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2300mah battery or 2000mah battery for GSM Galaxy Nexus?

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?

[hfm] said:
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.

sucker4pa1n said:
Why would a battery influence NFC? Or is the antenna in the battery door or something?
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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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send2toonie said:
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.

Extended battery case or battery?

I'm wondering if any company has released a extended battery case or an extended battery for the galaxy s3

http://www.amazon.com/Onite-4500mAh-Extended-Battery-Smartphone/dp/B0082BYK8M

For my old phone, I had really a low battery and I never had a chance to charge it. I bought an extra battery, but i still had a low battery problem since the original one was almost dying. I had to buy an portable battery functions as extended battery. I used it all the time until i got a new phone. Not sure if you need a battery for galaxy s3 for now. But, this is the battery that I used for my old phon in case you might be interested in. http://www.spigen.com/etc-accesories-2/kuel-series/sgp-portable-mobile-battery-kuel-f60q-series.html

My galaxy nexus requires a battery with NFC antenna built in or you lose the NFC functions of the phone. Im guessing S3 needs it also.
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mikec86 said:
My galaxy nexus requires a battery with NFC antenna built in or you lose the NFC functions of the phone. Im guessing S3 needs it also.
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My nfc is indeed built into the battery.
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tids2k said:
http://www.amazon.com/Onite-4500mAh-Extended-Battery-Smartphone/dp/B0082BYK8M
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Would love that if they didn't add much bulk.

I'm waiting for an Anker branded one. I've always had good luck with those -- especially with my GS2. I like the fact they are the same physical size as OEM batteries.

I am waiting for Samsung to release an OEM battery. Hopefully 2500-2600MaH
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benefit14snake said:
I am waiting for Samsung to release an OEM battery. Hopefully 2500-2600MaH
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The only thing about the OEM branded batteries is that it's very hard to find cases to fit with the different battery cover.

Baldilocks said:
The only thing about the OEM branded batteries is that it's very hard to find cases to fit with the different battery cover.
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Isn't this the same case with large 3rd party batteries?

currydude said:
Isn't this the same case with large 3rd party batteries?
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Some, but not all of them. Anker usually produces one for each model that will still fit under the same battery door.

Baldilocks said:
Some, but not all of them. Anker usually produces one for each model that will still fit under the same battery door.
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Oh that's awesome, I wouldn't mind it not having NFC, I already have it disabled to save battery

Has Samsung not released the OEM batteries and desktop chargers yet?

tids2k said:
http://www.amazon.com/Onite-4500mAh-Extended-Battery-Smartphone/dp/B0082BYK8M
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I hate the Pregnant look
wish they make full 1 long case with those battery
benefit14snake said:
I am waiting for Samsung to release an OEM battery. Hopefully 2500-2600MaH
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Samsung will Never make those batterys
& buying the ones from China is useless
they Never give the battery charge they claim

Baldilocks said:
Some, but not all of them. Anker usually produces one for each model that will still fit under the same battery door.
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Good to know. Only thing I am worried about with my s3 will be battery life. Lol with my maxx I have gotten cocky and turned off juice defender. My maxx can go balls to the wall and still last all day.
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Watch out for onite batteries. I bought two spare ones from them and they did not fit in the galaxy, much too wide. Had to send them back
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when I bought my s3 last week they had genuine samsung batteries for sale for $39 ($AU) which is about the same in $US.
Given that it is easy to replace, and how much I will probably spend on cases and car mounts, an extended battery would have to be very good and cheap.

Im waiting for a Power Case cover(w/ Kick Stand) with 4000mAh Battery
my 3000mAh case just gives me 60% of battery life on my Galaxy Note

Baldilocks said:
I'm waiting for an Anker branded one. I've always had good luck with those -- especially with my GS2. I like the fact they are the same physical size as OEM batteries.
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Is it something like this?? What is your experience with them??
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-1900m...J5Q4/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1339758361&sr=8-7
Is laptopmateUK seller any good?
Most of the battery's who claim that are bigger in capacity and last longer are not that good
Thanks

Indeed the 'Onite' batteries do not fit. But there are replacement batteries made by Hyperion, only 100Mhz more than standard but still a nice backup. See the Youtube video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdmJoEzerPU

Extended battery without added bulk?

Are there any extended batteries out for this phone without added bulk?
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pyrostic said:
Are there any extended batteries out for this phone without added bulk?
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I just did q little more research. I think I found a 2300mAh battery but who knows if it tests out. Anyone else care to share input?
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2200MAH - ANKER
google or ebay it.

BADtoBONE said:
2200MAH - ANKER
google or ebay it.
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Isn't the OEM battery 2100Mh? Is it really that much better?

