Does anyone know how to achieve this? I would suspect shorting the 3 leads (or a combination) in the battery compartment without the battery inserted and while plugged into a usb AC adapter would do the trick. However, I don't know the exact electrical layout of those leads....
Great for long road trips (gps + dashcam usage) or tethering so as not the wear out the battery prematurely.
Sounds like a bad idea.
Take the battery out and plug the phone in.
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If one can jumper the connections to mimic a full battery...then it should be able to run off a power source such as a wall socket AC adapter or usb car adapter. Of course, the resistance of the battery should be taken into consideration when doing so. I just need the pin outs for those leads....
The battery temperature gets way hot...into the high 40s C when tethering, which is definitely not conducive to prolonged battery life.
Overstew said:
Take the battery out and plug the phone in.
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Doesn't work with a stock E4GT phone...although I've heard other smart phones are able to do so (sony, nokia)
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Sounds like a bad idea.
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What he said... why would you want this anyway?
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mauricehall said:
What he said... why would you want this anyway?
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Well..as i said before. The two main reasons for this is while Tethering and when using it as a Dash Cam + GPS while driving. The phone gets incredibly hot along with the battery temperature. Eliminating the battery will relieve the extra temperature as well as preserve battery health.
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Well..as i said before. The two main reasons for this is while Tethering and when using it as a Dash Cam + GPS while driving. The phone gets incredibly hot along with the battery temperature. Eliminating the battery will relieve the extra temperature as well as preserve battery health.
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I just took a 9 hour road trip and used sprint hot spot for tethering a handful of devices in the vehicle. What I did was take the back off the phone, let it sit over the windshield vent and had cool air blow into it. It stayed nice and cool. I used an unactivated phone for Google nav using wifi.
Tethering maxes out the processor for a long period of time, that's why it always gets hot.
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I just took a 9 hour road trip and used sprint hot spot for tethering a handful of devices in the vehicle. What I did was take the back off the phone, let it sit over the windshield vent and had cool air blow into it. It stayed nice and cool. I used an unactivated phone for Google nav using wifi.
Tethering maxes out the processor for a long period of time, that's why it always gets hot.
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Thanks! That's a great idea. Oh wow...wifi hotspot eats up the battery like no other, which brings me to my next question.
What USB Car Adapter did you use with it? I've read that typical 1Amp usb car adapters are unable to charge or even maintain battery level when cellphone is running with all radios enabled due to the large amount of power draw. I'm looking at a small and very discreet 2Amp usb car adapter, which should be able to provide enough juice for the phone running with all radios on.
Some considerations I've been looking at:
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-Charge...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-ST-24...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-17
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Power...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-K3...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-10
If you look on the battery you will see which pins are positive and negative but i seriously do not recommend doing that. It would probably work but it would be very risky if those power leads touch "short out" your phone is dead, you never "short out" electrical connections especially on a phone! unless you want to short out your phone (very bad!)
I think the best thing you can do is get an extended battery so you can tether without having to charge at the same time, and that way the battery shouldnt heat up that much, as well as last alot longer. However if your gonna go 9 hours then you should definitely stick it in a A/C vent or something!
m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=1232905&pid=1218239487283#customer-overview
Or for $3 more
m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=2683573&pid=1218452837981
On sale now down from $40.
It probably still won't keep up with all that current drain you're producing. My suggestion is to get a real gps for around a $100 like an entry level Garmin and be done with it.
Here's one on sale now
m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=2884094&pid=1218361288962#customer-overview
Nice basic one that will get the job done and people are giving it great reviews. A real GPS is going to work so much better than a phone.
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Thanks! That's a great idea. Oh wow...wifi hotspot eats up the battery like no other, which brings me to my next question.
What USB Car Adapter did you use with it? I've read that typical 1Amp usb car adapters are unable to charge or even maintain battery level when cellphone is running with all radios enabled due to the large amount of power draw. I'm looking at a small and very discreet 2Amp usb car adapter, which should be able to provide enough juice for the phone running with all radios on.
