB on the OEM batt. i however can't get even half that as the way i use my phone and the service i get in the areas we are in are different. the best i ever got on the OEM was about 16hrs with just under 4hrs screen time. it was a light use day to say the least.
personally i wouldn't rate the MAX power battery @ 4500mAh as it it advertised. i would however give it about a 40% bump over the Samsung 2100mAh. but still $20 for 2 of them? for a heavy user its a very nice cheap option considering whats available. the Mugen one is a joke... $100 for roughly 4000mAh? thats ridiculous x10.
FYI: i have ordered a 2nd Samsung OEM batt to wire up to the OEM that came with my phone. i will post the results when i get them.

s0me guy said:
as with any battery review, the battery life would be relative. like i said, my wife can grab over a day with about 2hrs screen time with text & FB on the OEM batt. i however can't get even half that as the way i use my phone and the service i get in the areas we are in are different. the best i ever got on the OEM was about 16hrs with just under 4hrs screen time. it was a light use day to say the least.
personally i wouldn't rate the MAX power battery @ 4500mAh as it it advertised. i would however give it about a 40% bump over the Samsung 2100mAh. but still $20 for 2 of them? for a heavy user its a very nice cheap option considering whats available. the Mugen one is a joke... $100 for roughly 4000mAh? thats ridiculous x10.
FYI: i have ordered a 2nd Samsung OEM batt to wire up to the OEM that came with my phone. i will post the results when i get them.
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I hope wiring them in parallel works for you. Oem batteries operate so much closer to their stated mah
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Extended battery for Note 2......

How many people use their phone so much in 1 day that actually need an extended battery for the Note 2?
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There were days I wanted one for my original Note. But the Note 2 has held up well. Even my days of heaviest use it's made it through so far with 10% to spare.
I'm not sure I'd want to carry a massive battery for this thing. But if someone came up with a back and battery that addded 500mah and was only say 2mm thicker overall and really didn't change the fit and style I'd probably go for it.

I always wuss out if I get down to 30% and end up recharging. That might be 1 or 2 days a week. Usually hours of gaming is about the only thing that'll kill my battery in a day. But, I really couldnt see the need for an extended battery on this device for everyday use.
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Before owning this fantastic phone I started to worry when the battery indicator showed 25-30% charge. Now I smile knowing that I have at least 5 hours heavy use or about 12 hours standby remaining. If you want it to last even longer but still get email updates and social media updates get Easy Data Pro from the market. Its very good. Apart from the ugly widget that is.

It's easy to kill the battery when at a theme park, vacation, etc.. because you're not sitting next to a charger all day. Many suggest an extra battery but if you're on an extended phone call or in the middle of movie/game how do you change the battery without turning the phone off?

I don't really think being at an amusement park has anything to do with it. We're going 24 hours between charges, why would proximity to an ac adapter change things?
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mdt73 said:
I don't really think being at an amusement park has anything to do with it. We're going 24 hours between charges, why would proximity to an ac adapter change things?
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Sorry, guess you stare at the ground while your in line or waiting for anything. I haven't seen anyone get 24 hours screen on time but if I'm waiting most of the day somewhere than my screen is gonna be on. If you're next to an AC adapter than you can easily charge your phone right?

The last time I was at Universal Studios we got the express pass. Zero wait, and we completed the entire Harry Potter experience by 930 am. Had very little phone use the entire day, as we got to enjoy the entire park three times over.
Seperately, not a single person has ever said they have reached 24 hours of screen time. I regularly get 6+ hours tho. What we are getting is 24+ hours between charges.
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Also, I would recommend an external battery. I personally use a new trent 5500mAh version. That way I can recharge the phone while on a call if ac power isnt available.
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It's easy to kill the battery when at a theme park, vacation, etc.. because you're not sitting next to a charger all day. Many suggest an extra battery but if you're on an extended phone call or in the middle of movie/game how do you change the battery without turning the phone off?
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Sorry, guess you stare at the ground while your in line or waiting for anything. I haven't seen anyone get 24 hours screen on time but if I'm waiting most of the day somewhere than my screen is gonna be on. If you're next to an AC adapter than you can easily charge your phone right?
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I have never been at an amusement park for 24 hours straight.
If you are on your phone 24 hours a day while on vacation, you're doing it wrong
Btw, I got almost 7 1/2 hours screen on time with 25% left... that's more than enough for me. My screenshots are in the thread for battery life.
That being said, I would rather have an extra regular battery and keep the phone thin, than have a thick phone and try to find a good looking case for it.

I'm actually curious about the extended side project for my classic romo. I want to run my romo and my gs2 on one of the 6500mah batteries for the note two. I hope they aren't crap, I'll probably get one after I get paid on the first, but won't be able to actually have anything to compare it to. I may drop it in my note just to see if it works with the bumper actually, but I have never needed to worry about battery charge. I have gone out on off nights with less than 30% battery life and been home hours later before getting a low battery warning.

I'm new to the Note II, actually it's in the mail. I'm a heavy extended battery user on every device I usually own. As the note II is new, I spent a few days looking at power.
My guess is in most cases it should last at least all day even with heavy use. None of us are usually very far from our chargers or spare batteries.
What I did do, is order this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/390499613512?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 I'll try this one as a primary and keep the stock battery as a backup.
If it's really 3960 or 3100 who knows, but if it is 3960 then it should be more than enough for a full day of about anything.
I also looked at extended batteries requiring new backs. The thinnest one I could find, was 3-4mm at 6500 mah.
http://www.wirelessground.com/samsu...gclid=CKTgstTI5LMCFQY5nAodnRkAtQ#.UK9CTIbp5yN
It took a lot of reading on all this, got the Motorola 2 amp car charger and so on, but power was an issue I looked at close for the note II.
Power doesn't seem to be issue from everything I have read, but it makes sense to know what power options are out there and if you need a backup battery anyway, get one with 860 more Mah. if you can.

