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Platinum 3500mAh battery from Best Buy

Paid $70 two days ago, The first day using the battery without charging i got almost 7 hours use out of the battery. The second day of using the battery after calibrating the battery i ened up getting a complete day of heavy useage without any charging. Today i have been heavily using my phone with the newest Myn rom & Netarchys no-havs kernel with thecollin_ph battery tweak i am at 10 hours of usage and still sitting at 75%. To me the $70 was well worth it, a little high on the price but overall a great product. I have GPS enabled, and auto sync enabled.

Interesting, thanks for the review. I've been thinking about buying the Seido extended battery. Believe you can get that one online somewhere, case & batt, for like $60. But it's good to see there's options. I just checked bb.com and couldn't find it under Evo accessories.

It's there, just Google 3500 mah Evo battery best buy. Or something to those terms. It comes with the back cover, I believe it is made by seidio because the one from best buy looks exactly like the one from seidio, as the price is the same as well. Only thing is, no case. But a zagg invisible sheild kit will do just fine for that.
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Isn't Platinum just a re-branding of Seidio?

I'm pretty sure.
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Yeah, Platinum is just Seidio in disguise. I'm running the same Platinum battery, and I love it. I'm on my phone almost constantly, and I've never had it run all the way down on me in less than a day and a half. I would highly recommend it.

I have the same battery and it works great. I decided to spend the extra couple of bucks and go to best buy just in case I had any issues I could just go back to the store instead of dealing with shipping the battery back

shogun26 said:
Isn't Platinum just a re-branding of Seidio?
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yup, if you look on the bottom of the packaging at best buy it will say seidio inc. along with there website addy

conflikt said:
Paid $70 two days ago, The first day using the battery without charging i got almost 7 hours use out of the battery. The second day of using the battery after calibrating the battery i ened up getting a complete day of heavy useage without any charging. Today i have been heavily using my phone with the newest Myn rom & Netarchys no-havs kernel with thecollin_ph battery tweak i am at 10 hours of usage and still sitting at 75%. To me the $70 was well worth it, a little high on the price but overall a great product. I have GPS enabled, and auto sync enabled.
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Do you have any pictures of how the extended rear cover sits?

taaronb said:
Do you have any pictures of how the extended rear cover sits?
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Amazon has pictures and it's only $58 there. Search 'seidio evo' on Amazon and it's the first one there.

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I'm pretty sure.
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the awake time is pretty low so I'm not too surprised with your stats. I think you can still get better. is this with display brightness on high/auto as well?

I've got this battery as well and I went through the process of calibrating the battery yesterday. With data off and WiFi on I went from 3:30pm to 8:01 am with using just 22%. From 12:24 (around the time I fell asleep) to 8:01 (after my alarm went off for a second time) it only used 1%.
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shoobshoober said:
the awake time is pretty low so I'm not too surprised with your stats. I think you can still get better. is this with display brightness on high/auto as well?
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That was earlier in the day. I ended up getting 26 hours of usage. Screen is set to the max for brightness with auto sync and gps on.
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Chronzy said:
Interesting, thanks for the review. I've been thinking about buying the Seido extended battery. Believe you can get that one online somewhere, case & batt, for like $60. But it's good to see there's options. I just checked bb.com and couldn't find it under Evo accessories.
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I have the seido and I use my phone with 4g all day long and my batt will last about 16 hours without charging. If I dont use my phone much over a day and a half with no charge. The down side your phone is bigger.
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http://www.amazon.com/Seidio-Innocell-Extended-Battery-Droid/dp/B003602HIE direct link $54 as of right now, free shipping. Get it from newegg for the same price and get 1.5% or 2% back through fatwallet cashback.
The back cover is not intrusive at all; in fact it protects the lense better than stock cover and snaps on tighter.

haha nice nice. i'm going home from school next week and i'll pick up my extended batteries at the same time. can't wait!

