http://www.scan.co.uk/products/veho...gable-battery-pack-2200mah-ipod-iphone-and-mi
Has anyone got one of these, would really like to know if they will be worth the hassle of getting, if so how much would it give extra ?
This Link is for the official Veho website:
http://www.veho-uk.com/main/shop.aspx?category=PEBSS
those are rated at 2200mah, with loss for charging and heat i'd assume you'd get somewhere around half a charge.
better to just get something like this
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-8400mAh-External-Flashlight-Smartphones/dp/B0067UPRQ4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1336424635&sr=8-3
which can get you 2-3 full charges
To be honest am not looking at 2-3 chargers, I just need something that will give my battery more power so can watch football live when out and to play games, as I charge my phone every night ...
I get home from work with about 30% remaining but am curious about playing games etc just incase battery dies.... Was alright on 1.26 but since updating to 1.28 battery seems to have gone worse
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http://www.dealextreme.com/p/5600ma...led-light-charging-adapters-white-blue-125318
I am waiting on this one....
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http://www.dealextreme.com/p/5600ma...led-light-charging-adapters-white-blue-125318
I am waiting on this one....
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Let us no how ye get on with it, i was looking at the stick one as looks easier to carry in pocket.. I'd be happy with an extra 50% battery to be honest
LaneyEFC said:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/veho...gable-battery-pack-2200mah-ipod-iphone-and-mi
Has anyone got one of these, would really like to know if they will be worth the hassle of getting, if so how much would it give extra ?
This Link is for the official Veho website:
http://www.veho-uk.com/main/shop.aspx?category=PEBSS
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Our battery is 1800mah and this is 2200mah so it should give it one full charge and a bit but in reality these batteries are usually 70% to 90% of their stated amount so expect one full charge. Its a bit pricey for 2200mah though, then again its very portable, let us know how it goes if you decide to get it
I'm thinking about this one, but I'm concerned about charging at non stock voltages/currents. Will charging at 5.2V damage the phone? What about devices that feed more than 1000mA?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/4000ma...-emergency-battery-pack-silver-125301?item=16
Fruktsallad said:
I'm thinking about this one, but I'm concerned about charging at non stock voltages/currents. Will charging at 5.2V damage the phone? What about devices that feed more than 1000mA?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/4000ma...-emergency-battery-pack-silver-125301?item=16
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This one looks a little too good to be true, 4000mah in such a small size, but it should charge our device just fine the charger supplied with our phone says it has a 1A output which is equal to the 1000ma supplied by this battery pack. If the device feeds more than 1000ma the phone will simply charge faster. The only difference is the charger supplied with the one x states an output of 5v while this one says 5.2v but I doubt this matters. I'd go with the first one .
JJbdoggg said:
This one looks a little too good to be true, 4000mah in such a small size, but it should charge our device just fine the charger supplied with our phone says it has a 1A output which is equal to the 1000ma supplied by this battery pack. If the device feeds more than 1000ma the phone will simply charge faster. The only difference is the charger supplied with the one x states an output of 5v while this one says 5.2v but I doubt this matters. I'd go with the first one .
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I believe that our phone is limited to 1A charge so anything over that is simple ignored, my friend has got 5000 mah called powerbank he is letting me borrow it to try out seems pretty good so far.
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treebill said:
I believe that our phone is limited to 1A charge so anything over that is simple ignored, my friend has got 5000 mah called powerbank he is letting me borrow it to try out seems pretty good so far.
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My mistake, my old phone used to charge faster with a more powerful charger.
I have one of these.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trent-I...MP50/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1336512020&sr=8-2
Bought it 18 months back for my DHD as I go to a lot of music festivals and I didnt want to pay to charge my phone up. I used it when I bought it from a full charge on my DHD and I got 13 full charges out of the thing. And lasts a full week when camping (as I charge my ipod too)
A load of my friends have actually gone out and bought them as a result of seeing and using mine. Not that big or heavy and great for use on planes as well! Has an autoshut off also so when the phone stops drawing power the battery pack shuts down to avoid draining itself.
