Hey guys thought id post a lil review of the extended batteries i just bought. came with 2 4500mAh batts with 2 extended covers for $20 of eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/14078494234...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3383wt_1270
the battery doors are not made of the same type of plastic the OEM door is but its still nice quality. its a harder plastic and less flexible but snaps on the phone just fine and feels nice and sturdy. actually feels more sturdy than the OEM door and i actually like the added thickness. as weird as that might sound one hand use is sooooo much better. i wear dress paints at work and the thickness does make the phones presence in my pocket more apparent but its not bad by any means since the phone is so thin to begin with.
i had troubles getting the battery to charge while in the phone to 100% using a 1amp charger. i bump charged it about 10 times no joke. even tried charging while it was turned off. every time it would charge from 98% to 100% in a few minutes then as soon as i would unplug the charger to would immediately drop to 98%. after that i just left it plugged in for about 8 more hrs over night.
in the morning when i unplugged it it dropped to 99% right away. 10sec later it dropped to 98%.after getting to work 20min later i checked again and it was at 95%. but after that it seemed to drain somewhat more normal. i will post some screen shots after i have ran it down till it dies and then the cycle after that as well.
right now im at 13% after 1day 8h 44min. about 3:45 of screen time and over 2hrs of Pandora over WiFi. also used some WFi direct sharing that says it took up 13%. no power saving stuff. just auto brightness and connecting to WiFi when its around. also might note all my radios are on except for GPS since i RARELY ever use GPS. i know its not even close to being calibrated yet because you can actually see the graph go back up a few % at times even tho i never charged it.
more details to come and please ask any questions i might be able to help with.
First cycle. As said before the battery never really charged to 100% so results may get better but im definitely seeing a major improvment. On the OEM Battery i was seeing about 12-14hrs with 4hrs screen time.
Nice review! I personally think that ill stick with my stock battery though seeing how im able to actually pull out 4 hours of on screen time. Anyways this was much appreciated!
i hear ya. i think most ppl will be able to get by with the OEM batt just fine. case and point i bought the 2 pack to give my wife the 2nd batt but shes been getting over a day on her OEM batt with about 2.5hrs screen time avg. so she doesn't even want to use it... i have not been doing so well on the OEM batt tho, on days i really used my phone i could get about 5 hrs screen time but id be at 10% before i got home from work and then id be tethered to the charger from the rest of the night. with this new batt i should be able to get a full work day and then some, with probably over 8hrs screen time. which is perfect
also i know for some the added thickness is a big issue but for me this phone is seriously too thin with the OEM batt. i actually had problems with one handed use unless i had it in a case. now with this extended batt it feels so perfect in my hand. even more so when gaming or typing long winded emails or post on forums. whats interesting is all my friends enjoy the grip/feel of the phone when i showed them the new batt. most of them are SGS2 owners.
the only issue is now i have to mod a case to get this thing to fit now which sucks because the feel is so perfect now. i dont want to mess up the grip but i know these screens NEED protection sooo..
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Hey guys thought id post a lil review of the extended batteries i just bought. came with 2 4500mAh batts with 2 extended covers for $20 of eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/14078494234...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3383wt_1270
the battery doors are not made of the same type of plastic the OEM door is but its still nice quality. its a harder plastic and less flexible but snaps on the phone just fine and feels nice and sturdy. actually feels more sturdy than the OEM door and i actually like the added thickness. as weird as that might sound one hand use is sooooo much better. i wear dress paints at work and the thickness does make the phones presence in my pocket more apparent but its not bad by any means since the phone is so thin to begin with.
i had troubles getting the battery to charge while in the phone to 100% using a 1amp charger. i bump charged it about 10 times no joke. even tried charging while it was turned off. every time it would charge from 98% to 100% in a few minutes then as soon as i would unplug the charger to would immediately drop to 98%. after that i just left it plugged in for about 8 more hrs over night.
in the morning when i unplugged it it dropped to 99% right away. 10sec later it dropped to 98%.after getting to work 20min later i checked again and it was at 95%. but after that it seemed to drain somewhat more normal. i will post some screen shots after i have ran it down till it dies and then the cycle after that as well.
right now im at 13% after 1day 8h 44min. about 3:45 of screen time and over 2hrs of Pandora over WiFi. also used some WFi direct sharing that says it took up 13%. no power saving stuff. just auto brightness and connecting to WiFi when its around. also might note all my radios are on except for GPS since i RARELY ever use GPS. i know its not even close to being calibrated yet because you can actually see the graph go back up a few % at times even tho i never charged it.
more details to come and please ask any questions i might be able to help with.
