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Spare Battery - What did you buy and from where?

I'm having a hell of a time finding spare batteries in stock - where did you buy yours?
Thanks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...31908&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2549wt_1139
Try this.

varunkumars said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...31908&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2549wt_1139
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Is that what you bought?

Yeh this seems way to good to be true. 2x 1800mAh batteries and the all important battery charger as its hard to charge both batteries with one phone.
But the pricer is really putting me off. Guessing no one has tried them yet????

Really tempted. Are these non-official batteries safe to use with the SGS2?

Hmm it looks too good to be true. I am tempted to get it though.

I just bought something like that. 2 batteries and a charger. I bought it for the charger, as I expect the batteries will be 1.000mAh max. Will buy a genuine battery when they appear someplace trustworthy.

I bought mine on....
Well from www.spider-foot.com they're very cheap and you get 3x screenprotectors for free. I think they are 1650mAh btw!

I just spent $800 on a phone, I'm not going to put some $10 Chinese battery in it so it can explode or melt - I'll just keep looking/waiting...

Search for EB-F1A2GBU and you'll find some genuine batts for 22 to 30E
That said i'd prefer having a batt + batt charger like the chinese sell, cause swapping batt to charge isnt fun, going to test it. For 8Eur, at least, the charger should be fine.. i hope
1 x 2x Battery + USB AC Charger Kit for Samsung GT-i9100 Galaxy S II
910-2B-E (910-2B-E) = €8.45

bilboa1 said:
That said i'd prefer having a batt + batt charger like the chinese sell, cause swapping batt to charge isnt fun, going to test it. For 8Eur, at least, the charger should be fine.. i hope
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I completely agree, I figure I'll suffer for the first few weeks but will pick the one up in this thread once it's released:
Desk stand w/extra battery bay - xda-developers

Just received my original spare battery from Export Prive. The battery is a Korean-market one, and even says "Near Field Communication" on it! Here are photos of the front and rear, the Korean battery is on the left and the UK battery is on the right.
Also got the battery charger for it. I thought it was an aftermarket one since it was so cheap, but it turns out it is an original Samsung battery charger! Also doubles as a stand for your phone.
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|mpulse said:
I just spent $800 on a phone, I'm not going to put some $10 Chinese battery in it so it can explode or melt - I'll just keep looking/waiting...
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I understand your concerns but has anyone experienced exploding or melting, I say this because I have used similar batteries on my Samsung Omnia and the i9000. Never experienced any problems and used them for over a year or so.
Ordered 2X 1800mAh battery+Charger for i9100 for £6 a couple of days ago
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320705013591&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

kab89 said:
I understand your concerns but has anyone experienced exploding or melting, I say this because I have used similar batteries on my Samsung Omnia and the i9000. Never experienced any problems and used them for over a year or so.
Ordered 2X 1800mAh battery+Charger for i9100 for £6 a couple of days ago
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320705013591&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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I purchased the same 1800mAh battery from ebay and exploding or melting is very unlikely as even the cheap aftermarket batteries manufactured in China have an integrated chip preventing overcharging or exploding.
On the other hand the 1800mAh are nothing but an exaggeration because the real capacity is around 1000mAH meaning its just an emergency solution if you should run out of your main battery while on the go rather than a real replacement for the original battery.

Sleepycat3 said:
Just received my original spare battery from Export Prive. The battery is a Korean-market one, and even says "Near Field Communication" on it! Here are photos of the front and rear, the Korean battery is on the left and the UK battery is on the right.
Also got the battery charger for it. I thought it was an aftermarket one since it was so cheap, but it turns out it is an original Samsung battery charger! Also doubles as a stand for your phone.
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When you install it on the phone does it enable NFC?

Better not take the risk dudes.

Intratech said:
When you install it on the phone does it enable NFC?
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Of course it doesn't!

Sleepycat3 said:
Just received my original spare battery from Export Prive. The battery is a Korean-market one, and even says "Near Field Communication" on it! Here are photos of the front and rear, the Korean battery is on the left and the UK battery is on the right.
Also got the battery charger for it. I thought it was an aftermarket one since it was so cheap, but it turns out it is an original Samsung battery charger! Also doubles as a stand for your phone.
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where did you bought it? how much

rjan22 said:
where did you bought it? how much
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From Export Prive. I think it was listed at US$25.

Sleepycat3 said:
Of course it doesn't!
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Cheers. There goes the theory that the NFC hardware was integrated into the battery.

