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How long until an extended life battery hits?

I gather both Seidio (sp?) and HTC had extended life batteries for the original TP, and Seidio had one large enough to warrant a new back cover. Based on Pocketnow's full review, I'm betting the standard battery isn't going to satisfy me.
Does anyone remember how long until those batteries came out for the TP after it launched, or have a theory about how long until they exist for the TP2?

No idea about that, but I can tell you the battery life is ace so far. And I mean ace.
I got the phone Saturday morning, been playing with it loads (the phone), making or receiving two hours of calls, loads of texting, photos, a bit of GPS, some tinterwebbing, push email the lot. It's been off overnight, but with all that, it's now Monday lunchtime and I've two bars of battery left on the Power Management screen and one bar showing on the title bar.
Extended battery schmextended battery. Don't want or need one.

rb14 said:
No idea about that, but I can tell you the battery life is ace so far. And I mean ace.
I got the phone Saturday morning, been playing with it loads (the phone), making or receiving two hours of calls, loads of texting, photos, a bit of GPS, some tinterwebbing, push email the lot. It's been off overnight, but with all that, it's now Monday lunchtime and I've two bars of battery left on the Power Management screen and one bar showing on the title bar.
Extended battery schmextended battery. Don't want or need one.
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Strange.. There are many reviews that say the battery life is very short. (for example pocketnow.com).
I hope you are right.

quarintus said:
Strange.. There are many reviews that say the battery life is very short. (for example pocketnow.com).
I hope you are right.
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I agree battery life is so much better than the blackstone I had. Still 65% charged and had it on a day and a half now using it a lot.

I was also reading the pocketnow review about poor battery life, I hope battery life will be increased because I HATE the poor performance of my Kaiser device!. Charging it EVERY DAY es horrible!
You cannot get the phone in the morning and think.... "if I use gps during 20 minutes, maybe I cannot go home without charging the battery this night.." isn't it?

Mines been great but then again i didn't have a problem with using my Tytn II. For the device it is with a huge screen and all the features it is brilliant but if your going to be running gps blue tooth wifi checking 7 e-mail accounts at ~30 secs and having all the web pages you can pushed to you then yes the battery life will be terrible.
My manager at work is one of the worse for this ... it has the features so i will use them is his argument... mine is it also provides an off button for them use that as well.
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised overall with the battery life but if your going to be using it heavily then expect it not to last you a week

I probably would have wanted an extended life battery even if no one thought that the battery was poorly suited to the device. That's just me. The fact that it is coming up short for some almost certainly means I'll be looking into it.
People have different usage patterns and tolerances, so I'm not surprised 1500mah is enough for some. When someone puts out a 2000mah battery, I'm still gonna be like "Really? Only 2000?"

Seidio ussually launches accessories fairly fast when a new device hit's the streets...so keep your eyes open. Do you have the TP2 yet?
Also, check Ebay for accessories like extended batteries...
Myself, I have never needed one.

galaxys said:
Seidio ussually launches accessories fairly fast when a new device hit's the streets...so keep your eyes open. Do you have the TP2 yet?
Also, check Ebay for accessories like extended batteries...
Myself, I have never needed one.
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I don't have it yet. And I won't really need the extended life battery from day 1--but as far as accessory purchases go, like pouches and cases, I'd like to know what battery I'm going to get and if it will increase the TP2's girth fairly early on.
Although I've purchased PDA batteries from ebay before, including from chinese companies selling their, I'm wary of doing so with the TP2. I'd rather buy the best this time around from a company with a reputation to protect. I aim to own my TP2 for LONG time so I won't take the kinds of chances I've taken with lessor hardware in the past.

fortunz said:
I don't have it yet. And I won't really need the extended life battery from day 1--but as far as accessory purchases go, like pouches and cases, I'd like to know what battery I'm going to get and if it will increase the TP2's girth fairly early on.
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Sounds like a plan...they will start to appear in the "Rhodium accessories" as soon as a member gets wind of it...

galaxys said:
Sounds like a plan...they will start to appear in the "Rhodium accessories" as soon as a member gets wind of it...
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I normally go straight to general, but I've bookmarked the accessories subforum now. Thanks

Good Place For Batteries

Just wondering if anyone has found 3rd party batteries for the atrix yet?

I'm curious about this as well. I missed having options for battery when I switched to iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 (like with Treo and BlackBerry). As a mobile addict, I miss extended batteries (even though larger). I hope to have these choices for Atrix and hope the switch to Android doesn't serious piss me off.
Yes...this is my first forum post. Try not to hate on me while I learn the ins/outs of the best tech-savvy mobile OS out there. I'm a quick learner

s1ickwi11y said:
I missed having options for battery when I switched to iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4...
Yes...this is my first forum post.
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Welcome, it may take a bit, bit I think you will be glad you switched.
Also, I am sure third party batteries will show up after a few weekes particularly if the phone is popular.

