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Hey just want to know if anyone has heard anything about extended batteries, I would be very interested, I know its a bit early but you never know. Thanks.
Yeah I'm hoping for one that won't need a bigger back to it =/ wishful thinking perhaps
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I'm interested too. Something in the 2500-3000 mah range would be pretty amazing. Innocell have not released anything for the Vibrant yet though. Sigh.
disturkis4u said:
Yeah I'm hoping for one that won't need a bigger back to it =/ wishful thinking perhaps
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most if not all batteries that are rated more then OEM and are the same size, are actually even worse then OEM with lower rating....
and same for oversized batteries, if not OEM, then all ratings are bs. but of course it will give you anywhere from 30-40% more juice.
Last night I was reading something about Seido batteries, they claim to be 1750 but when you rip them apart, undernearth the fake 1750 badge that Seido puts on them, underneath is some kind of serial number or something that shows they are really 1300 batteries made by another company. Ouch
Just do a google search, the consipiracy should come up.
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Last night I was reading something about Seido batteries, they claim to be 1750 but when you rip them apart, undernearth the fake 1750 badge that Seido puts on them, underneath is some kind of serial number or something that shows they are really 1300 batteries made by another company. Ouch
Just do a google search, the consipiracy should come up.
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Yeah, check out nexus forum, those 1650-1750 batteries are really somewhere around 1300
Amzer has a 1600 mah battery on their site.
http://www.amzer.com/Amzer-1600-mah-Lithium-Ion-Standrad-Battery-P88958.htm
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Wow, only 100MaH more? Not worth it, IMO.
Ya so far that is all I've seen hoping to see some better ones soon
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Lol...if its under 2000, there really is no point to it.
Just wanted to see if anyone has seen any news of an extended battery yet? I could really use one with the amount time I spend on the phone.
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Just wanted to see if anyone has seen any news of an extended battery yet? I could really use one with the amount time I spend on the phone.
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Not yet Im still looking, I really could use one.
Carry another battery with you and you just double your juice nice and easy.
http://www.amzer.com/Amzer-1600-mah-Lithium-Ion-Standrad-Battery-P88958.htm
here's one from amzer, but I don't think a 1600mah will make a huge difference since ours is 1500mah? plus I don't know how good amzer batteries are, haven't really bought any third party batteries.
EDIT: oops nm someone already mentioned this battery, didn't see it
That's absolutely ridiculous how dishonest people can be about the MAH that's within the battery. Why lie? Create a price and sell them... people will buy. I am anxious for the 3500MAH that i had with my Nexus one. It last for 1 day and 2 hours (26 hours) even though it had that thick back replacement. I wouldn't mind making this phone a little thicker (preferable heavier) to make up for this cheap quality which compares to the nexus as a TOY! lol But I am in-love with this phone and soo need an extended batter. this batter slightly sucks. It's just ok.
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?
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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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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?!
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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
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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.
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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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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..
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/
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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 !!!
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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
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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
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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
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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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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...
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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
hi all, anyone tried one of these or have any views on them?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220920058988?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
I'm skeptical that it will actually be 3.8Ah but who knows!
I would maybe try this one first
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2300mAh...ccessories&hash=item3f117fadeb#ht_5834wt_1413
i don't trust oversized. Also the Gnex requires that the battery has a NFC chip on it to be able to use the Gnex's NFC function
what's the capacity on the standard battery packs? That 2.3ah one you linked to does not look much bigger, do you also need a new back cover for that one?
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thought more people would have views on extended packs?
Goat_For_Sale said:
I would maybe try this one first
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2300mAh...ccessories&hash=item3f117fadeb#ht_5834wt_1413
i don't trust oversized. Also the Gnex requires that the battery has a NFC chip on it to be able to use the Gnex's NFC function
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Only $5.99 USD?
That's too good to be true ... most probably fake, I meant it contain less than 2300 mAH.
And it is for "Galaxy Nexus prime" ... bwahahaha ... Yeah, right!
Also, it does not look to have NFC.
I bought this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/110797773716#ht_4338wt_905
It has NFC and it is (slightly) higher capacity. The back cover fits perfectly, and is almost identical to the CDMA GN back cover. Makes the device just a tad less concave near the bottom. Looks and fees better in my opinion.
I've ordered one of the 3,800 ones, I'll post a review when I get it!
Both the cheap ones do seem a bit too good to be true, but for the price of the so called 3800mah one I might try it and test it out.
I'll look forward to seeing the review if u get yours first mate
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Both the cheap ones do seem a bit too good to be true, but for the price of the so called 3800mah one I might try it and test it out.
I'll look forward to seeing the review if u get yours first mate
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The 2000 ones are genuine. Many people have bought it and have no complaints.
NFC on it works as well if that matters to you. It has many prices some in USD etc etc.
Anyone bought one yet?
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Yo dawg, check the accessories forum. There's a thread for this huge ass battery in there.
efrant said:
I bought this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/110797773716#ht_4338wt_905
It has NFC and it is (slightly) higher capacity. The back cover fits perfectly, and is almost identical to the CDMA GN back cover. Makes the device just a tad less concave near the bottom. Looks and fees better in my opinion.
