Anker 5600mahs external battery review - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

first of all, this isn't a battery that you use in your phone, its just an external battery pack that you can connect your phone/ipod/psp/camera to via cable to charge. I like this because i dont have to make my phone bulky with a bigger back cover to accomodate for the bigger battry because i dont always need a bigger battery. Usually charging evrrynight is good enough, however, when i go out on a long trip then i keep this compact device with me and comes in handy! I would definately reccomend it. I got it on amazon for $30. Its not too big considering that its 5600 mahs!
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Have you actually used it for days or are these just first thoughts? Let us know how well it charges!
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johnnycsx said:
Have you actually used it for days or are these just first thoughts? Let us know how well it charges!
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Sorry ive been busy lately but will definately give you an update!
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Just got an extended battery, any tips?

I seen somewhere tips for calibrating an extended battery, I was wondering if I could get some advice. Also I'm running Synergy RC2 GOD MODE.
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-Charge battery to 100%
-In recovery, wipe battery stats
-Lets phone die [so that it automatically turns off]
-Charge back to 100%, use as normal
Try juice defender also
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I use juice, I just need to charge this baby up and let it fly.
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I had the extended for awhile i couldn't get over the bulk of it .
Have a hero and a TP2 so i just keep 2 charged batterys at a time and switch
I found the cheap ones work just as-well as the 60 dollar ones at best buy aslong as you condition them
I only paid $13 for this battery. I haven't even seen it's full potential yet. I'm a bit worried cause now I cannot use a case for it..but gives me more reason to try going red with it. Anyway, I was switching between 3 batteries and it wore out
My back. It was convenient yet annoying. So these batteries just need some conditioning?
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jacoballen22 said:
I only paid $13 for this battery. I haven't even seen it's full potential yet. I'm a bit worried cause now I cannot use a case for it..but gives me more reason to try going red with it. Anyway, I was switching between 3 batteries and it wore out
My back. It was convenient yet annoying. So these batteries just need some conditioning?
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I got mine for 8 dollars on Amazon lasted 2 days all i would do is calibrate at 100% completely drain then repeat for the first few charge cycles.
Worked like a charm just couldn't get over the girth
Hmm I see. I can get used to it, I just cannot have it in my pocket at work anymore. And its no longer protected so it is risky but I needed a change since I'm not getting the 3D right now lol
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If you want an extra extended battery PM me your address ill send it to you just doesn't have the backing any more I kinda of broke the back cover
Duct tape it together lol and that is nice but would it cost you to send it?
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Duct tape it together lol and that is nice but would it cost you to send it?
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Im not worried about shipping. If you want it its yours just help the next guy out when you can.
tips for stock rom and unrooted?
churro7 said:
tips for stock rom and unrooted?
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Turn auto push off auto adjust brightness off,,,lowest readable setting
But from what i see the GB 2.3.3 battary life is ok on the new EVO's that is Hardware 004

Battery help

If a Chinese extended battery swells a little in the middle but works fine should I be considered about the battery burning up
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If a battery is swelling, you should be very concerned, and stop using it immediately. It could explode at any time and the acid inside could seriously burn you or others.
K thanks
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Even if it doesn't explode, it could crack and cook your phone. Dispose asap!
Do u know what can cause that it wasn't a old battery i just got another one and I don't want this one to f up too
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dvtmg704 said:
Do u know what can cause that it wasn't a old battery i just got another one and I don't want this one to f up too
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Three words: Made in China.
Sometimes cheap isnt the way to go. You get what you pay for.
What's the best battery out there
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Best thing I found is buying lots of stock n underclocking
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dvtmg704 said:
What's the best battery out there
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The best one would probably be a stock one made by htc.
I used a generic branded 3500mAh battery bought on Amazon.com from a seller called Quickshippers. It works out wonderful and is only a fraction of the cost of the expensive Seidio ones.
The only reason I went back to stock is because I'm getting fantastic battery life with evodeck. And I'm usually just plugged in and charging while at work. I missed the sheer thinness of the stock battery.
How long does a extended battery take to fully charge
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3500 BATTERY takes about 6 to 8 hours to charge. But if u dont use an SBC kernel, it will never fully charge.
I am trying this new kernel release from HTC now, and it looks promising, but only on second day. Too early to see if it actually fully charges 3500s
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My battery is 4000 mV at 90% I just callibrated and been running chop suey for a while
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Seidio Slim
The Seidio Slim battery is slightly better according to some reviews I have read, but then again I don't believe I have read enough of them to lead me to believe that is better than just buying the Stock from HTC which is more durable. Just a thought not a proven fact.

