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Vibrant 4G Battery

So apparently the Vibrant 4G will have a 1650mah battery
see: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/02/t-mobile-promises-samsung-galaxy-s-4g-for-launch-this-month/
If it does will you be getting one for your Vibrant? (assuming it fits)

If I wanted to upgrade my battery (which I already have), I would get something actually significant (like 3000 MAH), instead of a 150 MAH increase.

If you follow this thread in the Captivate forums: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906611
you will see that extended batteries don't live up to their rated capacity. I think a real extra 150mah would make a fairly decent difference in life.

Yay! Armani battery is in the 4G. This means cheap batteries for us!
Nice.
I'm getting one. My original 1500mah is 6 months old now with daily or more charging. This will be good.

lokhor said:
If you follow this thread in the Captivate forums: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906611
you will see that extended batteries don't live up to their rated capacity. I think a real extra 150mah would make a fairly decent difference in life.
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I have an extended battery (3000 MAH) and it has significantly improved my battery life.
/realworldexperience

But is it twice as good? On my stock battery I have managed to last 24 hours with normal phone use. good enough for me
Enjoy your brick phone lol
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I tend to think that the Samsung original batteries perform better, and my reading on the topic seems to bear this out. As such, I'd be interested in such a battery, if it would fit my Vibrant. The small upgrade in power on paper would probably translate into better life than the small bump indicates. My Samsung battery lasts pretty long.

ZombieDude00 said:
But is it twice as good? On my stock battery I have managed to last 24 hours with normal phone use. good enough for me
Enjoy your brick phone lol
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With normal use, I get about 1% drain an hour.
The battery doesn't even make the phone that big, and I happen to love its size. The vibrant feels far too thin for my large hands, and the 'brick' makes it fit perfectly (especially while in landscape).
donalgodon said:
I tend to think that the Samsung original batteries perform better, and my reading on the topic seems to bear this out. As such, I'd be interested in such a battery, if it would fit my Vibrant. The small upgrade in power on paper would probably translate into better life than the small bump indicates. My Samsung battery lasts pretty long.
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Why not just buy an extended battery off Ebay for like $10 and try one out yourself? Based off personal experience, and the reviews from the Extended Battery Review thread, you will see just about everyone has much better battery life with the bigger batteries.
I really doubt you will get much more battery life with an increase of 150 MAH.

Killer Bee said:
With normal use, I get about 1% drain an hour.
The battery doesn't even make the phone that big, and I happen to love its size. The vibrant feels far too thin for my large hands, and the 'brick' makes it fit perfectly (especially while in landscape).
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I second this notion!
I'm sitting here, 3:13 am, and my phone's been unplugged(And decently used for my habits) for almost 20 hours. I've got.. 28% left. The size is actually decent, and just a tad more heavy. For 14$ you really can't go wrong here.

i wouldn't update.

extended battery question?

Are there any Epic 4G extended batteries that don't need that huge cover? Right now my battery isn't as good as when I first got it(which is to be expected) and I wanted to get an extended battery but the phone is already thick enough as it is so I don't want to bulk it up any more?
Thanks,
Jim

Batteries w/ 1700-1800mAh are same sized as the standard 1500mAh. If I'm not mistaken, anything w/ more juice means a bigger, bulkier battery. I myself have x2 extra 3500mAh batteries, and they are quite large
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anyone know where to get a OEM 1800mah battery, i read those 3rd party batteries are junk

xboxps2gba said:
anyone know where to get a OEM 1800mah battery, i read those 3rd party batteries are junk
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Check EBAY or Google OEM battery for Galaxy S II. Those are 1800 MaH and fit a little snug but work.

I got 3500mah extended battery and like it vm. Really can't complain being that yesterday it went 12 hrs. Before it said it was low and I did a ton of surfing and gps navigationing around town. Only made a 10 min call but it'd be crazy if I complained about the look versus the extra life I'm getting!
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Battery comparason.