Some considerations I've been looking at:
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-Charge...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-ST-24...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329682002&sr=1-17
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Power...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-K3...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329681948&sr=1-10
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I had a power converter and used the outlet charger and USB that came with the phone. Yes the phone did loose power while on the charger, but didn't go dead.
Anything that's 1A 5 watts is the maximum the phone will accept. I wouldn't advise going over 1 amp.
I used the Griffin charger before. I don't think it kicks out the power as advertised. My phones always charged very slowly with that charger.
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What about this 8800mAH (by WINTOP) for the Dopod 900, huh?
http://szwintop.manufacturer.global...y/product_id-1001331336/action-GetProduct.htm
Well, I suppose it'll work for all the Universal variants, right?
:lol:
Also www.batteryupgrade.com are now selling Exec batteries. Have ordered one will report when I receive it.
Charging an extra battery is going to be a pain Hope there's gonna be some 3rd party cradle that allows charging of an extra battery like with the older devices.
universaldoc said:
Charging an extra battery is going to be a pain Hope there's gonna be some 3rd party cradle that allows charging of an extra battery like with the older devices.
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same with me.
jah said:
Also www.batteryupgrade.com are now selling Exec batteries. Have ordered one will report when I receive it.
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it's expensive.try ebay. for buy it now around 15 pounds
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Hi guys,
I have the 8800mAH battery and I tell you that its great. My set draws power very rapidly when I turn the phone on, turn WiFi on and have BT turn on as well for BT headest and Stowaway BT mouse
No regrets
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FOSA said:
Hi guys,
I have the 8800mAH battery and I tell you that its great. My set draws power very rapidly when I turn the phone on, turn WiFi on and have BT turn on as well for BT headest and Stowaway BT mouse
No regrets
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Where did you buy it and how much?
Cyb
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Hi cyberslinger,
Here:-
http://www.eastgear.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29_94&products_id=441
too big and heavy. not to mention xda handset.
is it easy to use?
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Hi MugenPower,
Yes, its easy to use.
jah said:
Also www.batteryupgrade.com are now selling Exec batteries. Have ordered one will report when I receive it.
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I wish they could have made it more than 1750.
just bought a apre battery from ebay too...cost 15.00 inc P&P. Better than 25.00 ive seen elsewhere.
agree 'bout the cradle though. found a cradle but doesn't have a spare place for charging the battery too.
BTW also beware.... syncing daily with usb cable part charges the batery and will cause memory effect...
use blutooth instead.
techyphile said:
BTW also beware.... syncing daily with usb cable part charges the batery and will cause memory effect...
use blutooth instead.
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Do Lithium Ions sufer from memory effect?
I presume that's hat the battery is?
No, LiON batterys do not have memory. Unlike NiCad's which do.
General rule for LiON batts is to keep em cooked on charge, rather than flat out for any length of time, deep discharges can create bubbles on the cells apparently!
Although some latops have conflicting LiON advice, stating that you shouldnt leave the batt on mains for more than a week at a time.
In addition there's text in the "newer" manuals for phones and PDAs stating that the LiON batts wont have "full" capability until theyve had a few deep discharge cycles.
So my advice is keep the thing on charge at all times, but dont worry about running it right down from time to time, but be sure to get it back on charge soon after a deep discharge.
I have killed a perfectly good ipaq3630 batt by leaving the device for 6months off charge. Conversly I have no evidence to suggest detrimental performance from my Eten-P700 which is hardl 8) y ever off charge.
Last point, I believe the later devices dont actually full discharge, I suspect they "hard set" off whilst a little juice remains. Unlike the older Ipaqs etc which drain to the last drop (bubble?)
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FOSA said:
Hi guys,
I have the 8800mAH battery and I tell you that its great. My set draws power very rapidly when I turn the phone on, turn WiFi on and have BT turn on as well for BT headest and Stowaway BT mouse
No regrets
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Hello again. How many cycles or at least how long does it extend the built-in battery. This sound very enticing especially on long trips.