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GPS even though it shows on, it will not be utilize till an app actually touches it.
can you do a test without wifi? cell ID is what killing the bettery, wifi will actually save battery by alot, unless you have it in discover mode which then does more harm than good.
Sure thing. Ill try to do this 2nd cycle on as much 4G/3G as possible.
I just tend to get really bad service at my house, even more so when im downstairs in my "man cave". Most the time i get 3G speeds that make you want to pull your hair out. So thats actually the only reason I use WiFi. Ironically the 4G in my area reaches speeds Much faster than my WiFi. At work i get 40-50mbps down but I just can't get service at my house.
still on battery power since my last post. i tried to run it down last night playing some games, browsing and whatnot but couldn't do it. lol
you can see its still not calibrated properly tho. at some points in the graph it flat lines for an hour or so even tho i was using it.
after this cycle ill get a to see whats its like during a workday.
Lack of a case is a huge hassle. I can't use my phone without a kick stand. That said glad you're doing this review
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still on battery power since my last post. i tried to run it down last night playing some games, browsing and whatnot but couldn't do it. lol
you can see its still not calibrated properly tho. at some points in the graph it flat lines for an hour or so even tho i was using it.
after this cycle ill get a to see whats its like during a workday.
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click on the graph and take picture of the inside, thats more telling than the other two picture you got.
no prob.
current screen shot with 3:36 screen time
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Dude, fantastic find and review. I'm getting decent performance from my original battery, but I find my self turning off stuff I'm not using, leaving power saver on, killing wifi when not in use, never use gps, etc... I would like to be able to leave everything ON (radios, etc), max out screen brightness, etc and NEVER have to worry about running low on battery. So this would be great for me. I know most people don't like the cheapie chinese aftermarket batteries (myself included) but wow, $20 for 2 backs/batteries.. hard to beat that. I hope he has a blue one. :good:
Many thanks for the find.
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blue ones...
http://goo.gl/Ku0gO
I couldnt resist... I ordered a set too
glad i could help.
cant really go wrong for $20. like a said before worst case if they didnt last as long as a "4500mAh" battery should id just solder up 2 OEM batts in parallel and have a "Samsung" 4200mAh battery.
oh and i checked, 2 OEM batts fit with this cover with room to spare. might do this regardless and compair.
Oooh.. that'd be a good idea!
turn out im getting much better battery life than i thought with these MAX power batteries. i went out yesterday and wanted to have my phone in a case so i popped the OEM batt ON and went about my day like normal. 6hrs later i was at 50%
i really need to make or get a extended battery case ASAP!
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i really need to make or get a extended battery case ASAP!
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Know anyone with a 3D printer? Laser scan your phone for sizing and have 'em print you out a one-of-a-kind plastic case. Granted, it's not the best case (like silicone/TPU/hardpolycarb hybrids)... but it'd work.
This kinda thing should become more common in the future
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Pretty light use looks like. Disappointing for a "4000mAh" battery.
Using stock battery, I get 24 hrs simply turning off fluff and using good ol' Juice Defender.
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Pretty light use looks like. Disappointing for a "4000mAh" battery.
Using stock battery, I get 24 hrs simply turning off fluff and using good ol' Juice Defender.
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as with any battery review, the battery life would be relative. like i said, my wife can grab over a day with about 2hrs screen time with text & FB on the OEM batt. i however can't get even half that as the way i use my phone and the service i get in the areas we are in are different. the best i ever got on the OEM was about 16hrs with just under 4hrs screen time. it was a light use day to say the least.
personally i wouldn't rate the MAX power battery @ 4500mAh as it it advertised. i would however give it about a 40% bump over the Samsung 2100mAh. but still $20 for 2 of them? for a heavy user its a very nice cheap option considering whats available. the Mugen one is a joke... $100 for roughly 4000mAh? thats ridiculous x10.
FYI: i have ordered a 2nd Samsung OEM batt to wire up to the OEM that came with my phone. i will post the results when i get them.
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as with any battery review, the battery life would be relative. like i said, my wife can grab over a day with about 2hrs screen time with text & FB on the OEM batt. i however can't get even half that as the way i use my phone and the service i get in the areas we are in are different. the best i ever got on the OEM was about 16hrs with just under 4hrs screen time. it was a light use day to say the least.
personally i wouldn't rate the MAX power battery @ 4500mAh as it it advertised. i would however give it about a 40% bump over the Samsung 2100mAh. but still $20 for 2 of them? for a heavy user its a very nice cheap option considering whats available. the Mugen one is a joke... $100 for roughly 4000mAh? thats ridiculous x10.
FYI: i have ordered a 2nd Samsung OEM batt to wire up to the OEM that came with my phone. i will post the results when i get them.
