Been looking for a phone case that has a built in extended life battery built in.....anyone found one?
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i would highly doubt that one would be made, in the grand scheme of things the captivate isnt all that popular of a phone to design an extended battery AND case for the phone. there just isnt the market for it.
batteries sure, the battery can fit in a few more models than just the captivate
and cases, take pennies (or less) to mass-produce, who cares if 3/4s of theme never get sold and thrown out, they made 1000% profits off them.
the i phones, and bbs that have those types of cases are alot more common of a phone, there is only 1 shape iphone (per year), and few standard bb shapes. there are (creeping on) 100 android phones now...
100,000 iphones vs , 500 captivates, which would you make an EXPENCIVE dedicated accessory for?
dont get me wrong i would LOVE one, especially since my otterbox defender case doubles the thickness anyway, i just doubt it will happen.
just so you know i just bought an OFFICIAL oem battery with delivery for under 20$ on ebay. better than a no-name battery in a battery-case......
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I'm considering the cheap 3500mah batteries on eBay. The Seidio battery is over $60, and I can get 2 of the eBay 3500 batteries for $20. At that price they wouldn't be a bad deal even if they lasted slightly less than the Seidio.
Does anyone have any experience with these? I've done several web searches, but haven't seen anything interesting.
K98045 said:
I'm considering the cheap 3500mah batteries on eBay. The Seidio battery is over $60, and I can get 2 of the eBay 3500 batteries for $20. At that price they wouldn't be a bad deal even if they lasted slightly less than the Seidio.
Does anyone have any experience with these? I've done several web searches, but haven't seen anything interesting.
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I wouldnt do it. Seen to many no name ebay laptop batteries burn laptops up. Google also says beware, do a little research. Some people are claiming they are great. I just cant take that chance though. Good batteries are expensive for a reason, they cost to manufacture. After shipping it seems these cheap batteries cost the seller under $1 for everything. How can that be quality? a ton of horror stories online about ebay generic phone batteries... You make the call.
Tell me where you STOCK battery is made and make as decision. A stock htc battery blew up as well. I have a 300mah from hong kong and it is better than stock but not better seido.
i was in the same delimna
pongoface said:
Tell me where you STOCK battery is made and make as decision. A stock htc battery blew up as well. I have a 300mah from hong kong and it is better than stock but not better seido.
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They are all made in china, HTC, Siedo all of them. The difference is OEM and Name brand batteries have quality control, they use good cells and materials. The cheapos have no standards. Thats why there is no name or no identifying marks on them, so they cant be held accountable for what they sell. The OEM and Name brand use quality Japanese cells, the no name batteries dont. And yes the OEM can explode as well, they all can. Chemical reactions give you energy. Thats the nature of a battery. Even more of a reason to make sure you get the best quality. It's just the 25 cent battery has a lot higher failure rate, some reviews even say using the cheap ebay battery is like playing russian roulette with your phone. I'm not making this stuff up by the way lol. Use what you want to use. But educate yourself, do some searching before you decide to take that chance. Batteries are expensive, no matter what kind. They always have been. Why all of a sudden can you get batteries from china for pennies after shipping? And you better believe they are making a good profit, they arent going through the trouble to make a few pennies, and they still have ebay fees. Yes they work new out of the box, but these types of items degrade fast, and thats when you start having problems. Especially with the constant abuse we put our evo batteries through, they are subject to way more abuse than the average cell phone battery. For those of you that have a working 25 cent battery now, cool. I can almost guarantee you you wont buy another battery like that in a year from now, you'll know the deal by then. And if this is the miracle battery and it is quality and lasts as long as name brand, then the company that makes them will be the richest company in the world in a few years, they've found out how to do something better and cheaper than anybody else in the world. way way cheaper, like 800% cheaper lol. Soon we wont have duracell, we'll just have eBay batteries.
just a reminder to the OP
those ebay batteries are no where close to 3500 mah.... they are only advertised as 3000mah in the first place.
Seidio seems to have hit the perfect mark with this battery
check the stats
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*this is coming from a guy who has all the extended batteries*
however i do use it when my seidio 3500mah is on the wall plate charging
yea plz dont buy those no name batteries frm ebay, i recently got my 3000mah for $11.27 off ebay and its worst than the stock battery, im jus gonna pay the $69 next tyme
69$?
yall need to holler @ mobilecity they got them for 59 bucks or less
i blv overstock had them for 30$ bucks but you know they flew like pancakes...lol
K98045 said:
I'm considering the cheap 3500mah batteries on eBay. The Seidio battery is over $60, and I can get 2 of the eBay 3500 batteries for $20. At that price they wouldn't be a bad deal even if they lasted slightly less than the Seidio.
