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Hi, I will soon receive my SGS II and I normally use 2-3 batteries for my current Nexus S to get by a single day. I'm wondering where can I buy SGS II battery and separate charger? I've searched everywhere but can't find one. Without extra battery my new SGS II will be kind of useless for me. I Know it has 1650 mah, but it just means I can get by with just one additional battery instead of two . Thanks.
usually stuff like battery's comes along a short while after a product has been released .
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anilhk said:
Hi, I will soon receive my SGS II and I normally use 2-3 batteries for my current Nexus S to get by a single day. I'm wondering where can I buy SGS II battery and separate charger? I've searched everywhere but can't find one. Without extra battery my new SGS II will be kind of useless for me. I Know it has 1650 mah, but it just means I can get by with just one additional battery instead of two . Thanks.
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When you see what you have to do to get off the battery cover I predict you'll be wanting you go that less than three times in a day.
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Get a powermonkey to keep your battery topped up. I've had one for years and has been a real life saver.
https://powertraveller.com/iwantsome/primatepower/powermonkeyclassic/
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Get a powermonkey to keep your battery topped up. I've had one for years and has been a real life saver.
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I personally would prefer a 3500mAh extended battery, like the ones available for SGS1 and HTC EVO. The price of these units is also reasonable.
cryptic, yes you are right, I have SGS II now for couple of days and removing the cover and putting it back on seems to be a pain in the A**. But looking at the battery life, it seems i'll be fine with one more battery and I'll just buy one more back cover should it break due to opening again and again which seems very likely.
tamas, I have been using extended batteries before and really loved it, but SGS II is the slimmest phone in the world, I don't want to make it look fatter and bulkier. I just like it being slim and very light. It may be even lighter then my Nexus S.
Don't worry about the back cover breaking or anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXqnQKs-tA
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tamas, I have been using extended batteries before and really loved it, but SGS II is the slimmest phone in the world, I don't want to make it look fatter and bulkier. I just like it being slim and very light. It may be even lighter then my Nexus S.
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Yeah, there is always a tradeoff... The powermonkey and other similar solutions are even heavier and need more space. Right now I have a powerbank with 4xAA batteries, capable to charge any USB-powered unit - it serves well, especially if you want to charge different devices.
However it's ~300g and you have to hassle with the cable, which is not so easy e.g during trekking.
Sticks02 said:
Don't worry about the back cover breaking or anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXqnQKs-tA
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What?? This is awesome! I wonder how many more surprises SGS II has.
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travisb said:
Get a powermonkey to keep your battery topped up. I've had one for years and has been a real life saver.
https://powertraveller.com/iwantsome/primatepower/powermonkeyclassic/
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Thanks Travisb! I don't carry a bag to work and this may be a problem in my pocket. Thanks for letting me know though!
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anilhk said:
Thanks Travisb! I don't carry a bag to work and this may be a problem in my pocket.
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There are plenty of 3000-3500mAh batteries available for the SGS-1, let's hope they will come up very soon with SGS-2 compatible batteries.
P.S.: if anyone knows that one is available, please give a note here.
Weird. I got at least 20 hours out of a standard battery on the 9000.
Hopefully there will be a battery available soon, always prefer to have a spare on me, just in case...
Zebadee_uk said:
Hopefully there will be a battery available soon, always prefer to have a spare on me, just in case...
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I'll need one in about a month. There are great stuff on ebay for the SGS-1, such as 2x3500mAh batteries+cover in a bundle. I want something like that for my sgs2...
Finally it is now available on Ebay. Though I need just one extra with a charger, they include 3! All other sellers on ebay seems to be selling wrong battery.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-3X-Battery-...586160934?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item2563ae5b26
anilhk said:
Finally it is now available on Ebay. Though I need just one extra with a charger, they include 3! All other sellers on ebay seems to be selling wrong battery.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-3X-Battery-...586160934?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item2563ae5b26
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Doesn't $18 for three batteries and a charger kind of scare you?
anilhk said:
Finally it is now available on Ebay. Though I need just one extra with a charger, they include 3! All other sellers on ebay seems to be selling wrong battery.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-3X-Battery-...586160934?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item2563ae5b26
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That's still only 1650mAh=you have to turn off the phone and replace battery every time one is flat. I keep hunting for a 3000 or 3500mAh unit with back cover.
tamas970 said:
That's still only 1650mAh=you have to turn off the phone and replace battery every time one is flat. I keep hunting for a 3000 or 3500mAh unit with back cover.
