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Question, I hear that there are different captivate battery's. some are better then others of the same "kind"
Where is the best place to buy a GOOD battery?
Are the ones on amazon most likely newer? or older crappy ones?
correct me if im wrong but from my readings on forums apparently samsung had a batch of terrible battery's before there were good ones?
and is the standard samsung battery good? or is there a better battery I could buy?
Thanks.
I just order a 2nd Samsung battery via Amazon. I'll report back on how it works when it arrives this week.
Link to what you purchased?
This site wont let me post "outside links" but just look for Samsung EB575152VA on Amazon ~ $15.
You may want to wait until I try it though.
In dealextrem.com there are four models with diferent prices for Samsung i9000.
Yo can select more expensive, more cuality ;-)
gps1539 said:
This site wont let me post "outside links" but just look for Samsung EB575152VA on Amazon ~ $15.
You may want to wait until I try it though.
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Battery arrived yesterday. It is exactly the same as the one that came with the phone. It charged up fine and I've been using for 10 hrs today and still at 45%.
I purchased the "2 battery and wall charger" for $25 on amazon at christmas, and have been using them since. I keep one of the new ones fully charged in my backpack(emergency backup), and swap between the stock and the other one i got from amazon. They are good imitation batteries, but not identical to stock, and I estimate that they have about 90% of the capacity of stock.
The wall charger also has a USB out to charge the phone, but i find that the digitizer acts funny and the touch feature is greatly impacted when the phone is charging via the USB on the wall charger. Other than that, the batteries charge in the phone as well, and the stock battery charges fine on the wall charger, though the wall charger definitely charges slower than the stock one.
OC/UV Captivate with Cognition
In this thread, slvr00gt, actually measures the capacity of some of the the available batteries:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906611
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In this thread, slvr00gt, actually measures the capacity of some of the the available batteries:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906611
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check out that thread...if you want the best battery get a genuine samsung battery from an at&t store.
you can get those china made ebay 1800mah batteries but i would just stick to the oem samsung battery. i bought a couple 1800mah china batts and they definitely don't last near a long.
SEIDIO
Check this battery out @ WWW.SEIDIO.COM
3000mAh 3.7v, comes with new battery cover, $56.00 Shipped, on Amazon.com
Love not having to charge all the time
Ebay - $10 with shipping included already.
2 1500 MaH batteries + 1 battery charger
Works like a charm. Since I got it about a month ago, I never have to plug my phone in to charge it ever again.
Just have the 2 batteries charged and ready to go whenever I need them and swap whenever I need to.
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check out that thread...if you want the best battery get a genuine samsung battery from an at&t store.
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+1 on getting genuine Samsung battery!
Every hicap I ever used for my smart phones, usually swell up quickly (start within a few weeks), and then they don't even last as long as an OEM 1500mah battery. I even had one pop the battery cover off, and leak!
When you get your battery (no matter where you get it from) make sure it's not swollen anywhere (check it often too!), and also make sure it was manufactured within the past year. Old stock, even OEM old stock, is a hit or miss thing... always make sure you are getting good "new" batteries.
LiPol / LiIon batteries deteriorate over time, and are sensitive to heat, keep your battery as cool as you can, and it will last you a long time.
I have one of those HongDa Power 3600mAh extended batteries for the Galaxy Nexus GSM... I'm a noob so I can't post a link to it, but they sell them as "hongdapower799" on ebay.
It's a 3600mAh extended battery for the GNex GSM version made by some company in Hong Kong. Battery Monitor Widget Pro estimates it between 2600-2750mAh, which is a nice, big improvement. I definitely notice an increase in life. It sucks that we can't get the Seidio 3800 battery with GSM, but at least we have something.
Does anyone else have one of these? What kinds of estimated mAh values do you get in Battery Monitor Widget?
Oh yeah... Also, has anyone tested this battery out with the Seidio extended Surface case designed for use with their 3800mAh battery? I ordered one and I'll test it out and post the results here, but if anyone has tried this and failed, I'll just send it back without opening it, lol.