I'm sure Seidio will have a bunch of accessories out shortly.

I truly wouldn't mind one of the extended battery Juice Pack cases like I had for my iPhone. They added some bulk, but they nearly doubled my battery life on my iPhone, and they are simple to take off plus you don't have to pull out your phone's battery to do it.

You need something bigger than a 1930mAh battery?
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You need something bigger than a 1930mAh battery?
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With 1930mAh battery installed + laptop dock for 8 more hours running ability, I don't think I need an extra battery more.

I used it very heavily at work. Maybe got like 6hrs out of the oem battery.
Which is the best I have had in all the smart phones Ive used

LOL the battery is large but the way I use my phones I don't know if it will last all day; I looked on eBay a few minutes ago and didn't really see anything.
I have the standard and went and bought two extra batteries for the phone for the days I was out and didbt have access to a charger.
Rooted/ROM Captivate
Rooted Atrix

jfyi the droid x BH6x battery is the same battery as ours so you can search for droid X bh6x battery. just make sure that its the slim model as in if its comes with a battery door the its too fat for our phone

Guys dont forget to give your phone a week to get propperly calibrated

LockeCPM4 said:
I truly wouldn't mind one of the extended battery Juice Pack cases like I had for my iPhone. They added some bulk, but they nearly doubled my battery life on my iPhone, and they are simple to take off plus you don't have to pull out your phone's battery to do it.
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Keep dreaming - mophie (manufacturer of the Juice Pack) steadfastly refuses to offer products for non i- whatevers. I've talked to them about it previously. Only way it'll happen is if Motorola or some other company makes one, and that hasn't happened.

coredalae said:
Guys dont forget to give your phone a week to get propperly calibrated
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your right i did not think of this. Most people overlook this fact,

I got spoiled by multiple gen-you-whine Motorola batteries for my StarTac. Between the main battery, the AAA tray to replace that, and the piggyback battery...who needed AC?
But I've also found an AWFUL LOT of battery suppliers are junk. Some mislabeled with bogus capacity, some that just don't hold a charge well, some that knock wood I never got, that catch fire.
I don't like gen-you-whine battery prices, especially for a new phone, but I'd be real careful about buying from other vendors right now. Or are there some other vendors you have found that can trust, by brand name?
Supposedly...with standard microUSB power plugs, we are supposed to just use a "powerpack" to recharge the phones on the fly. There's something to be said for doing it that way too, I guess.

My battery states 1880 mAH on the back of it...i thought it should be 1930 mAh

1880...1930...Could be a change in production with one manufacturer being slightly better or a slight change in the process. If you think of them both as "1905+-25mA" it really is just a small difference in battery life.
Maybe that's why some of the 1880's are being sold off cheap, they've been obsoleted?

Rred said:
Maybe that's why some of the 1880's are being sold off cheap, they've been obsoleted?
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where can i find them cheap ??

There are loads of batteries out there. Just search for BH6X or BH-6X. Some sellers say they are for Atrix, others for Droid X. I believe its the same battery as the extended droid (I hope!). I just bought one from a US based seller for $21 on EBAY.

FWIW I pulled mine out, it is 1880mA. And that's a phone that shipped last week.

Generic 3500mAh battery for Captivate?

I just ordered one off eBay it comes with a new backplate too to fit the battery. Would this be a good choice? Or did I do something really dumb?
Going H.A.M. on Android

theInkr3dibl3 said:
I just ordered one off eBay it comes with a new backplate too to fit the battery. Would this be a good choice? Or did I do something really dumb?
Going H.A.M. on Android
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You'll probably be pleased with the increased battery life. I was. I wasn't too concerned about the bulge in back, although I did have to cut a square hole in my Body Glove case to make it work.

i would love one of them as well , however i use the otterbox defendr series , so i dont thik it would fit this case at all.

I've been using it for a few days and I've noticed no difference at all! It shipped with 67% battery so I ignored the 12 hour initialize it advised but I've kept my phone charging for a straight 12 hours all day without using it and when I unplugged (it read 100%) it dropped to 82%! I was surprised I check my emails and go on facebook for 10 minutes over Wi-Fi I check my phone battery and its at 79%! Thats the same as it was before I've heard reviews saying theirs stayed at 100% for 2+ hours, is there anything wrong with my battery ?