Crossing over to the dark side

Well I have been working on getting a new job, which is why I have been away recently. And with the new job come a new iPhone 4S and iPad 2. This will be the first time I have ever played with apple products for an extended period. So I am looking forward to trying something new. But from the little I have played with them both I really wish it were a pair of android devices.
I will be the first to say congrats on a new job in this tough economy. I am sure it will be fun and from the sounds of it rewarding too.
On my Epic mobile phone.
This is a good ipad 2 video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwV_KNAx00Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player
We need a way to install android on apples devices.
What's your new job?
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their hardware is great. The only thing that gets me is the locked down OS. Do you plan on jailbreaking either one?
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And then a little late you will wish that Android has that one app you have on your I pad/phone. It won't be enough to make you like ios better, but it certainly will annoy you. And by you I mean me lol
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their hardware is great. The only thing that gets me is the locked down OS. Do you plan on jailbreaking either one?
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The iPhone 4 took a year and a half for untethered jailbreak for the most recent ios. To me, that is unacceptable. I hope you're making lots of money because the app store will certainly be taking lots of it. One suggestion i will make to anyone with that phone is, go to best buy and get the mophie juicepack plus. It's $100, but it's a good case with a 2000ma battery built in to complement the phone battery. Keep the switch on all the time to top off charge the phone battery all day. If you notice the battery percentage dropping but it still has the plug icon on the battery, turn the switch off then on and that will fix it. You might think that a hundred is crazy to pay for a case/battery. Let me put it to you this way, you can hammer on the phone all day and night with heavy everything usage and the phone will not go dead. Games, internet, streaming, videos, movies, whatever, you will be hard pressed to have the phone die on you. It makes the phone bigger and heavier but with 19 hours on and using the phone a lot and still have 40-60% battery left, that's pretty awesome in my book. That setup puts our extended life replacement batteries to shame!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56T_dpKmKBU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You'll get longer battery run time if you let the mophie top off charge the already charged phone battery all day. If you do it like it is explained in the video, your run times between charges will be less.
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The iPhone 4 took a year and a half for untethered jailbreak for the most recent ios. To me, that is unacceptable. I hope you're making lots of money because the app store will certainly be taking lots of it. One suggestion i will make to anyone with that phone is, go to best buy and get the mophie juicepack plus. It's $100, but it's a good case with a 2000ma battery built in to complement the phone battery. Keep the switch on all the time to top off charge the phone battery all day. If you notice the battery percentage dropping but it still has the plug icon on the battery, turn the switch off then on and that will fix it. You might think that a hundred is crazy to pay for a case/battery. Let me put it to you this way, you can hammer on the phone all day and night with heavy everything usage and the phone will not go dead. Games, internet, streaming, videos, movies, whatever, you will be hard pressed to have the phone die on you. It makes the phone bigger and heavier but with 19 hours on and using the phone a lot and still have 40-60% battery left, that's pretty awesome in my book. That setup puts our extended life replacement batteries to shame!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56T_dpKmKBU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You'll get longer battery run time if you let the mophie top off charge the already charged phone battery all day. If you do it like it is explained in the video, your run times between charges will be less.
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I wish we had that for our phone lol
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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kc_exactly said:
I will be the first to say congrats on a new job in this tough economy. I am sure it will be fun and from the sounds of it rewarding too.
On my Epic mobile phone.
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Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
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Android300ZX said:
What's your new job?
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Director of IT.
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eao1991 said:
their hardware is great. The only thing that gets me is the locked down OS. Do you plan on jailbreaking either one?
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Most definitely. It looks like the jailbreak will be released in about a week. That is about the time I get my devices so it should be good timing.
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And then a little late you will wish that Android has that one app you have on your I pad/phone. It won't be enough to make you like ios better, but it certainly will annoy you. And by you I mean me lol
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Lol
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The iPhone 4 took a year and a half for untethered jailbreak for the most recent ios. To me, that is unacceptable. I hope you're making lots of money because the app store will certainly be taking lots of it. One suggestion i will make to anyone with that phone is, go to best buy and get the mophie juicepack plus. It's $100, but it's a good case with a 2000ma battery built in to complement the phone battery. Keep the switch on all the time to top off charge the phone battery all day. If you notice the battery percentage dropping but it still has the plug icon on the battery, turn the switch off then on and that will fix it. You might think that a hundred is crazy to pay for a case/battery. Let me put it to you this way, you can hammer on the phone all day and night with heavy everything usage and the phone will not go dead. Games, internet, streaming, videos, movies, whatever, you will be hard pressed to have the phone die on you. It makes the phone bigger and heavier but with 19 hours on and using the phone a lot and still have 40-60% battery left, that's pretty awesome in my book. That setup puts our extended life replacement batteries to shame!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56T_dpKmKBU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You'll get longer battery run time if you let the mophie top off charge the already charged phone battery all day. If you do it like it is explained in the video, your run times between charges will be less.
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Fortunately it looks like a jailbreak will be released before I get the devices. Also since this is for work there are only a couple of apps that I will need. I will still have my beloved E4GT for all the fun stuff. And thanks for the advice. I will check that out.
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AVAH0LIC said:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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LOL. And sorry for the late responses. I went to bed shortly after I posted.
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My friend has that snap on battery case on his iPhone. He said he can't get through the day on the iPhone battery alone (funny my ET4g can) he loves the fact that it has a micro USB port to charge so he can use my charger or anyone else's, when he needs it. The case does look like a good case for the phone, I'd get one if they made one for mineo
Director of IT can't decide to use Android? Strict bosses?
Regardless, I wish you the best, and thank you for all you've done for the community.
Are u still gonna develop on Android? Btw Congrats man. Awesome job bro.
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Director of IT can't decide to use Android? Strict bosses?
Regardless, I wish you the best, and thank you for all you've done for the community.
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I could probably sway them but everyone in the company uses those devices and I am new so no need to rock the boat. And thank you that is appreciated.
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Are u still gonna develop on Android? Btw Congrats man. Awesome job bro.
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Definitely. I still have my phone and love it.
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battery