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I have one of these.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trent-I...MP50/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1336512020&sr=8-2
Bought it 18 months back for my DHD as I go to a lot of music festivals and I didnt want to pay to charge my phone up. I used it when I bought it from a full charge on my DHD and I got 13 full charges out of the thing. And lasts a full week when camping (as I charge my ipod too)
A load of my friends have actually gone out and bought them as a result of seeing and using mine. Not that big or heavy and great for use on planes as well! Has an autoshut off also so when the phone stops drawing power the battery pack shuts down to avoid draining itself.
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How big is it compared to an everyday object?
JJbdoggg said:
How big is it compared to an everyday object?
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Hope these help. The Toshiba is a portable 2.5' hard drive. And then the DVD.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0054.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0055.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0056.jpg
Would have used my HOX to give an idea of size but I used it for the photos.
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Hope these help. The Toshiba is a portable 2.5' hard drive. And then the DVD.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0054.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0055.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0056.jpg
Would have used my HOX to give an idea of size but I used it for the photos.
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Thanks for the pics they helped a lot, its not anywhere near as big as i thought it would be. I might pick one up for long journeys I'd be able to charge almost all of my devices fully.
I've got myself a power link 5200mah battery. Does 2 charges on my one x while gives 75% to my iPad. I think it was worth the £40 I paid
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Hope these help. The Toshiba is a portable 2.5' hard drive. And then the DVD.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0054.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0055.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52501585/IMAG0056.jpg
Would have used my HOX to give an idea of size but I used it for the photos.
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wow looking at getting one of them for long journey travals but will also be picking the one i posted for everyday use
Hoho.. Check this out. Two weeks of extra juice.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Fuel...rge-an-iPhone-14-times-runs-on-butane_id29962
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tont0 said:
Hoho.. Check this out. Two weeks of extra juice.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Fuel...rge-an-iPhone-14-times-runs-on-butane_id29962
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as one of the comments says "seems silly" one week charge shocked me, but now 2 weeks :|
I've ordered the portable one i posted see how that goes on long travals ill be ordering the one noisy_lightning posted...
kloon said:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/5600ma...led-light-charging-adapters-white-blue-125318
I am waiting on this one....
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Better late than never ...
Finally received my external battery pack
http://www.vlandroid.be/2012/05/batterij-power-voor-on-the-road/
Mini review in dutch + pictures !!!
gdelrosario said:
those are rated at 2200mah, with loss for charging and heat i'd assume you'd get somewhere around half a charge.
better to just get something like this
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-8400mAh...PRQ4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1336424635&sr=8-3
which can get you 2-3 full charges
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I bought Astro 3 two days ago.
I can say that it is more than expected. It charges my HOX very fast and I feel that my HOX battery life is much better now.
I am heavy user so screen on time was 3 hours maximum before Astro. Now it stays about 5 hours with heavy usage.
I strongly recommend this great product.
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Hi,
I wasn't sure where to put this so feel free to move it where it need be.
I recently got a new HD7 (love it!!! ) but unfortunately the battery leaves a little to be desired, it only has a 1230mAh battery. This spring i need to survive a 15hr bus ride to Florida with no plugs in site for the whole time. So my question is who has a portable charger they like and or one that will help me last 15hr? I am looking at the Power Mat portable 2x which should give me almost 7 full charges on it 7800mAh but I am game for anything that will give me lots of power.
Thanks!
nat1 said:
Hi,
I wasn't sure where to put this so feel free to move it where it need be.
I recently got a new HD7 (love it!!! ) but unfortunately the battery leaves a little to be desired, it only has a 1230mAh battery. This spring i need to survive a 15hr bus ride to Florida with no plugs in site for the whole time. So my question is who has a portable charger they like and or one that will help me last 15hr? I am looking at the Power Mat portable 2x which should give me almost 7 full charges on it 7800mAh but I am game for anything that will give me lots of power.
Thanks!