Look up my testing. I repeatedly getting 10% more but you have to follow the instruction that comes with the battery.
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I've tried aftermarket batteries of that small of difference, I personally believe samsung makes their stock batteries of higher quality than the 10$ dollar ankers or the likes therof. Therefore, I think its a wash as far as daily phone hours of usage. But I'm pretty confident the cheap aftermarkets won't last as long in the long run. I think the best option is just get a replacement battery, have it charging all day, use your phone to your hearts content, no extra bulk. Then at around 7 or 8 when its getting low if you had a big usage day, pop out the battery, put in the new one. We should be grateful as g3 users that we have this option eh.

BADtoBONE said:
2200MAH - ANKER
google or ebay it.
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Does the anker have nfc?

Even if Anker claims 2200, it's true rating is under 2050. Stick to stock.

Polarcell 2400mAh
great quality. costs 13€ in germany, should be around 15$ - but im not sure if its availabe in the us
does not have nfc, but according to some posts in a german forum, there will be a polarcell battery with nfc in the near future.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/PolarCell-Ak...181?pt=DE_Handy_PDA_Akkus&hash=item4d038edd35

angie4u said:
I just get 2 samsung batteries. cant find any good batteries that are same size as the original samsung ones.
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This may be a lie but go to ebay and type in "samsung galaxy s3 battery". Batteries of the same size at 3150mah???!!??? :fingers-crossed:
What do you guys think?

sheriffa said:
This may be a lie but go to ebay and type in "samsung galaxy s3 battery". Batteries of the same size at 3150mah???!!??? :fingers-crossed:
What do you guys think?
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probably fake ones, same size and + 50% :s

sheriffa said:
This may be a lie but go to ebay and type in "samsung galaxy s3 battery". Batteries of the same size at 3150mah???!!??? :fingers-crossed:
What do you guys think?
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Fake, but feel free to buy it and test it.

EBay 2000mah battery

Has anyone bought one of the cheaper 2000mah batteries from eBay? Made my xpower or dste? I was wondering if they work and if there's a difference in battery life
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They seem to last less or about the same as stock 1750 mah one . Buy 2000 mah OEM one it has NFC and it will give u extra couple hours .
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All these higher capacity rated batteries are a joke, these companies that sell these batteries can't fit more capacity into the same sized battery, its just not possible.

NotLutzik said:
They seem to last less or about the same as stock 1750 mah one . Buy 2000 mah OEM one it has NFC and it will give u extra couple hours .
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Any chance the OEM one will fit the stock battery cover? I have a white nexus that's why I'm asking
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Its gonna bulge where camera is with stock cover
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and this ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-...293?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19cc199a05
says original samsung, its better than 1750 stock ?

vladnosferatu said:
and this ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-...293?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19cc199a05
says original samsung, its better than 1750 stock ?
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Yea better but cover is not included .
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NotLutzik said:
Yea better but cover is not included .
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I guess if you have a case you can just take the battery cover off
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Try this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120832462...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_5376wt_905
Same seller but it includes a battery cover

I have purchased 3 of the 2000 mah XPower batteries! They work perfectly fine!! It gives me more life than the stock 1750 mah!
Also its the exact same size as that of the stock battery... So no worries abt an extra back door!
And I got 3 of them + the wall charger for the battery for less than $10 on ebay!!
So now i have totally 4 batteries - 3x2000 + 1x1750 = 7750 mah!!
Definitely worth it rather than holding a clunky phone with an extended 3000+ mah batteries!!

sacthegreat said:
I have purchased 3 of the 2000 mah XPower batteries! They work perfectly fine!! It gives me more life than the stock 1750 mah!
Also its the exact same size as that of the stock battery... So no worries abt an extra back door!
And I got 3 of them + the wall charger for the battery for less than $10 on ebay!!
So now i have totally 4 batteries - 3x2000 + 1x1750 = 7750 mah!!
Definitely worth it rather than holding a clunky phone with an extended 3000+ mah batteries!!
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That's great to hear, thanks for sharing.
Do you happen to have a link to the eBay listing you bought it from? I can only find 2 batteries + charger for $10 shipped.
like this one (ebay. com/itm/2-x-2000mAh-Battery-US-Wall-USB-Charger-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Prime-I9250-/251006868539?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a712cdc3b)
2 is fine of course but 3 would be even better! TIA

0micron said:
That's great to hear, thanks for sharing.
Do you happen to have a link to the eBay listing you bought it from? I can only find 2 batteries + charger for $10 shipped.
like this one (ebay. com/itm/2-x-2000mAh-Battery-US-Wall-USB-Charger-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Prime-I9250-/251006868539?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a712cdc3b)
2 is fine of course but 3 would be even better! TIA
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LINK
I think thats the link

mendezj666 said:
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I think thats the link
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Thanks, I did see that one, although it comes out to $13 including shipping. I was hoping to find a $10 one that included shipping but I think that may be asking for too much So I'll probably just go for the 2 pack + charger for $10 shipped. That will give me 3 batteries total, which should be plenty of juice.
Anyways, I appreciate you taking the time to look. Thanks!