I can't find this Hongda Power battery.
Here is the ebay listing for the battery:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3600mAh...Nexus-Google-Galaxy-Nexus-i9250-/260921234182
And here is the listing for the Seidio case:
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-surface-extended-case-black-p/csr2ssgnlx2-bk.htm
I have confirmed that the Seidio case is indeed a PERFECT fit with the phone containing the Chinese battery. Like PERFECT. And the battery is consistently rated at over 2600mAh. Not only that, the battery was a replacement for another one I got from HongDa which didn't have great capacity. The guy sent me another without charge. This combo is definitely recommended for anyone who wants to get more battery life on a budget!
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And the battery is consistently rated at over 2600mAh. Not only that, the battery was a replacement for another one I got from HongDa which didn't have great capacity. The guy sent me another without charge. This combo is definitely recommended for anyone who wants to get more battery life on a budget!
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So, if I understand you correctly, you got a battery with really poor capacity followed by good customer service and a replacement battery that consistantly achieves ~70% of it's rated capacity. And this qualifies for a high recomendation.
I'm not suggesting anything bad (or even out of the ordinary) regarding this seller or this battery, but I think that as consumers we've become far too accepting of battery shenanigans all around.
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Here is the ebay listing for the battery:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3600mAh...Nexus-Google-Galaxy-Nexus-i9250-/260921234182
And here is the listing for the Seidio case:
http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-surface-extended-case-black-p/csr2ssgnlx2-bk.htm
I have confirmed that the Seidio case is indeed a PERFECT fit with the phone containing the Chinese battery. Like PERFECT. And the battery is consistently rated at over 2600mAh. Not only that, the battery was a replacement for another one I got from HongDa which didn't have great capacity. The guy sent me another without charge. This combo is definitely recommended for anyone who wants to get more battery life on a budget!
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Just curious. How did you determine that it is rated at ~2600mAH (which is 25% of what it is advertised at) ?
Well, let's have this thread to keep the info about 3rd party SGS3 batteries that will start coming from different sellers around the world.
As soon as you find some new battery with bigger than standard capacity - post the link here.
Current listings:
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Hyperion 2 x 2200mAh Battery + Charger $14.99
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Waiting for Anker batteries to be available
There is already a thread going for the Hyperion batteries available on Amazon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680288
(Ordered btw )
Yeah, that thread is about one battery link, and this thread will have all of batteries in one place.
By the way, there are some questionable "no name" batteries on ebay, like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2X-2500...084182?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a1e20ac56
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Q728-2X-Bat...232?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35bccecd28
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-Gold-285...182973?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f18460a3d
But I do not add them to the 1st post since there is no info that we can trust them
Do the Hyperion batts have the NFC aerial ?
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Do the Hyperion batts have the NFC aerial ?
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They do not
fatthumb said:
Waiting for Anker batteries to be available
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+1
Sent from N7000 with paranoid 0.1
What exactly does NFC aerial do?
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What exactly does NFC aerial do?
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This phone (and a few others) have their NFC antenna built into the battery. To cut it short, change the batt, NFC won't work (Till they make 3rd. part batteries with antenna too).
i got a couple of emails from Anker,
Thank you for contacting us.
Please be advised that we will forward your concern to our product team to see if we will develop this battery. To be honest, it is hard to find a factory who makes batteries with NFC built in. If we find one, we will consider developping NFC batteries. Hope this helps!
If there is anything else we may help, please feel free to contact us. We are always here.
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We just heard back from our product team, this new battery is being devolopped and products should arrive in our warehouse in a month. However, we do not have information about its capacity and NFC ability yet. Could you please check our store for updates by then?
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About how much do these anker batteries cost? obviously the NFC capabilities it will most likely raise the price. I have always run my stock OEM battery, but would love to have a strong aftermarket battery that will be significant.
nfc batteries might enable wireless charging
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What exactly does NFC aerial do?
