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I want to get a better-lasting battery for my vibrant.
I know that some devices by Samsung have better batteries. The Infuse, for example, have a 1850mAh battery.
Can I get the infuse battery and use it on my Vibrant? Is that possible?
(don't want anything to explode
Also, is there a battery by Samsung (it has to be OEM!) that is even higher than 1850mAh?
Thanks so much!
The best Vibrant battery is the Epic Touch 4G's 1800mah battery. It can be found at MobileCityOnline, or you can do an eBay or Google search for it. There are other, bigger batteries that require an extended battery door, but the non-Samsung batteries promising more than 1500mah are usually lying. The Epic Touch 4G's battery is made by Samsung so you know it's legitimate, and by some stroke of luck it fits in our Vibrants.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316492
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kaintfm said:
The best Vibrant battery is the Epic Touch 4G's 1800mah battery. It can be found at MobileCityOnline, or you can do an eBay or Google search for it. There are other, bigger batteries that require an extended battery door, but the non-Samsung batteries promising more than 1500mah are usually lying. The Epic Touch 4G's battery is made by Samsung so you know it's legitimate, and by some stroke of luck it fits in our Vibrants.
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Agreed. I bought one and now using CM7. Same battery life, if not a little better, than what I had on my 1500mah battery running Froyo. love it!
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Agreed. I bought one and now using CM7. Same battery life, if not a little better, than what I had on my 1500mah battery running Froyo. love it!
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By this i conclude that FROYO has a better battery life?
If this is true, it's surprising. I thought that GB and the ROMs that based on it are superior in battery life to Froyo
which is better... the oem 1800 mah or the momax 2700 mah. i don't care about thickness. im just wondering since momax is kind of a generic battery brand
if one is better then the other please send me a reliable link to it.
You can't pack more mah in the battery without physically making it bigger so anything that claims of over 2000 is a lie.
The cake is a lie.
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Cerv3r, I didn't get the impression they where claiming the 2700mAh was no larger than the stock battery. I'm guessing its a double size, and since a normal sized battery can pack as much as 1800, a double could easily pack 2700.
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benyben123 said:
By this i conclude that FROYO has a better battery life?
If this is true, it's surprising. I thought that GB and the ROMs that based on it are superior in battery life to Froyo
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Yes, Froyo is better. Froyo has been officially release for the Vibrant where as we are using a port from the i9000 for GB. So things are not perfect. Correct me if I am wrong...and Ive been wrong before...
Head on over to tridentcase.com and pick up the Electra series case for the Samsung Galaxy S 4g (compatible with Samsung Vibrant). Great looking case that makes your phone look awesome, protects it and comes with a 2800 mah battery. Doesn't add that much bulk either because the Vibrant is already super thin. I get a day and a half easy while using my phone under normal conditions with the battery.
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With EB625152VA the original Vibrant back cover can't close
For anybody that is reading this thread, I just tried EB625152VA Epic Touch 4G's 1800mAh battery as many people here have suggested. It fits the socket and battery contacts perfectly. However, it is slightly thicker than the original EB575152LA 1650 mAh which prevents the battery cover from closing properly no matter how hard I tried to force it in. There are back covers that can accommodate this battery and even larger, but for what it's worth, I don't think the additional 150 mAh is worth it.
I'm looking on getting a extended battery for my GSM i9250 Galaxy Nexus. I was woundering if the cheap 2300mah battery from China is any good from ebay listing here.> http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2300mAh...EXUS-PRIME-i9250-/270876519915#ht_6128wt_1052
OR should I go with the more expensive probably the official Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2000mah battery with new back door from Korea, listed here.> http://www.ebay.com/itm/12083246205...AX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_3922wt_802
I want the 2300mah battery cause it sounds more appealing but idk cause that battery is the same size as the factory 1750mah yet its able to give 5x the more battery without enlarging the battery and no back cover. Sounds fake, but idk, What do you guys think?
I personally wouldn't get one unless it supported NFC.
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1750 to 2300 in the same form factor?
I bought the LTE extended battery and of course there's a noticeable increase in size, needing the different cover. But is a 550 mAh increase possible in the same size?
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I personally wouldn't get one unless it supported NFC.
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Why would a battery influence NFC? Or is the antenna in the battery door or something?
Tapatalk Pro Sig. Yep, boring.
sucker4pa1n said:
Why would a battery influence NFC? Or is the antenna in the battery door or something?
Tapatalk Pro Sig. Yep, boring.
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the NFC chip is inside the battery. so the battery has to be official, or at least have NFC chip inside in order for NFC to work.
I wouldn't get the 2350 one, most likely its a cheap knockoff no where near capacity that high. probably lower than the stock battery. Labels are easy to print.
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Why would a battery influence NFC? Or is the antenna in the battery door or something?
Tapatalk Pro Sig. Yep, boring.
