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[Q] Battery Replacement w/case?

Ok so i have found a replacement battery (3500 MAH) for $22.49. It comes with a replacement back for it (I assume cause the battery is fatter than the normal battery that comes with the evo). My question is there any good batterys that are the same size as the original or a case (like otterbox or body glove) to fit a fatter battery?

It's a little more expensive but I bought the siedio and you can get the protective case that fits it. On the other hand, I've heard of people modifying regular cases by cutting out the back so it fits over the larger door. Cut the hard case with a dremel or something. The soft cases you could probably cut with scissors. Just cut a little at a time to fit. You'll get protection at least on the edges where the phone usually hits first. Hopefully this helps.
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The biggest battery you can get to fit the stock case is a 1750 mah battery (vs. 1500 in the original).

thank you both of you answered my questions cause my next question dkelle4 had answered so thanks a lot

I just got a 3500 from ebay and I can't use my otterbox or seido case, but its worth the battery life
Evo 4G!!!

One thing you guys may or may not know is that the charge light turns green at 1500 mah. You have to charge the battery an extra couple hours, bout 3. Also wipe battery stats, recovery then advanced. Good luck. I hope this helps.
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[Q] Case for Sprint 2600mah battery

Hi,
Wife loves her Evo, but hates the battery life. She really uses it, so she has to keep it on the charger. I have a Platinum (aka Seidio) 3500mah battery and love it, but she doesn't like how it makes the phone "huge". So I got her the Sprint battery. It's not much smaller, but apparently it is good enough. But she won't use the phone without a case. This is probably a good thing, because she drops it. Much more often than I like. I've been looking for a good case that will fit the battery. I've seen several posts that say that Seidio's Surface extended case will work. But I was thinking about the purple Laza case for Laza's extended battery (can't post a link. It's on Amazon). She loves purple, so this would be perfect. Does anyone know if this would work, or if there are any other cases that I should consider for her phone?
Thanks

In terms of cases your gonna be limited on what you can get . In the case of the Seidio (which I have) I had to cut the back out of a TPU case and more or less make a bumper case on my phone . Essentially you could do the same with the Sprint 2600 and its backplate . But you will still have a hump coming out of the case . The Laza case I believe only works for their backplate unless you are planning on getting that with the purple case . Like I said your options are gonna be limited . In terms of cutting a case like I mentioned before . If you take your time and measure it out very well you would almost believe it was part of the extended battery back and one piece .

Can you buy the backplate separately from the battery? I didn't see it for sale anywhere, but might have missed it. I'd be fine doing that if I could do it and if it would work with the battery. I'd also do it for my Seidio battery as well. I'd rather have one of the silicone cases than the Seidio case.

More than likely you should be able to buy the battery back by itself . I know Seidio sells their battery back as a seperate part . As for other battery manufacturers I am not sure about .

usmaak said:
Can you buy the backplate separately from the battery? I didn't see it for sale anywhere, but might have missed it. I'd be fine doing that if I could do it and if it would work with the battery. I'd also do it for my Seidio battery as well. I'd rather have one of the silicone cases than the Seidio case.
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search amazon wireless, they have alot of cases from different sellers gathered in one spot.

life_420 said:
search amazon wireless, they have alot of cases from different sellers gathered in one spot.
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Right. It's just a question of finding one that will fit the Sprint 2600 battery. It has an oddly shaped battery cover. If I could replace the battery cover with something more common, then the world of cases would open right up...

May this help you decide
For what would be cheaper than the cost for a back elsewhere I thought why not just get a cheap battery for the price.
The 2600 battery I have is a cheap chinese version its the same size as the 3500 I got from Amazon, they fit the same back... Appears to be the same size as sprints 2600.
http://www.amazon.com/Laza-Sprint-Extended-Battery-Silicone/dp/B004LOBXZ2
The 3500 (generic, not laza) was 8$ and some change, comes with a back (exact size as lazas 3500 battery back) and fits the laza silicone case (you mentioned) that I also got (14.99) and it fits perfect, so you could use both 2600 and 3500 batteries with same back..
Those and a 6$ hdmi cable qualified me for free shipping (took about 2wks)... but all for under 30.
Backing fits case, contours and protects well, awesome battery life
after calibration. I been using for about 3 wks now.
No complaints ...it is bulky but I got big hands and it feels sturdy.

i bought my case from gorillagadgets.com check it out. pretty nice and fits the phone w/ extended battery

jalai said:
For what would be cheaper than the cost for a back elsewhere I thought why not just get a cheap battery for the price.
The 2600 battery I have is a cheap chinese version its the same size as the 3500 I got from Amazon, they fit the same back... Appears to be the same size as sprints 2600.
http://www.amazon.com/Laza-Sprint-Extended-Battery-Silicone/dp/B004LOBXZ2
The 3500 (generic, not laza) was 8$ and some change, comes with a back (exact size as lazas 3500 battery back) and fits the laza silicone case (you mentioned) that I also got (14.99) and it fits perfect, so you could use both 2600 and 3500 batteries with same back..
Those and a 6$ hdmi cable qualified me for free shipping (took about 2wks)... but all for under 30.
Backing fits case, contours and protects well, awesome battery life
after calibration. I been using for about 3 wks now.
No complaints ...it is bulky but I got big hands and it feels sturdy.
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I have the 2600 from amazon and I wanted to get a silicone case but if a 3500 is that cheap and both batteries can fit the case I'll get the battery too and go with that!
-thanks for the heads up

I have the seidio innocase extended and it works with the 2600 battery.