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According to this article, the battery of the s3 has a build in inductive charging loop. I presume this is the nfc coil.
I'm not sure whether the one in the battery is only for wireless charging or whether the phone depends on it for all it's nfc connectivity.
It's a bit off topic, but I presumed that the wireless charging would be a coil in a new back case that connected to the two exposed pins underneath the back panel until I read this article. Those pins might mean a pin based charging dock.
Hyperion are cheats. They stick higher mAH battery labels on lower mAH batteries. They will never get my business again.
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So did you order the deal posted in the 1st post and receive them already??
So, did any 3rd party batteries start selling?
did anyone look at this yet? 4800mAh Extended Battery + White Door Cover For Samsung Galaxy S3 SIII i9300. On ebay? Sorry i can't post links because im new.
Im thinking of getting this, but i won't have a battery charger. Should i get the Hyperion, Anker, or PowerGen Battery Charger for the stock and this battery?
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Hyperion are cheats. They stick higher mAH battery labels on lower mAH batteries. They will never get my business again.
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agreed. i purchased them for my S2 and they drained twice as fast as the OEM battery. the only reason i continued to use them was for emergencies. id keep them charged and ready to go whenever i knew id be away from a charger for a long period of time. they only have enough life for about 2 hours of ACTUAL use. standby lasted probably 8 hours
just bought these
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00815EOOO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
Im sure they wont be fantastic, and i know they wont have nfc, but they should be decent backups.
ive found some 4300mAh battery
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4300mAh-Ext...III-GT-i9300-I9300-Door-Cover-W-/320923170396
ill gonna wait until ive read some reviews about it.
What is the biggest battery I can get for the Sprint GNex that can stay in the stock battery cover???
I think only the original battery will stay with the stock cover. I have the official extended battery and the increase in thickness isn't really noticeable. I personally feel that it makes the device more uniform.
the biggest battery you can get with stock battery cover is 1750 mAH
I have the sprint version which comes with an 1850mah
You all are false, I have the Anker 2200mAh battery and it uses OEM battery door, as well as requires no modification what so ever. Here. You will lose NFC however.
Here is the samsung version for the GSM version which includes NFC capability!!! check it out here
I have a GSM Nexus for my daily (other one is for work) and I use this Mugen battery. Yeah it's pricey but I had eBay bucks collecting I practically go it for free. I really think it works better than the OEM Samsung battery. I can usually get easily 2 days running Franco's 217 JB kernel OC'd to 1512 or w/e it is.
I found this http://www.amazon.com/Ecell-FEIPUSI-2200MAH-CAPACITY-BATTERY/dp/B0086KT4SA
I don't know if it will work with my sprint GNex though???
dakota.breeden said:
I found this http://www.amazon.com/Ecell-FEIPUSI-2200MAH-CAPACITY-BATTERY/dp/B0086KT4SA
I don't know if it will work with my sprint GNex though???
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I'd only use batteries that say its compatible with your phone's model number. i9250 is the GSM version.
dakota.breeden said:
I found this http://www.amazon.com/Ecell-FEIPUSI-2200MAH-CAPACITY-BATTERY/dp/B0086KT4SA
I don't know if it will work with my sprint GNex though???
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xreflection said:
I'd only use batteries that say its compatible with your phone's model number. i9250 is the GSM version.
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I'd agree with xreflection. Make sure it clearly states it's for the exact model of your phone. Also, I've never heard of Ecell, nor have I ever seen a thread about an Ecell battery, therefore I'm sure it's not really a 2200mAh battery, just something rebadged as a 2200mAh battery.
I would stick to OEM, Anker, Mugen, Hyperion, Qcell and Galileo. I've had nothing but fantastic results from those companies in the past. Can anyone else add any reliable battery manufactures they've had positive results with?