Hey guys I am quite excited to get my new captivate gilde. (it is in the mail).
I just wanted to know if anybody has experince with these two ebay batteries.
1500mAH
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1500mAh-B...598508?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a19454cec
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1800mAH
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...289857?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4163537c01

josefcrist said:
Hey guys I am quite excited to get my new captivate gilde. (it is in the mail).
I just wanted to know if anybody has experince with these two ebay batteries.
1500mAH
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1500mAh-B...598508?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a19454cec
vs
1800mAH
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...289857?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4163537c01
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No experience with those particular batteries, but I do have some experience with ebay batteries in general - again, not bashing this seller or this particular product, but typically what I've found is you'll get a 100% charge for the first week or two, and after that those batteries will degrade quickly. If you don't mind switching out batteries it may not be that big a deal to you, but getting my case off and back open and rebooting the phone isn't my idea of convenience. Personally, I'd rather spring for an external charger if I'm really in need of extra battery time...
Good luck with those
L4T

I also found this battery on ebay with a 3000Mah rating:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3000mAh-BAT...026630?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bd710a86
Unfortunately it does not come with the extended back plate for our phone but this is the correct battery model. Wonder how long this battery would last.

josefcrist said:
Hey guys I am quite excited to get my new captivate gilde. (it is in the mail).
I just wanted to know if anybody has experince with these two ebay batteries.
1500mAH
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1500mAh-B...598508?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a19454cec
vs
1800mAH
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x1800mAh-B...289857?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4163537c01
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My cousin bought the 2x1800mAh and gave me one a couple days ago. My battery is still good but thought I'd try it out. On average I get about maybe 9-ish hours per charge. Over the past 2 days with the new battery, I got 7 hours. I use my phone a lot and I work in a building that's network-resistant so it gives my phone extra work trying to get a signal. Like Lookin4Trouble said, if you don't mind switching out batteries then it's not a big deal. But if my OEM battery ever dies, I'd rather waste my money by taking a take a swing at the monster 3600mAh Mugen battery.

But right now I am using the ORIGINAL Samsung 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch-4G... It is slightly bulkier than the one came with glide... But fits TIGHTLY with the glide's original cover without any issue... Initially you may find it tough to close the back, but don't worry, it will fix like glove and phone will work perfectly... I am using this now in my glide...
The original glide 1650mAh battery + cover will have half or one mm play (gap) initially.. After placing the 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch, that gap was gone and phone battery life is also improved a little bit...

kanagadeepan said:
But right now I am using the ORIGINAL Samsung 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch-4G... It is slightly bulkier than the one came with glide... But fits TIGHTLY with the glide's original cover without any issue... Initially you may find it tough to close the back, but don't worry, it will fix like glove and phone will work perfectly... I am using this now in my glide...
The original glide 1650mAh battery + cover will have half or one mm play (gap) initially.. After placing the 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch, that gap was gone and phone battery life is also improved a little bit...
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is this the correct battery?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-Sam...696563?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4165607d33

^^^^^
Ya same... Checked with the battery model number...

Ebay batteries are a gamble.
I purchased 8 AA rechargeables last year, they were advertised at being 2500mah. When I held them, I noticed they were too light to be 2500mah so I used a battery analyzer on all eight, the results were as expected
508
567
606
639
650
669
768
834
Ebay batteries are not recommended.

And has anyone tried Onite 1900mAh? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VN09Q4/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
I'm using it for half day now and it seems to be worse than the stock one - could that be true?
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Ok after I erased battery stats and charged it it's much better. Will see how long it lasts.
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I say want good battery life get mugen they are pricy though
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kanagadeepan said:
But right now I am using the ORIGINAL Samsung 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch-4G... It is slightly bulkier than the one came with glide... But fits TIGHTLY with the glide's original cover without any issue... Initially you may find it tough to close the back, but don't worry, it will fix like glove and phone will work perfectly... I am using this now in my glide...
The original glide 1650mAh battery + cover will have half or one mm play (gap) initially.. After placing the 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch, that gap was gone and phone battery life is also improved a little bit...
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I'm looking at some battery options and this looked very interesting. Has anybody else tried this and would maybe like to post their thoughts on it?

