Anyone try one of these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1X-Gold...880555?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4167e42a6b
Made in Japan
Capacity: 2850mAh
Utra-high capacity battery
I'm guessing they are not 2850mah, but given the higher spec they could be closer to 2400mah. Price is a bit more than $8 (2x the el chepo generic ones w/ 2300mah). Less in a bundle of 2-3 w/ charger.
Another seller is listing a similar looking battery with 2430mah but for $15. Maybe the cheaper ones are the rejects.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2430MAH-Hig...979491?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e6f290a63
Still no US sellers, so to be safe you could wait till a review or a US seller starts offering them (-> return if they aren't to spec). I took the plunge since I need some spare batteries and a charger.
Man. You gotta be careful with these batteries from eBay.
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Xcor3 said:
Man. You gotta be careful with these batteries from eBay.
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+1 I always spend the extra cash to get a spare OEM battery. I understand people want to save money and for the most part those batteries arent bad but a lot of times they are not labeled correctly and arent the MaH's that they state they are and you are taking a chance. If you go with a cheap no name it's better to go with a better known no name like anker. But I dont think I would even put the battery you linked into my phone. Stop being cheap and just spend the 25-30 bucks for a OEM battery. After all it is a 600 phone. hehe Consider it like buying a Ferrari and putting cheap gas in it. haha
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Man. You gotta be careful with these batteries from eBay.
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You need to know what your getting yourself into. Some give you 70-80% of an OEM one at 1/10th of the cost. I buy mine as a back-up when I can't charge (e.g. international air travel) or I'm in a rush. It is so convenient to have one of these in my bag and do a quick swap vs. charging. Been buying ebay batteries for years, some are crap, I normally buy 1-2 when I get my new phone for ~$10. Then wait for the US ones or a forum review where someone finds the correct seller who will give you 80-90% of an OEM at ~$5. The main downside is the lack of NFC, but I don't use that and if I needed it I would swap in the OEM battery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690314
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Stop being cheap and just spend the 25-30 bucks for a OEM battery. After all it is a 600 phone. hehe Consider it like buying a Ferrari and putting cheap gas in it. haha
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It's all marketing. Chemically Gas is all the same and there is a standard for it.
Besides I don't have a $600 phone. I paid $220 (incl. tax). minus $120 from retention. minus $100 when I sell my (old free Vibrant). Psst, don't tell anyone, but I'm also doing 1% cashback and $xxx bonus for spending Y in 3 months. So technically I'm making money and should get another $100-150 in 2 years when I sell the S3. The extra batteries will increase it's resale value.
Call me a cheapskate.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690314
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Thank you. There is no way I would have found that thread.
I have both of them!
the 2430 mah is supposed to fit as standard OEM replacement, It a little too fat for standard cover, Have to push cover down hard, The 2850 mah is a replacement for the Samsung extended battery It fits extended case, but after testing both, neither one shows any improvement over stock batteries. I am running output and time tests on them both shortly....SAVE YOUR MONEY!
What is the largest and safest OEM battery for S3?
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I just checked mugen website and they will have this 3900mAh battery available on 1/20/12. It says battery lasts 2.11 times longer. I am guessing I can OC/performance governor with high brightness setting and use phone moderately/heavily and it will still last all day (maybe not). The case looks pretty decent too.
I emailed them how much thickness it would add and they said about 9mm so the phone will look twice as thicker.
What do you guys think? It's approximately $100 tho.. damn..
$100?!? Lol you can buy THREE OEM batteries and still have a few bucks left for coffee hahahaha...greedy bastards
+1.... I'd rather have my phone last 3x longer than 2.11x longer
Pricey
That sounds awfully pricey.. I recevied my extended life battery from Amazon the other day, it was $13 + shipping.
I can't post the link, but just search for T989 battery on Amazon and you'll find a ton for a whole lot cheaper.
