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There is a company called Anker that makes high quality - high capacity aftermarket batteries for phones, however, I don't think they have one for ours yet.
I'm a little gun shy to buy aftermarket batteries again...
My experience with Anker Batteries:
I had one for my MT4GS and although it did last much longer, I kid you not it does something really weird to the phone. Call me crazy, but I had random people confirm this with their very own eyes. If you've experienced this too, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
1. Like I said, I kid you not, when I put in the higher capacity battery, it made the screens color look more washed out and blurry. Crazy, crazy I know, but it's darn true. Has anyone else experienced this?
2. For whatever reason, the phone would freeze often as well, whereas before with the OEM battery, everything was fine. I had to pull the battery almost 2 times a day to restart it from a freeze.
Interesting....
I was looking for an extended battery for this phone as well but when I searched for the Anker brand as I have it for another device, they all said not compatible with the AT&T or T-Mobile version.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...msung+galaxy+s2&x=0&y=0&sprefix=anker+samsung
The batteries for the international version are a different size than ours so no, they won't work.
also the other batteries might not come with the NFC
if you don't mind losing the NFC feature on the phone, then you can use the 2000 mAh original batteries from samsung
AllGamer said:
also the other batteries might not come with the NFC
if you don't mind losing the NFC feature on the phone, then you can use the 2000 mAh original batteries from samsung
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What? The NFC is in the battery??? That's crazy...
zaventh said:
What? The NFC is in the battery??? That's crazy...
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personally i prefer this over having it at the back cover like on the Nexus S
this means i can chance the phone skin any time i want without worrying about losing NFC
i saw many nice back covers for the Nexus S but couldn't change it as they do not include the NFC antennae on the aftermarket back covers for the Nexus S
AllGamer said:
also the other batteries might not come with the NFC
if you don't mind losing the NFC feature on the phone, then you can use the 2000 mAh original batteries from samsung
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No way! you 100% sure about this? I was planning to buy an extra battery but now I'm hesitate to buy. How do I know which battery has NFC and which battery don't? I thought on the galaxy S2 they integrated onto the phone.
just wait for a new version of the 2000 mAh with NFC
the last one i saw on the samsung website did not have NFC build in
AllGamer said:
just wait for a new version of the 2000 mAh with NFC
the last one i saw on the samsung website did not have NFC build in
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Would the 150 mAH additional warrant the large price? (probably $50+)
Tmobile Galaxy S2 has the same battery as what...?
I'm looking to get a spare battery and external charger for my S2. Looking for anker or chichitec, what other device has the same compatibility as ours. Which ones will fit?
You may have a hard time finding cheap batteries for this phone because the NFC antenna is built into the battery. If you do find one, there's a chance your NFC will suffer because of it. If you don't use NFC, that may not be a problem. I on the other hand, use it daily.
The Samsung Infuse has the same battery.
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There are some cheap ones over at thE BAY around $10 for 2 battery plus wall charger OEM are around $30.
does the cheap one from ebay include NFC ?
Extra set of quality batteries?
Has anybody here bought a quality battery from ebay? there are batteries ranging from 10 dollars to 40 dollars and I'm just wondering if any of them are good? i don't want such an expensive extra battery but i also don't want a cheap battery that will mess up my phone.. speaking of which, can a bad battery mess up a phone's internal system? Thanks for the responses.
if possible, provide a link to the ebay listing or just tell me what i should specifically search for.
i'll suggest buying the real Samsung batteries if you can afford $40
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i'll suggest buying the real Samsung batteries if you can afford $40
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thanks allgamer for the response. the thing is i can't afford the $40. should i just wait till a quality replacement battery comes to market? i used to have an htc pro and i bought cheap batteries on ebay for it that came in handy and worked well but my phone eventually died out (screen does not turn on all the time but it might be a wiring problem and not a battery problem). i was hoping there was a similar economically viable option for the galaxy s 2.
it might take a bit
because these news batteries comes with the NFC
so the cheap ones in ebay or where ever they don't usually include the NFC
I doubt it. And the Infuse has a lower mAh
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it might take a bit
because these news batteries comes with the NFC
so the cheap ones in ebay or where ever they don't usually include the NFC
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i don't really need NFC with the extra set of batteries. NFC's potential hasn't been fully realized yet and i don't have much use of it as of now.
one question though.. if i buy those cheap batteries on ebay, will it destroy my phone because of incompatibility issues?