Well I ended up buying this battery.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3800mAh-Ext...665469?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item19d41a247d
I get about 2 days of light use now vs 1 day of light use. I would say that it is worth it for 12$ Also I think that the captivate glide is too thin.

Well I took the plunge and decided to order the Galaxy SII 4G Touch battery. I will post up pictures and results afterwards. I am just hoping that the battery will fit.

Retrospect
kanagadeepan said:
But right now I am using the ORIGINAL Samsung 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch-4G... It is slightly bulkier than the one came with glide... But fits TIGHTLY with the glide's original cover without any issue... Initially you may find it tough to close the back, but don't worry, it will fix like glove and phone will work perfectly... I am using this now in my glide...
The original glide 1650mAh battery + cover will have half or one mm play (gap) initially.. After placing the 1800mAh battery of Epic-Touch, that gap was gone and phone battery life is also improved a little bit...
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ShimmerX said:
Well I took the plunge and decided to order the Galaxy SII 4G Touch battery. I will post up pictures and results afterwards. I am just hoping that the battery will fit.
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OK so it's been quite some time now since you have bought these batteries, so can you provide some feedback please? Are your batteries still usable (have not swollen, still hold charge etc.)? If not, can you tell me how long the batteries lasted you before they needed to be replaced? Can you also provide me with specific links to the webpages you bought your batteries from?
Many thanks.

Well I have changed a dozen phones after posting that. But if my memory serves right, it gave better battery life than stock battery and I have experienced no problems during the few months I have used.
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I've bought Mugen (standard, not the huge extended) and I'm very happy with it. >4 hours screen time.

Sorry to resurrect an older topic, but i am debating getting a new battery with how flaky mine has been at times lately.
Im curious about the 1800mah one that fits in the standard case/backing. Are all of the functional numbers the same? Would it mess it up voltage wise to look up one of those batteries instead??

is Hyperion battery really THIS much better?

So my stock battery just wasn't cutting it as I would get at best nearly 4 hours of on screen time by using every battery saving feature I could think of, and always keeping Wi-Fi and GPS turned off. I ended up buying the Hyperion battery and this thing is s complete beast. Maxing my phone out, higher brightness, leaving GPS and Wi-Fi all on, playing games and watching streaming media, I can eclipse 4 hours of screen on time before I even get down to 60% remaining.
While this is great, it got me thinking that this battery isn't supposed to be more than double the life of the stock battery is it? While I'm certainly not complaining about the Hyperion, I would like to know if there is s better battery it there that would allow me to use the default case cover without making my phone huge and still allow for better battery life than I'm getting? I have two different stock batteries and both are exactly the same.
Are there any better ones out there that don't change the size of the phone?

theraker007 said:
So my stock battery just wasn't cutting it as I would get at best nearly 4 hours of on screen time by using every battery saving feature I could think of, and always keeping Wi-Fi and GPS turned off. I ended up buying the Hyperion battery and this thing is s complete beast. Maxing my phone out, higher brightness, leaving GPS and Wi-Fi all on, playing games and watching streaming media, I can eclipse 4 hours of screen on time before I even get down to 60% remaining.
While this is great, it got me thinking that this battery isn't supposed to be more than double the life of the stock battery is it? While I'm certainly not complaining about the Hyperion, I would like to know if there is s better battery it there that would allow me to use the default case cover without making my phone huge and still allow for better battery life than I'm getting? I have two different stock batteries and both are exactly the same.
Are there any better ones out there that don't change the size of the phone?
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no , there isnt any other way, if u want ore juice, its gotta be stored somewhere right, unless u double the size , u cant double the battery life. no shortcuts, teh ones that claim so are all fake so dont bother with those.