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Been thinking about this. I hate putting on huge battery packs so the 2000mAh was appealing. but $50 for such a small bump is hard to justify for me, especially considering I have no plans to get a desk charger and swap batteries.
martonikaj said:
Been thinking about this. I hate putting on huge battery packs so the 2000mAh was appealing. but $50 for such a small bump is hard to justify for me, especially considering I have no plans to get a desk charger and swap batteries.
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I was thinking the same thing, but I went for it anyway. I bought it so I wouldn't have to swap batteries. The 2000mah battery has about 15% more capacity, so if you get say 12 hours on the regular battery, you should get 13.7 hours. If you get 18 hours, you should get 20.6 hours. As well, I find my GN feels much better in my hand with the extended battery: it is slightly heavier and less concave in the back (i.e., it looks like an LTE GN).
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hi all, anyone tried one of these or have any views on them?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220920058988?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
I'm skeptical that it will actually be 3.8Ah but who knows!
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No NFC chip. I wouldn't buy. Only the official Samsung extended has the NFC. It's stupid that they put it in the battery
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Could do with an extended battery but need one same size as original, got Otterbox defender case and worried won't fit if I go bigger
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Here's my thread on the 3,800 mAh battery
I'm tired of constantly swapping out batteries through out the day. I was looking at the 3800mah batteries on Ebay, but I'll be darn if I'll make my phone a hunchback. I just noticed this battery popped out, so what do you guys think? Worth it?
good find. its pretty questionable whether or not its actually 2300mAh tho since most arent...
We need a beta tester for this....LOL
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I'm tired of constantly swapping out batteries through out the day. I was looking at the 3800mah batteries on Ebay, but I'll be darn if I'll make my phone a hunchback. I just noticed this battery popped out, so what do you guys think? Worth it?
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http://batteryboss.org/
that guy tested andida batteries and on average they got 55-60% of their rated capacities. I'd say your better off going with the cheap generic ones that are 3 for 13 bucks with a charger.
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http://batteryboss.org/
that guy tested andida batteries and on average they got 55-60% of their rated capacities. I'd say your better off going with the cheap generic ones that are 3 for 13 bucks with a charger.
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Wow great find thanks!
Yeah I read they're good for a few days then it's trash...
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Damn. That would be an ideal size for our phones stock. Anyone want to still try it and get back to us?
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jay2o01 said:
http://batteryboss.org/
that guy tested andida batteries and on average they got 55-60% of their rated capacities. I'd say your better off going with the cheap generic ones that are 3 for 13 bucks with a charger.
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Do you think this 3500 mAh Extended Battery + Cover from Amazon is worth giving a try? Its generic... but its also only $8.05 free shipping. I would think even if it only lasts a few months it'd be worth it. Anyone find any good cases that will work with the fat batteries?
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Do you think this 3500 mAh Extended Battery + Cover from Amazon is worth giving a try? Its generic... but its also only $8.05 free shipping. I would think even if it only lasts a few months it'd be worth it. Anyone find any good cases that will work with the fat batteries?
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There is a tpu case for extended batteries. Let me find a link
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So these were hit and miss on the HTC Hero. Any other reviews? Wish it was $10 like that one was. May just try it to know for sure.
i think its safe to say there is a lot of variability in what these sellers are putting out. i personally was happy with the 3 for 13 deal posted here, but others had a bad experience. I know people in the EVO forums (my old home) had good experiences with "chinitech" batteries(available on amazon). The only surefire way to know if they are any good is to test em and decide for yourself. I know its isnt much help but its all i got...
If you buy from a retailer with a good return policy (amazon) its less risky than buying from an ebay all sales final type of seller.
It is always a hit and miss with batteries but I personally had good experience with Andida batteries when I had my Evo.
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Yeah I read they're good for a few days then it's trash...
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Right. All those "extra power" batteries are great for about 10 days, and battery life drops about 40% after that
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WTF ! $199.99 for batterys. Must of moved the decimal point over one. Just yesterday the price from one of the sellers was $19.99.
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WTF ! $199.99 for batterys. Must of moved the decimal point over one. Just yesterday the price from one of the sellers was $19.99.
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eBay sellers do this when they run out of stock and don't want to remove the ad because they are, in most likelihood, getting a new shipment soon. When they get their shipment, the price will go back to normal.
I bought one, mainly because I read other forums on andida and they don't concur about quality issues also got mine for 9 bucks shipped it will be here in a week I will do long term testing on it will keep you all posted
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I have always had good luck with Andida batteries. Problem is that there are fake ones out there. I am not familiar with their 2300mah battery. The other 2300 batteries I found required an extended battery door. I would very much be interested in this though if the reviews are good.
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I bought one, mainly because I read other forums on andida and they don't concur about quality issues also got mine for 9 bucks shipped it will be here in a week I will do long term testing on it will keep you all posted
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Any word yet on how this battery is? Or have you not received it yet? Just curious about it.
Ordered this at least a week so, nothing yet.
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a bigger battery with out and extended cover or any of that sounds like heaven =D hope it works well, let us know! =)
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