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Antenna is in the battery itself.
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You are better off buying a stock replacement battery to keep around than to buy cheap any other batteries, no matter the mAH rating advertised.
the extended batteries for the Nexus are bullsh**. normally, an extended battery is at least/close to double the mAh as what the stock is. these 2100 & 2300 batteries are a joke.
just FYI, there are no antenna contacts in the battery door so even if you leave the door off you can still get a signal.
additionally, if you don't mind leaving it off & doing a slight mod, you can get a generic Droid Bionic 4000mAh battery for $12 online and use that instead. the Wh isn't quite as high but it's still 3.7V and will last much longer then even that 2300 one.
voxigenboy said:
the extended batteries for the Nexus are bullsh**. normally, an extended battery is at least/close to double the mAh as what the stock is. these 2100 & 2300 batteries are a joke.
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If it has more capacity than the stock battery, then its extended. There's no promise of a minimum extra amount of battery over stock to be considered an extended battery. Not sure why you're so up in arms about it. Give it a little time for 3rd parties to make larger extended batteries with fitting battery doors...
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taker888 said:
I'm looking on getting a extended battery for my GSM i9250 Galaxy Nexus. I was woundering if the cheap 2300mah battery from China is any good from ebay listing here.> http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2300mAh...EXUS-PRIME-i9250-/270876519915#ht_6128wt_1052
OR should I go with the more expensive probably the official Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2000mah battery with new back door from Korea, listed here.> http://www.ebay.com/itm/12083246205...AX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_3922wt_802
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There's no way that's actually a 2300mAh battery. Don't buy that lol. If you think the 2000mAh battery is worth it you can go for it, but its only ~14% more capacity, so you can't expect drastic life improvements. As another poster said if you REALLY need extra life you're better off getting another stock battery and a wall charger to swap them.
martonikaj said:
If it has more capacity than the stock battery, then its extended. There's no promise of a minimum extra amount of battery over stock to be considered an extended battery. Not sure why you're so up in arms about it. Give it a little time for 3rd parties to make larger extended batteries with fitting battery doors...
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i realize it's my opinion but it is disappointing considering that 'extended batteries' for practically every other phone out there are nearly double(sometimes even more so). i don't understand why they even bothered making a 2100 'extended' & not just included that as stock with the phone since it goes through battery so quickly. i have my fingers crossed that mugen or seidio will make a worthwhile extended.
Thanks guys, I decided I wont get neither. lol.. I'm pulling 10hr-16hrs on the Nexus anyway. Compare to my previous T-Mo S2 and i9100 S2 I was getting the same battery life. I will upgrade the battery but ill wait for the official Samsung battery when it hits Europe sometime next year.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-3500mAh-...amsung-Galaxy-Nexus-i9250-Cover-/170752844657
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http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-3500mAh-...amsung-Galaxy-Nexus-i9250-Cover-/170752844657
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Did you look at how thick that back cover is? LOL
i dont trust those battery. i purchased my extended battery from verizon store for 24.00. i think it's worth it.
zeke1988 said:
i dont trust those battery. i purchased my extended battery from verizon store for 24.00. i think it's worth it.
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Us with the GSM version can't buy that Verizon extended battery..
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I bought the extended battery for 25 dollars from Verizon and its pretty good, I get 2 days on my nexus with light use, full day with medium to heavy use.
now sure if the stock one was garbage to begin with.
I had a Mugen power batteries 1800mah extended battery for my sensation, thought it was a good battery
A friend of mine bought a 2450mah knock off battery from ebay and offered to Get one for me, I said the same as all of you, no thanks doubt it actually that size and I bet it wont last as long as my 'smaller' Mugen battery. So he bought me one to test.
At least on my sensation, the cheap battery was noticeably better than the Mugen (3 hours better)
So from that, I'm willing to try this knock off, considering I'm in Australia and have literally nothing I can use nfc on anyway
Rellikzephyr
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jhuynh said:
Did you look at how thick that back cover is? LOL
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Yeah it is huge, but I just wanted to point out options. Lol.
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Hopefully Anker will come out with an extended battery, they worked really well in the Sensation
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Ordered the 2000 myself. Battery life is already great for me, but you can never have enough juice.
I've there's a lot of choice. The need help choosing hehe
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The one made by Samsung.
Looks wise the official one. I'm still waiting on mine to arrive, hopefully not gonna wait much longer!
Use the Samsung one... Doesn't add to much bulk and most non-oem batteries inflate the mAh
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GSM or LTE?
As they're from Portugal it'll be GSM, only the US have LTE/CDMA
There's a new RAZR coming out with an OEM 3300mah battery and the body is still 9mm thin.
Let's harang Samsung and see if they can give us something similar!
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U....DROID-RAZR-MAXX-by-MOTOROLA-US-EN.alt#anchor
Neo3D said:
There's a new RAZR coming out with an OEM 3300mah battery and the body is still 9mm thin.