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look at this : http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/htc/htc-hd7-t-mobile-9292.html
you can buy 1800MAh or 3900mAh
hd2leo_fusion said:
look at this : http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/htc/htc-hd7-t-mobile-9292.html
you can buy 1800MAh or 3900mAh
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hummm....... Any idea how long the life time of these is?
nat1 said:
hummm....... Any idea how long the life time of these is?
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nop but mugen make very stronger battery life so u can't buy it eyes closed(i ordered one for my 7 mozart,i wait it )
here is the link for other user using mugen battery for their HTC
-http://bit.ly/dpWGYS
well.... I picked up the powermat, I have to admit its incredible..... its a great accessory for anyone on the go.
That non-standard batteries are ugly!
I have APC UPB10 - portable USB-battery. It is very compact and has capacity nearly 10x more than standard HTC HD7 battery. This thing charges all my gadgets when I am not at home. And I've never been in situation when my portable charger was totally run out of power.
http://www.amazon.com/Seidio-HTC-Th..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1303779075&sr=1-1
Anyone use an external battery charger so you can charge your extra battery?
If so, which one do you use? I'm currently looking to buy an OEM HTC battery, but I want to charge it without putting it in my phone and charging it that way.
Thanks in advance!
http://cgi.ebay.com/3x-New-1500mAh-...738794?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43a687fcea
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http://cgi.ebay.com/3x-New-1500mAh-...738794?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43a687fcea
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I have that one and for the most part it works pretty well.
It also has a USB out so you can, in theory, charge a battery in the charger AND use the USB to charge your phone. The phone's touch screen doesn't work if you do that, however, so the USB port on it is a bit dodgy.
- Frank
odrecords said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/3x-New-1500mAh-...738794?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43a687fcea
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I've been using this for months, and had the same unit for my previous Nexus One as well. Amazing price, and works perfectly, although it took about 30 days to ship from Hong Kong.
It's great to always have 3 fully-charged batteries on deck and ready to go when I'm low on juice. Battery life is no longer a concern for me, as it takes seconds to swap them out and throw the drained one back on the charger.
Highly recommended.
odrecords said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/3x-New-1500mAh-...738794?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43a687fcea
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Ya I've been using this too, and other than the super long shipping i'm perfectly happy with it. So convenient
Random question but do you guys know if this is the same charger as the one for the HD2? I have two stand alone HD2 battery chargers at home. I was going to pull the trigger and get this, but it looks pretty darn similar to the HD2 charger.
Its the same one. My gf has an hd2 and I can use hers with no problem.
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Well, because my cappy has such a horrible battery life, im considering buying a second battery and a battery wall charger... My question is, how fast is it supposed to charge if it was a normal charger? Im looking to buy these 2
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Li-ion-1500...ccessories&hash=item4aaa72ad67#ht_3124wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-Dock-Ch...ccessories&hash=item4cf0ed54ba#ht_1471wt_1139
My question is... Would it charge at the same speed as my phone would charge? (is there a better/faster way to charge it) and is it worth it to spend a bit more money to get a quality battery and battery charger?
Thanks
If you don't mind.your phone being a little thicker you should look into a extended battery I have one and its great go all day and still have over 40% at the end of the night.
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I have the same set as is in the second link. I'll say this, the batteries are as good as the stock one, and great for the price. Also, having the wall charger for battery is very useful. So, that would be the one I recommend!
Also, I had terrible TERRIBLE battery life in the past. I mean, 3 or 4 hours and it was dead. The best thing I have found that helps this, is custom roms. I don't know if you are using one, but you might consider looking into those options if not.
The wall charger for the battery seems to charge the battery a bit faster than just plugging the phone in. It takes 3-4 hours to charge from dead.
i do have a custom rom But the battery life only lasts like 7 hours or so. I was thnking about the extended battery, but it makes the phone thicker, which i have to say id rather avoid. One of the greatest features of the captivate to me is how thin it is .
But yeah, as you said, the battery and charger are good enough Il be purchasing those tomorrow. If anyone has any other ideas, please shoot
edit : how thicker does it get? Is it still thinner than a blackberry storm 2?