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I hope wiring them in parallel works for you. Oem batteries operate so much closer to their stated mah
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I cheaped out and got a 10 dollar Ebay extended battery.
I thought I would report my experience. I cleared battery stats and it's now charging.
Typically during my normal work day by the time I get home the battery has about 10% or less . That's usually about 13 hours off the charger. I typically just surf the net, but I also text, play games and watch videos.
The first thing I noticed was the increase in weight. The extra bulk hasn't bothered me yet. When seeing new phones the slim ones look so much more desirable but with the width of the evo the extra thickness isn't super noticeable when actually using the phone. I'll see how I feels in the pocket. Being shallow it does look about 65% uglier though.
I will take pictures later.
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I cheaped out and got a 10 dollar Ebay extended battery.
I thought I would report my experience. I cleared battery stats and it's now charging.
Typically during my normal work day by the time I get home the battery has about 10% or less . That's usually about 13 hours off the charger. I typically just surf the net, but I also text, play games and watch videos.
The first thing I noticed was the increase in weight. The extra bulk hasn't bothered me yet. When seeing new phones the slim ones look so much more desirable but with the width of the evo the extra thickness isn't super noticeable when actually using the phone. I'll see how I feels in the pocket. Being shallow it does look about 65% uglier though.
I will take pictures later.
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Cool, I want to get this but I heard some things about the phone not able to charge all the way with the 3500. Can you please verify? Also, please go into detail about the usage and your stats have so many hours please!
Interesting I just woke up and got a phone call. Lasted about 2 minutes and then I used the browser to navigate to your post. After reading it checked the charge level and it's at 96% kinda weird for such a massive battery and such little use. So after 3 minutes of use its down 4%
Now I should mention that I haven't brought it down to empty and then recharged it like how the companies want you to. I understand that with nicad and nmhd batteries but I don't get why lion needs that cycle. But I'll report if there is a difference.
i haven't noticed any difference between my old battery and the new 3500. i let it drain down to 10% and then charged. maybe after a couple of days the rom will adjust to new battery.
Alright 7 hours into the day and i have 80% left.
I'm also kinda liking the extra thickness in terms of using it. Feels about the same in the pocket. A little heavier and easier to feel on a "do I have my phone?" Pocket tap.
One odd thing is the sound from the speaker seems to have improved slightly. I think it has to do with the space between the grill and speaker has a gap and it creates a expansion chamber or something I dunno but it seems to be marginally better.
So 12 hours in now and it's at 57% a definite improvement.
Would you mind uploading some pics please? Maybe a link to ebay. There are a couple of different sellers. Thanks
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finally ran out of juice. was playing pocket legends to speed up the process.
here is a link to the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300498966627&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
if the link doesnt work anymore the seller was speedy-china http://myworld.ebay.com/speedy-china/
so taking pictures is kinda funny cause typically i use my phone for a point n shoot. i cant find my real point n shoot so ill either look harder tomorrow or bust out my dslr.
I bought the same battery from the same seller a couple weeks ago. I am still waiting for it to arrive. It does take a long time for it to ship from Hong Kong to US, but after reading this post I think my $8.50 was well worth it. It will probably be here in a couple weeks with Christmas slowing the shipping process down and all, but I am eagerly awaiting my purchase.
I bought one a few weeks ago. It does add bulk and a lot of weight however, in my experience it is much more comfortable to hold the phone now. The biggest surprise has been with the new battery case, I can now set my phone down without having the speaker muffled since it is about 1/4" off the surface while streaming tv. I have heard different ideas to break in the phone like full discharge 3 times and others say not to fully discharge it. I would recommend that after your initial charge, turn the phone off and charge it another hour. Personally, I can stream about 5-6 hours of TV (with full screen brightness) at work before needing to recharge.
Any comments like "I took the phone off the charger and it's at 95%" is working as intended. Most phone with Li-on batteries do a cycle charge when they get to 100%. They will stop charge at 100% off charge to 90%, back to 100%, then 90% and so on. This is done because Li-on batteries are dangerous at when under a constant charge. If temperature get too high they can degrade the internal membrane causing fire and explosion from released hydrogen gas.. If you want to leave the house with 100% just unplug and reconnect your phone about 10 mins before leaving.
I got a 3500,not dure if its the same u have. Didnt look at the link
But I got it for emergency. Power goes out... Long trip etc.
I carry 2 other "extended" batts for EDC. Dont mind changing batt and keeping the phone light.
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Hey guys, unfortunately I didn't see this post before buying a seidio 3500 and custom case. I just wanted to tell all of you some helpful hints.