Ultra-High Capacity Battery for Samsung Galaxy S II - 2430mAh - Size Original Battery

Dear All,
Ultra-High Capacity Gold Battery for Samsung Galaxy S II - 2430mAh for $20.87 ONLY on Ebay UK Store
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This battery is safe to use, identical in size & shaped to the original manufacturer's batteries and far better value for money. So with an extra battery on hand you can ensure that you never run out of power again!
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Really Too Good to BE True - Any one tried this battery ??

That is what we need!!!!

I dont think it is REAL 2430mAh!!!

Sounds too good to be true but on the off chance it is the real deal ill certainly be purchasing this, if anyone has already got this please post and let us know if it really is the real deal.
thanks

Another exploading battery? No thanks.

Same old nasty cheap batteries. Same sticker on them all, actually 750mAh inside. Avoid.

I found one that was 2800 mah :O
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Guys when will you stop posting crap batteries?
It is so cheap that there is not a slight chance of being exactly as described...
And it is ridiculous to believe that, this battery even though it is the same size with the original, has a 2430mAh capacity!
Big capacity automatically means bulky battery.
Will you understand it allready???
Sent from Samsung Galaxy S II, king of smartphones._

giokou said:
Will you understand it allready???
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But the sticker looks so convincing... i heard it also comes with a free pony

Fornowagain said:
Same old nasty cheap batteries. Same sticker on them all, actually 750mAh inside. Avoid.
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Dammit so F**KED UP.

I saw a battery on ebay that's 8000 mah, comes with a free iphone6 and only costs $3. 24
Sounds like a deal to me!
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LondonGemini said:
I saw a battery on ebay that's 8000 mah, comes with a free iphone6 and only costs $3. 24
Sounds like a deal to me!
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Send me the link! Ill buy 2. =)
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this is a fake battery, do not buy thanks.

Fornowagain said:
Same old nasty cheap batteries. Same sticker on them all, actually 750mAh inside. Avoid.
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LOLS, why am i not surprised?

This is what you need folks.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/samsung-standard-battery-eb-f1a2gbucstd-p29442.htm

fake batteries. don't buy. unless you're very desperate to find another spare battery for your sgs II.

Has any one tried the Mugen batteries on the samsung galaxy s 2 ??? Coz they r reputable but also the sgs2 is a dual core so wanted to know if it does make a difference on average use???? !!
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dead soul said:
Has any one tried the Mugen batteries on the samsung galaxy s 2 ??? Coz they r reputable but also the sgs2 is a dual core so wanted to know if it does make a difference on average use???? !!
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They're shipping now (or soon), so wait and let's see

Hmm during Nokia 7650 early days some of those high capacity battery really serve what they say with double the mAh. Now, I'm not so sure. Most probably a fake

what a fraud. is it even legal to lie about the product specifications in this way?
by the way.. thanks for telling me this! I appreciate this! (A lot)

2x1900mAh Battery + Wall Charger = £10.25 free p&p

Thought I would share this nice find.
I wasn't too sure about it, however the seller confirmed they would work, so i took a punt.
1900mAh Battery x2 + Main Wall Charger for Samsung i9250 Galaxy Nexus
They fit perfectly in my O2 UK version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
One in my phone right now, the other in the wall charger.
So they aren't NFC's... but I am thinking a tenner for two batteries and a charger, cant be bad. I'll keep an eye on the charger so it doesn't burn my house down.
I am running a calibration using Battery Left PRO, to see how it compares with my stock battery. My stock has 25hrs full life
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eBay link here

Thanks for sharing this find! Does the battery fit into the GSM version as-is or does one need a special cover? I am asking as the normal battery only hold 1,750mAh.

Nice find for those who don't plan on using NFC. Let us know how well they work.

New2Houston said:
Thanks for sharing this find! Does the battery fit into the GSM version as-is or does one need a special cover? I am asking as the normal battery only hold 1,750mAh.
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Yep, they fit in perfectly. No trouble whatsoever with them fitting into my UK o2 model.

Buddy Revell said:
Nice find for those who don't plan on using NFC. Let us know how well they work.
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Will do... I am using one now, and as I said, calibrating it so I can see how much they hold compared to my original

Thanks, for the post, I'm interested in knowing if they hold as long as the stock battery or if they just printed a 1900mah on it. There's another ebay ad for a 2300mah which looks exactly the same as the battery here. I'd be surprised if they can get that capacity without increasing the size of the battery.
Of course for the price, I'd just be happy if it had the same capacity as stock.