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Hi cktlcmd,
Base on calculation its about 5 full charges although I have not counted it since I'll plug the battery into my set whenever I'm out surfing at hotspots
One thing to note is that if you've the phone turn on, bt turn on and wifi also turn on then the power consumption is greater than the external bat can supply since USB DC current supply is much lower than the AC adaptor of 1A DC
You'll see tha battery level drop, however, without the ext battery you cab bet that the battery level will drop faster.
Thanks FOSA. This charger is on my wish list now.
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Hi cktlcmd,
FYI, if you intend to buy this battery do take note that you also have to purchase the intelligent cable (with a built-in chip) unless it comes with the battery. Its a proprietary cable with a proprietary port on one end and a 5-pin mini USB port on the other end to connet to the Universal.
The output port of the battery is NOT a standard USB port.
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I have the 8800mAH battery
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In truth though, you could hardly describe that as a battery, unless I'm being taken to the wrong page each time?
I'd describe that as more of a battery extender. A good idea nonetheless, I used to use a little 4xAA one with the JAM... good if you're in the arsehole of nowhere...
Hey, wonder if it's pin and power compatible, still got it along with a holder and other accessories...
Just curious to those that use Pandora in their car and forgive me if this is n00b thread but I'm looking for any input.
First off, I have had this phone since launch but have yet to put it under heavy use(lots of email, gps, bluetooth, etc). So I'm a bit cautious about wearing down my baby lol. To the heavy use users, is battery life still the same or are you seeing drastic changes on how long it last?
Second, what set up(modem, kernel, rom, etc) should I use to run Pandora as flawless as possible? I will mostly use it when driving through the city(weekends) so I hope to get better reception there than at home...
Again, sorry for the dumb questions but I would like some input. Cheers!
I listen to music via pandora in the car. the batteru drain is very light. At most, you use 5% in 30 minutes. (At least for me). I always have screen off when I play pandora, though. And I have good signal where I live.
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Just curious to those that use Pandora in their car and forgive me if this is n00b thread but I'm looking for any input.
First off, I have had this phone since launch but have yet to put it under heavy use(lots of email, gps, bluetooth, etc). So I'm a bit cautious about wearing down my baby lol. To the heavy use users, is battery life still the same or are you seeing drastic changes on how long it last?
Second, what set up(modem, kernel, rom, etc) should I use to run Pandora as flawless as possible? I will mostly use it when driving through the city(weekends) so I hope to get better reception there than at home...
Again, sorry for the dumb questions but I would like some input. Cheers!
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Don't know about your second question, but anytime you use any phone heavily (lots of everything you mentioned) the battery is going to quickly drop. Flashing most ROMs will improve your battery life, but not so drastically that it will stand up to a day of heavy gps/bluetooth/4g/constant email & text etc..
Unfortunately the sad truth is that any smart phone under heavy use will have the battery drained under heavy use. I for one rarely leave my phone off the charger when one is available, be it in my house, work, or in my car. Like water in the desert you never know when your next charge might come. I would suggest investing in a car charger for you trips through the city. Not only will you not have to worry about battery drain while listening to music, but when you arrive at your destination you will have a nice and fully charged phone on what you can impress people with. Car chargers are rather inexpensive if you check on ebay. I got a wall charge, car charger, screen protectors and a tpu case for less then 5 bucks shipped. While the quality might not be as good as the sprint charger(with what seams like a 20 foot cable) it will get you by just fine.
Sorry I wasn't clear enough guys!!!
What I meant by battery drainage was in the LONG HAUL, will recharging it over and over again damage it...as I understand it, most cell phone batteries have 1000 charges life span.
I do have a car charger that I rarely use unless I have to. Will leaving my phone connected to it WHILE using being harmful? I think thats my biggest question here..I have heard that using the phone while charging can spell bad news for your phone.
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Sorry I wasn't clear enough guys!!!