jalai said:
For what would be cheaper than the cost for a back elsewhere I thought why not just get a cheap battery for the price.
The 2600 battery I have is a cheap chinese version its the same size as the 3500 I got from Amazon, they fit the same back... Appears to be the same size as sprints 2600.
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Do you happen to have the link to the battery that you bought. Buying an ultra cheap battery for the back sounds like a good idea for me. I already have the 2600mah from Sprint and it's too late to bring it back. I used it for a while, and I liked it, but in the end, I opted for the Seidio 3500. So I want my wife to use the 2600 from Sprint.

usmaak said:
Do you happen to have the link to the battery that you bought. Buying an ultra cheap battery for the back sounds like a good idea for me. I already have the 2600mah from Sprint and it's too late to bring it back. I used it for a while, and I liked it, but in the end, I opted for the Seidio 3500. So I want my wife to use the 2600 from Sprint.
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this one..price fluctuates a buck or two...it's cheap but holds up well!
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-3500mAh-Extended-Battery-Cover/dp/B0042TY68C/ref=pd_cp_cps_0

If ur wiling to do a bit of modification, you can fit the sprint 2600 battery inside of a ballistic case.... I have it and its a beauty, no one ever knows that theres an extended battery inside unless i pop out the cover

Question about new extended battery

I just ordered a new 3500 mah battery that came with a new battery door but I can't figure out how to put in on. Can someone help?
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the only extended battery i saw that had that much capacity had a defy back door...more info?

Maybe it is a defy back door . Ugh should I send it back or is a battery door needed?
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i don't think an extended back cover has been made to fit the bravo..i could be wrong though.
if you don't need too much extra capacity, try the 1700 mAh one from Mugen. it uses the standard bravo back cover

Can you post a quick picture of the battery and cover for us real quick for a look?

I did some Googling yesterday, and couldn't even find a case designed for the extended battery. If they make one, it's buried deep in Google. Never checked Ebay.
While its risky, if you're good with your hands, you could fabricate the extended battery cover with an exacto knife and move the clips into the proper place and use something like JBWeld or a strong plastic glue as a bonding agent, using your Bravo battery cover as a reference template. And yes, I know this is a crazy idea, but I'd do it myself as a last resort measure. Not like you can use that cover anyways....except for returns....
Or go to the store and buy a generic carrying case the would work. Anything's better than walking around with an exposed battery.
I want one of those batteries myself, so I'll keep an eye out for ya if I happen to come across anything.

You could just buy a cover from ebay and use it over the exposed battery. I don't know if it would be better to use a hardshell or silicone shell though. Some really cool ones on ebay now though.

Question about stock 2000mAh extended battery and back cover

I'm deciding whether to order this stock 2000mAh battery and back cover: http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-extended-battery-and-cover-for-gsm-galaxy-nexus-226962/
For those who has it, I would like to know:
-With the new back cover, can it still fit with regular cases?
-Would the regular 1750mAh battery rattle inside the new back cover?
Thanks.

I dont have that battery, but for your last question you could just put a soft "dice" or what I should call it between the battery and your casing.
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eksasol said:
I'm deciding whether to order this stock 2000mAh battery and back cover: expansys-usa.com/samsung-extended-battery-and-cover-for-gsm-galaxy-nexus-226962/[/url]
For those who has it, I would like to know:
-With the new back cover, can it still fit with regular cases?
-Would the regular 1750mAh battery rattle inside the new back cover?
Thanks.
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I have that battery and 3 hard silicon cases and it fits perfectly!! Not sure about cases like case mate or otter box

eksasol said:
I'm deciding whether to order this stock 2000mAh battery and back cover: http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-extended-battery-and-cover-for-gsm-galaxy-nexus-226962/
For those who has it, I would like to know:
-With the new back cover, can it still fit with regular cases?
-Would the regular 1750mAh battery rattle inside the new back cover?
Thanks.
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I have this battery and the cases i've tried, which are all tpu cases, work well. I'm not so sure with hard cases though as there is no flex.

I have ordered this from Expansys thinking I would get it faster (ie. from USA) Not! When ordering it says "usually ships in 5 days".... checking status later it was 8 days, and now 11. I could row a boat from Korea faster. As for the OP, the reason I went with this OEM battery was I read in several places you could still use the original battery cover. This was important to me, because the Otterbox Commuter won't fit the extended cover without cutting.

Stock back cover with official extended battery

Hey all,
I got a back cover today(http://goo.gl/pJkxk) that fits with the stock battery. However, I've been having issues with battery life, so I'm looking into getting the official 2100 mAh extended battery, but I'm loathe to give up my shiny, Google-y case. Would there be any chance that the case would still clip on with the extended battery?
Thanks!

The stock battery cover won't fit with the extended battery (2100 mAh). The extended battery needs the extra room at the bottom where the stock cover tucks into the phone.
Edit: How does that cover look and feel? I've been debating on ordering it for quite a while, but I haven't been able to bring myself to order it haha.

I swear I have the stock cover with the 2100mah battery and the cover fits perfect. It's completely flush. I bought the phone used so maybe it isn't stock? I'll post pics tomorrow.
edit: what i thought was a duplicate battery cover that came with my phone is actually the standard cover... ive been using the extended cover and didnt even know it. the difference is so tiny, all i can see is a tiny spot where the stock one dips down, the extended one doesnt.

I just tried it with my standard battery cover and it did fit, but I wasn't comfortable with how the cover was bent from pressing against the battery. Technically it does fit, but I'm not sure if it would have any adverse effects on the phone. I suppose YMMV

My OEM cover fit with my Samsung 2100mah, it does "bulge" a bit, but it fits.