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Extended Battery - Pretty Good Deal

I just ordered this off Amazon.
Seems like a good deal, and hopefully will cure the terrible battery issues I've been having.
http://www.amazon.com/Seidio-1750mAh-Extended-Battery-Touch/dp/B002USD0GQ

1750mah is hardly an extention for an Evo

HipKat said:
I just ordered this off Amazon.
Seems like a good deal, and hopefully will cure the terrible battery issues I've been having.
http://www.amazon.com/Seidio-1750mAh-Extended-Battery-Touch/dp/B002USD0GQ
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These worked great for me... Last longer than stock, plus charger for overnight charge never plug your phone in again!!!.... Hope this helps...
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x2000mAh-Batte...Accessories&hash=item588b3531d6#ht_5143wt_905

mercuryhayes said:
1750mah is hardly an extention for an Evo
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I thought about that too, but with the problems I'm having, and all the different configs I've tried, my battery gets worse and worse, so I think it may be shot. Even if this is as good as a stock battery, it's cheaper than buying one from Sprint and could potentially be better than a stock.

Hey OP, save your money and check this out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160530677168&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

for 6 bucks, I'll just grab that one too.

Op I bought the 3500 mah on ebay for $7 and been in love ever since.

I have mines and works perfect
got it on ebay for about $8.00 bucks
here http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAh-Extende...784467?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c19ca7b13

ok i baught a 3500mah ex battery and it drains so fast my friend said i need to let it die a couple time before i really start chargin it is this true?
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what kind of battery life are you getting? back in the day unrooted i would get max 12 hours with my regular daily use, now i am on MIUI rom and bcblend v8 kernal and getting the following life, it got to 1day 10 hours before shutting off, i have managed to get 1 day 15 hours before with little use....
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casper97ta said:
Hey OP, save your money and check this out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160530677168&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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Nice! good find.

Has anyone found a good case to go with the extended battery?
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mrlamar09 said:
ok i baught a 3500mah ex battery and it drains so fast my friend said i need to let it die a couple time before i really start chargin it is this true?
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This us happening to me as well can anyone tell a procedure I can follow for it actually be an etended battery.
P.s. I font have an external battery charger which has been the go to answer
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i just returned the seidio 1750 mah battery, didn't make my battery last that much longer, at most i got an extra 3 hours. Also considering the 3500mah seidio was only a few bucks more, i decided to get that instead.

I don't know how many of you guys are from the MD area but there's a store in the local mall in Anne Arundel and they have or can get about any size/manufacturer battery. Its Cyberion I think, anyway good service reasonable prices and if I have issues I have an actual retailer to deal with. Ive been burned on line too many times I like having a person to deal with when issues or if issues come up.
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sholee said:
i just returned the seidio 1750 mah battery, didn't make my battery last that much longer, at most i got an extra 3 hours. Also considering the 3500mah seidio was only a few bucks more, i decided to get that instead.
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I get 24-38 hours with the seido 3500. I love it. been using it for a few months.

Is 3500 better than 1800?
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tgeigel said:
Is 3500 better than 1800?
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Higher MaH generally means longer battery life. Though that is not always the case with cheaper knock off batteries...
Unfortunately
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tgeigel said:
Is 3500 better than 1800?
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I do not have the 1800 but I have the seidio 3500 and I get almost double the time between charges that I got with the stock 1500. For me it was a great purchase.

sorry, I tried to delete the post but instead now I have two, Rick

QCell 3650mAh T-Mobile Extended Battery / 1980mAh Slim Battery

Saw these ones for T-Mobile version
QCell 3650mAh T-Mobile Extended Battery / 1980mAh Slim Battery
http://www.amazon.com/QCell-T-Mobil...5JSO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328119391&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung...5KAQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1328119391&sr=8-2
wonder how well they do
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It says it's for this phone and in the description says not compatible with t989 for the slim battery. Lol.
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Does this require a bigger back case? Or is it the same sz as our stock battery?
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I'd be interested in buying one of these if it were to legitimately double my battery life but it seems a little too cheap.
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Not worth it. Just buy two OEM batteries...
I don't believe in aftermarket batteries from my many experiences of it messing up my phone...it has to do something with the inconsistency of the voltage. That's just me though...
If there is a good reliable aftermarket battery out there I'm open to check it out....

