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Who has extended batteries and can we get pictures?

I am thinking about getting an extended battery for my Vibrant, specifically this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAh-Battery-w-Back-Cover-Samsung-Vibrant-T959-/280576737493. Now, I was wondering if I could get feedback from owners for extended batteries:
Which one did you get?
What is the quality -- how long does it last you?
Can you provide pics of how much fatter it made your phone?
Thanks!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9258596#post9258596
Just posted some pictures and impressions of my new 2800mah extended battery with rubberized case.

Thanks man! 2800 doesn't seem to make the phone too fat. Were did you get a case for that?!

Came with battery.
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Came with battery.
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Oh you mean back cover. I thought you meant a case, like a TPU case.

Extended battery with Clear Protector for entire phone
Use this and your battery life more than doubles. It is very comfortable, rubberized coating, and the battery rocks. The door is quite thin considering and fits comfortably in the hand. They are also going to make custom clear protectors for the entire phone and have them up for sale within 2 weeks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130448289815#ht_999wt_1139

Any non eBay sources for something like this?

epakrat75 said:
Any non eBay sources for something like this?
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Amazon I think sells them.

http://www.amazon.com/2800mAh-EXTEN...1QZA/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1290483682&sr=8-9
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http://www.amazon.com/2800mAh-EXTEN...1QZA/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1290483682&sr=8-9
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is this the same from the one in ebay? sometimes the ones in amazon are BS batteries.
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epakrat75 said:
Any non eBay sources for something like this?
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iynfynity said:
is this the same from the one in ebay? sometimes the ones in amazon are BS batteries.
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The Mugen batteries. I have the 3200mAh and really like it. There are many places from which to order it, but I can personally vouch for the great customer service of http://mugenpoweronline.com/

Am i seeing the price right? $135?!

iynfynity said:
Am i seeing the price right? $135?!
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Reputable battery vs cheap knock-off manufactured with who knows what QA--if any. I avoid the dirt cheap batteries and chargers. Maybe I am just a snob tho

iynfynity said:
Am i seeing the price right? $135?!
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Yes. About 3.5 times the cost of a typical OEM 1500mAh battery but it's not like there is much competition at size. If they produced them on a scale closer to Samsung's own, they'd possibly be cheaper.
I've also seen the cheap non OEM batteries not even charge all the way up to their advertised capacity and then their efficiency is also worse than the OEM battery. I've also seen many Vibrants busted by using cheap batteries. They've overheated, exploded or caused component failures before exploding.
At least OEM batteries perform as expected for the most part. Anyone done any or seen any performance tests done on these Mugen batteries? I'd expect them to at least perform as advertised given the price. I might actually consider getting one of these even though it costs more than what I paid for the phone itself! LOL

If you don't buy direct, you can find the Mugen one online for less than $100.
-bZj

Just an update with my Cheap Knockoff battery LOL. Its been running great with no leaks, no overheating or anything. its the 2800mah extended battery. Ive been getting 2+days with the battery. Thats with 3g on always, screen at brightest level and streaming slacker/pandora a couple hours a day. Please dont be scared to order one of the cheap batteries, they actually do work. Im just a cheapo that perfers grocery store brands vs the Big Name brands.

"Mugen Power Extended Battery 3200mAh for Samsung Galaxy S i9000 / T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant"
http://www.mugenbattery.com/samsung-galaxy-s-extended-power-battery.htm
Looks like this battery will work and is on special due to a "Black Friday" sale for $88.

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http://www.amazon.com/2800mAh-EXTEN...1QZA/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1290483682&sr=8-9
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I ordered this one the other day, should be getting here next monday or so...
But has anybody found somebody or some place online that sells anykind of cases for the Vibrant with the bulky battery casing??

Chalup said:
The Mugen batteries. I have the 3200mAh and really like it. There are many places from which to order it, but I can personally vouch for the great customer service of http://mugenpoweronline.com/
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Can you please post some pics of your phone with new back plate on? Maybe next to a pencil or another common object for comparison?
Thank you.

I would like to see something better comparison wise than a lighter, I really want to be able to keep on 3g all day and get most of a days charge.. I have to keep off 3g, bluetooth, gps all the time to get 17+ hours out of my phone.. and heaven forbid I use google maps or something.
Don't get me wrong, my phone is awesome, I am used to having to keep things like 3g off to have enough battery, but it would be nice to be able to USE the phone without fear of it dying too early..