I don't know how thick a storm is but it adds a quarter inch to the battery witch sounds like alot but I don’t really notice it when its in my pocket . I also think it makes it alot easier to hold in my opinion plus it only cost 13 dollars at cellularfactory.com witch was cheaper than all the oem batteries I found. I just couldn't carry around two batteries then you have to switch them when one goes dead and you have to charge them both but that's just me.
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We have an Accessories subforum, you know.
mrjay711 said:
I don't know how thick a storm is but it adds a quarter inch to the battery witch sounds like alot but I don’t really notice it when its in my pocket . I also think it makes it alot easier to hold in my opinion plus it only cost 13 dollars at cellularfactory.com witch was cheaper than all the oem batteries I found. I just couldn't carry around two batteries then you have to switch them when one goes dead and you have to charge them both but that's just me.
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Hmm, idk, i still dont like the idea of adding the extra thickness to a phone. Thanks for the suggestion though.
Miami_Son said:
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Isnt this in the accessories subforum? Or was it moved. If it was moved, then sorry :S i shouldve known.
get the wall charger and extra battery. it way better than adding bulk to the captivate. looks absolutely retarded adding an inch to this slim phone.
If your repair center is close just go in and ask for a new battery free of charger. Sometimes they have them in stock sometimes they have to order them and send them to you in 2 days. All depends on the luck of the draw really. I have four batteries from doing it this way.
supaphreek said:
Well, because my cappy has such a horrible battery life, im considering buying a second battery and a battery wall charger... My question is, how fast is it supposed to charge if it was a normal charger? Im looking to buy these 2
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Li-ion-1500...ccessories&hash=item4aaa72ad67#ht_3124wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-Dock-Ch...ccessories&hash=item4cf0ed54ba#ht_1471wt_1139
My question is... Would it charge at the same speed as my phone would charge? (is there a better/faster way to charge it) and is it worth it to spend a bit more money to get a quality battery and battery charger?
Thanks
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here is my solution
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Standard-Battery-External-Captivate/dp/B004206TQ8
It charges the extra battery pretty quick and has served me very well you can find it for round 20 $
xhozt said:
here is my solution
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Standard-Battery-External-Captivate/dp/B004206TQ8
It charges the extra battery pretty quick and has served me very well you can find it for round 20 $
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Ahh, the OEM dock + external charger.
Wanted to get one of those.
Had the same setup as OP's the wall charger that is.
I can say, the non-OEM wall charger doesn't charge that fast.
a few posts down is a mod for the NON oem charger to make the USB charge faster. unfortuanatly you cant make the battery part charge any faster. but it WILL charge faster than you can run out a battery so its good.
for buying OEM batteries, i have been told to avoid the G7 series Samsung batteries. Find the G9 series. i bought one for $18 on ebay from an american seller in new york.
TRusselo said:
a few posts down is a mod for the NON oem charger to make the USB charge faster. unfortuanatly you cant make the battery part charge any faster. but it WILL charge faster than you can run out a battery so its good.
for buying OEM batteries, i have been told to avoid the G7 series Samsung batteries. Find the G9 series. i bought one for $18 on ebay from an american seller in new york.
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Can't find any G9's over here. Went over to a Samsung retailer.
Got myself 2 instead G7's. Last's kinda shorter than that of the G9.
What's the difference between g7 and g9? Im guessing better battery life. Where do you see what the series is on the battery?
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alexige said:
What's the difference between g7 and g9? Im guessing better battery life. Where do you see what the series is on the battery?
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It's at the lower right side of the battery. Near the S/N.
Kinda tiny on the G9.
HUGE on the G7.
My phone came with the G9 battery and seems decent, can't really compare it to anything as it's the only battery I have for now.
After googling the G7 vs G9, it appears that they're region codes. G7 being for Europe and G9 for the US.
yeah, im just going to buy the charger dock and battery off ebay. (the amazon one)
Thanks for all your help guys
I was just wondering whether external batteries are generally quite reliable, and if so what the best brands are to go for? I am looking for a relatively powerful one - I am not afraid of a little bit of cost, but obviously I don't want to spend masses.
Thanks
Ive got a New Trent and its well built and reliable. The 11000mAH will last you for several days. Have a look on Amazon.