Picked one up today, calibrating it now
actually not as bulky as I thought it would be

I thought i might add in on the comments to say i purchased a 3500mah battery from amazon.com, i got the one from dailypc and paid 35 bucks for it. I know it may be an off brand but so far it has stood up and is holding its ground. I got a full day without charge after first discharge down to 0. Will get a better review of it in actual time stamp from full to 0 when i get the chance. So far it is well worth the money!!!

I payed 40 dollars shipped for my 3500 seidio brand new in box with cover off a guy on ebay, love it, called him up and made a deal, he said okay, nice to know right sellers online , just a thought though, i understand the bb and seidio are "the same", but for the same price why wouldn't you just get the seidio lol.

Because id rather not have to deal with shipping stuff back. And I have 30 days to decide. Plus I like dealing directly with a company. Although I use to sell a lot on ebay and I do trust ebay on some stuff but not electronics. ;]
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[MINI Review] OEM Moto Extended Battery 1930mAh

Well I decided to go pick up a Original 1930 mAh DROID X Motorola Extended battery. I USE my phones to the hilt, I sync everything, use everything, and take full advantage of all the features like you should when you have a device like these. All in all I am not a battery scrimper, I have a charger at home, one in the car, and a USB hanging out of my laptop everywhere. LOL. I have always hated the Tumor that sticks off the phone when you are using a EB's, but since you can barely Moto's EB is even in the phone I thought I would give it a shot.
Now to make this to the point..... When I put the battery in new it was at 30% I ran it down to the 5% warning and red blinking light. After a full charge from the Wall charger (Which only took 2 Hours BTW) I pulled it off and ran it "business as usual"... Calls (About 2 hour 20 mins worth), Browsing, Chat, Pics, Texts, Apps, Wifi on, Downloads, Played Rock band for awhile, Full sync to all 5 Gmail accounts, FaceBook every hour and Twitter the same. Plus a 1300mHz OC (Low Voltage) with out Screen off or battery low profiles (I thought that would be unfair). Here are the findings....
Total Time Unplugged: 14 Hours 34 Minutes
My setup is in my Sig but... basicly it is Rooted, I stripped ALL Bloat from the Stock ROM, and like I said before Droid OC to 1300 (Low Voltage), Also... GoTo Lockscreen
So now.... I can leave my chargers at home and plug in once overnight. I have to say, this is the best $50 to spend on the phone.
NOTE: This was only after the FIRST charge, after 3 complete charges I can only assume it will be better.
EDIT>>> For a comparison... Running the stock battery I would be at 20-30% by 12:00 (Noon) Easily
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I'm with you on that. The fact that it adds barely anymore thickness to the actual phone and the amount of power you gain from it made it an easy purchase for me.

bbeaulieu said:
I'm with you on that. The fact that it adds barely anymore thickness to the actual phone and the amount of power you gain from it made it an easy purchase for me.
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Yep, I believe it is 1mm... Which is nothing. And actually, the device feels a less top heavy and it fits in my hands quite nicely now.
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One thing that is concerning to me is why does the first screen show your battery at 33oC? Were you charging at that time, though the icon doesn't seem to show that. I hardly get 28oC at 1.3ghz stress test while charging.

bravo1234 said:
One thing that is concerning to me is why does the first screen show your battery at 33oC? Were you charging at that time, though the icon doesn't seem to show that. I hardly get 28oC at 1.3ghz stress test while charging.
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I did notice my temp did go up after installing the EB... The screens where taken at the 5% warning.
As I said, that was the first run of the battery. Now after the second full charge I have been steady at 29c. Maybe a conditioning or burn of the battery?? Can't really say.
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Any idea if it'll fit in the body glove or car dock with this battery?
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DudeInMyrtleBeach said:
Any idea if it'll fit in the body glove or car dock with this battery?
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It fits in both my Car dock and Media dock without a problem. Can't really say about the case, I don't use one.
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DudeInMyrtleBeach said:
Any idea if it'll fit in the body glove or car dock with this battery?
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Fits in body glove case fine with or without the door on.I have my door off personally.

bbeaulieu said:
I'm with you on that. The fact that it adds barely anymore thickness to the actual phone and the amount of power you gain from it made it an easy purchase for me.
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I have this battery too, and I use the standard battery door with it. It is a little snug, but it does fit. This avoids any excess bulk. I have used it this way for a few months now. I am running apex and overclocked to 1.3 and my battery life is great.