2200 mah Battery

Hey I'm wondering if someone already try something like this , using this capacity?i was looking extra battery and I check this
http://cgi.ebay.com/2200mAh-Battery...Accessories&hash=item3cb735b155#ht_2144wt_665
I know we are waiting seidio one but for 12 us would be nice,I'm thinking buy this or 2 1900mah plus charger, do you think its real 2200 ¿¿?? What do you think? Should I buy?
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Be wary. A lot of these batteries aren't actually the capacity that they advertise.
$12 may be worth the risk.
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tight686 said:
Be wary. A lot of these batteries aren't actually the capacity that they advertise.
$12 may be worth the risk.
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yeah i though so, perhaps seems andida its a know brand, mmm perhaps would be nice check the mah, its anyway to know how much mah have??

I ordered it.
Just like 3 other people apparently.
It has cost me only 8,23 EUR, nice.
Andida seems to be a good brand.
http://www.frandroid.com/15617/andida-la-batterie-a-pas-cher/

Shaydar said:
I ordered it.
Just like 3 other people apparently.
It has cost me only 8,23 EUR, nice.
Andida seems to be a good brand.
http://www.frandroid.com/15617/andida-la-batterie-a-pas-cher/
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i just orderer mine too lets see how it going

It look much better than those 1800mah battery that are all over ebay. I would rather buy one of these than getting 3 of the crappy ones for the same price !!!

noxlord said:
It look much better than those 1800mah battery that are all over ebay. I would rather buy one of these than getting 3 of the crappy ones for the same price !!!
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yea, i just bought one i will see how works

On the captivate forums a user bought a few of these different mAh batteries and did tests with some battery meters. None of the batteries did as well as the stock OEM batteries. Even known "good" brands like Seido didn't do well. The higher capacity batteries never did as well as even stock batteries and the cheap eBay batteries that matched the originals did really bad.
If i want an extra battery i will just buy it from AT&T or Moto - or somewhere that i know the one i buy is genuine.

i bought one today too

I asked the seller:
Does the battery fit in the original battery-case?
here is his answer:
his is andida battery.It is better than the original battery thick only little .do not worry,it could be use
Do you think it will fit?
I looked and it seems to me like there's not really room for a thicker battery....

Make sure to check out the seidio battery...that might be a good one.

Surely:
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/basi22mtatr.htm

Shaydar said:
I asked the seller:
Does the battery fit in the original battery-case?
here is his answer:
his is andida battery.It is better than the original battery thick only little .do not worry,it could be use
Do you think it will fit?
I looked and it seems to me like there's not really room for a thicker battery....
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I would be very wary of any battery that is any thicker than the original. If you have to press harder on the cover to get it to clip on with the thicker battery, it could be physically stressing the circuit boards or other components.

its already shipped so i will report back when i get it if its not the same as stock i could use it as backup battery when im camping so for 12 bucks worth

That's a monster lol perhaps 120 us its pretty expensive for me plus shipping , not sure how big will be my atrix . I will wait chinese one
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Can someone who received the 2200mah battery post some use experience like how it is compare to the stock battery, etc

hanming said:
Can someone who received the 2200mah battery post some use experience like how it is compare to the stock battery, etc
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Seriously , been waiting for this thread to update for quite some time now. NO ONE HERE HAS THIS THING? Let us no if yay or nay.
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sdlopez83 said:
Seriously , been waiting for this thread to update for quite some time now. NO ONE HERE HAS THIS THING? Let us no if yay or nay.
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mine its on way so you need wait its sucks i want it now stupid shipping times, when i get something i will test.
in fact im doing a "time drain" i mean i leave my phone full bright 2 hours testing wallpapers and so on to see how much consume gingerblur apps, stock and so on and i will compare with chinese one

My tracking says that the item is at Beijing Airport since The 28th.
What a joke...

Shaydar said:
My tracking says that the item is at Beijing Airport since The 28th.
What a joke...
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mine says
departure from outward office of exchange
not sure what means

Will Samsung release a bigger extended battery?

What do you think? if so what would be the expected mah?

I'd love them to, but I doubt it :/ If they do however, I will be pre-ordering it straight away

Agreed just got a Nexus and the battery life is half that of my iPhone. My iPhones screen would be at max and the Nexus at the minimum.
If they release a 2500-ish battery I will get it

Dark lord me said:
Agreed just got a Nexus and the battery life is half that of my iPhone. My iPhones screen would be at max and the Nexus at the minimum.
If they release a 2500-ish battery I will get it
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I don't think they will. Personally, I was disappointed in their decision to use such a small extended battery. I know allot of people don't want to lose the slimness. Those people should stick to the stock battery. I wish it was close to 3000 mah.
I guess Samsung decided more people would buy the battery based on slimness than would not buy because of mah rating.
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Well we got the Seidio extended battery. Not exactly Samsung but I had good experience with their batteries. My only complaint about the battery is the back cover. Not a big fan of the color. Should have made it the color of the phone

Samsung wont make a bigger one. they did same thing for the galaxy S2.
Im waiting for the mugen one. I had that on my SG S2 and it was a beast

I hope Samsung or somebody else does. The siedo is huge and kinda ugly. Personally I would like around 2500mah -3000mah depending on how huge it is. Including NFC would be a huge plus too.