What I meant by battery drainage was in the LONG HAUL, will recharging it over and over again damage it...as I understand it, most cell phone batteries have 1000 charges life span.
I do have a car charger that I rarely use unless I have to. Will leaving my phone connected to it WHILE using being harmful? I think thats my biggest question here..I have heard that using the phone while charging can spell bad news for your phone.
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Honestly I've heard stories of this happening to people, but it has just never happened to me. The batteries on all of my phones have had pretty consistent loss over time so I personally don't think you have anything to worry about.
I haven't noticed any significant loss in battery over time other than what naturally happens to all batteries whether you use them heavily or not. I'm always on my phone, streaming music surfing the Internet, using a car dock to recharge and it seems just fine still after having this phone since day 1 that it came out.
I couldn't tell you the best setup since right now I'm just running stock rooted sorry.
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And you can get a new oem battery off amazon/ebay for like $15. I've noticed some batteries lose their charge more then others but to me it always makes more sense to just keep it charged then buy a new battery later if I need to. I'm talking over a year for me before I can tell a battery gets worn out...
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I can say from my previous phone that over time if your a heavy user and you find yourself always searching for a charger while your on the go, your battery life will diminish and eventually the battery will swell.
My last phone a Zio from cricket, began with a battery that would last about 7-8 hours with me using it to text, listen to pandora for an hour on my way to work, check Facebook, XDA, etc...
After a while I had to charge my phone more often, eventually the battery could not last any longer than 2 hours 3 if I didn't use pandora.
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Yeah. All lithium-ion batteries will eventually lose their vitality. It's just the nature of the battery. Constant use will definitely make this happen sooner but not soon enough to be a fear in the back of your mind. I actually need to replace my laptop battery soon because of this but it would happen sooner or later...
I find that after a few days in my phone, that my battery starts to drop faster, so i just swap it out for my spare and drop the spare in the phone. But usually between 2 days i will swap at least once.
The external charger always charges to 100% where the phone a we all know is flaky at best in charging.
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the last thing in the world I would worry about is wearing out the phone or battery..
I'd be more concerned about a meteor hitting me, or winning the lottery!
luckily, this isn't an iphone or a razr, so if the battery goes to ****, you can just buy a new one. if I were you, i wouldn't think about it again. pandora away.
One thing I did was if I am going to have it plugged into the charger and using it heavily I bought a cheap knockoff battery that I just throw in for this purpose only. Heat is one of the biggest killers of batteries and if you are using your phone heavily while being plugged in it gets very hot. I figure if I am going to kill a battery it may as well be a cheap knockoff one then the actual OEM one.
Wartouched said:
Unfortunately the sad truth is that any smart phone under heavy use will have the battery drained under heavy use. I for one rarely leave my phone off the charger when one is available, be it in my house, work, or in my car. Like water in the desert you never know when your next charge might come. I would suggest investing in a car charger for you trips through the city. Not only will you not have to worry about battery drain while listening to music, but when you arrive at your destination you will have a nice and fully charged phone on what you can impress people with. Car chargers are rather inexpensive if you check on ebay. I got a wall charge, car charger, screen protectors and a tpu case for less then 5 bucks shipped. While the quality might not be as good as the sprint charger(with what seams like a 20 foot cable) it will get you by just fine.
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I got the Motorola rapid car charger for my entire family. We all use the E4GT. Super cheap, $5 on Amazon (free ship with prime), charges at 950mA so it's every bit as quick as Samsung OEM, and it looks quite snazzy with the blue led window. Definitely top tier quality!
CoppertoneSPF15 said:
I got the Motorola rapid car charger for my entire family. We all use the E4GT. Super cheap, $5 on Amazon (free ship with prime), charges at 950mA so it's every bit as quick as Samsung OEM, and it looks quite snazzy with the blue led window. Definitely top tier quality!
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No problems with GPS not working when charging? Mine did...