I've had this battery for quite a while now and I've found my battery dying A LOT faster than it used to haha. When I first got the battery, it was amazing, now.... not so much haha. Been doing charge cycles and clearing battery stats but it still remains bad haha. Still much better than the stock battery though haha.

ive always been tempted to get the extended battery and today i finally purchased it. Your review definitely helped get me to do the obvious and purchase one

snwboard333 said:
ive always been tempted to get the extended battery and today i finally purchased it. Your review definitely helped get me to do the obvious and purchase one
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Glad to hear it... Not having to jump from charger to charger has made me enjoy my X even more.

Yet another reason I am VERY happy with it.. EVERYTHING is always on.. lol.
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In the pictures you posted is this the extended battery door? Where did you buy it from? Motorola directly?

ryant35 said:
In the pictures you posted is this the extended battery door? Where did you buy it from? Motorola directly?
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Yes, that is the Extended Battery and door. It adds a total of 1mm.
I bought mine from the Verizon store.
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Verizon and Motorola should give you a commission!
Due to your review, I went back to the Verizon store and bought the battery. Heck, the salesperson never told me that they even had this available, or I would have bought it with the phone!
I'm running it in an Otterbox Defender case, with the battery cover that came with the battery. So far no issues, but I'm getting much better battery life.
Thanks!

I'm going to the VZW store today to get this battery, thanks for your great review!

IDtheTarget said:
Verizon and Motorola should give you a commission!
Due to your review, I went back to the Verizon store and bought the battery. Heck, the salesperson never told me that they even had this available, or I would have bought it with the phone!
I'm running it in an Otterbox Defender case, with the battery cover that came with the battery. So far no issues, but I'm getting much better battery life.
Thanks!
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Hey, I have an Otterbox Defender and I have been holding off on picking up one of these batteries. I really want the extended battery but I don't know how it would work with the case.
So the battery does come with an extra back plate for it? Have you tried the battery on it's own without a back plate and just using the Otterbox case and if so, how does it fair?

me too! just got it today!

The battery comes with its own battery cover. It didn't feel thinner, but a bit heavier. I'm guessing it's a heatsink.
I put the battery in, put the cover on, and put the Otterbox case on. It was a tighter fit, I had to be a little careful in ensuring that the two halves of the otterbox case locked together. But it's together and I didn't have to modify anything. I've been using it ever since, and haven't had any problems. And I *love* the extra battery life! I routinely have 40% left at the end of the day, and I'm a pretty avid user. I have an Exchange account on push, gmail on push, and use google voice constantly.
Ben's said:
Hey, I have an Otterbox Defender and I have been holding off on picking up one of these batteries. I really want the extended battery but I don't know how it would work with the case.
So the battery does come with an extra back plate for it? Have you tried the battery on it's own without a back plate and just using the Otterbox case and if so, how does it fair?
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2600mah battery with door! Excellent battery!

Hey guys, i know alot of people have been looking for a good battery and i think ive found it.
2600mah battery that comes with a plastic door for the captivate.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Extended-Batter...Accessories&hash=item2563d966b8#ht_1074wt_923
ive had it for a week and the battery life is pretty solid.
just last night i was on my phone for 16 hours and still had 37% left.
battery door fits perfectly, it has not given me any problems.
however i do suggest that you charge up the battery to 100%, delete the battery stat, then let the phone die completely and charge it with the phone off to give you the best battery possible. (this is what i found was best to do when getting a new battery)
so let me know what you guys think. and good luck!

This is probably no different than the 3500mah battery. I wonder if this is TRUELY 2600 or is it 2200 like the 3500 battery is.
Let us know what type of battery life you are usually getting, like real stats to compare with.
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Any new reports on this one?