Definitely need something like this, I couldn't care less about NFC at this point.

early rough calibration, is telling me it has at least as much at the stock.
I plan to calibrate them both, and i do it thoroughly until "accurate" so it'll take several days.
but i shall report back
defo this it was a wise investment at just a tenner

Wonder if they will work on the USA LTE version

grizlore said:
early rough calibration, is telling me it has at least as much at the stock.
I plan to calibrate them both, and i do it thoroughly until "accurate" so it'll take several days.
but i shall report back
defo this it was a wise investment at just a tenner
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Does the charger work with the official battery as well?

Musicmaster said:
Wonder if they will work on the USA LTE version
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arent the batteries a totally different size?

darrendm said:
Does the charger work with the official battery as well?
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yes it does

Just out of curiosity, when you say calibrate, do you mean that you're checking the battery status or you're literally tweaking the battery somehow?

with Battery Left Pro... which tells me how much it'll give me (ish)

grizlore said:
with Battery Left Pro... which tells me how much it'll give me (ish)
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Can you do us a favor and peel off the sticker from one of the new batteries? Just to see the stamp of real mah it has
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There isn't anything under the sticker
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grizlore said:
There isn't anything under the sticker
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Hmm interesting. Thank you.
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Any day 1 updates?

day 1 update is...
it is at least as good as the stock, however i think it maybe better.
Although saying that I haven't really caned it yet... so hard to say.
I would confidently say that it is on par with the stock AND two batteries... and a wall charger (which is very useful) for £10!!!! I would recommend it

Musicmaster said:
Wonder if they will work on the USA LTE version
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/12/galaxynexushvsl08.jpg
What do you think?

UNBELIEVABLE! $3 eBay battery better than stock! Buy yours now!

Today I received the following battery from eBay:
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Long story short: It really seemed fishy at first, then I had used the battery for 11+ hours and battery life is at 33% atm :good:
I watched youtube vids for at least half an hour, played real racing for an hour and every often I kept on browsing the web. Battery is AWESOME and looks like it really is 1950mAh. My brand new Samsung original battery lasts shorter than this battery
The battery comes in a nice bubble wrap with a good quality sticker protecting the battery pins. Really can not understand still how something like this can be this high quality yet this inexpensive. Gives my $29.99 Original battery a HUGE run for its money
Get yours here for $3--> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/251307473117?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Hey man, interested in getting this now - any further developments on this batterys performance? What ROM are you on and how long where you getting with the stock battery? Also how long did it take to you reach where you stay from China?

Fishzn said:
Hey man, interested in getting this now - any further developments on this batterys performance? What ROM are you on and how long where you getting with the stock battery? Also how long did it take to you reach where you stay from China?
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Hey. The battery works like a dream
2 weeks and no problems getting 8-12 hours with some youtubing and gaming. Using JellyBam 10.1, it took 3 weeks to come to canada
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ordered mine! can't wait for it to reach! :victory:

How's battery time comparing to 2000mah one from samsung?
Does it fit to the stock phone back or it needs the one like from samsung extended battery pack?

Thanks for Info the Battery

szymko1995 said:
How's battery time comparing to 2000mah one from samsung?
Does it fit to the stock phone back or it needs the one like from samsung extended battery pack?
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Hey, compared to the original1650mah battery from Samsung, this seems to last about 1 hour or 2 more. I am using the battery at the moment
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hey, thx for the tip, could you aslo post photos of your phone and battery?

Hidden Username said:
Hey, compared to the original1650mah battery from Samsung, this seems to last about 1 hour or 2 more. I am using the battery at the moment
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Then it seems that 1950mah is only sticker on it, 1-2h difference is coming from that the original battery you had is old and new one is just fresh...

zekenka said:
Then it seems that 1950mah is only sticker on it, 1-2h difference is coming from that the original battery you had is old and new one is just fresh...
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Nope, that original Sammy battery is straight from the store, bough couple of weeks ago
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Hidden Username said:
Nope, that original Sammy battery is straight from the store, bough couple of weeks ago
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Could you provide pictures?

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Used this battery for almost 2 weeks, so far so good. :good:

thanx for the info on the battery.. will get one for me and one for my wife..

i bought this battery a month ago nothing special
just a cheap second battery and in no way 1950 mah
don't get me wrong for 3 euro it is awesome

The only fear is from explosion or something like that with replaced battery.