I would be weary of the mAH claims of various unknown-brand batteries. The capacity of a lithium ion cells is in direct proportion to size. So if one battery is claiming to be the same dimensions as another but has an extra 200mAH then something is up. All of the batteries use the same technology so there is no magic here. Other than what little they can do on the circuit board. It mostly comes down to the fact that most people can't measure the actual capacity of the cell.
I trust the samsung extended battery and it actually improves the feel of the phone. I think that's about the best you can do.
Oherwise you're looking at really increasing the size of the phone and that's down to your personal taste. For my hands I actually prefer the bigger phone and enjoy charging it every three days with the 3800mAH whale battery.
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I'd agree with xreflection. Make sure it clearly states it's for the exact model of your phone. Also, I've never heard of Ecell, nor have I ever seen a thread about an Ecell battery, therefore I'm sure it's not really a 2200mAh battery, just something rebadged as a 2200mAh battery.
I would stick to OEM, Anker, Mugen, Hyperion, Qcell and Galileo. I've had nothing but fantastic results from those companies in the past. Can anyone else add any reliable battery manufactures they've had positive results with?
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I've also had great experience with those battery manufactures. Also, I just received a battery from Amazon called Onite (only 3500mah I could find that works with NFC and was for the GSM version). when I get the phone tomorrow, I will test her out and write again giving it a review.
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I've also had great experience with those battery manufactures. Also, I just received a battery from Amazon called Onite (only 3500mah I could find that works with NFC and was for the GSM version). when I get the phone tomorrow, I will test her out and write again giving it a review.
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I was always interested in the company Onite, especially for my Galaxy Note. I never pulled the trigger because I couldn't find anyone that had any information about their products. Please do report back on how the battery performs!
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I was always interested in the company Onite, especially for my Galaxy Note. I never pulled the trigger because I couldn't find anyone that had any information about their products. Please do report back on how the battery performs!
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Yeah, I know. I only saw one review on Amazon and I couldn't really tell if it was real or not. But, hey for a price of $12.80 why not take a chance? Hey, if the battery explodes I will make sure to have T-Mobile phone insurance and hopefully a warranty with the phone! With my HTC Evo 4G, I bought all my batteries from eBay first but then after I discovered some overheating issues I started buying batteries from Gorillagadgets.com. Its a shame they don't have any accessories for the Gnex. With my Evo though I got as much as 3 days out of one charge with a 3500mah battery and the perfect rom and kernel combo. Hopefully I'll be able to have at least 1 1/2 with Jelly Bean. We will see tomorrow.
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I was always interested in the company Onite, especially for my Galaxy Note. I never pulled the trigger because I couldn't find anyone that had any information about their products. Please do report back on how the battery performs!
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Hey, just a quick update! I received my phone as well as my Onite battery today (hoping it wasn't going to explode!) and I haven't even opened up the OEM battery yet! I popped in my sim and battery immediately and began setting it up. I'd say the battery was at about 55% (if I remember correctly, around there) when I received it at 5:30 and it just died about 15-20 minutes ago so it lasted around 5-5 1/2 hours (of heavy usage mind you, I was playing with it the entire time, I think I put it down once) and I hadn't even charged it yet! With my experience with extended batteries I know its good to cycle them first and let them die the whole way, then charge them up the entire way a few times to get 'em warmed up so thats what I'm doing now. I'll update again tomorrow when I use it for an entire day.
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Hey, just a quick update! I received my phone as well as my Onite battery today (hoping it wasn't going to explode!) and I haven't even opened up the OEM battery yet! I popped in my sim and battery immediately and began setting it up. I'd say the battery was at about 55% (if I remember correctly, around there) when I received it at 5:30 and it just died about 15-20 minutes ago so it lasted around 5-5 1/2 hours (of heavy usage mind you, I was playing with it the entire time, I think I put it down once) and I hadn't even charged it yet! With my experience with extended batteries I know its good to cycle them first and let them die the whole way, then charge them up the entire way a few times to get 'em warmed up so thats what I'm doing now. I'll update again tomorrow when I use it for an entire day.