Yes.I actually have this very one.its pretty damn awesome so far. Had it about a month. Solid no problems. Constant 14-18 hrs heavy use. But I have gotten 2-3 days on lite use. I never have to charge this thing really. Until I go to bed. Iwould recommend it.
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Thanks. Just ordered. Going to give it a try. Will post back after a while on how it goes.

bulletproof1013 said:
Yes.I actually have this very one.its pretty damn awesome so far. Had it about a month. Solid no problems. Constant 14-18 hrs heavy use. But I have gotten 2-3 days on lite use. I never have to charge this thing really. Until I go to bed. Iwould recommend it.
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I know it has to do alot with how each individual uses their phone but with cognition 4.5 i get 15-35 hours from every charge. My wifi is on almost 100%of the day as well. Make sure you are letting your battery drain completely or as much as possible between charges.

manny05 said:
Hey guys, i know alot of people have been looking for a good battery and i think ive found it.
2600mah battery that comes with a plastic door for the captivate.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Extended-Batter...Accessories&hash=item2563d966b8#ht_1074wt_923
ive had it for a week and the battery life is pretty solid.
just last night i was on my phone for 16 hours and still had 37% left.
battery door fits perfectly, it has not given me any problems.
however i do suggest that you charge up the battery to 100%, delete the battery stat, then let the phone die completely and charge it with the phone off to give you the best battery possible. (this is what i found was best to do when getting a new battery)
so let me know what you guys think. and good luck!
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16 hours straight or on and off?

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After 14 hours of up time and use I have 81% battery remaining.
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capocaccia said:
I know it has to do alot with how each individual uses their phone but with cognition 4.5 i get 15-35 hours from every charge. My wifi is on almost 100%of the day as well. Make sure you are letting your battery drain completely or as much as possible between charges.
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I never turn GPS off, and leave WIFI on at home all the time. Also Blue Tooth. I get 24 hours often, but, if I do heavy use, ie GPS mapping, display on a lot, or games, I can't get 8 hours out of it.
I"m interested in a larger battery for when I go on vacation and want to have the GPS on a lot while walking around. That's why I interest in the larger battery.
I do have extra batteries, but as noted by many, not being the OEMs, they are less than 1500, and show it on how much time they provide.
Will be interesting to see how this one does.

double post 3 pages back....
my thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991161

I've read the tread on the 3200.
I decided on this 2600. Received it yesterday. I'll post back how it goes. Need to do a couple cycles and get the battery calibrated.

Purchased one...Battery life is much much better. thanks for the suggestion.

will this fit with a rubber/silicon cover? by otter box

There is a post somewhere of the Otterbox with cutout for the battery. I don't think it will work without cutting out the back.
I have one ordered and plan to do that.
FYI...my first run on the battery: it went 36 hours, and had 9% left when I plugged it in to charge. Usage included browsing, 3-4 short phone calls, 15 min of GPS usage. Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth on 100% of time, email, Pulse reader; and the last hour was used playing music through a blue tooth headset.
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This is the post about cutting the Otterbox, with a picture.

Better battery, what about case
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That is my question. It's great to have a better battery, but what about something that will still fit the phone and protect it?
Are there any cases that wil fit with this bigger battery on it?

Look at the post above, he added a link to someone who cut out the back of their case. So the answer is floating between yes and no. There don't seem to be any that are designed to fit around a phone with a larger battery, but if you don't mind your phone looking pretty ghetto, you can cut out the the back of your current case. lol

Just bought one. I don't use a case, so no worries there. We'll see how the battery life is.

It looks like the auction in the op sold out, so I got another 2600 mah battery on ebay. item# 290570071497 (n00b = no linky). Received it yesterday. There's a sticker on the box that says it needs 3 full cycles to reach, "maximum performance." It's been 19 hours since I unplugged it, played 4 hours of youtube videos and 3 hours of other heavy use, at 37% currently. Running Mosaic VI and didn't reset the stats.

Does anyone know of a battery that is the same size as the original, but with a higher capacity? I want more battery life with out the added bulk. Even just a little more capacity would be nice.

I'm assuming that this won't fit well inside the Body Glove case?