What's the seido?
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alvespt said:
What's the seido?
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http://tinyurl.com/7tcmoz4
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Doubt it as it'd ruin the lines of the phone. The official 2000mah extended battery fits nicely and the cover just makes the phone feel better in the hand

the mugen will have how much battery?

i dont think they would but it would be very nice to see if they do....

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What do you think? if so what would be the expected mah?
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Samsung have already officially released an extended battery for the GNex. It is on Amazon for $33.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...SUUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327052643&sr=8-1

That's the Verizon version, the GSM one can be found on eBay...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-S...&otn=3&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=5740074372515825204

How many Extras hours will this give?
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alvespt said:
How many Extras hours will this give?
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All depends on your usage of the phone. It is only an extra 250 mAh, so if you are a heavy user, you may get an hour or two out, medium user a couple of hours and light user a few more!
I find it is easy to carry around a spare cheap eBay battery just in case you need it!

as long as it doesnt look like this:
http://www.fonearena.com/blog/22046/samsung-power-pack-ebb-u10-for-galaxy-s-is-out.html

Novel idea there, although it looks FUGLY!!

I'm not gonna lie. I'm tempted to get the Seidio one since I'm a really heavy user, especially during the night shift with music and such. But idk. I'm thinking about buying an extra extended battery since Verizon still has them for half off or getting the huge Seidio one. I don't use NFC so that doesn't really matter. What do you guys think?
By the way, sorry if I like jacked your thread with this question

xXJay_RXx said:
I'm not gonna lie. I'm tempted to get the Seidio one since I'm a really heavy user, especially during the night shift with music and such. But idk. I'm thinking about buying an extra extended battery since Verizon still has them for half off or getting the huge Seidio one. I don't use NFC so that doesn't really matter. What do you guys think?
By the way, sorry if I like jacked your thread with this question
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Most people are going to tell you use the Samsung because it looks better...personally, looks don't matter to me, so if you feel you need the extra juice the seido is the best option at the moment. The thing keeping me from the seido is NFC and the price. I just went with the samsung. You can buy 2 of them for less than the price of the seido.
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Mugen Power extended batteries expected in February!!!!

UPDATE
Mugen released it's pack for Galaxy Nexus finally! Share your experiences! I'm getting one soon, will do a short review!
Verizon Galaxy Nexus 2000mAh battery - fits OEM socket
GSM i9250 Galaxy Nexus 2000mAh battery - fits OEM socket
GSM i9250 Galaxy Nexus 4000mAh battery

After seeing the Seidio extended battery and knowing Mugen is known for making tank sized batteries, I can't imagine how big this battery would be
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I'm hoping they're able to make one same sized as existing extended battery but at higher capacity like 2200mAH instead.

The question to answer would be if they would include the RFID antenna in their design our not. Their pricing is always premium, and usually are the closest thing to an OEM part, so I hope their trait continues here as well.
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If they make a GSM variant, I will buy and review it!

vagelis said:
The question to answer would be if they would include the RFID antenna in their design our not. Their pricing is always premium, and usually are the closest thing to an OEM part, so I hope their trait continues here as well.
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I dont think any third party brand makers will add a NFC antenna.

kms108 said:
I dont think any third party brand makers will add a NFC antenna.
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I was thinking the same thing, which is why I plan on keeping the battery it came with.

kms108 said:
I dont think any third party brand makers will add a NFC antenna.
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Realistically speaking, the antenna is really just a square spiral etched on a thin metal film, and it's only a few dollars' worth of a large production run to include. Mugen's typically $80 pricing would be more justifiable with that added. Plus, they'll have more paying customers this way.
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vagelis said:
Realistically speaking, the antenna is really just a square spiral etched on a thin metal film, and it's only a few dollars' worth of a large production run to include. Mugen's typically $80 pricing would be more justifiable with that added. Plus, they'll have more paying customers this way.
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not everything is about money, they can't just put a antenna (spiral plate to you) on the side of battery, a large company will need preperations, redesign, QC, safety, and approval from companies board or countries government safety regulation bodies for just a simply alteration.
In simple terms, it's not just adjustment, but what goes on in the background just to have this done, they have many years of manufacturing, they have all the QC and standards, and putting a antenna on a battery is easy, maybe i can even do this, but the galaxy nexus is the only phone with NFC in the battery, do you think they will go through all the trouble just for one phone, if all phones have this, then it's another story.
This is the reason why you see only OEM batteries have this.
also if you have noticed, the sgs2 in korea also have NFC and the rest of the world dont, why?.