I have a "Just Mobile Pro" or something like that.
4400mAh with 1000mA output.
But the EasyAcc 5600mAh (which I don't have) does sound better and cheaper (on Amazon).
Second new trents 11000mah one that thing is a beast
Chartist said:
Ive got a New Trent and its well built and reliable. The 11000mAH will last you for several days. Have a look on Amazon.
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24inchsub said:
Second new trents 11000mah one that thing is a beast
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yeah i got that bad boy too and its a beast. well worth the price
Chartist said:
Ive got a New Trent and its well built and reliable. The 11000mAH will last you for several days. Have a look on Amazon.
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Thanks not heard of New Trent before. Looks good. Can you confirm it's output charging current though? I can't find the spec on it anywhere. I'm assuming it's the full 1A, as it says it can charge an iPad, but could you please confirm? Looks like I'll be needing one!
Cheers.
wnp_79 said:
Thanks not heard of New Trent before. Looks good. Can you confirm it's output charging current though? I can't find the spec on it anywhere. I'm assuming it's the full 1A, as it says it can charge an iPad, but could you please confirm? Looks like I'll be needing one!
Cheers.
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i can try to charge my ipad when i get home haven't tried actually.
I bought the Anker 5600mAh battery for my HTC Desire. Great quality, compact and it fits in my pocket very nicely. I bought it for $30 on ebay
http://www.ianker.com/products_astronew.html
gordongartrell said:
I bought the Anker 5600mAh battery for my HTC Desire. Great quality, compact and it fits in my pocket very nicely. I bought it for $30 on ebay
http://www.ianker.com/products_astronew.html
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Flashlight feature's a nice touch.
isound portable external battery. Has built in flashlight too. Comes in two flavors, 16000mah and 8000mah.
If you look around you can find it cheaper elsewhere
http://www.isound.net/shop-by-type/accessories/i-sound-portable-power-16000-mah.html
Zagg Sparq 2.0 6000mah. Not worth the $100. Went on sale for $50 before..
Love the design and its built it power plugs. Loses charge over time. Google user reviews.
http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggsparq.php
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It's good and bad . I was on the train heading home from work and I was charging my phone with the Anker charger. I accidentally pressed the power button twice and the flashlight turned on. Sitting across from me was this fairly attractive woman with a skirt on. She automatically crossed her legs and looked at me weird. I hope she doesn't think that i'm a pervert.
gordongartrell said:
It's good and bad . I was on the train heading home from work and I was charging my phone with the Anker charger. I accidentally pressed the power button twice and the flashlight turned on. Sitting across from me was this fairly attractive woman with a skirt on. She automatically crossed her legs and looked at me weird. I hope she doesn't think that i'm a pervert.
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Hah! Good thing I didn't have a mouthful of soda there...
Good thing to remember with external battery packs is that during usage some of the charge goes to charging the battery while some is lost in heat. I think I read some where its normaly 30-40%. So for example a 11000mah battery will give you some where near 6600mah of charge so about 3 and half charges of the HTC One X.
I'm considering either the:
TeckNet® iEP387 7000mAh Dual-Port 2.1Amp Output Universal USB Battery Bank
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294
New Trent iCruiser IMP1000 11000mAh External Battery Pack
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294
Although not 100% sure I need either at the moment
HTC-Gunge said:
Good thing to remember with external battery packs is that during usage some of the charge goes to charging the battery while some is lost in heat. I think I read some where its normaly 30-40%. So for example a 11000mah battery will give you some where near 6600mah of charge so about 3 and half charges of the HTC One X.
I'm considering either the:
TeckNet® iEP387 7000mAh Dual-Port 2.1Amp Output Universal USB Battery Bank
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294
New Trent iCruiser IMP1000 11000mAh External Battery Pack
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294
Although not 100% sure I need either at the moment
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The heat loss is inevitable but the capacity should be unchanged.
What the heat loss means is that you need more than 11000mAh to charge up the full 11000mAh battery due to the losses.