JosephL said:
I'm new to the Note II, actually it's in the mail. I'm a heavy extended battery user on every device I usually own. As the note II is new, I spent a few days looking at power.
My guess is in most cases it should last at least all day even with heavy use. None of us are usually very far from our chargers or spare batteries.
What I did do, is order this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/390499613512?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 I'll try this one as a primary and keep the stock battery as a backup.
If it's really 3960 or 3100 who knows, but if it is 3960 then it should be more than enough for a full day of about anything.
I also looked at extended batteries requiring new backs. The thinnest one I could find, was 3-4mm at 6500 mah.
http://www.wirelessground.com/samsu...gclid=CKTgstTI5LMCFQY5nAodnRkAtQ#.UK9CTIbp5yN
It took a lot of reading on all this, got the Motorola 2 amp car charger and so on, but power was an issue I looked at close for the note II.
Power doesn't seem to be issue from everything I have read, but it makes sense to know what power options are out there and if you need a backup battery anyway, get one with 860 more Mah. if you can.
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Here's what I found. Looks like you're right, it's 3100.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001123
How they get away with this is crazy, but at least people are catching it sooner than later.

if you are looking for an extended battery I would be patient and wait for powerskin to announce or shoot down if they are gonna make a case for this phone. Those who don't know powerskin is exactly what it sounds like its a case with a battery built into it. They made one for the GS2(TMO) and GS3 with the wild popularity of Note2 and it being on all four carriers it should be a slam dunk. The best part is they don't add much gerth to the other phones...

I ended up getting an 8500mAh battery off of eBay from this seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8500mAh-Ext...-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/170933592938
I've had it for several days now and am really happy with it. At first I was just going to use it as a backup for going on trips and such but now I think I will use it as my main battery. The back it comes with actually has a sort of faux metallic look to it and fits in really well with the phone. It doesn't look at all cheap like some of the other battery doors I looked at on the 6500 mAh ones.
I've had the phone running for nearly for days straight with some heavy use includs hours of calls and gaming until I finally needed to charge it.

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I ended up getting an 8500mAh battery off of eBay from this seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8500mAh-Ext...-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/170933592938
I've had it for several days now and am really happy with it. At first I was just going to use it as a backup for going on trips and such but now I think I will use it as my main battery. The back it comes with actually has a sort of faux metallic look to it and fits in really well with the phone. It doesn't look at all cheap like some of the other battery doors I looked at on the 6500 mAh ones.
I've had the phone running for nearly for days straight with some heavy use includs hours of calls and gaming until I finally needed to charge it.
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Man, how much thicker/heavier does that make the phone? The main reason this phone isn't "too big" is because of its weight and how thin it is.
I got into the habit of using Mophie Juice packs on iPhones back in the day, and did extended batteries with large battery covers on my Nexus One and HTC Blunderbolt, but with most Androids I just pick up a spare battery and keep it in my wallet. They're thin enough to fit that way. With the newer Samsungs, a spare battery has been a waste of money; my Galaxy S3's spare is still in it's shrinkwrap months after purchase.

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Man, how much thicker/heavier does that make the phone? The main reason this phone isn't "too big" is because of its weight and how thin it is.
I got into the habit of using Mophie Juice packs on iPhones back in the day, and did extended batteries with large battery covers on my Nexus One and HTC Blunderbolt, but with most Androids I just pick up a spare battery and keep it in my wallet. They're thin enough to fit that way. With the newer Samsungs, a spare battery has been a waste of money; my Galaxy S3's spare is still in it's shrinkwrap months after purchase.
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It's probably about twice as thick in the biggest part and it is a bit heavier, but the battery door is curved and tapers over to the battery part so it's not twice as thick on the whole thing, just the battery part, but it also doesn't abruptly pop out a square, it's tapered. I think it looks decent and not boxy at all.
I was concerned myself before getting it but I don't really mind the extra bulk and weight considering how much more battery life I get out of it.
I don't think I've seen any other phone have an 8500 mAh battery and considering that I personally don't think it adds too much extra bulk. Of course that's a YMMV sort of thing.
I'll see if I can grab another phone and post a picture of it later.

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It's probably about twice as thick in the biggest part and it is a bit heavier, but the battery door is curved and tapers over to the battery part so it's not twice as thick on the whole thing, just the battery part, but it also doesn't abruptly pop out a square, it's tapered. I think it looks decent and not boxy at all.
I was concerned myself before getting it but I don't really mind the extra bulk and weight considering how much more battery life I get out of it.
I don't think I've seen any other phone have an 8500 mAh battery and considering that I personally don't think it adds too much extra bulk. Of course that's a YMMV sort of thing.
I'll see if I can grab another phone and post a picture of it later.
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I'm just curious how accurate the capacity is. I have become very dubious that these odd/no name batteries have the capacity they say they do. For almost a third of the price you can get the 6500s as well.

I honestly can't speak to the accuracy of this 8500 mAh vs the 6500 ones being sold since I haven't tested the 6500 ones. I know it sounds trivial, but I do like the look of the 8500's door vs (the pictures) of the ones for the 6500 batteries.
Anyhow, here is a picture of the 8500 battery with the door on.

I see no need for any larger batteries. The stock one gives me well over a day. But to each their own.

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I honestly can't speak to the accuracy of this 8500 mAh vs the 6500 ones being sold since I haven't tested the 6500 ones. I know it sounds trivial, but I do like the look of the 8500's door vs (the pictures) of the ones for the 6500 batteries.
Anyhow, here is a picture of the 8500 battery with the door on.
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Thanks for both of your replies. I agree, that's a fine looking case, and 8500 mAh battery is almost drool-worthy.