I ordered one should get it by monday the 6th. will test it out and reply with results it was only 20 bucks so my hopes are low but we will see how it turns out

Its be great if this actually worked...especially the slim
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iunlock said:
Not worth it. Just buy two OEM batteries...
I don't believe in aftermarket batteries from my many experiences of it messing up my phone...it has to do something with the inconsistency of the voltage. That's just me though...
If there is a good reliable aftermarket battery out there I'm open to check it out....
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stop buying from a non-reputable company...seido or mugen has been doing this for a long time and their product works.

Ehhh been trying this 3650 QCell battery now nothing great this is moderate to heavy usage
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should be not bad given at this price range.

My friend got one of these. Its the same as the 12 dollar GTMax's, no diff from stock really.
Mugen batteries are probably worth the investment if you use your phone that heavily.

that's odd, cuz i got the qcell galaxy nexus one and also a gtmax version. the qcell one last longer than the gtmax one. perhaps it's luck of the draw. I'm going to give this one a try and see how it is

What is your conclusion after using that battery for a month? Is it better that stock one or worse?
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that's odd, cuz i got the qcell galaxy nexus one and also a gtmax version. the qcell one last longer than the gtmax one. perhaps it's luck of the draw. I'm going to give this one a try and see how it is
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I was actually considering to buy this ... but now I think it's not worth it.

I have also ordered one of these and i should have it on the 16th. I am new to xda so my opinion may be shrugged off but i have had my fair share of ext batteries. When i test this battery out i will post my results. I consider myself a power user so you will have results based on heavy use.
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experience with qcell 3650mAh
I tried this battery out for about 3 weeks and did get noticbly longer battery life about 23 hours+ with heavy to moderate usage so IMO it was worth it ($10) altough i hated the extended battery cover the battery did keep my phone on relatively longer. only issue after about a month I cant charge the battery with my cable anymore, not sure if its the cable or not so im back to stock.
Extended battery 23-25 hours of heavy usage
Stock battery 12-15 hours of heavy usage
Hope this helps Hit thanks if if does

iunlock said:
Not worth it. Just buy two OEM batteries...
I don't believe in aftermarket batteries from my many experiences of it messing up my phone...it has to do something with the inconsistency of the voltage. That's just me though...
If there is a good reliable aftermarket battery out there I'm open to check it out....
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its just u

Here is my update on this Qcell battery from Amazon I have been texting and browsing the web and playing crime city pretty heavily and have gotten fantastic results from this battery. I am using the juggernaut 5.0 ROM and have no complaints about it yet. Does not get excessively hot while chafing using the OEM cord that came with my galaxy s2. Hopefully I answered some of your questions everyone have a good weekend!
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gr4b3nsn4tch said:
Here is my update on this Qcell battery from Amazon I have been texting and browsing the web and playing crime city pretty heavily and have gotten fantastic results from this battery. I am using the juggernaut 5.0 ROM and have no complaints about it yet. Does not get excessively hot while chafing using the OEM cord that came with my galaxy s2. Hopefully I answered some of your questions everyone have a good weekend! View attachment 1069191
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Which one are you using? 1850 or 3650?

pantect said:
Which one are you using? 1850 or 3650?
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Gotta be the 3650

Andida 2300 mah battery

To break from the 1800 thread.
Just got battery today.... Gonna post some pics. As other commented, the alignment of the contacts just a hair off, but works perfectly fine on my phone. Hard to take pics, but tried.the.best I could. Fit is good and the cover snaps firmly
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Post some results.
Is the 2300 a Galaxy S II battery? That's what I'm seeing in some goog searches. Looks like their replacement for ours is 1850. But if it fits, hey.