Has anyone tried this battery yet?
2300mah battery from Ebay
Do the GSM and CDMA version both use the same size battery? Would this one be a universal replacement?
Its 2350, and doesn't say anything about NFC.
Also wouldn't it need a new back plate?
And no the LTE and GSM versions use a different battery shape completely. Not interchangable =/
don't trust no-name battery capacity claims.
with the same battery tech, capacity will be basically a function of volume... so if it fits in the galaxy nexus, with the current cover... it's the same volume... so my guess is this is the same or less capacity in reality.
its possible its a more advanced battery technology, but for $6 on ebay , doubt it.
Do the GN batteries need to have an antenna for the NFC or is that integrated into the cover?
I don't have my GN yet, ordered from Amazon. Can't wait to get it!
Neo3D said:
Do the GN batteries need to have an antenna for the NFC or is that integrated into the cover?
I don't have my GN yet, ordered from Amazon. Can't wait to get it!
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The NFC is integrated in the battery, not the cover
And you don't need to buy a battery with NFC capability, it's not required
hiohokaybye said:
The NFC is integrated in the battery, not the cover
And you don't need to buy a battery with NFC capability, it's not required
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This. Some people here act like NFC is required for the phone to function..
Correct me if I am wrong.
The antenna for the NFC is located in the Samsung battery that came with our phone. If we want NFC, we should get a battery that has built-in antenna too.
So, if we get a generic battery off Ebay, we'll lose the NFC function?
I agree, it's not a deal killer, not much you can do with NFC right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Sams...MEB4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338313443&sr=8-1
Figured I'd share this, just ordered it, seems like a great price. Will update next week after phone and batteries arrive to share how well they work.
Sounded to good to me to be true, so I did a quick search and found this
ww.amazon.com/Hyperion-Batteries-Skyrocket-Multi-purpose-CAPABILITIES/product-reviews/B0062CYXIA/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_three?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addThreeStar
(You'll have to complete the link at the beginning because I don't have enough posts to post links)
Anyway I'll have to assume that the batteries I posted are an analog to what you posted. That means that they wont have NFC capability. This may or may not be a big deal depending on what you want to use the phone for. Reading the comments it also seems like the batteries drain faster than the stock battery, but considering you get 2 + a charger this could still be a decent deal for $15
Lots of El Cheapo replacement batteries (shipped from HK) are already available at eBay. I still use HK-shipped backup batteries for my Captivate. They might not last as long as the originals, but they can get a few hours of juice when if your main runs out. They also take a "few" days to be delivered.
Edit: If the NFC component of the SIII is built-in in the battery... I doubt that these El Cheapo aftermarket will have NFC.
If anything, I would get something like this: link. But I'm going to wait until I have my S3, just in case the North American version requires a different battery. Which it shouldn't, but I'm a little paranoid.
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tamanaco said:
If the NFC component of the SIII is built-in in the battery... I doubt that these El Cheapo aftermarket will have NFC.
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Maybe someone will come out with a high capacity battery with NFC built in? I hope so.
All I can say is that you get what you pay for with batteries, good luck with these.
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Ordered ! Its a few bucks more than similar ones on eBay but at least its got a brand name that's well know for RC batteries, has to count for something.
Going to wait for Anker
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iakovl said:
Going to wait for Anker
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This. Hopefully, the Anker batteries come with the NFC chip.
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Is the NFC always built into the battery. I tried to find out if that is the way it is on the Galaxy Nexus.....they both use the same NFC chip.
NFC is built into the battery on at least the Galaxy Nexus and Skyrocket and Hercules, probably many others as well.