Its possible. Motorola did it with the RazrMaxx. that tiny phone has a 3300mah battery. I wish some company could look into how they made it that small. i mean if Motorola can do it. samsung should be able to pack at least 4500mah into a similar battery. lol
i read this and it upset me cuz motorola always seemed to be behind on everything and i just never liked anything they put out. the razr maxx doesnt appeal to me but its gay that that it is better in so many different ways.
http://www.autoomobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-motorola-droid-razr-maxx-hd-2/1003704/

shawn0223 said:
Its possible. Motorola did it with the RazrMaxx. that tiny phone has a 3300mah battery. I wish some company could look into how they made it that small. i mean if Motorola can do it. samsung should be able to pack at least 4500mah into a similar battery. lol
i read this and it upset me cuz motorola always seemed to be behind on everything and i just never liked anything they put out. the razr maxx doesnt appeal to me but its gay that that it is better in so many different ways.
http://www.autoomobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-motorola-droid-razr-maxx-hd-2/1003704/
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Pretty sure the battery size is larger than the S3 battery. I think the largest possible capacity they can fit into a original size S3 battery is around 2500mAH.

I'm not looking to match my Hyperion with a thin battery. I'm looking for a compromise. Something that'll fit with the normal back but will do better than the stock battery.

shawn0223 said:
Its possible. Motorola did it with the RazrMaxx. that tiny phone has a 3300mah battery. I wish some company could look into how they made it that small. i mean if Motorola can do it. samsung should be able to pack at least 4500mah into a similar battery. lol
i read this and it upset me cuz motorola always seemed to be behind on everything and i just never liked anything they put out. the razr maxx doesnt appeal to me but its gay that that it is better in so many different ways.
http://www.autoomobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-motorola-droid-razr-maxx-hd-2/1003704/
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The Razr Maxx battery isn't that small. It is simply longer and a bit skinnier than the GS3 battery. Samsung could have done it with a slightly different design of how the battery fits in the back of the phone.
OP: After properly calibrating my Hyperion battery, I religiously get Just over 3 days of usage. I like my Hyperion battery.

theraker007 said:
I'm not looking to match my Hyperion with a thin battery. I'm looking for a compromise. Something that'll fit with the normal back but will do better than the stock battery.
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Im going to be testing the Hyperion 2200 and Anker 2200. Ill post the updates on my battery review thread. I might test the Mugen 2300.

rlatjs17 said:
Im going to be testing the Hyperion 2200 and Anker 2200. Ill post the updates on my battery review thread. I might test the Mugen 2300.
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Let me know what you find out, ive been skeptical of getting the hyperion and anker 2200 or even the mugen 2300 cuz im not positive if just a 100-200mah increase is gonna make that much of a difference.
Mugens website shows good reviews on the 2300 but the customers dont really have any stats to back up the claims in their reviews

shawn0223 said:
Its possible. Motorola did it with the RazrMaxx. that tiny phone has a 3300mah battery. I wish some company could look into how they made it that small. i mean if Motorola can do it. samsung should be able to pack at least 4500mah into a similar battery. lol
i read this and it upset me cuz motorola always seemed to be behind on everything and i just never liked anything they put out. the razr maxx doesnt appeal to me but its gay that that it is better in so many different ways.
http://www.autoomobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-motorola-droid-razr-maxx-hd-2/1003704/
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I would rather have a faster charging method :fingers-crossed:

I to would like to know about the hyperion 2200 battery. How much more it is over the stock Samsung battery. Thanks
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battery technology just needs a major overhaul... they keep putting bigger displays, more processing power and still using similar battery capacity from the past 10 years or so..
read this article: We need better battery life and more storage space before 1080p displays arrive
Motorola is one of few companies that see battery capacity important.. still, they need to make them smaller and more power, making them bigger isn't the solution..