Let's harang Samsung and see if they can give us something similar!
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U....DROID-RAZR-MAXX-by-MOTOROLA-US-EN.alt#anchor
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battery is irremovable.
I think the best is an external battery like duracell or something similar. I know that having another thing to bring with you sucks, but is better than make your phone bigger than it is. And also with a non-official battery you will lose the NFC connectivity
Did some that already have the 2000mAh (Samsung's official extended battery) notice great difference?
I mean, is it worth the 45-50 euros for an extended 'hour' or 2?
I also have the Duracell battery that I connect to any mobile device, so I am indeed not to sure if I want to buy an extra hour for that price.
Cheers.
I think its a bit laughable to have the extended battery only add 250 mAh. They have to make a battery to bump it up to the high 2000's like 2750 close to 3000. The razr maxx is gonna have 3300? thats almost twice the capacity of the Galaxy Nexus, removable or not. Its a monster of a battery, the type that all of these smart phones should have standard. Its stupid how google maps adds this location bs, and there is so much that phones are able to do now, there is no way that your phone will last a night out in the city if you need to gps a location, use social apps to talk/meet up with friends, and phone calls/texts, the battery game needs improvement.
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I think its a bit laughable to have the extended battery only add 150 mAh. They have to make a battery to bump it up to the high 2000's like 2750 close to 3000. The razr maxx is gonna have 3300? thats 1 and 1/2 times the capacity of the Galaxy Nexus, removable or not. Its a monster of a battery, the type that all of these smart phones should have standard. Its stupid how google maps adds this location bs, and there is so much that phones are able to do now, there is no way that your phone will last a night out in the city if you need to gps a location, use social apps to talk/meet up with friends, and phone calls/texts, the battery game needs improvement.
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The math and facts in this post are quite laughable.
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Thanks for the reply. I what's the storage of the samsung one?
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alvespt said:
Thanks for the reply. I what's the storage of the samsung one?
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Extended 2000
Lte stock 1850
GSM stock 1750
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Although the increase is very minimal I think its worth it.
For people who run out of there stock battery in half a day it would be very foolish to purchase. Might as well get two stock ones.
For people who the stock one usually lasts them all day for very close to it, it is very worth it because now it becomes basically one battery for full day.
I hate when my phones would die about an hour before bed. This little extra will make it the perfect amount.
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The math and facts in this post are quite laughable.
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I went back and added the proper mAh of the batteries. But it doesn't change your snotty remark and the fact that these new phones should come with more efficient batteries.
I hope they make a 3300mAh battery that fits in the stock backing. I mean it was possible with the droid razr maxx, so why not on the galaxy nexus?
We need lithium POLYMER batteries with NFC. It takes up less space.
Is there a concept of extended battery in gnex. Cause here in Pakistan, i found that guy who have gnex's 3800mah. Is it ok to have one, i mean does it harm your phone, or bigger in size, or does it really extend your mobile's battery life.
I think the stock battery is roughly 2100mah so a 3800mah battery will last you longer. It discharges at the same rate just has more juice so it'll last you longer and not harm your phone. just make sure you get one made for the gnex and not another phone that maybe needs more or less juice than the gnex
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I think the stock extended battery is roughly 2100mah so a 3800mah battery will last you longer. It discharges at the same rate just has more juice so it'll last you longer and not harm your phone. just make sure you get one made for the gnex and not another phone that maybe needs more or less juice than the gnex
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ftfy
Stock regular is like 1800 I think.
AW: Extended Battery
Stock is 1750 .. ^^
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Yes. Stock is 1750.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
I'm thinking of buying a bigger battery for my GNex for better battery life.
I found a normal sized one of 2450MAh (http://dx.com/p/replacement-3-7v-2450mah-li-ion-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-nexus-i9250-golden-215299)
and one that is 3800MAh (http://dx.com/p/replacement-3-7v-38...e-for-samsung-galaxy-nexus-prime-i9250-127595) but heavier, and bigger is size such that it needs a different cover (that comes with it).
What are you guy's thoughts on it? Forget the price, is the extra weight and bulkier phone worth the 3800MAh? Or should I go for 2450MAh? Perhaps I should just stick to the stock battery that came with it? Please give your opinions and reason why.
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I think you should stick with stock. If you play around a bit you van get a full day out of the battery. That's pretty decent for a smartphone. With the stock battery your phone stays slim and light. If you do want a extended battery I should go with the 2450 mah. Than you have a good balance between battery life and weight. 3800 mah seems too over the top to me.
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mrgnex said:
I think you should stick with stock. If you play around a bit you van get a full day out of the battery. That's pretty decent for a smartphone. With the stock battery your phone stays slim and light. If you do want a extended battery I should go with the 2450 mah. Than you have a good balance between battery life and weight. 3800 mah seems too over the top to me.