Lucky you, i had to stick a piece of paper on the top left of my battery pocket in my phone in order for the contacts to align.

There's actually a thread about this battery here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445938
So far I'm getting a little over 24 hours with little-moderate use on ICS passion.

In the wide majority of test I've seen of Andida batteries, they always add somewhere between 30-50% of their actual capacity. In short, just about every third party manufacturer overrates their batteries and only the OEM numbers are accurate
http://batteryboss.org/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906611

Nabeel10 said:
Lucky you, i had to stick a piece of paper on the top left of my battery pocket in my phone in order for the contacts to align.
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I have the same with the Andida 2300 battery and my Vibrant. I cut some of the envelope it came in, doubled it over and put it along the side of my battery. A snug fit, for sure... but its working great. Worth the $20 imho.

only on second charge and getting over 14 hrs and still at 50%
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I already have the samsung 1800mah battery. Is it really worth it to get this one?

Didn't work
I never got it to work in my phone. Finally got my phone to come on with this battery but when I plug the charger in my phone restarts. I have not been able to use it yet.

burntrat said:
I already have the samsung 1800mah battery. Is it really worth it to get this one?
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Apparently some people can't get the contacts to line up correctly and the battery doesn't work out for them.. so it might be a gamble for you.
1800/1500 = 20% increase
2300/1500 = 53% increase
I'm pleased with the batteries performance and understanding of the issues related to fitment. For $20...it was well worth it to me. My phone can stay away from the charger throughout the day.

Rahhstah said:
Apparently some people can't get the contacts to line up correctly and the battery doesn't work out for them.. so it might be a gamble for you.
1800/1500 = 20% increase
2300/1500 = 53% increase
I'm pleased with the batteries performance and understanding of the issues related to fitment. For $20...it was well worth it to me. My phone can stay away from the charger throughout the day.
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I understand on paper it should be a 53% increase compared to the stock battery, but is it showing a 50% in reality? I know samsung batteries are legit and should be close to the labeled mah rating. I don't know a thing about andida. I just don't to end up with a battery that might not even fit and is only really putting out like 1900mah.

This is a huge improvement for me. My phone used to be dead after 10 hours unplugged.
Another oddity since putting in this battery, my GPS started to work and lock on again... maybe the pressure it puts onto the phone helped the contact...weird positive side effect for me (I've not bothered to do the GPS contact fixes yet)
Sorry I don't have the fancy Battery stats screens that others seem to have :\

My 2300 andida is running about 14 hours as well. I can get through most of the day without thinking about my charger.

I'm on ics one comsics rc3.1 and I get more than 36 hours on light use, more than 24 hours on moderate use and like eight hours on real heavy use. My heavy usage usually involved full account sync and surfing the web on the mobile network non stop with screen on 75-90% of the time.
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dardani89 said:
I'm on ics one comsics rc3.1 and I get more than 36 hours on light use, more than 24 hours on moderate use and like eight hours on real heavy use. My heavy usage usually involved full account sync and surfing the web on the mobile network non stop with screen on 75-90% of the time.
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i'm on passion, i might have to try out one cosmics if battery life is that great..

Even of the contacts don't fit, you can put paper on the top left corner of the battery socket. And somehow, the battery doesnt need the paper later on. I think the battery gets "used" to the battery socket...
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Looks neat
The best purchase I've ever made for my phone was the 2700 momax extended battery ^^ I get on average 2 days on pretty much any rom

Xenoism said:
Looks neat
The best purchase I've ever made for my phone was the 2700 momax extended battery ^^ I get on average 2 days on pretty much any rom
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+1 I was on that before I switched to this. It was cool
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GOLD-2430MAH-BATTERY-SAMSUNG-I9000-GALAXY-S-
I'm new here and forum does not allow me to put any outside links, so put this in ebay search and you will find this battery
anyone tried it yet ?