Most of the cheaper battery makers will advertise a higher MAH value than the battery is actually capable of.
The last 1800 MAH battery I bought off ebay (similar to some cheapy amazon) lasted only ~70% as long as my OEM 1800 MAH battery.
I ordered these too. I had them for my s2 and they worked well. Good enough for a spare to carry around.
The 3rd party batteries for SGS3 thread is there
NFC is not as important to me right now but I imagine in the next year or so it will be something I cannot live without. Well, once I program some and learn tasker
That said... $20 for the Hyperion regular batteries and charger is a no-brainer. If nothing else, just to have backups. Still wishing for NFC even if they are a little more money.
I've had hyperion batteries for my Droid Charge, and they work quite well, but they seem to lose their ability to hold a charge faster than stock batteries. I've had them for about a year now and they started losing their charge around 7-8 months in.
Great deal though!
monkeyhihi said:
I've had hyperion batteries for my Droid Charge, and they work quite well, but they seem to lose their ability to hold a charge faster than stock batteries. I've had them for about a year now and they started losing their charge around 7-8 months in.
Great deal though!
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My issue would be even though I mostly charge batteries externally can it be charged in the phone without an error?
Batteries is one of those things I almost never get aftermarket ones for unless from a really reputable company, I've seen too many battery implosion/explosions due to bad QC. Great way to ruin a phone/device.
komugi said:
Batteries is one of those things I almost never get aftermarket ones for unless from a really reputable company, I've seen too many battery implosion/explosions due to bad QC. Great way to ruin a phone/device.
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I agree with this. I am hoping that the OEM ones are available by the time I get my phone. Once reputable companies have alternatives that have numerous favorable reviews (especially NFC ones) I'll certainly consider them but for now I'm not going to take the risk.
Do you guys think these are legit?
since i am new here i cant post a working link so if you could just do an ebay search "2 x 2100mah OEM Battery For Cellular Samsung Galaxy S 3 III R530 NFC EB-L1G6LLU" thanks a bunch
i just want to make sure they are really NFC enabled
Sonic Marvel said:
since i am new here i cant post a working link so if you could just do an ebay search "2 x 2100mah OEM Battery For Cellular Samsung Galaxy S 3 III R530 NFC EB-L1G6LLU" thanks a bunch
i just want to make sure they are really NFC enabled
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Without a MANUFACTURER your guess is as good as ours.
but at that price... I doubt it.
scarrmrcc said:
Without a MANUFACTURER your guess is as good as ours.
but at that price... I doubt it.
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hmm maybe ill take the risk and buy it, ill post my results here ofcourse
Well, let's have this thread to keep the info about 3rd party SGS3 batteries that will start coming from different sellers around the world.
As soon as you find some new battery with bigger than standard capacity - post the link here.
Current listings:
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Hyperion 2 x 2200mAh Battery + Charger $14.99
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Waiting for Anker batteries to be available
There is already a thread going for the Hyperion batteries available on Amazon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680288
(Ordered btw )
Yeah, that thread is about one battery link, and this thread will have all of batteries in one place.
By the way, there are some questionable "no name" batteries on ebay, like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2X-2500...084182?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a1e20ac56
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Q728-2X-Bat...232?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35bccecd28
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-Gold-285...182973?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f18460a3d
But I do not add them to the 1st post since there is no info that we can trust them
Do the Hyperion batts have the NFC aerial ?
funb0b said:
Do the Hyperion batts have the NFC aerial ?
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They do not
fatthumb said:
Waiting for Anker batteries to be available
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+1
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What exactly does NFC aerial do?
integratyper said:
What exactly does NFC aerial do?
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This phone (and a few others) have their NFC antenna built into the battery. To cut it short, change the batt, NFC won't work (Till they make 3rd. part batteries with antenna too).
i got a couple of emails from Anker,
Thank you for contacting us.
Please be advised that we will forward your concern to our product team to see if we will develop this battery. To be honest, it is hard to find a factory who makes batteries with NFC built in. If we find one, we will consider developping NFC batteries. Hope this helps!