Does anyone have any experience with these? I've done several web searches, but haven't seen anything interesting.
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Must refine your search skills. There's a 15 page thread right on the front page of this forum that talks about these batteries and a similar sized thread about just the Seidio battery.
i have two 1500 mAh batteries that are shaped exactly the same as the stock htc... they're black with a different label. I would bet they are the EXACT same battery
Anybody know if this battery is any good?
http://accessoryone.com/htc-evo-4g-...ith-back-door-wireless-c-831-p-1-pr-9100.html
this seems to be the same ones that have multiple sources on ebay.
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkpar...&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1
The good things is that it looks like there are only USA sellers, so odds are your going to get a better product than a chinese knock off. Not a guaranteed winner, but possibly better than most. If you like a suggestion on good batteries, ive had a wonderful experience with these here http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=ev...2200mah&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
The galilio ones. I own about 3 and i can noticeably tell they are superior to my OEM battery and they are no extra bulk and super cheap.
These batteries look good but I was wondering about the the battery cover that is shipped with them. I have a seidio 3500 right now and the way the battery cover for it is tapered, it will still fit in my holster that I bought for the evo. I wonder if these battery covers for the 2200mah batteries will also allow it to fit in the holster.
I just wish someone would make a 1750mah or 1800mah that ACTUALLY tests at those numbers. That would be good enough for me and would fit under the OEM cover.
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A 4500mAH Mugen extended battery battery is supposed to be shipping 'soon' for the Note:
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...or-samsung-galaxy-note-with-battery-door.html
At that price ($109), i'll be letting someone else sample/report on it first!!
I was expecting the Mugen for the note to be a bit bigger, but it is the same capacity as their extended battery for the S2.
Nigel
5000mAH Chinese extended battery: http://www.aliexpress.com/product-f...ith-Back-cover-4pcs-lot-High-wholesalers.html
Chunky!
I've ordered the Mugen. I'll report back on performance in a few weeks once I've got it and cycled it a couple of times.
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And I ordered "el cheapo" from ebay. Will report back once it arrives from HK.
I got the same cheap Chinese battery. Two batteries, wall charger, car USB charger, USB cord - all for around 10 bucks. The batteries are rated at 2500 mA, but get discharged almost twice as fast as the stock one. The wall charger is poor quality, I had to open it to solder the leads back in place.
All that considered, the deal is pretty decent for the price.
With that price, u can buy 3 extra OEM Samsung Note battery 3x2500=7500mah and still keep the thin look on the Note.
I love the Mugen batteries except none of the cases fit. Does anyone know if the bumper cases fit with the bigger batteries??
Buy Sanyo Eneloop 5000mAh, multi purpose mobile charger pack.
I wonder if Mugen is going to make an OEM sized one with 3000 mah Those are usually, price wise, comparable to the original batteries, and have a little more umff to them! But I think 110 dollars for a battery is a little over priced.
On the Mugen Website it now has a product image and it looks like the battery cover has a kickstand. Or is that just a generic image place holder?
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Yes it is a battery cover with built in kickstand. Nice!
And the expanded cover is available in black OR white (or red?), and it looks much better than I would have expected. Still chunky, but might be easier to hold.
EDIT: wonder what the effect is on the external speaker?
Love Mugen quality batteries, Ive been using them since my dell axim days
Anyone know where to get hold of them in Europe to avid customs charges ?
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Love Mugen quality batteries, Ive been using them since my dell axim days
Anyone know where to get hold of them in Europe to avid customs charges ?
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I live in Spain, and I have purchased about 4 of these batteries and I have never once paid customs / importation taxes.
Looks good, the only thing that worries me is the real capacity. the 30Euro samsung battery says its 2500mah and its really2450-2500 mah battery. But usually, according to tests from the past. Mugen batteries rarely reach 75 percent of their advertised capacity. And thats a ripoff. Ive been considering buying mugen 3200mah for S2, but then I found out its really a ~2600mah battery for sky high price. I will be surprised if this battery proves to have at least 4000mah in the future when someone does a discharge test on this expensive piece of thing.
P.S. also to the wise guy saying he will buy a cheap ebay 5000mah, those are probably even worse than stock sammy battery with double the thickness.
xeq544 said:
Looks good, the only thing that worries me is the real capacity. the 30Euro samsung battery says its 2500mah and its really2450-2500 mah battery. But usually, according to tests from the past. Mugen batteries rarely reach 75 percent of their advertised capacity. And thats a ripoff. Ive been considering buying mugen 3200mah for S2, but then I found out its really a ~2600mah battery for sky high price. I will be surprised if this battery proves to have at least 4000mah in the future when someone does a discharge test on this expensive piece of thing.