My last bat stats. Noticed that the last 20% went pretty quick
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PolarCell battery for SGS3

I used one of these for my I9000 and was pleasantly surprised with it. I might just go for this one for my I9300.
It says it's 2400 mAh (which, if it's like the one for the SGS, is probably true).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PolarCell...621?pt=DE_Handy_PDA_Akkus&hash=item5ade8141f5
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Did you get it? How it is compared to original one? I used polarcell for SGS and very peased with the performance, but i am curious if in SGS 3 is doing the same . TKS

Gave up on it due to lack of NFC.

I`m using this battery from 2 weeks and its just great !
I have 1 week of usage (wifi from time to time,auto brightness,4 email auto sync and about one movie)

ONE WEEK?
That can't be true lol.

kevz65 said:
ONE WEEK?
That can't be true lol.
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Because it isn't.

I got mine in the mail today (it's the one 2400 mAh edition WITH NFC). Paid 14,90 Euro incl. free worldwide shipping.
Will charge and test it!

There is one with NFC? Link, please

robogo1982 said:
There is one with NFC? Link, please
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PolarCell...095?pt=DE_Handy_PDA_Akkus&hash=item564f87ef1f

ifonuser78 said:
I got mine in the mail today (it's the one 2400 mAh edition WITH NFC). Paid 14,90 Euro incl. free worldwide shipping.
Will charge and test it!
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Please test and provide feedback.
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Have the battery from about a month.
I've got to admit it is nothing special ... from my experience it gives just a few more hours stand by time.
I'm using 2G mode / full sync and with the stock battery I got around 4 days of stand by time ... after change of battery it is something like 4 days and 6 hours stand by.
If you play with your phone or talk a lot you won't notice the extra mAh IMHO.

radoslavp said:
Have the battery from about a month.
I've got to admit it is nothing special ... from my experience it gives just a few more hours stand by time.
I'm using 2G mode / full sync and with the stock battery I got around 4 days of stand by time ... after change of battery it is something like 4 days and 6 hours stand by.
If you play with your phone or talk a lot you won't notice the extra mAh IMHO.
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Thanks. Probably no point in getting this then.
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radoslavp said:
Have the battery from about a month.
I've got to admit it is nothing special ... from my experience it gives just a few more hours stand by time.
I'm using 2G mode / full sync and with the stock battery I got around 4 days of stand by time ... after change of battery it is something like 4 days and 6 hours stand by.
If you play with your phone or talk a lot you won't notice the extra mAh IMHO.
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Ok maybe nothing special. I replaced my defective one in my SGS1, it's € 12,30 which is about 3 times cheaper than an original. But this battery is actually 1800 mAh and I get about a day extra standby in normal use and about half a day extra in heavy use. That's special enough for me and still going strong after 8 months.

radoslavp said:
Have the battery from about a month.
I've got to admit it is nothing special ... from my experience it gives just a few more hours stand by time.
I'm using 2G mode / full sync and with the stock battery I got around 4 days of stand by time ... after change of battery it is something like 4 days and 6 hours stand by.
If you play with your phone or talk a lot you won't notice the extra mAh IMHO.
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Well, compared to the original it is only an increase of about 14%.. 2400 mAh instead of 2100 mAh, so you should not expect miracles to happen. It will certainly give you some extra hours, so you'll notice only a difference if you frequently need those few hours more.
I myself have a polarcell for my i9000 (sgs), which offers 20% more than the original and I must say, it really does make a difference!
I personally like most that there is a NFC version besides a version without NFC.
I was wondering about the performance of the NFC antenna, did anyone test this already?

Extended battery recommendation?