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Does it not charge through the USB port?
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Does it not charge through the USB port?
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Nope, the one I am looking for is a big system battery, which needs a new back cover (~twice as thick as the original battery).
The phone gets thicker, but finally I can hike all day long using GPS with one charge and no hassle with external batteries/cables.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Pow...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307682087&sr=1-2
I ordered it two weeks ago from clove.co.uk.
Still waiting for stock
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Pow...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307682087&sr=1-2
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Bulky like that and only 1300mAh??? I'd rather go for a spare battery (1650mAh). Definitely.
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Bulky like that and only 1300mAh??? I'd rather go for a spare battery (1650mAh). Definitely.
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I have it for my Vibrant and it makes it about as thick as an iphone 4 . It protects it from falls and looks good doing it. 1300 mah is enough battery to get you through for 20 or so hours, and then you are going to plug it in at night. I dont know of any cases that fit extended batteries either.
And really, who the hell is going to carry a spare battery ?
Heres a couple of pics :
Cool idea
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Anyone receive their power pack yet ?
angelomaldito said:
Bulky like that and only 1300mAh??? I'd rather go for a spare battery (1650mAh). Definitely.
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I think you should count standart battery + 1300mAh
Just got it now, and charging it.
Its not very beautiful with these "spaces" for the volume and power buttons, and the texture of the material used doesn't feel nice IMHO.
The mophie juice pack had a nicer fit on my iPhone 4.
Oh,
and while charging with the powerpack in place I already had 3 battery full warnings in 10 minutes.
Update: It keeps beeping during charge every few minutes with powerpack in place, removed the powerpack in order to silence the phone.
I think it makes the powerpack useless with this full charge warnings, unless you are deaf.
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Oh,
and while charging with the powerpack in place I already had 3 battery full warnings in 10 minutes.
Update: It keeps beeping during charge every few minutes with powerpack in place, removed the powerpack in order to silence the phone.
I think it makes the powerpack useless with this full charge warnings, unless you are deaf.
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Jesus.. Another Samsung-fail :/
Gede said:
Oh,
and while charging with the powerpack in place I already had 3 battery full warnings in 10 minutes.
Update: It keeps beeping during charge every few minutes with powerpack in place, removed the powerpack in order to silence the phone.
I think it makes the powerpack useless with this full charge warnings, unless you are deaf.
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I have it and it's not doing it too often, more like once every hour or so.
But yeah it's annoying, prolly why my local distro is discontinuing import of the case in lieu of the supposedly coming official 2000mah extended battery with cover.
Ok, next problem....
powerpack is fully charged (blue light)....
Put my phone in, after a while it beeped fully charged........
Now the powerpack it doesn't seem to charge the phone anymore, and the phone keeps telling me I need to remove the charger......
So I disconnected and reconnected the powerpack, and now its charging again, but the above happened again... And the "remove charger" notification cannot be removed... unless you remove the powerpack from the phone.
Until now this powerpack seems like a miserable piece of (ugly) junk, and although its a genuine Samsung thing, phone and powerpack don't work together....
The issues I've read here are a deal breaker for me. I'm cancelling my order for the battery pack.
The 2000 maH model is confirmed or just a rumor?
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it makes a lush sleek phone look like a brick, i cant see the appeal..
OrionCarl said:
it makes a lush sleek phone look like a brick, i cant see the appeal..
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The appeal is extended battery life. Duh.
m0rtiis said:
The appeal is extended battery life. Duh.
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and making your phone into a brick,duh
Certainly wont be buying this anyway
My original i9250 battery is still working fine but sometimes I just need a little bit more of juice to last through the day.
I saw those casing with battery built inside them, http://www.ebay.com/itm/120942751358#ht_5799wt_905
How effective are these? Like seriously, 2200mAh in that thin casing?
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My original i9250 battery is still working fine but sometimes I just need a little bit more of juice to last through the day.
