Recently I was contacted by LapTopMate.com and asked if I wanted to test one of the new ANKER extended batteries for the GS3. As someone who has used them for quite a while in other phones I said yes.
It arrived today and now I am charging it. Will do comparison on ON SCREEN time with the Standard battery.
Thanks ANKER!!
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I just saw this battery on Ebay. The price is about 25 US Dollar. I am very interested in your results!
yea. doe the 100 mha more make that much of a diff?
NFC? does that work?
I don't see any reference to NFC on the packaging. But for a spare battery, it really doesn't matter. (I've never used NFC anyway.)
I'm hoping I get about 30 more minutes of screen time out of it. Time shall tell.
Anker batteries for the Galaxy s3 doesnt have NFC, yet!
i get about 2 hours of extra battery life with this battery.
So far so good at 50%.
Nice.any good links to vendors for this battery,I would like nav but I'm not using it yet anyway.
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I've been using this battery for about a week now and it's a GREAT battery (minus not having nfc). For $8.99 on Amazon its an absolute steal and it holds a charge great.
For $9 you can't pass it up.
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this uses the stock battery cover right?
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this uses the stock battery cover right?
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Yes it does.
No NFC though.
I got a little over 7 hours of on screen time at 1%. Failed to get a screen capture though.
Will run it through a second cycle to see how that one goes.
Bought 2 for 16$ on Ebay. Probably only need 1, but I may just sell the extra off on craigs or something.
They'll jack up the price once word gets spread out anyway.
I too was contacted by laptop mate and received a trial Anker 2300mAh battery for my Galaxy S III.
I already own two Hyperion batteries, and compared to those, my Anker battery is fantastic! While I would estimate that the Hyperion battery gets around 60-70% of what my stock battery gets, my Anker battery gets battery life on par (if not slightly better) than my stock battery.
However, I have a couple of gripes with it... One of the plastic "tabs" that separate each of the 4 battery terminals broke off on one end. This makes it so that I have to be sure to make the plastic tab straight so that I can charge the battery while it's in my phone. Otherwise, it switches very rapidly between "charging" and "battery disconnected" (though it remains powered on). I'm not too sure how that happened, but that may have been when I was putting it on/taking it off of my Hyperion battery charger. Another gripe is that it doesn't have NFC. Then again I haven't even found an opportunity for me to use NFC besides the Paypass CC terminals (and Google wallet doesn't work on Verizon, so that's bunk anyway.)
I would definitely recommend the Anker battery, especially if they add NFC in the future. It gets great battery life on par with the stock Samsung Battery at a much lower cost, and if you can take one or two minor manufacturing defects (that are easily fixed) on the battery terminals, then there's no reason not to pick one up in my mind.
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I bought two of these Chinese 3500 mah batteries for like $20 from eBay. They were charging like 1500 mah batteries and not lasting as long as they should. I figured, what the hell and tore one apart. Here is what I saw:
Not one solid battery but two stuck together with a metal strip connecting the two. Is this normal for this type of battery or is it supposed to be one solid piece? This looked very jerry-rigged to me.
The serial number on it is 044060A. Do your own research on that but I came up with just the fact it is a Chinese battery as one would expect. When I went to the site that sells them it did not indicate the mah of the battery. Very odd because how would you know what you are buying? It did confirm the 3.7 voltage however.
Here are pics. Please forgive my dirty fingernails as was putting down hardwood mulch in the garden all day
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There could be a wire connection somewhere in those two, but yea man... Sad to say it looks like you may have gotten a rip off.
Sorry man.
Any way you can take it somewhere to get it tested fully?
Wow thats ghetto!
Would you mind posting the link for the auction? Perhaps as awareness to the rest of the forum to not buy from.
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Lol, can't recall what auction I bought these at.
However, I am pretty sure that all of these $5 3500 mah batteries are pretty much this.