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I recommend using a profile locked at 500 or 800 max to get max battery life. Did this on a trip recently, 10 hour drive. Pandora or doubletwist and gps the whole way, no battery drop with screen on and charger plugged in.
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Use the phone for what it's for. Don't worry about battery life since they are cheap enough to replace.
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SuperSwagSauce said:
Honestly I've heard stories of this happening to people, but it has just never happened to me. The batteries on all of my phones have had pretty consistent loss over time so I personally don't think you have anything to worry about.
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I think he's worrying about it too much.
So i recently busted my default charger and started using one i bought, its not samsung brand, but lately i've been noticing that my battery dies quicker, does this seem look like normal battery life or is it possible that having a different type of charger is screwing with my battery? All i use my phone for is texting/phone calls. Thanks in advance
What are the power output on the charger? It seems that it drops really fast even during standby. The charger that came with the nexus is rated at 5v @ 1a.
SnackAttackk said:
So i recently busted my default charger and started using one i bought, its not samsung brand, but lately i've been noticing that my battery dies quicker, does this seem look like normal battery life or is it possible that having a different type of charger is screwing with my battery? All i use my phone for is texting/phone calls. Thanks in advance
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Have you checked BetterBatteryStats? Looks like that phone is almost always awake, except during one period where the battery had less of a downslope. Also, it looks like even during the downslopes your phone is charging. Something doesn't seem right here, and I doubt it's your charger. It looks more like some application or other software is eating your battery for breakfast.
Yeah i also forgot to say, sometimes i'd look at my phone while in out and it would randomly say its charging. When its obviously not. The brand of the charger is called "On the go", no idea what kind of charge it delivers.
SnackAttackk said:
Yeah i also forgot to say, sometimes i'd look at my phone while in out and it would randomly say its charging. When its obviously not. The brand of the charger is called "On the go", no idea what kind of charge it delivers.
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Are you on stock or have you tried flashing back to stock? If the problem continues even with a clean install of the stock software, it seems like the USB charging board might be messed up and may need replacing.
biscuitownz said:
What are the power output on the charger? It seems that it drops really fast even during standby. The charger that came with the nexus is rated at 5v @ 1a.
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I've always wondered about this too. I seem to have a range of chargers that are micro USB that are 5v but < 1a. Is it safe to use these or not?
Yes i flashed it and am on a rooted version.
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If the problem continues even with a clean install of the stock software, it seems like the USB charging board might be messed up and may need replacing.
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^^^^^^^
Alright i'll look into that, thanks guys
I'm Curious About This Too
I've been using the power block from my old Motorola OG Droid, with an output of 5.1V - 850mA, along with the usb cable that came with my old Palm Pre Plus (its nearly 52" long, almost 4 1/2ft!) andi have no idea what that's rated for. I seem to be doing fine as far as I can tell. It charges quickly on AC, nothing overheats.
But what are the consequences of using a power source with this kind of difference, if any? Consequences to using a power source with a greater difference?
neccoguy21 said:
I've been using the power block from my old Motorola OG Droid, with an output of 5.1V - 850mA, along with the usb cable that came with my old Palm Pre Plus (its nearly 52" long, almost 4 1/2ft!) andi have no idea what that's rated for. I seem to be doing fine as far as I can tell. It charges quickly on AC, nothing overheats.
But what are the consequences of using a power source with this kind of difference, if any? Consequences to using a power source with a greater difference?
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Not saying it works but my friends phone was doing same phone kept saying it was still charging and screen wouldn't sleep , are u using a live wallpaper ? If u are try getting something non live and see if that helps . His phone since has stopped showing the charging icon and screen wake has reduced dramatically
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benpfeil said:
I've always wondered about this too. I seem to have a range of chargers that are micro USB that are 5v but < 1a. Is it safe to use these or not?
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Yes, the "a" (amperage) doesn't matter. It's just telling you how fast it can charge your phone, higher the amperage is, the faster it'll charge.