P.S. also to the wise guy saying he will buy a cheap ebay 5000mah, those are probably even worse than stock sammy battery with double the thickness.
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I've bought some other cheap batteries from eBay. I would suspect it's 3500-4000mah. The one Mugen I've had was close to the advertised capacity. I'd say at least 85%.
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Love Mugen quality batteries, Ive been using them since my dell axim days
Anyone know where to get hold of them in Europe to avid customs charges ?
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Mugen is a dutch company so you wont need to pay custom duties if you are in the EU.
According to their website Mugen are based in China
How much weight does it add to the unit?
Does it make one hand operation more difficult due to extra thickness? I can sort of manage one hand operation with a lanyard currently.
Anyone has bouhgt the Mugen-Battery-Pack and can post some pictures or better still a video?
I'm interested about the dimension/handling of the package and can't find something like that!
Thank's! Best regards!
Andi
I'm interested, but it looks lke it will make it pretty thick, and I like the portabilty I have, meaning, I like the fact it fits in my pants pocket without being to bulky. I viewed the phots with the battery and the case it comes with, it will be pretty thick.
Has anyone tried this one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3800mAh-Sam...Accessories&hash=item20c0cf280d#ht_749wt_1163
I bought this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180771671960?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Stupid seller! Batteries are the wrong size! Don't even fit! Avoid that seller.
i'd say just wait until Seidio's 3800mAh battery is available. It's going to be more expensive, but at least you won't have to worry about some generic battery doing damage to your phone.
Dude why would you buy those? There's no way they'll fit without a custom door, and I seriously doubt they have NFC in them.
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Dude why would you buy those? There's no way they'll fit without a custom door, and I seriously doubt they have NFC in them.
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The first one comes with a battery cover. The second ones use the standard cover.
That being said, the second ones are likely not 1900 mah and Voxigenboy, seidio will probably only make that battery for the Verizon version.
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Seidio is currently working on developing a 3800mah battery for the Galaxy Nexus . I would personally wait for them to release that battery then go the ebay route . One its gonna fit our phones . 2. Its gonna be closer to the 3800 mah rating due to more quality control standards being in place mainly because Seidio is a big company as opposed to the small Hong Kong groups selling batteries . Granted Seidio's battery wont support NFC which for me is a moot point since I already have it disabled and dont plan to use that function of the phone (Think Evo 3D , I never used the 3d function of that either LOL) . Im sure the initial batch of extended batteries might have issues with fit and quality out the door but as production ramps up it will or should improve . Granted I dont generally like Seidios prices but recently they have been sending out online coupons that drop 10% sometimes 20% off your orders . This is a good thing since Im sure most cases and holsters currently out there wont accomidate the new extended battery , unless you use some redneck engineering (No Duct tape is not included in the R&D aspect LOL atleast not mine) . I remember with the EVO 4G and their extended battery you would be able to cut a TPU case to fit the battery perfectly and it would work with their holster as well . Im hoping the case still stands when the Nexus Galaxy battery is released , since most Seidio extended cases dont fully protect all sides of the phone .
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Does anyone have this case for their Nexus?
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Rech...1345649663&sr=8-3&keywords=battery+case+nexus
I've been looking around, and aside from getting a 3rd party battery with a larger back, this might be something to look into. I love the extended battery cases for iPhones because those are slim and pack a nice punch, but this just looks thick and clunky to me.
Anyone have any experience or photos of it?
Or do you have any recommendations for a different case?
I saw someone selling one of these in the marketplace a few weeks ago... PM'd a question about it but never got a response.
Based on the amazon reviews, doesn't seem to be a great product. Looks bulky and cheap. If you search ebay, you can get them there for about $20.
One thing that jumps out from the start is how the headphone jack would be used with type of case? It seems awfully bulky at the bottom end and doesn't have a nice wide opening for the jack to make it through the thick case.
You would be better off just buying one of the huge extended batteries IMO.
Yeah these type of batteries dont offer anywhere near as much extra juice as advertised. I personally use my regular OEM battery and keep an external microusb charger with me that runs off rechargeable batteries for the times I do use my phone a lot. Or you could just buy a spare battery and keep that charged but I would stay away from these types. I used one once and returned it after it took forever to charge and only charged my phone I think 30% on a full charge.