1. Condition the battery- run all the way out till phone shuts off (if you go out, keep your original battery and door with you as a backup). Do this about 3 times
2. When charging the light on the Evo turns green after the battery reaches 1500 (the size of the original battery). You need to charge the battery about 3 hours past that to get the full potential of your extended batt. I charge mine over night and I get about a day and a half out of mine!!!
3. It's best to condition the battery about once a month to increase battery life. They say that these batteries don't retain a memory and I believe this to be true, but over my years of experience, it helps to condition very once in a while.
Hope this helps and good luck. Reply back if you get a chance, as I will subscribe to the thread, and let me know if this info helps.
Peace!
How much did you pay for duty fee's to get it shipped here?
im going to average out the difference in battery life of what i have left at the end of the day now vs how much i used to get, to get a good idea of how much more juice im getting.
(so far its looking like 60% more!)
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How much did you pay for duty fee's to get it shipped here?
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he just charged me for shipping, i guess duty fees were included.
squick said:
How much did you pay for duty fee's to get it shipped here?
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I bought a 3500 on ebay and it was $8.48 shipped. No duty fees. The battery was 2.99 and shipping was 5.49. It is a great deal seeing how everywhere else they are 60 & up.
I bought it and it finally came in today...all I can say is it's the best money I have spent. The fit and quality and reserve power is amazing. Out of the box it had 56% life. I have tried draining it with movies, qik, anything that pulls juice...gps on, wifi on (i know it actually uses less batt on wifi but I have 12m net lol), even have the brightness up...after 2 1/2 hours I have only pulled it down to 40%!
I know there are other batteries that are very cheap compared to this unit but I can say fit is excellent. Power is shocking...it is well worth the $65 to own such a power, well designed battery and back plate. The non skid coating doesnt even fly off my center console anymore. GREAT PRODUCT! very satisfied!
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I bought it and it finally came in today...all I can say is it's the best money I have spent. The fit and quality and reserve power is amazing. Out of the box it had 56% life. I have tried draining it with movies, qik, anything that pulls juice...gps on, wifi on (i know it actually uses less batt on wifi but I have 12m net lol), even have the brightness up...after 2 1/2 hours I have only pulled it down to 40%!
I know there are other batteries that are very cheap compared to this unit but I can say fit is excellent. Power is shocking...it is well worth the $65 to own such a power, well designed battery and back plate. The non skid coating doesnt even fly off my center console anymore. GREAT PRODUCT! very satisfied!
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Yep. I have a Platinum branded 3500 mAh from Seidio, and it lasts forever. Don't know how I ever got by without it.
Does the battery get more powerful overtime?
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For me it got better after about the fifth charge.
Swyped from my Cyanogen HaxTC Supersonic 4G
Can anyone post pics please?
I can't post links yet due to post count so you will have to play around with my links to see them. Add http and also dot com to Amazon.
Seidio looks like this:
amazon/Seidio-Innocell-Extended-Battery-Black/dp/B003SNIR7Y
I personally don't like the "bulky" square look on this one. I opted for the Quickshippers version. Much more smooth and "cleaner." Not to mention about 1/2 the price.
amazon/SHIPPING-UPGRADE-3500mAh-Extended-Battery/dp/B0042TY68C
Was in the market for a new case until I saw the Quickshippers battery... My main concern has always been camera protection.. The battery cover alone looks like it would do the job, no?
also anyone in the market for these extended batteries. There is kernel developed that allows for full charging of the them. SBC kernal it comes in sense and AOSP
Here is the link for the Quickshippers option. If anyone has this, let me know what you think in regards to protecting the camera in particular.
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I bought it and it finally came in today...all I can say is it's the best money I have spent. The fit and quality and reserve power is amazing. Out of the box it had 56% life. I have tried draining it with movies, qik, anything that pulls juice...gps on, wifi on (i know it actually uses less batt on wifi but I have 12m net lol), even have the brightness up...after 2 1/2 hours I have only pulled it down to 40%!
I know there are other batteries that are very cheap compared to this unit but I can say fit is excellent. Power is shocking...it is well worth the $65 to own such a power, well designed battery and back plate. The non skid coating doesnt even fly off my center console anymore. GREAT PRODUCT! very satisfied!
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I have the same battery and have a couple of tricks you may or may not know. I get about two days out of mine with moderate to heavy usage.
1. when the charge light goes green, the batt isn't full. charge about 3 or more hours over to get a full charge. I charge mine overnight and it's good. If you remove right after the light goes green you will not see much difference from the stock battery.