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Are we talking GSM or LTE here? Because that's a dream come true to have a full days use on the LTE variant with stock battery. I need to charge this bastard 3+ times a day on moderate to heavy use.
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Dont buy those "golden batteries" , they can harm ur device, better go with orignal 2100 mah from samsung
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Also these golden batteries probably don't support NFC.
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I'm not content with my 1750 mAh battery, so I ordered a 3800 mAh extended battery. It will probably degrade after half a year if not earlier. But heck it was only €13 and thats like nothing for 6 months. The looks are horrible (from what I've seen on the internet), but I'll get used to it.
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Dont buy those "golden batteries" , they can harm ur device, better go with orignal 2100 mah from samsung
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Can harm, or will harm (confirmed)? And how is it that it can harm the phone? By delivering more than the mentioned voltage?
Oh, thanks. I just started looking into these batteries; didn't realize there is an official extended battery.
Oh, and I don't care about NFC, I never use it anyway. Heck, I don't even know how to use it haha.
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I'm not content with my 1750 mAh battery, so I ordered a 3800 mAh extended battery. It will probably degrade after half a year if not earlier. But heck it was only €13 and thats like nothing for 6 months. The looks are horrible (from what I've seen on the internet), but I'll get used to it.
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I guess €13 is cheap spread over 6 months, but there that's not all there is to it right? The 3800 needs a different cover, so no more casing will fit on the phone isn't it? There is the hassle of having to order a battery from overseas every 6 months, and not to forget, the phone will become bulkier, heavier and uglier :/
If the 3800 battery degrades that fast (is this confirmed?), does the 2450 too?
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Are we talking GSM or LTE here? Because that's a dream come true to have a full days use on the LTE variant with stock battery. I need to charge this bastard 3+ times a day on moderate to heavy use.
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I can only last a day with stock battery with light use (GSM version). Otherwise I also have to charge it 2/3 times a day with heavy use. That's why I'm looking into these batteries.
A noob question. Does "extended battery" always mean you need a different back cover because of it's increased thickness? I know it's the case for the 3800, but also for the 2450???
Djalaal said:
A noob question. Does "extended battery" always mean you need a different back cover because of it's increased thickness? I know it's the case for the 3800, but also for the 2450???
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well the 3800 is thicker than 2450 so it will need a bigger case
I once got 6hrs of screen-on time with a Seidio 3800MaH battery. I kid you not.
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6 hours screen-on from 3800? With what connectivity settings turned on?
I kind of found the answers to my own questions. 2450 needs a new cover too, because it is slightly thicker than the stock battery. Every battery that has a different thickness need a special cover for it.
With different size covers, you need different casing too. While I found nice casings for 3700-3900 type covers, and quite nice casings for 2000-2500 type covers, I've seen almost nothing but complains about the batteries themselves. Not deliveries the promised MAh (from the start) or performance degrading very fast are very common complains. Some even talk of overheating, and ofcourse many don't support NFC (which I don't use).
I can't trust the battery will do what it says it will do anymore :/ I'll stick with the stock OEM battery. I'm now considering buying a power bank/portable battery charger. In a way it also gives me longer battery life - when I want/need it. Plus side is also that others can make use of it too.
Oh, and just for the hell of it. Check out this monster extended battery people: http://www.amazon.com/ZeroLemon-Ext...=1-1&keywords=samsung+galaxy+nexus+zero+lemon It's the only extended battery I've found so far that I consider buying. Very good (and many) reviews too. *EDIT* It's only for the LTE Nexus, not GSM... */EDIT* But it's price is a little high for me...
It was quite impressive actually.
I had the used the phone particularly heavily that day, and suffice to say, I was quite.. Well, impressed.
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Appearantly not all Nexus batteries are the same? I'm using the GSM Nexus. Tell me if I understand this correctly, but CDMA Nexus is from Verizon, and LTE Nexus is from Sprint, and both are not GSM devices, meaning their battery (LxW dimensions) are not the same? How about these Nexus from T-mobile? Are they GSM?
Meh for me the bulky back of the phone doesn't matter. It's not like you're looking at it all the time.
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Meh for me the bulky back of the phone doesn't matter. It's not like you're looking at it all the time.
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I don't care much about the look either, but the weight, size, and especially difficulty in finding a good case for it, I do care about.
And external battery (power bank) is cheaper for the amount of MAh you get, gets to much higher amount of MAh (10000MAh is quite common), can charge any devices (that need 1A or 2A input to charge) and mutiple devices simultaneously (unless you got a real cheap one). So for me I'm sticking with the power bank. A cheap one like this one can already completely charge your nexus from 0: http://dx.com/p/swpkpower-a22620-rechargeable-2600mah-mobile-power-bank-w-aroma-white-228492