The tecknet is very good value. I am considering it at the moment
tsleng said:
The heat loss is inevitable but the capacity should be unchanged.
What the heat loss means is that you need more than 11000mAh to charge up the full 11000mAh battery due to the losses.
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Yes but I'm talking about in the other direction. So once you have 11000mAh in the device and you charge a device that take 1800mAh you will actually use aprox 2520mAh in doing so. My numbers and calculations maybe a little flawed but my point is that you cant do a simple 11000 / 1800 = 6.1 charges as you need to take into account heat loss which is around 30 - 40% (so I read on one of the amazon reviews)
Either way both devices are nice and cost quite reasonable.
Hampa_D said:
i can try to charge my ipad when i get home haven't tried actually.
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tried it with my ipad last night and it worked great, it worked as if it was on AC
Have got the Tecknet IEP987 7000mah battery myself. Has run through two charges of a sensation XL and my Fiio Headphone amp, and still around half full.
Am more than happy with it.
HTC-Gunge said:
Yes but I'm talking about in the other direction. So once you have 11000mAh in the device and you charge a device that take 1800mAh you will actually use aprox 2520mAh in doing so. My numbers and calculations maybe a little flawed but my point is that you cant do a simple 11000 / 1800 = 6.1 charges as you need to take into account heat loss which is around 30 - 40% (so I read on one of the amazon reviews)
Either way both devices are nice and cost quite reasonable.
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Ah yes of course. Did not realise you were talking about the other way round charger>>phone
Not sure how efficient but if say 10% loss, we still get around 5 times charge with a 11000mAh batt. to a One X.
I am leaning towards the 7000mAh. Not sure if I need it or not...
tsleng said:
Ah yes of course. Did not realise you were talking about the other way round charger>>phone
Not sure how efficient but if say 10% loss, we still get around 5 times charge with a 11000mAh batt. to a One X.
I am leaning towards the 7000mAh. Not sure if I need it or not...
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Also don't forgot not to simply divide the battery pack's capacity by your phone's battery capacity to see how many times it will charge, unless you are charging it with the phone turned off.
With the phone on it is obviously using the usual amount for running the phone, whilst it is being charged. Add the current being drawn for keeping the phone running (say 250mA when awake) for the time it takes to charge (for me 2 hours) and you are looking at 500mAH. Add that to the capacity of your phone battery before dividing it by the capacity of your battery pack to figure out how many charges you'll get from it. Figures used are just for example purposes. Use a current widget if you want to know how much your phone is using.
Plus like a phone's battery, a new battery pack will take several charge cycles to reach full performance. Where as with a phone's battery which only takes about 2 weeks (charging it every day), a battery pack will take that much longer to get the full performance out of, as you wont likely be charging it more than once a week/month.
And then there's the battery indicators. These New Trent ones look sensible, but I once purchased a Proporta Turbocharger 5000mAHr unit. It had three blue LED battery status lights that were always on if charging. If you looked directly at them they'd burn your retinas out your skull. They could be seen from space. Stupidly and comically bright. They HAD to eat into some of the capacity.
Copper losses over the cable at the distances involved in your average charging cable will be negligible. If you really want to reduce it, don't use those silly skinny retracting yo-yo charging cable things that some of them come with. Use a decent quality USB to microUSB cable. The higher the guage of the cable and quality of copper, the less volt-drop there is. I keep a good few of these kicking about at home as they are well made but not too costly, and come with a nice cable tidy clasp...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-NOKIA-CA-101-CA101-USB-DATA-CABLE-LEAD-5230-/140579882085?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccesories_MobilePhoneDataCables_JN&hash=item20bb36c465
fi3ry_icy said:
since the battery isnt gonna be removable, i am currently considering buying a portable charger..
here are some i found.. would like an opinion on which capacity would be good..
http://www.netimes.com/shop/power-master-9600mah-portable-mobile-power-p-3052.html?cPath=445_711
http://www.netimes.com/shop/2000mah...pack-with-led-light-p-3264.html?cPath=445_711
http://www.netimes.com/shop/dualport-5000mah-external-battery-pack-p-3109.html?cPath=80_731
http://mobilemate.yetaa.com/accessories/pineng-5000mah-power-bank.html
the last link has the same capacity as the 2nd last but it is way cheaper.. is it safe?