2. I just recently started running Calkulin's new kernel. I'll give you the link. I use the one that says SBC for Netarchy's CFS More Aggressive 4.2.1 (aka 131) 131.zip (2.91 MB). Find the one that best suites your rom, This one kicks ass. Scroll down to the second post. Here's the link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876590
3. as far as turning things off while not using them, that's up to you. I dont and I still get the great life.
Hope this might help! Enjoy that awesome batt. By the way, bout the green light, the phone only recognizes either when the batt reaches 1500 or it reaches the proper voltage that makes the phone think the batt is full. It was set that way for use with the stock batt. This is what I've read bout and recognized from personal experience.
Not sure I want to **** w the kernel atm. I managed 60 hours and charge the phone every 2 days...its amazing
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Unplugged 12 hours @ 69%...seidio is a great battery
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Not sure I want to **** w the kernel atm. I managed 60 hours and charge the phone every 2 days...its amazing
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That's great time. If it works great. The one I spoke of is supposed to be the newest and hottest thing out because of its ability to trickle charge the batt. When I take the phone off charge, it stays at 100% for hours if I dont use it. I've taken it off charge in the morning before just to test it and woke up bout 4 hours later and the phone was still at 100%. I've never fully tested to see how long mine will last as far as hours. I could guess that I would get at least the same as you. For instance, I took it off charge yesterday about 10am and right now I have 61%, granted I have had it connected to the computer a couple of times to download and transfer stuff.
I'm gonna start off short with this and add more as I get more use out of the phone.
First of all, I was hoping (though not optimistically) that I could fit this battery inside my phone case if I left off the battery door. This is definitely not going to happen. I've read that this battery and replacement door increases the phone from 11mm thick to 17mm. I've measured and verified this, but holding the phone in your hand it seems like about double the original thickness. Really this doesn't bother me except I'm going to have to modify a case to fit now.
Also the battery door that came with it is plastic. I was concerned this might affect reception since the OEM door is reported to be part of the antenna system, maybe for WiFi. but so far I have noticed no problem at all. I'm still concerned the tabs will break of of this door easily if dropped since they are plastic. I also am a little concerned these could break in my jeans pocket when I'm squatting down since extra thickness puts more pressure on the phone.
Initial impressions of battery life are fantastic. It had gotten to the point where my phone would die between 2-4pm after charging all night and using it pretty heavily during the day. If I tried to watch a movie around even 10am, the battery would die before the movie finished. This morning I watched a 2hr movie with the Mugen battery and still had over 80% battery left. Amazing. It's such a startling difference that I now wonder if my OEM batter was worn out more than I had thought.
A couple of final details. The buttons on the side of the phone are just slightly harder to find with the new battery door. This is not any issue after getting used to it but just an observation. The fit and finish of the battery door is very good. I did notice a slight difference in the paint color of the battery door compared to the back of the phone, but I used to work in the paint industry. I don't think most people would notice or care.
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I had cut some slits in my Amzer case to allow it to fit the extended battery. This actually worked pretty well and had a really nice feel in hand. However, it this face fits kind of loosely to begin with and has a lot of grip, making it hard to get in and out of pocked. This problem does not really get worse, but certainly isn't any better with the bigger battery. Unless you have pretty big pockets it's just too annoying. Without the case I have no problems sliding the smooth phone in and out of my pocket and it still has a better feel in hand than the stock shape. I just hope I don't drop it.
The capacity is still excellent after a week or so. I have noticed that charge time is quite long though. A full charge is taking me around 6 hrs. This is with a aftermarket cable, but I believe it is still charging at 1A. I will use the stock cable tonight to confirm.
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please add some pics!
and how long is it lasting with heavy / light use?
I posted some usage info already, but I get almost 2 days with light/medium use. I can still get below 10% with 18hrs of heavy use... texting, reading, a little YouTube, music, WAP, and web browsing. I used to have a dead battery by 3pm using it like that, now it lasts all day.
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I posted some usage info already, but I get almost 2 days with light/medium use. I can still get below 10% with 18hrs of heavy use... texting, reading, a little YouTube, music, WAP, and web browsing. I used to have a dead battery by 3pm using it like that, now it lasts all day.
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NVM, found it on ebay.
URL was gonna be here but I cannot post it.. (long time lurker, been around sice my CDMA hero, first thread post)
First review; try not to bash/flame too badly.
I got the extended batttery with a white back plate(comes with battery) from Hyperion.
The product shipped and was delivered on time (in the mailbox; not UPS or door delivery).
The battery comes with a little pamplet that tells you how to effecitvely use the battery by completely charging and discharging the battery several times.
All in all I am very happy with this product. They battery life lasts me approx. 30 hours with reasonable usage (bluetooth media streaming, constant texting, occasional phone calls, and overall playing in general) after 3/4 charge cycles. The back plate is practically seamless and does not look aftermarket.