I'm not sure this would be the problem but I have seen some apps around for recalibrating batteries, maybe the battery needs to be calibrated? Also you may have a bunch of programs that you are unaware of running in the backround advanced task killer should help with that.

I bought one of these batteries. Mine worked great after recalibrating the battery stats. I ended up buying one of the wall chargers with an extra regular battery. I like the sleek vs the bulky look more. I don't even use that extended battery any more.

moore808 said:
I bought one of these batteries. Mine worked great after recalibrating the battery stats. I ended up buying one of the wall chargers with an extra regular battery. I like the sleek vs the bulky look more. I don't even use that extended battery any more.
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It worked great...how did it compare to yoru standard? 16 hours vs 10; 48 vs 24?
I'm considering one for the occasion I want to have a long life, but it seems I've read of people who say they didn't make much difference. That of course may be because of not calibrating.
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Also, there are several different onces on ebay. From what I read, there are some batteries that are not what they advertise, but some things I read are that at least some of the 3500s on ebay are pretty good. Not sure which one that is.

post the link where you bought it? I'm helping a friend looking for spare battery but not sure the one on ebay are reliable.

getting new battery

Hey guys im getting a new battery and i need u guys to help me and tell me if its good and worth it.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2300mAh-...5042174442630275&_qi=RTM839190#ht_4015wt_1396
What do u guys think?

Batteries
I recommend this one CS-ER800BL just type that into google i can't remember where i got mine but it won't be too hard to find. It's a good battery and lasts a very long time providing you don't have a thousand apps running in the background like i have. Saying that, my battery lasts all day having played a few games, making calls and other usages too (internet games require more battery for signal e.g i play Restaurant Story sometimes) and i have 50 applications running in the background all day long using up almost 300mb of memory which is really stupid. So if a battery can handle that my god it must be something. Anyway good luck there, Tom

bobbyredneck said:
I recommend this one CS-ER800BL just type that into google i can't remember where i got mine but it won't be too hard to find. It's a good battery and lasts a very long time providing you don't have a thousand apps running in the background like i have. Saying that, my battery lasts all day having played a few games, making calls and other usages too (internet games require more battery for signal e.g i play Restaurant Story sometimes) and i have 50 applications running in the background all day long using up almost 300mb of memory which is really stupid. So if a battery can handle that my god it must be something. Anyway good luck there, Tom
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thanx but i need one that does not have an extended back cover.Or then i wiouldve just gotten a mugen power 3600 mah battery
and i would also like it if it was available in ebay.

I personally wouldn't stick something with Japanese/Chinese writing on, without necessary certifications, in my device. But that's just me.
Mugen Power is a more reputable brand and has the important certifications.
If you don't want the extended battery pack, and I dont blame you, the 1800mAh battery is standard size. You can find it here:
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/150860514474
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-1800mah-extra-eros-akkumulator.html

LordBattleBeard said:
I personally wouldn't stick something with Japanese/Chinese writing on, without necessary certifications, in my device. But that's just me.
Mugen Power is a more reputable brand and has the important certifications.
If you don't want the extended battery pack, and I dont blame you, the 1800mAh battery is standard size. You can find it here:
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/150860514474
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-1800mah-extra-eros-akkumulator.html
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True, before i bought another chinese one and there was no difference.
But do u think the mugen power 1800 will work better even if the mAh is lower?

CyberScopes said:
True, before i bought another chinese one and there was no difference.
But do u think the mugen power 1800 will work better even if the mAh is lower?
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It may not in the short-term, but I expect it would perform better than the cheaper alternative in the long term.
It also wouldn't be the first time where a chinese manufacturer overstates the capacity/performance of something.

Yeah i think it should.

What is the BEST Battery for S3 ?

Don't care Price. Just tell me, Which one is Best !!! ! ! !! ! ! !

-S.E.R.K.4.N- said:
Don't care Price. Just tell me, Which one is Best !!! ! ! !! ! ! !
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I prefer stock battery. If you want that extra 100mAh, you could try Anker battery for SIII

if you dont car about price id say:
Mugen
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...sung-galaxy-s-iii-i535-with-battery-door.html
Sedio
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-3500-extended-battery-nfc-p/bacy35ssgs3n-bk.htm
or you could make your own Samsung extended battery if your handy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800177
you should give us a bit more info on your preference to help you better. if you dont mind changing batteries out throughout the day you could just grab a 2nd OEM Samsung batt and be good?
or if you want the best slim battery? etc...

So Mugen Power is the best, Right ?

Do you want a slim battery or and extended battery?