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here u go..
posted this in another thread..
cheers..
these things are amazing! no more do i have to worry about htc one x battery, all i do is charge it up, 1amp at 5voltes or 2 amp at 5 volts, doesnt get any better than that! it also charges up other phones as well!
the one i got is this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270939385624?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
but if you want go on ebay and type in "battery 10000 " or "battery 8000" and you get different battery banks,
i paid 25 quid for mine, awesome!! using it for all my phones and devices!!
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hi there guys,i got a good 3 full charges and a half out of it, seems pretty decent and plenty of juice keeps my one x going, kept in the car the last few days and been gaming alot on my one x, here is a pic,
its about double the thickness of the htc one x
it took under 2 hours to charge, you can charge at 1amp 5v or 2amp 5v, obviously 1amp 5v is what you use for the one x, i dont know the exact time as i left my phone to it, then came back and it was done 100%
first 2 charges of the battery pack take 20 hours at 1amp 5v, then after that u are sorted
Got myself a 5000mah one quite a while ago. Its great when you're on a holiday or traveling by train/airplane. Finally play those battery hungry tegra 3 games more than 90 minutes
svenvv said:
Got myself a 5000mah one quite a while ago. Its great when you're on a holiday or traveling by train/airplane. Finally play those battery hungry tegra 3 games more than 90 minutes
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I agree, having had the Philips Power2Go SCE7640 for the last 3 years or so, it's been great for long-haul journeys, not having to worry about finding somewhere to charge the phone.
is this claimed 10,000mah capacity for real??
yep, the thing takes 16 hours to charge fully, but it will charge my phone about 8 times over, its not that chunky, here is a pic, i can fit it in my pocket, keep it in my car, or in my shoulder bag, it goes everywhere with me
mox123 said:
yep, the thing takes 16 hours to charge fully, but it will charge my phone about 8 times over, its not that chunky, here is a pic, i can fit it in my pocket, keep it in my car, or in my shoulder bag, it goes everywhere with me
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That's good. Tempted to get one despite already having the philips power2go.
for 25 quid and being able to charge multiple devices, hey thats well worth it, 10,000 mah is alot of juice dude! beats carrying around a car battery eh lol
mox123 said:
these things are amazing! no more do i have to worry about htc one x battery, all i do is charge it up, 1amp at 5voltes or 2 amp at 5 volts, doesnt get any better than that! it also charges up other phones as well!
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We can’t always trust specs when it comes to cheap no-name batteries and battery packs on eBay. If you already have it can you do some testing and confirm that it charges at 1A (i.e: can fully charge from a low battery level in 3hrs) and that it can charge the phone at least 4 times from a single charge ?
I'm more concerned about the charging speed than the actual capacity. I'd be happy with 5000mAh pack if it can charge as quickly as an AC adapter.
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We can’t always trust specs when it comes to cheap no-name batteries and battery packs on eBay. If you already have it can you do some testing and confirm that it charges at 1A (i.e: can fully charge from a low battery level in 3hrs) and that it can charge the phone at least 4 times from a single charge ?
I'm more concerned about the charging speed than the actual capacity. I'd be happy with 5000mAh pack if it can charge as quickly as an AC adapter.
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well the first 2 times you have to charge for 20 hours, after that its up to you, its a lion battery high quality, I will test this over the next few days and confirm how many charges I get on my htc one x and s3 so I will know for sure, if it charges from dead at least 5 times then it is acurate and true,
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well the first 2 times you have to charge for 20 hours, after that its up to you, its a lion battery high quality, I will test this over the next few days and confirm how many charges I get on my htc one x and s3 so I will know for sure, if it charges from dead at least 5 times then it is acurate and true,
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Think he means time to charge phone
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well the first 2 times you have to charge for 20 hours, after that its up to you, its a lion battery high quality, I will test this over the next few days and confirm how many charges I get on my htc one x and s3 so I will know for sure, if it charges from dead at least 5 times then it is acurate and true,
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Your assumptions are incorrect unfortunately....
its 10000mah at 3.7v
most of our devices are 5v like the htc one x....