I saw those casing with battery built inside them, http://www.ebay.com/itm/120942751358#ht_5799wt_905
How effective are these? Like seriously, 2200mAh in that thin casing?
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oh i just did a thread about this, its not good i did my research it doesnt even charge the phone fully , plus the speaker on the phone when sound is played sounds muffled , also the secondary mic is covered by the case, and the headphone jack is nearly impossible for L shaped headphones
Sounds horrible. The battery pack probably has less than the original 1750mAh capacity.
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Sounds horrible. The battery pack probably has less than the original 1750mAh capacity.
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Exactly I think its being false advertised, if it charged the phone fully I wouldn't mind the other flaws
Just got an email from the company. they're releasing their powerskin for the S3. Its a silicon type case with a battery inside. I really liked it when I had it for my TB but the price along with only being 1500mAh makes me not want get it. Link below
http://www.power-skin.com/battery-c...paign=731dea2597-SIII_091212&utm_medium=email
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That looks nicer than most of the battery cases out there, but man the price is definitely gonna have people running away.
DO NOT buy this thing. The battery discharges at the same time as the internal battery. It's not like the mophie where you can turn the external battery on when you need it. It's a silly concept to have both batteries discharge immediately after disconnecting from a power source.
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DO NOT buy this thing. The battery discharges at the same time as the internal battery. It's not like the mophie where you can turn the external battery on when you need it. It's a silly concept to have both batteries discharge immediately after disconnecting from a power source.
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Actually, that is BETTER. the float would be better, and equal MORE power than trying to recharge a battery with a battery. (hence why normal el-cheapo battery cases have such crappy performance.) trying to discharge both at the same time will let you use all of both batteries, but trying to charge one batt from the the other makes you hit a wall, where you can't discharge any more (when they even out).
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Actually, that is BETTER. the float would be better, and equal MORE power than trying to recharge a battery with a battery. (hence why normal el-cheapo battery cases have such crappy performance.) trying to discharge both at the same time will let you use all of both batteries, but trying to charge one batt from the the other makes you hit a wall, where you can't discharge any more (when they even out).
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HOW does this make any sense? The idea of having a backup battery is that you can turn it on when your main battery runs down. Otherwise, you've got 2 batteries draining at the same time and running out at the same time. I had the original case from this company for my Evo, I returned it after three days. Their entire design/thought process is flawed.
Look at how a mophie works, you can turn it on WHEN the internal battery runs low to keep going. THAT makes sense. Not discharging both batteries simultaneously. Just means you're carrying around a spare paperweight.
LoL, your both wrong.
It's still as ineffective as charging when the main battery is dead it's still serving the same function....
And just cause both batteries discharge at the same time doesn't make it a paperweight..it's still going to add the same amount of life as an equivalent battery pack with a switch....
Having a switch means you can choose when to use it though...meaning you can kill your phone and leave it dead for two hours and then flip the switch....but realistically most people in most circumstances aren't doing that, but it's a nice option
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When i has mine on my TB, I could have sworn there was an On/Off button for it
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sanjsrik said:
DO NOT buy this thing. The battery discharges at the same time as the internal battery. It's not like the mophie where you can turn the external battery on when you need it. It's a silly concept to have both batteries discharge immediately after disconnecting from a power source.
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On/Off Button
Puts power-on-demand in your hand.
Simply hold down for 2 seconds to turn on or off.
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What were you saying?
Not only is it overpriced, but they took the cheap and easy way out by combining the cutouts for the LED flash, camera, and speaker. And I absolutely hate that look! Plus the camera is more susceptible to damage. Bad case with poor execution.
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Not only is it overpriced, but they took the cheap and easy way out by combining the cutouts for the LED flash, camera, and speaker. And I absolutely hate that look! Plus the camera is more susceptible to damage. Bad case with poor execution.
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Because everyone shares your opinion, right?
quite frankly...
if its anything like the S2 case....then its worthless....
it's too thick and too expensive for what it offers...and they really could do a better job at fitting a case on these things.
I really can't help but wonder why someone can't come up with a good, sleekly designed battery case that offers solid protection and stays on the phone well...
seidio is getting pretty close to doing so imo though....
not too fond of the mophie, looks like no screen/lip protection at all.