Seidio 3800 MAH Extended Battery

http://www.seidioonline.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s-II-3800-extended-life-battery-p/bacy38ssg2t-bk.htm
Has anyone gotten this battery yet? Does anyone know if they will make a case for it like seidio made cases for the evos. Thanks

Looks to me like that battery would give an sgs2 the belly bump of a lady at 7 months with two buns in the oven...
Since it's unlikely you'll ever find a case for it, why not buy an extra battery or buy a power skin case?
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Shouldn't it come with a case?
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I tried the powerskin and it was a pos, all around the sides wouldnt fit right and the charged notification would beep a lot

I agree with the fit/finish issues on the powerskin case. Wished they'd made it fit the phone as well as the Vibrant version did.
The beeping on charge happens when you connect it to a wall charger that can't provide enough amps for the powerskin case. I've had the best results with the Samsung charger which comes with the phone but it will also charge properly from a computer USB port. The charger that came with my motorola bluetooth stereo headset will cause beeping when connected...
Anyway, I imagine this battery + case wouldn't be that much larger than the SGS2 + Powerskin... So, if Seidio decides to make a case for it I might buy both. Not much action in the US on the NFC side of things right now so having NFC enabled batteries isn't that important to me.

just got it guys....will do a review in a couple of days, but after i put it, set brightness to 100% and it took me about 4-5 hours to get it down to 15% from 46% seems pretty legit!

I ordered the battery, I will do a little review on it when it gets here.

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I tried the powerskin and it was a pos, all around the sides wouldnt fit right and the charged notification would beep a lot
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I had the same experience. I had one for my HD2 & it was very well made & the battery lasted all day, but the t989 version felt like a cheap knockoff or something. Sides didn't fit, the leds were different shades of blue, and it died after only a couple hours. I ended up returning it.

Battery is the main problem with all those phones.one good thing they can do is attack a dollar panel to all the phones or make hydrogen fuel celled phones that would be amazing.
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Lol : it was supposed to say attach a solar panel. And Swype made me sound like a terrorist.
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Lol : it was supposed to say attach a solar panel. And Swype made me sound like a terrorist.
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Got a nice laugh from this lol

Battery seems to be alright
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Battery seems to be alright so far will give full review tomorrow
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i know your number! lol jk you should probably blur that out if you feel like it

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i know your number! lol jk you should probably blur that out if you feel like it
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Quoting him and his screenshot with said number doesn't help

hmm thats not that much better than stock for me, my battery comes tomorrow. I wonder if the s2 doesnt charge extended batterys all the way. Are the volts right around 4.2 when its done charging? and how many cycles are you on?

its way better than stock
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i concur i usually last 13 hours, i'm a real heavy user...when i say heavy meaning...wifi tethering, checking stock every 5-10 minutes via browser, facebook 30 mins, weather every 1 hour, 2-3 gmail account sync, watching youtube every now and then. using Tune in radio usually drain a ton of battery for me too.
i had the camero sinio battery, it seems to last longer than stock battery if anyone want to go the cheaper route.

so far the battery is awesome, I have 86% left and its been on almost 5 hours. thats with light use though. Also After a few cycles it will get slightly better.
Edit: 12h 8 min 78%

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so far the battery is awesome, I have 86% left and its been on almost 5 hours. thats with light use though. Also After a few cycles it will get slightly better.
Edit: 12h 8 min 78%
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How's the fitment of the extended back cover? Any uneven spaces and whatnot?
Are you using the phone naked without a case?

The back cover fits great, and I am not using a case. You have to make sure it clicks in all the way so there isnt any uneven space. Also the phone doesnt get that much thicker because the battery in the s2 is longer so it doesnt even look like its that much bigger. I wish seidio would make a case though.