Was looking at Amazon and came across this:
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Capacit...UTF8&coliid=IKJBEV8STUFHG&colid=1ZISP8URFWZSK
What do you think, is it any good?
Yup! Thats the one I just received on Monday actually, it works great! Plenty of juice, and the back cover is a perfect fit as well
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Yup! Thats the one I just received on Monday actually, it works great! Plenty of juice, and the back cover is a perfect fit as well
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On sale for 13 bucks! Even if i dont like it theres not much risk in trying it before getting a mugen power cell. Ordered me one right now!
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Yup! Thats the one I just received on Monday actually, it works great! Plenty of juice, and the back cover is a perfect fit as well
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can you pls post a screenshot of the battery usage?, give specific usage of phone and how much it last now, i wanted to buy it but still not sure if it a large difference from stock, usually on stock i get like 3-5 hours on heavy usage. Im the type that use my phone even on the bathroom lol
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Yup! Thats the one I just received on Monday actually, it works great! Plenty of juice, and the back cover is a perfect fit as well
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Thanks for letting us know. What about heating issue.....does this battery heats up more than the original? How much time does this one take to charge up full.
It's essentially double the life of the original (1850mAh vs 3500), generally after a days use of mp3s all day and surfing at work, I would usually have had about 35% left with the original, now I'm sitting around 65% at the end of the day without a worry. Charging is quick, I haven't really noticed a huge difference between the extended and the original.
It is definitely heavier, and the phone is a bit thicker with the new battery and case, but I actually like the extra weight and find it makes it feel more solid when holding it.
Heat-wise, it is no difference.
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It's essentially double the life of the original (1850mAh vs 3500), generally after a days use of mp3s all day and surfing at work, I would usually have had about 35% left with the original, now I'm sitting around 65% at the end of the day without a worry. Charging is quick, I haven't really noticed a huge difference between the extended and the original.
It is definitely heavier, and the phone is a bit thicker with the new battery and case, but I actually like the extra weight and find it makes it feel more solid when holding it.
Heat-wise, it is no difference.
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Thanks....just bought it of Amazon
The one thing about the Mugen that is nice is the kick stand. Ill save the $75 difference and lean my phone against something instead though lol.
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The one thing about the Mugen that is nice is the kick stand. Ill save the $75 difference and lean my phone against something instead though lol.
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uhh its not $75 for the kickstand. You can get a kickstand for $5 that is a size of a credit card.
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i got the seido for 70 bucks and its good enough lol and i am a TRUE heavy user
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Was looking at Amazon and came across this:
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Capacit...UTF8&coliid=IKJBEV8STUFHG&colid=1ZISP8URFWZSK
What do you think, is it any good?
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Guess I'll try that one out. I had a gift certificate to amazon and i ended up paying about $4 for it.
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Guess I'll try that one out. I had a gift certificate to amazon and i ended up paying about $4 for it.
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I've commented on this somewhere already...do you think it is possible to manufacture, build, test and release for sale a good quality product that will have it's market price of 4$ - seller commission to Amazon?
I'll stick with [HLI-T989XL] from Mugen.
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I've commented on this somewhere already...do you think it is possible to manufacture, build, test and release for sale a good quality product that will have it's market price of 4$ - seller commission to Amazon?
I'll stick with [HLI-T989XL] from Mugen.
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Probably not as good quality, but for 12 bucks its worth a try. People seem to be having good results to.
porcupineli said:
I've commented on this somewhere already...do you think it is possible to manufacture, build, test and release for sale a good quality product that will have it's market price of 4$ - seller commission to Amazon?
I'll stick with [HLI-T989XL] from Mugen.
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Sorry, but I have to say. It's market price is 12.77... did you not read what you quoted? He said he had a gift card so it came out to about 4. Your point is still valid, but you discredit yourself.
For those who say that Mugenpower batteries are over priced, I beg to differ.