I am very interested to see what model they offer first GSM, or VZW CDMA.
I have the OEM 2000mah extended battery for the GSM model that I got from Korea, so when Mugen does come out with theres ill take a look at it, but more than likely ill keep my extended battery because it has NFC in it as well.

Having the extended OEM GSM battery, I don't see why anyone would give up the ability to use a case and ruin the form factor of the phone with one of those behemoth batteries. With the right kernel you can get almost 6 hours screen on time and very little idle drain. I regularly hit over 5 hours with all sync on etc. Unless you are camping or somewhere with no power, I don't see a hassle plugging the phone in once a day or every other day depending on your usage. I guess its all about choice?
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vagelis said:
The question to answer would be if they would include the RFID antenna in their design our not. Their pricing is always premium, and usually are the closest thing to an OEM part, so I hope their trait continues here as well.
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They made a 2000mAh battery for Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-2000mah-extended-battery-for-t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t989-atandt-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-e110s-korea.html

porcupineli said:
They made a 2000mAh battery for Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-2000mah-extended-battery-for-t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t989-atandt-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-e110s-korea.html
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the point is, does it support NFC.
supposely not.

Jayrod1980 said:
Having the extended OEM GSM battery, I don't see why anyone would give up the ability to use a case and ruin the form factor of the phone with one of those behemoth batteries.
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Who says they'll produce exclusively behemoth batteries?
If they could, say, produce a 2,500mAh battery that fit the OEM extended cover, I'd wager they'd get a lot of business...
Jayrod1980 said:
I guess its all about choice?
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If we weren't worried about choice, we'd all be using iPhones.
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They made a 2000mAh battery for Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/mugen-power-2000mah-extended-battery-for-t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t989-atandt-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-e110s-korea.html
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Given there's an OEM 2100mAh battery for the i515 that supports NFC and comes in at about half the price, it's a matter of some mystery why anyone would go for that.

Step666 said:
Given there's an OEM 2100mAh battery for the i515 that supports NFC and comes in at about half the price, it's a matter of some mystery why anyone would go for that.
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+1

I bought the Mugen extended battery for my HTC Desire, the one that was about double the size and power.
I am very happy with that purchase as it clearly doubled (at least) my power on my phone.

Well..I have an LTE Nexus...and I use it ALOT....the OEM extended battery will do nothing for me..I just ordered the Seidio extended 3800Mah battery and also the extended cover and holster..
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-3800-extended-life-battery-p/bacy38ssgnl-bk.htm
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung...-extended-combo-black-p/bd2-hr2ssgnlx2-bk.htm
for me.....I do not use NFC and the bigger battery is better

hogowner said:
Well..I have an LTE Nexus...and I use it ALOT....the OEM extended battery will do nothing for me..I just ordered the Seidio extended 3800Mah battery and also the extended cover and holster..
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-3800-extended-life-battery-p/bacy38ssgnl-bk.htm
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung...-extended-combo-black-p/bd2-hr2ssgnlx2-bk.htm
for me.....I do not use NFC and the bigger battery is better
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You are going to like it very much! I have the same combo!

Mugen released it's pack for Galaxy Nexus finally.
Verizon Galaxy Nexus 2000mAh battery - fits OEM socket
GSM i9250 Galaxy Nexus 2000mAh battery - fits OEM socket
GSM i9250 Galaxy Nexus 4000mAh battery

also in the description is written that 4000 also has nfc support SWEET

3500+ mAh batteries

I found that there are 3500+ mAh batteries for the Nexus, but I'm trying to figure out which one. A lot of them have *extremely* ugly covers. I have a otter box, and would like to try to keep it compatible with common cases. It's not 100% necessarily important, but would be nice.
What are you suggestions on batteries? I found a few on Amazon, ranging from $10 to $60. I have verizon extended already. It sucks.

You're probably not gonna find anything in the slim extended department. Every single 3800 mAh battery is huge.
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You can get batteries for $10? Do they last? Or do you get what you pay for?

I hear they sell tanks at the local swap meet.
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Guarantee the $10 3800mAh battery will give you about the same life as the stock battery lol.

I have no clue if they are any good. I'm not worried about the case, really, I just want to last at work:
amazon.com/Hyperion-Extended-Compatible-SCH-i515-CAPABILITIES/dp/B007C8XRJY/ref=sr_1_20?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1332709191&sr=1-20

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I have no clue if they are any good. I'm not worried about the case, really, I just want to last at work:
amazon.com/Hyperion-Extended-Compatible-SCH-i515-CAPABILITIES/dp/B007C8XRJY/ref=sr_1_20?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1332709191&sr=1-20
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Good God that thing is hideous.

martonikaj said:
Good God that thing is hideous.
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I know it is! lol it doesn't matter though, I'm seriously on my phone for 8 hours straight and I go through my extended and standard battery in that time frame.