My guess is they get all the seconds (defective) batteries from this manufacturer, solder them together, put a pretty package on em and sell em on eBay.
most large batteries are made this way, take apart your cordless drill battery and it will be smaller batteries linked together, hell take apart a 9 volt and see what is inside so it is not unusual to put batteries together like this
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most large batteries are made this way, take apart your cordless drill battery and it will be smaller batteries linked together, hell take apart a 9 volt and see what is inside so it is not unusual to put batteries together like this
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Ok, cool, didnt know. Was just wondering why it was performing like a 1200 mah battery and not a 3500.
Wow. I have bought two 3500mAh batteries on ebay... so far so good. I can go for almost 2 days without charging with normal use. The stock battery had to be charge about 3 times a day.
The sellers (ebay) were: wanshopping and feitong2009. My only compliant was with feitong2009 which took a month to get the battery which was coming from Hong Kong. I normally get Hong Kong products in about 2 weeks.
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Wow. I have bought two 3500mAh batteries on ebay... so far so good. I can go for almost 2 days without charging with normal use. The stock battery had to be charge about 3 times a day.
The sellers (ebay) were: wanshopping and feitong2009. My only compliant was with feitong2009 which took a month to get the battery which was coming from Hong Kong. I normally get Hong Kong products in about 2 weeks.
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How long does it take to fully charge your battery from empty? Divide minutes by 60 then multiply by 650 and you'll be close to your true mah.
Mitchell's EVO
Nothing too surprising about it being two cells connected in parallel internally. If the internal cells are supposed to be 1500mah like stock then the battery should have a 3000mAh total capacity. Even if they kind of suck at 1200mah each, 2400mah is still a pretty big improvement over 1500mah.
Oh, and if you weren't getting the performance you were expecting from the battery, did you try wiping your battery stats? The percentage meter on the phone is going to act a bit wonky if it is calibrated for a much smaller battery. I've got one of these batteries and after wiping the stats it shows a definite improvement over the stock battery.
Did you wipe the battery starts when empty or full or does it matter?
Mitchell's EVO
I've checked several posts here, but no one seems to be talking about the best SLIM EVO battery. I don't want a bulky phone, I just want a high quality Lithium Polymer (or better?) battery that is better than the OEM.
A battery that fits with the regular cover..? Haven't seen many threads about it.. well you know except the 20 that I forgot about
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
Yeah, just a battery that fits with the regular cover. I found one thread talking about aftermarkets but they were referring to some cheap-o batteries that were actually worse than the OEM.
I got some EBay "2000mah" batteries and they definately last longer than the OEM battery but it is getting old. Theyblast AT LEAST as long as my used OEM battery, and some other cheapo ones I got off eBay are terrible (half the life of stock while claiming 1500mah).
You get what you pay for though, I would just buy OEM HTC batteries if I were you.
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I've checked several posts here, but no one seems to be talking about the best SLIM EVO battery. I don't want a bulky phone, I just want a high quality Lithium Polymer (or better?) battery that is better than the OEM.
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this has been discussed in a ton of threads to death. it's mine and many others belief that there is no better battery that is the stock size then the actual stock battery. this has been verified with testing at batteryboss.org. now a bunch of people will chime in and say this such and such works better for me, and maybe it does because they want to believe it does. watch what happens when you give kids near beer and tell them its real, they will act drunk. i've seen this happen with my own eyes. if there was a longer lasting battery that could be made in the same form factor, htc would surely release it with the phone. if you really want more battery life your going to have to go bigger, and in that case i would recommend the yoobao over anything else thats out right now. trident is releasing a battery and case in the next 2 weeks that could be promising.. remains to be seen.
I know what you're talking about bro. Droid X has one of those. When I bought my extended battery, he of course shows off his droid x extended battery....
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I see where your coming, i wish evo had one. Unfortunately i haven't seen one... Just big bulky ones.
Just get the bigger, extended battery. Not only do you get longer life, but the phone also becomes a blunt weapon. How can you logically turn that down?
Non that I have seen only one is that 2000 slim extended your talking about. There are also fake battery on eBay that someone put two 1500 mha batterys together kinda dangerous.