I originally purchased a Seidio 2800mah extended battery for my Nexus One and it's performance, even after proper conditioning, was inferior to the HTC stock battery. I then purchased a Mugenpower 3200mah extended battery which gave me a solid 72 hours of use between charges.
I now have the Mugenpower 3900mah extended battery for my GS2x and after the second full charge, the level is only down to 70% 24 hours after being disconnected from the charger.
All extended batteries are not created equal!
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For those who say that Mugenpower batteries are over priced, I beg to differ.
I originally purchased a Seidio 2800mah extended battery for my Nexus One and it's performance, even after proper conditioning, was inferior to the HTC stock battery. I then purchased a Mugenpower 3200mah extended battery which gave me a solid 72 hours of use between charges.
I now have the Mugenpower 3900mah extended battery for my GS2x and after the second full charge, the level is only down to 70% 24 hours after being disconnected from the charger.
All extended batteries are not created equal!
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that is true, however i feel an external battery is a better solution....i dont know if i could ever convince myself to spend a third of the price of what i paid for my phone for a battery...
Just to give every one a heads up if you live in (or are traveling in ) Canada The Source now has the standard OEM battery for sale! They are selling out fast though! I had to order mine as the last one was sold minutes before I got there. They also said the Extended batteries are available for order. ETA is 4 - 6 Weeks if you order.
How much are they selling the oem standard battery and 'extended' battery for?
Also do you know if they are selling the extended battery back cover? Kind of pointless to buy from them if they don't.
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How much are they selling the oem standard battery and 'extended' battery for?
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Standard batter cost me $39.99 + Tax the extended are priced at $59.99 + Tax.
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Also do you know if they are selling the extended battery back cover? Kind of pointless to buy from them if they don't.
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The extended do come with a cover At least that's what their rep told me (They didn't have them at my store I had to order it).
It's faster and cheaper ordering the extended battery + cover via Gmarket in Korea.
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It's faster and cheaper ordering the extended battery + cover via Gmarket in Korea.
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This is true. But for people who can't order online
Sorry about the bump but wanted let users know that I got the battery and it looks like the Source has some issues with the system. The battery is NOT a Nexus Battery but for some other phone. It is too small for the Nexus. They didn't know what happened, probably some system glitch or over zealous staff member.
I've bought an extra OEM standard battery it cost me just less than USD 13, I dont use it just lying around, even the one that comes with the phone as a spare i dont even have a chance to us it, i'm using the extended battery and cover.
Any chance these are legit OEM batteries? Two OEM batteries for $16 seems too good to be true.
OEM GSM Galaxy Nexus battery
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Any chance these are legit OEM batteries? Two OEM batteries for $16 seems too good to be true.
OEM GSM Galaxy Nexus battery
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It is too good to be true. EBay is crawling with fake "OEM" batteries with a sticker that looks exactly the same as the real one. Makes it almost impossible to tell from a pic. If you want a "real" OEM battery, you need to get it from a known good seller. Shimshop on EBay sounds reliable from reports here. There's also Expansys, they likely have the real deal. The pricing I've seen is about $30/per for the real ones. Much cheaper and it's probably a fake.
i was thinking these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-OE...ccessories&hash=item2a18a7b669#ht_4442wt_1247
looks legit but who knows.
Also newegg had some but I don't see them now.
I've been using the bargain-basement eBay China batteries in everything from DSLRs to cell phones for like 7 years. They never work quite as well as OEM but at 10% of the price for 90% of the performance I don't care.
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Any chance these are legit OEM batteries? Two OEM batteries for $16 seems too good to be true.