Just bought 2 from a seller on fleabay uk at £3 each, difference is mine dont have the samsung brand but instead have smaller "For Galaxy S2" printed on both sides, maybe samsung is finally doing something about all the fake sammy batteries being sold and genuine buyers getting stung, i fully understand that oem batteries are in most cases cheaper and can be as good as the original but if it says samsung it should mean genuine samsung and not have a half truth half way down a sellers listing saying packed in bubble wrap not a genuine product and no mention of any warranty whatsoever, still fleabay wont enforce the "genuine non genuine" listings because they claim they cannot police every seller !doesnt stop them taking their fees from every seller though.

haha awesome

yap, its cheap ,
I buy some different brand for S2,
but stock bat. usually have more cycle life than other :cyclops:

Huh! Going to order this..

New Battery :D

Anyone try these Apprently you don't even need a new phone back or anything I hope they actually work lol Babo 2600mAh
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Battery life on the s2 to me sucks anyway you look at it ..well in my expierence at least. I have a mega so I guess its hard to expect it to keep up.I bought a anker battery for my s2 and it works well but I probably will sell my s2 cause I can't get it to last a full day. Good luck with that battery but from my experience any battery that says it has a bigger mah and same size is a fluke. Mugen is a good company to try if i were you. Cheerz
2SHAYNEZ

if u get it let me know how it works out

gabriel1946 said:
if u get it let me know how it works out
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Will do its on its way now

shayneflashindaily said:
Battery life on the s2 to me sucks anyway you look at it ..well in my expierence at least. I have a mega so I guess its hard to expect it to keep up.I bought a anker battery for my s2 and it works well but I probably will sell my s2 cause I can't get it to last a full day. Good luck with that battery but from my experience any battery that says it has a bigger mah and same size is a fluke. Mugen is a good company to try if i were you. Cheerz
2SHAYNEZ
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Have you tried the LAZA batteries? They're AMAZING! Sure it makes the phone have some more heft and make it look a bit bigger but hell! It lasts me a couple days without charging and I haven't even came CLOSE to running down the battery entirely to 0%. Usually I make it through my day with at least 40% when I put my phone to charge at maybe 11:30pm-12am, my day starts at 7:00am.
http://www.amazon.com/Laza-3800mah-...5CIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389575481&sr=8-1

DJ Scooby Doo said:
Have you tried the LAZA batteries? They're AMAZING! Sure it makes the phone have some more heft and make it look a bit bigger but hell! It lasts me a couple days without charging and I haven't even came CLOSE to running down the battery entirely to 0%. Usually I make it through my day with at least 40% when I put my phone to charge at maybe 11:30pm-12am, my day starts at 7:00am.
http://www.amazon.com/Laza-3800mah-...5CIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389575481&sr=8-1
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Its all good. My friend sold me this s2 for 20$ cause it wouldn't boot ...I fixed the power button ..rooted...and unlocked it...bought a 2200 anker battery and now I'm gonna sell it to get a mugen 6600 mah battery for my mega.
*2SHAYNEZ-KCCO*

How is this battery? It looks suspicious to me. Chinese batteries found on eBay tend to have exaggerated mAh values...

mp3deviant721 said:
How is this battery? It looks suspicious to me. Chinese batteries found on eBay tend to have exaggerated mAh values...
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I just got the battery so now I'll give a few days for it to settle and we shall see
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cgibbons51 said:
I just got the battery so now I'll give a few days for it to settle and we shall see
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Nice, I'm waiting to hear if its good. On a side note, does it have NFC? The site doesn't really specify.

Koragg618 said:
Nice, I'm waiting to hear if its good. On a side note, does it have NFC? The site doesn't really specify.
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Battery seems very well actually :cyclops: but haven't gotten to try NFC yet

cgibbons51 said:
Battery seems very well actually :cyclops: but haven't gotten to try NFC yet
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Is the battery life better than the stock? Like is it actually a bigger difference than what it was before?
Oh and try out NFC if you can

Koragg618 said:
Is the battery life better than the stock? Like is it actually a bigger difference than what it was before?
Oh and try out NFC if you can
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To me it doesn't seem much better 1000mah is a good chunk better but I cant see the difference it seems slighter better I don't have ability right now to test NFC
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