The ONLY problem I have had with this product is the back plate has a few stress fractures from removing/replacing it so much. there is also a pretty large crack that extends from the charge port upwards. I reoprted this to Hyperion via email seconds after it happened and they replied within five minutes to notify me that my new (and FREE) replacement back was on it's way and that I did not need to send back the old case.
I now realize that if you are particular about how you take it off (slowly peel it off around the edges, in a circle, rather than lifting one end and just pulling up and away) you can preserve the latches.
[EDIT]Now that I've had this battery for awhile I have, unfortunately, stumbled upon a deal-breaker. The thickness of the battery of course means a bigger back plate. Hyperion made the camera, flash, and speaker slots quite deep because of this and as a result; the flash doesn't diffuze quite right, sound is (very mildly) effected, and last but definitely the worst: in the right lighting, the back plate creates a "haze" effect around some pictures.
When I was doing initial research into this bad boy I remember seeing an extended battery that did away with the thickness near the camera, speaker, and light that should preserve the aforementioned features. I hope this saves somebody a few buck and a bit of frusteration![EDIT]
Just a quick question - why are you needing to remove the backplate so much? I'm hoping it's not to charge the phone.
I should be getting my battery and cover today!
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Just a quick question - why are you needing to remove the backplate so much? I'm hoping it's not to charge the phone.
I should be getting my battery and cover today!
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Mostly just for soft resets to troubleshoot various problems, especially Wireless Tether for Root Users. Doesn't play nice with CM10 -- M2. lol
Nice, I was so excited to get mine and completely forget about charging throughout the day, it's the best investment I've made!!
I take it you're getting a Hyperion as well?
Awesome! That's good to hear.
Yes, my Hyperion should be here any minute now. Whoo Hoo!
Can you plz tell me that the perfomance of your bettery can be judge by first time usage?. I mean when u first time put that bettery in your cell phone and charge it fully so after that imediatly it give you 30 hourz of time?....because I have read some where that these type of betteries needs to be use fully by 3 or 4 times so the kernel can excersice that bettery and gives you the full bettery perfomance....
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Could you please tell me the thickness of this battery?
Thanks for your time and effort.
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Can you plz tell me that the perfomance of your bettery can be judge by first time usage?. I mean when u first time put that bettery in your cell phone and charge it fully so after that imediatly it give you 30 hourz of time?....because I have read some where that these type of betteries needs to be use fully by 3 or 4 times so the kernel can excersice that bettery and gives you the full bettery perfomance....
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With hyperion 4200, it needs to be charged fir 12hrs. For first time. Then afterwards go through 3-5 full cyckes for optimal results. But I can say even on first charge battery life is great. Im about to be on my 3rd. Cycle. I unplugged my phone yesterday at 6a.m.(worked overtime). Havent plugged it back up since. Battery showing over 28hrs. Of moderste use and I still have 70% battery left. No power savings tricks either. Running max power with auto brightness.
Follow instructions for battery for best results. It comes with battery. This battery is performing great for me so far. I highly recommend it. Back vover fits well also.
badrsj said:
Could you please tell me the thickness of this battery?
Thanks for your time and effort.
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Well the thickness of the battery itself is no more than 1/4 an inch, maybe more. The thickness of the phone however, with the back plate on, is around about double the original thickness with the stock battery/back plate. I'd put it close to 1/2 an inch.
My ? Is when I first get my battery do I just run it till I get to 5% before I do the charge cycle
And what the proper way to insure I don't kill a cell
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About the back cover breaks
Have you considered adding a Seidio back cover only - I hear they're really good. I have ordered but not tried it yet.
Here is a link https://www.seidioonline.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BVY35SSGS3-BK
Thanks for a good review.
How many people use their phone so much in 1 day that actually need an extended battery for the Note 2?
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There were days I wanted one for my original Note. But the Note 2 has held up well. Even my days of heaviest use it's made it through so far with 10% to spare.
I'm not sure I'd want to carry a massive battery for this thing. But if someone came up with a back and battery that addded 500mah and was only say 2mm thicker overall and really didn't change the fit and style I'd probably go for it.
I always wuss out if I get down to 30% and end up recharging. That might be 1 or 2 days a week. Usually hours of gaming is about the only thing that'll kill my battery in a day. But, I really couldnt see the need for an extended battery on this device for everyday use.
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Before owning this fantastic phone I started to worry when the battery indicator showed 25-30% charge. Now I smile knowing that I have at least 5 hours heavy use or about 12 hours standby remaining. If you want it to last even longer but still get email updates and social media updates get Easy Data Pro from the market. Its very good. Apart from the ugly widget that is.