is this normal running alterom v 1.0.0 with underworld sbc kernel.concerned about battery maybe my battery is bad have 3500 mah battery
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looks like it is probably going bad. How old is it? my battery lasts about 4 hours now or a 25 minute phone call. May be time to buy a new one.
oh, and...
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looks like it is probably going bad. How old is it? my battery lasts about 4 hours now or a 25 minute phone call. May be time to buy a new one.
oh, and...
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its about 3-4 months it will stay at 100 for about 1/2 then it drops 5% maybe every 5 min. what was the video cant open it
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Battery by Metallica
have you tried to calibrate it recently? also, have you checked for wakelock? rogue apps restored with TB? Have you tried a differetn kernel?
ive tried everything im just gonna buy a new battery
i need one too, let me know if you find a good deal
i was thinking of getting one of those chinese ones off amazon but that what i have now .im just gonna get the sprint extended battery see how that goes cuz atleast that one will have warrenty.
Great deal
Bought one of these, best battery life ever. always under 7.00$
comes with a case too.
http://www.amazon.com/4G-3500mAh-Ex...Y68C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339234861&sr=8-1
Thats the one i have it lasted about 3 month now cant even go more the 4 hrs
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It could just be one of the few bad batteries. I got that package and mine still holds a great charge.
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My replacement just came in the mail today. Ordered the above. Only charges to 1500? Thought it was a 2500?
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alaman68 said:
My replacement just came in the mail today. Ordered the above. Only charges to 1500? Thought it was a 2500?
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Thats why i said those r cheap i was looking into the anker battery alot of people have been giving it good reviews its about $16.00
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for $5 it doesn't really bother me to test it. turns out it is a 3500, maybe it'll be alright.
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for $5 it doesn't really bother me to test it. turns out it is a 3500, maybe it'll be alright.
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I think there really 1500 but labeled 3500. I just ordered the anker battery as soon as i get it and test it out ill post what i think.
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Still on first charge. Really can't complain for $5.
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Super Power Bank 30000 mAh portable charger