If there is anything else we may help, please feel free to contact us. We are always here.
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We just heard back from our product team, this new battery is being devolopped and products should arrive in our warehouse in a month. However, we do not have information about its capacity and NFC ability yet. Could you please check our store for updates by then?
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About how much do these anker batteries cost? obviously the NFC capabilities it will most likely raise the price. I have always run my stock OEM battery, but would love to have a strong aftermarket battery that will be significant.
nfc batteries might enable wireless charging
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What exactly does NFC aerial do?
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According to this article, the battery of the s3 has a build in inductive charging loop. I presume this is the nfc coil.
I'm not sure whether the one in the battery is only for wireless charging or whether the phone depends on it for all it's nfc connectivity.
It's a bit off topic, but I presumed that the wireless charging would be a coil in a new back case that connected to the two exposed pins underneath the back panel until I read this article. Those pins might mean a pin based charging dock.
Hyperion are cheats. They stick higher mAH battery labels on lower mAH batteries. They will never get my business again.
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So did you order the deal posted in the 1st post and receive them already??
So, did any 3rd party batteries start selling?
did anyone look at this yet? 4800mAh Extended Battery + White Door Cover For Samsung Galaxy S3 SIII i9300. On ebay? Sorry i can't post links because im new.
Im thinking of getting this, but i won't have a battery charger. Should i get the Hyperion, Anker, or PowerGen Battery Charger for the stock and this battery?
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Hyperion are cheats. They stick higher mAH battery labels on lower mAH batteries. They will never get my business again.
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agreed. i purchased them for my S2 and they drained twice as fast as the OEM battery. the only reason i continued to use them was for emergencies. id keep them charged and ready to go whenever i knew id be away from a charger for a long period of time. they only have enough life for about 2 hours of ACTUAL use. standby lasted probably 8 hours
just bought these
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00815EOOO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
Im sure they wont be fantastic, and i know they wont have nfc, but they should be decent backups.
ive found some 4300mAh battery
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4300mAh-Ext...III-GT-i9300-I9300-Door-Cover-W-/320923170396
ill gonna wait until ive read some reviews about it.
This will be a quick one.
My battery is starting to be a bit rubbish, so I am looking at getting a new, higher powered one.
I have found these on ebay that look ok, but I wanted to throw it out to u guys to see if any of u have bought them.....
2100mAh 100% GENUINE SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 i9300 BATTERY 2100mAH NFC FIT GALAXY S3 GT-i9300
2300mAh SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 SIII i9300 HIGH CAPACITY Li-ION SMARTPHONE BATTERY
2850mAh GOLD 2850 mah SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 i9300 Li-ION SMARTPHONE BATTERY
3800mAh 3800mAh High Capacity Battery for Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300
I don't want to go for one of those super high power, double size batteries, cos I like the fact I have a slim phone.
I've had many bricks in the past and I do not want to turn my nice slim S3 into an old Nokia size brick, lolz.
Check out this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2411923
Maybe gives you some more options.
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I have also been wanting to replace my battery, I just wanted to ask which of the original battery is better i have seen :
cell made in Japan assembled in China
cell made in Korea assembled in Vietnam
cell made in Korea assembled in china
Made in China
Made in Korea
Im sure there are others. I would guess anything made and assembled at same plant would be best, please correct me if im wrong.
You get what you pay for, I pay for a warranty I can trust as cheap batteries are too dangerous.
There's also a specific section for accessories.
boomboomer said:
You get what you pay for, I pay for a warranty I can trust as cheap batteries are too dangerous.
There's also a specific section for accessories.
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I get that, totally, and I have been looking at batteries, not their prices, if u know what I mean.
Jut wondering if anyone has had any dealings with these batteries.
Also, I know there is a accessories sections, but this was a question, so I asked it in the Q&A section.
I have only ever used Anchor battery and found them faultless .
Their was a post in Accessories at one time .
jje
Anchor or Anker? I also use Anker, just had a problem with my set of year old ones starting to swell -they replaced them both without quibble.