It's easy to kill the battery when at a theme park, vacation, etc.. because you're not sitting next to a charger all day. Many suggest an extra battery but if you're on an extended phone call or in the middle of movie/game how do you change the battery without turning the phone off?
I don't really think being at an amusement park has anything to do with it. We're going 24 hours between charges, why would proximity to an ac adapter change things?
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mdt73 said:
I don't really think being at an amusement park has anything to do with it. We're going 24 hours between charges, why would proximity to an ac adapter change things?
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Sorry, guess you stare at the ground while your in line or waiting for anything. I haven't seen anyone get 24 hours screen on time but if I'm waiting most of the day somewhere than my screen is gonna be on. If you're next to an AC adapter than you can easily charge your phone right?
The last time I was at Universal Studios we got the express pass. Zero wait, and we completed the entire Harry Potter experience by 930 am. Had very little phone use the entire day, as we got to enjoy the entire park three times over.
Seperately, not a single person has ever said they have reached 24 hours of screen time. I regularly get 6+ hours tho. What we are getting is 24+ hours between charges.
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Also, I would recommend an external battery. I personally use a new trent 5500mAh version. That way I can recharge the phone while on a call if ac power isnt available.
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It's easy to kill the battery when at a theme park, vacation, etc.. because you're not sitting next to a charger all day. Many suggest an extra battery but if you're on an extended phone call or in the middle of movie/game how do you change the battery without turning the phone off?
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Sorry, guess you stare at the ground while your in line or waiting for anything. I haven't seen anyone get 24 hours screen on time but if I'm waiting most of the day somewhere than my screen is gonna be on. If you're next to an AC adapter than you can easily charge your phone right?
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I have never been at an amusement park for 24 hours straight.
If you are on your phone 24 hours a day while on vacation, you're doing it wrong
Btw, I got almost 7 1/2 hours screen on time with 25% left... that's more than enough for me. My screenshots are in the thread for battery life.
That being said, I would rather have an extra regular battery and keep the phone thin, than have a thick phone and try to find a good looking case for it.
I'm actually curious about the extended side project for my classic romo. I want to run my romo and my gs2 on one of the 6500mah batteries for the note two. I hope they aren't crap, I'll probably get one after I get paid on the first, but won't be able to actually have anything to compare it to. I may drop it in my note just to see if it works with the bumper actually, but I have never needed to worry about battery charge. I have gone out on off nights with less than 30% battery life and been home hours later before getting a low battery warning.
I'm new to the Note II, actually it's in the mail. I'm a heavy extended battery user on every device I usually own. As the note II is new, I spent a few days looking at power.
My guess is in most cases it should last at least all day even with heavy use. None of us are usually very far from our chargers or spare batteries.
What I did do, is order this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/390499613512?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 I'll try this one as a primary and keep the stock battery as a backup.
If it's really 3960 or 3100 who knows, but if it is 3960 then it should be more than enough for a full day of about anything.
I also looked at extended batteries requiring new backs. The thinnest one I could find, was 3-4mm at 6500 mah.
http://www.wirelessground.com/samsu...gclid=CKTgstTI5LMCFQY5nAodnRkAtQ#.UK9CTIbp5yN
It took a lot of reading on all this, got the Motorola 2 amp car charger and so on, but power was an issue I looked at close for the note II.
Power doesn't seem to be issue from everything I have read, but it makes sense to know what power options are out there and if you need a backup battery anyway, get one with 860 more Mah. if you can.
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I'm new to the Note II, actually it's in the mail. I'm a heavy extended battery user on every device I usually own. As the note II is new, I spent a few days looking at power.
My guess is in most cases it should last at least all day even with heavy use. None of us are usually very far from our chargers or spare batteries.
What I did do, is order this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/390499613512?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 I'll try this one as a primary and keep the stock battery as a backup.
If it's really 3960 or 3100 who knows, but if it is 3960 then it should be more than enough for a full day of about anything.
I also looked at extended batteries requiring new backs. The thinnest one I could find, was 3-4mm at 6500 mah.
http://www.wirelessground.com/samsu...gclid=CKTgstTI5LMCFQY5nAodnRkAtQ#.UK9CTIbp5yN
It took a lot of reading on all this, got the Motorola 2 amp car charger and so on, but power was an issue I looked at close for the note II.
Power doesn't seem to be issue from everything I have read, but it makes sense to know what power options are out there and if you need a backup battery anyway, get one with 860 more Mah. if you can.