OEM GSM Galaxy Nexus battery
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Its funny you posted this. I ordered 3 of them with charger and got them a few days ago. They are not OEM however they actually work pretty well. I sent seller email before i bought them and was told in his own words they are OEM samsung batteries.. I did this so when they were delivered i would have proof that seller was stating the fact they were OEM... I knew however for 14$ there was no way they would be real. This way when I contacted seller to complain i would have a leg to stand on. I sent him and email stating that they were fake and that I wanted to know what they were going to do about it and 1 hour later a paypal refund for the full amount was issued. These guys know they are selling fake stuff however unless you have a trained eye and know what you are looking for it would pass as an OEM product. For the price.... They are good batteries...lol.. To be honest i would have gladly paid the money if the seller would have come clean on the matter.. I will take pictures and post them when i get a chance..hope this helps....cheers
I took pic of all 3 with charger and a pic with a real OEM next to the eBay battery...can you tell the difference? lol... Oh and pics were taken with my Nexus so please excuse the quality...
The "original" ones on eBay IMO are fakes. Also the typeface used on the label definitely doesn't match the OEM battery that comes with the phone. I would avoid them and buy from a trusted vendor like Expansys or Handtec.
If you email the sellers of these real, but fake batteries, they will quickly say they made a mistake posting and the batteries are not genuine... I hate when sellers play games like that.
We should all mass-purchase these "original batteries" and demand refunds at the sellers expense, just to teach them a lesson. It's not right to knowingly scam the public.
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If you email the sellers of these real, but fake batteries, they will quickly say they made a mistake posting and the batteries are not genuine... I hate when sellers play games like that.
We should all mass-purchase these "original batteries" and demand refunds at the sellers expense, just to teach them a lesson. It's not right to knowingly scam the public.
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Agreed. Usually you won't go wrong if the seller has included "genuine" in the listing. Be careful when they don't include that word. That's common ebay sense.
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I go to Shenzhen and HK regularly, and I've been in the shanzhai/jiamao markets there and they have booths with blank batteries and the stickers that look almost exactly like all the major brands, they will make you up 100 or 50 or any qty you like on the spot. When they sell a counterfeit battery they always include a charger.....guess why? They caution you not to charge that counterfeit battery in your phone, it might explode or catch fire!
So they always sell the charger with the battery.
NO WAY would I put one of those P.O.S. in my phone.
They are tempting though.
PS: Not claiming accuracy in my pinyin terms but you get the idea
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If you email the sellers of these real, but fake batteries, they will quickly say they made a mistake posting and the batteries are not genuine... I hate when sellers play games like that.
We should all mass-purchase these "original batteries" and demand refunds at the sellers expense, just to teach them a lesson. It's not right to knowingly scam the public.
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Yeah ..i was pretty sure when I bought them that they were fakes so when I received them I was not so surprised.. I did however get 3 batteries and a charger for free..lol...They are actually pretty good...They don't heat up and seem to last as long as the original. They are about 90% as good as the OEM as far as discharge times. Overall I am quite happy with them...And for the price I can't go wrong..
Damn I wish I had seen this the only way I knew was that it was fake was the NFC didn't work.
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I've been using ebay batteries in my G2 for a long time. For the price I'd say they are worth it. I had a 2200mah evo 4g battery from ebay in my G2 for over a year and I just recently had to replace it because it wasn't holding a charge quite as long as it used to. When I first got it, it would easily last a day, which was something the stock htc battery couldn't do. Now I have an extended 3500mah battery I paid only 6 dollars for and I can get 3 days off of a charge. I have a 2300mah battery on order for the nexus, I'll make a review thread and let you guys know how it does.
First and foremost
I in no way endorse, represent, and/or guarantee this product in question or any products sold on ebay by this or any other seller. Nor do i represent any seller or speak on there behalf.
just ran by this while looking at desktop cradles and since i know alot of people here are constantly looking for extended batteries and back plates i figured i'd post this.
price 14.89 + free shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3500mah-Ext...190536?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e6c12cdc8
with that said if you should choose to purchase this please leave feedback here for the rest of us in terms of quality and charge length.
u get what u paid for...thats all i gotta say, i had 3 battery one generic ebay, one mugen and one seido...the mugen and seido definitely live up to it name the generic is a PIECE OF ****...sometime u do run into a good one but after the 4th or 5th month it turn to ****.
that may be true but as i said people are constantly posting threads asking about high cap batteries and backplates that fit. I posted this for those people. i myself do just fine day to day with the standard battery.
they must own crappy ebay stuff then. i have no problem with any of my battery back plates
I can see people liking the big batteries if they already put their phone in a big fat case. For me I keep it out of the case and prefer to carry an Anker 2200mAh battery in my pocket. This gives me 4400mAh of walking around power and at home I always keep one on the charger. All this for $20.