You can also determine how many watts the charger will consume by multiplying the Voltage by Amps. So if your charger was rated at 5v @ 1.5a, it will use about 7.5 watts. If it's less than 1a, like .6a, just put a decimal before the number.
http://www.amazon.com/i-Blason-Powe...70579413&sr=8-2&keywords=htc+one+battery+case
I'm going to bite the bullet. Anyone else with me? I'm curious to see how long it takes to charge since it only outputs 0.5A of current.
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http://www.amazon.com/i-Blason-Powe...70579413&sr=8-2&keywords=htc+one+battery+case
I'm going to bite the bullet. Anyone else with me? I'm curious to see how long it takes to charge since it only outputs 0.5A of current.
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I ordered one a couple of hours ago. Got the phone today and im excited to see a battery case already available. Over in the Nexus 4 forums were still waiting.
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I ordered one a couple of hours ago. Got the phone today and im excited to see a battery case already available. Over in the Nexus 4 forums were still waiting.
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The Mophie is also out for the HTC One, but I don't like the looks of it.
Arcadia310 said:
The Mophie is also out for the HTC One, but I don't like the looks of it.
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And quite a bit more expensive. The only real difference I see is the charge rate. IIRC I read somewhere the Mophie covered the power button and I use the IR blaster. Either way ill give this one a shot, if I dont like it ill check out the Mophie.
The output of 500mA convince me not to be a guinea pig for this case.
I'm convinced that's just not enough power to charge up the phone while in use. Also that rate of output I'm sure it will take hours to change a phone.
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Alternative case 3800mah
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314388
shook187 said:
The output of 500mA convince me not to be a guinea pig for this case.
I'm convinced that's just not enough power to charge up the phone while in use. Also that rate of output I'm sure it will take hours to change a phone.
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I dont need it to charge. I just need it to sustain power. If both the phone and case are full just turn the case on so it discharges first. Its perfect for me, itll keep my phone topped up while im at work and not using it much.
silentsnow31802 said:
I dont need it to charge. I just need it to sustain power. If both the phone and case are full just turn the case on so it discharges first. Its perfect for me, itll keep my phone topped up while im at work and not using it much.
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The phone should stay charged if you don't use it much even without the case. I'm not sure what's the purpose of having a case if you're not using the phone, it will stay charge while not in use.
I personally need the case to be able to charge my phone up or hold charge while it's propped up streaming a baseball game with the AtBat app.
But I know for a fact 500mA just won't be enough power for the phone to hold a charge while in use. You will actually get power drain while in use.
Either way guys let me know how it goes I'll keep an eye on this case.
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You will actually get power drain while in use. /snip
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No offense, but what's your problem with this? Batteries drain when in use, period. If you're using a battery case, then the batteries are still draining. If I wanted to actually charge my phone, I'd use an external backup battery or AC-- I'm ordering this case to extend runtime by slowing consumption rate.
It just seems like you'd be better suited with an external battery.
Rirere said:
No offense, but what's your problem with this? Batteries drain when in use, period. If you're using a battery case, then the batteries are still draining. If I wanted to actually charge my phone, I'd use an external backup battery or AC-- I'm ordering this case to extend runtime by slowing consumption rate.
It just seems like you'd be better suited with an external battery.
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I don't think you used the mophie juice pack before because it actually charges up the phone while you using it. That's a feature I actually need because I will actually watch a baseball game or two while at work and don't want to be tied down to a power cord.
With the Mophie case I get 2 full charges and what ever time it took the case to fully charge the phone. Needless to say I'm cordless for a whole day with heavy heavy usage and constant screen on time.
I want this case for the simple fact it has a kickstand but besides that what's the point in having this case if all it does is charge the phone while not in use. And it does a poor job at that too because it takes up to six hours to get the battery fully charged if you don't use the phone.
Does this case actually extend usage by slowing consumption rate? By how much is the question. I don't think much with the .500mA out put.