MarsVoltron said:
I would rather have a faster charging method :fingers-crossed:
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Flash a rom with Fast Charge embedded. Aokp and a few other aosp roms have this built in and it works really well. You can get a full charge in a fraction of the time it normally takes.

tft said:
battery technology just needs a major overhaul... they keep putting bigger displays, more processing power and still using similar battery capacity from the past 10 years or so..
read this article: We need better battery life and more storage space before 1080p displays arrive
Motorola is one of few companies that see battery capacity important.. still, they need to make them smaller and more power, making them bigger isn't the solution..
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Half of that article is uninformed crap. It didn't take a genius to figure out that bigger batteries are better, but the rest of what that guy wrote was nonsense.

aquemeni said:
Flash a rom with Fast Charge embedded. Aokp and a few other aosp roms have this built in and it works really well. You can get a full charge in a fraction of the time it normally takes.
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that is not what fast charge is. all fast charge is, is allowing the phone to take as many amps as possible from a PC connection. when using AC power (or good car chargers) nothing changes.
also, BTW, the faster you charge the battery, the less life it has. (as in in you will need to replace it sooner.)

Fyi, I have 2 Anker batteries. They're nothing special. They're on par with stock, just no NFC, but cheap. I rotate through all 3 batteries regularly and can never tell the difference.
Imho, this is really the best you can expect with a battery with the same physical dimensions as stock.
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has anyone tried these?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3200mAh-...Accessories&hash=item27cb7a2d91#ht_1985wt_941
3200mah in the same size?!.. too good to be true?

quasio said:
has anyone tried these?
3200mah in the same size?!.. too good to be true?
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Yes, it is too good to be true. Cheap ebay battery sellers regularly lie.

rlatjs17 said:
Im going to be testing the Hyperion 2200 and Anker 2200. Ill post the updates on my battery review thread. I might test the Mugen 2300.
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Any good news on testing the Hyperion, anker or mugen ?

A 3200mah pack can be the same size as a 2100mah..
There are a few things that come into play:
- The actual case thickness of the pack
- the cell count inside.
Internally we dont know how many cells make up a stock 2100 pack. Could be a single 3.7volt cell @ 2100mah or could be 2x 3.7volt cells @ 1100mah each(wired in parallel)... the 3200 could be one single cell.
So a 3200mah lipo verywell could fit, and perhaps it just a hair thicker but still fits..

[Q] Buying new extended battery

I'm thinking of buying a bigger battery for my GNex for better battery life.
I found a normal sized one of 2450MAh (http://dx.com/p/replacement-3-7v-2450mah-li-ion-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-nexus-i9250-golden-215299)
and one that is 3800MAh (http://dx.com/p/replacement-3-7v-38...e-for-samsung-galaxy-nexus-prime-i9250-127595) but heavier, and bigger is size such that it needs a different cover (that comes with it).
What are you guy's thoughts on it? Forget the price, is the extra weight and bulkier phone worth the 3800MAh? Or should I go for 2450MAh? Perhaps I should just stick to the stock battery that came with it? Please give your opinions and reason why.
Cheers

I think you should stick with stock. If you play around a bit you van get a full day out of the battery. That's pretty decent for a smartphone. With the stock battery your phone stays slim and light. If you do want a extended battery I should go with the 2450 mah. Than you have a good balance between battery life and weight. 3800 mah seems too over the top to me.
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mrgnex said:
I think you should stick with stock. If you play around a bit you van get a full day out of the battery. That's pretty decent for a smartphone. With the stock battery your phone stays slim and light. If you do want a extended battery I should go with the 2450 mah. Than you have a good balance between battery life and weight. 3800 mah seems too over the top to me.
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Are we talking GSM or LTE here? Because that's a dream come true to have a full days use on the LTE variant with stock battery. I need to charge this bastard 3+ times a day on moderate to heavy use.
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Dont buy those "golden batteries" , they can harm ur device, better go with orignal 2100 mah from samsung
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Also these golden batteries probably don't support NFC.
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I'm not content with my 1750 mAh battery, so I ordered a 3800 mAh extended battery. It will probably degrade after half a year if not earlier. But heck it was only €13 and thats like nothing for 6 months. The looks are horrible (from what I've seen on the internet), but I'll get used to it.