Hey guys this is a 30000 mAh portable charger ,, not just for n7000 for anything I mean anything just connect the USB charger and voilla and you charge it over the night
EBay link : http://www.ebay.com/itm/400469808350
Enjoy ))
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It looks huge but I guess in comparison to the Note it's not all that bad?
No its really awesome for any device i charge almost anything with it
Note , ipad , iphone everything its so powerfull and portable thats the fun part
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How long does it take to fully charge the power bank?
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WarriorArmy said:
How long does it take to fully charge the power bank?
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i usually charge it over the night ,, i sleep and i put it on charge i wake up its fully charged
Welcome to the mobile world.
My guess is that recharge as fast as a laptop battery, although they have power sources and disipate more heat, as a down side
30000mAh true capacity
Warnahly said:
i usually charge it over the night ,, i sleep and i put it on charge i wake up its fully charged
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Hi,
Do you able to verify that the actual capacity is really 30000mAh? Thx
asdf
I personally prefer Anker battery packs as they are decently priced and I have seen very good quality out of them.
Hey man your house has very nice tiles... Are those porcelain marble or terracotta?
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@Warnahly -i am planning to get this. can u post a pic with note next to it. Just wanted to see how big it looks..
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AndroidSlave said:
Hey man your house has very nice tiles... Are those porcelain marble or terracotta?
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Thank you
Those are terracotta mate
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@Warnahly -i am planning to get this. can u post a pic with note next to it. Just wanted to see how big it looks..
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Here you go mate
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Here you go mate
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Thanks. Its not that big. Will order one soon.
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:highfive:
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And the other room has carera marble? Nice!
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wow. 30,000 mah?!
thats cool, it can power up the home!
but it is not convinient to wear around.. i prefere spare battery for note, and got cheap external charger so i alway wear +1 fully charged battery to pop in note
markozutic said:
wow. 30,000 mah?!
thats cool, it can power up the home!
but it is not convinient to wear around.. i prefere spare battery for note, and got cheap external charger so i alway wear +1 fully charged battery to pop in note
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I bought this and its actually not that big. I was able to put this inside my pant pocket and take it around. I play ingress a lot and needed something like this
from which port you do charging..
1A or 2.1A
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from which port you do charging..
1A or 2.1A
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2.1A
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I have been using an N7000 for 2 years now. A great phone - but the achilles heel has definitely been power. I had three bateries for it. Got one of those fat aftermarket batteries with the phone cover - it was absolutely useless - I don't think it even held the equivalent power of 33% of an OEM battery. Picked up another aftermarket battery similar in size to the OEM battery. In fairness, that hasn't been too bad - it's only in the last few weeks that it seems to have tanked - cant get much of a charge on it now.
Even with all of those - when I would go away travelling, there still was no comfort. I would have to curtail the way I used the phone. It's for that reason that I've turned to this power bank.
Only received it yesterday - but it seems to be exactly the same as the OP's. Charging it right now.
@Warnahly: Has the power bank retained its integrity since you first started using it? In real terms, what do you suspect is the real power storage of this device (if we are to work on the basis that it probably doesn't strictly live up to the 30K mAh description?

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