Hey all. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with an extended battery for our phone. Have been trouble finding any information on brands and availability etc. Running the stock battery now and no matter what kernel and rom combo I use I cannot get the phone to last the entire day.. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Have u tried using better battery stats to see what's eating your battery up so much?
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Yeah. Nothing is. I've been trying different things for months. Clean installs.. Stock, CM, AOKP. Different kernels. Different governors under volt etc. Still lasts till around 6pm every day.
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thecapitalr said:
Yeah. Nothing is. I've been trying different things for months. Clean installs.. Stock, CM, AOKP. Different kernels. Different governors under volt etc. Still lasts till around 6pm every day.
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i get up for work at 3am and my s3 is unplugged from that point till about 3pm when it needs to be plugged in (15% or less). 12 hours is fine with me because in that time i've had LTE on, google now and all gps on, multiple email accounts and apps syncing every hour and texting also. if you're doing about the same, then you might have to do a bunch of compromising to get better battery time. i'm not willing to do that.

So I am guessing that there is no extended battery then?
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thecapitalr said:
So I am guessing that there is no extended battery then?
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There are extended batteries but just look around. To my knowledge there are not currently any stock extended batteries available (hopefully soon) but there are plenty of others. Just do some research first. If you do not mind giving up the slimness of the phone (which you are probably not worried about for any decent extended battery) you could get a case such as mophie jucie or powerskin which have built in batteries (and I think they are NFC friendly). While it is not an extended battery you can turn them on to recharge the battery and effectively getting you throughout your day.

Theres a slim 2300MaH Battery, called ZeroLemon relatively cheap 20$ for two of em and a spare charger. Then theres the stock samsung 3000MaH which includes a different battery plate since its bigger. To get better battery life, try a few full charges/cycles with certain kernel settings and rom. Then theres also huge 4000MaH + batteries which i refuse to get because well, it takes away the user experience. If you really must have gps/autp sync and those background task, I'm really going to suggest you go back to apple. They do one heck of a job for that. Battery life is a lot better on iOS with those background task's for some reason.

Zerolemon has a 7000mah battery around 30$
http://www.amazon.com/ZeroLemon-Extended-Protection-Compatible-Guarantee/dp/B00AKZWGAC
and here is a video review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sopJhfN-FLs
I don't have any experience with the battery myself so i would read the customer reviews.

I have and have used Seidio's ext. batt's on my last two Galaxy phones. Somehow, they made the battery for the S3 thinner than was on the S2. Also Seidio's back plates have their "soft touch" coating which gives you grip or non-slip properties.
Seidio battery
Seidio's SIII page:
All seidio's SIII stuff

Google genuine Samsung galaxy s3 extended battery. Mobile fun has them in stock for about $60. Really slim profile. I had a qcell extended battery that I pop in when traveling $25.
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Buy a backup OEM battery... Best option as it will pay for itaelf if you must have it last throughout the day
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If you don't care about the size get the 4500 mah one from gorillagadgets.com. like $25. I've had it since September and I get 4-5 hours screen time with Facebook, 3 emails syncing, Netflix, and texting all day. If you follow their instructions on breaking in the battery, you should be good. Best $25 I've spent on this phone
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I picked up the Anker 4400 mAh battery a few months ago for about $25 and it's been great. I can get almost 2 days out of it depending on my usage and if I'm on wifi or HSPA+. Around 7 hours of screen on time as well.

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Anker 4400 stats.
Regular use day for me

@shakewell, what's the total screen time on during this discharge? i'm curious as i'm using my stock 2100 mAh battery and get this same battery life with 5+ hours of screen on time.
kernel/kernel tweaks make all the difference

Just buy the lemon...
From what I can gather, the ZeroLemon batteries are the way to go. I've heard nothing but great things about them and if you can get past the added form factor, the 7000mAh battery is able to last more than an entire day, if you manage things properly. They sell out fast on Amazon, but they are cheaper than most any other battery for the S3. And on top of all that, you'll be supporting an American business!
You can find them on Amazon.