JJEgan said:
I have only ever used Anchor battery and found them faultless .
Their was a post in Accessories at one time .
jje
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Anchor or Anker? I also use Anker, just had a problem with my set of year old ones starting to swell -they replaced them both without quibble.
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I looked on their site and only found a 2200mAh battery, the bigger ones are double sized with the retrofit back plate.
Stock battery is only 2100mAh, so the Anker one isn't that much better =/
If the battery fits inside the standard back plate then it is the same capacity (or even less) as the standard battery, it's physically impossible for it to be any greater. Any advert saying a higher capacity for the same size is lying, so avoid.
Main point about the Anker is having two batteries, so you charge outside the phone and always have a fully charged spare to hand.
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If the battery fits inside the standard back plate then it is the same capacity (or even less) as the standard battery, it's physically impossible for it to be any greater. Any advert saying a higher capacity for the same size is lying, so avoid.
Main point about the Anker is having two batteries, so you charge outside the phone and always have a fully charged spare to hand.
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I'm not going to question ur knowledge about this, but how can u have different mAh "AA" batteries, that are all the same size in that case??
I don't want to have to carry around a second battery with me all the time, this is why I was looking at different bigger capacity batteries =/
You can buy AA batteries in many different forms, alkaline, NiCad, Li-ion etc. Each has a different power density, with Li-ion being the highest. Standard S3 batteries are already the highest density so can't be bettered, if it were that easy then Samsung would have already done it.
The only way to get more capacity is to increase the physical dimensions, don't take my word for it try Wikipedia.
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You can buy AA batteries in many different forms, alkaline, NiCad, Li-ion etc. Each has a different power density, with Li-ion being the highest. Standard S3 batteries are already the highest density so can't be bettered, if it were that easy then Samsung would have already done it.
The only way to get more capacity is to increase the physical dimensions, don't take my word for it try Wikipedia.
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S4's battery isn't much bigger, but capacity is much higher.
Personally I carry two slim zerolemons charged at 40% with me all the time.
me and wife have zerolemon 2300 in our gs3's, fit under original back door and they come with 180day warranty. only downside is no NFC. But to me its the Best 20 buck investment ive made as far as accessories lol.
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The only way to get more capacity is to increase the physical dimensions, don't take my word for it try Wikipedia.
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I am very sorry if I sounded rude in my last post to u, I really didn't mean to, I know nothing about batteries so thank u for the information
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me and wife have zerolemon 2300 in our gs3's, fit under original back door and they come with 180day warranty. only downside is no NFC. But to me its the Best 20 buck investment ive made as far as accessories lol.
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I've found the zerolemon 2300mAh batteries on eBay, HERE and I have also done some web searches about them, they look pretty good and I haven't found any bad reviews. 200mAh bigger than stock, and tested to be that capacity too, so must be true. I'm thinking of going for these, will just have to get a US to UK plug adaptor to go with the charger, lol.
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I am very sorry if I sounded rude in my last post to u, I really didn't mean to, I know nothing about batteries so thank u for the information .
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? No, you weren't at all rude -I wouldn't suggest anyone accept 'internet advise' without cross checking it against something else.
The batteries you've chosen have a modest claim for capacity so are probably genuine. Only drawbacks are the limited warranty and return postage, if ever required. The desktop battery charger I have looks identical, plugs into a standard micro usb charger so you might not need an adaptor.
Has anyone ever tried the momax battery ?
http://shop.momax.net/?sp=&p=6&cat2=637&cat1=113&cat0=46&id=3901&cat1=113&cat0=46&new=&more=&lang=en
Add my vote for the ZeroLemon 2300's. I've been using one for a while and it's great.
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Add my vote for the ZeroLemon 2300's. I've been using one for a while and it's great.
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I've had very good experience with the ZeroLemon 2300 too.
Very good battery life with Carbon ROM.
My friend is also using the Zerolemon battery, I'm still doing fine with my stock battery.