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Here's what I found. Looks like you're right, it's 3100.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001123
How they get away with this is crazy, but at least people are catching it sooner than later.
if you are looking for an extended battery I would be patient and wait for powerskin to announce or shoot down if they are gonna make a case for this phone. Those who don't know powerskin is exactly what it sounds like its a case with a battery built into it. They made one for the GS2(TMO) and GS3 with the wild popularity of Note2 and it being on all four carriers it should be a slam dunk. The best part is they don't add much gerth to the other phones...
I ended up getting an 8500mAh battery off of eBay from this seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8500mAh-Ext...-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/170933592938
I've had it for several days now and am really happy with it. At first I was just going to use it as a backup for going on trips and such but now I think I will use it as my main battery. The back it comes with actually has a sort of faux metallic look to it and fits in really well with the phone. It doesn't look at all cheap like some of the other battery doors I looked at on the 6500 mAh ones.
I've had the phone running for nearly for days straight with some heavy use includs hours of calls and gaming until I finally needed to charge it.
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I ended up getting an 8500mAh battery off of eBay from this seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8500mAh-Ext...-Samsung-N7100-Galaxy-Note-II-2-/170933592938
I've had it for several days now and am really happy with it. At first I was just going to use it as a backup for going on trips and such but now I think I will use it as my main battery. The back it comes with actually has a sort of faux metallic look to it and fits in really well with the phone. It doesn't look at all cheap like some of the other battery doors I looked at on the 6500 mAh ones.
I've had the phone running for nearly for days straight with some heavy use includs hours of calls and gaming until I finally needed to charge it.
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Man, how much thicker/heavier does that make the phone? The main reason this phone isn't "too big" is because of its weight and how thin it is.
I got into the habit of using Mophie Juice packs on iPhones back in the day, and did extended batteries with large battery covers on my Nexus One and HTC Blunderbolt, but with most Androids I just pick up a spare battery and keep it in my wallet. They're thin enough to fit that way. With the newer Samsungs, a spare battery has been a waste of money; my Galaxy S3's spare is still in it's shrinkwrap months after purchase.
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Man, how much thicker/heavier does that make the phone? The main reason this phone isn't "too big" is because of its weight and how thin it is.
I got into the habit of using Mophie Juice packs on iPhones back in the day, and did extended batteries with large battery covers on my Nexus One and HTC Blunderbolt, but with most Androids I just pick up a spare battery and keep it in my wallet. They're thin enough to fit that way. With the newer Samsungs, a spare battery has been a waste of money; my Galaxy S3's spare is still in it's shrinkwrap months after purchase.
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It's probably about twice as thick in the biggest part and it is a bit heavier, but the battery door is curved and tapers over to the battery part so it's not twice as thick on the whole thing, just the battery part, but it also doesn't abruptly pop out a square, it's tapered. I think it looks decent and not boxy at all.
I was concerned myself before getting it but I don't really mind the extra bulk and weight considering how much more battery life I get out of it.
I don't think I've seen any other phone have an 8500 mAh battery and considering that I personally don't think it adds too much extra bulk. Of course that's a YMMV sort of thing.
I'll see if I can grab another phone and post a picture of it later.
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It's probably about twice as thick in the biggest part and it is a bit heavier, but the battery door is curved and tapers over to the battery part so it's not twice as thick on the whole thing, just the battery part, but it also doesn't abruptly pop out a square, it's tapered. I think it looks decent and not boxy at all.
I was concerned myself before getting it but I don't really mind the extra bulk and weight considering how much more battery life I get out of it.
I don't think I've seen any other phone have an 8500 mAh battery and considering that I personally don't think it adds too much extra bulk. Of course that's a YMMV sort of thing.
I'll see if I can grab another phone and post a picture of it later.
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I'm just curious how accurate the capacity is. I have become very dubious that these odd/no name batteries have the capacity they say they do. For almost a third of the price you can get the 6500s as well.
I honestly can't speak to the accuracy of this 8500 mAh vs the 6500 ones being sold since I haven't tested the 6500 ones. I know it sounds trivial, but I do like the look of the 8500's door vs (the pictures) of the ones for the 6500 batteries.
Anyhow, here is a picture of the 8500 battery with the door on.
I see no need for any larger batteries. The stock one gives me well over a day. But to each their own.
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I honestly can't speak to the accuracy of this 8500 mAh vs the 6500 ones being sold since I haven't tested the 6500 ones. I know it sounds trivial, but I do like the look of the 8500's door vs (the pictures) of the ones for the 6500 batteries.
Anyhow, here is a picture of the 8500 battery with the door on.
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Thanks for both of your replies. I agree, that's a fine looking case, and 8500 mAh battery is almost drool-worthy.