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I just got my Galaxy Nexus yesterday and was also looking at an extended battery. I'm not keen on anything exploding so I'm a bit wear and looking forward to hearing about your experience.
Do you have any images of what your phone looks like with the Onite battery + cover attached?
Hey. Yeah it will be hard to determine until next week what the battery really does in regular use, because I just got my wisdom teeth removed so I'm just running on WiFi all day. I've been running it non stop since around 10 and its at 77% now so we'll see. As for the picture tbh it can't do it justice. The phone is already thin and light enough and the battery (imho) makes it feel better in my hands and adds virtually no excess weight.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Oh and by the way, I charged it overnight and it hasn't even overheated NFC works on it as well! Its a good battery for $12
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
The Onite battery looks very promising. Does anyone know a shop, which ships the item to Germany?
Hm I don't know a place but depending on how long you can wait aber ich komme Ende September nach deutschland und kanns mitbringen ^_^
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Well guys. Its 7:35 and its been on battery for 8 hrs and I still have 12% left! This was only the 1st charge so it only gets better from here!
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Oh yeah! And to comment on the back cover that comes with the Onite battery: its the same color as the gray on the back of the phone and it doesn't feel like the usual cheap covers that has the color that rubs off after normal use.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
I tried googling, but to no avail. Does anyone know of an Extended Battery Kit for the Active?
I've yet to see one because I doubt anyone (meaning a company) will be able to create one that retains the water-resistant capability of the GS4A. Your best bet may be the Mugen 2750 mAh battery for the GS4 which appears to be the highest capacity that still retains the stock battery size. That's pretty much the best and only option for any "extended" battery runtime.
Oh, and if you see anything on eBay or wherever that claims higher than the Mugen at 2750 mAh run from 'em 'cause they're BS as always.
Extended battery
Its not even available on Amazon....waiting for Anker to launch one...
A little pricey, and not sure of the actual specs, but here is one I found on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3700mAh..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item338648e7ab
I just did a quick glance. You can look around more if you please.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...ery&_nkw=S4+active+battery&_sacat=0&_from=R40
I wouldn't trust that any further than I could throw it.
If Mugen can't get 3700mAh into a standard size GS4/GS4A battery, ain't nobody else going to be able to do it either, that's my position. Mugen makes a 2750mAh as I noted above and that's pretty much the best we're going to get for the GS4A. That so-called 3700mAh model, nah, I don't believe that capacity for a single moment.
If someone wants to take a chance on it, however, more power to you (pun very much intended).
For us GS4A owners, the Anker or Hyperion dual battery (meaning you get 2 of 'em) and charger setup is probably going to be the best for 'extended' battery life most likely. I'm still considering that myself but I've got 3 batteries already (one Samsung official that's a few weeks old and 2 cheap Chinese counterfeit ones without NFC capability).
Just buy a new baterry
Zero Lemon 3000 for I9295
I tried Zero Lemon 3000 for I9295 (Galaxy Active), but it too sick for this model.
Even when i removed paper from battery it looks like no 100% feet.
You won't retain your water resistance, but I've used the ZeroLemon 7500mah in my S4 Active and wrapped electrical tape around it to keep it in place.
Not the prettiest looking, but the battery life is out of this world.
I bought the S4 Active for the LCD screen anyways, not for the water protection.
New from Mugen - 5500mAh
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/04/mugen-launches-5500mah-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-s4-active/
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Just buy a new baterry
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Extended battery or replacement battery? I just got my wireless charger seems it's hard to use extended battery anymore.
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shamima said:
Extended battery or replacement battery? I just got my wireless charger seems it's hard to use extended battery anymore.
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No Extended battery for one person do. If you really want, the factory can do it.
I like it
@shamima wireless charger on s4 active? it is still waterproof after installing receiver?