I bought this type (not same seller, but same battery and similar charger). It works fantastically with the HTC SBC kernal, I get a solid 20 hours out of it with 3g on all day, listening to music for 2 hours, playing games intermittently throughout the day, and doing a lot of web browsing. I paid $16 total, so this is a similar deal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x2000mAh-Batte...ccessories&hash=item43a67b8a61#ht_3762wt_1110
QCell Galaxy Nexus i9250 3850mAh Extended Battery
Extended link
http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung...HIKG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1329897525&sr=8-3
Slim:
http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung...5KDS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329897525&sr=8-1
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with cover side view:
with cover bottom view:
with cover top view:
Using tethering for my ipad 2 wifi and downloading bt using ttorrent regularly. stock battery can't last me a day. This one can last me full day with around 15% left.
Also got a galaxy nexus battery rated at 2050mAh
Can you comment on the 2050 MAh battery? Does it fit with the stock back cover? Doesn't really seem legit as the OEM extended requires a different back cover.
Might be worth the risk checking it out for $15...
You can use original cover with the 2050mAh battery from what i tried here
How about NFC?
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How about NFC?
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NFC is unavailable for all third party batteries as far as I'm aware
Unless the third-party in question chooses to equip their batteries with a suitable aerial.
As this is the first thread I'm aware of featuring this particular brand of battery, it's worth asking.
can u tell us if the 2050mah worths the stock battery or if its better?
Nice Find! Ordered, seems like our phone might finally function as a replacement for a handheld GPS (Garmin, Magellan etc...)
I would love to hear your thoughts on the 2050mAh battery. It seems like a lot of these aftermarket batteries don't do any better than the stock battery even with the higher charge capacity.
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I am getting the 2050mAH batteries on Monday and will test it out.
Any updates?
bump for updates pls
it's running quite well. I'm getting around 20% power left on a full day of internet / chatting / a family guy and simpsons video / 30 mins tethering. This thing is a beast compare to the original battery!
such things are REALLY ugly. But I understand why we need it.
So the question is, why there can't be something as slim as Razr MAXX's 3300mah battery? ...
In the past I thought it is technological impossible to produce the slim extended battery like Maxx's, until I see how Razr Maxx works.
It is thicker than Original Razr, but it is so much better in design with giant battery.
jiwengang said:
such things are REALLY ugly. But I understand why we need it.
So the question is, why there can't be something as slim as Razr MAXX's 3300mah battery? ...
In the past I thought it is technological impossible to produce the slim extended battery like Maxx's, until I see how Razr Maxx works.
It is thicker than Original Razr, but it is so much better in design with giant battery.
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Think it has something to do with the fact that it isn't removable, but I may be wrong.
Do they make these for the LTE variant? Seidio has a 3850 battery but it costs almost $70 and this is only $20!
The 2050mah i am getting around 1 and half hour more than usual compare to stock.
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Think it has something to do with the fact that it isn't removable, but I may be wrong.
Do they make these for the LTE variant? Seidio has a 3850 battery but it costs almost $70 and this is only $20!
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I hear some manufacturer in china is making a lte ready for rrleas soon
Still running strong! I use the slim on the weekdays when i carry my phone around more and use the extended during the weekend when i have time to watch video.
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The 2050mah i am getting around 1 and half hour more than usual compare to stock.
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do you mean screen time?
Regular use actually. I can run screentime.test.when i have free time
Hello,
I've had terrible battery life on my GSII for the longest time now. I've tried countless ROMs, Kernels, Modems, combinations and nothing has worked. At this point I'm fairly convinced it's a hardware issue. The cheapest/easiest route is to replace my battery. I know the Anker 1900 mah comes well recommended, but has anyone tried their 1750 mah model?
Here's the one I'm looking at specifically:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anker-Batte...726270?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3371b0867e
I'm hoping it's the "1900 mah" battery that's gotten so many good reviews, but properly labelled this time around. Any thoughts? Anyone have this battery?
Thanks!
I have the anker 1900mah. It is a tight fit. I didnt have any problems with it but case/cover extended battery are a more practical way to go.