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shook187 said:
I don't think you used the mophie juice pack before because it actually charges up the phone while you using it. That's a feature I actually need because I will actually watch a baseball game or two while at work and don't want to be tied down to a power cord.
With the Mophie case I get 2 full charges and what ever time it took the case to fully charge the phone. Needless to say I'm cordless for a whole day with heavy heavy usage and constant screen on time.
I want this case for the simple fact it has a kickstand but besides that what's the point in having this case if all it does is charge the phone while not in use. And it does a poor job at that too because it takes up to six hours to get the battery fully charged if you don't use the phone.
Does this case actually extend usage by slowing consumption rate? By how much is the question. I don't think much with the .500mA out put.
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Different users, different use-cases. "Not in use" means different things to different people, and my phone consumption is tweaked to be pretty low. As is I usually get through the day with about 30-50% left at the end; while I'm walking around at work, it's just playing music or I'm using a tablet to watch video instead (since I don't want to use my work machine for that...you can guess why ). Since my phone cycles down a lot of the time, 500mA is enough to trickle charge when I need it, and slow usage (by the USB charge rate, which is hardly shabby) when I am.
Since I don't need to use my battery aggressively, there is certainly a point for my use-case. And I really can never see a situation where I would want to charge my phone completely. If I really had to, I have external batteries for tha.t
Hello everyone. This is my first post so please be reasonable with me.I just bought a 6000 amh portable solar charger from amazon.ca .I have done a lot of reaserch on this and found that a lot of peopel online suggest using ground zero solar panels. Has anyone tried this with the Nexus 5?
I could use any feedback on this if possible. Please see attached.I will also post a update as well as nothing really mentioned any were .
Ground Zero or Goal Zero?
I have the Goal Zero kit from Costco and it works fine when charging from the battery pack (which is charged by the solar panel).
I wasn't patient enough to sit there and charge my phone directly from the panel.
Solar chargers
I ment to say Goal Zero.Sorry about that. I have been playing with my new solar charger and I must say that it is vary effective. I can charge my Nexus 5 in a hour and can charge it up to 3 to 4 times if needed. I would recommend this product if you need a extra power supply for small devices like 7 inch tablets or cell phones but nothing bigger(Referring to the EZO power charger from amazon.ca).If you want to do anything more then that the Goal Zero is what alot of people all over the internet recommend.(Goal Zero 12301 Nomad 7M Solar Panel ).Which is 55 dollars on amazon.ca.
FrostyKnight said:
I ment to say Goal Zero.Sorry about that. I have been playing with my new solar charger and I must say that it is vary effective. I can charge my Nexus 5 in a hour and can charge it up to 3 to 4 times if needed. I would recommend this product if you need a extra power supply for small devices like 7 inch tablets or cell phones but nothing bigger(Referring to the EZO power charger from amazon.ca).If you want to do anything more then that the Goal Zero is what alot of people all over the internet recommend.(Goal Zero 12301 Nomad 7M Solar Panel ).Which is 55 dollars on amazon.ca.
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I think the idea of a solar powered charger is cool, but, emergency situations aside, I can't really think of when I'd need this. I have an Anker 13Ah external charger, which would charge a Nexus 5 5.6 times from completely dead. That's almost a week of battery for the phone. I can't think of any situation where I'd be without a charger for an entire week (except, as i said, extreme emergencies, but in that case, the cell towers will probably be down and my phone would be useless)
xVehemencityx said:
I think the idea of a solar powered charger is cool, but, emergency situations aside, I can't really think of when I'd need this. I have an Anker 13Ah external charger, which would charge a Nexus 5 5.6 times from completely dead. That's almost a week of battery for the phone. I can't think of any situation where I'd be without a charger for an entire week (except, as i said, extreme emergencies, but in that case, the cell towers will probably be down and my phone would be useless)
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But how else would you be able to play angry birds in the zombie apocalypse lol.
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xVehemencityx said:
I can't think of any situation where I'd be without a charger for an entire week (except, as i said, extreme emergencies,
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Multi-day back country hiking?