This is the same for all batteries that I have seen, so even my 5000mah battery will only charge the phone maybe twice.....
10000mah am guessing about 3.5 times.... take in other aspects like losing power through heat and the quality of the cable and connectors too......
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well the first 2 times you have to charge for 20 hours, after that its up to you, its a lion battery high quality, I will test this over the next few days and confirm how many charges I get on my htc one x and s3 so I will know for sure, if it charges from dead at least 5 times then it is acurate and true,
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20hrs to charge the battery pack I assume ?
I'm more interested in the time it take to charge the phone off the battery pack
twe69 said:
Your assumptions are incorrect unfortunately....
its 10000mah at 3.7v
most of our devices are 5v like the htc one x....
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Micro USB port uses 5v to charge, but that is not the voltage of the battery. Most mobile phone batteries are 3.7v including HTC One X. Therefore 10,000mAh @ 3.7v ~= 5.5 times the One X battery's capacity
ok, lets see how that works out.....
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ok, lets see how that works out.....
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i will tell you all in 5 days time
Can you please upload pics of it next to your HOX so that we can get a size comparison?
I'm interested in this alot if it works well, it seems to be one of the better external chargers...
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Can you please upload pics of it next to your HOX so that we can get a size comparison?
I'm interested in this alot if it works well, it seems to be one of the better external chargers...
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hi there guys,i got a good 3 full charges and a half out of it, seems pretty decent and plenty of juice keeps my one x going, kept in the car the last few days and been gaming alot on my one x, here is a pic, its about double the thickness of the one x, it took under 2 hours to charge, you can charge at 1amp 5v or 2amp 5v, obviously 1amp 5v is what you use for the one x, i dont know the exact time as i left my phone to it, then came back and it was done 100%
first 2 charges of the battery pack take 20 hours at 1amp 5v, then after that u are sorted
Can I get a get a translation on that last post?
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
mox123 said:
these things are amazing! no more do i have to worry about htc one x battery, all i do is charge it up, 1amp at 5voltes or 2 amp at 5 volts, doesnt get any better than that! it also charges up other phones as well!
the one i got is this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270939385624?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
but if you want go on ebay and type in "battery 10000 " or "battery 8000" and you get different battery banks,
i paid 25 quid for mine, awesome!! using it for all my phones and devices!!
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hi there guys,i got a good 3 full charges and a half out of it, seems pretty decent and plenty of juice keeps my one x going, kept in the car the last few days and been gaming alot on my one x, here is a pic,
its about double the thickness of the htc one x
it took under 2 hours to charge, you can charge at 1amp 5v or 2amp 5v, obviously 1amp 5v is what you use for the one x, i dont know the exact time as i left my phone to it, then came back and it was done 100%
first 2 charges of the battery pack take 20 hours at 1amp 5v, then after that u are sorted
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Ordered mine today thanks for sharing this should be handy on my boating holiday as there's only one 12v port between 3people
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mox123 said:
hi there guys,i got a good 3 full charges and a half out of it, seems pretty decent and plenty of juice keeps my one x going, kept in the car the last few days and been gaming alot on my one x, here is a pic, its about double the thickness of the one x, it took under 2 hours to charge, you can charge at 1amp 5v or 2amp 5v, obviously 1amp 5v is what you use for the one x, i dont know the exact time as i left my phone to it, then came back and it was done 100%
first 2 charges of the battery pack take 20 hours at 1amp 5v, then after that u are sorted
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I was right
Basically my 5000mAh rated device will get less than 2 full charges for the HOX....
I paid about this much for mine about 2 years ago, but won't be spending more money as I only use it now and again on holidays.
yep is handy to have around if you are away for a bit, just remember use 1amp 5v charging usb port, not the 2amp, but im pretty sure the htc one x prevents over current anyway,, 2 amp is for tablets/laptops etc.
Just WTF. 10000 mah?! U crazy