Just buy a case/cover battery from ebay ... it will add another 2200mAh to your existing battery.. .while it is bulkier, it is not that unuseable. It will keep your phone powered for at least 8 hours under intense usage.... (a lot more hours if you do not much)... When the case battery is drained down, you can easily remove it and have your old phone back.
But to extend the life of your battery on your phone, you are better off running it down to 40% before attaching the extended case battery. The case battery will automatically charge your phone battery back to 100%, while it gets drained down. And itself will run out first. This way you minimize the time spent with the bulk.
I'm going to go ahead and order the 1750 mah later today. Once they come in I'll let you know how they perform!
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I'm going to go ahead and order the 1750 mah later today. Once they come in I'll let you know how they perform!
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how is your experience with your new Anker 1900 mah?
I've been using the Anker 1900aMh for about a year, got two & a charger for £15 from Amazon. I highly recommend them, last longer than original & having a spare in the pocket makes it certain I NEVER RUN OUT of gas
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can you use the 1750 or the 1900 with the original cover?
i have the 2000 version from samsung. but you need a little bit bigger case (included) their.
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how is your experience with your new Anker 1900 mah?
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I've never had the 1900 mah model. There are many threads though that have said it's good.
crampas said:
can you use the 1750 or the 1900 with the original cover?
i have the 2000 version from samsung. but you need a little bit bigger case (included) their.
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The 1900 mah is supposed to be a tight fit with the standard battery cover. My 1750 mah batteries should be coming in today so we'll see how they fit.
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Much much better!
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I experienced Anker batteries to have drop down in power during time.
For 2 months it was fine.. but after i starting loosing power.. according to Battery Monitor Anker after 4 months of use lost 34% of its max power...
If you drain your battery down too much or leave it empty uncharged, that can happen
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Hyperion, QCell or Seidio? Any suggestions? Thanks
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Hyperion, QCell or Seidio? Any suggestions? Thanks
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If you search the forums there's always an answer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843896
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802386
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691085
I bought the Chichitec 2500mAh extended battery pack and they work very well. I get on average a minimum of 4hr screen on with lowest brightness as oppose to 2hrs and change with the stock. I also use jucedefender and I rarely talk on the phone. I would recommend them.
http://www.amazon.com/CHICHITEC-2x2...qid=1348350682&sr=8-1&keywords=chichitec+2500
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I bought the Chichitec 2500mAh extended battery pack and they work very well. I get on average a minimum of 4hr screen on with lowest brightness as oppose to 2hrs and change with the stock. I also use jucedefender and I rarely talk on the phone. I would recommend them.
http://www.amazon.com/CHICHITEC-2x2...qid=1348350682&sr=8-1&keywords=chichitec+2500
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http://www.ebay.ca/itm/380454666983?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I have that one, it isn't bad, but it isn't great either.
Typical Chinese quality (Samsung is spelled Sanmsung and Galaxy is spelled Galyxa when you actually get it).
Battery life is, well, I dunno. It's hard to say. My phone was at 57% charge, I turned on the extended case and without any use it charged my phone back to 100% no problem but the extended battery was pretty much dead. I'm sure it works better when both the phone and extended are charged to 100%. The AC/DC converter inside the case is VERY inefficient and gets VERY hot. Don't even bother attempting to charge the extended battery while the phone is in it, I'm suspecting it will catch fire or melt lol...
I like how it has a power button and the kick stand works. The case is very sung and everything lines up properly so for build quality I give it a 10.
The USB port pass through is CHARGE ONLY, data pins are missing so it kinda sucks if you use OTG devices or need to plug it into the PC to transfer files etc. But all in all you get what you pay for.
My friend has the Hyperion 4200mah with NFC. It works excellent, double the battery life. He usually gets 3-4 days with normal use out of the phone without charging (but that depends on person to person).
Here are some of my hyperion 4200mah stats
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This is also with heavy usage... Hence the 51% screen time
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I just bought another oem battery and always have an extra one on the wall charger. I probably swap out once a day.
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