I used the powerskin for my nexus and it worked well enough that I was looking forward to this being released. That being said it is way too thick, but I almost never had to worry about my battery being able to last.
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I saw the case, AT&T sells it.
I really liked it. And, it's got charge and sync, a on/off switch AND NFC.
According to them, they are the first NFC enabled case.
I have a PowerSkin for my Inspire, but my Inspire is not the best phone--having some OS issues. I'm thinking of upgrading to a GSIII, so having a powerskin for that makes me want to upgrade even more.
In my book, it's a WIN!!!:good:
1500mAh for 79.99?
Anyone who buys this needs to be taken out to a pasture of thorny brush and forced to roll around in it in a 100 degree sun, naked !!
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DO NOT buy this thing. The battery discharges at the same time as the internal battery. It's not like the mophie where you can turn the external battery on when you need it. It's a silly concept to have both batteries discharge immediately after disconnecting from a power source.
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First off, if it was always on, all it is going to do is charge your main battery while your phone is using it. So say your phone drains your main from 100 to 90. The pack will just charge the internal back from 90 to 100 essentially keeping you at 100% longer.
Pretty much what would happen is the pack would drain out first then your main battery after that's depleted because the pack is no longer charging it.
Secondly, the site says it has an on off switch. Just hold it for 2 sec to power it on or off.
imtoomuch said:
Not only is it overpriced, but they took the cheap and easy way out by combining the cutouts for the LED flash, camera, and speaker. And I absolutely hate that look! Plus the camera is more susceptible to damage. Bad case with poor execution.
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How is the camera more susceptible to damage? Its no longer laying on the lens when you lay the phone on its back making it less susceptible to damage. ? It is a bit on the pricey side for the meager 1500mah battery it contains.. I'd pay $50 for one tops and that only because it has NFC.
Actually the case doesn't look that bad but damn the price
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i posted about this case yesterday not knowing there was a thread. but the official site says it has an on off button. here is the link to the site http://www.power-skin.com/battery-cases/samsung/galaxy-s3-battery-case.php
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Because everyone shares your opinion, right?
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Did I say anything to that effect? No, it was my opinion...
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Anyone that actually owns the case could you please post your thoughts. This thread has become irrelevant and childish. Let's get back on topic please.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008YAJY50/ref=mp_s_a_5?pi=SL75&qid=1347925664&sr=8-5
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Ask me anything.
How thick is it? Does it make the phone awkward to hold?
Issemann said:
How thick is it? Does it make the phone awkward to hold?
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The thick part is like almost 3/4th of an inch. It actually doesn't feel too bad to hold, however, because of the sharp drop in thickness it gets really awkward using the fingerprint sensor. I assume this awkwardness is magnified the smaller your hands get.
Kinda grippy, but its more on the smoother hard plastic side of things.
Got mine today, it's nice, but I'm not sure I like it.
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Got mine today, it's nice, but I'm not sure I like it.
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I agree, it's nice but it's kind of heavy for holding it a long time. My wrist starts to ache after a while. And the unevenness of the back makes it difficult to use flat on a table. I just threw mine in my bag in case I need more battery and don't have any cables with me.
phillymade said:
Got mine today, it's nice, but I'm not sure I like it.
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I got mine today and I don't like it. The unevenness bothers my OCD. And the power button doesn't work very well. I think I'm returning mine.
I got mine as well [email protected] first time i put it on i didnt like it but its grown on me and it weight probably doesn't affect me because im a body builder
I have never used a battery case before, is it best to tun on the battery when the device needs a charge, or charge both to 100% and turn on the batter case and leave it on?
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I have never used a battery case before, is it best to tun on the battery when the device needs a charge, or charge both to 100% and turn on the batter case and leave it on?
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I would say it's better to use the battery when your phone battery is low. Instead of them both being on All the time.
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I would say it's better to use the battery when your phone battery is low. Instead of them both being on All the time.
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I had a Moto Z Force and the battery mod and it would keep your phone charged at 80% until it ran out of juice.
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I had a Moto Z Force and the battery mod and it would keep your phone charged at 80% until it ran out of juice.
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Yeah but for the sake of battery health, your phone battery charges and discharges over and over. It wears it down a bit. Whether that difference is negligible, up to the person. Also, I doubt this battery case will keep it at only 80.