Hyperion 4200
sick batterey life

bullerwins said:
Do you want a slim battery or and extended battery?
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he wants the "best" battery! duh? lol

has anyone checked out the 3250 mah battery? just search "3250 samsung galaxy s3" on ebay. sorry i can't post links atm. It doesnt come with a battery door cover so i don't think it will add any bulk

Hey over there,
I've tested Mugen, Seidio, Acase, qCell, and many, many more on the original Galaxy S (Epic for Sprint,) the Fascinate (Galaxy S for Verizon,) Epic Touch 4g (Galaxy S2 for Sprint,) and have been toying around with the S3 for Sprint and some friends' phones for about a month.
I'd say you have really two choices... drop the big money and buy ONE Mugen or Seidio, or just buy a couple qCell batteries. Of the five/six qCells I have used and/or tested on my friends' phones, I'd have to say that only one varied in charge capacity from 10-20% of the advertised charge capacity (4200mAH)... and that was after two months of usage that was inconsistent.
For $20 and standard Amazon Prime shipping, I'd just buy two qCells and call it a day. Even after a month of daily or every-other-day full charging, I have not noticed a "memory effect," (yes, Lithium Ion batteries have a memory effect and anybody who tells you otherwise can't spell "hysteresis").
Why buy two? First off, you're going to NEED TWO if you do deep fieldwork in urban environments like I do. There are some nights where I'm sleeping in a gutter in the middle of no where and have to have my phone on 4G to upload ethnographic observations. There are some days I will *not* have access to an electrical outlet, have to use 4G, data transfer, TeleNav, Google Maps, video capture software, sketching software, and a bunch of other *&#^ at the same time, and if you think for a SECOND that having two standard batteries is going to be enough, then you're insane. You need at *least* one, 4000mAH battery with a modern smart phone if you're going to be using these services HARD ALL DAY, and easily two after you've broken the batteries in for a few months.
(Ever try running from a crackhead in the South end of Chicago while changing your battery since you need to dial your primary investigator and tell him that you may not make it back to publish your thesis due to a massive stab wound? Yeah, that's what I thought).
Also, as a word of caution... remember... a lithium ion battery is like a horse's stomach:
1. It needs to be filled often.
2. It needs to be emptied often.
3. If it's used hard (aka extremely warm,) you need to give it a little break (let it cool down ~10 degrees F) before filling it again.
4. When you get a new one, always remember to establish a consistent feeding pattern for a while, (aka always completely empty and completely fill a new battery 10-20 times before you start charging it while half full or while the phone is on).
Hoppingfully yours,
--SLN

mikeeo019 said:
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+1

i'm having great luck with the stock battery on the Blazer Rom
lasts well over 20 hours with a good amount of use

SadieNibblesworth said:
There are some nights where I'm sleeping in a gutter in the middle of no where and have to have my phone on 4G to upload ethnographic observations.
(Ever try running from a crackhead in the South end of Chicago while changing your battery since you need to dial your primary investigator and tell him that you may not make it back to publish your thesis due to a massive stab wound? Yeah, that's what I thought).
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Yowza! I hope nobody minds if I hijack this thread for a minute but what is it you do for a living?

djarpit said:
Hyperion 4200
sick batterey life
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+1. Battery is a beast

samsung is going to make new larger capacity oem battery.
Samsung offers up official 3,000mAh extended battery for Galaxy S3; costs $65
http://phandroid.com/2012/12/18/official-samsung-galaxy-s3-extended-battery/

Brandon said:
i'm having great luck with the stock battery on the Blazer Rom
lasts well over 20 hours with a good amount of use
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How much "screen on time" are you getting on that Rom? Screen on time is what matters. Anybody can make their phone last 20 hours with the way the usage & functions are being managed.

I prefer the stock battery, I personally don't like the larger battery because I bought my S3 for the slimness.

I'm running stock battery and cm10 milestone 1 and average well over 4 hours of screen time!
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JayDieu said:
has anyone checked out the 3250 mah battery? just search "3250 samsung galaxy s3" on ebay. sorry i can't post links atm. It doesnt come with a battery door cover so i don't think it will add any bulk
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I'm kinda curious about those, too, now. They don't have NFC, but it's almost never that i use NFC anyway.
edit: i might just order one. People in the following thread have ordered the Gold 3250 mAh battery for their Note's, and they seem to have good things to say about them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575001

Personally I just ordered an Anker 4400mah battery from Amazon for $16.98 including Next Day Air / Saturday delivery. Read the many posted battery reviews!

AndrewH05 said:
Personally I just ordered an Anker 4400mah battery from Amazon for $16.98 including Next Day Air / Saturday delivery. Read the many posted battery reviews!
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Great battery.. I am using it with the seidio back cover as recommended in the fantastic battery thread we already have.
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