razi914 said:
Dont buy those "golden batteries" , they can harm ur device, better go with orignal 2100 mah from samsung
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Can harm, or will harm (confirmed)? And how is it that it can harm the phone? By delivering more than the mentioned voltage?
Oh, thanks. I just started looking into these batteries; didn't realize there is an official extended battery.
Oh, and I don't care about NFC, I never use it anyway. Heck, I don't even know how to use it haha.
Rapydax said:
I'm not content with my 1750 mAh battery, so I ordered a 3800 mAh extended battery. It will probably degrade after half a year if not earlier. But heck it was only €13 and thats like nothing for 6 months. The looks are horrible (from what I've seen on the internet), but I'll get used to it.
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I guess €13 is cheap spread over 6 months, but there that's not all there is to it right? The 3800 needs a different cover, so no more casing will fit on the phone isn't it? There is the hassle of having to order a battery from overseas every 6 months, and not to forget, the phone will become bulkier, heavier and uglier :/
If the 3800 battery degrades that fast (is this confirmed?), does the 2450 too?
DroidOnRoids said:
Are we talking GSM or LTE here? Because that's a dream come true to have a full days use on the LTE variant with stock battery. I need to charge this bastard 3+ times a day on moderate to heavy use.
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I can only last a day with stock battery with light use (GSM version). Otherwise I also have to charge it 2/3 times a day with heavy use. That's why I'm looking into these batteries.

A noob question. Does "extended battery" always mean you need a different back cover because of it's increased thickness? I know it's the case for the 3800, but also for the 2450???

Djalaal said:
A noob question. Does "extended battery" always mean you need a different back cover because of it's increased thickness? I know it's the case for the 3800, but also for the 2450???
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well the 3800 is thicker than 2450 so it will need a bigger case

I once got 6hrs of screen-on time with a Seidio 3800MaH battery. I kid you not.
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6 hours screen-on from 3800? With what connectivity settings turned on?
I kind of found the answers to my own questions. 2450 needs a new cover too, because it is slightly thicker than the stock battery. Every battery that has a different thickness need a special cover for it.
With different size covers, you need different casing too. While I found nice casings for 3700-3900 type covers, and quite nice casings for 2000-2500 type covers, I've seen almost nothing but complains about the batteries themselves. Not deliveries the promised MAh (from the start) or performance degrading very fast are very common complains. Some even talk of overheating, and ofcourse many don't support NFC (which I don't use).
I can't trust the battery will do what it says it will do anymore :/ I'll stick with the stock OEM battery. I'm now considering buying a power bank/portable battery charger. In a way it also gives me longer battery life - when I want/need it. Plus side is also that others can make use of it too.
Oh, and just for the hell of it. Check out this monster extended battery people: http://www.amazon.com/ZeroLemon-Ext...=1-1&keywords=samsung+galaxy+nexus+zero+lemon It's the only extended battery I've found so far that I consider buying. Very good (and many) reviews too. *EDIT* It's only for the LTE Nexus, not GSM... */EDIT* But it's price is a little high for me...

It was quite impressive actually.
I had the used the phone particularly heavily that day, and suffice to say, I was quite.. Well, impressed.
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Appearantly not all Nexus batteries are the same? I'm using the GSM Nexus. Tell me if I understand this correctly, but CDMA Nexus is from Verizon, and LTE Nexus is from Sprint, and both are not GSM devices, meaning their battery (LxW dimensions) are not the same? How about these Nexus from T-mobile? Are they GSM?

Meh for me the bulky back of the phone doesn't matter. It's not like you're looking at it all the time.

Rapydax said:
Meh for me the bulky back of the phone doesn't matter. It's not like you're looking at it all the time.
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I don't care much about the look either, but the weight, size, and especially difficulty in finding a good case for it, I do care about.
And external battery (power bank) is cheaper for the amount of MAh you get, gets to much higher amount of MAh (10000MAh is quite common), can charge any devices (that need 1A or 2A input to charge) and mutiple devices simultaneously (unless you got a real cheap one). So for me I'm sticking with the power bank. A cheap one like this one can already completely charge your nexus from 0: http://dx.com/p/swpkpower-a22620-rechargeable-2600mah-mobile-power-bank-w-aroma-white-228492