0micron said:
Thanks, I did see that one, although it comes out to $13 including shipping. I was hoping to find a $10 one that included shipping but I think that may be asking for too much So I'll probably just go for the 2 pack + charger for $10 shipped. That will give me 3 batteries total, which should be plenty of juice.
Anyways, I appreciate you taking the time to look. Thanks!
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I wonder if they're stock size and actually 2000mah and not some lower capacity just labeled as 2000
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malikadnanm said:
I wonder if they're stock size and actually 2000mah and not some lower capacity just labeled as 2000
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I'm not sure either, sacthegreat was the only person to respond and he/she said that these batteries did have more capacity. I think it would be very difficult to measure this anyway, since there isn't a direct measurement for mah in the phone. And because the difference in capacity is relatively small (~14%) I'm not sure how easy it is to notice in daily use; changes in how the phone is used could mask the capacity difference.
So I've made up my mind, I think that I'm going to try two different brands of batteries (+charger) and see if one is better than the other
ebay. com/itm/2000mAh-Li-ion-Replacement-Battery-For-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Prime-I9250-/260967842252?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cc2e541cc
and
ebay. com/itm/1750mAh-Battery-US-Wall-USB-Charger-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Prime-i9250-/251022382262?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a721994b6
The total comes out to $10 shipped, which is the same price as buying the two pack with charger. So hopefully this will increase the odds of getting at least one good battery

I totally missed the shipping in the link I gave, sorry as I had no intention of buying it and didnt realize shipping wasnt included. I would just get the 2 batteries as I dont think the extra 3rd battery is worth like 30% more but if you need a lot of battery, I guess you can go for it. I dont have any experience with this battery but do with Hyperions and those have worked great for me. I just keep the phone charged and make sure the spare is charged as well. If I did get a bundle with 3 batteries, I think it would be difficult to keep track of all of them and remember which one is charged and which isnt. I like the simplicity of one spare battery and the oem one

It's the stock size itself! And i got a little battery life than the stock battery on my phone! Not a big difference, but i could notice it!
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mendezj666 said:
I totally missed the shipping in the link I gave, sorry as I had no intention of buying it and didnt realize shipping wasnt included. I would just get the 2 batteries as I dont think the extra 3rd battery is worth like 30% more but if you need a lot of battery, I guess you can go for it. I dont have any experience with this battery but do with Hyperions and those have worked great for me. I just keep the phone charged and make sure the spare is charged as well. If I did get a bundle with 3 batteries, I think it would be difficult to keep track of all of them and remember which one is charged and which isnt. I like the simplicity of one spare battery and the oem one
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I just labeled my extra 4 batteries with a marker, so that i can keep track!
But my phone gives such amazing battery backup (both oem + spare)! And even charging is super fast!
I put my dead battery to charge and after 15 min, when i switched it on, it showed 84%!!!! And it discharges also very slowly!
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[Q] Best Stock Battery Replacement?

Any ideas on this one? I feel my battery after almost 2 years is starting to crap out. Looking for a stock replacement that is solid.

+1 same situation, are 2 years and have the same question

Im using this one

alguien845 said:
Im using this one[/URL]
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Does this need an extended battery backing? or will it fit stock?

wardigi said:
Does this need an extended battery backing? or will it fit stock?
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It fits :highfive:

How has the performance been? Reason I ask is many of the cheaper "replacement" batteries usually crap out either in a month of so, or stop charging to 100% all together. Also, why the heck is it so hard to find a OEM Samsung battery (EB-L1F2HVU in US or HVK in Korea) for this phone. I can easily find the shorter battery for the Verizon phone (SCH-I515), but almost nothing (unless you want to pay over $60) for the GT-I9250M phone.
Unless you can read Korean and order the OEM larger 2000 mAh battery (EB-L1F2KVK) directly the majority of us are out of luck.

Where's a good place to buy original Samsung one for cheap?

I found an 2450 mah battery which claimed to fit with the stock battery cover. But I read that its actually worse than stock battery and if you remove the seal around the battery it actually shows a lower mah.. That were reviews for the s2 version but I think it applies to that one too . Ive seen several 2300 mah batterys that claimed the same but assumed it was the same story..
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alguien845 said:
Im using this one
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Does NFC work with this battery pack?