Seidio Innocell 5,000 mah [Extended Battery Review]

I've had my galaxy note gt-n7000 for almost a year & everything about it is stock straight from the factory including the battery.I follow the same routine every day using my phone from 8am until the battery would die by 2-3pm with constant usage of wifi (YouTube & Pandora) while at work.
I've lost my patience with the stock battery having to constantly worry about battery levels at all times. Keep in mind that I've searched xda for any tips or hacks that would give me more usage time.
There is no magic tricks or hack that can significantly boost your battery time to the point where you can use it non-stop for a full day.
Phone Settings / Tweaks to improve battery life
I've optimized my phone to death ... take a look at the list below;
- Underclocked from 1.4ghz to 1.2 ghz
- Set the governor to conservative
- Lowered Brightness to absolute lowest
- Turned off 3g radio to 2g radio
- Turned off haptic feedback
- Turned off automatic light sensor polling
- Frozen useless bloatware from the ram using titanium backup
- Turned off autosync via settings
- Tried both juicedefender Ultimate and the stock phone settings
- Tried wiping my battery stats as well as taking out the battery to recalibrate
So I took the plunge on extended batteries and was lucky enough to receive a unit from the gracious folks over at Seidio to review.
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Please keep in mind that the stock battery and the Seidio extended battery were used for a minimum of seven days with normal usage for comparisons.
Covers & Battery Size Comparisons
The backcover & battery does add a bit of thickness to the back of the phone but it makes the phone feel more sturdier. The extended backcover is a great improvement on the OEM's cheap plastic feel. I also noticed after initially holding the phone in my hand that the cover improved my grip.
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Covers & Battery Weight Comparisons
STOCK OEM SEIDIO Extended Battery
Seidio's extended battery is a clear winner against the stock battery
Summary
I'm ecstatic at the endurance of the new battery. I can run any program for a whole workday even up until I go I go to bed around 12:30am at night. It's the best feeling in the world not worrying about charging your phone every single second of the day.
The only con I could find which is not any fault to Seidio is that the OEM charger is not powerful enough to charge the battery in a timely manner even if the phone is turned off. This can easily be remedied by grabbing a more powerful usb charger from Amazon.
The great folks at Seidio were able to pull it off, I highly recommend every Samsung Galaxy Note owner go out and purchase this battery. It is the real deal and better than any alternative battery being sold on the market today.
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When I get more time I will post a video review of each batery in operation , while having wifi , bluetooth , gps , max brightness etc until the phone dies to show constant run-time.

Nice, I was thinking about getting the mugen power battery but if the difference in battery life between the two isn't that much, I'd much rather get this one for about half price. How much screen on time are you getting with it?

BakersDC5 said:
Nice, I was thinking about getting the mugen power battery but if the difference in battery life between the two isn't that much, I'd much rather get this one for about half price. How much screen on time are you getting with it?
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The figure you see the table above has screen time averaged in because YouTube requires the screen to be on to work. I had mine usually on low brightness. Around 8-11 hours if you don't go crazy and do 3d gaming. It's all about phone optimization combined with an extended battery will make you unstoppable.
I feel the mugen back cover looks cheap and the metallic stand ruins the look overall phone style.
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sonkameja said:
The figure you see the table above has screen time averaged in because YouTube requires the screen to be on to work. I had mine usually on low brightness. Around 8-11 hours if you don't go crazy and do 3d gaming. It's all about phone optimization combined with an extended battery will make you unstoppable.
I feel the mugen back cover looks cheap and the metallic stand ruins the look overall phone style.
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I agree with you, this battery cover has a cleaner look. That screen time sounds about the same as the mugen battery so I'm definitely getting the seidio battery. I only hate the fact that the phone is going to look bigger than it already is, but I'd rather have awesome battery life than worry about that.

I had my friend bragging about his s3 to me but stopped short when it came to run time being four hours.
What's the point in owning a Ferrari if you can only drive five miles?
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sonkameja said:
I had my friend bragging about his s3 to me but stopped short when it came to run time being four hours.
What's the point in owning a Ferrari if you can only drive five miles?
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He he true. Amazon raised the price of the battery so it's a good thing I bought it before the price went up, though it's still cheaper than the mugen battery.

Well, I spoke too soon. The price of the Seidio battery went up to about $71 on Amazon. At that price, I would rather pay a little extra for the Mugen battery and get 400 mAh more. Good thing I bought the battery before the price went up.