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I can see people liking the big batteries if they already put their phone in a big fat case. For me I keep it out of the case and prefer to carry an Anker 2200mAh battery in my pocket. This gives me 4400mAh of walking around power and at home I always keep one on the charger. All this for $20.
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for some reason i always think its embarrassing to take your phone out and swap battery...especiallly in front of iphone user.
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for some reason i always think its embarrassing to take your phone out and swap battery...especiallly in front of iphone user.
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i actually think the opposite. it's quite nice to gloat that you can take your battery out....same with the micro sd card.
something they can never do.
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Hi!
I was wondering where I could buy even more batteries for my Galaxy S3.
I did find a battery on ebay for $7 (going to buy 3 or more), but was wondering where I could get it cheaper with free shipping.
I doubt it, but would like to check this forum first
Link on ebay for $7:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-2100mAh...Accessories&hash=item3f19c3f220#ht_772wt_1037
Thanks on beforehand,
DanVazz
DanVazz said:
Hi!
I was wondering where I could buy even more batteries for my Galaxy S3.
I did find a battery on ebay for $7 (going to buy 3 or more), but was wondering where I could get it cheaper with free shipping.
I doubt it, but would like to check this forum first
Link on ebay for $7:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-2100mAh...Accessories&hash=item3f19c3f220#ht_772wt_1037
Thanks on beforehand,
DanVazz
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That is really cheap. I also am going to guess that it is not full on OEM. The one I ordered was a little different. It said Samsung, but it wasn't. I haven't tried NFC yet.
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That is really cheap. I also am going to guess that it is not full on OEM. The one I ordered was a little different. It said Samsung, but it wasn't. I haven't tried NFC yet.
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As far as I can see, the battery doesn't have NFC included in that battery. I think the original battery with NFC cost about $30 if I'm not totally wrong?
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As far as I can see, the battery doesn't have NFC included in that battery. I think the original battery with NFC cost about $30 if I'm not totally wrong?
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I can't see ebay links at work. I was just guessing you were buying from someone like who I purchased from. If it is OEM it has to have NFC. I would go with Anker if I didn't want NFC. They make the best Non-OEM batteries that I've used, although I've heard good things from Hyperion too.
Avoid fake chinese crap
I'm looking for a real samsung battery too, but I wouldn't trust any seller on ebay claiming them to be genuine. Most are from china, and I'd have to guess 99.9% of those would be copies. Amazon lists one as genuine for $25, which sounds about right. but again, I have no clue. Personally I'd like to see and buy one in a local B&M store. unless I knew for a fact I'd be buying a real samsung battery.
I tried a "4200mah" chinese battery, twice as thick, new bigger battery door, etc... CRAP CRAP CRAP. Doesn't even last AS LONG as the factory 2100mah thin battery :crying: JUNK JUNK JUNK.
Today I got 3 batteries from ebay - bought for a very cheap price, less than 15$ in total.
The battery didn't fit properly, I found it hard to get the battery back out. It also said that the battery had NFC, but no.
Seems like it wasn't even Samsung battery, which I tought it was until I saw the label they'd glue to the battery, all the batteries also shared the same S/N: AA1C505BS/2-B.
I haven't been able to test out the actual battery lifetime on the cheap batteries, since I won't be using them anyway because I wan't NFC capabilities.
Stay away from cheap batteries, best way to get a quality product is to actually put some more bucks into the product. Get the "real thing" that works the way it's supposed to do.